Reality is that we really cannot move on. I must admit that I can't. There is no way that we can make it go away.
seem pretty incompetent and it is under $1K so I might just write it off.
You were pretty careful and cautious yet you were victimized because you are hoping for the best. No way we can avoid it and move on, it is part and parcel of engaging with fellow human beings. You learn even though there is nothing to learn. You earn even though there is nothing to earn. For everything else there is Bitcoin.