• matlag@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    You’re missing a non-formulated assumption that you should have diversified your investments, so it’s 100$ in Amazon, and 100$ in competitor2, 3, 4,… Get to 10 and you have a good chance 1 or 2 will make it!

    What? You can’t afford 1000$ of risky investments per month??

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        2 days ago

        He gambled and it happened to pay off.

        For every one of these success stories there’s thousands of families. Take speak at r/wallstreetbets. Practically a daily post about someone blowing up their account on a risky bet. And those are just the ones who feel like sharing