Cash, Inflation & the Clown Show – Epi-3868
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Today we start with the penny being dead, the nickel being gutted and cash looking like it may be next in line. We also have a new study about liberals and conservatives that appears to confirm what most people already knew.
Lindsey Graham has passed away. I do not care, and I will explain why. We will also talk about the false nostalgia people have for stick shifts, records and similar things. In many cases, what they actually miss is not the thing itself.
Solar and farms can work together, but many of the people who should be championing that idea cannot get past the propaganda they have absorbed. Rhode Island has banned self checkout, and I will explain why it will never work.
Trump wants to charge tolls to pass through the strait. Is that crazy, or is there something else going on? We will look at it. Bitcoin is probably not at the bottom, but this may be the accumulation trough for you. My position remains simple, DCA every day.
And finally, it is time to celebrate. The value of your money only dropped 3.5 percent last month instead of the projected 3.8 percent. Congratulations, you are rich again.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
- The penny is dead, the nickel is gutted, cash is up for execution – link
- A study about liberals and conservatives that says what we all already knew – link
- Lindsey Graham has passed away, I don’t care, here is why
- False nostalgia for stick shifts, records, etc. show what people actually miss – link
- Solar and farms can work together but the people that should champion it, can’t, propaganda broke their brains – link
- Rhode Island bans self checkout, here is why it will NEVER work – link
- Tump is going to charge tolls to pass though the strait, is it crazy or something else – link
- Is this the bottom for Bitcoin, likely not it is however the accumulation trough for you, DCA every day
- Time to celebrate the value of your money only dropped 3.5% last month, not the projected 3.8%, now you are rich again
- Warning a huge new rash of scam phishing emails are going out about terms of service on crypto wallets and similar things
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If Jack is so right about bitcoin, I am not sure that I fully understand with all the possible market and economic factors, Wall Street and so on, why would it be so predictable? Weren’t we saying awhile ago that maybe the 4 year cycle is less dominant potentially. I find some of it a little hard to figure how it may work
We is not me. Why is it so predictable, BECAUSE MATH.
Is there a specific math equation? I am not sure why there are so many different views
https://www.btcc.com/en-US/square/ZenithLedgerUS/940666
I mean the halving is the only thing that matters out of all the other possible influencing factors ? I find it a little hard to totally wrap my head around that but maybe it is true
I do like the 5 speed on my 62 Corvette, but not everyday.
As a mechanic I can say there are specific advantages to manual transmissions. Simplicity and reliability , less manufacturing costs especially vs. Newer style cvt which don’t hold up to towing .
Cars are built for DRIVERS not for mechanics.
I’m not so sure the stick shifts and records are a nostalgia thing so much as an intentional thing. When everything is automatic and algorithmic, when our media is infinite scroll and autoplay, I think some people are making a decision to choose tech that forces them to focus on the task at hand so they can practice awareness and mindfulness rather than letting life just happen. They want to be participants, not just mindless consumers. I suspect this is the reason many garden and raise chickens, not because it’s easier or cheaper, but because it’s a connection with the soul and life our modern world is often missing.
Bro if sticks were better (according to drivers) they would not of died a long slow death. Even 25 years ago you could walk onto a lot and save a few thousand dollars buying a stick, no one wanted them.
Sure some gear heads love them, etc. but this is just like people trying revive LPs when they scratch and you can carry 9 million songs in your pocket. Yes there are some specialized applications, but this is not what people want, if it were in any meaningful way 50% of cars would still be sticks like they were in the 80s.
The market rejected them, the makers didn’t force the change.
I think someone once said the answer is often “It depends”. When one is saying something is better, it depends on what the question is.
I drove a VW bug the other day, hadn’t driven a stick shift in 20 years. Wouldn’t ever go back to a stick as my daily driver, but I loved driving that car on the back roads. I was paying attention to things I normally don’t, was present in the moment, the stick had me engaged with the vehicle in ways I’m normally not.
Same goes for LPs or hand grinding my coffee beans. It isn’t that the technology is superior or inferior, it’s what are my goals. If it’s speed, ease, or efficiency, is my goal, then I’m going to drive my automatic, pull out the electric grinder, or open my Spotify playlist. If being present in the moment or holding a physical object is my goal, the LP may be a better solution.
For me, it’s not so much nostalgia for the past, but intentionally choosing options based on my current goals in the present.
Well played but I defined what it depends on and it depends on something that ALWAYS trumps everything else, the market.
The market has decided, it is what it is. Any attempt to change that is fighting reality. Of course there are niche use cases, but in general, no one cares, no one will care, ever.
In 10 more years most cars won’t even require a driver. That will also be fought, it won’t matter.
There are still use cases for a team of oxen or a horse and buggy too. That really doesn’t matter in the context established in this discussion.
Oh and I just reread this…
“I’m not so sure the stick shifts and records are a nostalgia thing so much as an intentional thing. When everything is automatic and algorithmic, when our media is infinite scroll and autoplay, I think some people are making a decision to choose tech that forces them to focus on the task at hand so they can practice awareness and mindfulness rather than letting life just happen.”
Nostalgia – A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
That is literally everything you just said.