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And of course there are now posts like this one [1] topping the dedicated sub-reddit. [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/terraluna/comments/un0fni/for_those_consider

And of course there are now posts like this one [1] topping the dedicated sub-reddit. [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/terraluna/comments/un0fni/for_those_considering_suicide_heres_my_story_of/ https://old.reddit.com/r/terraluna/comments/un0fni/for_those...

frays 5y ago
Why do people enjoy reading these types of stories so much?
- paganel 5y ago
  I personally didn't enjoy it, I post it more as a sign that, maybe, the powers that be (SEC? some other institution) will, somehow, intervene. People killing themselves because of financial losses that could have been prevented had some prior regulations had been in place does not look good for those institutions I mentioned (SEC and the others). Or maybe the people at those institutions (and the people supporting the people at those institutions) just don't care anymore about this type of events and about how it reflects on the whole "ecosystem".
  - rmbyrro 5y ago
    I don't think regulation alone will solve it. Let's not forget the massive Madoff ponzi scheme in a highly regulated space...
    - harambae 5y ago
      Someone on HN pointed out recently that a lot more Madoff ponzi money was recovered than one might expect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_funds_from_the_Madoff_investment_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_funds_from_the_Mad...
      - rmbyrro 5y ago
        It doesn't require regulation to recover funds from fraudsters. [1] I have the opinion that a higher likelihood of getting caught and facing prison would be more effective than regulators that can sometimes be easily tricked for years. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30260787 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30260787
  - deleted 5y ago
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lvl102 5y ago
My main takeaway from reading that is OP is a degenerate gambler. And s/he still is.
- mckirk 5y ago
  That was my takeaway as well. Telling gambling addicts 'no don't go, I've been there and suicide is not the answer. There is more gambling to be done!' is pretty strange. It might be helpful for some people to hear, but it's certainly not healthy.
- pingiun 5y ago
  use they/them when unsure about someone's pronouns
  - c22 5y ago
    Don't find offense in the writings of internet strangers.
    - MiguelX413 4y ago
      Where were they offended?
- ahahahahah 5y ago
  The story is clearly fake anyway.

frays 5y ago

Why do people enjoy reading these types of stories so much?

paganel 5y ago
I personally didn't enjoy it, I post it more as a sign that, maybe, the powers that be (SEC? some other institution) will, somehow, intervene. People killing themselves because of financial losses that could have been prevented had some prior regulations had been in place does not look good for those institutions I mentioned (SEC and the others). Or maybe the people at those institutions (and the people supporting the people at those institutions) just don't care anymore about this type of events and about how it reflects on the whole "ecosystem".
- rmbyrro 5y ago
  I don't think regulation alone will solve it. Let's not forget the massive Madoff ponzi scheme in a highly regulated space...
  - harambae 5y ago
    Someone on HN pointed out recently that a lot more Madoff ponzi money was recovered than one might expect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_funds_from_the_Madoff_investment_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_funds_from_the_Mad...
    - rmbyrro 5y ago
      It doesn't require regulation to recover funds from fraudsters. [1] I have the opinion that a higher likelihood of getting caught and facing prison would be more effective than regulators that can sometimes be easily tricked for years. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30260787 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30260787
- deleted 5y ago
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lvl102 5y ago

My main takeaway from reading that is OP is a degenerate gambler. And s/he still is.

mckirk 5y ago
That was my takeaway as well. Telling gambling addicts 'no don't go, I've been there and suicide is not the answer. There is more gambling to be done!' is pretty strange. It might be helpful for some people to hear, but it's certainly not healthy.
pingiun 5y ago
use they/them when unsure about someone's pronouns
- c22 5y ago
  Don't find offense in the writings of internet strangers.
  - MiguelX413 4y ago
    Where were they offended?
ahahahahah 5y ago
The story is clearly fake anyway.