You have a very good point. During the pandemic, we lost a quite big amount of money for the reason that we bet them somewhere our friends recommended. They told us about how successful they were and the massive amount of money that they were able to accumulate. I know that we should have done our own in depth research but I guess we were swept away by their stories since we are really good friends and I've known them since forever. I trust them so we went along. It's charge to experience and we did not blame them for anything since it's also our own fault. Now that I think about it, you're right that one's friends, especially the very close ones, have a strong influence on our gambling habits and decisions.

I hope the people who are feeling peer pressure right now realize that it's okay to take the road less taken (if your friends are hyping you up to gamble alongside them), and that you'll find joy when you discover something that you truly like instead of going along with the flow. How good would it be if you'd be the one to tell a different success story, right?