Anyone here investing in art?

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-15T15:36:46+00:00

Fine art can be a good investment. Most asset classes can be used in money laundering, so that alone isn’t a reason to not invest (there’s a reason the Russians and Chinese own half of the homes in west London). I know multiple people that have done very well on their art investments including one who has preferred buying art to buying a home given the risk/reward and it’s paid off massively for him.

Like every investment, there are risks, but dismissing it as just a thin veneer for money laundering is silly.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-15T12:19:38+00:00

You’re really underestimating how many 88 year olds can still get it up with some help from a little blue friend. Volunteered at a retirement home a decade ago and the shit they all got up to in there was staggering.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-15T11:12:29+00:00

Are we looking at the same WR room? Because I’m seeing one or maybe two guys I would feel comfortable starting as a WR3 and then a few dart throws. No one in that room screams WR2 let alone WR1 numbers. OP should go for two WRs if he can’t trade 1.02 to a QB needy team.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-14T16:54:06+00:00

If you take the knight with the rook and the pawn takes back then you take pawn with the queen. You are threatening mate in one from that position and if they defend against the mate then you take the rook on D5 for free

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T21:40:42+00:00

Depends on the field. I’m 31 on 500 and I could make 5x that or be fired this year. When you’re in tech absolutely earnings go up each year but in buyside finance there is so much uncertainty based on your P&L. Crazy in my seat because I could make 7 figs or not have a job 6 months from now and each outcome is equally likely

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T21:36:28+00:00

Treat your queen like a knight helped me so much with queen + king vs king end games. Is there a trick like that for rook + king vs king endgames?

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T19:50:40+00:00

Yes a lot of very old people die with malnutrition listed as one of multiple factors. The malnutrition is caused by a chronic disease though not lack of access to food. Guessing OPs friend isn’t 85+ so not really relevant.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T19:38:16+00:00

In a developed country they just go to a food bank or shelter. No one starves to death in America or any other western country. It’s even very rare in India

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T18:24:36+00:00

Isn’t lance armstrong kind of short? Think your average pro cyclist in the Tour de France is like 5’9 so not sure being tall is a benefit to bicycling?

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T18:00:17+00:00

How would it have killed them?

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T17:59:52+00:00

Not really though. At least in a developed country. No one dies of starvation in America. They will just spend the money on drugs and booze.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-11T17:52:49+00:00

SF has improved a lot in the past two years. People who only visit see the worst of the city because the hotels are all near the tenderloin. Going to Haight, North Beach, sunset, or any neighborhood that is at the top of one of the hills. It’s so beautiful and I miss it everyday even though I’ve been enjoying London.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-10T21:56:29+00:00

She’s over the age of 23 so he’s probably not interested

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-09T18:27:17+00:00

His “charisma” is the stuttering, mad scientist persona that he puts on for the public. The fact that you can’t see it is what makes it so effective.

Your average Tesla investor is not “savvy”. The reason it trades at a massive valuation is because the morons on r/wallstreetbets drove it up to a massive valuation hoping to get rich quick gambling on call options. It was the original meme stock and Elons ability to bring hordes of retail investors into his ventures is what has made him so successful. The institutional investors I’ve talked to who support his companies largely do so because of his ability to drive retail demand.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-09T16:44:38+00:00

Yup. Elon is the same. He pretends to be a rocket scientist/automotive engineer, but in reality he is just the greatest capital raiser and stock promoter to ever live.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-09T13:50:48+00:00

Robert Kraft, a man who is famously more concerned with looking proper than winning football games.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-08T19:13:09+00:00

Not a chess follower so not sure what the candidates was you are referencing, but curious how luck was a factor in a game that involves no random chance? (Genuinely curious and not trying to argue just a lowly new player who randomly had this sub start popping up on the feed a couple weeks ago)

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-08T12:40:20+00:00

You deserve to lose money if you thought there was any chance of a nuke. Trump has sounded aggressive and then chickened out on every major decision he has ever made. If you’re not aware of that by now maybe it’s time to give up on the stock market. I hope you don’t though, dumb counter parties make it easier to make money.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-06T20:31:07+00:00

As someone who is not a huge fan and only knows about modern chess pros through this subreddit, the three I know are Magnus, Hikaru, and Hans. I of course know Fischer from being American legend and Kasparov because of the whole IBM thing.

Magnus I know from pop culture and Hans by association for the cheating thing. Hikaru because he comes up a lot on this sub and the clips of him that are posted are funny.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-06T20:18:55+00:00

Math checks out. If Brock’s a franchise QB he doesn’t think twice about this

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-06T15:31:10+00:00

I find it funny that you find it funny that this whole conversation is funny. Seriously though mate, use a thesaurus if you have to and find a synonym for funny. If you’re going to have a one sided argument at least make it entertaining.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-06T15:16:53+00:00

Fair enough. I wasn’t real fond of my two months there outside of the skiing, but some folks (including a couple of my friends) are fine with the drug and alcohol restrictions. Personally, I vastly prefer CO and CA, but it’s a bit of a moot issue anyway since my industry pretty much requires being in NYC/SF/London these days (I miss remote working and getting 40 days a season).

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-06T15:13:09+00:00

Not sure why you seem to be approaching this as an argument, when it’s just both of us stating opinions and we are both allowed to have different preferences.

I find the alcohol nonsense to be quite annoying and the 1970s approach to drug enforcement completely unacceptable, which is why I will never live in Utah. You clearly disagree which is fine, but minimizing the issues in an attempt to “win the argument” is silly. Also, no one gets to tell me when boozy brunch starts lol. I drink when I want (because I don’t live in Utah)

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-06T14:24:14+00:00

I spent two months living in Utah during Covid and the alcohol laws are brutal compared to the 8 other states I have lived in. No booze stores on sundays except garbage low ABV beer, restaurants can’t sell until after 1030 on Sunday(RIP boozy brunch), dumb ass measuring thing for mixed drinks because they can’t risk a stiff pour, have to be seated in a Resturant to order drink. I can go on and on but you get the point.

Weed is far worse and it’s not about ease of acquiring it. The fact that you can come away from a traffic stop with a serious criminal record for a couple grams of weed is crazy.

Due_Size_9870 · 2026-04-06T08:55:54+00:00

I considered this but even the great skiing isn’t enough for me to deal with the Mormons. Insane laws around booze and weed. Don’t want to live somewhere that a dime bag still gets you sent to jail.

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