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But term is all relative, long term means something different for everyone.
A four week t-bill has the same term as a hugely out of the money long call on a meme stock, and yet one is a tried and true investment strategy and the other is very clearly gambling.
The difference isn’t the time, it’s the risk profile.
I know too many people whose dogs and cats died from getting run over.
Also, I was bit in the face by an off leash dog as a child, went to the hospital, they had to stitch my lips back together.
A “well trained dog” is very subjective and requires a well disciplined person, and a “well trained dog” can still get confused, scared, or angry.
It’s like saying seatbelts are absurd because a good driver doesn’t crash.