Two weeks ago I was called a conspiracy theorist

[Anonymous]

I was called crazy a couple years ago when I sold my house and also one year ago when I decided to put all my money in interest bearing accounts. The funny thing is that even now, credit is not given where credit is due. I have learned that when you are the one who predicts the upside and makes people money, they love you. But if you predict the fall, go through the agony of being contrarian with family and friends – and it can get ugly let me tell you – they will rarely admit they were wrong, nor pat you on the back for being right.

In an email to a close family member two years ago I declared that the housing market would crash and also take the economy with it. I received a rude reply telling me I am not optimistic, should take more risk and that there was simply no way that the crash would happen. During continued conversations for two years, I have not once received a ‘you know, you were right about all of this’.

People, on the downside the one thing you can take comfort in is that you are saving your own family’s finances, and don’t ever expect to be ‘proven right’. In the eyes of those who are hurting because they didn’t listen, you will always be the one who brought the bad news, and they will likely pretent that you didn’t even predict it all all.

[peterb]

Juice, I know what you mean. I sold everything I had in early 2007. But it was based on my paying attention to some pretty smart people. It felt like the ride was coming to end anyway. Never stay too long at a party. Anyway, I started telling people what I did and why I did it. I’ll never do that again. For the reason you just gave.

[peterb]

Juice, I know what you mean. I sold everything I had in early 2007. But it was based on my paying attention to some pretty smart people. It felt like the ride was coming to end anyway. Never stay too long at a party. Anyway, I started telling people what I did and why I did it. I’ll never do that again. For the reason you just gave.

[peterb]

Juice, I know what you mean. I sold everything I had in early 2007. But it was based on my paying attention to some pretty smart people. It felt like the ride was coming to end anyway. Never stay too long at a party. Anyway, I started telling people what I did and why I did it. I’ll never do that again. For the reason you just gave.

[peterb]

Juice, I know what you mean. I sold everything I had in early 2007. But it was based on my paying attention to some pretty smart people. It felt like the ride was coming to end anyway. Never stay too long at a party. Anyway, I started telling people what I did and why I did it. I’ll never do that again. For the reason you just gave.

[peterb]

Juice, I know what you mean. I sold everything I had in early 2007. But it was based on my paying attention to some pretty smart people. It felt like the ride was coming to end anyway. Never stay too long at a party. Anyway, I started telling people what I did and why I did it. I’ll never do that again. For the reason you just gave.

[CA renter]

Same experience here, none of the people who argued with me (some big disagreements, too) have admitted to my being right.

The people who were more neutral (“it could happen” – types) have admitted that things are going down exactly like I said…but those people are few and far between.

[CA renter]

Same experience here, none of the people who argued with me (some big disagreements, too) have admitted to my being right.

The people who were more neutral (“it could happen” – types) have admitted that things are going down exactly like I said…but those people are few and far between.

[CA renter]

Same experience here, none of the people who argued with me (some big disagreements, too) have admitted to my being right.

The people who were more neutral (“it could happen” – types) have admitted that things are going down exactly like I said…but those people are few and far between.

[CA renter]

Same experience here, none of the people who argued with me (some big disagreements, too) have admitted to my being right.

The people who were more neutral (“it could happen” – types) have admitted that things are going down exactly like I said…but those people are few and far between.

[CA renter]

Same experience here, none of the people who argued with me (some big disagreements, too) have admitted to my being right.

The people who were more neutral (“it could happen” – types) have admitted that things are going down exactly like I said…but those people are few and far between.

[Anonymous]

Some kind of strange psychology going on I suppose! I have to admit that it has upset me at times because the discussions and arguments were at times heated, and now it is as if they never happened. One close relative ended up selling a house way too late at the end of 2007, then went on to claim that he ‘sold just in time’ and to this day gives credit to his high school aged son for telling him to sell!

Even more interesting is that I have found this dynamic applies not only to housing and investment discussions, but across the board. One rule of thumb is that any time you actively oppose someone elses opinion, say on whether to hire someone or not, you make it that much more difficult for them to ever admit they were wrong or credit you for being right. The difficulty is proportional to the opposition, according to psychologist Juice!

[Anonymous]

Some kind of strange psychology going on I suppose! I have to admit that it has upset me at times because the discussions and arguments were at times heated, and now it is as if they never happened. One close relative ended up selling a house way too late at the end of 2007, then went on to claim that he ‘sold just in time’ and to this day gives credit to his high school aged son for telling him to sell!

Even more interesting is that I have found this dynamic applies not only to housing and investment discussions, but across the board. One rule of thumb is that any time you actively oppose someone elses opinion, say on whether to hire someone or not, you make it that much more difficult for them to ever admit they were wrong or credit you for being right. The difficulty is proportional to the opposition, according to psychologist Juice!

[Anonymous]

Some kind of strange psychology going on I suppose! I have to admit that it has upset me at times because the discussions and arguments were at times heated, and now it is as if they never happened. One close relative ended up selling a house way too late at the end of 2007, then went on to claim that he ‘sold just in time’ and to this day gives credit to his high school aged son for telling him to sell!

Even more interesting is that I have found this dynamic applies not only to housing and investment discussions, but across the board. One rule of thumb is that any time you actively oppose someone elses opinion, say on whether to hire someone or not, you make it that much more difficult for them to ever admit they were wrong or credit you for being right. The difficulty is proportional to the opposition, according to psychologist Juice!

[Anonymous]

Some kind of strange psychology going on I suppose! I have to admit that it has upset me at times because the discussions and arguments were at times heated, and now it is as if they never happened. One close relative ended up selling a house way too late at the end of 2007, then went on to claim that he ‘sold just in time’ and to this day gives credit to his high school aged son for telling him to sell!

Even more interesting is that I have found this dynamic applies not only to housing and investment discussions, but across the board. One rule of thumb is that any time you actively oppose someone elses opinion, say on whether to hire someone or not, you make it that much more difficult for them to ever admit they were wrong or credit you for being right. The difficulty is proportional to the opposition, according to psychologist Juice!

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