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Michael A. Arouet

@MichaelAArouet579k followers

Compounding. Economy & politics, investing, charts and irony. Born in Europe, made in USA. No investment advice. I’m not on Threads, Telegram, Bluesky etc.

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1Sep 6, '25IT security in 1990s187×15.2M15k1.6k846
2Jan 17, '25If it wasn’t so sad, it would be quite funny112×9.1M45k6.6k4.2k
3May 22, '25What happened in Poland is nothing short of an economic wonder, its standard of living will surpass Japan this year. Free market, hard work and entrepreneurial spirit are the only 86.2×7M14k1.6k2.3k
4Nov 9, '25I have never understood the massive economic divide in Italy. Why is the North with its various industries one of the wealthiest areas in Europe, but the South so extremely poor? S71.5×5.8M5.1k3471.9k
5Oct 13, '24This summarizes things quite well51.6×4.2M56k7.2k2.6k
6Feb 22, '25One of the highest HIV and divorce rates in the world, but thank you for asking.44.4×3.6M47k1.7k2.8k
7Feb 20, '25Supporting Trump was not a popular thing with many of my friends and family members. I did it nevertheless. If Trump really said that Ukraine started the war, I feel deeply ashamed42.3×3.4M34k2.2k1.3k
8Nov 6, '25Europeans watching the US / China AI race38.3×3.1M33k1.8k1.6k
9Jul 8, '25The circle of life35.9×2.9M44k2.6k2.1k
10Aug 8, '25Important chart. S&P 490 has had basically no earnings growth since 2022, despite rampant inflation. It’s just 10 companies doing really well, while the broader economy is in c25.6×2.1M26k2.2k5.4k
11Jan 27, '25Europeans watching DeepSeek overtake ChatGPT on Apple App Store20.4×1.7M27k1.7k1.3k
12Jun 14, '25Sorry Comrades „Economists“, Argentina has one of the fastest growth rates in the world, and almost no inflation anymore. Free market works, it works really fast.20.1×1.6M27k3.3k1.8k
13Oct 30, '25Amazing chart, Venezuela used to be wealthier than Poland. Poland introduced capitalism & free market principles, Venezuela followed socialism Free market makes people wealthie18.8×1.5M10k2.9k1.6k
14Jun 26, '24Spending few days in Germany. My daughter has just completed an internship at a clinic here. She tells me that German clinics and hospitals really still communicate via fax machine17×1.4M8.4k670579
15Apr 3, '25Winner of the internet today16×1.3M29k3.3k867
16Jan 16, '24You can think whatever you want about Milei, but taking Lufthansa flight to Davos while so many „ESG focused“ officials and executives come with private jets is exactly the right s15.5×1.3M12k911253
17Dec 26, '24We are chasing wrong things14.4×1.2M16k2.1k3.6k
18Mar 22, '25Prices in Spain are not real. Three tasty dishes, water and three glasses of decent red wine. This wouldn’t be even the tip in NYC. Make Europe Great Again, please help, go on holi13.5×1.1M11k598470
19Jul 30, '25The success of DOGE is simply breathtaking12.1×981k20k1k841
20Nov 4, '25Why is it even still called S&P 500?11.9×966k12k8081.4k
21Aug 2, '25Always funny11.9×963k39k4.7k1.2k
22Mar 9, '25Elon, please calm down. Sikorski was fighting Russian occupiers in Afghanistan when you were playing video games. Calling him small man is not appropriate. BTW, nobody can win US p11.8×959k21k1.4k429
23Sep 20, '25Eye-opening. Mississippi,the poorest state in the US, with the lowest GDP per capita, is richer than Italy, Spain and France. Are you entertained?11.8×955k6.3k9051.3k
24Oct 14, '25Holy smoke, almost half of Spain lives on less than €1,000 net per month? Can someone please explain the logic behind Spain taking 5 million migrants during last decade? Wouldn’t r10.5×847k12k2.2k1.1k
25Jul 3, '25Rapes per 100,000 inhabitants 🇵🇱 Poland - 1,48 🇧🇪 Belgium - 34,9 🇩🇰 Denmark - 45,4 🇫🇷 France - 52,5 🇸🇪 Sweden - 90 🇬🇧 UK - 109 What is different in Poland than in all t10.3×838k11k1.3k929
26Apr 8, '25DOGE success is simply breathtaking10.2×826k18k1.2k1.5k
27May 9, '25Europeans making €56k per year watching American tourists paying €4,000 per night for hotel suites in Paris10.2×824k8k210586
28Sep 13, '25Just to put things in perspective, the GDP of Russia is the same size as Spain and Portugal, and less than the GDP of Italy. That’s it. And before you come with PPP, two in five Ru9.8×793k5.6k1.1k335
29Sep 22, '24This summarizes it really well9.0×734k11k752701
30Oct 27, '25Argentina under Javier Milei in 2025: GDP growth 5.5%, one of the fastest in the world Inflation down from 211% to 32% Poverty rate down from 42% to 32% Sorry Comrades „economists“9.0×728k15k2.4k993
31Jul 11, '25Germany is a strange country, it has slower internet speed than Romania, no growth for several years, rising unemployment, imploding industry, but is lecturing others how they shou7.7×625k11k1.7k1k
32Jan 20, '24Venezuela used to be twice as wealthy as Chile. Then Chile followed Milton Friedman‘s ideas while Venezuela was ruled by socialists. Now Chile is the wealthiest large country in So7.4×598k4.5k1k663
33May 12, '24German approach to fight climate change: 1. Close nuclear power plants 2. Keep coal mines and coal power plants going instead 3. Underreport coal mines emissions by factor of 184 47.2×580k7.6k1.4k924
34Apr 25, '25One of the highest HIV, abortion, prostitution and divorce rates in Europe. Does it answer the question?7.1×573k16k858452
35Apr 6, '24Who did this?7.0×570k8.8k1k765
36Sep 14, '25If this holds Orban will be sent into well deserved retirement soon, and Hungary will become a truly European country again. Fingers crossed.6.9×556k16k1.6k298
37May 11, '25Can someone please explain why so many morons are posting about a tissue today? Seriously? 😂6.7×541k13k612167
38Sep 13, '25Can someone please explain how this is possible? Why do the French get so upset when one tells them that their pensions system is not sustainable?6.6×531k6.7k779976
39Nov 23, '24Germany is a strange country, it has slower internet speed than Romania, no growth for several years, rising unemployment, does nothing about it, but is lecturing others how they n6.4×515k12k2.1k1.1k
40Nov 2, '25Companies that pay their workers partly in stocks are probably the closest that has ever existed to the communist dream of workers owning the means of production. Isn’t it ironic? 6.2×502k14k1k1.1k
41Jul 5, '25Europe committing industrial suicide in one chart. But hey, who needs industry? Becoming an open-air museum for American tourists is also an option.5.9×478k4.8k1k571
42Oct 12, '25Can someone please explain how deindustrialization of the UK and Germany will save the planet? I really struggle to understand why they sacrifice their industries and jobs only to 5.7×459k6.5k1.5k764
44Oct 11, '25No rare-earths = no defense Outsourcing rare-earths supply to China was the biggest geopolitical mistake since WWII. But we care about environment and rare-earths mining & melt5.2×426k5.2k1.2k1.3k
45Jul 25, '25At least one developed country not heading into a demographic crisis. Impressive, isn’t it?5.0×409k3.7k196285
46Jun 24, '25The warning from the „Economists“ has the potential to become a meme 😁 Comrades, free market works, and it works really fast.4.9×400k10k1.7k671
47Jul 10, '24That‘s a polite way to say that Europe is becoming open-air museum due to overregulation and lack of innovation4.8×391k4.2k890634
48Jul 5, '25Sorry Comrades „Economists“, free market works, and it works really fast.4.8×387k7k1.1k455
49Apr 26, '25Germany is a rich country with poor people, it has lower median wealth per adult than Slovenia. Germans rent instead of buying property, don’t own stocks, spend a fortune on insura4.8×385k5.1k6991.2k
50Jun 14, '25Isn’t it amazing that Warsaw has achieved higher standard of living than Madrid, Berlin or Rome? Polish economic miracle shows that free market, entrepreneurial spirit and hard wor4.7×382k4.6k569578
51Aug 8, '24Socialism has always ended in severe poverty and misery, always. Why are young people are so fascinated by socialism?4.6×371k4.3k854391
52Oct 15, '25It looks like Victor Orban will not only be sent into retirement soon, but that Hungarian opposition will get constitutional majority. Anyone surprised? Hungary under Orban became 4.3×353k9.6k1.3k233
53Jul 25, '25During 40 years under socialism Poland‘s GDP barely changed. Switch to capitalism and free market in 1989 triggered an economic boom making Polish people much wealthier. Socialism 4.3×352k5.7k1.1k532
54Nov 1, '25Venezuela used to be twice as wealthy as Chile. Then Chile introduced free market principles, while Venezuela was ruled by socialists. Now Chile is the wealthiest large country in 4.0×328k4.7k1.3k636
55Aug 5, '25Argentina under Milei is the only G20 country which managed to have fiscal surplus, while everyone else is running deficits. At the same time Argentina reduced unemployment, povert4.0×328k4k853196
56May 16, '25The success of DOGE is simply breathtaking4.0×327k9.8k791618
57May 26, '25Unpopular opinion, as long as Asia is building two new coal power plants per week throwing tomato soup at Mona Lisa will have fairly limited impact on climate.3.8×310k4.5k605356
58Apr 17, '25DOGE‘s success is simply breathtaking3.8×307k4.8k408276
59Oct 11, '25Germany switching off its perfectly fine nuclear power plants, but keeping coal power plants instead to fight climate change in one picture. Enjoy your air quality.3.5×284k5.8k1.1k528
60Feb 16, '25In red all countries that closed their nuclear power plants, but kept coal power plants instead to fight climate change3.5×280k15k1.5k367
61Jul 12, '25I had to read it twice and still cannot believe it. How is it possible?3.3×268k5.4k559292
62Oct 25, '22Central banks raising rates to fight inflation vs. governments providing fiscal stimulus to offset inflation impact3.3×011k2.3k451
63Oct 26, '24Choices have consequences, vote wisely, not only in Canada3.2×256k4.4k578414
64Oct 16, '25Question for my German friends here. What will happen there? Will the conservatives really build a government with communists, just to keep the AfD in opposition?3.1×249k4k315127
65Apr 28, '25The American mind cannot comprehend this2.8×227k4.1k233162
66Nov 5, '25Give it a try, it really works.2.7×222k4.6k716388
67Jun 13, '25It’s Moscow, the city with one of the highest HIV, prostitution, abortion and divorce rate in Europe. Does it answer your question?2.7×222k5.4k139224
69May 8, '21All one needs to know about successful investing in one sophisticated chart 👇2.1×06.8k1k958
71Sep 20, '25This chart makes me laugh each time I see it. Can you name something that caused more economic, geopolitical and environmental damage, than Germany‘s ideological decision to close 2.1×167k5k1k493
72Sep 21, '25Always funny1.9×158k8.9k732452
73Apr 27, '25Simple, but just perfect visualization of socialist economic policy1.9×156k5.4k468311
74Mar 27, '25In green all countries where the majority of people voted for a conservative government, but will get socialist government instead.1.6×130k6k522172
75May 2, '22Is it funny or sad? 👇 $TSLA1.4×04.5k802224
76May 29, '21Beautiful visualization of 125 years of the stock market 👇 1929 is fascinating to watch. Ht @JamesEagle171.4×03.8k1.2k443
77Jun 5, '22Brilliant 👇1.1×03.8k747245
78Oct 8, '22Current status of the housing market1.1×04.6k45785
79May 28, '21Happy Friday 😁1.0×04.5k25160
80Oct 20, '25In green all countries that closed nuclear power plants, but kept coal power plants instead to fight climate change.0.9×75k4k471123

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