How is it that as time went on... instead of getting smarter,

>>1576550
robingoy and perpetual summer happened desu

>>1576552
It unironically feels like this board became significantly stupider.

I could've sworn, working hard, saving and investing long-term was the basic consensus a year or more ago. But now it feels like every poorfag is looking for some get rich quick scheme that doesn't involve anything.

>Robinfuck
>Marijuana pennystocks
>cryptocurrencies
>some crime where you just make money with no risk

>>1576557
>saving and investing long-term
Near zero, or even negative, interest rates policies around the world are making people taking more and more speculative risks.

>>1576557
get with the times grandpa. Index funds are a terrible idea in todays economy unless you're already rocking 500k+ to invest without a care, and if you did you wouldn't be on /biz/

>>1576623
>Index funds are a terrible idea in todays economy unless you're already rocking 500k+ to invest without a care, and if you did you wouldn't be on /biz/

>This is what retards who invest in memes believe

>>1576608
Maybe people shouldn't elect idiotic politicians that think negative interest rates are a good idea.

I have no pity on those fools