The Gap Down Will Be Glorious

What sort of psychopath (Bridgewater) is on CNBC right now? This guy is talking about being ‘brutally honest’ with employees, when in fact we all know that is a fucking disastrous recipe for creating an environment filled with assholes. Humans are sensitive beings. Many need to be coddled and their egos pumped up, in order to operate effectively. By creating a work atmosphere of unchecked honesty, you invite assholes telling you in the morning that “your tie looks gay” or “you are looking a bit fat, hun, about the face and ass.”

Who needs that shit before coffee?

Frankly, I don’t get the idea of expressing ‘true feelings’ in the open. The workplace was invented for liars, for the benefit of hucksters, in order to promote inter-office back stabbing and betrayal. Thus far, since the industrial revolution, this policy of concealment and plotting has worked wonders for the US economy. Why mess with a winning formula?

Let the games begin.

Futures are gapping down and european markets suck. You are expected to fear the unknown, the black abyss that awaits you in October. There are black swans hiding everywhere, readying to ravage your brokerage accounts and break up your tenuous marriages. The ADP numbers were good. But that data is completely fictitious and is generated randomly, by rogue computers.

As of this moment, right now, I look forward to absorbing a few losses in order to liven up the place. We’ve had it good for too long and some of you need to be woken up.