VTI or VOO is a choice that truly doesn’t matter. But the year is now 2026, and the S&P 500 is a long-outdated investment for buy & hold purposes.

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The author argues that US exceptionalism has ended, making VOO/VTI less attractive and favoring diversification outside the US.

VOO — AVOID The author contends VOO/VTI only worked while US exceptionalism held; the US now faces abnormal decline, brain drain, and loss of global status akin to 1930s Britain. He recommends diversifying outside the US rather than keeping all assets domestic.

VOO / VTI worked when the US was "normal." U.S. is now "Abby Normal" (per Young Frankenstein). Sum it up as the rapid loss of global status and what that does to brain drain and a million other small things. Think Britain in the 1930's, and follow that boat.

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Avoid US large-cap ETFs as US exceptionalism fades

The author contends VOO/VTI only worked while US exceptionalism held; the US now faces abnormal decline, brain drain, and loss of global status akin to 1930s Britain. He recommends diversifying outside the US rather than keeping all assets domestic.

This Reddit post, published January 02, 2026, features u/Greet-Filofficer discussing VOO. 1 trade idea extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: u/Greet-Filofficer · Tickers: VOO

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