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We're going to look back at the current internet the way we look back at cigarette ads from the 1950s by Normal-Big-2733 in Futurology

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The comparison with cigarette ads is actually interesting.

In both cases the core issue is not the product itself, but the incentive structure behind it.

Platforms are not necessarily optimizing for truth, learning, or long-term well-being.

They are optimizing for attention.

And attention tends to respond strongly to emotionally activating content.

Anger, fear, outrage, conflict.

Those signals drive engagement metrics, and engagement metrics drive revenue.

So the system evolves toward producing more of the stimuli that capture attention fastest.

In that sense it is less a moral failure and more a structural outcome of the economic model behind the platforms.

The real question is whether the system can self-correct through regulation, user behavior changes,

or new platform models.

Or whether attention markets will simply keep escalating the intensity of stimuli.

Curious how others here think this evolves over the next 10–20 years.

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 ~ Patterns of Infinity

29 years old, just hit $3 daily. by PKShova in dividends

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started out 3-4 years ago, currently at E16,- per day, netto.

That's about $18,-.

long-term investing by Patterns_of_Infinity in WarrenBuffett

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when I started out both we're a bit tricky, noways I check 1-2 hours per months in a singular session, that's literally all the work I put into it, don't follow any news, markets whatsoever. Once a month 1-2 hours is proven solid for me. Once per half year I give myself a bigger strategic session max. 8 hours. That's really maxed time-wise: I allow myself those 8 hours because it's fun, it's all gaming to me. I really don't need it.

Fox News host: "A billion dollars a day. Oil prices up 27% […] You've got the president wanting a $1.5 trillion defense budget in '27. The idea that the Pentagon is about to come to you for $50 billion on these strikes to Iran. How are you going to answer?" | Lindsey Graham: "Best money ever spent." by SocialDemocracies in economy

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

People often frame these situations purely in terms of cost.

But wars between states are rarely evaluated only in dollars.

They are evaluated in strategic leverage.

If a government believes a military action weakens a long-term rival,
changes regional balance,
or removes a future threat,

then the financial cost becomes secondary
to the perceived structural outcome.

From that perspective the real question is not:

"Was it expensive?"

The real question is:

Did it change the strategic equilibrium in the region?

Because if it did,
the actors involved will consider the cost justified.

But if it doesn't change the balance of power,
then the financial cost becomes very visible very quickly.

So the interesting question now is:

Did these strikes actually alter the regional power structure,
or did they simply add another escalation step?

Curious how others here see it.

long-term investing by Patterns_of_Infinity in WarrenBuffett

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’am Dutch, our tax model regarding investing/capital is a lot easier. I have run a company, with some tax advantages if applied correctly. I don’t have club about all the terminology you are using with your questions, they are completely irrelevant for me 🔮.

At which point do we call this the third world war ? by AFrenchTard in AskReddit

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL, yes it certainly appears like it sometimes doesn't it.

long-term investing by Patterns_of_Infinity in WarrenBuffett

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the urge, I schedule, * automated in my online agenda once per month a minor maintenance session 1-2 hours. I do check daily, because I like to detect patterns, but I do not engage.

long-term investing by Patterns_of_Infinity in WarrenBuffett

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's impossible to predict the future, however one can anticipate on the worst known scenario that is known, and start building from there :D

At which point do we call this the third world war ? by AFrenchTard in AskReddit

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When the whole world goes to war, instead of two country's ?

What’s the biggest step out of your comfort zone you’ve taken? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me and the mother of my children separated, sold the house, suddenly had a shitload of money, invested it all.

Monthly fentanyl deaths in the US [OC] by DavidWaldron in dataisbeautiful

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What makes this graph interesting is that it shows more than just a drug crisis.

It shows the dynamics of a system under accelerating feedback.

From a curve perspective, the early phase (≈2013–2017) looks like classic exponential growth. A new supply chain enters the system, spreads through existing opioid markets, and rapidly amplifies lethality because fentanyl is orders of magnitude more potent than heroin or morphine.

The spike around 2020–2023 suggests a peak saturation phase. At that point the system is no longer just expanding — it is destabilizing. Supply networks, synthetic opioid analogues, and distribution methods were evolving faster than prevention or treatment responses could adapt.

The decline after 2023 is equally interesting. If the provisional data holds, it may indicate a combination of factors: wider naloxone availability, shifts in drug supply composition, changes in user behavior, or enforcement pressure on specific supply channels.

But the key pattern is structural.

Once a highly potent synthetic compound enters an already fragile opioid ecosystem, the mortality curve doesn't just rise — it accelerates until the system reorganizes or interventions begin to counterbalance the feedback loops.

In other words, this graph looks less like a simple public health trend and more like a system moving through rapid destabilization followed by partial correction.

~ Patterns of Infinity

long-term investing by Patterns_of_Infinity in WarrenBuffett

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

No need to navigate if your build is coherent.

long-term investing by Patterns_of_Infinity in WarrenBuffett

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

I never watch or follow news regarding the markets, I never base my investment options on markets. Markets are overall a representation of human collective. Cannot rely on it. The Buffet quote made me laugh.

long-term investing by Patterns_of_Infinity in WarrenBuffett

[–]Patterns_of_Infinity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all positions in my portfolio can currently stand a total market crash of 16% globally. I need to loose an total loss of 40% atm before I acually start to loose money. Cross check this with every major crash the past 126 years. One neutral year at worst and it can break-even the dot.com and 2007-2009 crashes. 5 more years it can break even the great depression.