The Ethereum and Coke examples along with "following your balls" all points towards that you like gambling.

There's nothing wrong with gambling, but gambling in crypto is especially stupid. And you should acknowledge that you're gambling and not making educated decisions (investing).

In most form of gambling the house has an edge which is acceptable but giving money to a random anon character over the internet in exchange for some magic internet money he created out of thin air and some promises is just on a ridiculous level.

If I were you I'd not waste money on ICOs at the off chance of hitting a goldpot because even if you sometimes get lucky, you're guaranteed to lose money long term (e.g. when variance cathes up with you). You'd probably earn more money grabbing a shovel and just start digging in your backyard trying to find artifacts and whatnot.

With that said if you do want to throw money randomly at the wall and encourage the scammy nature of ICOs, you better be prepared to lose all of it.