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Maxey retweeted
I spent hours studying balance sheets, credit spreads and AI valuations.
Then this gentleman arrived with a compelling counterargument.
I’ve cancelled my research subscriptions, fired the analysts and put him in charge of risk management.
We’re launching a hedge fund on Monday.
Maxey retweeted
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
Maxey retweeted
There’s a weird shift happening with Gen X right now.
We did everything we were told would make us successful.
Worked hard.
Stayed loyal.
Put our heads down.
Became dependable.
Built careers.
Bought homes.
Raised families.
Created lives that looked great on paper.
We did what society said we were supposed to do.
And for a long time, we believed the reward would be waiting at the end.
But now a lot of us are in our 40s and 50s looking around and thinking:
“I don’t want to do this forever.”
It’s not that we’ve lost our work ethic.
We still want money.
We still have ambition.
We still want to build things and achieve goals.
What’s changed is our definition of success.
These days, success looks less like another promotion and more like freedom.
Freedom to choose how we spend our days.
Freedom to say no.
Freedom to be present with the people we love.
Freedom to wake up without feeling like our lives are owned by a calendar.
Because after decades of trading time for money, many of us have realized something important:
Money can be earned again.
Time can't.
And once you understand that, you stop chasing status and start chasing your life back.
The entire system - equities, crypto, bonds - is disconnected from price discovery. It's all managed flows and selective storytelling.
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Congratulations on curing cancer, ending world hunger and securing peace around the globe...I can't believe markets aren't higher....
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Trading something you know is fraudulent, in a system you know is manufactured, to accumulate something you know is just numbers on a screen — all in hopes it eventually converts to something that feels real and free.
All while spending the one thing you're trying to buy
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“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!"
-Matthew 5:43-44
Once you see through the noise, you see both sides are just projecting their own fears…there’s no point in picking a camp. The collective blame game is little more than everyone dumping their anxieties on each other, calling it truth, and convincing themselves they’re right. When you spot the cycle for what it is, joining in feels pointless…like participating in a group delusion.
Eventually, stepping back becomes psychological self-preservation, and all those strong opinions are just personal projections dressed up as political conviction. What they package as debate is really two people mirroring their insecurities, mistaking fear for fact. Continuing on with that routine only feeds the beast and keeps people stuck in a loop…
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