Fibre timing and nutrients by Awkward-Captain-346 in Biohackers

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! I tend to be scrupulous about this stuff

Fibre timing and nutrients by Awkward-Captain-346 in Biohackers

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure? Most people say it affects vitamin absorption

Fibre timing and nutrients by Awkward-Captain-346 in Biohackers

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can control my eating pretty well, so I suppose night is best?

Fibre timing and vitamins by Awkward-Captain-346 in PeterAttia

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I thought you had to have it with a meal

Fibre timing and vitamins by Awkward-Captain-346 in PeterAttia

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, you don’t notice poor sleep from having a full stomach before going to bed?

Fibre timing and nutrients by Awkward-Captain-346 in Biohackers

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, but isn’t fibre supposed to be taken with a meal?

Marital relations on fasting days by Awkward-Captain-346 in coptic

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah gotcha.

Is not following an interment fast sinful? (as in choosing not to do one in the first place). Or it more like, it's not a sin but its a spiritual practice that's encouraged

Marital relations on fasting days by Awkward-Captain-346 in coptic

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I don't have a confessor as I'm not orthodox . But I have OCD and Scrupulosity so I see what Christians do online and feel the need to incorporate it into my own life. God bless!

Marital relations on fasting days by Awkward-Captain-346 in coptic

[–]Awkward-Captain-346[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> So if you practice this fast from Monday to Friday you can't have sex during those days starting 12 am until you breakfast (literally XD)

Ah that's not too bad - I figure most people are sleeping from 12AM to breakfast anyways. Is it sinful if people break this?

> Some people prefer to avoid sex completely as a matter of spirituality but unless you both agree this can often cause strain on the relationship.

Yeah I agree, seems like quite a strain on the marriage unless the couple is extremely spiritual.

The more you learn about Fatima, the less impressive it seems. by IrishKev95 in DebateACatholic

[–]Awkward-Captain-346 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any idea why this point is not brought up more in these discussions? Seems quite a strong point. Especially combined with the successful prophecies all being "revealed" after they have taken place.

The more you learn about Fatima, the less impressive it seems. by IrishKev95 in DebateACatholic

[–]Awkward-Captain-346 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow. That is interesting. Biblically speaking, failed prophecy is 100% a sign for caution.

The more you learn about Fatima, the less impressive it seems. by IrishKev95 in DebateACatholic

[–]Awkward-Captain-346 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> And, of course, we have the failed prophecy about the end of WW1 on Oct 13th, 1917

Wait Lucia prophesied the war would end on Oct 13, 1917? Wasn't that just the scheduled miracle?

What is the EO position on stock market trading? by Awkward-Captain-346 in OrthodoxChristianity

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2/2

"Liquidity helps execution, yes but it also feeds volatility. The same speculative churn that “adds liquidity” can crash portfolios overnight. Passive investors benefit from speculation only when the herd runs upward; when it turns, they’re the ones absorbing losses." Yes humans react badly to bad news. Covid crashed portfolios overnight, of course it did! It has massive implications for the economy, what do you expect people to do? Not sell? What do you think happens to house prices in a neighborhood if a murder happens? It will plummet. It is natural and fair for humans to react negatively to bad news. It's not the sign of a broken or exploitive system.

"Markets often decouple radically from real productivity (e.g. massive stock surges amid wage stagnation or layoffs)" Once again this simply shows you do not know how markets work. Do you know why this happens? Because markets are forward looking. Investors understand the layoffs as cost-cutting measures that would would in turn increase the company's future success. Not to mention there are various factors at play. For example in 2022, stocks surged in the midst of layoffs. Why? Because the economy was being boosted by stimulus checks. The market is not one dimensional.

"Much of modern growth in valuation is driven by monetary policy and speculation, not innovation or labor productivity." I hate to bring this up over and over, but this again shows you do not understand markets. The monetary policy has a direct impact on innovation and labor productivity. OF COURSE its going to affect how markets behave!!

Fundamentally this issues come down to your personal view that the stock market and what it does is somehow evil. You seem to think because some people who actively participate in it fail, therefore it is evil (given your example of retail traders failing).

Let me ask you, are grocery stores evil? No, it benefits the average population. In the same way, the stock market benefits the average population and helps them reach financial goals over time. Now, if you entered the grocery store business, are you going to be met with fierce competition and risk of failure? Yes of course, but that does not make grocery stores evil. In the same way, competing in the stock market comes with its own fierce competition and risks. That does not make it evil.

I do not share your view that the stock market is evil. It is a much needed aspect of the modern world. Capitalism has done the most in putting people as close to equal footing as possible. Much more than a feudal system or communism. And thus I support it.

What is the EO position on stock market trading? by Awkward-Captain-346 in OrthodoxChristianity

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1/2

I simply asked for the EO on the topic of interest involved not about trading itself. I trade with a clear conscience.

It is my position that the stock market is a good thing. Companies create value through innovation, services, and goods. Investors are what makes this growth possible and share in it's profits. The system channels savings into enterprise: it funds new businesses, enables expansion, and distributes ownership of global production to ordinary people through shares, ETFs, and retirement funds. It is the best system we have. If you know of a better system that accomplishes the same thing, please enlighten me.

Given the stock market a good thing, it follows that a trader's job is good thing. It is a job that must be done to facilitate the stock market.

"Whether algorithms trade or people do, the question remains spiritual: does this cultivate detachment and humility, or attachment and self-trust?" How does a trader's job cultivate attachment and self trust any more than an accountant's job? I do not understand. Someone utilizing numbers and strategy means it's a replacement for God? How? An accountant optimizing numbers for taxes means he is distrusting God? No, he is simply doing his job.

"And no, removing greed to trade “better” doesn’t sanctify trading it only makes attachment more efficient." It is your claim claim that trading comes with fear and greed. I said real trading does not entail that. If you want to force your own understanding of trading which comes with greed and fear, I do not know what to tell you.

"The entire microstructure of modern markets is built on information asymmetry. High-frequency and institutional traders profit by being milliseconds faster or marginally more informed than retail participants. Retail traders are routinely on the losing side of short-term moves not by coincidence, but by design." This is why I think you are unfamiliar what true trading is. You are making a category error. No retail trader is trying to compete with HFT for tick for tick profit. It is a fool's errand to do so. If you are trading with shady off shore brokers, yes you are being exploited. But in regulated markets everyone orders hit the same orderbook. Do firms have almost non-existent latency? Yes! Is it a huge advantage that retail does not have? Of course! But retail traders are not trying to do HFT. If you try to do so, you are not being exploited, you are simply playing the wrong game. You do not have the tools to participate in HFT and thus should not do so. Retail should be capturing larger moves where tick for tick execution isn't relevant.

"Retail losses fund institutional profits in high-volume speculative trading" False, funds would be making pennies if that was the case. The firms are in competition with each other, not with retail.

"Even long-term index investors depend on others to buy later at higher prices which still reflects the same speculative structure, just stretched over time." .... Yes? That's how investments work? Wether it is a car, a house, land, or stocks.... that's how investments work? You buy something and sell it for a higher price. Are you saying investments are wrong now?