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[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

yeah, i think the only thing one can say with certainty is that they own shares.

did they buy them to get a vote in company decisions? did they buy them to get dividends? did they buy to later sell them for more? who knows.

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There is an 87% chance that any random stockholder is in the top 10% of wealth in the country.

Edit: If you divided all the stocks by issue number and put them in a basket, chose one randomly, there is an 87% chance that that specific stock belongs to someone in the top 10% of wealth in the country.

I get it, you might have some stock, your family members might have retirement accounts based on stocks.

This still does not change my FACT above.

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