Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Eurojanek]

Either I'm watching too much doom-porn, or the government is going to print so much money that it becomes worthless, or both. I was waiting for a correction in the housing market, but now I think they just printed so much money, no prices are coming down. Same with the stock market. No crash, just money has a lot less value. They've been doing this since Reagan, but seems to be accelerating.

In the USA gold standard was abandoned in 1971.

 

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[socaldude]

Either I'm watching too much doom-porn, or the government is going to print so much money that it becomes worthless, or both. I was waiting for a correction in the housing market, but now I think they just printed so much money, no prices are coming down. Same with the stock market. No crash, just money has a lot less value. They've been doing this since Reagan, but seems to be accelerating.

Yes, the US dollar is a Kleptocurrency.

There's just no where to put your money. When it all collapses, all the paper bills will go in the dumpster I guess. Or if the digital retail banking system has problems, they will freeze everyone's account because of "technical issues" then blame a cyberattack on China. You'll try to login to your bank account and it will say "login failed". LOL

The Economy never really collapses, that's not possible. The resources will always be sitting there waiting to be allocated. Unless you turn all the land into a radioactive wasteland. What collapses is the interface aspect of the economy. The prices and the artificial psychology pushing it.

Which by the way, I'm no wuss or coward but that scares the shit out of me. Governments love chaos and love taking rights away. This will be the perfect opportunity to have martial law, pass more laws etc.

The problem these days is the media backstops the dollar as a propaganda weapon. The US dollar is the BEST! LOL

 

[socaldude]

The problem these days is the media backstops the dollar as a propaganda weapon. The US dollar is the BEST! LOL

Who wouldn't be surprised if you saw a headline on the WSJ that says:

"Despite a very small number of Americans being left behind, The American dream, democracy, the middle class and ellis island are doing extremely well."

 

[loop101]

Yes, the US dollar is a Kleptocurrency.

There's just no where to put your money. When it all collapses, all the paper bills will go in the dumpster I guess. Or if the digital retail banking system has problems, they will freeze everyone's account because of "technical issues" then blame a cyberattack on China. You'll try to login to your bank account and it will say "login failed". LOL

The Economy never really collapses, that's not possible. The resources will always be sitting there waiting to be allocated. Unless you turn all the land into a radioactive wasteland. What collapses is the interface aspect of the economy. The prices and the artificial psychology pushing it.

Which by the way, I'm no wuss or coward but that scares the shit out of me. Governments love chaos and love taking rights away. This will be the perfect opportunity to have martial law, pass more laws etc.

The problem these days is the media backstops the dollar as a propaganda weapon. The US dollar is the BEST! LOL

I tried to buy $5k of BTC when it was around $50, but the broker (Mt Gox) got hacked, and started freezing all new account applications. I never trusted BTC after that. 100 BTC would be nice to have right now.

 

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[Andreas]

Either I'm watching too much doom-porn, or the government is going to print so much money that it becomes worthless, or both. I was waiting for a correction in the housing market, but now I think they just printed so much money, no prices are coming down. Same with the stock market. No crash, just money has a lot less value. They've been doing this since Reagan, but seems to be accelerating.

We are witnessing Rome 2.0. Watching too much fear porn is not productive, but I guess it's useful to know what to do when an empire collapses. I don't think the Empire of Lies will become a complete wasteland, but it probably won't be able to sow chaos in the Middle East, spread lab diseases around the world, have Europe as its vassal state, and commit many other crimes against humanity.

 

[AceVentures]

Study the Elon vs Don Lemon interview and how it unfolded over the past few months.

Masterclass in 5D strategy.

 

[Bekit]

Study the Elon vs Don Lemon interview and how it unfolded over the past few months.

Masterclass in 5D strategy.

That sounds interesting. Would you be up for sharing a recap?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

was waiting for a correction in the housing market, but now I think they just printed so much money, no prices are coming down. Same with the stock market. No crash, just money has a lot less value. They've been doing this since Reagan, but seems to be accelerating.

Yup that's my impression. Assets are inflating, from stocks, to housing, to food. Nothing has gone down despite reports. My insurance has skyrocketed, from health insurance, car insurance, to home insurance to biz insurance; I think the total annual bill is $40,000.

 

[ZackerySprague]

Tip: Use only one monitor helps with Production.

 

[Aidan04]

Yup that's my impression. Assets are inflating, from stocks, to housing, to food. Nothing has gone down despite reports. My insurance has skyrocketed, from health insurance, car insurance, to home insurance to biz insurance; I think the total annual bill is $40,000.

Any suggestions on what to do?

Obviously having a Fastlane business is integral, but is there anything else that people should do to protect themselves from the coming storm?

Anything that would be wise to invest in to store value and fight inflation?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Any suggestions on what to do?

If you're not in a position to buy hard assets, then the best thing you can do is build a highly-demanded skill -- your skill value in the marketplace should inflate with prices.

 

[Captain Hoodie]

Is reddit just a place for entrepreneurs to be miserable? Even on all the business owning subreddits everyone just puts down their own profession and keeps bitching about working 16 hour days. Im guessing thats the general reddit consensus. Life sucks, lets complain.

Miserable place for business owners and entrepreneurs from my time being in that corner of the internet. Never going back there lol.

 

[GPM]

Tip: Use only one monitor helps with Production.

You running an 8k monitor or something????

 

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[socaldude]

You running an 8k monitor or something????

A 5D quantum nuclear powered monitor.

 

[ZackerySprague]

You running an 8k monitor or something????

Nah.

Work gave me 2 of these for free:

Amazon.com

I use to use this one:

Amazon.com

I don't like the curved monitors anymore and I have found that have multiple monitors disrupts my focus. So I just moved down to one monitor for now.

 

[ZackerySprague]

You running an 8k monitor or something????

Is that even out yet? LOL. I sometimes forget to look up and now are on DDR5. Last time I checked, I remember we were on DDR4.

 

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[ZackerySprague]

A 5D quantum nuclear powered monitor.

Bruh.

 

[AceVentures]

That sounds interesting. Would you be up for sharing a recap?

Don gets fired from CNN.
Elon invites Don Lemon and other left-leaning media stars to host their show on X, similar to how Tucker Carlson did.
Don accepts the invitation.
X creates a partnership to bring Don's left-leaning audience to the platform.
Don makes ridiculous demands (new cybertruck, 8M a year salary, 5M bonus, exclusive access, etc.)
Don's first episode is an interview with Elon.
Don doesn't disappoint - he shows up with all of the typical CNN-style strawman arguments and deceptive tactics.
Elon spends an hour rebutting and throwing facts at most of the issues of the left.
Elon fires Don from an exclusive partnership after the interview takes place but before the interview is released.
The story of him getting fired from X goes viral.
Elon instigates Don across X.
Don goes on CNN to talk about his interview with Elon and him getting fired.
Anticipation builds for the interview.
The interview drops.
X users quickly parse the interview into small interesting segments.
Elon amplifies hard-hitting segments.
Elon effectively distributes his talking points to Don's left-leaning audience.
The distribution is done using Don's image and audience, but the distribution takes place on X and on his terms.

 

[RicardoGrande]

Does anyone else remember a thread where the guy came on bragging that he read TMF , so he got himself fired at work and worked his unemployment over to disablity- and while he hadn't had any fastlane businesses yet, he'd been pretending for 11 months that his welfare checks were fastlane payment pot checks and came to brag?

I can't tell if it was a fever dream or someone actually having that much audacity, I hope he made something of himself at least.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Does anyone else remember a thread where the guy came on bragging that he read TMF , so he got himself fired at work and worked his unemployment over to disablity- and while he hadn't had any fastlane businesses yet, he'd been pretending for 11 months that his welfare checks were fastlane payment pot checks and came to brag?

This doesn't ring a bell, and usually I have a steel-trap for stories like these posted here.

 

[Andy Black]

Does anyone else remember a thread where the guy came on bragging that he read TMF , so he got himself fired at work and worked his unemployment over to disablity- and while he hadn't had any fastlane businesses yet, he'd been pretending for 11 months that his welfare checks were fastlane payment pot checks and came to brag?

I can't tell if it was a fever dream or someone actually having that much audacity, I hope he made something of himself at least.

I don't remember that either.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

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Not one IOTA.



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[Andy Black]

Every single new user is FORCED to read this thread.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE FASTLANE FORUM! First: Since most of you won't read this required message, know this: IF YOUR FIRST POST AT THE FORUM IS PROMOTIONAL, AI CONTENT, SEO BS, BACKLINKING, or SOME MARKETING BS CLOAKED AS "I need feedback" when you don't want feedback—YOU WILL BE BANNED...

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They cannot post (or view the forum) without being sent there first.

You think this bold notice would make a difference for these idiots posting AI and backlink spam?

Nope.

Not one IOTA.

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The funniest is when they reply to that thread with their spam. Like, duh.

 

[Andreas]

Every single new user is FORCED to read this thread.

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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE FASTLANE FORUM! First: Since most of you won't read this required message, know this: IF YOUR FIRST POST AT THE FORUM IS PROMOTIONAL, AI CONTENT, SEO BS, BACKLINKING, or SOME MARKETING BS CLOAKED AS "I need feedback" when you don't want feedback—YOU WILL BE BANNED...

www.thefastlaneforum.com

They cannot post (or view the forum) without being sent there first.

You think this bold notice would make a difference for these idiots posting AI and backlink spam?

Nope.

Not one IOTA.

View attachment 54797

If you spot AI content from new users, please REPORT immediately to get them removed. Thank you!

By A.I content what do you mean exactly? Text generated entirely by apps like GPT?

 

[loop101]

Here is an entertaining interview with Ruby-on-Rails creator DHH. He discussed his views on web app complexity, Apple, digital product ownership, cloud computing, and future trends. He is still young, but I can't help but think RoR would fade away if he retired (which he brings up in the interview). I think it would be like when Steve Jobs left Apple (both times).

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZNbM4MUdo

 

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[Bounce Back]

He is still young, but I can't help but think RoR would fade away if he retired (which he brings up in the interview). I think it would be like when Steve Jobs left Apple (both times).

That ship has sailed - ruby has already faded away:

 

[loop101]

The automatic Real Estate Agent fee of 6% has gone away, and is now negotiable. Here is the Reventure guy talking about it.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOGOBe2_2Vk

 

[MJ DeMarco]

and is now negotiable.

It was always negotiable, at least for me, I haven't paid 6% in 25 years of buying/selling real estate. Other times I just sold it myself and paid $500 to get my listing posted in the MLS, offering standard 3% to the participating buyer agent.

 

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[Black_Dragon43]

It was always negotiable, at least for me, I haven't paid 6% in 25 years of buying/selling real estate. Other times I just sold it myself and paid $500 to get my listing posted in the MLS, offering standard 3% to the participating buyer agent.

I paid 0.6% on my most recent property purchase. It’s also officially 6% here, 3% buyer, 3% seller, but you can negotiate it.

I was an a$$, and told the agent that unless he agrees with my fee I’m not buying anymore. He agreed… some money is better than no money and keeping the property on the market for another 3 months.

 

[MTF]

I paid 0.6% on my most recent property purchase. It’s also officially 6% here, 3% buyer, 3% seller, but you can negotiate it.

I was an a$$, and told the agent that unless he agrees with my fee I’m not buying anymore. He agreed… some money is better than no money and keeping the property on the market for another 3 months.

In Poland real estate agents are completely useless and have a bad reputation (and they deserve it).

If I were to buy real estate, I'd buy only direct. A few real estate deals in which I was involved were all without real estate agents. I see no need for them. You get a notary (required by law) and that's it. Paying 3%, let alone 6%, for nothing is ridiculous.