system
A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
Why does it not matter? If someone offered you $50 would you decline it? Marginal utility of money to a person shouldnt depend on the source of said money. At any rate, sitting through a 99% decline in value is also extreme.

gpt
When you are down that much, you are left with a lottery ticket, the ticket worth 50$ might be worth for you more than the 50$. OTOH, it might be due to sunk cost fallacy.