"The only thing about the Situation that gave Stencil satisfaction was that
his theory explained it." --Thomas Pynchon, V. (quoted from memory)
I myself have too much money in the goddamn market to celebrate when it
tanks. --jks
>
>2. There is a sense in which "bad news" can appropriately be received with
>satisfaction, if not joy. That is when the bad news confirms our grasp on
>reality in the face of relentless 'optimistic' disinformation telling us
>we're assholes for not celebrating the official fables.
>
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