Cassandra Unchained

Cassandra Unchained

Foundations: The Tragic Algebra of Stock-Based Compensation

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Michael Burry
Dec 01, 2025
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First, the algebra.

I watch a lot of Big Bang Theory. If that does not look like a Nobel Prize, Alex Karp is not a doctor.

But no, I do not claim such a prize.

This derivation belongs to my right-hand man at Scion the last four years. Phil Clifton is his name, and he is quite literally a rocket scientist.

Engineers make great analysts in my experience.

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