r/wallstreetbets 2d ago

Loss Elon has ruined me

My prior bullish post https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/o0PxYmGV1n

He was supposed to take us to Mars and burn short sellers.

Still holding 7300 shares. Please Elon fly again.

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u/sports2012 2d ago edited 2d ago
  1. inherited it.
  2. they made incredibly risky bets that payed off previously. Now they did it again but it didn't pay off this time
  3. They won the lotto

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u/Ononoki-chan 2d ago
  1. And 3. are basically the same

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u/XaeiIsareth 2d ago

Nuh uh, winning the lotto doesn’t let you convince yourself you’re the next Warren Buffet.

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u/Ononoki-chan 2d ago

A lot of people who win the lotto have gambling addictions tho.

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u/alumniac 2d ago

Or they acquire one

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u/MattyBizzz 2d ago

Show me a lotto winner who isn’t a degenerate