If I Were the Devil.”ref 5
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Lmfao
Come on, you can’t be serious!!??
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In our town there was anesthesiologist named Dr. Moneymaker. No joke!
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What a great Christmas present: Dave Collum’s YIR! A real favorite of mine, too. Took me 2 sit downs. Even my husband knows not to bother me when I’m reading the YIR.
Had several laughs out loud and of course, a couple of those profound “we are fucked” moments.
I’m with Chris, scored a 42.
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Post Script: Always wondered what happened to the final chapter from last year’s YIR. Not sure if I’m looking forward to that one this January; feeling a sense of dread.
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And no kiddin’, the local colorectal specialist is named Dr. Root. I’m glad we all agreed on the non-invasive “poop smear” test this year. Next year? Uh…
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At the peak of the Zerohedge bell curve, I stand without apology at an even 30.
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" Since the cost of feeding your family has not gone up, the bean counters say there is no inflation. The rub seems obvious to me: that 50% savings by downgrading to chicken from sirloin—substitution— should be offset to the penny by a 50% reduction in quality—hedonics. By this reckoning, substitution should always be reversed by hedonics. Ergo, substitution is economic nonsense created by a bunch of boobs."
Dave - this is brilliant! I’d never considered this, but it makes perfect sense.
Substitution is the exact offset of hedonics…of course it is.
Not sure how I missed this all these years…
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If you got a perfect CCTS of either zero or 60, get professional help. You have an unstable personality. A CCTS above 50 suggests you only spotted the explicit sanity checks; you are a loon but not necessarily at risk of harm to yourself or others. A score of 40–49 tags you as a World-class rabbit chaser. A CCTS of 20–39 places you in the Zerohedge bell curve. Below 20 means you are not a die-hard conspiracy theorist but occasionally spot oddities.
I scored 42, which puts me just above the Zero Hedge “norm”. Surprising … according to my family and friends, they think I’m off my rocker with suspicion. Good to know I’m in good company with so many astute observers of humanity.
Great article…
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Part 3 is my journey into the Heart of Darkness in which I have explored the darkest recesses of human depravity to understand otherwise-inexplicable matters of geopolitics. I promised it last year, but it wasn’t soup yet.
Dave, I wasn’t ready or able to take such evil in last year, but I am now. Reading it will be a challenge, but that doesn’t compare to living it while writing it.
BTW, I scored 44 and am very comfortable with this number.
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47 for me. Apparently, by Dave Collum’s scale, I’m on the edge of being somewhat crazy. Fine. I am what i “yam”.
Barry
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Seek immediate help from your nearest conspiracy theorist.
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38 for me
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I love this part - what a concise summary!
It turns out stolen elections have consequences, as do fraudulently blown market bubbles.
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36 for me
İ love reading your YİR, Dave. Especially your comments about Ithaca which was my homebase for years.
Looking forward to next parts!
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“foundered”
My halibut thanks you for that…
“and the healthcare profession killed people.”
News update: “and vice versa.”
37’s not bad, right?
Merry Christmas to All!
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I know I know but it’s a freakin’ complex system and it will defy you for an indeterminate frustrating surprising and damning length of time!
39 was my score
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| Question | Self Assessment |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 |
| 28 | 1 |
| 29 | 2 |
| 30 | 2 |
| Total | 42 |
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