Alessio For Prez

I see things in the media on a daily basis which make me want to lose my lunch, I don't post about them since they are generally outside of the scope of the financial universe. Sometimes, however, an innocuous event occurs even in finance which the dancing ass clowns in the media turn into a full blown fiasco.

I am specifically alluding to the video featuring the splendid candor of Alessio Rastani, which has gone viral over the past few days. I thought both his views and the cold hard big boy talk he lashes out on the pompous BBC crew are worth the price of admission. Also, I believe that some of the points he brings up are of the most salient and beneficial variety for all of us, regardless of age, background or economic stature.

Naturally, none of this matters any more. Why? Well, because he said the one thing that every conspiracy theory loving Wall Street raging against hipster pipe sucker believes to be the gospel. Because the ass clowns on BBC did not properly prep for Rastani's little ad lib and need to pass the buck. Because, as we all know by now... Goldman Sachs rules the world.

Rastani's entire interview made me want to stand up and clap. Though he is an awkward little gimp, he spits simple wisdom the likes of which we have seen sterilized from television, our modern day lord and savior. The bottom line of his words is that just about anybody can trade successfully or in the least, hedge their risk for any upcoming financially troubling scenario. Naturally, the idea that we should be responsible for jack fucking shit is a misnomer of the reality based version of life the mainstream media projects.

Now I know that a lot of you guys have already posted this vid and tried to get a debate going on the Goldman comment. I think that it is pointless, while the sad reality of good arguments being buried beneath an off-the-cuff comment is the real issue.

Take a look if you haven't already and tell me if you agree. Also, please remember that you do not need to have eight or nine figures worth of company sponsored leverage to make a buck trading. You also do not need to be a walking algorithmic ejaculator with a pulse to set up a hedge or two to protect your long and short term interests. This ain't rocket surgery boys. The essence of Alessio's point comes down to the fact that we are all ultimately responsible for ourselves and the financial state of our own affairs.

The days of tossing your retirement and future in the hands of random advisors and analysts is over. They talk about the death of trading, well I say that in the future, we will all be traders. Now give me all of your fucking beaver skins take this firewater and watch this shit show again.