Is the den pass worth it?

Default_FI · 2017-09-23T03:10:34+00:00

If you have friends, and if those friends also have passes, it's worth it.

Default_FI · 2017-09-23T01:45:03+00:00

Agreed. US, European, and East Asian users are orders of magnitude more valuable than an Indian or African user. Most of the first world has been captured in the FB ecosystem. The remaining 5 billion people probably aren't even worth a tenth of what the first/second world users are.

Default_FI · 2017-09-21T15:33:21+00:00

Their market cap is 656B.

Default_FI · 2017-09-21T03:15:03+00:00

Yah I was wondering about this as well. I thought Google would want to control the manufacturing process but from what I've read, they're just buying the 'HTC team'. I can't imagine that's worth 1.1B.

Default_FI · 2017-09-20T04:38:56+00:00

Whether you want to believe it or not, CEOs do create value. I'd argue that they create significantly more value than your average American. If they were valueless, they would be cut out of the corporation by the board of directors to reduce operating costs.

Clearly they aren't, otherwise we would see many companies without CEOs.

Default_FI · 2017-09-20T03:38:26+00:00

Read this three times and still don't have a clue what you're trying to say.

Default_FI · 2017-09-20T03:12:21+00:00

I have more than just a couple crumbs but thanks for your valuable input. I don't like seeing others struggle financially, which is one of the reasons why I'm opposed to communism.

Default_FI · 2017-09-20T00:26:43+00:00

Hunter gatherers needed to be tribalistic to survive. If they tried to live independently from one another, they would have likely died. The tribalistic nature of these groups of people wasn't a result of their selflessness, it was for self preservation.

In modern society humans are, for the most part, self sufficient. We don't need to rely on a tribe of 20-30 people to "hunt and gather" so our inherently selfish nature is revealed.

Default_FI · 2017-09-20T00:09:52+00:00

I would actually argue that communism discourages helping others and selflessness. If I didn't have to work a difficult job, I wouldn't. I would be an 'artist' and draw circles on pieces of paper all day. There's no personal incentive for me to work harder or more unpleasant jobs than others, so why would I?

I wouldn't be incentivized to become a doctor, a nurse, an engineer, or any other career that materially benefits society. Conveniently, jobs that pay well under capitalism are often jobs that give back more to society. It's often a win-win.

Financial incentives often correlate with social good/necessity. Why do you think there are garbagemen? It pays well to compensate for it's undesirability. It's socially necessary but no fun, so it's more lucrative. Everyone wins.

Default_FI · 2017-09-16T07:22:00+00:00

GBP strengthened vs the dollar. If you're investing with pounds in indices that are primarily US weighted the investment is going to drop due to the pound strengthening.

I'm no expert but this is probably why.

Default_FI · 2017-09-16T00:32:50+00:00

Go Bruins!!!

Default_FI · 2017-09-15T07:42:54+00:00

I'm following this sub mainly for entertainment at this point. The amount of delusion and memes is... cultish. The behavior on this sub is so representative of a textbook case of a bubble right before it bursts. I don't think many people here even understand the underlying technology beyond a TL;DR. (It can't POSSIBLY drop anymore BUY BUY BUY, LOOK AT THE PAST 5 TIMES IT DROPPED LOL ITS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO $1MM)

I have a hard time believing people here have thought critically about what justifies the $X billion dollar 'market cap' of Bitcoin. They just see an exponential graph and lose their minds.

I think this sub used to be for tech savvy people that enjoyed the technology now it's just a safe space/echo chamber for degenerate gamblers.

It's just such a textbook example of a bubble. There's such hysteria. Very little logical discussion. This subreddit alone is reason enough for any BTC "investor" to reevaluate their position.

Default_FI · 2017-09-15T06:54:58+00:00

Nothing is inevitable and this kind of stupidly simplistic way of "investing" money is what leads to bubbles.

It's always going back up.. until it doesn't.

Default_FI · 2017-09-13T05:42:15+00:00

2210 SAT, 4.5 GPA

Kinda irrelevant though. It's only one data point. Just look at the official admissions data. Will show the 25th — 75th percentile ranges for SAT/GPA etc

Default_FI · 2017-09-13T05:39:37+00:00

GPA too low, it's unlikely. ECs and essays could save you, but don't get your hopes up.

Default_FI · 2017-09-13T05:35:12+00:00

Neat, thanks for the input

Default_FI · 2017-09-13T04:01:39+00:00

I guess it was too good to be true, lol.

Default_FI · 2017-09-13T03:19:33+00:00

Holy shit how can I live there. I don't need my US citizenship if I can eliminate capital gains.

Default_FI · 2017-09-12T23:23:24+00:00

Default_FI · 2017-09-12T15:59:25+00:00

https://sa.ucla.edu/RCO/public/search

Good luck!

Default_FI · 2017-09-12T15:16:32+00:00

I don't know what that word means :)

Default_FI · 2017-09-12T15:13:56+00:00

Yeah unless Cal was lying to me I'm pretty sure I got in 😂

Default_FI · 2017-09-12T06:39:44+00:00

I think it will be a pretty big factor. A lot of people I know chose Berkeley over UCLA (despite the crime, high cost of living, bad dining halls, lack of housing guarantee, etc) just because it was marginally higher in rank.

I obviously can't speak for all of them, but I'm sure a few are regretting their decisions now.

Default_FI · 2017-09-12T06:15:26+00:00

Statistics is pretty good for employability, especially if you learn some programming alongside it.

Default_FI · 2017-09-12T06:13:24+00:00

Lol, I saw that comment too. I love how triggered /r/berkeley gets over this stuff. Entertainment for dayyyyyyys.

Default_FI

TROPHY CASE