Once you're in the game of playing with the stocks, you start to forget that there are real lives on the line. What could mean a small loss for you could mean that whole families are out of a jobs. That's a confusing world in and of itself, but I'm sure it gets much harder to deal with if you are thinking about the ramifications of your actions. Most stock brokers must be so cold-hearted and numb that they don't even realize when they themselves are on the brink of self destruction.
Here you see a group of stock brokers literally on the edge of peril. Some of them are too focused on their work to even notice while the others look just about ready to jump. Consider the fact that the United States is on the verge of an economic collapse and the fact that they are so close to the edge is even more chilling.