People are treating SpaceX like a guaranteed lottery ticket
u/Zlothy1 ·
Reddit — r/stocks
· June 11, 2026 at 16:30
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The author warns that retail investors are treating SpaceX as a guaranteed "lottery ticket," expecting overnight riches despite the company being private and valuations uncertain.
Thesis: Hype around Elon Musk and SpaceX is irrational; investors are ignoring financials, risks, and access barriers.
Quality assessment: Noise / opinion piece with no data or research backing; lacks fundamental or technical analysis.
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Maybe it’s just me but people are acting insane over SpaceX.
I talk to investors all day and some of these people really think SpaceX is gonna make them rich overnight. They’re calling nonstop asking how to get shares like it’s some secret lottery ticket. Some of them are talking about retiring themselves, retiring their kids, paying off everything, all from buying a few shares.
The thing is nobody even knows if they’re getting shares. Most retail investors probably aren’t getting shit. Yet people are already counting money that doesn’t exist.
And honestly I kinda feel bad. Some of these older people can barely use a computer but they’re spending hours trying to figure this stuff out because they think it’s guaranteed money.
Elon got people thinking he’s a damn god. Doesn’t matter what the valuation is, doesn’t matter what the financials look like, doesn’t matter what the risks are. If Elon is attached to it, people think it literally can’t fail.
Maybe SpaceX ends up being a great investment, maybe it crashes hard after all the hype. Nobody knows.
I just think it’s wild watching people lose their minds over something that isn’t even public yet. The amount of people treating this thing like free money is crazy as hell.