Well this was sad to read over on ZH – – – although it makes total sense:
Was he caught embezzling? Did he lose everyone’s money? Not at all. The man simply recognized the fact that this “market” is untradeable, so he shut down the shop. To many a man, one’s work is his life, and without the work, the life might as well go too. Even the ZH comment section, probably one of the cruelest places on the planet outside of a North Korean prison, had this kind of sentiment:
Look, if you and I sit down to play a game of Monopoly……….but I just play by my own rules in which I can grab a sheet of paper and write numbers on it and create new play money so that I win every time.……..you’re going to quit playing. And why would you do that? Because it’s dull. There’s no skill. There’s no challenge. There’s no excitement. It’s just a goddamned waste of time. So, like the father of two listed above did in the ultimate way, you just decide to quit the game. Because it’s not a game anymore. It’s an illusion.
