OT, re: Failing to provide for other's needs is not what is typically referred to as "extermination"
OK, what do you think of this example:
In the 1800s, the British ruled Ireland. The English wrote the rules, controlled trade, owned the land, and generally ran things for their own benefit. The Irish sullenly submitted to this, because the Brits killed a lot of Irish every time the Irish complained. Then the potato crop failed. Not many people realise this, but, during the famine, Ireland continued to export food. Potatoes, grown on English-owned land, were fed to pigs, which were sent overseas to market. This continued while the population of Ireland, through famine and emigration, went from 8 to 3 million.
The Ayn Rand philosophy is a rationalization of the attitude, "I am not my brother's keeper".
On topic: today, I looked over all the good deals available in techland, and doubled my QCOM position. I still am not sure whether the cycle is over in semi-equips. But I am sure the cycle is not over in wireless communication (or, rather, it isn't a cyclical industry). So, for the moment, I am just watching AMAT. There is a large possibility I will wait too long. But, with these stocks, it's better to not buy, than to buy far too early (or far too late). Since I'm uncertain, I'll just do nothing. |
