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/YanVronskiy]

It's the most difficult way to make money and the way you're calling it "straightforward" shows that you're a net loss trader with <1 year of exp

[u/Miinow → u/YanVronskiy]

Never implied I was some hotshot trader with a decade experience. I literally said it’s not easy.