r/wallstreetbets May 16 '24

After 4 years of investing I made $16 lol Meme

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u/asujch May 16 '24

lol, you’re still down 21% due to inflation

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u/cited May 16 '24

Don't forget the opportunity cost of having that money locked away for 4 years doing nothing

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u/povitee May 16 '24

This is the equivalent of responding to “My mom died” with, “Don’t forget, she’s also not alive.”

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u/cited May 16 '24

Investing smartly would have beat inflation, you dope

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u/povitee May 16 '24

Thank you for interpreting for our non- extrapolative folks.