> Other than the basic human trait of greed and gambling, get rich quick schemes, criminal and nefarious purposes, etc I have no idea how any of this is still a

> Other than the basic human trait of greed and gambling, get rich quick schemes, criminal and nefarious purposes, etc I have no idea how any of this is still a "thing". I think you asked and answered your own question. It's still "a thing" because people still speculate on it. In particular, people gamble on it being more of "a thing" in the future.