Specifics of stock trading?

I’ve been noticing a huge crossover lately between the friends I used to play online strategy games with and the people who are now heavily into retail stock trading. It seems like the younger generation treats the financial market almost like a massive multiplayer game, complete with online communities, leaderboards, and rapid decision-making. Is it just a coincidence, or are modern investment apps intentionally copying elements from the gaming world to change how we interact with money?