Let me say it again, altcoins are all trash, air, and scams, got it? When you buy altcoins, you're betting on the whales pumping it, so you can ride along and grab some scraps. When you short altcoins, you're betting that the whales won't pump it, and the drop will make you money. It's not about whether you deserve to lose money going long or short, it's about understanding this rationally: this isn't a zero-sum game, it's a negative-sum game. Back in the day, altcoins didn't have contracts, so they usually had to pump to unload more coins. Now with contracts, they can pump to liquidate shorts or dump to liquidate longs.