Did Coldplay last night at Levi Stadium with a couple of borderline Millennials/iGenners.   Good kids.  Gives me hope for the future if they can find a way out of all the debt and public pension obligations we boomers have stuffed them with.  Inflation?

Chris Martin puts on one heckuva of a show and seems like one great guy.   Good at reading mood of this country.  Kissed the American flag juxtaposed with a “Love” flag to close the show.  Sincere.

The song, Vida la Vida,  reminds me of us more senior traders who used to trade on the Street when trading was trading back in the day and are now up against the “machine learned” trading ‘bots.   Progress, baby!

Apropos, on the way to the stadium, in the heart of Silicon Valley,  billboards from tech companies advertising  “Artificial Intelligence” and “Machine Learning” are ubiquitous.

Viva la Vida

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
“Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”

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