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The stock market is the least stupid way to be addicted to gambling but it’s still one of the dumber addictions to develop.
For real. At least the odds aren't explicitly against you like casinos.
Except unlike casinos, there are breakers in place to prevent crazy jackpot earnings. Don't expect to 10x your money in a day... Or month.
Expect? No.
Possible? With trading in puts and calls options definitely.
Still stupidly risky gambling where you loose most of the time? Absolutely
Depends of how you look at it, it might be even worse.
At least with casinos you know that mathematically, the more you play the more you lose. With stocks though, you have the hope that you can win it back.
When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose bud. That’s where I’m at in this moment. If I lose every penny I have I’m still poor. If I don’t, maybe I can get a start on a damn house or something.
Unless you short. Then you can be -200k!
Oh no I don’t play games with money I don’t have. I’m ok losing what I already have though. Beats a lottery ticket.
Food stamps or Ferrari. Sounds like you already have the former
I do not. I could probably qualify though.