Quote from: Cloven on May 13, 2015, 02:55:19 PM

Quote from: billyjoeallen on May 13, 2015, 02:18:03 PM

Quote from: Cloven on May 13, 2015, 02:09:16 PM

Quote from: billyjoeallen on May 13, 2015, 02:04:28 PM

[ ... ] It may take the Wall Street idiots a while to figure that out.

They're no match for a fireman from the sticks, granted. Give them time.

Ad Hominem is a logical fallacy. Points for putting "match"' "sticks" and "fireman" in the same sentence.

Billy Joe, though even a cat may look at a king, it's in no position to judge.

"Ad hominem" doesn't apply here. Not attacking your character. It's only reasonable to assume that financial advice of a fireman from the sticks is less likely to be useful than that of those who were educated and work in finance.
Just like it's perfectly reasonable to take medical opinion of a physician over ...oh, let's say "fireman from the sticks."

Ad Hominem doesn't just apply to character. Judge the argument, not the person making the argument. It should stand or fall on it's own merits, not mine. I'm not appealing to my authority as an expert.

Having said that, I did buy a car on the Internet before the World Wide Web was invented, had my first wireless modem in 1997 and bought a first generation iPhone a two weeks after launch. I'm good at spotting tech trends. I'm a firefighter because I'm an adrenaline junkie, not because economics and finance are beyond my comprehension.