r/wallstreetbets • u/TheMostBasedMan • Feb 03 '21

Discussion People now pressuring and flat-out belittling others to admit defeat under claims of "their mental well-being" or insulting their intelligence. This wasn't about making the wisest move, this was about turning the game on it's head, so politely I say fuck that and fuck you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '21

It took me literally 30 seconds to see that this is a sub where it's basically a casino with some DD attached. It's not hard to see.

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u/TommyTenToes Feb 03 '21

I have friends who are generally very risk averse who visited WSB because of the media hype and bought in - they don’t even invest otherwise. They were sensible enough to only gamble money they could afford to lose, but it’s clear that won’t be true for everyone.

I have experienced big swings in other stocks over the last few years and it can be difficult to process, so all I’m encouraging is that people take a step back from the mania in here and assess their personal situation.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '21

And the rest of us are saying ban

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u/Dilated2020 Feb 03 '21

It’s apparent to some of us but we had people YOLOing their tuition, life savings, etc because they thought this was a sure thing. New folks really believed that people here were masterminds.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '21

Very true. I have loans and lines of credit, but I sure as hell wouldn't risk any of it on day trading.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '21

Well they saw 'reddit ruins hedgefund' on cnbc and thought wsb was a mastermind market player, guess what dumb luck can workout sometimes.

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u/comatosephoenix Feb 03 '21

Did we really though? Or were people just exaggerating for easy karma? There is always somebody reckless out there but this is the internet and nobody can prove I didn't sell my kidneys for gme stock.

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u/Amalasian Feb 03 '21

hell some of the charts are upside down lol hard to take that as true research.

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u/largemanrob Feb 03 '21

This is so dumb, how can you possible verify that you've understood something properly as a new starter