Exactly this, for me, what crypto represented, when I put money in it, was a way for me to take the skills I learned trading fake video game items in runescape,

Exactly this, for me, what crypto represented, when I put money in it, was a way for me to take the skills I learned trading fake video game items in runescape, and apply it to something that people would pay real money for. It's been a rather profitable venture for me but I realize that is the exception rather than the rule.