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@cstross the thing is, the big money knows it's BS or, at least, doesn't care if it's BS. They'll get in early, ride the hype wave and then try to cash out before it all falls apart.
"The stock markets are a way for everyone to participate in owning a company and promote growth." Is nonsense. The markets have become casinos and are disconnected from the economy.
@mitch very nice, ty
for some reason, escalator videos make me think of @deviantollam
@stux unfortunately, I'm not sure that using profanity still works. I did a search for "What the fuck is <actual query>" and the sparkling autocarrot snippet started with something like "In spite of your colorful language <actual query> is ..."
I will, however, try the fucking flag. (So many ways to parse that last sentence.)