OK, I don't watch this guy's stuff all the time but he seems smart and he shines light on bullshit. This video is about a youtuber Cody "Whistlin' Diesel" allegedly day trading with some guy named Alex. As you can imagine, Alex is selling a scam.

FOREX is no joke and there is apparently an entire industry of people scamming financial newbies with prop accounts. That's terrifying. If you're thinking about your money and want to make some quick, please avoid this bullshit.

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[–] 35 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I don't really know who needs to hear this, but don't get your financial advice from random YouTubers unless you're happy to lose every penny involved with actioning that advice.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Whistlin’ Diesel is friends with, and defends, the Paul brothers. You don’t need to know any more than that to not trust his opinions (whether they’re ill-intentioned or not).

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    When he went to Europe for a indestructible Toyota truck video he was wearing a MAGA hat.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Doesn’t surprise me lol. One look at the channel and you could make an educated guess on where he lands on the political spectrum, but I try not to judge based solely on stereotypes. I only watched a handful of videos and after he defended his friendship with one of the Paul brothers (I forget which one) is when I decided there were better YT’ers to support with my views. Thank you for confirming my suspicions though.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, he's a moron but he knows (or used to know) how to massage diesel trucks to make them go VROOOOOOM

    I watched that dude's channel back in the day but then he went woke or something so I don't like him anymore. Just kidding, I quit watching when the content went away from GearTube and into Sponsored by Monster Energy.

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  • [–] 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The golden rule of money making tips: if this was a successful way to make money, why are they selling it to you instead of just using it to make money?

    The two most likely answers:

    1. They're making more money selling the idea than the idea generates
    2. (Far more likely) It's a scam

    Why are they introducing competition to their scheme? Why did they waste time building a sales deck and presentation when they could have been making money? If selling you money making tips is more profitable, how much money is there to be made?

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    The golden rule of money making tips: if this was a successful way to make money, why are they selling it to you instead of just using it to make money?

    This was my turning point on scams ala Robert kiasaki Kiyosaki and Rich dad Poor dad paid conventions. If you're making so much money doing it, why the fuck are you creating competition for yourself!

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Yes, a hundred times this. People are always inventing new bullshit to scam the people who are just coming up and haven't been taught lessons like this. Making a $500 mistake is really nothing in the grand scheme but when I watched this video I realized people could be on the hook for $10k or $150k or even $300k if their credit was good enough.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    I'm really confused as to how this is news to anyone, but I guess I appreciate you getting the word out.

    But yeah.... don't take financial advice from WhistlinDiesel... noted?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Those pinned comments sure are something.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Forex is legit service, but a sucker is born every minute.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    I will never forgive coffee for his hit-piece on Kurzgesagt.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Huh, weird. Youtubers gonna drama I suppose? I'd never heard about that before.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    because it doesn't seem to have happened, seeing as how the source provided is for a "coffeebreak" and the guy has a different face than coffeezilla

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Wikipedia:

    Stephen Findeisen (born 1993 or 1994),[2][3] better known as Coffeezilla, is an American YouTuber and cryptocurrency journalist who is known primarily for his channel in which he investigates and discusses online scams, usually surrounding cryptocurrency, decentralized finance and internet celebrities.[4] Before Coffeezilla, Findeisen was active on YouTube with the channel Coffee Break between 2017 and 2020, but, recently, he has been more active on his second channel, voidzilla.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    It is the same guy. Old video. Channels are Coffeezilla, voidzilla and coffeebreak.

    Wikipedia:

    Stephen Findeisen (born 1993 or 1994),[2][3] better known as Coffeezilla, is an American YouTuber and cryptocurrency journalist who is known primarily for his channel in which he investigates and discusses online scams, usually surrounding cryptocurrency, decentralized finance and internet celebrities.[4] Before Coffeezilla, Findeisen was active on YouTube with the channel Coffee Break between 2017 and 2020, but, recently, he has been more active on his second channel, voidzilla.

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