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Does Mark Spitbznagel run a hedge fund, perchance?

It’s never a surprise to hear bad news from people who make money from bad news.

Does Mark Spitbznagel run a hedge fund

Well yes, it's in the actual title of the article.

I wrote the comment before I clicked on the link.

I wrote the comment before I clicked on the link.

yes, and it shows. This is an example of why it's generally a bad idea.

But I was perfectly correct!

I saw the super doom and gloom headline and thought “hedge funds trying to engineer a crash”.

But I was perfectly correct!

So what? Are you saying that it was obvious, or that your comment added nothing unless you haven't even glanced at the article? I think both are true.

A better, less "low effort" comment would be e.g. "On checking the article, I had no surprise that it says that Mark Spitznagel runs a hedge fund, because ..."

or a gold bug, who gives bad news but never makes money from any macroeconomic environment

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