vrudny, good moves! I remember getting irritated years and years ago whenever gas prices went up. Then I realized I could buy an oil stock and ‘hedge’ my gas bills. For over 10 years now, I haven’t cared one whit when gas prices go up or go down. Problem solved.
Your moves sound similar. You get irritated by certain self-damaging behaviors of the general US population, but then you set yourself up to make money off the predictable consequences. It’s a hedge, a “citizen of the world” approach. I am learning to do the same thing, but it takes an effort. E.g. I am kicking myself for not bothering to set up an account to buy yen futures months ago to hedge my stock portfolio, or taking personal advantage of my knowledge of interest rates and credit spreads and mortgage lender risk. Next time….
