To me, its looks more like a form of passive suicide. Passively suicidal meaning one does not wish to take their life, but are willing to partake in an activity that could knowingly cost em it if plans go south. What do you fear more? What lives on this side, or possibly falling into the gorge when you jump? Shedding your life and going for something new/different is a gamble, and you barter your life to play. The Russian Roulette of life decisions.

So I don't think it has to do with smarts/being dumb or being bold. Fuck with the ratios just right and anyone will play, regardless of boldness level or intelligence. The way I see it, it parallels being actively suicidal in some ways. If the current perceived value of one's life dips close enough to the potential risk of the gamble, then not much can be potentially lost, but a lot could be potentially gained under the current emotional economics. Turning a high risk/high reward gamble into 'fuck risks'/ high reward gamble. Parallel being, one is more likely to raise the stakes, even going all in eventually, when the unbearable only stacks and stacks and stacks and there is no unload in sight. Difference being, the actively suicidal actively takes their life to stop it and the passively suicidal will take their life and jump into the unknown with it, not knowing if they'll survive it or not. The unknown is one of the biggest fears of most people, and I can't see people throwing themselves to uncertainty, with possibly no safety net to stop the kasplat or an even worse, but livable, outcome than certainty is providing without a little bit of suicidal in em saying, "Cant deal with this shit anymore, the gamble is worth it."

I wager its more about wanting more, and the cost of playing has never been lower.

Not sure how to find the answer on this one, but would be interesting.