Everyone must draw their own conclusions based on the information we have (or don't have), and the part of our brain that is committed to logical reasoning.
I consider my investment a total loss, but a great lesson learned. If I had sunk the same amount in a variety of relatively safe mutual funds, I believe I would have made a respectable profit by now. Instead, I was out for what I thought would be a quick and easy buck. It was a gamble the whole time, and I lost miserably. Life goes on.