Some readers may know that I have over the years contributed to SeekingAlpha, a mainstream investment media site (and a contrarian gold mine I might add). I cannot tell you how often bull and bear wiseguys (and girls) over there have given me the contrary indications needed to accurately gauge sentiment as they responded to articles that I did manage to get published.
Not that there were many in recent years as SA frowns upon technical analysis and they really like stock picks (and Jim Cramer) over there. It's retarded, if you ask me. I stopped really putting in much effort in recent months because I like the work I do and I kind of think it has value. Over there, anything unconventional need not apply and I have a perfectly respectable and successful business to run right here, along with this blog.
I used to wonder why Otto would fight so loudly against the concept of letting this watered down entity reproduce his hard work. No more. I took down my cute little 'SeekingAlpha Certified' badge that was up on this blog, as it came to mean something that I did not view in a positive light. It came to mean 'here writes a tool for the masses'. So good riddance SA.
I want to thank all you lunatics and crazies who visit this blog directly. You are my audience and I feel very relieved to be out of that other venue.
