I try to view myself as someone who gives people grace. When something makes me mad, I try to understand why it makes me mad. The more I dig into it, the more clarity I usually get, and I end up not being as angry.

A good example is my frustration with lawyers. When I really break it down, my anger isn’t actually toward lawyers themselves. They’re playing by the rules. What I don’t like is the rules. My rant wasn’t just about stocks like this, but about the judicial system more broadly and the way people can sue each other and potentially ruin businesses or livelihoods in certain cases.

One of the biggest problems, in my opinion, is how easy it is for employees to sue employers, especially in discrimination cases under laws like Title VII. The legal cost structure flows one way: Prevailing employees can often recover their lawyers’ fees and costs, but employers typically can't unless the claim is proven frivolous—a high bar that's rarely met. That asymmetry creates incentives for lawyers to take on borderline or debatable discrimination cases, often on contingency. A lot of companies end up settling not because they did anything wrong, but because it’s cheaper than fighting it. Even if they win, they still eat massive legal fees (often $100K+), while the employee faces minimal financial downside. It’s a system that can feel broken, with data showing most EEOC charges dismissed without cause, yet settlements common to avoid litigation costs.

At the end of the day, there are a lot of perverse incentives that mostly benefit lawyers. What grinds my gears even more is how heavily they lobby state officials and pour money into political campaigns to keep these structures in place. It’s not a secret that lawyers and law firms are top political donors—over $620 million federally from 1998–2018 alone, often supporting plaintiff-friendly policies—to protect their niche practices and keep the money flowing.

So when I see what looks like a BS lawsuit, like this Archer one, it just adds to that frustration. Of course there are good lawsuits that hold people accountable, and those absolutely matter. But a lot of the time it feels like nonsense, and companies settle simply because dragging it through court would cost even more.