Here to get few reasons why we trade and of course many of us here would say they trade to double their money and if that then it would be very hard for us to succeed in trading. Just as what most people says they gamble to make additional profits or to have double stream of income but at later ends turning very bad at them were they suddenly became addicted gambler.
Don't you think a trader can as well become addicted?
TBH, I don't see any reason why traders are trading aside from the fact that they want to make money from it. Those who thinks that they're gambling for the sake of profit doesn't mean that they will end up losing because there are some who end up making profit through trading constantly. There might be some who end up losing, but that's not the case for some traders.
I also came back to trading despite losing 3x, and the reason? I want to make money off of it. Currently, I'm in profit, but I don't consider it as gambling just because I want to double my money. Still, I respect your perception towards this thing. As for the final question that you shared, there might be some traders out there that are addicted as well. Addicted to make money and while most ended up losing even more instead of gaining more, there are a few traders out there that are making money on trading.