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Stocks is not really bad if you know your way around it and I think it is safer than trading. Imagine owning stocks in the big tech companies, that is something you can keep as a legacy for your children unlike trading that you are facing a 50/50 chance of losing your money or making profit. Stock is a profitable investment, but you must be willing to give it time after choosing stocks of companies that are still in high demands and not moribund companies that have been overtaken by time and technology.
I'm really stupid about the stock market and I don't fully understand how it works. To this day I am completely blind to the stock market - that's because I'm not interested in it. The crypto market has really interested me since I got to know it - so I'm not that interested in other markets including the stock market.
Many people have become rich by investing in stocks - while I am not interested in it. I think focusing on crypto alone is enough to get short-term and long-term returns - but I would still consider diversifying assets even if not in stocks.