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You cashed big, and I went nuts. From these, all our current fortunes flow.

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I can promise you that

1)I was making a steady decent living before I cashed big, or even before I was playing poker, which seems to be a problem for you, and
2)What I went through, what almost cost me my life, was far, far, worse than anything you've ever dealt with or will have to deal with.

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I'm just really, really [censored] sick of being preached to from above by someone who has the exact same 'delusional-protagonist' attitude that I do, only squared. That's all.

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That's weird; I would have assumed one of your goals was "learn how to function in the everyday world without having to shed my 'delusional-protagonist' attitude."

It's just as well; I'm sick of offering useful, experiential advice to people whose egos won't let them hear it.

edit: Did you ever think that maybe it's BECAUSE I have a very similar attitude and background to yours and have managed to do all right for myself that my advice might be useful? And you're REJECTING it for that reason? Doesn't sound smart to me.