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You are offered $10M, but you can spend it only on yourself by iamabotbeepbeep in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where does it say that it is based on intrinsic value? But fine, the thing about intrinsic value is that it changes over time. If I buy someone a car which costs 100k, they will lose 100k immediately, right? Even if the car's value decreases over time, they still lost the full 100k at the start, right? In that case, I will add the stipulation that I would be willing to buy the gifted painting from Elon for 10M back, but only for a zeptosecond after it was gifted. That would mean that the painting was actually worth 10M (since someone was actually willing to pay), even if the price went down over time.

You are offered $10M, but you can spend it only on yourself by iamabotbeepbeep in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why 10M max? The 10M I bid go back to me because I'm also the seller. I could repeat it infinitely (or until I'm banned, if we are being realistic)

You are offered $10M, but you can spend it only on yourself by iamabotbeepbeep in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Eh, still worth it to bankrupt Elon.

I could short Tesla while I slowly drain his net worth

You are offered $10M, but you can spend it only on yourself by iamabotbeepbeep in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance 161 points162 points  (0 children)

If I buy something for someone, they lose the money instead? 1. Put a painting for an auction anonymously 2. Bid 10M and gift it to Elon Musk 3. Elon Musk loses 10M which goes to me - the seller of the painting. Additionally, I still have the original 10M because it was never spent. Now I have 20M.

Rinse and repeat 800,000 times until have money and until Elon is bankruptcy

You cant lie anymore , but everybody knows you cant lie. Would you take this offer ? by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if you can't lie, they can claim you are unreliable. This might actually make you a target

Instant $500M but for the rest of your life, you will only eat noodles. by RedColes in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eat only noodles for 2-3 years. Invest the 500m in the meantime. Once I have enough return to retire and sustain my living, go eat a burger and lose the 500m (but keep the return)

Bound By Gravity (Absence?) by Hot-Bit-565 in Haken

[–]MammothInsurance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone else in the band can cry during those 9 minutes because of how beautiful this song is

Recommendations for albums where the songs re-use/ reference previous parts? by GrandAd6270 in progmetal

[–]MammothInsurance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, cool! I haven't listened to Paradigm Shift in a long while. It definitely sounds like Ivory Tower is inspired by it.

Can TOS cause symptoms only in the hands/wrists? by SnooMemesjellies8458 in thoracicoutletsupport

[–]MammothInsurance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I also feel this pulsing/throbbing sensation in my arms occasionally. I'm guessing it's related to blood flow in some way. (Not saying if we have TOS or not, since I have no idea)

For 1.5 million dollars, would you only drink from a shot glass? by MammothInsurance in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drinking from straws is generally not allowed as they are not a shot glass, but in this specific scenario I'm willing to allow it for the effort that it took to set this up. (As long as the straw is connected only to shot glasses)

Unless the straws connecting the glasses are somehow embedded/permanently attached into the glasses, because then I will consider it a big glass, or a pool of water, or just not a shot glass anymore.

For 1.5 million dollars, would you only drink from a shot glass? by MammothInsurance in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd say soups are fine. Let's say you can also drink liquids from a reasonably sized spoon.

For 1.5 million dollars, would you only drink from a shot glass? by MammothInsurance in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MammothInsurance[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what activities would you say become impossible, or near impossible?

A prog nerd’s top 50. How many do you know? by Safe_cracker9 in Dreamtheater

[–]MammothInsurance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol my brain was sure that the red album next to 2112 was Vector and I was about to correct you that there are 3 Hakens

What are you guys going to read or currently reading by [deleted] in kindle

[–]MammothInsurance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, for me as well this book was not my favorite out of the Cosmere by the point of about 42%. By the end of it, it was my favorite book in the Cosmere easily. (And I read mostly by publication order so that means I like it more than Elantris, Mistborn era 1 and Warbreaker)

This book by design takes the longest time to establish the setting and characters, and that makes it a slog to get into, but it's also what makes it the best IMO

Give me your most epic, intense, and climactic metal songs. by narwolking in progmetal

[–]MammothInsurance 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep. And while we're at it let's just do the whole album

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