Thursday, June 16, 2022

Shows On Cable?

Discovery Channel and the like are showing programs about a gun dealer (Gunfather), hunting, and weapons. Seems like gun manufacturers and the NRA paid to produce those programs. They apparently do not know that Asian countries have very strict laws on weapon ownership.

Some less developed countries have lax laws or lawless regions, but they normally buy really cheap locally made weapons. In some regions, lots of people are armed. Usually no mass murders (excluding suicide bombers), just family feuds and such. Where? Areas in Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. Might have changed since I visited.

A sports channel is showing reruns of PSG football. Probably free footage from PSG.

And most other channels are full of shows promoting cooking, eating out, and other food shows.

Full of programs paid for by companies trying to promote their products or consumer spending.

Avoid Korean news due to biased reporting. 

All media seems to want is to control human behavior.

Only left with CNN, other American news channels and sports channels.

Almost all Koreans watch Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min.

Financial news is pretty safe. I know what financial news is BS and what is relevant.

Rooting for stocks to fall even more. Closed out my positions last week.

The US borrowed billions of dollars during the coronavirus pandemic and incurs a huge trade deficit every year. With every increase in the prime rate, the dollar becomes stronger, which makes it cheaper to repay the debt with inflated dollars and makes imports relatively cheaper due to a stronger dollar.

A lot of stores and companies are raising prices by 20% or more on old stock, which shouldn't have been affected by the recent rise in prices. Imagine many more will follow suit.