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Originally posted by nine lives
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Over the years I have seen this type of thread from every angle....as a naive participant, as an enlightened silent onlooker and as a mod trying to keep warring parties apart. If I have learnt one thing it is that there is something very primal at work here. It would seem that a sense of belonging to "the tribe", having a sense of "my mob" is a fundamental human need that takes precedence over the desire to accumulate wealth. The sense of tribe arises when a group of like minded posters come to an agreement about the positive prospects of a company. However if you have "tribe" then you must also have "not tribe". There must be a "them" to balance the concept of "us". Traditionally the "thems" are known by many names. These may include such labels as day trader, chartist (but only those with a negative view), troll, down ramper, manipulator, bot and any other miscellaneous poster who has an "obvious" hidden agenda.
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As a full time trader for well over 10 years, and occasional Hot Copper reader/contributor for light entertainment...I have to say ninelives' post is one of the best I have ever read. If you find you're prone to occasionally "falling in love" with stocks, and ignoring your stops, then print his post out, stick it on the wall...and re read it often!
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