Author: smartistone

The Elites

After a certain point, enough is enough of the whining about ‘the elites’. If ‘elites’ are supposed embody the barriers to happiness and freedom in an ‘ideal society’, one need not have have look very far to find them. The reality is, gatekeepers, barriers will always exist, and they are much closer to home than… Continue reading The Elites

Analysis of Mark Spitznagel Tail Hedging, Part 2

Part 1 From what I can glean from the links provided in part 1, Universa allocates approximately 1% of its capital on OTM (out-of-money) S&P 500 puts that expire in 70-90 days and have a ‘delta’ of .01 (at-the-money puts typically have a delta of .50). These are puts that are struck at strike prices… Continue reading Analysis of Mark Spitznagel Tail Hedging, Part 2

Hooey and Phooey from John C. Wright

Hooey and Phooey by John C Wright in which he criticizes the alt-right. And a response by Vox Day Safe as houses in which he defends Wright’s competence as an author despite their political differences. The problem is Mr. Wright puts himself on a moral high ground of infallibility…by not taking stance, he can avoid… Continue reading Hooey and Phooey from John C. Wright

Era of the Introvert, and the demise of ‘Careerism’

Over and over again, articles about following themes themes or topics, go viral: -Being alone, the benefits of being alone, etc. -Introversion, introverts -Coping with being ‘average’, being ‘boring’, etc. Today’s viral article: How being alone may be the key to rest Could it be that what we really want, in order to rest, is… Continue reading Era of the Introvert, and the demise of ‘Careerism’

Reading list

Compiling a list of alt-right and NRx sites, as well other interesting sites Alfanl Bloody Shovel Social Matter Amerika Aurini Captain Capitalism Mike Cernovich Vox Day Pumpkin Person The Reformed Broker Slate Star Codex Bloomberg View Hacker News Freakonomics Others (they don’t update often) Mark Manson Legendary Peace Outlook Zen Melting Asphalt Philosophical Economics

Does Tail Hedging Work? It Depends

Lately there has been a lot of discussion about finance, and people want to know how to ‘protect themselves’ in a market crash, so as to be expected buzzwords such as ‘black swans’, ‘fat tails’, and ‘tail hedging’ are mentioned, topics popularized by Nassim Taleb, who became something of a legend akin to the 21st.… Continue reading Does Tail Hedging Work? It Depends

Introverts, again

Another article about introverts: Am I Introverted, or Just Rude? In a probably inevitable extension of nerd culture, the Dale Carnegie image of gregarious success was shattered by stories of powerful, successful people sitting quietly in meetings and substituting controlled online interactions for draining real world encounters. This part stuck out. Outside of social situations,… Continue reading Introverts, again