Short excerpt from a YouTube video in which Ryan Daniel Moran reflects on his past belief in conspiracy theories, regrets the negative impact those beliefs had on his investing and long-term wealth, and encourages ignoring negativity and focusing on long-term building. The clip frames conspiracy theorists as having a societal role but criticizes adopting conspiratorial thinking personally.
I'm not mad at conspiracy theorists. Like, conspiracy theorists actually have a role in society. They, like, check the fringes and they keep government in check. I'm not mad at them. I'm mad at myself for believing that stuff in the past because I know what it cost me. And if I speak out against that faulty way of thinking and it helps somebody actually double down on investing and building something, then you completely change their life. I wish that the younger version of myself had ignored all the negativity and stopped thinking that he was smarter than everybody else and I just played long term because I'd be way richer today.
