The genius of the Wyckoff Method is to recognize Accumulation disguised as the boringness of listless, trendless prices. Then to wait like a monk for the moment when conditions shift suddenly and take action to align one’s interests with the C.O. The Wyckoffian is trained to see the subtle nuances of absorption in the ups and downs of a seemingly innocuous trading range. Distinctions are seen between the monotonous back and forth of a typical trendless market and the footprints of intelligent activity in Accumulation.
somebody: most people want X, so people who say they don’t want X are lying for some kind of nefarious reasons, probaby to look cool or special
somebody else: well I absolutely loathe X, so therefore the whole of society is falsely conditioning people to want X and everybody would be happier with no X
(I fully admit to having been both people in this dynamic)
and like… sometimes people *are* conditioned to want things they would be better off without (example: foot-binding)
and other times people *do* pretend to have preferences to sound cool or smart (example: the two and a half years in my adolescence where i pretended i was incapable of liking bands that didn’t write their own songs and then secretly listened to atomic kitten on repeat)
but you should at least consider the possibility that humans exhibit some kind of variation in preferences
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Sanchez’ sixth novel explores environmental rage and redemptive struggle in the riveting drama of a mysterious voodoo assassin who upturns the lives of a crusading pirate radio shock jock and an enigmatic female cop who holds the ultimate key to startling truth.
Ada: I find music very immersive so I can’t work while listening to music, except when I’m doing a copy edit for which I sometimes listen to Renaissance instrumental music to keep me relaxed.
But to get myself into the mood for writing, I have a “Bridger” playlist with songs that remind me of the story, or characters from it. I find it very intense and often cry listening (I listen while on an exercise machine, to get myself ready for writing and relaxed through exercise at once). It’s a mix, and not the sort of music I listen to for pleasure (I like Renaissance music for that) but it’s songs that resonate for me. The main one is Pat Benatar’s “Invincible” (which I first heard via a Gundam Wing AMV) and I have a whole imaginary music video of the four books worked out that plays through my head as I listen.
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Chapter 10 of Almost Nowhere is up here
(ALSO this seems to be the op, on youtube)
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すばらしいなヘビですね！
バランスすごい!!!!This elapid(?) is so extra
he’s very clever! he’s avoiding the bits of the fence that have nobs on them so he doesnt get hurt
once he’s on the smoother upper wire he gets much less wiggly in his movements
he’s very smart and i love him
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Esther: “I think I’m coming around to the idea of original sin … and it’s largely because of twitter.”