By what measure? I move money around trying to grow it. That's investing.

> expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial plans, shares, or property

None of that says "long term"

According to the SEC, day trading is not itself a form of investment due to the lack of fundamental analysis, a lack of long term thinking, a bigger focus on price movements and a more technical approach.

But of course, by a number of other definitions, it is. It really just depends on what yours or someone else's frame of reference is.

Comment sets itself up for a reply about casinos.

Insert obligatory "at the rate I'm going" joke here.

Beanie babies are investing. Poor investing is still investing.

"hacking is not cracking"....

if you're going to be pedantic, at least add something to the conversation.