The nice thing about Hive is that you can make your own luck here in many ways, and compared to betting or trading, you don't really have a "house edge" against you here. I used to gamble a bit back in the day (small time bets, slots in grocery stores in Finland mostly), but even that felt like it was just a money sink and other than some dopamine over time it was just a waste. I never really understood how people can keep gambling this much with coins that already are a gamble in and of themselves depending on your comittment and research you've done into them. Hive kind of helped me get over that gambling period cause I thought, alright, I'm gonna gamble one last time and invest my time and effort into making something of myself here, whether that works out - time will tell, but so far it's felt a lot fairer than anything else I may have come across. The staking mechanism also helps a lot, I can't count how often I would've thought "oh bitcoin dropped so much, if only I could sell x hive now to try and buy the dip to sell for a profit" to then notice bitcoin just kept dipping once more, then once more, and once more, etc, it's saved me from a lot of losses in many ways.
Slow and steady is much kinder to your mind, and being social and active here can improve your edge even more, such as this comment which now got me interested in checking out your profile and may make me as a curator wanna throw you a follow - you're making your own luck here!
Gambling really is the worst curse, it drains one's time, money and peace of mind. Just an infinite wave of dopamine. That is why I appreciate Hive; at least here one's effort actually builds something instead of disappearing on a toss of luck.
And thank you so much for the guidance, support — and motivation, means a lot to me. Have a good day!