Where does “board member saying something that’s obviously nonsense about the company finances” fit on our hierarchy of market-legible signals?

https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116260908095581163

@mhoye can't help but laugh. masnick, supposedly a journalist, playing dumb.
@mawhrin @mhoye it's clearly been made his job to draw fire. his reputation and history of plain-spokenness both give him plenty of points he can afford to lose, aloud in public.