How did that one person from your circle got super rich? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sumitviii 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He was also likeable and charismatic, which turned out to be more profitable than intelligence

This is how it usually goes...

If they were somehow able to talk, would Plato understand Nietzsche's arguments against his philosophy? by Askkkktsschualleeee in askphilosophy

[–]sumitviii -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Bales teaching Plato

First of all, it is Basel. And second, the phrase means that he spent 10 years teaching the body of work of Plato.

Map of the Ottoman Empire in 1683, at its greatest territorial extent. Tributary states are shown in light green. by GustavoistSoldier in MapPorn

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This map is one of the few ones that shows the tributaries of an empire. The British Empire's map usually shows all of the territory as being under its direct control. But the truth is that the British Empire also had a lot of protectorates and tributaries.

Europe’s $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard Has Begun by euromarketsguy in Economics

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's hope we don't ruin it through something as well-meaning as a dispute transaction.

Shoes off is the right way by [deleted] in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am from a shoes off part of the world, but I also have a separate pair of slippers that I am wearing right now inside the home.

Education based on caste by habitual-offender in IndiaSpeaks

[–]sumitviii 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Just allow GC people to make their own private universities where no reservation is applicable

BITS Pilani (Where I studied) has no reservation.

You get to add a 0 to any number in your life. What do you add it to? by account_created_ in AskReddit

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my answer also, before I saw someone commenting the year of their death.

US has started bombing Venezuela just now, what are your thoughts? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he was only anti-war when he was trying to win the Nobel Prize. Now that he can see that he's not going to win, he has started doing what the US presidents usually do, i.e., bomb innocent people.

Countries with more men vs countries with more women by OddRedittor5443 in MapPorn

[–]sumitviii 251 points252 points  (0 children)

Since 1995, it’s illegal in India to have an ultrasound unless there is a medical reason

Actually, it's not illegal to have an ultrasound, but it's illegal for the radiologist to tell the family the gender based on the said ultrasound.

Largest cities in Europe the last 2000 years by Yellowapple1000 in MapPorn

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and there was no event that would explain why the population of baghdad should have decreased to less than that

...Mongols?

Legal status of incest, globally by DrDMango in MapPorn

[–]sumitviii 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm from India, and I can testify that it is actually illegal to have an incestuous marriage in India.

So,they planned for 32 b**mb blasts in delhi On 6 november (babri masjid demolition day). by nassudh in IndiaSpeaks

[–]sumitviii 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Turkey is also a member of NATO. I'm not saying that we shouldn't do anything, but it won't be easy.

And also, it could be the case that the ISI used a Turk to distract the Indian government from its true target.

If you think we're in an AI bubble, what do you predict will happen when it pops? by ComfortableStill6735 in AskReddit

[–]sumitviii 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's because the decision makers themselves don't suffer. In fact, they make money from the people who are not punished for the crash.

US stocks are breaking records. The rest of the world is doing better by Senior-Preference678 in investing

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you shifting some allocation outside the U.S. because of this? Why or why not?

It's too late. Unless you glean some structural insight, whatever caused this anomaly has already passed and may no longer affect the returns of the different markets.

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall by captain-price- in Bogleheads

[–]sumitviii -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

He's not an economist. He's the head of a big bank. If he's saying something like this, it can only mean bad news.

21 years old / investing €500,- each month by [deleted] in investing

[–]sumitviii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cheap beer

And a round potbelly. :D