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muriel_volestrangler

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24. You don't profit by holding, you profit by selling

Reply to Amishman (Reply #23)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 08:56 AM

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and since there's no underlying value to it, all you can do is guess what other people will do with it in the future. Congratulations for staying in it long enough to make a profit.

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