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• JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
  Don’t think so. A lot of peoples’ first reaction to something they don’t understand is to try and make it go away.
  • fragmede 8mo ago
    A lot of people reaction to understanding what derivatives are are also to try and make them go away. Thinking derivatives are legalized gambling, and being against gambling entirely, doesn't require a lack of understanding of derivatives to be against them.
    • JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
      > thinking derivatives are legalized gambling, and being against gambling entirely, doesn't require a lack of understanding of derivatives to be against them No, but anyone who has an introductory knowledge of derivatives and their history will know of the Onion Futures Act, which banned "the trading of futures contracts on onions" to predictable (albeit long term) effects. Broadly speaking, the less someone knows about derivatives and the further their work is from the production of any good (versus services), the more likely they are to get upset about it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act#cite_note-fortune-19 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act#cite_note-fo...