“Investing in the stock market is gambling with better PR”
Agree
- Most people lose to professionals
- Timing and luck matter enormously
- Risk is still risk
- Regular people get manipulated easily
Disagree
- Long-term returns are historically solid
- Diversification reduces risk dramatically
- Compounding wealth is proven
- Gambling has negative expected value
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