Aw, that sucks. Sorry to hear that. But I think you're wrong about the ability and willingness of the stock market to learn from past mistakes. I mean, the housing bubble happened hot on the heels of the dotcom crash which, if anything, should have taught people a thing or two about stock markets (most importantly, don't bet money on the stock market that you can't afford to lose...).

- Jake

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