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1. Post 66810590 (unedited backup) (by Don Pedro Dinero) (scraped on Mon Jun 8 05:01:31 CEST 2026) in The real inflation problem is in asset inflation.:

Quote from: CTO114 on June 01, 2026, 11:34:54 AM
Could be unintentional, but today's monetary policy may widen inequality by inflating assets at a higher proportion to wages, consequently transferring wealth to the ownership class!

It's not unintentional, it's actually called the Cantillon effect, you might wanna search and read about it but basically means that those close to the money printer benefit the most from it. So, when inflation is created those closest to the money supply can borrow at low interest rates and invest in assets, whilst everyone else – mainly workers – first face rising prices and then, if they’re lucky, a pay rise, but this always comes later and is often lower than the actual rate of inflation.

Quote from: Darker45 on June 05, 2026, 09:19:13 AM
What's actually the issue?

That the majority of the population is becoming poorer.



2. Post 66806406 (unedited backup) (by danielkofman53) (scraped on Sat Jun 6 23:49:43 CEST 2026) in Vision for New Financial System Under Bitcoin Standard:

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 01:29:34 AM
This is likely the case in the long term. Supposing Bitcoin becomes a mainstream financial system, it's likely functioning underneath separate layers. Bitcoin would serve as the base layer where final settlements happen. Bitcoin itself can't function as everyday money. Your cup of coffee gets cold before your payment is confirmed.

As to fractional reserve, I wonder why this appears almost a natural tendency when it comes to banking. Even the gold standard eventually ended up adopting this. If Bitcoin were to be adopted as a mainstream financial system in the future, would it also follow the same route? It might be the convenient path in the name of liquidity, but this is so susceptible to irresponsibility, abuse, incompetence, negligence, and whatnot that for me it's a bane rather than a boon to a new order.

yeah fractional reserve is inevitable because it provides a genuinely extremely useful function. It's what allows safe and liquid savings, ie deposits, of ordinary people to be leveraged as investment for productive purposes, without requiring those savers to lock up their funds and be directly liable for losses, as they can spend their funds at any time. This works because in aggregate, people only actively spend a smallish portion of their savings, yet still want to retain safety and liquidity at a moments notice. It all breaks when there is a panic however, which is the downside. There ways to deal with this, but government insurance is not the answer as it just encourages irresponsibility, privatizing gains and publicizing losses. That's why you need DAO structures where the depositors are liable, but can still have liquidity while also getting all of the lending yield. I have some ideas for how to implement rules that punish panicking vs holding in a crisis which would limit bank run risk.



3. Post 66804658 (unedited backup) (by Achalugo BTC) (scraped on Sat Jun 6 15:09:07 CEST 2026) in Why do gamblers blame casinos when they lose, but praise “luck” when they win?:

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 12:57:28 PM
I know of countless people who are sore losers. If they win, they deserve it. They knew right from the start that they'd win. They're not even lucky; they're just doing the right thing, made the right analysis, did the perfect computation. But if they lose, there's something else that caused their loss. They're victims somehow of one external factor or another.

I guess I've never been like this. Although I think I've also questioned losing results countless of times, I've never been such a sore loser. Every time I risk money on gambling, I've already moved on from that money. I know I could lose and already accept that possibility even before it happens.
Though, they don't blame the casino site directly, but they do murmur, saying things like if they know that people won't win more than to lose more, they won't have created gambling in the first place, which I have witnessed so many gamblers make such comments. But, you humans are easily attached to what will give them extra money, no matter the risks that may be involved, they will still go ahead and do it. Not that they are not aware that gambling is game that their wins are decided by luck but, they just want to give it a try if they can win without actually depend on luck and if things don't go as planned, they look for who to blame and sometimes this leads some into be addicted.



4. Post 66800935 (unedited backup) (by chinhar) (scraped on Fri Jun 5 14:45:25 CEST 2026) in [UFC 329] Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway:

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 10:09:49 AM
In any case, this is just a exhibition match in all regards, nobody really thinks this is a serious fight, both have been away, Conor specially been away for so long that he has literally became an actor meanwhile.

It's only McGregor who has been away for a while. Max has been active. He just lost to Oliveira a few months ago. Conor has been away for around 5 years already. After losing to Poirier for 2 consecutive times, he left the Octagon. But this upcoming fight of his isn't exhibition. This is a fight whose result would reflect on his professional record.

Although this isn't the kind of rematch fans would have wanted, at least they'll meet again inside the Octagon--that's after 13 long years, if I'm not mistaken. So, I don't think Max wouldn't consider this one as a serious fight. He'd probably avenge his 2013 loss. But I don't think Conor would be as serious. Although the man isn't bankrupt, he's probably back for the money.
It's now known that Conor is back for the money, there's no doubt about that. However, this fight isn't an exhibition, but rather a full-fledged bout, and it will impact both fighters' professional records. Conor is currently coming off a long hiatus, and usually a low-caliber fight is a way to regroup, but in this case he's up against Max, who has been active unlike him. So unless Conor slams down his training, it'll be a long day in the cell for him.



5. Post 66800930 (unedited backup) (by Zlantann) (scraped on Fri Jun 5 14:43:43 CEST 2026) in Gambling is a waste of money, a woman said but life proved her wrong:

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 09:38:52 AM
What's dangerous is when people mistake the exception for the rule. Just because Glenda's $10 wasn't wasted doesn't mean gambling isn't anymore a waste of money. Just because Glenda's 10$ turned into a million doesn't mean tickets of every Tom, Dick, and Harry would also turn into a million.

Statistics would readily show that the huge majority of such tickets are nothing but worthless pieces of paper. But, of course, people won't mind the 99.9% of tickets that are just thrown away because they yielded nothing. They'd focus and get inspired by the one that turned into a million.

Experienced gamblers are already aware that this type of win is not common. We know that in gambling, people have higher chances of losing than winning. This story shouldn't be a motivation for people to see gambling as a source of income.

But I don't believe that gambling is totally a waste of money. Regardless of the number of times you lose, sometimes you might be fortunate enough to win. This single win could make you recover all you have lost and even give some profit. It is also not a waste of money since one is also entertained.



6. Post 66800689 (unedited backup) (by GreatArkansas) (scraped on Fri Jun 5 13:08:37 CEST 2026) in Gambling is a waste of money, a woman said but life proved her wrong:

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 09:38:52 AM
What's dangerous is when people mistake the exception for the rule. Just because Glenda's $10 wasn't wasted doesn't mean gambling isn't anymore a waste of money. Just because Glenda's 10$ turned into a million doesn't mean tickets of every Tom, Dick, and Harry would also turn into a million.

Statistics would readily show that the huge majority of such tickets are nothing but worthless pieces of paper. But, of course, people won't mind the 99.9% of tickets that are just thrown away because they yielded nothing. They'd focus and get inspired by the one that turned into a million.

Basically, what "waste of money" is, is irresponsible gambling - where we already saw a lot of people like this, these are the people who ended up broke/bankrupt, and some of them affect their life totally, like losing their family.

For me, if what OP shared, like the total Glenda spent to make a million, is just $10, then good for her. Basically, it's what you call "jackpot".



7. Post 66797714 (unedited backup) (by tbct_mt2) (scraped on Thu Jun 4 16:44:43 CEST 2026) in Why are you worried about the price?:

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 02:35:10 PM
I'm not worried about the price, are you? You sound as if you're convincing yourself not to worry about the blood on the charts, but your words somehow betray how unbothered you want to appear.

Anyway, whether you still have the money to take advantage of the discounted price right now or not, the point is that you're a hodler. Whatever amount you're hodling is going to appreciate over time, more than what inflation takes from it. You may add to your stash sooner or later or whenever you have an extra available, but make no mistake, what you have right now will outpace inflation. Its growth will prove to any doubter that what you did is right.
People who can buy bitcoins when it falls down actually prepare their mentality very well before that. It's normal if experienced people do that but newbies can do that too if they learned about this market well and actually wait for market dips to make their entries by purchasing bitcoin at discount prices. Most people join the market with FOMO, with green candles but most of them don't have plans for what to do with red candles or worse with bear market. By lack of proper plans for such market situations, they will panic sell and bitcoins in the market changed hands from weak hands to strong hands.

Who can buy bitcoins with good discipline, determination and well plans for future, will become strong holders and can expand their portfolios with time very well, surely their portfolios will have very good ROIs.



8. Post 66793671 (unedited backup) (by HashRate Hero) (scraped on Wed Jun 3 15:17:31 CEST 2026) in Rule N UNO Never let No one know:

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 05:04:07 AM
In a way I'm living the kind of life that follows the wisdom behind the saying "act like you can't afford the bread until they find out you own the bakery". This is just one way of saying "never let no one know".

I've never been loud about my plans, next moves, investments, gains, and the like even within the family or even with my closest friends. I've got a number of reasons why. It's not just trying to be humble. It's not just trying to be silent. It's mainly to minimize exposure. It's safer this way.

That's the ultimate rule: act like you can't afford the bread until they find out you own the bakery....Minimizing exposure is the only real way to stay safe long-term.!



9. Post 66792434 (unedited backup) (by SeriouslyGiveaway) (scraped on Wed Jun 3 06:58:50 CEST 2026) in Not your keys? Think Again :

Quote from: Darker45 on Today at 04:30:18 AM
What's unfortunate, however, is that many prefer to use custodial services where private keys are held by the platforms. What they get in return are IOUs, mere numbers. It's unfortunate because it's preference. Many users aren't using custodial services simply out of ignorance or laziness. They're using popular centralized exchanges, for example, to keep their assets even if they're fully aware of the risks involved.

I can only hope it's because of convenience or for trading and other reasons and not about trust. Custodians are trustworthy until they aren't.
Using centralized exchanges, accounts and custodial wallets for storing bitcoin and altcoins for any purpose is risky similarly. It's not matter what they plan to do by leaving their coins on centralized exchanges where they don't have private keys, don't own and control their coins, consequences can be very costly and painfully if the exchange scam exits, or it was hacked, then did not compensate to customers, or bankrupted.

There are a lot of risk and there are also enough warnings.
Recent events should make everyone withdraw all their coins to their own wallets: Part 1
Recent events should make you withdraw all your coins to your own wallet: Part 2
Recent events should make you withdraw all your coins to your own wallet: Part 3
Get your coins out of custodial wallets now: Part 4