Monday, March 2, 2009

The Stock Market

The stock market is a magical place where a bunch of rich douchebags go to make believe they're exchanging actual money all day. It's kind of like Second Life or WoW except whenever these guys freak out or panic the whole planet suffers and not just their magician's guild or whatever. It seems strange that such an important thing to our economy can be so affected by emotions but what do I know, I just write poetry. Anyway, hot stock tips for today and the next few years: buy stocks in fast food, cigarettes, cheap alcohol, guns, coffins, pessimism; avoid stocks in American spirit, American pride, American anything, really.

RATING: 25%, 23%, 27%, 16%...

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bad Attitude! Have you never been to Minyanville?

John said...

All monetary economics are make-believe economics. The little pieces of paper that you'd have in your wallet if you had a job aren't any more intrinsically valuable than the ones and zeroes they're moving around at the stock exchange. An economy is basically a bunch of promises or illocutionary acts. If you're playing poker, the statement, "One eyed Jacks are wild" is "make believe", but that doesn't mean they're not "really" wild. Of course, if your promises aren't worth anything, then your currency falls in value. That's what Henry IV 1 and 2 and Henry V are about.

Basically, what we need is a big war with France.

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

holy fuc* intneret jon i feel like im crazy baked and trippin ballz out of my brain

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

wat is the matrix

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

did yall ever read chomsky

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

i feel like the abiss is staring back and that abiss is inteneredt jon

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

its like ayn rand sai

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

ps my fav. part of i. jons quote:

"if you had a job" ha!

Chris said...

I think Glenn has the worst attitude of any American.

You're so ready to be a citizen.

Viking Andrew said...

By the by, Internet John: Thanks for the R3 Facebook page. Great work.

Now, get back to masturbating to Hume.

laurie said...

I'm really glad I've taken a shitload of bankruptcy law classes in law school so I can (hopefully) profit from everyone else's misery.

Anonymous said...

This could be turned around if people would only get off their butts, stop reading R3, and get out there and shop until you have a lifetime supply of shoes and underwear.

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

how com i wasnt invited to r3 on facbook :((((((( is it b/c yall were afraid id spoil bioshock again or is it b/c glens still being abig baby about getting bioshock spoild

LoCo said...

Homey you sound like a victim of bioshock yourself.

Time's up! In and out in five minutes, like an MIT frat boy.

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

i dont think i understood that comnet

laurie said...

I think I went on a date with an MIT frat boy last night...

Chris said...

I miss LipStickMom123. She was one bangin' hot bitch.

Walter Benjamin and the Mechanical Reproductions (the band) said...

whose lipsick mom 123

LipstickMom123 said...

Here I am kiddo!