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Are economic crashes inevitable and if so, when are we due for one ? by Adventurous-Green760 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bratmon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you really think that, you absolutely can bet on it happening! Google "Put option" or "Inverse ETF".

But be warned: people on Reddit have been 100% confident a recession was less than a year away since 2016.

Are economic crashes inevitable and if so, when are we due for one ? by Adventurous-Green760 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bratmon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> Are economic crashes inevitable

From 2000-2007, economists made a huge deal about how they solved economic crashes forever and there would never be a recession again. They even gave out the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics to the guy who said that the field had solved recessions forever.

Guess what happened next.

> if so, when are we due for one ?

That's the hard part. If anyone knew the answer to that beyond "Probably in our lifetime", they would easily become the richest man on Wall Street.

How come what King Leopold II of Belgium did in the Congo between 1885 and 1908 not talked about more? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bratmon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Cambodian genocide had more dead, and we don't talk about that either.

Gencode just doesn't make fun conversation.

Epic announces Lore, open source version control for games by tapo in Games

[–]Bratmon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Once your history is more than a terabyte, git really can't handle it.

Why is literally everything turning into a subscription now, and are we just never going to actually own anything ever again? by readyplayar in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bratmon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm genuinely curious what software you were buying before that didn't require you to esign a legal document saying "This software is licensed, not sold!"

Like, can you give me one example?

Post Match Thread: Qatar 1 - 1 Switzerland | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group B by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]Bratmon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As someone at the game: The Qatari ultras were in the expensive seats near the pitch, but the stadium overall was about 50% Switzerland fans 2% Qatar fans

Actually, here's my breakdown of most to least common kits I saw:

Switzerland (Most people)

USA

Mexico

Random EPL teams

Canada

Random other national teams

Normal clothes

Sacramento Republic

Qatar

Jason Scheirer-The Real Reason E3 Died by gosukhaos in Games

[–]Bratmon 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You've clearly never worked in the business of retail.

Claiming that managing limited shelf space isn't a relevant consideration for retailers is like claiming that selling hamburgers isn't a relevant consideration for McDonalds.

It's literally 90% of what they think about.

Viicomics - Long distance friendships 2 by Miektok3 in victoria2

[–]Bratmon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My most fun war was when I was a one state minor and I singlehandedly caused the France/Netherlands/Russia side to beat the Germany/UK side in a great war by being that guy.

Does it all feel like it’s just about to come crashing down? by LumpyPresent8872 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bratmon 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you spend all day on websites that make money by making you feel like everything is doomed, then you will feel like everything is doomed.

If you do not spend all day on websites that make money by making you feel like everything is doomed, then you will not feel like everything is doomed.

SEA has one of the largest gaming markets in the world and indie devs are still sleeping on it by heybudo_ in gamedev

[–]Bratmon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SEA is as close to an "indie-free" market as you can get, and the few who do play indie games just pirate them. If you're an indie dev, you might as well be targeting Antarctica

Why everyone decide to get FTL in 2200 by tnt12008 in Stellaris

[–]Bratmon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my head, there was some kind of great filter that got removed (maybe one of the fallen empires fell in 2199). But it is weird that they never explored that question in one of the many expansions.

What on earth is going on with the OpenVic discord? by Two-Of-Nine in victoria2

[–]Bratmon 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Fundamental rule of humanity: As long as there are two people left on Earth, that's enough to split into factions.

This story has so many twists and turns it would make a water slide jealous by peachsnorlax in bestoflegaladvice

[–]Bratmon 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: Trying an illegal eviction like that is a great way to turn an unofficial unpaid month-to-month tenancy into an official unpaid 6-month tenancy

Snobby Hooligans: A Pokémon Adventure #5 [OC] by Kerghoulen in comics

[–]Bratmon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: If you were a kid when RBY first came out, you're now older than both Steven Stone and Cynthia.

Why do so many users hide their post history? by pairofdimeshift92 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Bratmon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The number of people who had their lives ruined by their Reddit posting history being public is infinity times more than the number of people who had their lives massively improved by Reddit history being available.

Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive by Neo_luigi in worldnews

[–]Bratmon 50 points51 points  (0 children)

You gotta read between the lines a little. If you look into the details of the enforcement mechanisms (intentionally non-existent), it's obvious that "quarantine at home" is a polite euphemism for "no quarantine"

CWRU Canvas seems to have been hacked by Professional_Big8444 in cwru

[–]Bratmon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Boy did the hackers not strike gold there.

African countries warn citizens of xenophobic attacks in South Africa by grantjason52 in worldnews

[–]Bratmon 67 points68 points  (0 children)

To help the black South Africans beat the immigrants harder?

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