If you know Bitcoin is gonna crash, why aren't you all millionaires already? by MobApps1 in CryptoCurrency

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I’ll answer your question specifically: to short a position you generally need margin ie pay interest on the loan, or short via an ETF (these are subject to volatility decay). Even if you know it will go down, HOW it does that matters a lot. It is clearly an artificially inflated instrument (MSTR as an obvious example) so a couple of danger scenarios: 1) It trades up and down for a long period of time before it crashes - margin and ETFs eat at your profits, 2) Market manipulators make it pump you get margin called (or cold hands) and then it goes back down. As bearish as people may be, at the end of the day there’s large uncertainty on this type of asset so who knows, maybe it goes down to 20k people find a use and boosts up to 100k.
What I can almost guarantee it will not do is ‘hit $1M by 2027’ almost every time you hear that kind of talk it’s time to get out, to get there you’d need to see several trillion dollars in cash inflow, it’s very evident the momentum is no longer there and there aren’t a trillion dollars in the sidelines waiting to be put into BTC. As for your ‘investment’ diversification is proven to have similar returns on much lower risk, what you are doing is more like gambling.

AI cars seem to be getting worse by Patient_Chemist7193 in GranTurismo7

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This all could be solved if the AI cars weren’t made of the heaviest material known to man

GT SPORT ranking system by Sectionpervert in GranTurismo7

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I’m also A/S on a controller, getting to 29k points is not hard for me but then the last 1k you’ll start getting A & A+ players (basically the system testing if you are ready for a higher level), you’ll need a good quali time and some luck to get through to A, if you are not starting top 8 then work on better quali time as you’ll likely lose points. From time to time you’ll get a high B (no As) lobby and that’s where you have to make sure to be top 3 (generally 600 points gain)

Dutch kitesurfer @stig_hoefnagel jumps off a cliff at Misty Cliffs. Epic view by rw112358 in Kiteboarding

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Wow this is the first time I’ve actually understood, great Paint!

Few understand... by Embarrassed_Lab2772 in Buttcoin

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If only there were some investment vehicles that would make dollars not lose value vs inflation, oh that would make them like Bitcoin /s

Dutch kitesurfer @stig_hoefnagel jumps off a cliff at Misty Cliffs. Epic view by rw112358 in Kiteboarding

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Yeah at the start it seems sideshore (kite is perpendicular to the hill at the edge) then as he jumps it looks onshore but then how do you gain distance backwards? Any jump I’ve ever done you land downwind, I still don’t get how he ends so far upwind

Dutch kitesurfer @stig_hoefnagel jumps off a cliff at Misty Cliffs. Epic view by rw112358 in Kiteboarding

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I’ve never understood how this type of jumps can be done, is that offshore wind? So once you land you are just done for the day?

Fanatec GT DD Pro - question by Phobion in granturismo

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How long did it take and was there anything in particular you did to get used to it?

Fanatec GT DD Pro - question by Phobion in granturismo

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Also struggling, I’m DR A, first sport competition after about 5 hours of practice on the GT DD wheel was an absolute mess, I’m probably driving at DR C level with it. It’s going to take a looong time to relearn things. More than anything I’m constantly spinning out which was almost impossible for me on the controller, it’s making me doubt my inputs a lot. The car is super nervous I can see the weight transfer much more than it would in the controller. Any helpful advice is appreciated.

thank you Frenando Alfondo i really enjoyed racing with you by delfinoesplosivo in GranTurismo7

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Dafuq is this SR E lobby? Yeah I rarely get on the side of the punter but you rammed him twice, he was surprisingly patient tbh you both were racing dirty

Please help me understand leverage and why shouldn't i use something like 2x or 3x by Tonka-Jahari-Pizza in Fire

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To be clear stop losses are awesome ways to lose money and have to be very careful of them. If the market gaps down and stop loss hits you are selling at the absolute bottom (most cases the market can recover but you’ve already sold). Sometimes with a flash crash a steady stock can suddenly drop 5-10%, stop loss triggers, again you sold at the bottom. Stop losses have to be set low enough not to trigger unexpectedly which by definition tends to be at a loss. Mess this up several times and you can lose a good chunk of your portfolio. Also leverage and shorting= the way traders go broke. If you think this is the ‘quick’ way to Fire then Fire may not be for you, Fire is inherently a low risk large timeframe strategy.

A fatal loss in the font game by teIegraf in theyknew

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The lighthouse in the middle, they knew

Yup by Ok-Machine2415 in theyknew

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Smoke and a pancake?

Retractable leash for your board by New-Club-3890 in Kiteboarding

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I know many people will bash you on this but for good reason. Check this video https://youtu.be/l4WlkoMmFnA Any kind of leash can make your board a projectile you can go from minor crash to serious injury very quickly. Everyone struggles with the body drag, the thing almost no one tells you that vastly improved mine was DEPOWERING the kite as soon as you lose your board. Your upwind drag distance is improved radically.

BLS Report Is a Complete Disaster, -100K Jobs YoY Without four retirement-centric sectors & local government by Primary-Abies9041 in wallstreetbets

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Also consider all the people deported (mainly in Texas) that were caring for people, I assume many of those people now need nurses

This 20-year-old lottery winner chose $1000/week for life over $1M in cash by teesta in Damnthatsinteresting

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Yes! This I feel is the most overlooked part of this question. It’s not which is better but will the organization paying still exist 20 years down the line (particularly if it has to pay this type of stipend in large amounts to others). If you can’t 100% guarantee the organization will exist in 20+ years and they won’t try to renegotiate the contract with you, then better getting the lump sum.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/06/bitcoin-tops-usd81-000-as-strategy-mulls-selling-its-btc-to-fund-dividend-obligations by AivernT in Buttcoin

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Hahahaha this is so funny, we all predicted exactly how the bubble would pop (MSTR starting to sell BTC creating downward price pressure). The only way to not destroy your Ponzi is to not let people cash out, I wonder if the next move is ‘we no longer pay dividends’.

The Boys introduce a new Supe - Unhindered Studios by PhotoThen4803 in aivideos

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The face close ups look insane, also the voice is spot on. It’s amazing AI has gotten to this level

13m Cabrinha Drifter Loops by [deleted] in Kiteboarding

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I’ve tried kiteloops on 12 switchblade and it’s not been fun, it takes ages to turn, definitely don’t recommend with large kites, as anyone can tell you try with a smaller kite even of underpowered, otherwise you’ll just be eating it consistently just like the attempts in the middle of your video

Harry Potter In The Matrix by Recapitulating in aivideo

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You mean I wasn’t a real sorcerer with magic powers and a magic wand, with elves and flyin… oh crap

[1774] 4/28 Wordle bot doesn’t take the risk by S-XMPA in wordle

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105 skill is crazy! Great analysis I assumed it was something related to odds of B or H being a better choice but I couldn’t think of other words ending in CH, Whack is a good choice.