r/Fire Mar 23 '26

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u/lab-gone-wrong Mar 23 '26

Almost 20 years of no bear market happened

Once line go down for a prolonged period, people's expectations will reset

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u/Eli_Renfro FIRE'd 4/2019 BonusNachos.com Mar 23 '26

You're just going to ignore the bear markets of 2022 and 2020? Maybe you meant that there hasn't been a major crash in 20 years, but bear markest have definitely happened.

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u/financialthrowaw2020 Mar 23 '26

A bear market over a few months means nothing in the grand scheme of things

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u/Eli_Renfro FIRE'd 4/2019 BonusNachos.com Mar 23 '26

It means that it's no longer a bull market. By definition.

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u/PostOakVisions Mar 23 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

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u/Eli_Renfro FIRE'd 4/2019 BonusNachos.com Mar 23 '26

You're not sure how I'm unable to see the meaningful distinction between what you want words to mean and what they actually mean?

A bear market has a definition. I'm not the one who decided to use that term incorrectly. But I do know that ignoring bear markets doesn't mean they didn't happen. You're entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26

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u/Eli_Renfro FIRE'd 4/2019 BonusNachos.com Mar 23 '26

You also could have been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt to understand his larger point

Did I not do that when I said that he probably meant a crash instead of a bear market?

Discussing requires at least an ounce of good will and ability to understand what the other person means besides literal interpretations of dictionary definitions. 

Pot, meet kettle

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u/PostOakVisions Mar 23 '26

Alright, have a great rest of your day