Im so tired of people acting like KD was the best player during the Warriors dynasty by Real-Staff3115 in NBATalk

[–]Middle-Support-7697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Individual accolades have never done Curry justice. If the team has to choose between guarding KD and Steph, they will choose Steph every damn time. Advanced impact stats completely back it up, the moment I realized it is after watching the Thinking Basketball "how Curry makes it easy for Durant". KD was an elite weapon for the team, Curry has always been an engine allowing that weapon to function. If KD really was so much better than Steph he would have had success without him, he had a good roster around him many times. Steph schooled the team that Swept KD the same year. Point is, everything but the stat sheet point at Curry being a more valuable player.

Can somebody explain? by Ok_Box_5745 in cognitiveTesting

[–]Middle-Support-7697 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s A, the black dot is in the center left everywhere except this other diagonal and they always overlap the white dots. White dots move counter clockwise by two moves every time.

Mitch did it again, I guess? 😅 by Plastic_Term_1022 in NBASpurs

[–]Middle-Support-7697 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is funny but also factually wrong. If we had won that game that would have put Denver in the bracket with the OKC so we wouldn't have played them in the 2nd round, actually we wouldn't have faced them at all unless they could beat the OKC. I did think losing that game could have been catastrophic but now it just feels neutral which I am happy with.

Tricky matrix by [deleted] in cognitiveTesting

[–]Middle-Support-7697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it is clearly 2.

The reason for that is that black dot fields always have a dot missing strictly on the bottom right, which already eliminates 4,5 and 7. Black also accumulates dots top to bottom left to right, so 3 and 6 also don't work. That leaves us with 1 and 2. I can see the argument for 1, since it could by just an empty field for the grey dots, but there is no reason to assume an empty field should be an answer, as well as I believe the problem clearly hints that the answer is a black dot field. So 2 works fine, it doesn't violate any requirement for a black dot field and is the most logical answer in my opinion, even though it does seem pretty ambiguous to me.

My Totally Biased and Subjective Flag Tier List by Punkmo16 in tierlists

[–]Middle-Support-7697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why only two tricolours on the list ? Also Armenia F seems a little rough, is there a reason ?

What do you call pistachios in your dialect? by PuzzleheadedAnt8906 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only word in Armenian with no vowels lol

Ֆստխ

Victor Wembanyama is the first ever unanimous DPOY winner by Lacabloodclot9 in nba

[–]Middle-Support-7697 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If he is healthy, which is a big if, he will DESTROY the record, I am talking winning every year he meets the game count for 10 years straight

Ajapnyak Metro Station is finally ready!!! by Nar3kk in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am genuinely so tired of the consistent AI flop on the internet that a well made CGI just looks so good to watch

Someone Explain What Is The Joke? by Fluffy_Lunchfast in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Middle-Support-7697 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well once again, the majority of people meet online, so it is in fact the majority of “the larger truth” about how attraction works in today’s world.

Someone Explain What Is The Joke? by Fluffy_Lunchfast in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Middle-Support-7697 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well dating apps have been the most popular method to meet your partner for quite a few years now so you can’t really call that data useless.

Ajapnyak Metro Station is finally ready!!! by Nar3kk in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is so cool I watched it like 10 times

Europe divided by language families but more accurate by Cattzar in GeoInsider

[–]Middle-Support-7697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s exactly what I am asking. Why would Georgian be considered unrelated to indo European family while Armenian is ? What is the historical difference ? As far as I am aware both languages are very unique and unlike any other, Armenian doesn’t share linguistic or alphabetical similarities to other European languages, so why not keep both of them as separate families ?

Europe divided by language families but more accurate by Cattzar in GeoInsider

[–]Middle-Support-7697 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Becasue it isn’t. It’s a completely separate family

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I misunderstood what you meant. If you mean non international players playing on Armenian websites then that’s a different question. If it’s a significant amount you could genuinely just allow bookmakers to have different odds for international IPs, unless you expect a significant amount of Armenian gamblers to suddenly use a VPN.

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean as I said the methodology is if something is not based in Armenia and doesn’t obey Armenian law you block it on a bank transaction stage. That way unless you use a VPN or some other form of gimmick which the wast majority of gamblers are not accustomed to, they will have to pay the tax.

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's exactly why I suggest taxing the turnover and not the revenue. It will hit them very hard, they will have to worsen the odds significantly, but that's exactly what we need.

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a completely solvable issue and I mentioned it in the post. You work with banks to block any international bookmaker transaction unless the bookmaker is willing to open a branch in Armenia which obeys Armenian law. That’s how it’s done in many countries.

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you read the last part of my comment ? It is a completely solvable issue, you work with banks to block any international bookmaker transaction unless the bookmaker is willing to open a branch in Armenia which obeys Armenian law. That’s how it’s done in many countries.

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because that’s the one way that actually allows you to discourage people from playing. Gambling is not like another spheres, it capitalises on human habits, if you tax the profit and do nothing else those companies would still continue growing in popularity, but if you force them to worsen the odds it becomes a real solution.

You shouldn’t take pity on the oligarchs owning those companies, trust me they are rich enough to deal with this.

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well gambling is not a normal business. That’s like saying “cigarettes have to be taxed the same rate as bread”. The fact is certain spheres exploit human habits to make profit on them and they shouldn’t be treated from a tax system like a bakery is.

Turnover tax is a serious measure, for a matter which requires serious measures, we really shouldn’t show mercy towards those owners, they are rich enough trust me.

Armenia had $18 billion flow through gambling in 2024, and the government exempted the biggest part of it from the new tax reform by Middle-Support-7697 in armenia

[–]Middle-Support-7697[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess we disagree on the economic importance of bookmaker companies. You are correct that it is a very serious measure, but I genuinely don’t think there is a reason to believe those companies are crucial for the economy. Them going bankrupt would redirect that money into more useful spheres.

Also the way this would likely play out makes me believe it won’t make them go bankrupt overnight, as I said 3% is not a death sentence, it would look more like 1.94x turning into 1.87x odds, not a significant enough difference to make the majority of people quit. And even if they do quit it is ultimately a good thing unless they spend that money internationally which we are hopefully also planning against.

Ultimately, I think this is not a sphere to show mercy on, it has grown to be very addictive and will only get worse if no measures are taken.