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by smt88 1556 days ago
> since we believe investing is not gambling

All investing is betting. Day-trading and forex "investing" are certainly gambling, and there is a lot of addiction among day-traders.

Stock-picking is more controversial in terms of whether to call it gambling, but if we know that nearly 100% of individual investors won't beat the market in the long-run, then it seems a lot like a casino, where the house always wins.