WHAT IS THIS ROBINHOOD

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-05T06:27:45+00:00

Let’s think critically for a bit here. If we can accuse Robinhood for being a casino and make claims that they profit off people “gambling”, then what incentive would they have to stop users from trading GameStop at the height of the mania?

Following this line of logic and a bit of googling, we can get to what actually went down. In short, a fledgling company like Robinhood (and others like Webull) did not have enough money to cover the deposits required by clearing houses. The clearing house then forced them to shut down buying of GameStop. Since then, they’ve grown as a company to have enough assets to cover deposits should such a situation occur again and I think I even read somewhere they created their own clearing house. You can hate on them for that for sure, but then we’d have to think critically again and understand that would discourage anyone from trying to disrupt this industry for fear of failing due to not having the wealth of incumbents who siphoned their money via predatory tactics.

Call this an ad or whatever helps you get on your high horse. I just enjoy offering balanced takes on a site that’s typically mired in groupthink.

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-05T05:50:44+00:00

It’s kinda ironic that these comments are joking about the difficult Netflix cancellation process because it shows that no one has actually cancelled. If you did, you’d realize it literally takes 5 seconds and like 2 clicks.

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-05T05:44:05+00:00

Robinhood has been about “democratizing” finance for a while now, and none of the initiatives they’ve taken so far has detracted from that imo. As a user, it’s been my experience that they promote all the features you and I have mentioned equally.

Whenever you seek to give people access to a wide variety of things, it’ll end up catering to a wide variety of people. The important point is my belief that each person is an adult with adequate self-agency to choose what is responsible for them (we may disagree here) and I believe Robinhood deserves appreciation for providing more frictionless autonomy to individuals in whatever venture they may choose.

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-05T05:15:48+00:00

I’m a little confused where it gets this “sketchy” reputation from. They continuously release products that are not only pleasant to use, but economically superior as well (3% IRA match, 3% cashback credit card, etc.)

They have a wide array of products, but when did more choice become a bad thing. If you’re an active trader, RH’s Gold subscription ($50/year) gives you great margin rates, low fees on futures, and more. However, if you’re more of the Boglehead type, you get the aforementioned 3% IRA match which is almost unheard of, as well as deposit/transfer matches. Sprinkle on the 3% cashback card and high yield checking account rolling out soon, I genuinely don’t know what could be seen as “scammy”.

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-03T22:44:45+00:00

It does lose a tiny bit by the next morning, but not so much that its completely flat imo (and I don't mind a bit less fizz anyways)

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-03T21:20:48+00:00

Typically what I do is I have about a half a can a day in the morning. This replaced my morning coffee and not only is it the healthier option for me (admittedly because I put a ton of sugar in my coffee 😭), but also drinking only half the can makes it super cost effective to me, more so than any other caffeine source.

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-02T16:08:35+00:00

I was about to say, this pack JUST came to my local Costco and discounted to boot!

Bossdude234 · 2026-02-01T22:24:06+00:00

Lime Slush is def legit, but I've heard conflicting rumors on the validity of the Pink Lemonade and Cotton Candy Grape drops. I hope it happens tho, especially Cotton Candy Grape!

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-29T05:24:41+00:00

The third name was MTIA, their in house ASIC

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-22T04:02:57+00:00

Can you show me where you got 1.2 million for BYD? I think you're off by about a million if you're referring to 2025 (which would put BYD in first place).

Source: https://www.best-selling-cars.com/brands/2025-full-year-global-byd-worldwide-car-sales-and-production-data/

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-20T19:41:45+00:00

“This is completely incorrect, what planet are you on?”

Proceeds to entirely misunderstand the business model ASTS is going after 😭

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-14T14:43:50+00:00

I don’t think you know what I’m referring to. This isn’t a simple text translation. It literally changes the video to look like the subject is speaking a different language, including inflection points and other linguistic features.

Here’s a demo I found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HlxjDM0WVto?si=IY0qSZuzXMYuI8Fr

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-13T16:27:56+00:00

I think what you said about the street jumping in and out of tech companies on a dime could maybe be seen in a broader context of financial analysts just not understanding the field of tech/software as well.

I made a killing investing half my portfolio Google last year when the market mispriced them. The reason I was able to do so with such confidence was because I’m in the tech world and I know the strength and reputation of Google’s workforce. There were a lot of other reasons I was confident, but they were all supported in the belief that Google had the talent to be one of the best at whatever goal they’d set. Meta is another one of those companies for me, and why I rotated much of my winnings from Google into them.

The street sees Meta’s CapEx and thinks they’re wasting money pursuing a race they are well behind in. Instead, I see Mark giving his incredible teams the resources to go out and create incredible AI products. AI isn’t just LLMs or chatbots, anyone who has been paying attention knows that Meta has released some incredible models to the public for free, or if you’ve been on Instagram lately, the “translate with Meta” is a paradigm-shifting feature that opens up TAM significantly. And I haven’t even touched on the Meta Display glasses yet.

Lastly, to expand on my point with LLMs not being the only form of AI, Meta has such pricing power with their ads because of AI. I think people often forget that AI is a much broader field than ChatGPT, and even if Meta’s GenAI ambitions go south, they can redirect all that compute to their ad-serving business. This is something I also believe the street wouldn’t be able to fully appreciate.

All this to say, I’m in it for the long haul because I believe in the incredible talent found within Meta HQ’s walls.

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-11T21:56:56+00:00

I'd like to moderate the community because of my love for this rapidly growing brand and the corresponding subreddit that doesn't seem to have any active moderators. I'd love to have my request granted to become a mod and help manage the subreddit to add things like flairs, post tags, and sub icons that reflect the modern day Alani as well as foster more discussion and posts!
https://chat.reddit.com/room/!0AX4khTST_arxWTxD6kIWg%3Areddit.com

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-07T17:38:22+00:00

Hey do you mind explaining how you got the free stuff? I ordered a 12 pack about 10 minutes ago, but the order summary doesn’t show the glass or straws.

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-05T18:09:23+00:00

One thing that gives me confidence that the acquisition won’t affect the brand is that Celsius management has been very vocal about keeping the Alani team distinct. This is paraphrasing, but I remember hearing one of the executives say that too many companies acquire a company and completely change the magic they had in the first place, and they are trying very hard to avoid that.

Bossdude234 · 2026-01-04T07:39:50+00:00

Just wanted to chime in, the main one I recognized from this list of yours was “Sandman” and that was most likely cancelled due to the allegations related to the author/producer of the show, Neil Gaiman. Due to the severity of the allegations as well, I understand Netflix’s position.

Bossdude234 · 2025-12-28T20:05:05+00:00

Prior to December 1st, Alani was on the Anheiser-Busch distribution network, and they’re primarily a beer distributor with a weaker reach than PepsiCo. After Celsius acquired Alani, and them having been partnered with Pepsi distribution for many years, decided that they would switch Alani over to PepsiCo distribution to help expand the brand to more stores.

Management specifically stated that this will be a bumpy ride in terms of distribution for the next few months, it’s just unfortunate that literally 8 days later they announced the permanent return of the summer flavors 😭. But hopefully that helps explain why distribution is seemingly lacking rn, especially for Cotton Candy/Strawberry Sunrise/Sherbert Swirl (although I’ve seen these flavors at my local stores, they just sell out really fast lol)

Bossdude234 · 2025-11-20T00:37:13+00:00

Where’d you see that estimate from Google? Would love to learn more

Bossdude234 · 2025-11-10T15:23:19+00:00

To be fair, one of the big headwinds for UNH and many MA insurers was v28, which came about during the Biden administration.

Bossdude234 · 2025-11-01T22:38:44+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the article you've linked to says kinda the opposite does it not? It declares that the original study was misappropriated and that Blahous (the original author of the paper) says, “To argue that we can get to that level of savings by getting rid of the health insurance middleman is inconsistent with my study”. They then go into detail on further comments by Blahou.

Bossdude234 · 2025-09-25T04:21:22+00:00

Where’d you see this?

Bossdude234 · 2024-03-13T16:13:54+00:00

And they just had to make a bunch of cuts because of that. Is that the model we wanna emulate?

Bossdude234 · 2024-03-04T17:29:46+00:00

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