I get more high quality information from www.fee.org than AS. I go to AS to see what they have for education, and there is “Atlas University” and click on, for example, “Objectivism 101" and find only what I call FAQs — not a course as one would find either from the Great Courses or how to think with Edward de Bono’s courses on thinking (http://www.debonoconsulting.com/) from an Objectivist perspective. Instead, I see the AS views attending Freedom Fest as its big accomplishment of the year. So, yes, I am disappointed.

Sorry, but 'producing" in here is not the same as producing in real life, which is where time is better spent. Gulch conversations CAN invigorate, knowing people who share our values exist, and we get some visibility among them. But we are not here just to provide entertainment to or gain approval from certain individuals. When every thread is monopolized by pushers of some religious agendas, I check out. Thanks, kh, for trying to recalibrate our Gulchian wavelength.

The reality that things are getting progressively (word chosen very carefully) worse exponentially is sinking in. The Fed's proposal of negative interest rates is an example.

If you look at the five stages of grief, this forum had/has many who are angry. The next stage after that is depression and detachment. I am moving into that phase now. After that comes dialogue and bargaining. There had been a lot of people dialoguing, but now have moved into the frightening stage given our current circumstances called acceptance. I will never accept the current situation. I suggested to my wife and kids last night that, if Bernie Sanders is elected, that we should just shrug and leave.

yes, I get the meaning and I truly appreciate and recognize your input on the forum. ;D

I'm glad you noticed. My work has been both interesting and taking up its usual lion's share of my time. I'll contribute more in the summer.

Scott once told me that it has to do with the movies. They are all out there now and we aren't getting the excitement riveted around the next one happening. could be. Maybe I should have asked a more productive question. What is missing? Let's find it. Make it a reality in here. I'm not sure what it is. I'm thinking about it though :)

Markets are getting pummeled again today. Wonder how bad things will get?

+100

LOL. you're not that interested in here anymore either.

well, I did not say I was bored in LIFE. just in here. and I produced hugely in here for a couple of years. but I get your meaning

AS never disappoints

well I have that covered. I was talking about in this living room lately

I think a more interesting topic would be how we can protect whatever wealth we have from the coming collapse, and in particular how to resurrect our way of life when that happens. AS doesnt really address that, as it ends in the collapse of the statist system. Look no further than Venezuela, which is crashing in real time from a currency collapse while people seem to sit around just watching it happen.

I know that if I do nothing, my small business making off road lights would collapse along with whatever I have saved. That said, the typical defensive actions like buying gold would be not that helpful when the government repeats the FDR actions of confiscating it during the depression. Venezuela is a real time example of the ways things crash, and we should be looking at it in depth I think.

of course teh Fed is just printing and the States line up.

I'm sure they did waste it quickly. Government at its finest.

The other thing about a huge jackpot, it's a huge distraction for all the problems going on. Intentional or not, it gets people focused on fun.

When you write I get to read something interesting. Are you bored today? :)

Do you need us to contribute more? I don't respond to need. ;)

We did have a much fun and I learned allot. Don't you think this is a natural progression of any subject? Once it has been stated so many times in so many ways it becomes beating a dead horse. I get bored if there is not something new to talk about. I have the same issue with books. Too much of the same thing and I new info or I move on to something else. But this is the gulch so something new and interesting will show up sooner or later. Maybe it will be you or I that post it.

That statement reminds me of the time I proudly called myself a Republican.

Many States are having fiscal problems and they can't borrow as much as the Feds. Pennsylvania has a huge shortfall this year. Much of it is driven by an unsustainable pension program. I'm sure they wasted it quickly.

If bored with the Gulch, I would add disappointment with the Gulch and AS.

No offense, K, but when I said I was bored one time (I was probably 13 or so) my dad responded, "No, YOU are boring." Changed my thought pattern.

Whenever I'm bored with what I'm reading, I try to write something interesting.

They doubled the cost of the lottery for a reason. Bigger jackpots means more people playing or being taxed. The real winner is the government.

A little while ago the Powerball jackpot went to almost 2 billion dollars. I theorized that this was done on purpose. States know the amount coming in accelerates as the jackpot grows. Each night the news showed long lines of people lining up to give money to the State and they had big smiles on their faces. Many of the States that participate don't allow gambling. Legitimate gambling pays out a lot more than 50%.