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|[[stock market]]

|[[stock market]]

|wastes billions of hours each week, far more than the market is worth; also even professional stock traders advise against trying to "time the market" (i.e. trying to determine when the market has reached a new high or low, and investing or de-investing accordingly) as they admit even they—with all their powerful tools and understanding—cannot do so; recognize that much of the stock market is boosted by wasteful government spending, such as "stimulus" bills

|wastes billions of hours each week, far more than the market is worth; also even professional stock traders advise against trying to "time the market" (i.e. trying to determine when the market has reached a new high or low, and investing or de-investing accordingly) as they admit even they—with all their powerful tools and understanding—cannot do so; recognize that much of the stock market is boosted by wasteful government spending, such as "stimulus" bills

|those who invest in the market typically make more money by spending less time following their investments.  Also, an implication of the [[Coase theorem]] is that the amount of one's assets, in the stock market or otherwise, is irrelevant to his productivity in society.  Recognizing the concept of [[Logic of infinity#Infinite Wealth|infinite wealth]], and thus the lack of significance in increasing it further, helps.

|stock market addiction can be conquered by recognizing that amid [[Logic of infinity#Infinite Wealth|infinite wealth]], which is merely having more money than one needs to survive (which is not much), there is no significance to increasing investment wealth further.  In addition, those who invest in the market typically make more money by spending less time following their investments.  Also, an implication of the [[Coase theorem]] is that the amount of one's assets, in the stock market or otherwise, is irrelevant to his productivity in society.

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