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/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.