In year 1 of my podcast I was told a story that broke my brain for a year.
A 17 year old kid told me about all this illegal stuff he did. It was by far the most insane story I've ever heard. I have something like 12 hours of recordings with him over the course of months. I've never spoken to anyone that long.
There's no certification in journalism. No how-to on podcasting ethics. I wasn't ready for this kind of story.
1. Don't I need his parents permission to post his interview?
2. His story is impossible to verify.
3. He got away with it. Would telling his story romanticize cyber crime?
I took long walks contemplating all this. Calling up every journalist I knew asking them for advice. I loved the story so much, it's still the most insane story I've ever been told. So I really want to tell you. But I toiled over this for a whole year.
Eventually I decided some ground rules:
- I won't bring minors on the show without their parent's permission.
- I absolutely have to verify stories. This ain't no conspiracy theory podcast.
- I feel like I have a moral responsibility to tell stories that don't romanticize crime.
I bring this up now because of a few things I saw this week.
First is this phone recording with a young teenage crypto scammer.
https://t.co/9YTAzXJIAL
Second is the Andrew Callahan video interviewing underage Kia Boys stealing cars.
https://t.co/ywZq1n4QM1
Posts like these are very sensational. They make big news. People are shocked by what teenagers are doing. But they break 2 or 3 of my rules! And it's strange seeing this stuff. Hell I think that scammer call was in California where it's a 2 party consent state, and I listened to the whole call and at no point did the scammer consent to a recording.
I'm talking to teenage criminals on a weekly basis. I've had that same call I posted above a half dozen times at this point. We have long chats, calls. It's down right weird, and often creepy. I love learning about their world, it's amazing and incredible. But I can't publish their stories directly, because of my made up ethics. What a weird job this is.
Step 1: Why trade options?
Is it to
-🦾get cheap/easy LeVeRaGe?
-⏲️bet on a specific event? (new product release, earnings)
-⚖️bet on asymmetrical risk?
-🪙earn yield?
-📈go long volatility?
- 🦔hedge?
- 🎲YOLO on lotto tix?
Before any trade, u gotta set ur goal(s) straight.
A Crash Course on How To (Properly) Trade Options
90% of investors don’t trade options out of a misunderstanding that they’re “too complicated.”
The system brainwashes us w/ “options are too risky” BS, then spews out shit learning material so that ofc u lose money.
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