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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
Absolutely not - Option are not and never will be 'investing'. One of the first lessons that Buffett wants you to understand is to make difference between 'investing' and 'speculation'. Investing is aiming to preserve your initial capital more than aiming to get massive gains on your capital. Thus, options fit perfectly to the 'speculation' spectrum as the biggest motivation to buy options is gainz.

gpt
Contrary to most trades done here with options (YOLO!), the purpose of options is risk reduction and insurance. You can e.g. buy puts on the market to hedge against a market down turn. Sell calls to reduce your risk of owning stock. Both strategies give up some of your profit to achieve a risk reduction. Just because you can use options as your personal pocket casino does not mean you should.