by 68Camaro » Tue May 15, 2012 5:06 pm
Engineer wrote:beauanderos wrote:barrytrot wrote:I have noticed the average level of rage rising in the last few days. I don't think the people here like silver to be lower every single day.
You might be on to something there, Barry. Misplaced anger? We have no one tangible to blame (aside from the nebulous banksters) so instead our nerves, already brittle from seemingly never-ending consecutive down days, might be partly to blame for our in-fighting. This is just a bit of the mayhem (cyber version) that may soon ensue if the eurozone bedlam turns ugly.
I was looking for a house during the crash in '08, and the real estate forums were all raw nerves. If you pay attention, you can notice people going through the four stages of grief, and many of them start trolling when they get to the anger stage.
You may be onto something there. But much of the "counseling" here has been on buying for the long-haul, dollar cost averaging, counting your assets in ounces not USD, etc. I recognize the tendency, but people need to look at this as the best possible opportunity, rather than negative. The reality is this is a gift to us - make use of it!
In the game of Woke, the goal posts can be moved at any moment, the penalties will apply retroactively and claims of fairness will always lose out to the perpetual right to claim offense.... Bret Stephens
The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it. George Orwell.
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