Well, yes, I do think it's about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
"Shorting" is o.k., but I was talking about "The Shorts."
That is, people who are drawn to this side of trading as their main style, or even profession. There have been psychological studies made of such persons. They have been found, commonly, to be anti-social loners, of high intelligence, but also of warped, over-inflated egos.
I think the validity of such studies is evident on the SI boards, notoriously the Clown-Killers, for example. These people do relish the misfortunes of others. They are firm believers in the acerbic observation that, "It is not enough that I succeed; my friends must also fail."
Anyway, being a "short" is like going to the ballpark to root against the home team. It's like praying for bad things to happen to other people, and then cheering when they do.
So it's easy to dislike them. Even fun.
Right now I'm not having fun in the market, so I'm trying to lighten up by writing stuff like this. Nothing personal.
Regards,
J.C. |
