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  1. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Do note that Milennials are defined as being born between 1981 and 1996. Meaning they are 23 to 39 years old. I have seen people ripping into Millennials not even realizing they are Millennials themselves :rofl:
  2. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Russia deploying fake news is not something new, but doing it about the virus seems just downright evil Russia deploying coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says
  3. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    The situation in Russia was asked a some pages back... We get a bit of information here in Finland due to being a neighboring country. Just saw a news article that stated: Russia has it's first 3 cases which weren't people that had caught it abroad. The official report however can't be found...
  4. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    I read that asymptomatic people can't be tested (at least not inexpensively on a mass scale). Doctors should be telling those who takes a test to isolate. The main point that I hope the people making decisions grasp is that there is a lag in the data. And it matters a lot due to the exponential...
  5. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    I think this a good way to grasp how quickly this virus is spreading. I would also add the test turnaround time (usually 24-48 hrs) plus the incubation period (average around 5 days) to get a better sense of the amount of infected right now (not all showing symptoms yet though). That would...
  6. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    It's quite a fascinating phenomenon psychologically: Source : Here's why people are panic buying and stockpiling toilet paper to cope with coronavirus fears Also it's an example of something called zero risk bias where instead of doing something to progress towards lowering a risk, the person...
  7. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    I don't know about the US government, but those steps are usually in place for a reason. And that reason being that even though it could work to cure the disease, you have to find out what and how severe the side effects are. With the Swine flu (H1N1) a Vaccine called Pandemrix was used in here...
  8. aspenriver

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    I found this article very interesting Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now The point I would like to raise from that is, if your health care is able to handle the load (preferably the cases unfold over time versus at the same time) the mortality rate might be something like 1%. If not, the...
  9. aspenriver

    The power of story in sales, how Ziggy changed how I do business

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    Yesterday, I was on a date with a 30 year old Russian woman. At some point she pulled her phone out and there was a piece of paper stuck between her iPhone 6 and the phone's transparent protective case. She preceded to show me her fortune from a fortune cookie she had on New Years eve... Why...
  10. aspenriver

    The power of story in sales, how Ziggy changed how I do business

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    On the contrary, some of the articles on this business mention that New Yorkers were some of his earlier customers buying to send to their friends and relatives mainly as a joke (this was when they were sold on the street for $10). That is one reason New Yorkers would buy it and there are bound...
  11. aspenriver

    Text Me Dad Jokes - would people pay?

    Seems you are asking the wrong people, the wrong question... People on this forum telling you if they will pay or not is not valuable for you. You need to find the people that your service is giving value to and figure out if they are willing to pay and how much. I could give you an educated...
  12. aspenriver

    I've Read UNSCRIPTED!

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    Finished my first listen to the audio book version. A lot great applicable material in there! Will listen to it again and might have to get the book as it is easier for me to take notes when reading than listening.
  13. aspenriver

    How can I get rich with my drawing skills?

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    Let me get this straight. You are not making money in a way that doesn't scale, so now you want to make money in a way that scales? Your first priority should be to get from the sidewalk to the slowlane, before you start going for the fastlane. You said you are pretty much broke and you are...
  14. aspenriver

    The power of story in sales, how Ziggy changed how I do business

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    This and the NYC garbage example that I referred to above are great examples of something called the Fortune Cookie Principle (by Bernadette Jiwa). With a fortune cookie you have the cookie and the fortune... The cookie represents the commodity like the paper weight or the garbage. The cookie...
  15. aspenriver

    The power of story in sales, how Ziggy changed how I do business

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    In this case, as it is a auction, the buyers actually inflated the price. I think it shows that under certain circumstances people want and are willing to pay extra. The question is when would you be willing to pay $30 for an eraser? Or $50 for Garbage? This guy is actually making a killing...
  16. aspenriver

    Lex DeVille's: Guru Cults Exposed: The Tactics "Experts" Use To Pull You In & Suck You Dry

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    Have to call bullshit on this one. The guy had very weak points except that the price of the shares are somewhat high compared to revenues and profit. And even that can be explained with the future projections of total e-commerce revenue (assuming Shopify remains a big player in the space) His...
  17. aspenriver

    Lex DeVille's: Guru Cults Exposed: The Tactics "Experts" Use To Pull You In & Suck You Dry

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    I see why you chose this example as it is a good way to demonstrate guru tactics. I don't agree with your notion that this is borderline unethical especially given the context of a music show... Isn't good music supposed to move you, connect with your emotions and make you feel like you are...
  18. aspenriver

    I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!

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    I read The Millionaire Fastlane last month and just noticed this awesome thread. I found it to be one of the rare books that tells it how it is, thanks for sharing the perspective MJ!
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