It's like an oasis. A calm in the storm. Some place I can find rational people.
But throughout the day, as I'm passing the time as I'm watching trades? I visit other forums. That can be a really bad idea. Because I run into morons. The "End of the world" types. So I guess you could say that in reality
I do it to myself. Some of these places are nothing but vBulletin junk forums. But I believe in spreading sound education in regards to investments. Make it as fun as possible. But throw something out there to help. And what do I run into? Post after post of "Zeitgist" crap - and how Ben Berneke is actually the Beast of Revelation.
I feel like throttling them and screaming: "We've been in MUCH worse spots folks! It's not the end of the world. Jesus hasn't shown up (yet) to take it all down - so SHUT UP!!"
The sort of fear I'm seeing out there IS what causes a crash. A stock market crash is NOT AN ECONOMIC PHENOMENON! IT'S A PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENON!! Our current economic situation won't cause a crash. FREAKING OUT WILL! And we've been in much worse spots. But our current "fear sensational" culture? Is just spiraling.
So in the end? I just end up blowing up. I had a 10th grade Architecture teacher. Mr. Jabe. He was 27. Really cool guy. But we were High Schoolers. We gave him a ton of crap. Every once in a while - when we had gotten to be too much for him? He'd lose it.
"You can all sit down, and shut up. I've had about all I can take. So you get to listen to me rant, on the K. Jabe Gospel Hour. What is it with you guys? . . . . ."
And off he'd go. For the full hour. Decrying the lunacy that was going on around him.
I understand Mr. Jabe now - so much better. I had my own little "Gospel Hour" today.