My job is to watch dreams die
I've been following the housing bust.<p>In 2009, I remember reading a resignation later by a guy who made his "F<i></i>* you money" betting for a housing collapse. He blasted the big banks, ivy leaguers, and old boys network.<p>I bought complex derivatives (SRS, SKF) but lost betting against the market.<p>I read <a href="http://calculatedriskblog.com" rel="nofollow">http://calculatedriskblog.com</a> for a while and educated myself about the macro factors in the markets.<p>Through "calculated risk", I learned of Jim the Realtor <a href="http://www.bubbleinfo.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bubbleinfo.com/</a> who videos (vacant) casualties of the housing collapse. Seeing it made it real for me.<p>Over time, I've realized that the further from reality that decisions are being made, the more likely we are to make destructive decisions.<p>When soldiers kill people with drone aircraft in video game-like conditions, it removes the reality from something that would be extremely traumatizing when done with bare hands.<p>In our wonderfully complex world, we sow complexity, and reap disaster. Im not sure what the answer is, but there is something terribly wrong when destruction is more profitable than creation.