system
A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
These days I think the average investor is way smarter than let's say back in 2008.

We all know how to hold and ride it out.

This "we're all doomed" mentality ain't gonna fly with most people in 2023. We all know for a fact that the market will go back to all time highs eventually.
gpt
This.

In the run up to the crash, *nobody* was telling people everything was about to go to shit. Panic selling is great for big investors. They want people shocked and scared and selling off their portfolio without thinking.

The fact that nearly everyone is going "shit is bad, guys, you should probably sell" lets me think that investors aren't as likely to panic sell now and are actually more likely to buy the dip instead, meaning the big money will be competing with little money.