Its fine to be weirded out with consumer culture , in fact I think its a good thing . But the company has to make money , and if they can boost their sales then that ends up funding more productions that I can enjoy . <| sep |> 400 days a season ? ? Unreal ! <| sep |> Simpsons did it . <| sep |> When I see someone who is 400 lbs at a supermarket using a motorized cart with nothing but pop and junk food in their cart . Meanwhile the old lady up front with bad joints is waiting around while these fat glutinous recipients do nothing to improve their health or situation . <| sep |> Speculation investingHow do you make the distinction between the two ? Most retail investors have no informational edge so they are never sure of paying less than intrinsic value or that revenue and earnings will increase faster than the market consensus . Having a longer horizon doesn ' t really change this . Is it the level of analysis ? People can do very indepth analysis of commodities and FX so that can ' t be it either . The existence of intrinsic value ? Most commodities have intrinsic value just like companies . Seems like it ' s just casual shorthand for stuff you sort of think you understand and approve of investing and reckless foolish things that others invest in that you can ' t comprehend speculating .