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.

Liars and Fools

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The majority of the pop from yesterday’s completely-made-up story by Trump that they were having “strong talks” (seriously, is English this guy’s second language?) with Iran have already disappeared. The fact that 100% of the pop isn’t gone is just ridiculous, but also a testament that there’s always some chunk of people so brain-dead they’ll actually believe the beast.

Still, it’s heartening to see the lie has been largely unwound.

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Crumbling Like Adobe

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Human beings around the world are REJOICING that Adobe, a company mostly known for overpriced subscriptions which are virtually impossible to cancel, is getting destroyed. It is down 65% from 2021 during one of the most stupid bull markets in history, so its true value is probably 95% lower than its peak. Its lifetime trendline is broken, and even though I have no position, I am delighted to see this pig get laid waste.