For me personally my own gameplay is that matters the most because I have to play according to funds that i have and my own favourite slots and other games so why copy someone else in gambling if results are totally unpredictable? In my opinion as you said making your own paths is best way to proceed in gambling and make some profits along with losses as they can't be avoided.
yes, agree here
for me it's the same but I usually opt for skill based games instead of pure luck ones
I find it a bit cooler when I can improve and get better on the game, luck games don't hook me so much
That should be the priority because our skills are much better than luck, I know how this must be applied in the game, not especially from the favorite game, sometimes I do that so that what I do is not only limited to games but skills that must be shown .
Sometimes I also use skills in the game of luck even though I know it's very difficult to win but in its own way it's a little different from the rest of the game.