If you are not averse to the risks involved in trading and can make trading decisions not based on emotion, then trading is actually worth it as you understand what you stand to gain or lose, when you make your buys.
For those who do not have the heart for it, simply Hodling long-term does the trick.
Day trading and watching the charts daily can take a toll. Hodl is not a bad strategy at all. Buffet enters a trade for the long term based on solid fundamentals.