What's your position on this thought?
It is true we all direct our attention to the potential amount we are standing a chance on winning should our games go as predicted. But you have to note one thing here, and that is, when you eventually lose the bet assuming it's in sports betting, that when you get to understand the statement "gamble with what you can afford to lose". Because at the end you don't think anymore about the potential win but the amount you used in staking which could affect you if it was some big amount you had to lose
That's true, any gambler that stake with a huge amount that was meant for something else especially when it's for an important needs and they used it to bet on a game and end up losing the bet, that's when they will realize the importance of staking with the amount they can afford to lose. With such experience, next time they want to gamble again it will be with a very small amount so that even if they didn't have the potential win, it will not hurt them if they money is lost.