This is very well written. I am one of the new people, just building my first rig now. However, I also have an option in 6 months to invest about 25k in upgrades.

I too believe in crypto. Consider this as my financial 2c. It wasn't long ago that when the concept of "buying on credit" was introduced, and everyone thought it would fail, collapse economies etc., and now credit is everywhere. People laughed at crypto, and now look at where it's going.

I like your point at "earning your stripes", and I am very grateful for the help of people like yourself who offer advice. While I am still very much in a beginner stage of this, I've been doing research for quite a while now. Will I succeed? Well time will tell, but I am looking at this as a long-term, potentially full time endeavor.

Again, great post!