Stocks Bore Me, But People Sure Do Love A Good Bullish Thesis

So the first part of this post is an unedited version of a piece that should be published elsewhere later today. I wrote two versions, one designed for a more general audience and one that... well... one that was just me playing around and being cynical about stocks and the relative deficiency of Americans' analytical skills. The first few paragraphs below are from the unedited version. **** I have a confession to make: I no longer care about stocks. To be honest, I stopped caring a long t