--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "hugheshugo" > <richardhughes103@> wrote: > <snip> > > My question is, why are the TMO going on about the stock > > market as though it's the only indicator of an improved > > society? Could it be that it's all there is to show for > > 17 weeks? > > > > What about murder & burglary rates, hospital admissions, > > car crashes etc or even people running around in the street > > laughing. Hell, anything other than dry facts and figures > > from wall street. There is more to life. > > > > If their assumptions about the significance of the > stock market are correct, it makes sense to use it, > at least for PR purposes, as a preliminary gauge of > the ongoing success of the course. >
Providing they are using the data correctly! > However, as new morning has pointed out, you can't > assume anything definite about long-term trends > based on short-term rises in the markets. > Exactly. So let's meet here to discuss it next year when all the results are in. Might even take part myself.
