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Re:An Update from Robinhood’s Founders by yesiamyourdad on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @02:25AM (#22481838)
This is just like the late '90s, up to 9/11 when day trading was the rage. Now it's back in fashion, low-key.

I had never heard of /r/wallstreetbets or Robin Hood (well, barely) until a couple weeks ago.

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Re:An Update from Robinhood’s Founders by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @03:13AM (#22482006)
> Now it's back in fashion, low-key

There is an entire generation that has never traded through a crisis.

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Re:An Update from Robinhood’s Founders by speedplane on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @03:17AM (#22482021)
> There is an entire generation that has never traded through a crisis.

Given that most crises seem to occur roughly every 7-15 years, there will always be such a generation.

A hypothesis: the reason why crises occur roughly 7-15 years is because that is approximately the length of society's collective memory concerning monetary issues.

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