can u tell me how many of ur fren or acquaintances r playing shares? how long have they been playing? 
normally those who start in this share market game, at first r very aggresive & wan quick gain
once lose $$$ many times, they will become demoralised & passive

if being a doctor can earn millions, does everyone become a doctor?
My interest is in shares & I like to spend time on it, some of my frens like spent time modifying cars, its their intrerest. not bcos they want to be a mechanic   
My business frens just invest in blue chips & pubic funds. they have no interest in market & they luv their own business

very rare I see anyone start off so takut in shares & stay takut all the time, unless they have heard lots of monster stories from auntie in pasar
since u r a newbie, u can give ur answer 2 years later 
& u can earn that respect by giving good tips & let everyone see how ur watchlist perform in real time 

Well, that's human. It's always the 80 20 rules. 80 % of the world wealth are control by the 20% people in the world. Same as it goes for investment. Many humans tend to rush things which they did not realize because 80% of the people are the doing the same. For instance in investment, most of it will look for short term, hoping to make quick bucks within days where they thought they will reap the fruits the moment they start investing. That's a wrong mindset because when we talk about investment, it's about a journey to learn how to grow your money better.

Oh well, humans, just look at the youngsters nowdays with a salary ranging from RM 2 - RM 3.k. Love to drive fanciful cars, eat luxury food, indulging into starbucks coffee and go for premium night spots.  They have got no financial planning, no intention to save up money initially. Don't talk about saving some portion of the salary, how many could actually spend within their salary. You can already call themselves good without overspending their salary but sadly, most of it or again 80% wont be able to do it. They resort to their credit cards especially when then running low on cash but still want to carry on such luxurious lifestyle. Debt is piling up upon debt due to minimum payment with interest compounding everyday but they just won't change their lifestyle. Now you have a rough ideas why banks are doing so good in their business? They earn the most from the credit card late payments and thats why banks encourage spending with credit cards

Why all this is happening? Reasons? Simply because they find the the "comfort in  numbers" because majority (80%) is doing it, so it alright to follow suit. Why a fresh graduate complaining RM 1,600 is not enough to survive in a city when the fresh graduate can choose to fine tune his lifestyle. Who's on earth says that when you get a first job you must buy a car as your transportation mode. Can't you just ride a motorcycle. And if you don't have the budget, don't spend so lavishly especially on your meals or perhaps considering eating just bread to get your initial money to invest. But can everyone do it? Again, it's the 80% 20% rules.

Many people got confused with the meaning of "wish" and "want". If you wish for something you might not get it or wont get it, but if you really want something, you will definitely work it out. What majority doing the most isn't always right. As the saying goes, "two roads diverged in the middle, and I take the road less traveled by and it made all the difference. Even Warren Buffet quoted "When most of the people are excited in the market, you should exercise cautious and when most of the people are afraid in the market, that's the time you should be excited.