schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoHumane is looking for a buyer after the AI Pin’s underwhelming debutwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down12cross-posted to: aicompanions@lemmy.world
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkHumane is looking for a buyer after the AI Pin’s underwhelming debutwww.theverge.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: aicompanions@lemmy.world
minus-squarehelenslunchlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThat doesn’t explain why the “dumb public” are buying these shares.
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoIt does. Hype. People and smaller investors are told that this company is the next big thing, so they buy it at high prices.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoEven as a dumb investor you can extract a lot of money via pump and dump. Just got to get in/out at the right times. Spread that out over several portfolios, and you can get rich without ever contributing a single thing to your community!
minus-squarehelenslunchlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYes but in order to do that you have to have another “dumb investor” lined up and convinced that the stock is going to continue to appreciate.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYep, which is why you’ve got to sell while folks think it’s still pumping time. Then everyone in the know dumps and it’s better luck next time to the bag holders. If you aren’t in the know, well, hope you’re lucky.
That doesn’t explain why the “dumb public” are buying these shares.
It does. Hype.
People and smaller investors are told that this company is the next big thing, so they buy it at high prices.
Even as a dumb investor you can extract a lot of money via pump and dump. Just got to get in/out at the right times.
Spread that out over several portfolios, and you can get rich without ever contributing a single thing to your community!
Yes but in order to do that you have to have another “dumb investor” lined up and convinced that the stock is going to continue to appreciate.
Yep, which is why you’ve got to sell while folks think it’s still pumping time. Then everyone in the know dumps and it’s better luck next time to the bag holders.
If you aren’t in the know, well, hope you’re lucky.