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Warpy

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5. Anybody who tries to predict what a mob will do next
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 12:31 PM
Jan 2021

in the short term is asking for trouble, and what's going on the stock market right now is fueled by mob psychology,

It will be hilarious if a company named "Game Stop" that was overhyped by investors on Reddit is what starts a major collapse. Oh, I'll get nailed by it, but I'll still get a laugh out of it. I've always expected it to start in the derivatives casino by a few ridiculously fattened plutocrats who suddenly realize it's all based on air and wishful thinking.

I remember crazy shit like this in 1998 up to the 2000 fiasco, co-irkers giving each other hot tech startup tips. I sat on my hands, which turned out to be the smart thing to do. Who knew? That's the problem with this stuff, nobody knows until it's all over.

I think we're in for a wild couple of weeks. Other than that, dunno. Warnings are certainly out there. They just never mention the time scale, and if they do, they're wrong.

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