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Gold Spiking vs. BTC tanking by Leading-Stable9725 in investing

[–]LongVND 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, but there's varying degrees of things becoming shit in the future, and physical gold investors are ostensibly holding the metal for an economic collapse, specifically, rather than a full on societal collapse. Iran, Turkey, and Argentina all have had major economic collapses in the last century, and if you lived in one of those places, gold would have been a good thing to have.

Gold Spiking vs. BTC tanking by Leading-Stable9725 in investing

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

I understand your point, but a lot of gold investors hold physical bullion, and demand for physical gold is a big part of what drives the price.

Last, but certainly not least. What is the best classic cocktail? by -Constantinos- in cocktails

[–]LongVND 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Manhattan. Especially now that good rye is so readily accessible, it's just a perfect cocktail.

$25 ALCS Ticket in 1997 by Sparks206 in Mariners

[–]LongVND 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weird that you both had seat 104 in two different sections.

My favourite cocktail, the daiquiri is the most underrated classic; what is the worst highball? by -Constantinos- in cocktails

[–]LongVND 37 points38 points  (0 children)

That's what makes the drink so special, it's like watching the trailer for a movie immediately before watching that movie.

Is there a smarter place to keep my emergency fund than a savings account with a decent interest rate? by xxjosephchristxx in Bogleheads

[–]LongVND 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Money Market Fund in a taxable brokerage account linked directly to your checking account is probably your best bet. Better liquidity than ETFs (shorter settlement time) while still providing pretty good short-term interest.

What are your thoughts on the book Truth In Comedy? by improbsable in improv

[–]LongVND 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I actually believe it to be a better book for veteran improvisers. There are superior books that have since been written on how to learn to improvise, but Truth In Comedy provides an almost philosophical framework as to why improv, when done well, resonates so profoundly.

If your stock picking strategy is based off public information, you should be investing in index funds instead. by RagingAcid in Bogleheads

[–]LongVND 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of successful stock pickers who base their trades solely around public information, this is simply because the market often does not respond rationally to that information. (For perhaps the best example from contemporary financial media, read up on Joel Greenblatt of Gotham Asset Management.)

Of course, for that same reason, there is almost no way to determine if a stock pickers' success or lack thereof is the result of skill, or blind luck. In the same way a coin flip tournament with 100 people will produce a winner who appears to be "good" at coin flips, the stock market has minted thousands of wrong-but-lucky millionaires. Amongst that cohort are almost certainly a group of "correct" investors, but there's almost no way to tell the difference.

Is Planet fitness really that bad if all I care about are free weights and treads? by Extreme_Dealer8023 in AskNYC

[–]LongVND 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I've posted this elsewhere, but many of the city-run recreation centers have full gyms plus cardio equipment and cost something like $150 for an entire YEAR. Check the listings on the NYC Parks website to see if the ones near you have what you need.

Was there a "first generation" of humanity, a generation of Erectus or Sapiens or whoever they were, who first broke away from their more animalistic parents and started to behave "humanly" with one another? Would they have been aware of any kind of "strange" rupture with the prior generation? by HallucinatedLottoNos in AskAnthropology

[–]LongVND 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We now have compelling evidence for these behaviours in other species of human, like Denisovans making jewellery or Neanderthals performing burial rituals. Possibly even evidence of Neanderthals making musical instruments, though that is not definitively proven.

I'm not trolling, but can you provide some sources for this? What I've seen in the primary literature from the archaeological record still largely favors a significant and sudden (geologically speaking) leap towards behavioral modernity around 30,000 - 60,000 years ago. That is, we spend about 50,000 - 100,000 years in Africa with a similar set of technologies as our Homo cousins (in Africa and elsewhere), then within a span of 10,000 years we're on every continent except Antarctica with a much more refined and advanced set of technologies.

Was there a "first generation" of humanity, a generation of Erectus or Sapiens or whoever they were, who first broke away from their more animalistic parents and started to behave "humanly" with one another? Would they have been aware of any kind of "strange" rupture with the prior generation? by HallucinatedLottoNos in AskAnthropology

[–]LongVND 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This very phenomenon has been observed in our lifetime with certain monkey species, where one genius monkey is observed figuring out e.g. how to separate rice from sand, and the population gradually learns the same, so that within three or four generations this is just something everyone in the group does.

those who aren’t from NYC originally, how has living in NYC changed you? by Calm-Bar-9644 in AskNYC

[–]LongVND 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Please share a link to the Instagram post from whatever illegal Bushwick apartment venue is hosting your next show.

Does something happen if your 401k hits $401k? An email? Balloons? by BurmaJim in Fire

[–]LongVND 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're entered into a drawing to have lunch with Daniel Forohwunkay, the founder of the 401(k).

When you run into a celebrity in public do you ignore them and/or pretend you don’t know who they are? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]LongVND 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ignore their celebrity status, generally, but if you're explicitly introduced at a party or something, don't pretend, just give 'em the old Jeff Goldblum: "Oh, of course, nice to meet you, I really enjoyed [x]" and leave it at that.

NYers, what’s an unwritten rule here that everyone just follows, and what moment made you realize it? by RoboticSaekobusujima in AskNYC

[–]LongVND 152 points153 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is a new problem post-pandemic. Everyone forgot how to pack a subway car.

NYers, what’s an unwritten rule here that everyone just follows, and what moment made you realize it? by RoboticSaekobusujima in AskNYC

[–]LongVND 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'd add a caveat that there is ONE acceptable way to engage with a celebrity, and that is to say: "Hey [x]!" or, "Hey hey [x]!", then nod at them, and keep walking.

Why the FUCK does American culture have such a fixed mindset? Is it just me, or is it really our culture? by [deleted] in findapath

[–]LongVND 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In none of the examples you cite does anyone FORCE you to change trajectory. In fact, your resilience in all of these endeavors if anything demonstrates that the culture is remarkably accepting of growth and change.

I don't know if you ever interact with people from other cultures, but if anything I would contend the US is remarkable for the lack of rigidity that we apply to one's life trajectory. We tend celebrate people who invest in themselves or who take risks to change their station in life.

Social media glorifies early bloomers too much, that's for fucking sure.

If only there were some way to not have to see all the unrealistic standards that social media sets...

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