Based16z on trading addiction
by Tufail: Polymarket
Based16z is weighing a lifelong career in trading after discussing the uncertainty with friends recently. The activity carries elements of both positive and negative addiction for them. There's a part that's like a good addiction and that I love it and there's a part that's a bad addiction and that it's like a high dopamine, gambling-adjacent kind of activity to be doing. This internal conflict drives an evaluation of whether their passion for trading is pure or stems from a need to evolve beyond it. It's really trying to look within myself and be like, is the passion that I have for it really pure, or is it coming from a place that I can evolve beyond? 🤔📉
Transcript (en)
do you want to trade for the rest of your life I don't know it's open question I've actually been having this conversation with friends recently what do you uh no idea interesting you just sort of wake up and like I feel like trading today yeah I mean I there's there's a part that's like a good addiction and that I love it and there's a part that's a bad addiction and it's like a high dopamine um you know gambling adjacent um kind of activity to be doing and so it's really trying to look within myself and be like is the passion for a habit that I have for it like really pure or is it coming from a place that I can evolve beyond
