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Re: Professional Jealousy



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Agreed. I did not mean to imply that 'nonlinear' was jealous in any way. In
this case the professional jealousy between Babcock and Wilder was off list.

Brent
----- Original Message -----
From: nonlinear <keptinkaos@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: Professional Jealousy


> i've never said that all system vendors are scammers, just a large
> enough number of em that one should dig deeper before parting with hard
> earned money. a lot of folks send off $5 and $10k checks to system
> vendors with less thought than buying milk and bread at the grocery
> store. hyping fabulous systems with splashy brochures and jazzy website
> graphics lures not only the greedy, but the naive. for the greedy,
> there's not much hope. but for the naive, i think it's better to warn
> them about the pit so they don't fall in it. too bad most folks these
> days see the pit, walk around it, and continue on without so much of a
> peep.
>
> jealousy has little to do with it, just common sense. more trading
> survivors means greater liquidty for all.
>
> TJ
>
> --- Brent <brente@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Seems to be a good deal of professional jealousy on all trading
> > lists. One
> > prof. says systems are great, the next says they are garbage. Another
> > says
> > that some product is great with the same result. If someone is really
> > making
> > it by trading, why care what anyone says about it, laugh at the
> > critics all
> > the way to the bank.
> >
> > The warning about there being scam artists everywhere is well taken.
> > It
> > reminds me of a little saying, "When everyone is a thief; everyone is
> > a poor
> > man."
>
>