Trump and Elon are one of a kind. N=1 and basically non replicable IMO.
There’s a cemetery of losers who have attempted to mimic certain aspects of them …
Some examples: Jacob Wohl, “Head of Macro” James Fishback
I feel like for the last 10ish years, emulating Trump or Elon has largely paid off.
“If elon/trump can do it, so can/should I” has been dominant.
Are we at a cultural inflection point in the USA, and this will no longer work for the next 10 years?
Trump II appears to have peaked upon his election, downtrending since. Just look the results of the midterm elections. It’s a thorough rejection of Trump, both in substance and form.
Elon appears to have peaked this year: TSLA stock peaked last year, SpaceX ipo, on its IPO date
Question: how is it that everything shown below (including pics of Jensen with then GF) was released in October 2025 -
yet the news of infidelity is coming out now?
In light of this week’s events, I’m a reminded of a famous quote attributed to Charlie Munger:
“Smart men go broke three ways: liquor, ladies, and leverage.”
Many people puzzled that long short funds are down so much with the market down so little, but the stock market being down so little is why they are down so much.