https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/irans-attack-on-israel-imminent.379112/reply?quote=5953958 Merely an observation, and I'm sure none of us could care less--- but ya know what they do in a way--- they create divisions where no divisions need to be. Give one person (person "A") a like that someone else (say another person you really respect----person "B") has voiced serious and more than likely emotionally based objections to the opinions of person "A" with.... and it can establish a wall between yourself and (in this example person "B")... even though both are well respected. It's not soley an ET thing, it's an internet forum thing in general. --->Just an observation. %--->not FDIC insured, not a recommendation. %%
I think what you're in principle saying Van-my-Man is that non trading related threads can cause divisions.
Exactly. But using "trading" as a box for this and ET as your sole test-bed---> No. You are not looking deep enough. Shallow thinking. Like I said, it's an internet thing. Let the student shrinks delve into it and write dissertations about it, because it is a very real phenomenon across all websites that support and allow for opinions, not just ET.