• Talcosis@lemmy.zip
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      30 minutes ago

      I think the assumption was that the shortened window to list it in the NASDAQ 100 in 15 days meant that it would be bouyed by 401k money. I don’t think early investors planned to be able to pump and dump so effectively that US retirement savings as a whole weren’t enough to keep it up.

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      5 hours ago

      Because too many people gamble (sorry “invest”) based on vibes and memes these days rather than fundamentals of the business and maintaining a properly diversified stock portfolio with a realistic time horizon.

      They don’t understand the concept of a pump and dump, and only see the people bragging about their quick wins rather than the majority that lose.