You have a pretty different view on the stock market than I do. The only "smart" people I see involved in the whole thing, as far as I can tell, are the ones w

You have a pretty different view on the stock market than I do. The only "smart" people I see involved in the whole thing, as far as I can tell, are the ones writing algorithms that try to guess what the crowd is going to do (usually by looking at what they've previously done). (disclaimer: I work in the financial industry)