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Platforms like Robinhood have served as crucial entry points for many inexperienced investors, facilitating a new wave of ‘YOLO investing’— gambling on stocks with a reckless abandon seldom seen in previous decades. While trading can catapult some to financial highs, the reality is that most day traders ultimately lose money, with many retail investors left holding the losses when the market corrects.
Similarly, the surge of interest in cryptocurrency illustrates a gamble for many. Tokens experiencing meteoric rises are often counterbalanced by the reality of empty promises and 'rug pulls.' The euphoric highs serve as a siren call for risk-seekers, despite overwhelming evidence of the volatility and uncertainty that inevitably follow.