re: Why do people have an aversion to shorting stocks ?

“Whatever” is about the response I expected.

No one said it changed the fact you made money. But you didn’t short any stock. You bought an inverse ETF.

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doesn't know the difference in shorting a stock vs inverse ETF, but it was totally logic and not luck

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Semantics much ?

Saying "I shorted" was more efficient and to the point than saying "I purchased SSPC which is an inverse leveraged ETF that mirrors the performance of SPCX negatively at 2X".
Had I said all that you would have complained "Why didn't you just say you shorted it".

You sound butthurt that you've lost your arse on SPCX while I've tripled my money.

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while I've tripled my money.

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Congrats on your $300 bucks!
Kidding… sort of

I think what’s cringey, somewhat not believable about your post is you waited until SPCX is trading below it’s IPO price before you posted that you bought this inverse leveraged ETF when SPCX was trading at $220.

Was this a one off trade or do you trade like this regularly?

What other bold trades do you currently have you can share with us?
It would be more believable if you made this post when SPCX was trading at/near $220

I don't want to make money off of another person's misfortunes. You're betting against the success of a business. That's trashy.

Sports gambling is different, tho.

Buying Puts is doing the same thing with infinitely less risk. With emphasis on the word infinitely

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That’s great for you but you didn’t short SPCX. You speculated with an inverse ETF. It’s not the same. It’s not relevant to SPCX but if you short a stock with a dividend you actually have to pay the dividend to the other investors. Shorting is a whole different ball game than speculating with inverse ETFs.

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I agree with this sentiment wholeheartedly.

I get irrationally angry every time I hear someone say they intend to short a stock they don’t like. When asked for their gameplan they ignore you, or they reference a Yieldmax fund.