best job in the world, if you are content at contributing absolutely nothing to society other than tax money.
Traders: the highest paid people with 0 skillset.
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Anyone can become a "retail trader". You just need ID with social number, some money and then a broker. Therefore, yes...zero skillset is required.
In contrast, to become a profitable trader...you need skillset and its "learned on the job" unless you're a professional trader at an institutional or financial firm. That case, you need to go to college, most likely go through an internship program, training program, psychological evaluations and so on.
Simply, many traders have zero skillset while other traders do have skillset.
Regardless how some is rich...most usually donate or give a little back to charity for whatever reasons although "Goodwill" has recently filed for bankruptcy and that's just the beginning of the decline in traditional way people donate to help others. In contrast, social media has taken control and people are donating in a different ways such as "gofundme" or keeping it closer to home via donating directly in their own communities or nearby communities.
I think the latter (social media) is the primary reason why traditional donating resources like Goodwill are struggling.
My point, you aren't going to hear stories like the institutional trader that made millions per year that decided to privately fund young business entrepreneurs from poor families. Traders give back to society but just not the traditional way that makes the news.
In contrast, if you're a profitable trader and just barely making a living at it...most likely you are not going to be giving away your money that you need to feed your family and keep a roof over your head...just like anyone else such as the mail man, grocery store owner, pharmacist but you may have other ways to help such as volunteer sports coach for your local kids sports program and many other volunteering resources in your community.
