u/LectureLight6738

I’ve (33M) struggled for so long to find a partner, and it seems that all the people in relationships are miserable anyway, living out a version of themselves that’s tailored and neutered by the other person. Genuinely asking - in the 21st century western world, where individualism is the journey and the destination, where we’ve made it into an art form - is dating even worth it?

Given the trajectory of the stock so far, (to the moon, and back to earth - like a reusable rocket) every investing thread on Reddit is filled with every flavour of moron posting “Y SpaceX crash tho?”

I don’t think any of these are real, but curious to get your thoughts. My reasons:

1. Everyone KNEW SpaceX was garbage. There was a wealth of high-quality analysis online about the crazy valuation.
2. Even if they didn’t know, the people posting have a Reddit account. Anyone with a Reddit account saw this coming because their feed was FLOODED with information about why SpaceX was garbage.
3. Even if they didn’t see it coming, they wouldn’t be posting about it now. Again, anyone with a Reddit account would know that Reddit users won’t validate them.

What I think is actually going on: we live in an attention economy. If people are talking about SpaceX, they aren’t talking about other stocks. It’s the 🥭 tactic circa 2016 - all publicity is good publicity. As long as they keep talking about you and not the other candidates, you win.

Curious to get your thoughts.

Given the trajectory of the stock so far, (to the moon, and back to earth - reusable rocket) every investing thread on Reddit is filled with every flavour of moron posting “Y SpaceX crash tho?”

I don’t think any of these are real, but curious to get your thoughts. My reasons:

1. Everyone KNEW SpaceX was garbage. There was a wealth of high-quality analysis online about the crazy valuation.
2. Even if they didn’t know, the people posting have a Reddit account. Anyone with a Reddit account saw this coming because their feed was FLOODED with information about why SpaceX was garbage.
3. Even if they didn’t see it coming, they wouldn’t be posting about it now. Again, anyone with a Reddit account would know that Reddit users won’t validate them.

What I think is actually going on: we live in an attention economy. If people are talking about SpaceX, they aren’t talking about MU, HQ, UMAC, etc. it’s the 🥭 tactic - all publicity is good publicity.

Curious to get your thoughts.

Hey everyone, wanted to get your thoughts on an investment opportunity that often gets overlooked - finding a partner.

As far as I can see, the upfront investment of time and money is significant, but if you end up in an ITM (in the marriage) position, you can effectively double your income. You can also benefit from your spouse’s dental and eye care plans, cutting down on costs. Finally, there are lots of efficiencies in sharing housework.

Wanted to get your thoughts on the probabilities - what’s the payout probability given the capital and time investment? Is there a significant difference in the man vs woman scenario, given the numbers (women initiate 66% of divorces, and typically walk away from a divorce in profit)? What about the gays?

Also, how decent of a hedging tool is having kids? I know that traditionally, kids can provide a good source of additional income after retirement using the “guilt” method. But nowadays, the payoff seems rather small, and if anything, the yield curve has inverted since a good number now live at home after 30.

Edit: I also forgot to mention that the market makers (dating apps) have been engaging in some absolutely insane gouging. Curious to get your thoughts - can that last?

I have a good job (making 125k pre-tax). Currently my partner doesn’t work due to some recent layoffs. No kids, no car, no crazy expenses. Rent is 2,200 in downtown Van.

By all measures, I should be feeling relatively rich. My stock portfolio has surged from 120k to nearly 300k in the past year, mostly due to some lucky call options, and I am still managing to save and put away a large portion of my salary despite being in a one income household.

But reading all these posts about “28M, make 175k after tax” makes me feel poor and behind. Are people lying (how the fuck does a 28 year old make 175k after tax)? Is it selection bias? Is it just a spending issue — I’m not spending on experiences that resemble being “wealthy” in my mind, so it doesn’t “feel” like it? If it’s the latter, then I need to reframe my thinking.

Or, is it simply that six figures in CAD is just not a good salary anymore? All my friends (generally successful) make at least 150k pre-tax in fields like finance, law, tech.

I was talking to my dad today, who’s in iBanking. I asked him about the pigeon indicator and whether pigeon shit is considered a bearish signal. He got all defensive and explained that he doesn’t think pigeons can predict the markets. Something about negativity bias yada yada… I stopped listening.

Point is, he and the entire iBanking industry is out of touch with reality. I mean, you could literally see SPY graph fall down in the same trajectory as the pigeon shit at 10:15 yesterday. I think his over bloated industry will collapse imminently and I want to capitalize on this. How do I short my dad (and iBanking)?

VECO is exhibiting strange price increases over the past month. One was tied to an announcement (May 6) but the other one seems to have come out of nowhere (Apr 20). Can someone smart please explain this activity? Is this institutional moves, frontrunning, retail hype?

I get that the projected earnings put all of MU, Hynix and Samsung into single-digit territory. But that’s just one year into the future, as far as I’m aware. What’s the reason BATS: DRAM is flying up as if demand for RAM will stay high? Especially now that DeepSeek has come out with a new way to reduce LLM RAM use. Explain your bull case.