Been noticing numerous daily postings on here of finance fiction - thoughts on creating a fiction section for posts?
Could be abbreviated as FIC or something. Different from off topic, which is a more mature forum meant for intellectual discussion
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I would read that!
Only finance fanfiction forums I can think of are /r/SuperStonk, /r/AMC, /r/BBBY and a few others if you're looking for a case study in cognitive dissonance and weaponized stupidity
Would be great to make one for wso lol
"Weaponized Stupidity" sounds like a Reddit for meme stock traders. lol
Agreed - there could actually be a sub forum dedicated to shitposts
Also what about a section for team dynamics issues and mental health? That should have its own forum as well as it has some importance for people working full time or even for those struggling with recruiting
Then you would be removing the mystery of whether the person is trolling or not. 50% of people think these posts are real. I think one of the purposes of trolling is to fool some people.
50% of commenters are often the same person adding comments on their own post lol
Yeah, there are people here who have lots of accounts. One guy in particular uses his main account to sound like normal finance guy and then he uses all the other accounts to say ridiculously insulting things. Idk, I have one account and do not need more than one.
What helps add to the illusion is that in most cases, I can think of at least 1-2x that a similar situation actually happened.
The fact that it's at least plausible makes it so much more believable.
‘Realistic fiction’ is a popular literature genre for a reason lol people want to believe the tales sometimes
Yeah this is a good idea
Also why are there so many other forums like VC and BSchool that aren’t on the main tab on top??
Aside from recruiting questions, inquiries about specific firms and interviews, shitpost larps and prestige rankings, the site doesn’t have many helpful posts for people 2+ years out of college. Most the value here likely comes from mentoring and modeling courses
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Yeah used to be more discussion and high quality responses. Now most posts sound like clueless prospects giving input to other prospects.
It doesn't help when some have attempted to provide genuine discussion or insight, only to get MS thrown at them, or to receive criticism (and/or condescending attitude) from those who are barely in finance at all.
There are too many users who think they know more than they really do, and they feel entitled to criticize, without knowing the first thing about much.
I saw one post where a prospect attempted to insult and give career advice to an MD (with ~20 YOE).
I saw another post where an intern attempted to criticize and act condescending to a CEO (with ~30 YOE), with the intern claiming that he knows the industry better... somehow.
I think many would be more willing to have intelligent discussion, but it's discouraging after having been burned a few times -- by new people with attitudes of knowing it all.
I am aware of at least several people on WSO with over 20 YOE. A few notable CEOs, several very seasoned MDs, at least one billionaire, and a mix of many others with solid experience, who could provide key insight.
However, the overall attitude lately doesn't seem to invite that discussion, or seek to gain valuable insight, which is unfortunate.
I agree, it's disappointing.
This site is a cesspool lol
Fairly sure that only a handful of people actually post here, just a pond full of shit at this point
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