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Everything filed under stock market stock market Everything filed under value investing value investing Everything filed under courage courage Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The cost of a thing is the amount of life that has to be exchanged for it, now or in the long run The cost of a thing is the amount of lifethat has to be exchanged for it, now or inthe long run HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since c. 1854 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of anything is the present value of the cash you can take out of it over its life. — tap to centre the map on it The value of anything is the presentvalue of the cash you can take outof it over its life. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Feb 2024 BA Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Debt is best understood as narrowing the range of outcomes you can survive, not as a cost of capital. — tap to centre the map on it Debt is best understood as narrowingthe range of outcomes you cansurvive, not as a cost of capital. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Apr 2024 MH Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The constraint of a limited lifespan is part of what gives life its meaning — tap to centre the map on it The constraint of a limited lifespanis part of what gives life itsmeaning Last stated 6 years ago 11 Mar 2021 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. — tap to centre the map on it A company priced in the trillions isnot thereby overpriced; the test iswhat revenues and margins that priceactually requires. Last stated 10 months ago 3 Dec 2025 AD Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield givesa stock's valuation a downside floorthat growth stocks without dividendslack. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A margin of safety means paying a discount deep enough that being wrong about what a company is worth still leaves you whole. — tap to centre the map on it A margin of safety means paying adiscount deep enough that beingwrong about what a company is worthstill leaves you whole. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Feb 2024 BA Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes fromits productivity, not from thefinancial system or stock market. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models exhibit 'reflex' misbehaviors like clickbait that do not involve goal-seeking and persist despite feedback. — tap to centre the map on it AI models exhibit 'reflex'misbehaviors like clickbait that donot involve goal-seeking and persistdespite feedback. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what abummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago 10 May 2004 KV Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it Courage is a morally neutral virtue,and whatever else is said of theSeptember 11 attackers, they werenot cowards Last stated 25 years ago 16 Sept 2001 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The cost of a thing is the amount of life that has to be exchanged for it, now or in the long run Last stated c. 1854 Holds Henry David Thoreau Read this korrent →