Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

bogan22 · Nov 28, 2013

Quote from OverDriven:

For those still looking at this thread, here's a good read that the OP took much of his philosophy from:

http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Is-Obvious-Common-Sense/dp/0307951790

Doubt they took there philosophy from that book. For "Obvious" reasons.

cheers

030985 · Nov 28, 2013

Quote from OverDriven:

For those still looking at this thread, here's a good read that the OP took much of his philosophy from:

http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Is-Obvious-Common-Sense/dp/0307951790

But if I am not mistaken, this book was published in 2011.

I will have a look though, because Duncan J. Watts, makes me think of Dickson G. Watts.

030985

OverDriven · Nov 29, 2013

Quote from bogan22:

Doubt they took there philosophy from that book. For "Obvious" reasons.

cheers

Actually it's very possible they didn't use this exact book, but it deals very much with the obvious that the OP is talking about.

bogan22 · Nov 29, 2013

Quote from OverDriven:

Actually it's very possible they didn't use this exact book, but it deals very much with the obvious that the OP is talking about.

The OP was fond classical and enlightenment authors, but, I'm sure they'd agree with the sentiment. Chapters 7,8 and 9 look relevant.

Cheers

Forgot to add, was it you who said to look at the man pointing at the market? I agree, with that observation, whoever said it. It's easy to see I get sucked in by this thread.

Oh.. Long live the Generals

030985 · Nov 29, 2013

Quote from bogan22:

Forgot to add, was it you who said to look at the man pointing at the market? I agree, with that observation, whoever said it. It's easy to see I get sucked in by this thread.

Oh.. Long live the Generals

This was fivaxis

Quote from fivaxis:

Somewhere in the thread there is a picture of a man pointing at a chart. If I am correct, this picture is significant.

030985

Mysteron · Nov 30, 2013

As I understand it this thread started with a specific question expressed in the very first post, and which has been answered. However, various posters have replied with their own delusional views and the thread has been swept away.

But on the theme of failure to see the obvious, published in 1841:

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24518/24518-h/24518-h.htm

pinkman · Nov 30, 2013

Funny thread.

He had the same thread over at trade2win ages ago under a different name.

I SEE why the obvious isn't so obvious. All traders must know what it is that they must know, in order to make GOOD money.

RedTankEra · Nov 30, 2013

Why is this worthless thread not so obviously worthless?

bwolinsky · Nov 30, 2013

Quote from RedTankEra:

Why is this worthless thread not so obviously worthless?

It Certainly has been taken the woodshed by the likes of Jack Hershey and the rest of the nonsensical posts about other acronyms that have absolutely no meaning whatsoever.

RedTankEra · Nov 30, 2013

Quote from bwolinsky:

It Certainly has been taken the woodshed by the likes of Jack Hershey and the rest of the nonsensical posts about other acronyms that have absolutely no meaning whatsoever.

Sadism.