This post is about the stock market but I think it can be applied across the Internet. It’s about a man who stood up to online trolls.
This man was watching out for the people trying to learn about financial markets. Or even the ones who might dive in and take insane risk when they should not be. He took initiative to help them — here’s why you’re doing it all wrong and what you should learn from any reckless mistakes.
Recently, a maniacal thing happened to shipping stocks and it had people everywhere from Twitter, StockTwits, and even Bloomberg talking. It was a moment of pure insanity. A moment that even Isaac Newton once nearly went broke on.
I’m not sure how many people actually traded, or bought, or sold these shipping stocks, but if there’s one lesson I learned from it, it’s mentors beat trolls every single time. A troll might get a few swipes in here and there, but a mentor can show up and takeover the entire conversation. In less than 24 hours, the note you’re about to read garnered over 780 likes from investors and traders around the world:
