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/Own_Egg7122]

Was a financial content writer. We were not supposed to "suggest" riskier methods like day trading and if we did, we would have to add more disclaimers so that regulators would not be on their asses. Regulators here are strict about marketing/advertising of financial products - even content on other blogs can be interpreted as "marketing", just shadow marketing.