> Sometimes they're buying an index fund because they don't have the time to research individual stocks and sometimes it's their pension investing

Then they should buy a broad-market fund. The kinds in which new issues are a tiny fraction or, if it’s following something like the S&P 500, not included at all. Following the Nasdaq 100 and then complaining it has too many risky tech plays is a bit silly.

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alistairSH 39 minutes ago | parent [-]

Then they should buy a broad-market fund.

Like a Russell 1000 fund? Oh wait...

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JumpCrisscross 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

> Like a Russell 1000 fund?

Yes. A fund that doesn’t choose what is and isn’t a good investment. Total market means total market.

If you don’t like that, the S&P 500 is bigger than those for a reason.

	▲	kasey_junk 31 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The reason you know the people complaining the most about this aren’t serious is that they don’t lead with crsp and vti. They did change their rules, they did it fairly specifically for spacex and it did drive inclusion in a major index fund (perhaps the biggest one). Now me personally, as a holder of vti I am good with the change and my included exposure to spacex. Further I think mostly complaining about the inclusion/exclusion of a single name in an index _defeats the point_. But for those decrying the shenanigans crsp and vti are the example to go with.
	▲	alistairSH 16 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Except Russell did change their rules in 2026. Yes, in theory to more closely represent the state of the market.