As long as that risk is not a risk that will ruin you or any part of your life if it fails, you can go ahead and take the risk. That is why it's not advisable to idolise what people do without knowing the context.
For example, you can hear a person say he took a risk of $1 million, and it paid off for him. That can inspire you to take more risks, but you fail to see that the person you're taking inspiration from was worth way more than a million dollars, and if the risk had backfired, he would have been perfectly fine. Meanwhile, if you $10k, you will be in a lot of trouble.
I agree that we need to know our limits. We can't do what others do, and that is why gambling is only for adults. It is assumed that as an adult, you have what it takes to make decisions for yourself.
Absolutely correct bud and well spoken, The brain of an adult is far different from the brain of a child, adult have had experiences and know how to navigate their way to try to stay away from troubles, this is not the case for a child who hardly tell with accuracy what is wrong from what is right, this is indeed is one for the reasons why gambling is something or an activity that is reserved for adults.
Risk is absolutely normal to take so long it's gambling we are talking about, without risk, there is no gambling and this is just it, so in other to gamble safely, knowing the level of risk we can take and be very comfortable when things fail to go as we planned is very paramount to our wellbeing both mentally and emotionally as gamblers, a gambler who does not take into account his ability of risk taking will end up taking a risk that may completely damage him or her when things fail to go according to plan.