tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post5155709071446286814..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Why the meltdown should have surprised no oneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-43955835432002677862009-03-14T18:22:00.000-04:002009-03-14T18:22:00.000-04:00I've come to the conclusion that the only people w...I've come to the conclusion that the only people who followed the financial world -- especially real estate -- who were surprised by this were self-delusional.<BR/><BR/>"We were making so much money for so long, who knew it could end so fast?<BR/><BR/>The reaction reminds me too much of people's reaction to the falling of the twin towers in New York. "It changed everything!"<BR/><BR/>I suppose that if you feel invulnerable, it did change everything. I've had the rug pulled out from under me too many times to feel invulnerable, though. Nothing is assured.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468724188641357736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-22878462150893210202009-03-14T17:09:00.000-04:002009-03-14T17:09:00.000-04:00This is the best explanation I have heard for what...This is the best explanation I have heard for what has happened. Everyone in the country should listen to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-54386717043420334322009-03-14T14:28:00.000-04:002009-03-14T14:28:00.000-04:00I'm only halfway through this, but I want to thank...I'm only halfway through this, but I want to thank you for posting this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com