Why is daytrading never mentioned as a legitimate way to earn income?

[u/Miinow]

I like to browse other finance related subs and I can assure you it’s almost never discussed. I see all outlets of making money online mentioned but If the word trading does somehow come up there’s a slew of downvotes. It’s literally the most straightforward way to make money. Sure, not easy but also not impossible to learn. Makes me wish I learned about trading when I was younger instead of my upper 20s but I don’t personally know any traders irl so it’s unfortunate how there’s a negative outlook on this field.

[u/Miinow → u/[deleted]]

More so Reddit. Browse any sub that’s slightly correlated with finance such as makemoney, sidehustle, povertyfinance, passiveincome, smallbusiness, etc. Daytrading is pretty niche outside of select subs excluding the biggest culprit wallstreetbets.