Well, I took some of your advice guys and did my best to treat the other non-trading forums like a course. Taking notes and whatnot. I'm going to have to be honest, but I definitely got swept up in the hype of it and saw it through rose-colored glasses. I'm not in ANY way trying to downplay it, but it definitely does a lot less than I thought it would.

Kind of like if you saw an article saying, "Cure to cancer discovered! Medical details inside!"
I'm not going to know a single thing they're talking about. But I'm still curious enough to take a look. I guess my basic understanding of it is grounded in reality now lol