I was fortunate to have a father who made me go out and earn money from a young age so I could learn what money meant. I had a bank account at 10 and started investing in stocks at 11 or 12. I fully agree with this passage.

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Same. As I got older, my dad had me choose my own stocks to also help me learn how little I actually knew about the companies I pseudo-randomly chose

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That reminds me of the juxtaposition we’re in now. As I watch meme stocks and meme coins, it just breaks my brain after growing up with value investing and stock research hammered into my head.

It’s a tiny bit less for me after seeing a little bit of the dot com rise and crash. Through-line is attention and needing to have a reason for dollars to buy after you. What’s changed is what those reasons are

Yeah I lived through that too. Side note: if you haven’t read it, you should check out the book Dot.con

Yeah I lived through that too. Side note: if you haven’t read it, you should check out the book Dot.con 

https://www.amazon.com/Dot-America-Lost-Money-Internet/dp/0060008814/