It’s about people’s opinions, not reality. Maybe it took that long for people to start feeling good again after the bad times.

Options trading when I was younger. Luckily I didn’t put too much into it and had a bump just before I pulled out so I didn’t lose much. It turned me into a modified boglehead, which worked out great over the next 20+ years, so lesson learned.

1981 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce. Spent more on the transmission than I did on the car. Fucking cool though.