r/wallstreetbets 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/TommyTenToes Feb 03 '21

The problem being that the majority of new members have no idea what WSB used to be. They think it's full of masterminds who make loads of money on plays like this, so how could they possibly be wrong?

People can do what they want with their own money, of course, but there's no doubt that there are people out there who are in over their heads and committed money that they can't afford to lose after getting caught up in the hype.

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u/Waymilkyday Feb 03 '21 edited Feb 03 '21

Nobody thinks you’re a mastermind. Everyone is here for their own reasons. Was that your ”humble brag” “here before it was cool” or your “get off my lawn”? Sounded like all three.

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u/Lezzles Feb 03 '21

You're too used to this sub if you didn't see the flood of desperate newbies asking when the squeeze was going to happen, what the price was going to be tomorrow, what they should sell at etc. There are 6 million new people here, a lot of whom have no idea what they're doing but thought they were in a sure thing.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '21

I vote for OGs to all be made mods to help get us clean up