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Re:GameStop Investors Who Bet Big–and Lost Big by Firebrand on Monday February 15, 2021 @03:23PM (#26146867)
Scott Galloway met a lot of backlash on Twitter for his take on the GameStop debacle but I’m starting to think he’s right:

https://twitter.com/profgalloway/status/1354532507723640835

There are a lot of frustrated men who spend most of their weekdays staring at a stock price go up and down and then post about it on Reddit instead of doing something productive. There’s no motivation to save money to buy a house with your significant other.

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Re:GameStop Investors Who Bet Big–and Lost Big by isoskeles on Monday February 15, 2021 @03:41PM (#26147052)
There are simpler explanations that don't rely on the strange and sex-obsessed assumption that everyone who did something foolish is an incel.

The impossibility of gaining a modest return on your savings without risking it in stocks is enough for me.

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