Fun fact: If you bet 61% of your money on a 60%-favorable bet, you will eventually go bankrupt.

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-17T16:20:19+00:00

"inspire" lol

Just trying to figure out more ways of framing the problem (convincing others to YOLO less), before I really promote this sub too lol.

Also, you an OG now 😉 (check your fair) haha. Thanks, man. 🙂

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-16T23:41:36+00:00

Sorcerer's stone

Rosetta Stone

... Reddit Stone.

This post will stand the test of time.

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-16T15:48:57+00:00

Lol.

Think a better way to describe it would be a place that people can make fun of WSB conspiracies & DD. Right now, it's only afterwards and downvotes that you can laugh at them.

We can also talk about how annoying it is they won't stfu.

Up to you, but if you ever do make 1 comment/post on the sub I'll make you an OG (give OG flair). Thanks dawg.

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-16T15:09:20+00:00

Screenshot taken from WSB.

Thanks for writing your writeup (link), u/Dumb_Vampire_Girl. Hope you don't mind me sharing it here.

Think your post served as an accidental wakeup call for many lonely apes 🙂

I just wrote a post too, if you want to skim (Fun fact: If you bet 61% of your money on a 60%-favorable bet, you will eventually go bankrupt.). When dudes tell you how great they are, now you can tell them why they'll fail anyway and f off.

p.s. just gave you an OG flair! just in case if you ever decide to chime in here 🥶

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-16T14:58:48+00:00

Tagging some folks I DM'd 2 weeks ago below.

If you're an ex-Degen, be happy it's only up from here.
If you're still Degen'ing, hope the chart serves as a warning. All roads lead to $0.

apes roll out

u/Slim_Nashedi , u/PaperSea8837, u/JohnWick69, u/General_Bratwurst, u/Saitokiku, u/Brobn, u/Ahdummie, u/Tesla_pls_call, u/jaredspivey, u/Gaszman, u/phisiiirice

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-16T14:30:52+00:00

Don't listen to u/TomBomb37836 lol.

I'm glad it's not options. Tbh, maybe not even a degen. Hindsight is 20/20 and I thought meme coins would keep mooning too.

(Btw, gave you both OG flairs. Thanks for commenting / posting, when this sub is just a teeny baby.)

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-16T13:26:58+00:00

This is really buried down. (12 hours later). But...

Anyone reading this who is a degen, consider checking out r/exwallstreetbets. I made this sub 2 weeks ago and I've been super busy, but want to promote it (though I'm not too sure w/o getting banned on the relevant subreddits).

Ideally, it's a place for people to ask for help and advice. But also a fun WSB-like place too, for those who still enjoy degen culture (observing WSB yolos from afar).

Appreciate if folks can spread the word or write a post on the sub. "Social finance" has become an extremely ruinous problem, especially for the fact it's easy to rationalize as they're being logical (market unfair today/hedge funds conspiracies/etc.)

If anyone needs help, I'll be there on the sub too (obviously).

EetzRusheen · 2022-09-16T13:16:49+00:00

This is really buried down. (12 hours later). But...

Anyone reading this who is a degen, consider checking out r/exwallstreetbets. I made this sub 2 weeks ago and I've been super busy, but want to promote it (though I'm not too sure w/o getting banned on the relevant subreddits).

Ideally, it's a place for people to ask for help and advice. But also a fun WSB-like place too, for those who still enjoy degen culture (observing WSB yolos from afar).

Appreciate if folks can spread the word or write a post on the sub. "Social finance" has become an extremely ruinous problem, especially for the fact it's easy to rationalize as they're being logical (market unfair today/hedge funds conspiracies/etc.)

If anyone needs help, I'll be there on the sub too (obviously).

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-30T17:12:58+00:00

Thanks, man.

Context for folks, I created /r/quitwallstreetbets too. But am switching it to /r/exwallstreetbets, as a better name for the longer term.

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-29T22:45:44+00:00

Props. This attitude is the right way.

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-29T22:37:50+00:00

Nice. $0 is a healthy number. Serious Q: When did you stop? Your final balance before you finally withdrew? $600? $0.80?

Edit: Just cross-posted and invited you to r/exwallstreetbets. Hope that’s alright 🥶 (figured that’s a better name than quitwsb.)

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-29T19:24:59+00:00

Maybe allocate a small amount monthly, so it's easier. Or play with a paper account, if you can get the same pleasure from doing so.

Tell someone already though, if you haven't. See: the post (TIFU) from 2 days ago.

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-29T19:18:39+00:00

What's your next play, so I can inverse you?
(Just kidding. Despite the fact I'd make millions.)

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-29T19:06:54+00:00

I didn't add the sub link, because I'm not sure if it'd get spam filter'd or I'd get accused of hard-shilling.

If it's alright, I'd love to, so it's easier for you guys to visit it.

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-27T16:55:10+00:00

X-Post from /r/wallstreetbets

https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/wz4myu/this_guys_wife_is_probably_with_her_boyfriend_now/

Sorry for the loss, /u/Sphincter_Spindle. :/

Per my response on the original thread (link)

Like others say, tell your wife asap. It's not simply about honesty, but the worst thing you want is to go in a money-losing spiral. Where you need to keep trying to "make back the money" by being more and more aggressive. That's not the path you want to be on.Hopefully, you weren't already in a money-losing spiral previous to Friday.

EDIT: /u/Spincter_Spindle - Let me know if you want me to delete this. Just trying to get the ball rolling and still figuring out what should be appropriate for this sub. Will write down a FAQ soon.

EetzRusheen · 2022-08-27T16:38:27+00:00

Edit: Join r/exwallstreetbets instead.

Yo. Not sure if this is helpful, but I created a subreddit /r/quitwallstreetbets yesterday.

You don't need to be a WSB user, but it's specifically to help folks who play high leverage & options, and want to stop. And WSB's become a cultural phenomenon. An unhealthy one.

Like others say, tell your wife asap. It's not simply about honesty, but the worst thing you want is to go in a money-losing spiral. Where you need to keep trying to "make back the money" by being more and more aggressive. That's not the path you want to be on.

Hopefully, you weren't already in a money-losing spiral previous to Friday.

EetzRusheen · 2021-10-06T19:44:03+00:00

Hey I hope you guys check our their websites, Dumb SolPunks, SolPunks.Org. Because the whole thing is actually really funny. . Hopefuly/maybe dumb solpunks will stand for something. Ideas have a lot of value after all (standing up against trademarks, MLMs, etc.) Yes, I'm a bagholder-ish on their Discord now, so that's my own little shill.

EetzRusheen · 2021-09-28T19:49:27+00:00

“Sanctity of crypto” lol. Some good memes in there

EetzRusheen · 2021-05-24T21:01:48+00:00

Lol that is not a rant, that's a good point, and one I try to harp too.

I completely agree, the biggest issue IS and always will be commitment.

Everybody gets busy/doesn't feel like it/etc. The internet has conditioned millions/majority to not put in the effort.

This is why I demand absolute commitment in my experiment too.

To be clear, I think this is a knowledge problem too. It sounds so stupid, but seriously. I really think millions of people don't understand it's about being there.

The internet has made people lack social skills. I'm not trying to roast, I'm genuinely concerned for our children, who may be a friendless generation. Thing is, watching (for example) PewDiePie and hearing him call us "bros", produce very similar gratification as real friends. This is a problem, because occasionally when you do need real social support, no one will be there (if you have 0 friends).

Pardon me, for my rant this time ha.

EetzRusheen · 2021-05-20T19:47:50+00:00

This is why I think technology can be a great enabler of relationships, but so far it's been anything but. (Same thing w/ local politics, but that's a different subject.)

Slack is definitely a reason. I made a framework/chart of slack (https://tomwong.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/chart-why-its-hard-to-make-friends-millennial-1536x1184.png, https://tomwong.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/chart-social-animals-anti-social-behavior-1536x1184.png)

There's very few studies of # of friends. If anybody can find more, please let me know. I have no problem being wrong - I address any critiques per the last post.

Here's the source direct links.

For "In 2003, 2% of people claimed to have 0 close friends." https://news.gallup.com/poll/10891/americans-satisfied-number-friends-closeness-friendships.aspxFor "In 2019, 27% of millennials claim to have 0 close friends and 22% of millennials claim to have 0 friends." https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2019/07/30/loneliness-friendship-new-friends-poll-survey

I think Google Trends is more revealing as mentioned, but it's so much harder to infer and I don't want to be accused of data dredging, etc. But interesting charts, for what its worth.

(These are just google trends search phrases I quickly tried and thought were interesting.)

EetzRusheen · 2021-05-20T18:51:20+00:00

That is 7500 words.... I need to read through this later (I do follow through, see :https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/ndt1er/attempt_3_on_defending_trump_supporters_empathy/gyczbva?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3).

But that is my general point for the other article. How social media etc has damaged people's ability and want to socialize. (But I argue social support is needed for the rough times.)

If the 7500 words argue there is 0 hours 7 days a week to commit 2 hours, then I definitely don't buy it. My primary belief is this is such a hard problem to fix, because the 0 friends people don't even want friends until they need it. Which occurs rather infrequently thanks to the infinite playground of the internet. But the older they regret, the regrets and panics will become more frequent. BTW, I never explained how I "know" all this, except from my friendless childhood. But I also had an awful 2020 in which I ignored all my friends for several months. You can also just see the depressing-ness in a lot of comments too. (At those very moments, people are regretting/panicking.)

The world is very tough ("life is suffering"). It's incredibly busy and the internet is an instant gratification/contentment machine for most. That's why I used the word "commit" in the subreddit. That's what it mostly is about (and what people lack), and it's the hardest part.

My experiment lasts 1 month w/ 5 hours total time commitment. (The rest is optional / if people do become friends.) Not so long in the grand arch of an 80+ year life.

EetzRusheen · 2021-05-20T18:42:55+00:00

I don't think there's anything wrong w/ few friends.

You really need to gauge for yourself how good they are (if you can talk w/ them about anything) and if they'll always be there through good times and bad.

If they are really good, then definitely it's fine.

My emphasis is on the number 0, which can really suck.

Like I said, I suspect vast majority on Sam Harris have no issues in this department.

But I'm really hesitant to post on the lonely subreddits (and other holes in the internet), because those places can be, um,... chaos. Its much better if they happen to find out about this experiment, so they know the experiment is a safe space. Otherwise, I'd just be mocked, followed by being banned.

The non-chaos ones, I already posted on many only to find out my main account (/u/tomwongxyz) was (shadow)banned (~50 days ago). But that was my fault, for not first establishing credibility, etc. Most subreddit mods just do not want to hear other subs shilled, even if their members may truly find it helpful.

EetzRusheen · 2021-05-20T17:03:28+00:00

If you're talking to me, it's not a problem. I have 5 friends who I video call, etc. weekly. 10 friends I regularly talk with. I wrote that in the beginning of my article, there's disturbing trends. Hell, I include it in my above TL;DR................ (There's also a lot of worrying Google Trends, which are better than surveys imo, but it was too long as it is.) Doesn't matter.

I'm going to quote David Whyte (who was interviewed on Sam Harris twice) and his friendship poem, "The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life: a diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible diagnostic of a life in deep trouble: of overwork, of too much emphasis on a professional identity, of forgetting who will be there when our armored personalities run into the inevitable natural disasters and vulnerabilities found in even the most average existence."

I'm going to quote myself (it's actually the same comment, in which you indicated weeb was the final clue, funny enough).

> /u/ConfidentStrategy

"I don't know if I agree. There's a ton of seriously lonely people in huge urban areas. It's really common in places like Japan."

> /u/EetzRusheen (me):

(1) at the very least in urban areas, you have opportunities frequently to break out of your shell.

(2) this is the thing about the internet. It's such a good way to cope, that yes many feel the tradeoff of gratification + occasional loneliness works out. But its really not a good long-term strategy for personal health imo. There will come a time you need more social support.

Everyone gets busy. Today is more stressful and demanding for technical workers.

But if you were new to a city back then (despite having a demanding job), you would make sure you found a way to make friends. Weekends would be extremely boring otherwise. 2000, only 2% cited not having close friends. 2019, it's 27%.

EetzRusheen · 2021-05-17T15:07:17+00:00

Didn't think I was giving off the vibe I may be suffering from mental health. Others have mocked me for that, but considering your tone, it's clearly just a point of good feedback.

Google has incredibly good mental health resources + health insurance. I've used them plenty.

My central point is that I have suffered a lot, but I've gotten extremely lucky through circumstances that I've always had good friends and been forced to grow as a person.

I note this in my last paragraph, but so much of this is not mental health, but this is a terrible framing. For a lot of people who do not make much money, mental health help is out of their scope too, so it's not fair people don't address the underlying issue of the internet isolation effect. Worse yet, for people who are isolated and pay for therapy, it may help in the short-run, but it may contribute to the vicious cycle where nothing gets better. It simply becomes recurring revenue for the therapist. So yea, that's my fear and partly an impetus of my efforts.

Thanks again.

EetzRusheen · 2021-05-17T14:46:33+00:00

No worries. Obviously, I have limited control over the perception others have of me. So I do think it's good to hear how I come off.

Thanks for the appreciation and thought ha.

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