[mlagoo]

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All that matters is happiness Jason.

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this is sort of the thing that i wanna convey. especially because it seems that no matter what path you take, you're going to have a whole lot of money -- there's no question. so don't take this trading path because you're going to make MORE money than you will at poker -- who cares?

to be fair, i think the fact that you'll potentially make more money than poker has been brought up more by others than by you, but i just wanted to i guess express my hope that that wasn't your motivation. making a mil a year playing poker 20 hours a week is probably a hell of a lot of a better life than making 3 mil a year trading 60-80 hours a week.

if it were me, and this is obviously shaped by my own upbringing and all that sort of stuff, if i'm going to leave the very good lifestyle afforded to me by being an excellent poker player (i'm talking about myself in your shoes; i am not an excellent poker player), i'm going to do it because i'd like to do something "good for the world"; i'd like to contribute and leave something lasting behind in some way. i wouldn't do it merely because i think that trading is more interesting than poker; imo, the freedom afforded to you by poker (and the experiences you can have with that freedom) will be far more interesting than any problem or situation you could encounter as a trader.

just my opinion though, and i wish you the best.