Threads like these are a peek into the psyche of some FReepers.
Paranoid doom-and-gloomers.
They remind me of the prison guard in “Shawshank Redemption”. They can turn an inheritance into bad news. Always accentuating the negative. Fun people to be around, I’m sure. ;)
My brother’s that way. He bought gold for $800 back in 1980. Told me to sell all my equities in October ‘02. He’s a perfect contrary indicator.