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.

Best Posts of 2022 (1 of 6)

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Preface to All Six Segments: At the end of each year, I take hours to go through the thousands of posts from the year to gather together what I consider the very best of them. I urge you to read them, since these are the best-of-the-best, and frankly I’m surprised not only how excellent they are but how amazing the predictions turned out to be. Slope truly is the greatest undiscovered gem on the Internet, and I’m glad you’re here to make it possible. Click on any title to read the accompanying post (those marked PREMIUM remain accessible strictly to Gold and Platinum members, God bless ’em).

  • Dead-Eyed Flambé – Reflections on how people sit in restaurants staring at their phones.
  • I Understand – My response to a person outraged at the political discussion on Slope.
  • Jim’s Unlucky Number – The inimitable Jim Cramer offers up seven utter losers to his viewers.
  • Our Island Nation – I go Winston Churchill in order to inspire the bears to keep faith.
  • Incomprehensible – Some lengthy reflections on the nature of evil.
  • Better Laid Than Never – The eternal “high-speed rail” project in California.
  • Bloxheads – Watching the young lads over at /wallstreetbets get destroyed.
  • Post-Woke Culture – I’d say the title of this post pretty much says it all.

Once a year, I offer a deep discount on memberships. Slope is a ridiculous bargain to start with, but some people just need an extra nudge. This sale ends promptly on the 31st, so grab it while you can. Click here for Gold with a lifetime 50% discount and here for Platinum on the same insane terms. I mean, give me a break. My UTILITY bill alone was $1,411 last month. You can afford a few bucks, for Christ’s sake.

I Was There

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I don’t get out much. There are a few reasons for this, but the main one is that I don’t need to. I like my life. I like my work. I like my home. I don’t feel the need to distract myself with sporting events, concerts, and the like. In fact, I hate crowds, and I can’t stand the nuisances of going to some big-ass event with the long lines, the securities, and the strangers. No thank you.

I made an exception during the weekend, because a dear friend of mine invited me to join a couple of his buddies to see Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock. The tickets were $340 (and they were the cheap seats!!) but I jumped at the chance.

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SBF Testimony Drinking Game

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One tidbit of news today is that man-child Samuel Bankman-Fried has apparently agreed to testify in front of Congress next Tuesday. Like many of you, I hadn’t really even heard of this guy until about five weeks ago, and now he’s the best-known crypto figure in the world. I mean, let’s put it this way – – when Michael Saylor comes across as the prudent and conservative sage of a particular industry, you know something is seriously screwed up. In any event, I’ve listened to enough of SBF’s interviews (which he has doled out over the past few weeks at the rate of about one every seven minutes) to catch on to his patterns. I’d like to offer below a fun little drinking game so you can more fully participate in the Congressional event. With apologies to your liver………..

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