I'm sure not all traders will agree with me but some could possibly be on my side...
Here are the reasons why;
1. It is quite stressful - old traders will soon give up due to mental health problems
2. It is not enjoyable anymore - nobody will stay long in a job that they no longer find themselves comfortable with especially if you are not earning well.
Most of the time we feel this during bear season.
3. Trust issue due to Scam growth - traders never find it safe to use exchanges, even big exchanges.
You can't generalized this situation because it varies, from the standpoint of a trader I have people that has left their 9-5 job and they are leveraging from trading full time and are doing extremely well, if you're not profitable doesn't mean others are not and they can't consider it as a job, in as much as you're earning very comfortably ,buy your dream cars, build your dream house and do some investment, why won't I consider something that's giving me a positive result full time by paying maximum attention so it can yield more results.
Know who you are as a trader, if you're not a consistent profitable, then considering as a lifetime job isn't for you