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pat_k

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18. The market is an all-in bet on the magnificent 10 and AI.

Reply to GusBob (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 03:39 PM

Apr 8

Last edited Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:33 PM - Edit history (1)

It's completely decoupled from reality.

As long as the regime keeps shoveling billions of our tax dollars into the unregulated AI takeover of government functions, and as long as the companies that dominate the indexes keep up their unregulated, incestuous, circular financing deals to artificially inflate values, the indexes will continue to be a "reality-free" zone

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The stock market is currently polishing his knob GusBob Apr 8 #1

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Oh FFS Blue Owl Apr 8 #2

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