You're an experienced gambler, having gambled for many years and having seen and done everything. Part of your experience is taking a loan and chasing losses. What if one of the young new gamblers who happens to be close to you is planning to take a loan?
I would share my (negative) experiences with a new gambler and tell him about my failures to give him a full picture of what can happen in gambling (ups and downs). After that, let him decide for himself whether to borrow.
Will you open up and give yourself as an example of someone who takes a loan, chases losses, and eventually loses everything, or prefer not to because you are ashamed to look back at your bad experience, and people think that you are a weak person?
Unsuccessful experience is also experience. I don't see the point in hiding it in such a case to seem better. Failures happen to everyone and it is impossible to become successful without going through failures.
If you ask me, I will be honest and give myself as an example so that people will believe that it's a bad idea to take a loan, it's not a sign of weakness if you admit your past mistakes.
How about you? How do you see yourself?
I agree with your opinion.
The ability to admit your past mistakes is a good quality. It is bad if you don't learn from past mistakes and repeat them over and over again.