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To the point.. The guy mentions "I did stocks and futures". If the guy is a (retail) trader, and he's half good at it then he could be making $5k per day, and
by HenryBemis 9y ago
To the point..
The guy mentions "I did stocks and futures". If the guy is a (retail) trader, and he's half good at it then he could be making $5k per day, and in that lense, 70k is peanuts.
There are so many things we don't know about this story, that's a WSJ clickbait :)
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- Mozai 9y ago70k / $5k = two weeks of wages. This is not peanuts; think about how much you make in a month and setting fire to half of that.
- tlrobinson 9y agoOver what time period? Lots of people probably spend 2 weeks of wages per year on entertainment of some kind.
- wccrawford 9y agoI would go as far as to say that any expensive hobby would take 2 weeks of someone's yearly salary. This could be music (listening or making), golf, photography, painting, Blurays... Tons of things.
- pkkim 9y agoHe also implies he lives with his parents, since he says he cleans for them when they ask.
- ryan_j_naughton 9y agoThe article says: >For this video, The Wall Street Journal met 31-year-old Daigo, who dedicates most of his time—and financial resources—to “Fate/Grand Order.” Thus, it explicitly says he spends "most of his financial resources" on the game. For anyone to spend > 50% of their financial resources on a video game is clearly indicative of an addiction.