Excellent post. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
I am one of those "boomers" 57.
Honestly I don't trust any currency. Yes, I am exposed to FRN's because under penalty of law we are all forced to use them in commerce.
Am on the internet right now, but I don't trust it because I know DARPA was funded to create it.
Am also aware of SOP 303. Standard Operating Procedure 303. Affectionately called the "kill switch" within the DC beltway. Communication networks can be turned off, including the internet.
Anyone exposed to crypto currencies needs to seriously research it. It is real.
Once the internet goes off, POOF, everything on it is gone, never to be recovered, including my reply to this post. Including any digital currency. Not a matter of if, but when.
Think Polygon.
I learned, while serving in the USAF, how to use the FRN's to my advantage.
I learned how to take an FRN, (fiat currency) and convert into a tangible asset with value. Real Estate.
I like anything tangible that has value and can grow in value.
Old schooler think.
Our Real Estate holdings consist of 20K acres and 50 homes. We, (wife and I), possess title and deed on all of it. Safe from SOP 303.
Real Estate holdings also enabled us to exploit natural resource rights. Timber, natural gas, oil, and, yes, water.
As I said, am 57 and retired. Because of the royalties we enjoy from natural resource leases.
We live a very comfortable lifestyle because of that.
Having experience in Real Estate, I can assure one property holds consistent value, depending on demographics, of course.
Our holdings are in North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Our holdings have consistently risen in value.
In 2013 we were approached by Citibank. They offered us a ten million dollar line of credit with no sunset, based on our holdings Not to give away the value of our holdings and lease rights, but there you go..
We hold the line of credit right now.
So, I thought about exploiting it. Saw where cryptocurrencies were trending, (hyped).
Seriously looked into it. Checked into finance whiz's like Warren Buffet. That dude who said, "the debt free life is the best life to live", worth over 85 billion.
He is not personally exposed to crypto's. Companies in his portfolio may be, but he is not.
His opinion of crypto's is this.
"Cryptocurrencies have no value and they don't produce anything." "I don't have any cryptocurrencies and never will."
"When you’re buying nonproductive assets, all you’re counting on is the next person is going to pay you more because they’re even more excited about another next person coming along.”
A definition of hyperbole.
“If you wanna gamble somebody else will come along and pay more money tomorrow, that’s one kind of game. That is not investing."
Even Bill Gates said cryptocurrencies is a bad idea.
Done my due diligence.
Now, I have productive assets. Real Estate with mineral rights leases. An investment.
I am interested in investments that produce value. Real Estate has proven to be an asset that produces value. A smart investment.
Berkshire Hathaway has real estate investment in almost every state. Look for the sales signs. Everywhere.
All of this said. I am an old school investor. Believe 100% in real estate. It's REAL. Has REAL value that appreciates consistently, again, depending on demographics.
I also know there are only two ways to get crypto's. Mine or buy, or rewards for select purchases, (same thing).
Have been called all sorts of names for speaking out on crypto's here. Not cool and not smart.
Not stupid. Not naive. Not ignorant. Not a shill. Not a LARPER.
I am a person looking to diversify, because I am liquid. Immediate liquidity.
All I have written is not to brag or claim any sense of superiority.
I am simply a man who has done well with opportunities.
Any dumbass reply will not be replied to.
Only mature, serious replies will I respond to,
Why?
Am old school. Am an adult. Will not apologize for that. Period.
Convince me to put 10 million into crypto's. 100% convince me.
Once again. Thank you for this post.
Once this reaches critical mass, the U.S. and U.N. will invoke the Kigali Principles, and invade the U.S. with foreign troops, a.k.a., "Peace keeping troops"
For the protection of citizens, of course.
Occupation of U.N. troops will be permanent.
Not religious at all. Had a strange dream in 2002. It is as vivid today as the night I had it. It has stayed with me since.
In the dream I was awakened to a loud message. I went to the window to look outside.
I saw an armored personnel carrier rolling slowly past the house. A soldier wearing a blue helmet was in the turret behind a large gun.
A loud speaker was emitting a message on repeat. "Submit and you will live. Resist and you will die."
I woke up in a sweat.
Read the article? Or just my post title?
Mad Maxine went there to insure that happens.
It's chess.
FLAG ON THE PLAY!
Millions dead, no?
Immature much? Grow up.
Proof, right here.
Above your pay grade, son.
Serious immaturity issues.
How do I know?
You can only respond like a petulant child and resort to name calling.
Nice. Mentally castrated.
Young officers, but strategically and tactically extremely smart.
Have the pdf, along with The Art of War.
The problem with the USA is because of the petro dollar we got arrogant.
Our foreign policy exposes that fact.
20 years in southeast Asia expending military resources and money for no positive results. Think Vietnam.
Meanwhile. During that same time frame China is building its military. Russia is building its military.
Currently we have 500K troops on 800 foreign bases surrounding Russia and China.
Russia has 14 foreign bases surrounding no one.
We also have specop boots in 157 countries. WTF for? Natural resources.
You have A LOT of growing up to do.
Will leave you to that.
Throw in the towel...hands in the air....shaking head...
FUCK IT......I quit....un the fucked up humanity!
Gonna go coach the squirrels...at least they get it.....!
Oh, fuck it.....I quit...!
When his mugshot first appeared on MSM, I said that that was not him. Distributed a screen shot and friends agreed.
Now it gets weirder.
A dear friend of mine lives in Winter Garden, Florida. Same HOA community that Chauvin has a house in.
His house was empty except for the camera crews and graffiti on the side walk.
This is a high end HOA community. Average home is worth 500K.
Own a house, as a cop, in a HOA with a home valued at 500K or more.
Not feasible, nor realistic.
I smell a PSYOP.
So, let me get this straight.
You, unknown, is supposed to be the be all of knowledge on the...of all places..internet...?
Let' see how smart you are, okay? YOUR words, on ANOTHER thread.
Dunno when my woman acted out.
OG took her car keys.
I took away her phone.
By the 3rd day she straightened up did the dishes & cleaned the house while pouting.
I do not compromise with men much less women LOL
MY words on the thread.
YOU are not paying attention. Why? No clue.
Who is OG? Why did they take the keys? Were you paying attention?
WHY did you take her phone? Controlling much?
"Straightened up" How?
What is wrong with you doing dishes? I do it a lot.. So what?
"while pouting" WHY was she pouting?
Compromise is an act of life.
"much less with women" Women are inferior to you?
LOL? Really?
Without women humanity would cease to exist.
You type like you have no clue about women.
Women are not property.
Women are humans to be respected.
Think for a moment if you could handle, as a male, child birth?
NO.
Watched it happen four times. Hell no
So, how is reality? As you see it?
In your delusion?
Just stop, okay?
Too old for this damn charade.
It is obvious you are not in a position to offer real life advice.
Proof is not in the pudding but in the eating of the pudding.
OG is NOT real.
YOU are not paying attention. Why? No clue.
Who is OG? Why did they take the keys? Were you paying attention?
WHY did you take her phone? Controlling much?
"Straightened up" How?
What is wrong with you doing dishes? I do it a lot.. So what?
"while pouting" WHY was she pouting?
Compromise is an act of life.
"much less with women" Women are inferior to you?
LOL? Really?
Without women humanity would cease to exist.
You type like you have no clue about women.
Women are not property.
Women are humans to be respected.
Think for a moment if you could handle, as a male, child birth?
NO.
Watched it happen four times. Hell no.
Company..fall out...smoke em if you get em...at rest!
There in ;lies the problem...."hates women more than men here do."
Both sexes are needed for the progression of any species.
WTH are you on?
I can do that too!
The Power of Now, by Echart Tolle.
A woman will not hide anything from a confident man. Vis a Vis. A man will not hide anything from a confident woman.
In our world, we defend one another. Been there, done it.
Marriage is a matter of compromise, not egos.
It is WORK.
25 year with the same wife. Believe me. WORK. Women are not wired the same as men.
Empathy.
Most 21st century men lack it, entirely.
Why I said we have two ears and one mouth.
Finally, will say this. Child birth.
That changes everything a man thinks about a woman.
Mad respect for women.
Saw the video.
Won't judge, won't question,
One person's opinion is like mine. Mine doesn't count any more than another.
Was speaking from experience.
I don't "diagnose" people. People are people. Different up bringing's, different belief systems, different everything. No two humans are the same.
Think the OP was asking for serious answers. May be wrong. They have not responded.
Curious. No disrespect. Not trying to pry. Did this happen to you?
I have been married to my wife for 25 years.
Male/ female friends come and go, this I know.
Both of us have male and female friends, but at the end of the day we are still one.
Trust. Hard and long to earn and easily destroyed in a moment.
Transparency. Being yourself even with your flaws. We all have them.
Neither of us are afraid to fart and belch in front of each other.
I don't rummage through her purse, period. She gets into my wallet all of the time, for money.
Communication is key. we have two ears and one mouth for a reason.
Communicating is more about listening than talking.
Actions speak louder than words. I show her I love her more than I say it.
Hiding anything is a demonstration of a lack of trust.
Hiding things demonstrates a lack of transparency because of a lack of trust.
A lack in communications demonstrates a lack of transparency because of a lack in trust.
Self confidence. Without self confidence, one cannot be transparent, nor communicable, which both are necessary for trust.
She has male friends, whom I know. I have female friends, whom she knows.
And at the end of every day we do not go to sleep before we express our love for each other.
At 25 years married she still lets me chase her around the house trying to play grab ass.
I love my wife and definitely know she loves me!
HE MURDERED HIM! no...wait...what I meant to say was HE UNINTENTIONALLY MURDERED HIM!...no...no...wait...my bad...HE SLAUGHTERED THAT MAN!
Aw fuck it...he did all three!
Sum it up?
Wallace was once at MSNBC, now at FOX. Cooper is both at CNN and CBS.
It's just a ride.
Subliminal messaging. "...and we understand the pain, anger and frustration does not go away EVEN WHEN JUSTICE IS DELIVERED."
No words....SMDH
Need to look into the history of the KKK influencing court proceedings in the 1920-1930's. KKK is democratic, politically.