Yes, Anthony@Pacific, here are the satirical words of another poster from early on in the NPEC thread that epitomize the aforementioned slippery praetorian:
...did I ever tell you what a great investor I am? No? Well, let me
consume a few hundred posts telling you of my wonderous investment
ability. I will list all of my investments, my percent gains, and amaze
you with my knack for boring the hell out of people with how great I
think I am. Yes, I'll talk down to you, but for your own good! You, and
those like you, who invest part of your capital in risky penny stocks,
need to hear what I have to say! In fact, you may actually die from lack
of exposure to my glistening, glowing, bright light of knowledge and
wisdom!!! I will be sure to use terms like "tout" and "neophite"
continuously. I will proclaim my greatness and shout from the rooftops
how I warned investors in advance about stocks before they dropped. I AM
THE ANTI-HYPE!! Bow down before me, you pathetic, huddled masses of
drunken street gamblers. I will save you from yourselves, as I am the
saviour of the investment world. Listen to me! Listen to me! I am
important! I know everything! I am great! I am oh, so interesting, too.
I'm the life of the party! People can't get enough of the many stories
from my illustrious experience trading stocks!
Wow, it feels so great to be a ranting know-it-all dork! Hey, I won't
have any friends, but the false boost it gives my self esteem is just
too hard to pass up. |
