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201  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you avoid some games because of racism? on: March 26, 2024, 10:33:22 AM
Especially on sports betting we see some racism happening and this happened in most of the league that are popular of which so many persons bet on. It bothers me to ask, that imagine you placed a bet and somehow you have 80% assurance that it would come out successful. And on the process of waiting for the game to end there was some racism manipulation in the game which made you lost the game. It could be football or other sports cause its mostly found in sports.

Next time would you choose to not bet on a particular game because you feel the members of the VAR, or the referee are racist, and you are sure that there would be some manipulation?
There are particular football leagues that are notorious for this manipulation character just to favour a definite side and since I have known them to be that way I just had to keep away from betting on those leagues matches and stick on the major leagues we all know are not of that manipulative nature.

Outside football leagues, another type of sports that are manipulative and bias in results is boxing matches. In the world of boxing the official determine who will win and not just be the strength and ability of the boxer alone. If you're a favourite to the boxing official in that match they will always find a hedge to trim you in through rules interpretation as they wish and other means too.
202  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 26, 2024, 08:52:53 AM
I also think Arsenal is naturally the favorite. Because however, currently Arsenal is also ranked at the top of the Premier League, even above Man City. But in the UCL I could probably consider Arsenal and Bayern equal. But if I had to choose who to bet on then I would choose Arsenal. Even though H.Kane and his friends could destroy Arsenal's defense, I am sure that Arsenal has an attack line that can destroy Bayern's defense, which is actually not as strong as Porto. Meanwhile, Arsenal has a defense that is almost on par with Porto so I feel Arsenal deserve to be favourites.
Are you really serious? You think arsenal can destroy Bayern Munich? Noo, I really don't think so, in the uefa champions league, quality and experience is the most important thing needed to have a shot at glory, though this arsenal team have the quality, but they don't have experience needed to execute that, just look at how they struggled against fc Porto due to lack of experience, and I think that will actually cost them in this upcoming encounter between them and Bayern Munich.
Maybe I agree with Mr Uruhara because I think Bayern and Arsenal are equal in the Champions League. But I probably wouldn't favorite Arsenal. Because I have seen how Bayern has had a rapid improvement in the last few weeks in the Bundesliga. They were able to score a lot of goals in just 2 matches. Which indicates that there has been a big change in Bayern's attack line which has suddenly become more productive. But I don't want to underestimate Arsenal who had difficulty beating Porto. Because Porto's defense is highly recognized for its strength. Even in the Portuguese League you can see that even though they are ranked 3rd, they have conceded the fewest goals during this season in the Portuguese League. So it is very natural that Arsenal had difficulty scoring goals against Porto.
But I might also agree with you, Mr Barikui1, that the level of experience of these two teams is clearly different. And Bayern could actually be superior based on their experience. It's just that in terms of quality of play, perhaps Arsenal and Bayern are quite equal. But experience is what differentiates their level. But Arteta is a coach who is very quick to adapt so maybe he can handle it even with minimal experience. But I'm still quite confused about which team to favourite. Because we know that last season there were many surprising results where the top team was eliminated first.
The debate of using experience to disqualify Arsenal's ability to beat Bayern Munich in this level of champions league is just so baffling and inexcusable to me. It's not as though this is the first time arsenal are coming to the champions league or getting to this stage in the champions league so what's the experience that's missing. Better still, they have been playing and winning better teams with sturd defence than that of Bayern all through this champions league season because they have a forcing attack that can break through any defence and Bayern's is of no difference. The quality of players we have in Bayern are nothing of a difference with that of Arsenal, what I think every fan is focusing on is just in the team's names how familiar it is when it comes to the champions league competition.
203  Other / Off-topic / Re: Becoming productive without spending too much money. on: March 26, 2024, 08:37:26 AM
YouTube have made it easier for people to learn and acquire different skills without Spending much money as you can literally just open your app and search for something you wish to know about and just watch the video maybe repeatedly, before you will realize you are already getting familiarized with what you want to know. A lot of people have acquired so many skills that fetches them a whole lot of money just by being at home and learning a lot of things on the Internet.
YouTube is not only the medium to learn new skills. There are many other platforms that appeals to the interest of people. You'd be surprise to learn that there are people who do not use YouTube.

Ok. At the beginning of your learning where you need to learn the fundamentals, Free Online resources will serve as an invaluable tool. But after about two  three months when you start to progress from beginner level to intermediate level, what you will naturally observe is that the freebies are not enough to progress to the next level. At this point, you would need to invest some little dollars to get some premium, an upgraded software, tool or whatever it is you need to advance.
There's no knowledge that's free, you must pay with your time, seriousness and eventually your money. For a serious learner he or she wouldn't be after free sources of learning a skill because the premium knowledge patterning that skill won't be giving to you as it would have if it's a paid one. Areas of teaching will be selective because it's a free skill acquisition program and can't be compared to that which you invest in with money to be taught. It is for this course that it's plausible to say people shouldn't depend just on free skill acquisition onlineor offline if the money is available spend it on the knowledge you have interest for and you will be a masterclass rather than a surface level person in that field.
204  Economy / Economics / Re: Technology and work ethics on: March 26, 2024, 08:19:09 AM
CCTV are very important for not just monitoring the staff but security purposes. The important thing about CCTV cameras is that even when there’s no one, you feel watched and you will have to do your job properly. The computers they use as well is best under surveillance because many people while at work use the company’s time and resource to do things that don’t contribute to the company. If you’re an employer who has experience this from at least 1 employees, you will understand better. However, I don’t support threatening employees with their jobs (unless they did something worth it).

I’m employed on a company that doesn’t have a CCTV installed behind our back just to monitor my work progress because we have target submission date which is enough already to force us to work properly. I really like working this way because I’m free to manage my time whatever I want without any concerns that someone is watching me. My company values the result over the process of doing it.

Your point of view is correct about the use of cctv to monitor employees but I personally dislike it when all my move will be watch by my superiors because there’s no freedom on doing my work in my own way.
The behavioural traits of all workers ain't same and you can generalized your personality trait to work efficiently and productively without under strict watch that other employees will embark on same working efficiency too. In X and Y management theory studies has proven that there are workers that would be only able to dispense their duties and responsibilities effectively when they are under watch by superior in the office which is what makes the installation of CCTV cameras within the office environment a necessity, on the other hand those that has the trait of working efficiently despite not under watch shouldn't have to bother about the CCTV cameras anyway because it wasn't basically for workers like them it was mounted.
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206  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A gambler takes his own life after a loss. on: March 25, 2024, 04:36:47 PM
Gambling can never be for fun. People may play gambling for fun at first but once they play for fun they become so addicted to gambling that if they lose huge amount of money in gambling then they go into depression all they can do. We all should learn from this incident that gambling can never bring happiness and peace in one's life, so one should always refrain from such gambling so that his life and family will be better. Gambling is like a deadly cancer. Once gambling becomes an addiction, people cannot get out of it, so they should stay away from gambling as much as possible.
Does cancer has any advantages it offers to humans? None I can think of. Which is why I could disagree that gambling is just like a deadly cancer, gambling is just what each and very gambler makes of it depending on how he chooses to play either by the rules of gambling responsibly or not by the rules but by greed and irresponsible gambling. The resultant effects for each sides are different to the player's.  There are gamblers that have made a fortune from gambling by continuing risking amount of money that's  within their limits, but if another decides to run faster than his shadow then the deadly cancer side of gambler might be his prize.
Cancer and gambling are opposites. Cancer doesn't offer a nice benefit menu. But fighting cancer displays human strength. No casino game can match its fight and comeback. Willpower and determination.

Gambling is different. Best players take measured risks and know when to pull back. Some people earn big because smart decisions pay off. Neither luck nor disaster is guaranteed. Take responsibility, realize the odds, and play within your means. Avoid demeaning gamblers by comparing it to a serious illness. Recognize the pleasure, risk, and possible wins, but highlight that it's a purposeful choice. Life is about choices, and the best players make them count.
Truly those who battle cancer does deserve our respect as the battle they fighting against such deadly disease is just so unimaginable. However, just as @blitzboy said gambling shouldn't be stooped on or those involve in it to be derogated through demeaning statements. If anyone doesn't have interest in the activity doesn't make their lack of interest a reason to abase it to nothing but evil. For every gambler that have played within the circumvent rule of gambling responsibly can say for sure that the game is something fun to engage in as it also offer the chance of making profits from each play.
207  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 25, 2024, 10:57:46 AM
I hope De Bruyne really only has a minor injury. Because we also realize how important the role of Kevin De Bruyne is in the Man City squad. Even before De Bruyne recovers from injury, we can see Man City not being very productive. but after De Bruyne returned we could see Man City again experiencing an increase in goal productivity. In fact, it's not just Haaland who is able to surprise the opponent's goal, but Man City's other strikers are able to do the same after De Bruyne returns. Well, let's hope it's not a serious injury because I expect the maximum match from the two teams that will compete.
Sadly this happens to be the second time de bruyne is suffering an injury this season, although the first was a major and this currently looks like a minor and this could actually not really mean well for Manchester city in that he's now injury prone and it may aswell affect his productivity to the team, he's role in Manchester city is such that can't be over looked as he's presence tells a whole lot on the team.

Manchester city can actually do without him, as they have in past times done without him so it's not so much of a big deal but then they would have to make sure they get his replacement if he continues with injuries like this as he's got a very vital role he plays in the squad. Talking about goal productive I think it has a whole lot to do with haland when it comes to Manchester city and it's clear he's the highest goal scorer in the premier league already so I don't think de bruyne is the main factor with goals for Manchester city but then he's got the best assist that gets halland to be productive enough for the team.
constant in and out injuries is one disorganized factor that can ruine the career of a talented player and that's the fate De bruyne is facing right now in Manchester City. As talented as he is I wonder why an engine room like him in the midfield of City will be bedeviled with such circumstance and this can change the mind of Gardiola to start looking for his replacement and it may have to an extend a negative effect on the team's successes to critical games that ordinarily if de Bruyne were to be in the game with one of his magical passes a goal will be gotten.

However, despite how minor this particular injury he's facing at the moment he's sure of not participating in the first leg against real Madrid in the UCL which is something any coach would have a concert for looking at the calibre of players from his rival team. Manchester City has before now pulled through without him but it's always different in the way they play when de Bruyne is present on the pitch.
208  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What's your take? on: March 25, 2024, 10:32:43 AM
Straight to the point most people are afraid of compiling big odds and now decide to go for lower odds with huge staking power which is not even guaranteed to give the predicted results. For example, there could be a match between Newcastle VS Tottenham Hotspur and both teams are having 1.5 and 1.3 odds respectively, a gambler may decide to bet only on Tottenham to straight win by only selecting this one game on his slip, what is your take on this kind of gambling, risking bigger money on some low odds with a small potential win and still the possibility of your pick to win is not even certain.
No strategy for gambling is certain or sure to bring in a win, from what I can say from the strategy of those gamblers that picks smaller odds (due to the believe that it has greater chances of giving the predicted result) to then risk big amount of cash to stake on the odd in order to get a substantial potential win amount. This strategy just like every other strategies are all aimed at minimizing risk to loss and not based on certainty. And this risk reduction is in levels depending on the strategy used.
209  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A gambler takes his own life after a loss. on: March 25, 2024, 10:14:28 AM
Gambling can never be for fun. People may play gambling for fun at first but once they play for fun they become so addicted to gambling that if they lose huge amount of money in gambling then they go into depression all they can do. We all should learn from this incident that gambling can never bring happiness and peace in one's life, so one should always refrain from such gambling so that his life and family will be better. Gambling is like a deadly cancer. Once gambling becomes an addiction, people cannot get out of it, so they should stay away from gambling as much as possible.
Does cancer has any advantages it offers to humans? None I can think of. Which is why I could disagree that gambling is just like a deadly cancer, gambling is just what each and very gambler makes of it depending on how he chooses to play either by the rules of gambling responsibly or not by the rules but by greed and irresponsible gambling. The resultant effects for each sides are different to the player's.  There are gamblers that have made a fortune from gambling by continuing risking amount of money that's  within their limits, but if another decides to run faster than his shadow then the deadly cancer side of gambler might be his prize.
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211  Economy / Economics / Re: Does a place called Africa really Exist in the world Economy on: March 24, 2024, 11:03:42 PM
In the continent of Africa the worse know form of corruption that has ever been discovered is prevalent in that continent. Leaders steal the resources of their own country to enrich themselves and their actions says, " to hell with the masses".
The prevalence of the phenomenon of corruption among leaders in the African countries is as a result of the high rate of the culture of political apathy within the masses, their lack of interest in political events makes them have a weak stands to wield and demand strict accountability from the leader and die to this the leaders take the opportunity to steal at will because he knows that the commonwealth is ignorant of their rights and demands.

 The secret why the West and Europe are developed to the large extend that they are today is because the people at all levels demands for accountability from leaders for every penny spent, this makes the leaders to know and understand before time that they can't act otherwise else the people will revolt without looking back because everyone is very much interested in the political-economy of the state and how every was expended. But this is not the case with these side of the periphery.

A lack of political education leading to a lack of demands on the political system to deliver on the mandate given and to account for every resource is the main problem to the development of these nation's outside those cause by external forces of the West and Europe which for me are minor if the former is tackled.
212  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How can I invest to BTC? on: March 24, 2024, 10:20:01 AM
I am a small investor. I have some money to invest. How can I invest this money?
You have small money to invest! Can you be able to wait for under a long term holding period for that small money to bring you profit, because obviously bitcoin is not a get quick rich investment project. That's why it's  necessary to have a reliable source of income while we invest in bitcoin so we don't reach out to our investment at a prematured time when some financial challenges hits us. A means of Sustainability while investing can't be overemphasized.
213  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Bitcoin no be old school on: March 24, 2024, 10:05:33 AM
It sounds so foolish to say Bitcoin is old to invest in it. Is it not better to invest in something that is old that you are sure about,  something that is old that is very reliable to invest, something that is old that other cryptocurrencies are looking up to. It is better for me to go after something that paves way for others than going after something thst is a copy cat. All altcoins are just copy cat, if not for bitcoin they won't be existing. We have altcoins today because of bitcoin, it will be so risky to depend on altcoins.
About human beings, they are always in the look for new things neglecting the old that that is with the originality from which all other new were created. And in every creation of things especially technology, the first invention is that which all others will want to imitate. But the truth is that imitation can never be as originality no matter how furnished and attractive design. Nevertheless, bitcoin has not yet reached a stage it could be referred to as old, if we call bitcoin old what then could we refer to gold as?
214  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A gambler takes his own life after a loss. on: March 23, 2024, 05:44:50 AM
This is too bad, I think this should sound as a warning to other gamblers out their, how will a person take gambling this serious, so with this I think that there are people that take gambling as a career, this is insane, though I won't blame them much because of most of them were introduced by friends or relatives.
Though it will be good too for an addicted gambler to talk to someone when he or she is going through depression in other to avoid the unexpected from happening, individuals should avoid making gambling their profit making venture so that this stuffs will stop occuring in future.
People that introduce people to gambling are failing to preach to them the inimical side of gambling and how it should be eschewed without compromise.

Aside from gambling addiction, addiction generally is easily conquered when the addict could bolster the courage to share what he's going through with a close friend of relative to confide in the person about his situation. But when kept in silence , regrets sets in bringing all negative manner of options to mind and suicide is one of those. Hence as the Op stated it, any amount of money that can make you commit suicide or anything related to harming yourself then don't risk that money to gamble.
215  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 23, 2024, 05:20:16 AM
The match between Manchester city and Real Madrid is really an unpredictable game to me ,both teams are in their current forms, and when considering the strength of the team, the quality of players in there and the category of managers involved in the team too, they are both experienced coaches when it comes to the Champions league competition ,Therefore, to me, this game is a matter of who utilizes their opportunity well will become victors in that game.

I agree that this match is unpredictable, but above all I think that Real Madrid is an extremely unpredictable team in this tournament. I mean, even if Manchester City had been the better team recently and had come into this match as favorites, Real Madrid could have pulled off a surprise in this match. Real Madrid has a different identity in this tournament and they are very dominant. I'm sure we will see a good match.
The managers managing this two teams respectively are in my view notorious for surprises and you just can't predict their next move before a game or even in the middle of the game they go on experimenting and applying different tactics till they get one which is giving the results they are expecting against the opponent. I would have loved to see this draws in the semi-final round as to me it's coming much early making the timing harder to predict in favour of which team the end result will be for. I'll have to skip this particular game off my books only to sit back and enjoy the two best quality and entertaining football team's of the time fill me with fun and suspense.
216  Other / Off-topic / Re: Have you won a bet with your last cash? on: March 23, 2024, 05:04:03 AM
Yeah, I have actually won a bet using my last cash back then in those days I was given betting much of my time, yeah, the feeling is so different from the other normal winning, and always looks like all the lost hope has come back to you when least expected, it comes with so much excitement like is the first time. It boost confidence and a certain level of fulfilment.
Alright, but would you had felt same way with so much of excitement if you had lost that last cash of yours using it to bet? Of course the answer would be a No. Maybe we should try losing at times with some gambling decisions we  make without recourse so that the consequence could ring a bell in our head that it wasn't worth it. It al starts with little things we regard as nothing for gambling to bigger things and that's when the addiction tension has grown big within us and that's how we see people ready to stake their house, cars and even land in gambling, it all starting from little things.
I've heard stuffs like don't estimate the little beginnings and that is true. Gambling at first is like planting a seed and with time this seed matures and the urge for us to start expecting fruits from it would be even greater. That is the point of addiction when the roots are solid in the ground. However, just lie you can cut off the tree when it does not grow how it was expected to so we can eliminate gambling from our life.
It doesn't take the same ease it took to nurture and mature a gambling addictive attitude to likewise eliminate the addiction when it starts causing you financial and psychological problems. Gambling addiction is easier build than eliminate. The minor standards we take for granted in maintaining a disciplined gambling attitudes could have been the eliminators in that early stage cutting down every tendency of gambling in and with the wrong position's. Ultimately if we couldn't eliminate those addictive gambling attitudes in their immaturity stage we definitely can't do so when they are matured in us except through the service of a professional therapist and with family and friends support.
217  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Economical instability : Roles Of Citizens on: March 22, 2024, 10:40:21 PM
Op you see that your number 3 points wey you outline e get as e be, nah because you no go expect me sell my own product very cheap because na locally made products then come go buy another person own very high price because them call am foreign product. Imagine where I need to sell 4 gallons for locally made palm oil just the dey able to gather money to buy a n electric blender for fruit juice just because nah foreign product. The equation no match nah. So nah make even the local products the sell high so them fit meet up when them want also buy foreign made products too, the difference for amount no go much.
218  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What is your worst nightmare in a casino? on: March 22, 2024, 10:32:28 PM
I found out there are gamblers who couldn't access their win money because they lost their bet slip (ticket) that contains the bet code that will signify you're the authentic owner of the won game. That's the kind of worst nightmare I never wish should happen to me or anybody I know of as it could be painful and depressing at the same time. Many stories I have heard of patterning loss of bets lip, this one was that the wife took her husband's clothes for laundry not knowing one of the trousers has a bet ticket inside the pocket and that was how it was washed of and the paper destroyed, but then all those games in the ticket played but the man couldn't lay claims because he has no evidence to tender for ownership. What a night that is!
219  Other / Off-topic / Re: Have you won a bet with your last cash? on: March 22, 2024, 10:03:29 PM
Yeah, I have actually won a bet using my last cash back then in those days I was given betting much of my time, yeah, the feeling is so different from the other normal winning, and always looks like all the lost hope has come back to you when least expected, it comes with so much excitement like is the first time. It boost confidence and a certain level of fulfilment.
Alright, but would you had felt same way with so much of excitement if you had lost that last cash of yours using it to bet? Of course the answer would be a No. Maybe we should try losing at times with some gambling decisions we  make without recourse so that the consequence could ring a bell in our head that it wasn't worth it. It al starts with little things we regard as nothing for gambling to bigger things and that's when the addiction tension has grown big within us and that's how we see people ready to stake their house, cars and even land in gambling, it all starting from little things.
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