I have a confession. I have very little sympathy for stockholders and investors that lose money.
Do all these stockholders really think there is a magic formula that makes money materialize out of thin air? They seriously think that by dint of having some money, they will be rewarded by being given even more money. that is basically what investing is; it is putting up some money in the hopes that it will get bigger. What is the possible justification for being this delusional, this greedy, this unrealistic? It is really no different from gambling in a casino. Gambling in a casino is probably better because at least that way only a day or two is wasted.
But this is not gambling, some might say. It is investing in the future of a company, some might say. There are actual financial formulas for gaining the most investment return and maximizing profit and getting the product out there, marketing to the most likely buyers, some might say. I say, oh, really? That sounds like complete crap.
In trying to learn more about these companies and their profiles, I am left wondering, what the hell is it that they sell? I have yet to find a straight answer to this. Is it actual products or quantifiable services that can actually be seen and gauged for worth, clocked in hours for the amount of time and work needed? Can you actually name it and describe accurately in ten words or less what it actually is? If more than ten words are needed to describe the product/service/etc. that the elusive "stock market" metes out to the public, then it is probably a load of hogwash.
Contrasting to software engineering, which in some __bizarre___ opinions may be taken as abstract rather than concrete objects. it might not be solid, tangible, physical object such as pharmaceuticals or car engines being fixed. It all mostly exists in a digital virtual world. Yet by all sane definitions, digital products are still tradeable goods.
Do all these stockholders really think there is a magic formula that makes money materialize out of thin air? They seriously think that by dint of having some money, they will be rewarded by being given even more money. that is basically what investing is; it is putting up some money in the hopes that it will get bigger. What is the possible justification for being this delusional, this greedy, this unrealistic? It is really no different from gambling in a casino. Gambling in a casino is probably better because at least that way only a day or two is wasted.
But this is not gambling, some might say. It is investing in the future of a company, some might say. There are actual financial formulas for gaining the most investment return and maximizing profit and getting the product out there, marketing to the most likely buyers, some might say. I say, oh, really? That sounds like complete crap.
In trying to learn more about these companies and their profiles, I am left wondering, what the hell is it that they sell? I have yet to find a straight answer to this. Is it actual products or quantifiable services that can actually be seen and gauged for worth, clocked in hours for the amount of time and work needed? Can you actually name it and describe accurately in ten words or less what it actually is? If more than ten words are needed to describe the product/service/etc. that the elusive "stock market" metes out to the public, then it is probably a load of hogwash.
Contrasting to software engineering, which in some __bizarre___ opinions may be taken as abstract rather than concrete objects. it might not be solid, tangible, physical object such as pharmaceuticals or car engines being fixed. It all mostly exists in a digital virtual world. Yet by all sane definitions, digital products are still tradeable goods.
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