Beware of people who relentlessly persuade you to go long or...

Beware of people who relentlessly persuade you to go long or short, their goal is not to help others but to support themselves because they have underlying positions.

You will know who that people are when they reply to this post.

The Fact: even in a bear market, shorts will easily get crushed.

Decision making should be done alone. No one praises you and no one comforts you when you win or lose.

Therefore it is meaningless to waiver between hope and despair and it's just a waste of time.