"One thing to understand with options: a deep out of the money call is not a bet that something *will* happen, it's a bet that something *might* happen. Risk a little to win a lot.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-22/hedge-fund-behind-mystery-50000-bitcoin-bet-revealed

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.