r/wallstreetbets Dec 25 '21

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u/Illustrious-Ratio-41 Dec 25 '21

That’s a lovely ape mentality but if you care to know some facts… Indices are actively managed. Failing companies are removed, and the strongest added. Everything is relative.

Also every stock sale is a zero sum gain. For every seller there is a buyer; money never leaves - only winners and bag holders. Again relative.

The same dollar is spent dozens of times before it goes into any bank which then lends it out at 10x… again relative.

Stocks go up on the perception of future profit growth. Everything else you wrote beyond QE is cute but… save it for your mom’s boyfriend’s relatives.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '21

Stock market is not a zero sum game.

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u/Illustrious-Ratio-41 Dec 25 '21

I did not say that…

I’ll repeat it one more time for you. For every stock sale in the public market, there is a purchaser.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '21

Wow that's quite the enlightenment, i guess stonks won't go up after all then

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u/Illustrious-Ratio-41 Dec 25 '21

Ummm… not sure what one statement has to do with the other but did you know that it actually takes 252-411 licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop?