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George might have been a part of the script, it is also possible that George suffered a real financial setback, in either case the result is body on the field. In his thread messages George noted losses of 30%, at a later date closer to 60% and in the end he was still holding paper. If the script didn't have a protagonist like George it wouldn't be a very good script, George is a lot like every one of us.
The people who listened to George were victims, that is certain. Every reader who lost money by believing in George and emulating George likely lost 30%, then later on 60% and in the end they were still holding paper. The product that George purchased and sold to others was belief. It was packaged well, which speaks to the script writer, and there was a script, oh yes, there was a script. It is very evident in retrospect that George ignored some compelling reasons to question his part in the story that was being written. The story would end with many bodies being laid out, most anonymous readers and investors who listened at the wrong time to the wrong person. There is a parallel between our investments of money and time and our digital health. Wealth drives leisure, leisure is necessary for digital growth, it is the chlorophyll of the new land. We are driven here by wealth, not large handfuls of cash so much as regular meals, home computers and leisure time, it is our perception of wealth that is the key to understanding our lives here and the role wealth might play in our eventual cyberdeath.
Whether George W. Bigelow intended to leave us with anything at the end of his journey might be a source of endless debate, for others. I am certain that regardless of George's intentions he left a record of value in the new land for all who choose to realize that virtually every last thing we cherish here fits the description that Timbo laid out so many years ago, easily assembled, made out of cardboard. |
