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Exactly. I first heard the bull thesis from Michael Burry. Hardly a gambler. GME was comically over shorted in a console release year. Burry predicted a short s
by christophilus 6y ago
Exactly. I first heard the bull thesis from Michael Burry. Hardly a gambler. GME was comically over shorted in a console release year. Burry predicted a short squeeze way before WSB picked it up.
- gruez 6y ago>Exactly. I first heard the bull thesis from Michael Burry. Hardly a gambler. The problem with this argument is that there's always an "expert" that can justify your speculative positions.
- strulovich 6y agoBut we’re comparing it to a lottery. We can find plenty of experts rationalizing some stocks or history, all with convincing narratives. But can you find a expert explaining the numbers which came up in lottery last night with such a believable narrative (wrong or right)?
- gruez 6y ago> But can you find a expert explaining the numbers which came up in lottery last night with such a believable narrative (wrong or right)? Isn't that what fortune tellers are? The only difference is that most people know that trying to predict the lottery is bullshit, but most don't think that's the case for stocks despite evidence to the contrary (eg. that actively managed funds underperform passive funds on average).