I feel like this is a topic that needs to be discussed more especially when there's so many people out there with huge platforms which never discuss this and end up becoming "gateway drugs" to this very real addiction that ruins many lives. Too many people disappear from communities in shame and it breaks my heart when I see so many people have their lives/relationships ruined from something that's seemingly innocent.
This also I guess is a way for me to explain why I make the videos that I do and why I get feel so passionate about just bringing to light on how MOST people should NOT "invest" in collectibles and trading cards and realize that most "advice" they see online should just be seen as entertainment rather than actual financial advice.
Timestamps : 0:00 Intro 0:59 A side of the hobby nobody talks about 1:51 When we were young 3:27 Examples of Whats Been Going on In all Hobbies 3:58 Typical Realistic Demographic of Collectors At the Moment 4:21 A Trend I Notice That Affects Even Kids and Realization Using Pokemon as an Example 6:37 "Value" and always chasing it and "chasing money" 7:40 Irresponsible Use of Big Platforms and Followings 9:33 Revisiting the Topic of Live Breaks 10:50 Easy to Victim Blame but I think it goes deeper than that 11:05 Analogy Using Other Addictions 13:09 Gambling and Addictions in Trading Cards 14:59 Why This Relates to TCG "Investing" and Why I Dislike it 16:27 Financial Life Analysis using Age Demographic 20:55 Basic Budget & Salary Analysis on Why MOST people SHOULD NOT invest in Collectibles and Trading Cards 26:26 Even for High Income Individuals - Might not always be Financially Established 28:04 I Despise How So Many People Target the People Who Are Already Struggling Financially and Give Financial Advice Irresponsibly with No Recourse 30:17 I Understand there are Outliers - But these should be ALTERNATIVES for when you are Financially Established 31:10 Remember its a Hobby. Don't get swept up by the Hype 34:19 Thank you for watching
This is a long one but I just needed to get it off my chest to explain why I get so passionate and heated up about the topic of "investments" in tcgs and I feel like I need to speak up when it comes to some of these things. Because I understand to some people even hundreds of dollars could mean the world to them.
Thank you everyone that watched and heard me out and that has been subscribing and liking the videos and letting me know what you think of it. I read all your comments and I really appreciate them. Take care and be safe!
