I only trust investment discussion now when people show verified and accountable positions

This probably makes me sound cynical but I've stopped paying attention to any DD or stock recommendations unless I can see the person actually has skin in the game, I got burned too many times following what seemed like solid analysis only to find out the person was just guessing or already sold their position.

The anonymity thing that makes reddit great for most stuff makes it terrible for investing advice because there's zero accountability, someone can write a 10 paragraph bull case on some stock while secretly holding puts and you'd never know, and it happens constantly with pump and dumps and meme stocks.

I spend way more time now in places where people actually connect their brokerages and show real positions, and the difference in quality is night and day honestly, people think twice before hyping garbage when everyone can see they only own 3 shares, I've been mostly hanging out in blossom lately and the discussions feel way more honest because of it.

Maybe I'm being too harsh but at this point if you won't show your positions I'm just gonna assume you don't actually believe what you're saying, does anyone else feel this way or am I turning into a paranoid old man.