I gained knowledge about economics and trading mainly after being introduced to Bitcoin, later I learned that Bitcoin is not just for trading, it is a kind of economy power that is created through decentralized design.
My introduction to Bitcoin was not palatable, people around me called it a Ponzi scheme, that was in it's early days and it is the reason why most of us didn't buy it then. Thanks to this forum I am very much enlightened about Bitcoin, it is a decentralized digital currency and a store of value, no government controls it and it is a hedge against inflation for centralized traditional currencies. Bitcoin has become a valued asset like gold in digital form, it is volatile but if you hold for a long term it will give you returns for your investment. Anybody that holds their Bitcoin in a none custodial wallet has privacy from governments, exchanges and third parties.
At some point I experienced this too especially when I lost some money on platforms that operated with bitcoin. I also traded bitcoin and lost money as well and this seems to validate what many people said about bitcoin then that it was a pyramid scheme. I'm happy I was not discouraged by those experiences and negativities from people. Not many of us had rosy start with bitcoin but I count those experiences as the energy I needed to get the faith I have in bitcoin today.