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@Strandjunker 1000 USD a night? Jesus Christ! I'm no sports fan so would never visit a football tournament, but boy do you have to be a fan to endure that!

I assume that Trumps hotels will earn money in the end, but no one else. ;)

@ChrisMayLA6 This is the truth! I thought in my naivete, that it would be close to impossible for a bond fund to underperform, but boy was I right. ;)

if I need somewhat fixed income, my money stays in a high interest account, or I'll buy my bonds myself.

I have enough money to do that, but it is sad that smaller investor are forced to buy funds since they do not have the funds to buy directly.

At least this was the case many years ago, but maybe the market has changed. I hope so.

@Incal This is one way! I walked away from the ridiculously high taxes of Sweden and moved to a low tax jurisdiction. That was one of the best decisions of my life.

Imagine working, only having to pay 5-15% tax instead of 55-60% with a higher salary.

Saving significant amounts take a very short amount of time with that change.

I feel sorry for the tax slaves in sweden who will not be able to save significant amounts. They will be forever slaves to the state. =(

@jeffcliff Let's hope so!

@delta Add to that the incomprehensible captchas. There are some websites I've just given up on.

I discovered the other day that it is no longer possible to buy and sell used stuff on a swedish online version of ebay without a smartphone. Bye, bye, swedish online market place!

@jeffcliff This ie europe, and more specifically, germany. Surely there must be some law here that can be utilized to make DB change. It's a public infrastructure company, so should make it even easier.

On the other hand... in Stockholm it is getting more and more difficult to pay for parking without a smartphone, so it is not a clear cut case.

@tante No need... just fork it, and off you go.

@jeffcliff @EvilSandmich I'd be interested in how we actually choose a mate. I mean, does anyone believe that we subconsciously try to choose the worst one? Or do we subconsciously try to choose a good mate?

Beautiful wives have been appreciated and sought after for milennia.

Conscious eugenics, or just nature?

@jeffcliff Eugenics is a fascinating double think in the western world. It's a big "no no" to talk about it, yet we do test fetuses for various condtions, and we do offer abortions if those are too serious.

We also enhance ourselves with training, diet, machines, and there is a possibility to buy gene therapy from minicircle.io (and probably many others).

So the urge is there, a certain kind of practive is implemented. But mention it outright, and you will be shushed!

@jeffcliff Ahh... a little dry, that is usually a good quality indicator. ;)

@ChrisMayLA6 Sadly, this is the truth! =(

@ChrisMayLA6 It is not possible to compensate for that, since we cannot create time.

The only thing we can do is to give him lots of money, millions, to make these mistakes so costly, that the strictest standards of investigation and judgment will be used in the future.

But how much? 10, 50 million GBP, would that discourage the government and make it painful enough for them?

@jeffcliff @shortstories @Snidely_Whiplash @Sovereign @zeke @Charles_in_Charge @GoonPatrol @James_Dixon @Kalogerosstilitis2RevengeoftheJunta @KingOfWhiteAmerica @multiversal_gangstalker @thatfightnerd @thefinn

Ahh... that's a good point! Yes, maybe I should stop now. After all, I do have a business to run so there is only so much time I can allow mastodon to take from me.

@jeffcliff It is fascinating how long discussions can last in the field of philosophy. But that tends to happen in a field, where you have no immediate error correction in the form of empirical evidence.

Then, from time to time, the latest and greatest findings in science seep through, alter the course of the discussion in philosophy, and it then tries to integrate the new findinds.

The interplay between quantum physics and philosophy is a very interesting example for instance.

@Snidely_Whiplash @shortstories @Sovereign @zeke @Charles_in_Charge @GoonPatrol @James_Dixon @Kalogerosstilitis2RevengeoftheJunta @KingOfWhiteAmerica @multiversal_gangstalker @thatfightnerd @thefinn

If you pay me, I can help you setup an experiment, that is repeatable that proves I exist.

Otherwise, why should I? I really do not care about you, and should the case be, that you in fact do not exist, I would be very happy indeed! 😎 ✝️ 🇮🇱

@Snidely_Whiplash @shortstories @Sovereign @zeke @Charles_in_Charge @GoonPatrol @James_Dixon @Kalogerosstilitis2RevengeoftheJunta @KingOfWhiteAmerica @multiversal_gangstalker @thatfightnerd @thefinn

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