I was once a trader going by Slartibartfast and I thought I could stop posting. I did actually.at first have long breaks while I traded profitably, never learned a damned thing from ET mind you but it was a way to pass a few minutes. Looking for a trader on the same wavelength perhaps. Never found one, just similar dark humour generally. I’d scroll past the nonsense. Let it slide. Walk away from someone being wrong on the internet. But then somebody stupid said something and next thing I know, I’m five sources deep, quoting Haaretz at 2am and explaining deterrence theory to a guy who thinks Oslo was a TED Talk. I told myself it was intellectual curiosity. Just keeping sharp. We all think we’re in control. That we can just… post less. That this thread won’t suck us in. That this time, we’ll be reasonable, brief, even. Civil. But the truth is: it’s a compulsion. And I’m not alone...
Real life exposure therapy: I'm making bread with the new mixer. Had it for three months and never used it. Weird thing, few Colombians have stand mixers as there are bakeries absolutely everywhere so no real point. My wife thinks its a foolish extravagance taking up space. Except their bread sucks, too much sugar, no effort to develop gluten. The only thing they get right is Pan de Bono. Crunchy crust and salty gooey inside.
Butter on the crust when hot makes it less crusty. Cheese, ham and pickle sandwiches... May get a Pullman loaf tin as the wife fell in love with crustless bread in Spain.