Too Long; Didn't Read
Every traditional media outlet and its compatriots, the ones who get paid to voice the traditional media opinion are bashing Robinhood. It is not just about the gamified features in Robinhood or the halt in trading sessions that is attracting this. It is a reflection of the unconscious bias towards different generations, different non-media classes by a particular segment of the status quo against another segment. The success of Robinhood has some obvious wins for the regular guy which this status quo chooses to ignore because they are self-chosen moral arbiters of what is right and what is wrong.