It's funny how people see trading as a Ponzi or get rich scheme.
It was an assumption and people say this because they are not trading but if they do this in real life, they will find out the truth about how hard is trading.
If I hear someone saying like this, I simply ignore it and never argue with him. I can't change one's mindset if it is already been closed to the reality. That is why I don't encourage people to trade unless they have positivity in mind and of course, they are willing to listen and open for some advice. Trading is not hard to understand but what it makes hard is that we can't make it perfect. No matter what we do, we still experience losses.
Understanding matters a lot and that is what people don’t get and they keep calling trading Ponzi not knowing that trading involves mastering an analytical skill that could take weeks or months to master. And since they don’t have the understanding anyone that calls it Ponzi we just need to explain to them the basics so that the difference will be clear. Trading is no joke because of the money that is at stake. True we can change their mindset we can clear the air and if they continue to argue then we can change the topic of discussion. And it is only a few people that want to trade because of stories they have heard about the risk involved. I love what you said n/not hard but takes time to perfect. If anyone is going into trading you need to put in all.