Now you realize that this certain point of your crypto life was a lie. Well, it's normal for a beginner to get deceived by these "promising" projects (I think so) so don't fell that you're a big loser because even me experienced the same thing. Anyway, past is past and since you already learned your lesson from this then that's already enough, what important is that you became a better investor now .
Yeah! Sort of. For me it is a form of gamble in a sense that you are risking not only your money but mainly your time and hopes to a place full of uncertainties. I'm pretty sure that hodlers like us have the same question inside our heads such as "Is this coin really have a future growth?", "Should I continue waiting or sell now?", "Probably this is a shitcoin..". Those things inside of my head makes me really uncomfortable, it sucks but fortunately I can still handle it or let's say I'm used to pressure already lol .