Who the hell is he, and why should we care?
I like how this thread is kind of concluded with the first answer.
Apparently, he's some loud man who is being funded by Russia of all places. I take it as a compliment to be insulted by that sort.
Also, derp -- the context makes no sense. He's acting as if Libertarians accept the breaking of financial contracts or something. One moment he talks that short-selling is somehow evil, then he's ranting how rocket launchers used by the public solve everything. Tha heck?It's because he's worked on Wall Street. He inventing patents around algoTrading and knows how the system works - although he doesn't present that that well to someone who doesn't already know who he is.
Max is good for some things and understanding the daily workings of Wall St. is what he's best at. Although his bombastic nature and raving make it simultaneously a humorous and over-the-top show.
In many regards the man knows what he's talking about.