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by wefarrell 2383 days ago
Agreed. They've adopted the addictive UX patterns of other applications, which is irresponsible for an investment platform. It encourages gambling and making poor trading choices.

Push notifications are a prime example of this. They encourage users to act on short term news rather company fundamentals, which is a dangerous mindset for novice investors. Fortunately for them they've been operating solely during favorable market conditions but when the market does crash I fully expect them to face backlash.