What does it mean when the economic experts say, 'don't panic'?

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"Wait until I've sold mine!"

Bail out! Run for the hills! Don your tinfoil helmet! Chemtrails! AAAAAAAHHHH!

between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.

But it's down 12,000 since 2007.

and nobody will be hurt unless we don't like you...

The movie with Jimmy Stewart. The one they played at christmas 24 hours a day on every channel until NBC bought the rights to it? Remember that?

In that there was a run on the bank, and he didn't have everyone's money, because it was a Savings in Loan so he asked people to just take what they needed, instead of withdrawing all their funds. Some asshole took everything, and others took just what they needed to get by.

Well when economic experts say 'don't panic' they're being Jimmy Stewart standing up there in front of a paniced crowd saying "Relax. You'll all be ok, if you just don't panic. Don't sell all your investments, withdraw your cash from the bank, etc, or we're all screwed. Just don't panic."

That's what they mean. They mean if we panic as a group we're fucked, but if we don't panic we just might get through this.

:shrug:

that says "If you see me running, try to keep up."

Economics is nothing but voodoo that went to college.

The reality is that no one knows anything, the market is a joke made of Monopoly money, and whatever happens, happens.

Some of my stocks have INCREASED today!

That's proof that it's Monopoly money, which goes up and down.

What is shown w/the DOW,nasdaq, etc don't mean crap to most investors!

On that, we agree. Hence, my assessment of it as Monopoly money. All the signs and portents are simple superstitious divining, without basis in reality.

Somehow ,reality put money in my accounts.

And if everyone panics they won't get as much out.

First time I heard them say it (this is a crash) MULTIPLE times on CNBC today. Funny,then there was an amazing rally. I guess now it's just a mini crash. No panic, Mr.

When you clench your sphincter so tightly, it causes the poor dears discomfort. Wouldn't want that.

but I think we all know what it means in this case.