Thanks for this post. It really resonated with me! Over the past few years, I’ve gone deep into investing, to the point that I’m now building an educational and analysis platform around it. Ironically, that means I’ve had to step into the same content world you’re describing, which is full of hype and shortcuts.
It’s frustrating to see how much noise there is, and to see what I'm up against if I simply want to share the "boring" messages, even if they are the ones that have been proven most effective.
Really appreciate this take - especially the distinction between viral confidence and substantive principles. TCLM explores the operational finance side of this: trade credit, cash flow management, and working capital strategies that rarely go viral but fundamentally determine business durability. Might be useful alongside your perspective.
As a financial planner I couldn’t agree more. Going to circulate this far and wide!
The FCA are making similar findings here in the UK. Though very much behind the curve.
Thanks for this post. It really resonated with me! Over the past few years, I’ve gone deep into investing, to the point that I’m now building an educational and analysis platform around it. Ironically, that means I’ve had to step into the same content world you’re describing, which is full of hype and shortcuts.
It’s frustrating to see how much noise there is, and to see what I'm up against if I simply want to share the "boring" messages, even if they are the ones that have been proven most effective.
Really appreciate this take - especially the distinction between viral confidence and substantive principles. TCLM explores the operational finance side of this: trade credit, cash flow management, and working capital strategies that rarely go viral but fundamentally determine business durability. Might be useful alongside your perspective.
(It’s free)- https://tradecredit.substack.com/
Great piece. The real danger isn’t just bad advice—it’s how social platforms train our brains to crave certainty over truth.
In investing, uncertainty is the price of returns, so training ourselves for the opposite feels very unproductive.