Jim Cramer says Warren Buffett is wrong about investors being addicted to 'gambling' — they're addicted to the S&P 500

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• Zero days to expiration (0DTE) options are not investing or speculating — they are pure gambling because they involve placing quick wagers on tiny price moves over just a few hours

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• The denigration of individual stock investing has made markets more casino-like; if individual stock picking had been respected, speculation would be lower

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• Current markets resemble a church with a casino attached, and the casino side has grown very crowded while the speculative instruments have become progressively more attractive

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• Speculation is not limited to gambling on individual stocks — it is a growing issue across all levels of the market including instruments traditionally considered safe

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• Investors have been trained to love ETFs indiscriminately regardless of what kind they are

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• Investors are addicted to buying the S&P 500 regardless of market conditions, not to gambling on individual stocks

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• Markets have never felt this speculative and people have never been in a more gambling mood

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