Allow me to introduce you to a ticker symbol you may not know. In fact, let’s have ol’ dimwit himself do the introducing. Take it away, Eric!
And the Brand Played On
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Financialization
Here’s an eye-popping chart: the volume of futures this century. As you can see, with the exception of a post-financial crisis lull spanning 2009-2015, it’s been amazing.
Eyeballs and Subscribers
I can relate to this chart…………here we have Spotify, with nearly half a billion free users (they have to see ads) which contribute a mere 6% of profits. Then we have a much smaller group of folks who actually pay for the service and constitute 94% of profits. Kind of like Slope, except that the split is 0% and 100%, since I decided years ago not to sully my beloved website with advertisements for denture cleaners and shoe lifts.
Good Decision, Bad Decision
I hope whomever it was at American Eagle decided to pay Sydney Sweeney to be their spokesmodel is being amply rewarded, because………..it worked.
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