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1341  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 10, 2023, 07:57:07 PM
United and Madrid might go for him but I don't think City needs one when they have Haaland and Alvarez already. There are lot of clubs who need a good striker so Osimhen will switch team in next or maybe one after the next one. I haven't checked when his contract will end but he is running too hot in the transfer market right now and lot of clubs will be enquiring Napoli about potential move.
Manchester United still have Harry kane under their radar, and to many faithfuls of the club, Harry Kane is a better option for them than Victor Osimhen considering how prone Osimhen is to injury and Harry kane is not. Also with the way things are for Mbappe in PSG, it is possible that he will want to leave to Real Madrid where he has always been wanted and where he can win the UCL. If he leaves PSG may also join in the race to get Osimhen.
1342  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What do you think about stop gambling services issued by gambling platforms? on: March 10, 2023, 07:31:10 PM
I think how if the Platform/gambling company has a stop gambling service that is very good and helps gamblers who want to stop.
It is a good idea and one that can be implemented by gambling platforms that think it is great and want to adopt the idea. However I feel not all gambling platforms will be interested in this since definitely not all of them have an interest in customer wellbeing but their own profit. I have seen ads that some gambling platforms have put up advicing people to know when to stop gambling. It is a very good thing but not all gambling platforms will be interested in trying to tell their customers to stop gambling.
1343  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Depressed people in a Depressed society.... 9ja which way na..? on: March 10, 2023, 01:12:41 PM
Lol we no dey depressed as a society we just have a bad government. Depression na luxury only the rich can afford, this gen z dey use depression catch cruise na anything way them see for tiktok them won do. Who never see food chop no go complain of depression na him belle e go find first. Despite our condition of living, Nigerians dey hardworking and no dey lock themselves for dark room or tattoo their body say them dey face one thing.
An evidence of a depressed society is a very high rate of suicide. Suicide rate is not very high in Nigeria even with the hardship that our government is putting common Nigerians through. The fact that Nigerians can easily just adjust to any situation is both a blessing and a curse in itself. A blessing that no matter the situation we always survive and find ways to  find joy no matter how little, a curse because dem dey use am take advantage of us well well because them know say their idea of we go survive no matter how go ensure say people nor go too take things seriously to the extent of massively protesting like some other countries do at the slightest unfavorable policy or hardship.
1344  Economy / Economics / Re: Try to save money while you still can, will you ? on: March 10, 2023, 12:16:40 PM
Last week one of my friends lost his job after working in the same company for a decade. His life abruptly changed, putting him in a place where he could not support his family.
Always remember that there is no Job security, it is why you must and make good use of any opportunity you have to gather and save up money in investments and assets. You have learnt from your friends experience @OP, prepare and plan for the rainy days because the rainy days will always come. It sounds really sad when you think about it but when things are going merry, never forget to plan for the days that things appear thick. That is is the circle of life, the difficult situations help you appreciate the good times. Your friends life has not ended until he decides he wants to quit, people have been in his similar situation and even worse and are doing better today still, he just has to get himself together and plan well with his wife.

He can take loan from close friends and family to start up something if possible, that is if there is already a plan to start one but money has been a hindrance.

He can also declutter and sell off somethings that his family can do without for the time being to raise money, these are just a few options.
1345  Economy / Economics / Re: Replacement? on: March 10, 2023, 11:59:36 AM
I have been seeing the progress of cryptocurrency these past few years, and I've been thinking, will it definitely be a replacement for physical money and use crypto as a primary transactions in our everyday life?
Rather than replacement, it will provide an alternative, an option different from the regular traditional payment method. For a category of people that want cryptocurrency to become what they use primarily for transactions, it may be possible to some extent and with some vendors, but not with all vendors especially those whose business majorly requires that they have physical money.

Recently in my country, there is a scarcity of physical money, banks do not have money to give and people have resorted to alternatives of which are the online banking, USSD transfer and use of their debit cards for transactions. But in all these there are still some businesses that do not accept transfer because their wholesalers who are majorly people in the rural areas and villages who need money because people in their communities where population is dominated by aged men and women have no interest in anything that they cannot see.

Because these people still exist, cryptocurrency cannot completely replace physical money.
1346  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: March 09, 2023, 09:51:31 PM
I can say that Arsenal's draw is a disappointing result. They are still huge favorites to progress to the next round, but it means they have to win at home against the Portuguese team.
Because we are having injury challenges, especially with our options in front, I expected us to struggle in that game. We are lucky to even have had a draw. In the second leg at the Emirates, I believe we will be able to get a win.

Meanwhile, Man United is on a safe 3-1 lead, but if this stays that way, it is certainly not over for Real Betis, who can then try to win by 2 goals at home. If United could score another goal, it would make a world of difference and United can travel to Spain with a sense of relief.
Manchester United will travel to Spain a relived team like you have described, they have a comfortable three goal cushion and it looks like the team is venting out on Real Betis after their defeat to Liverpool. Rashford starts the scoring to continue his scoring form, and W. Weghorst scores an important goal to help him gain some more confidence and give his team an extra advantage entering the second leg

For Juventus, Di Maria has just been coming through for them.
1347  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: March 09, 2023, 03:29:43 PM
But unfortunately, after Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah were injured, it is now reported that Leandro Trossard is also injured. It looks like Mikel Arteta will have to think hard about setting up his attack line later and maybe Gabriel Martinelli will be the main striker in this match.
The injury to Trossard at such an important time is very heart Breaking, team rotation is going to be Arteta's best bet for a victory. Reiss Nelson may be starting for Saka and Emile Smith-Rowe in Martinelli's former position. Fabio Vieira also looks to be staring in place of Odegaard, with Takehiro Tomiyasu for Zichenko and Jakub Kiwior for Gabriel in central defense. If this team line up stands, I think Reiss Nelson will later move to Emile Smith-Rowe's position and Saka may be subbed in later, just as Odegaard too. Regardless of how my club lines up, I hope we can win against Sporting in their home while we wait for them to visit the Emirates.
1348  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 09, 2023, 02:57:12 PM
Tottenham really made no difference in their movements at home. Playing without even 1 goal,
Harry kane just has to leave this club as soon as he can, for how much he has carried this club he deserves an some trophies and medals to decorate his career before he retires and stops playing. He already is their leading all time goal scorer, I think that is the best thing he will be able to achieve playing in this team. Tottenham could not even score a goal in the two legs, and we know that AC Milan are not at their best.

Meanwhile, Manchester City and Liverpool will fight it out, where Liverpool's potential is more difficult to qualify because they have a burden in Leg 1.
I trust that Manchester City will somehow make it through, but I cannot say the same for Liverpool even though they look like they have found their rhythm again.
1349  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Let them make the choice of bitcoin on: March 09, 2023, 02:32:43 PM
There is no business that is void of risk because all businesses have some amount of risk. It's not bad to educate people about Bitcoin and tell them your personal experience, but you let them decide on investing or using the coin. I always refer people to bitcointalk to learn. People also inform others of how the price of bitcoin kept rising but fail to tell them about the bearish run. People need to know the risk associated with investing in bitcoin so that they will not see it as a stable sector or a get-rich-quick scheme. Indeed, people are always attracted by the gains they feel they can make but they must get some cardinal information before investing.  
I know how I feel when someone keeps putting me under pressure to join something new, I always ask myself if this person cares about me this much or stands to gain something which in most cases I find out to be the situation. When you put much pressure to convince people to bitcoins, you make it more like there is something you are hiding, or there's something you stand to gain from them joining, which is why you must careful. Trying very had to convince people can seem good to you, but maybe to them, you are just making them have their doubts. Tell people when possible about bitcoin and leave the choice to invest in bitcoin with them.
1350  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin and Ponzi Schemes - People are confused. on: March 09, 2023, 01:49:36 PM
These Ponzi schemes collapsed and according to him ....many people lost money in Bitcoin. They have a WhatsApp group for the program and I immediately corrected that statement, because people did not lose money in Bitcoin.... they lost money in a Ponzi scheme that used Bitcoin as a payment option.
Misinformation has caused a lot of persons to not invest and be committed to investing in bitcoins, It is their loss because that misinformation will lead to regret if not corrected. I lost some money too to a Ponzi scheme that used bitcoins, and that was my very first exposure to bitcoins. It was not a pleasant period, but because I knew that since there were other Ponzi schemes during that time too that were not using bitcoins, I knew that It was not bitcoins to be blamed, but the Ponzi-scheme itself. Misinformation is even sometimes more better than no information, Instead of accepting wrong information, choose to remain uninformed. There is a lot of information flying around, For whatever information that you need that comes to you, it is your duty to verify.
1351  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 08, 2023, 09:47:59 PM
Bayern and PSG is still playing  goalless, Sergio Mane is on bench and we hope he will be substituted into the match for PSG. Bayern has narrowly escaped a goal which was cleared by Matis..
I believe that we will see goals in this second half, and the people who bet both teams to score, it is possible this game will still go their way. Bayern are currently a goal ahead and even if PSG find a way to score, I feel like today will be the end of the road for them. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has caused a lot of trouble for PSG defenders unlike Mbappe that has not been his best and as a result having an effect on Messi too. There are many quality player's in Bayern, they have the ability and team that can win the title.
1352  Economy / Economics / Re: Americans go to Mexico for medicals to cut costs. on: March 08, 2023, 04:30:35 PM
Is there any other reason why Americans go to Mexico for medical?
It will mostly not be for any other reason other than to cut cost. With the rising cost of things people seek alternatives that offer same quality but at a lesser price. The same behaviour can be observed even amongst people in my country who travel to neighbouring countries to book international flights because of the very high cost of international flights in my country. People usually go through extra stress when they know it is cost beneficial especially when they see no particular difference between the services offered by the two parties in comparison with one having a higher cost than the other.
1353  Economy / Economics / Re: The cost of living is trying to kill the living on: March 08, 2023, 04:03:33 PM
While growing up things were quite easy, an I also know that life was also easy for the common man...
While growing up, you did not have many responsibilities, and maybe there were people catering for you, so you will never have been able to tell the exact pressure that they were going through to make you comfortable.

  Everyday price of things keeps on changing but the salaries of a civil servants still remain the same, the money that we use too feed from, buy water, pay rent, pay for light an even save from, now it can't even service our monthly needs for even half of the month.
There is the need to seek to increase your sources of income, depending on just one source of income at this time is not advisable. You also need to increase planning in use of what you have already to avoid wastage.

Most times I feel for people that have many children because too get basic needs in today's economy is very difficult,
Family planning was advised all along, give birth to the number of children that you can comfortably take care of. Giving birth to children and hoping that you will find a way to take care of them is simply putting yourself under pressure.
1354  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Can you 'Will' your bitcoin to your children? on: March 08, 2023, 03:27:30 PM
Now your age is advancing, you begins to prepare "WILL" and there is no way to divide and share bitcoin account to the five children! What will you do? Since non of them are aware.
This is a simple situation, if you wish to share the amount of bitcoins you have kept among your children, you can include a clear statement in the WILL, that the amount of bitcoins you have at the time of death will be transferred to a trusted third party that will act as an escrow for the split and sharing of the bitcoins in any percentage you have specified among your children.

 That way you can avoid any problems that may arise by giving it to one of the beneficiaries to share to the others.
1355  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling advertisements: A big trigger to gambling addiction. on: March 08, 2023, 03:21:27 PM
*How does someone who intends to stop gambling control these ads or stop them from popping up or seeing it on tv?
You don't plan to control the ads but plan to control yourself, controlling yourself is key because if you plan to control the ads it may be an impossible task. Gambling is almost now a general activity so even if you managed to somehow find a way to control the ads that you receive on your mobile phone and television,  it will be difficult to control other external factors like people talking about gambling around you, and you coming across gambling advertisements that you have no control over. So learn to control yourself, or seek professional help.
1356  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 07, 2023, 10:20:18 PM
I guess Graham Potter will stay a little longer after tonight's performance, but we all know he is not completely secure in the long run Grin
Maybe he is finally getting the team together and understanding the players better or maybe they are just luckier in the champions league than they have been in the premier league. Until the end of the game, I was not convinced that Chelsea were going to finish off well. They had many opportunities that they would have been able to score more than just two goals, luckily for them they did not concede plenty goals when they played away to Dortmund in the first leg. This victory gives Graham Potter some fresh air from the series of losses he has recorded as a coach with Chelsea, and more time for Chelsea team to be stronger before the competition becomes more serious with the last eight teams.
1357  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: where the losed money goes? on: March 07, 2023, 04:44:40 PM
In every game there must be a winner and a looser. Someone has to loose for someone else to win. Thousands of people play gambling, the money some people loose in gambling goes to those that win in gambling and and some percentages of it also goes to the gamble site for its maintenance and running of the site. Whenever you gamble and loose, just know that someone somewhere has won. Reverse is the case anytime you win.
One man's loss is another man's gain, that is the simple summary of this.

When you win a huge amount with a small amount that you gambled with, you usually do not stop to wonder where all the money comes from, and at that moment know that you are not the only winner because the casino will have to pay the other winners with the money that some people have lost, In cases where there are more winners than losers, the casino may pay from their own pocket as part of the business to keep it running. In cases where there are more losers than winners, In addition to the commissions they get whether you win or loose, they make more money.
1358  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Beginners - Keep your rooms clean, keep your backups ready to use & bring away on: March 07, 2023, 04:30:35 PM
How do you safely keep your recovery phrase written on paper?
Yesterday, my mom did a general cleaning on my room and when she's done, I saw the recovery phrase of my Trezor hardware wallet on the garbage
If your mum stumbled upon your recovery phrase on a paper and mistook it for garbage, it means that you did not do good job in keeping it safe and away from people. If it was neatly written and kept properly, maybe among other of your important things in a way that it is not obvious that it is a seed phrase but enough to show that it is important, your mom will not have thrashed it. Asides you not keeping your room clean which should be your responsibility, you also have failed to properly keep your recovery phrase.

If your house, room or space is always messed up, it will be difficult to know if someone entered and touched your things since everywhere is always scattered. But if you keep a tidy space with things always well kept, unless you are not the observant type, someone cannot enter and touch/tamper with your things without you knowing.
1359  Local / Off-topic (Naija) / Re: African Proverbs in Pidgin on: March 07, 2023, 04:11:23 PM
Dem nor dey give cat fish hold
Meaning: Don't entrust anything that may be tempting to steal to a dishonest person. They will definitely steal it.
Just as you nor suppose give monkey banana to hold for you.

Proverb: Case wey dey take time for king to judge, know say big man dey involved.
Meaning: Money can easily influence people who you never believed will be influenced.

Many meaning can be drawn for that proverb, which other meaning can you pick out?
1360  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 05, 2023, 07:11:46 PM
Holy smokes, I can only quote myself from before and is I said, don't underestimate Liverpool despite them being in a bad state. They have also beaten Manchester City at home, but that was just a 1-0. Liverpool absolutely eviscerated Manchester United and they literally had no mercy even for a second.
This game from the beginning was a battle of tactics between both coaches and Klopp just showed Erik Ten Hag that he is still one of the best coaches in the world. Liverpool controlled the game from the beginning and ensured that they maintained same momentum entering the second half. Salah completely humiliated Martinez and Konate and Van dijk did well to keep Rashford under lock and key. Some Manchester United supporters would have felt they were almost becoming the team no team can beat, but Liverpool showed them today and put a speed bump on their race to still be contenders for the premier league title.

Gakpo and Nunez are finally coming around for Liverpool, that is something they should be excited about and Salah just became their all time goal scorer with his goals today too. Liverpool were superb, and I now have an idea what Klopp saw in Nunez.

This kind of bad result has the potential of affecting a club in the next game, Manchester United play Real Betis next in the Europa before they meet Southampton, they have to shake this of and get their head back in the game.
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