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Posting screenshots of high returns from zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options is essentially a highly misleading display of "survivorship bias," which easily lures others into a gambling mindset.

From psychological and communication perspectives, this behavior has the following negative impacts on others:

1. Creating "The Illusion of Easy Money"

The most attractive aspect of 0DTE options is their Gamma effect—an investment of $1,000 could potentially turn into $10,000 within two hours.

• The Misleading Nature of Screenshots: Screenshots only capture the 1% moment of successful doubling, while hiding the 99% process of total loss.

• Consequence: Viewers (especially novices) develop the illusion: "If he can do it, so can I." They see not risk, but a shortcut to class mobility.

2. Distorted Risk Perception

Normal investment logic is based on probabilistic advantages from fundamental or technical analysis. 0DTE options, however, are a negative expected value (EV < 0) game most of the time.

• Anchoring Effect: When others see your posted "100x returns," their psychological anchor shifts from "steady 10% annual growth" to "doubling in a day."

• Consequence: They start to view traditional dollar-cost averaging or value investing as "too slow, too stupid," abandoning defense and going all-in on high-risk assets.

3. Triggering "Fear of Missing Out" (FOMO)

When someone in a community frequently posts screenshots of massive option gains, it creates a toxic atmosphere of anxiety.

• Social Comparison: Seeing peers or fellow investors making big money with "0DTE" makes originally disciplined traders doubt their own strategies.

• Consequence: This anxiety drives others to force open positions in order to "catch up," ultimately shifting from investment to pure gambling.

The "Game Trap" Between Posters and Viewers

Behavior: Reality:

Post 100x returns --- Likely a lucky break after 10 total losses.

Only post gains, not drawdowns --- Account volatility is huge, mindset is already imbalanced.

Hundreds of times leverage --- Zero margin for error, pure probability game.

Conclusion: This is an "Unintended Evil"

Although the poster may only intend to share joy or seek validation, objectively, this indeed serves the function of **"gambling recruitment"**:

1. It trivializes the seriousness of trading: Making trading look like a video game level clear, rather than a brutal capital game.

2. It masks the professional barrier: 0DTE options require extremely high market sense, execution, and stop-loss discipline. Novices imitating without proper training are almost certain to fail.

3. It establishes a flawed feedback mechanism: Encouraging people to pursue the "heart-racing" thrill, which is precisely the root of gambling addiction.