Bitcoin continues to implode as predicted and right on time, falling below 19,000. And also as predicted earlier, on a 3-month timeframe Bitcoin (black) is still massively lagging 3x tech ETFs (blue and yellow) and Tesla (green): The only difference between now and 2 weeks go is that ARKK is outperforming the 3x funds, but… Continue reading Bitcoin and Gold Both Fail Miserably as Hedges, Investments
Month: September 2022
Censorship probably does work
I saw this article about the alleged futility of censorship They’re Just Going to Start a New Hate Site, Obviously I think Freddie is coming across as blasé or out of touch. It’s the trendy intellectual thing to believe that ‘individuals cannot make a difference’ or that ‘powerful people don’t know what they are doing’.… Continue reading Censorship probably does work
The left’s self-own
The purging of the alt/dissident-right from social media, such as on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter from 2017-2021 created a huge vacuum that was filled by civic nationalists. Strategically this has worked against the left, because civic nationalists tend to be more effective in terms of engagement and politics compared to other brands of conservatism, which… Continue reading The left’s self-own
Europe’s Lost Decade (the crisis is overseas, not here!)
I’m sure many are familiar with the so-called ‘lost decade’, in which Japan’s economy and stock market stagnated for over a decade, starting in the early ’90s when its bubble economy burst, and continuing until around 2010. But many European countries are also having a lost decade, which has gotten far less media coverage. France,… Continue reading Europe’s Lost Decade (the crisis is overseas, not here!)
Elite overproduction not that big of a deal, yet
I don’t why there is so much interest in ‘elite overproduction’. It’s topic that has captivated the intellectual-web over the past year especially, probably due to a convergence of societal factors like Covid and gen-z. My own take is broken down into four parts, which I discuss in the earlier post Who are the elite,… Continue reading Elite overproduction not that big of a deal, yet