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by amin 5y ago
I know this will be downvoted, but I think it's worth noting a few points: - All "reactions" were weighted higher than "likes", and the headline seems to mislead readers into thinking that only the angry-reaction wa
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by amin 5y ago
"The stablecoin operator, which launched in 2014 and has faced intense regulatory and media scrutiny in recent years, says in its current terms of service that “only money will be accepted upon issuance”. The terms, last updated May 20
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by amin 5y ago
Can confirm. I'm not American but most my stock holdings are.
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by amin 5y ago
Somewhat unrelated, but for anyone who thinks Burry got "lucky" once when he shorted subprime-mortgage bonds, I can recommend reading The Big Short. It's well written and a fascinating story that contains many details.
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by amin 5y ago
It's easy to me, but I've been a volunteer for half a decade. By clicking on "View history", we can scroll down and see wh first made the article, it's this user with the name "SearchFunds": https:/&
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There Are Productive Assets and Then There’s Crypto(medium.com)
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by amin 5y ago
Upon further investigation, it seemed he created a new account to edit the article further. At a glance, the edit history looks like someone hired a PR firm to have this article created. Which is one of Wikipedia's biggest problems; pa
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by amin 5y ago
Just a heads up: The creator of this Wiki article is banned for spam and promotional edits. The only article he created and contributed to is this "search fund" article.
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Fish, Now by Prescription(slatestarcodex.com)
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Lets talk about how NFTs are a giant scam(twitter.com)
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by amin 5y ago
He could counter-sue Facebook to at least get back on the platform, if he wants. A Dutch politician recently won a lawsuit against LinkedIn, which banned his account for posting sensational nonsense about COVID. The Dutch judge ruled that L
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by amin 5y ago
There is intrinsic value to being insured, even if one doesn't end up making a claim, the peace of mind is gives is a rendered benefit.
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by amin 5y ago
What percentage of people who bought bitcoin today, bought it with the intent of making normal commerce-related transactions?
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by amin 5y ago
There are good reasons why gold and silver became the main medium of exchange for thousands of years. Most other metals failed imported criteria to make them as useful for this purpose.
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by amin 5y ago
There are many cryptocurrencies who are nearly identical to Bitcoin, except that most don't have the widespread fame and support. In 2019 alone, 90,000 new crypto-currencies were created. Yes, there will only be 21 million bitcoins, bu
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by amin 5y ago
There you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme
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by amin 5y ago
People who have US dollars, nearly always use it as a currency (a medium of exchange), not as investment.
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by amin 5y ago
The payoffs in FX trades do not come from "new investment money", so it fails an important Ponzi scheme criteria. Having said that, speculating on FX is a zero-sum game, which I'm not generally in favor of.
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by amin 5y ago
In a nutshell: A ponzi scheme has no external revenue, instead the payoffs come from new investors. This is the case when investing in Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin is a Ponzi(ic.unicamp.br)
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List of Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of possessing Casio watches(web.archive.org)
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by amin 5y ago
"Nobody really wants or needs 99.999...% of the the things companies make or do." Heh, you must have built a real business. There's a lot of things you need to keep an organisation going. Anything from insurance, contract law
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by amin 5y ago
Why is Zuck's user id "4"? Why isn't he "1"?
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2021 Facebook Outage(en.wikipedia.org)
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Social Mobility: A Broken Promise(atelier.net)
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Money Can't Fix a Broken Family(manhattan-institute.org)
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France's ex-president jailed over illegal campaign financing(euronews.com)
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Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased and Spent 4 Months in Jail(npr.org)
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by amin 5y ago
1. What does the author suggest we do about it? 2. Why doesn't the author of the blogpost list his or her name? 3. Has the author taken any action in their own personal life to decrease their own CO2 footprint?
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Creativity and Mental Health(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by amin 5y ago|0 comments

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