I agreed with you that that leverage of 25x is somewhat risky but then at that time I made a lot of profits I opened the position with $50 and when the market shifted in the market favor I was able to make around $12 profits which I close the position immediately to take profits in other not to lose that along the way.
Between we have to take risks sometimes in other to keep control of our profits merging when that comes around.
Leverage is just semantic if we know how to manage the margin.
There's reason why I prefer to open 50x lev with $20 marign than $200 with 5x lev while the position size is actually the same.
It's simpler, requires little capital while having more or less the same risk if we use cross perpetual account and have some balance to compensate the negative PnL beyond 100%.
Overall, it's very helpful if we know how to use it.
However, it's not that easy, of course, because we have to be prepared for all the risks. I know some people who use very high leverage are actually new to trading, with the goal of making a profit.
Of course, it makes more sense if it's used by someone who already understands trading. I think if it's used by beginners, it's like gambling. The reason is that their knowledge is still limited and their skills are still in the learning stage.