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I am an investor only out of necessity: the dominant religion of my birth country is capitalism, so unless I want to end up impoverished and beholden to morons I have to play the money game that so many people make the center of their lives. In reality, even though I get a little boost of adrenaline when my APPL rises a bit or I sell AMZN at a higher price than I paid, I think the whole investment game is totally meaningless and stupid. I get much more true pleasure out of fixing my car, playing with my child, sailing a boat, or playing my guitar. Quasi-sociopathic douche bags like Mitt Romney run the world, but they are so limited. My only conclusion is that their penises are at least figuratively so small that the only way they feel good is by winning over others, and then justifying their winnings by creating a pseudo-morality.

There was a time when there was room for actual workers, as well as academic or creative types-- the "priestly advisor class" as some have labelled it. But now we have only trust-fund hippies and moronic suburban white guys and TV stars whose banker-dads got them in the door.

Go ahead, tell me what you really think.

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