tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2632279726712001850..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: Debt Rattle, July 31 2008: Oh Boy, Oh Boy!Ilargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56247171515771932532008-10-24T13:21:00.000-04:002008-10-24T13:21:00.000-04:00What Is Loan Modification And How It Can Help Home...What Is Loan Modification And How It Can Help Homeowners<BR/><BR/>We’re all experiencing hard times. The economy went down the drain and most of us can’t afford to pay our bills nor our homes. Credit card companies tightening up their regulations and so mortgage companies, so we can’t fix an adjustable interest rate to get a more affordable mortgage payment. Also some of us are loosing their jobsHard Money Lenders Direct in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257175826700717938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3504017074574445052008-10-07T19:14:00.000-04:002008-10-07T19:14:00.000-04:00I read 3 articles you wrote, it's good and can hel...I read 3 articles you wrote, it's good and can help lots of people out there.<BR/>The main problam of today is that people just don't have the knowledge to help them selves.<BR/>Good job.Hard Money Lenders Direct in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257175826700717938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-66695414356889460992008-08-02T15:23:00.000-04:002008-08-02T15:23:00.000-04:00To N.K.: Corporations are not evil they are amoral...To N.K.: Corporations are not evil they are amoral. There is no way to input social or personal morality into a dollar denominated equation; and can there be a more apt descripton of amorality than someone whose only and final consideration is dollars?<BR/>Governments - specially national governments - can and must inject morality and ethics into the social economy by effective regulation and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-12951953646320693712008-08-01T14:22:00.000-04:002008-08-01T14:22:00.000-04:00stoneleigh,"confidence" seems to be the word you w...stoneleigh,<BR/><BR/>"confidence" seems to be the word you would like everyone to pay attention to. but does the loss of confidence necessarily lead to the scarcity of money supply thus a deflation?<BR/><BR/>zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64617387661880265392008-08-01T14:12:00.000-04:002008-08-01T14:12:00.000-04:00ilargi,Straw Dogs is the best book I've read in a ...ilargi,<BR/><BR/><I>Straw Dogs is the best book I've read in a decade. Provided you care about what makes you behave the way you do, it's a excellent introduction into making you think about your behavior.</I><BR/><BR/>how about the "Know thyself" part mentioned a few days ago?<BR/><BR/>zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-7779391266296055592008-08-01T12:41:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:41:00.000-04:00Precisely, it is their perception of the environme...Precisely, it is their perception of the environment which orders their and our instinctive reaction and everything else too. <BR/>typoBigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67560046970831426842008-08-01T12:39:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:39:00.000-04:00Ilargi,“They won't be able to give you a rationali...Ilargi,<BR/><BR/>“They won't be able to give you a rationalization, other than an after the fact one. That is because reason doesn't guide their actions.”<BR/><BR/>Precisely, it is their <I>perception</I> of the environment which orders our instinctive reaction and everything else too. <BR/><BR/>What is it that causes the help impulse as opposed to the every one for themselves impulse?Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-69690360691784077362008-08-01T12:23:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:23:00.000-04:00"If people perceive a disaster, many of them will ...<I>"If people perceive a disaster, many of them will do lots of things that are not of direct benefit to themselves, for the larger group, i.e. not immediately genetically advantageous to themselves. This is a countervailing behavior to the genetic it is “all about me” thing. "</I><BR/><BR/>Group behavior doesn't contradict the human gene, and is indeed generally advantageous. The genetic thing Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48254522625939351372008-08-01T12:21:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:21:00.000-04:00I&S,Another new audience has linked to you htt...I&S,<BR/>Another new audience has linked to you http://cryptogon.com/?p=3228Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56684551849447849322008-08-01T12:14:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:14:00.000-04:00Kypat wrote: I picture Stoneleigh with a British a...Kypat wrote: <I>I picture Stoneleigh with a British accent and spectacles standing at a blackboard going over Elliot waves, charts of the Dow, investor psychology, and fractal analysis of markets to a listening audience.<BR/><BR/>Ilargi is in the audience and stands up and yells "Nonsense! This is all the greed of the Lords you peasants!"</I><BR/><BR/>It is a bit like that at our place. We have Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-71630783046994129742008-08-01T12:05:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:05:00.000-04:00Ambac Financial Group reduces CDO exposure"The pri...<A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080801/ambac_settlement.html" REL="nofollow"> Ambac Financial Group reduces CDO exposure</A><BR/>"The primary benefit of this agreement is that it eliminates uncertainty with respect to future losses related to this transaction," Michael Callen, Ambac's chairman and chief executive, said in a statement. "We view the final outcome as favorable in light of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30655049710668202062008-08-01T11:45:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:45:00.000-04:00RicIf I were a non-egoic, I would not respond to y...Ric<BR/>If I were a non-egoic, I would not respond to your writing. But, as an egoic, striving to become a non-egoic, I did enjoy reading it. Everything we are converging on may be related to what you have written, IMO. That is, a massive "undershoot" can prepare for the next round of human evolution. Cheap use of FF's has allowed for interbreeding of human DNA with DNA from remote parts of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58034632587784700382008-08-01T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:42:00.000-04:00Dopamine wrote: Money is like fat, a store of valu...Dopamine wrote: <I>Money is like fat, a store of value or proxy for some future claim on resources or energy. When it becomes widely perceived that the commons is truly finite and a rush ensues to grab as much from the commons as possible it will be found out that the commons has already been consumed and the stored fat (pensions, home equity) have also been devoured by those more worldly.</I><BRStoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27603021005063881012008-08-01T11:41:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:41:00.000-04:00About disasters: People demonstrate that they will...About disasters: People demonstrate that they will help. If people perceive a disaster, many of them will do lots of things that are not of direct benefit to themselves, for the larger group, i.e. not immediately genetically advantageous to themselves. This is a countervailing behavior to the genetic it is “all about me” thing. Individuals will help a larger group and key to those actions is Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-53069184116227208972008-08-01T11:34:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:34:00.000-04:00GreyZone wrote: It is my belief as this entire hou...GreyZone wrote: <I>It is my belief as this entire house of cards unwinds that true relative values of goods and services will reassert themselves based upon scarcity or plenty in the marketplace. Thus, while in a deflationary environment we might see gasoline fall to $1 per gallon, the effect on your budget might be that of $6 or $8 per gallon right now (since your wages are very likely to fall Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-63421555158016092252008-08-01T11:17:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:17:00.000-04:00Anon wrote: Thing is people have been in depressio...Anon wrote: <I>Thing is people have been in depressions before and tried to make sure the causes would never be repeated. And a further bunch of evil-doers systematically dismantle all the protections and safeguards and we know only too well what to expect next.</I><BR/><BR/>This is true. The legislation put in place after the depression has been dismantled just in time for the same dynamic to Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-11452620520096010912008-08-01T11:10:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:10:00.000-04:00So there is also a evolutionary rationalization fo...So there is also a evolutionary rationalization for the voracious behavior by what I can only describe as the criminals at the top of the human pyramid. <BR/><BR/>An ability to differentiate between being pissed on and rained on should have some advantage for the rest of us; but apparently not.Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46952335189153874832008-08-01T11:00:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:00:00.000-04:00Great discussion on this thread - thank you all fo...Great discussion on this thread - thank you all for your thoughtful contributions :)<BR/><BR/>GreyZone wrote: <I>Deflation is truly frightening. It's going to take us places that most of us never imagined and from which we may never leave. This is why governments fear deflation. Deflation can level not only individuals but entire societies, and even governments themselves.</I><BR/><BR/>This is Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-54797449935296432442008-08-01T10:04:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:04:00.000-04:00The people of the world have enough and to spare,B...The people of the world have enough and to spare,<BR/><BR/>But I am like one left out,<BR/><BR/>My heart must be that of a fool,<BR/><BR/>Being muddled, nebulous!<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>The vulgar are knowing, luminous;<BR/><BR/>I alone am dull, confused.<BR/><BR/>The vulgar are clever, self-assured;<BR/><BR/>I alone, depressed.<BR/><BR/>Patient as the sea,<BR/><BR/>Adrift, seemingly aimless.<BR/><The Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044779666881689690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6193859459174909812008-08-01T09:01:00.000-04:002008-08-01T09:01:00.000-04:00"anyone who wants to gain the true understanding.....<I>"anyone who wants to gain the true understanding.."</I><BR/><BR/>What a weirdly negative way to react to a book recommendation. <BR/><BR/>Straw Dogs is the best book I've read in a decade. Provided you care about what makes you behave the way you do, it's a excellent introduction into making you think about your behavior.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86049067865563515422008-08-01T07:17:00.000-04:002008-08-01T07:17:00.000-04:00ilargi,Meanwhile I strongly suggest you read Straw...ilargi,<BR/><BR/><I>Meanwhile I strongly suggest you read Straw Dogs. And that goes for everyone.</I><BR/><BR/>the book is named using a superficially interpreted word out of LaoZi which the author clearly couldn't understand. anyone who wants to gain the true understanding should just go read LaoZi (the bamboo-stripe version) directly.<BR/><BR/>zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-32812047239096371522008-08-01T01:19:00.000-04:002008-08-01T01:19:00.000-04:00Ilargi & Stoneleigh,I second the idea that you...Ilargi & Stoneleigh,<BR/><BR/>I second the idea that you guys should write a book. The insight you have brought needs to be spread.<BR/><BR/>Also, I love your style. I picture Stoneleigh with a British accent and spectacles standing at a blackboard going over Elliot waves, charts of the Dow, investor psychology, and fractal analysis of markets to a listening audience. <BR/><BR/>Ilargi is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76397761266221938822008-07-31T23:34:00.000-04:002008-07-31T23:34:00.000-04:00May be the sands of time are done for the american...May be the sands of time are done for the american empire.I would like to be just a good country again.This empire B.S.is not good on our people.<BR/><BR/>snuffyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-44120841082276900622008-07-31T22:48:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:48:00.000-04:00Ilargi:"And third, John and John do the logic of t...Ilargi:<BR/>"And third, John and John do the logic of the Washington diplomatic world."<BR/><BR/> I see what you mean.<BR/><BR/> There's a world of biting satire on this planet but we see and hear precious little of it in North America. And with Vonnegut and Carlin gone we're going to hear even less now.<BR/><BR/> Thank goodness for YouTube.The Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044779666881689690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46435531888869019602008-07-31T22:45:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:45:00.000-04:00"Enough with the egoic stuff."Okay!<I>"Enough with the egoic stuff."</I><BR/><BR/>Okay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com