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2801  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cock fight game on: November 26, 2022, 04:35:50 AM
Cockfighting is controversial in other countries because animals are fighting, but here in Asia, it is pretty normal. Though it is legal here, it only applies to those big events like those held in arenas; when it is held in the backyard, it is illegal. A lot of Asians are betting on this as it is fun, but I am still one of those people who doesn't know how to bet on it as they have a lot of abbreviations that I don't know, but when I see people cheering and shouting, I enjoy watching it.
2802  Other / Off-topic / Re: Increase in cost of running the family on: November 26, 2022, 03:46:44 AM
This friend of mine now complain so much because of the new child adding to his family. If we reduce the child bearing to the amount we can take care , it will reduce the heat we are feeling from the bad economy experience.
In my religion having more members in your family means you will get good sustenance later in afterlife and this world and I do still remember and take an account of that if I got a chance to raise the child later.
But still take into account before give a birth though, sometimes it is good to just limit it with what you are capable for. But it's just up to you to decide that.

There will be a way to get the income when you are into that point.


Yes, there will always be ways but it may be hard and tough not only for you but also for your kids too. So if we can plan ahead before raising a child, that will be more good for all of us because we parents can also give    the best in life that our children deserve. That is why the government introduce family planning to all parents so they can plan ahead before raising a child.

Family planning and contraception are mostly introduced to families and also given for free so that they can prevent unwanted pregnancies. Though there are still other families that don't take this seriously, that is why the world population is still increasing at an incredible rate. We can't blame the government now, as they are doing their best. Only the people who are really not taking it seriously do, but if ever people really followed this, I am sure that the poverty rate would decrease and also the crime rate.
2803  Other / Off-topic / Re: Increase in cost of running the family on: November 25, 2022, 05:16:29 PM
I see that this is reality that the cost of running the family house hold daily, weekly, monthly and yearly has increased. From different people that have complained and including friends, it is getting so much of frustration to taking good care of the family to live fine because inflation and no job. To buy basic need in the house not easy. A friend that have add a new born to his home complaining of buying diaper, provisions for the new child as expensive in addition to the expenses to take care of the other children. The situation of bringing up the family is not easy and I think one way to helping ourselves not to add more financial burden is by reducing the number of children we give birth to. This can help.

This friend of mine now complain so much because of the new child adding to his family. If we reduce the child bearing to the amount we can take care , it will reduce the heat we are feeling from the bad economy experience.

That is really the problem in society; they still continue to give birth to children even though they don't have jobs or stable income. Mostly this is in third-world countries, and most of the experts say that this is because sex education was not thought of in school, which is true, but still, we people need to think before having a child because of the prices of food today. I only have one child, but I can provide for the needs of my family, but it is just enough, so we still have no plans as to when we will add another child to our family as the cost of taking care a baby is a lot.
2804  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Reasons why the 95% of future traders lose all of their money on: November 25, 2022, 02:36:10 PM
When a trader becomes more experienced and operates with many trading strategies, he becomes more uncertain when making a final decision, which eventually turns out to be wrong. At the same time, a beginner who is guided by one or two trading strategies has less doubts when making a decision and eventually gets a profit.
So the more we learn the more we make mistakes in trading? ..

No, you misunderstood what I wrote about. I wrote that the more you know trading strategies, the more difficult it is to make a decision, since according to some we have to open a short, and according to others a long. A beginner, knowing only one trading strategy, acts according to it.

I am not a professional trader, but this is correct; however, while learning, you should observe all of the strategies that they use but do not imitate them. There are traders that want a lot of indicators in their charts, and others prefer the chart to be naked since that is their strategy. In the long run, if you already have a grasp on trading and have decided to create a demo account to try trading, that is the time you will formulate your own strategy and see if it is working or not; I am sure at first it will not be successful, but over time your strategy will have been tweaked and you will begin to earn profit from it. 
2805  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What could have Satoshi faced if he made himself known from the beginning on: November 25, 2022, 11:50:21 AM
If Satoshi made himself to be known from the beginning, the first thing he will experience is a neighborhood attack, masses of crowd or anti-Bitcoin at his doorstep, support from BTC enthusiasts, and different levels of government lawsuit I believe Satoshi understand what will be at risk when he's planning to create BTC and for this, I admire him with the people that work with him on BTC.

The government lawsuit is most likely the one that will arrive at his door. The only thing that I can think of on the positive side is those bitcoin lovers who will be complementing him with his creation, and the others are negatives that can really affect him. It would be a disaster if we knew who Satoshi is for certain, and he has already predicted it, which is why he conceals his identity. Well, all of us here in the forum love him, and we thank him because of Bitcoin, which is very helpful to our finances and also our lives.
2806  Economy / Economics / Re: A career - as an employee or a business owner which do you prefer and why? on: November 25, 2022, 10:38:04 AM
Of course everyone will choose to be the boss and so do I, no one wants to be ordered by others or have to obey someone. But we won't be able to decide that depending on our circumstances. If we are fresh graduates, we cannot become business owners but have to work as hired laborers or were born in a difficult family, then becoming a boss will be our dream, but first of all we need to go to work.

We can still be businessmen even though we are fresh graduates if our family owns a business. It's really difficult to start a business from zero since you'll be putting in a lot of effort. I am both happy and envious of those who inherited a family business because all they have to do is manage it well because it is already established, but the pressure on that is high, so you must also work hard. I'm in the same boat as you; we come from low-income families and have no choice but to work.  
2807  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Bad economic situation always create more crimes on: November 25, 2022, 07:58:52 AM
Bad economic situation creates more crimes always.
Right now crime is going on and more need to spend for security so If the Fed and all others central banks Will turn off the printers it's not cheap becouse what they do with crimimals.

Soon many people need bodyguards and not good to drive Even in Western countries with flashy cars crime are rapant.

So anyways we all want safe life so we know solution we got to turn on money printers and make sure inflation not going high.

Back in the days people use to be soft more but now people cant handle dangerous surroundings.

People don't carry much cash with soy, so there's no point in robbing people on the street. Robbery is always more punishable than theft. Aggravating circumstances are a group of persons, beatings and robbery with weapons.And the theft of valuables from cars or shops will increase.

Most of those rich countries don't carry cash in their pockets or bags, but here in our country, which is in the third world, we do carry cash. That is because we are easily robbed, and also because if they know that you are getting money from an ATM, they will follow you. That is why I always transact now via debit when I need to purchase items that cost a large amount, just to be safe, but I still carry cash all the time.
2808  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do online casinos disadvantage some locations from winning big on: November 25, 2022, 05:25:24 AM
You know how casinos have set certain slots to only pay a certain amount to a winner, it it also possible that casinos are using an algorithm to limit how much it can payout for players coming from certain locations to avoid being dragged into legal disputes if a player is paid big money and the local authorities want to know the source and the alike?

Since they are casino owners, they can change the code anytime, but this step is unfair to players. Though they can put up a disclaimer to gamblers in a specific country saying that they are limiting the rewards for the gambler's safety and that they will have no trouble withdrawing big money that they won, I am sure the gambler does not want this. I recommend to casino owners that they do not limit it because it is the gambler's responsibility how to receive that money, and you may lose customers if you do so because it is not fair to all.
2809  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Would Bitcoin survive the apocalyse? on: November 25, 2022, 04:37:48 AM
I know a decent percentage of the network runs on renewable energy, there's the blockstream satellite, keys are offline etc

How bad would it have to get to stop the chain & would that kill Bitcoin?

Just remove the internet and the Bitcoin system will be halted.  As long as the internet is around, the Bitcoin system will continue to function even with just 1 miner.
Exactly, this is also what I am thinking. But for me, it seems to be impossible now that the internet will be removed totally from the world. Internet is becoming a basic need in our day-to-day lives. As the internet becomes popular all over the world, slowly by slowly, even where are you from and how far you far from the city, the internet becomes available.
For me, if you are really believing on the internet, believe also with Bitcoin.

Well, not everyone who has access to the internet believes in bitcoin; others have no idea what it is; and still others are skeptics. The internet could be down only if there is a war, such as a nuclear war, because all of the telco towers would be down, but this is unlikely because there are already starlinks that can provide internet from outerspace. If all of us have no internet, then no one can trade or mine bitcoin at that time, so the price would halt until there is one person to move the market again.
2810  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I want sell my house for bitcoin on: November 24, 2022, 05:42:37 PM
Do you think it's good that I sold the house then I buy bitcoin with all the money?
because in my own calculations, my house value didn't increase in date year by year. the value is still stagnan, it's different when compare it with bitcoin, I will got 3 house when I sold my house then buy bitcoin with that money in 2018 and sold it again on ATH november 2021.

(I have 2 house, which I want sell it is abandoned house)

I think this is great idea if you have 2 house and you sold one house and bought bitcoin because it is 4 year cycle when bitcoin price will be rise up and I think this is a right time to buy a bitcoin in bear market. You will hold bitcoin for a long time you definitely get a profit from holding.

You are only thinking of the positive side of this. You need to think also about the risk of your investment. What if the price of bitcoin continues to fall in the coming years? Do you have a backup plan? How do you react? Don't put all your eggs in one basket, as others have suggested. What I recommend is that if you are serious about selling your home, you should not invest all of your money in bitcoin; instead, try to invest it in other things, such as starting a business, so that if the price of bitcoin becomes unsustainable, and you can't take it then you can sell it. Though I'm sure it was guaranteed to be up in the future, it's just thinking about both sides of the risk to be prepared.
2811  Other / Politics & Society / Re: should we be wary of AI? on: November 24, 2022, 04:37:49 PM
artificial intelligence is now getting more sophisticated and smarter almost matching human thinking.

do we need to be wary of AI getting smarter?

to be honest actually I'm a bit scared and worried about AI. What if they have their own minds, and are able to think like humans in general. It makes me anxious and think negative things.

Even Elon Musk is terrified, both terrified and amazed. Elon Musk speculated in the future that AI will truly take over the world, as seen in SciFi movies, because they are very advanced and do not want to be instructed by humans. Though the first generation of AI could greatly assist us, I believe we should not be afraid of it at first; later, when we rely heavily on AI and it becomes more advanced, I believe they will begin to fool humans and take over our world. For now AI has a lot of help into our innovations in technologies so we cant deny that they are really helpful
2812  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Do you think Father's don't Love their children? on: November 24, 2022, 02:30:21 PM

This a straightforward and deep-meaning post. However, it's already known to us. But the importance cannot be ignored in any case. Both mother and father play an essential role in the children and family. We cannot ignore the value of either of them.

Parent love their children but I know a friend of mine whose father has abandoned him and he doesn't talk to him and it's been ages.
There are parent who love their children but there are parents who abandon their kids too. So it's not always love side which is focused on there are a lot of clashes b/w both the parties.

It could really affect the child if they have a broken family. It is not like other normal families that are complete. In our country, a lot of single moms are out here working hard so that they can provide for the needs of their child since the father is not supporting them financially. This is really the case here, as well as with teenage pregnancies. Still, it bothers me about the fathers who abandon their children; how do they sleep? Why don't they care about their children after learning that their partner is pregnant? 
2813  Economy / Economics / Re: A career - as an employee or a business owner which do you prefer and why? on: November 24, 2022, 01:35:40 PM
In life we have different folks with different likes and preference. There are people that chosed to go into business as businessmen from scratch and turned out to be business tycoons and movers and shakers of the industries with some few years in business.

While on the other hand some other person chosed to be employees as in working for those that owns business organisations/companies and yet still made it in life to an enviable climax. Perhaps cause that's what they love and have enthusiasm for rather than being an entrepreneur which perhaps might not have worked out well for their career eventually.

Either way, be it a business owner or an employee there are some other people who venture into either of them made no success too. Life can be somehow unfair, right? No! Life isn't unfair, for that's how the cosmos works. So everyone can't just win on a particular thing, definitely not everyone  Smiley

Now let's have a discussion about it all, for between being an employee to work for some other person's establishments/organization/company  and rather taking time/years to establishing your own company and not working under an employer but rather you being the employer, which will you chose and please ensure to back up your choice with reasonable thoughts, as it could be a guide to some other person's that might be reading this tread.

Let's begin!

If all people wanted to be business owners, then no business would be successful because there would be no employees operating the business; that's how the world works. Unless you asked someone who has no work and is desperate for money, anyone of us would honestly answer "business owner." People want to be the bosses of their own companies, and I do as well, but the problem is that I can't start a business because I lack the necessary knowledge and capital. Business owner is really my answer, but if I look at my situation now, I will just end up as an employee, but if ever I have a chance to grab the opportunity to start a business, why not?
2814  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Friends and Family members want me to invest for them, help! on: November 24, 2022, 12:31:50 PM
In my country up to 7 people I knew very well ( friends and family ) want me to help them invest money in crypto, after telling them the risk involved and how it will be better if they learn themselves they turn the idea down..

Now they want me to invest their own money on coins and they aren't ready to choose the coins they will like themselves.

After thinking this through and through I started feeling like they are doing this to hold me responsible if something goes wrong.

Is my thoughts right? If you are in my shoes what will you do?

You are not the only one, but not my closest friends, as they know that I will not do it to them. I have a close relative who keeps asking me this, as well as previous officemates who were always asking, "How do I do it?" to make money with bitcoin, or how do I trade? If they can give me money so that they can earn also money? What have I just said to them? I just laughed, nothing more or less, then walked out. It is like I am giving you the fare to go to your job, but your salary on that day will be given to them. No, it's not as simple as they think; send them links to websites where they can learn. 
2815  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I Am So Done With Betting Until.... on: November 24, 2022, 11:09:22 AM
Expect the unexpected is a thumb rule in sports, it maybe fixing or just happened as coincidence which is the reason why we should not be relied too much into the favorites in sport betting.

I don't think this was match fixing because Argentina didn't play like a team that wanted to lose that game. They played very well and if it was any other day they would had won that game but it wasn't just their day as all their open play goals got cancelled for offside. There was even a goal that was meant to stand as the player been used to determine the offside wasn't meant to be used since there was another playing keeping the Argentina player on side.
The Saudi Arabia team also tried their best as their defense was quality keeping Messi out of possession and not allowing him time on the ball to carryout match winning passes as he usually does.

There are lot of matches found to be fixed in the past and many players even banned from playing the soccer so what I said is there can be possibility of fixing and it won't be visible when it happens in minutes of entire game, anyway I am not really go deeper about the fixing accusation now, because if there is any then it will be proved sooner or later. However this is for the sport bettors who need to be very careful with the bet amount and also don't be obsessed with the game too much because its really hard to accept the loss of clear favorite team but what happened can't be changed so accept and move on.

It has a possibility, but we can't conclude that it is a fixed game since we don't have proof, and now we don't see any. Well, the game is like a ball, so there is really the possibility that those weaker teams can defeat the stronger team; we already saw it in the past, but now the issue is that a lot of gamblers bet on the stronger team, and it turns out they lose. That is why gamblers are saying that it was a fixed game since they lost a lot of money. We have nothing to do to really accept that they lose; let's just bet next time what we can afford to lose, whether it is a sure win or not.
2816  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Imagine the condition of people today if they had invested on Bitcoin in 2015 on: November 24, 2022, 09:37:00 AM
I think about a great opportunity people had miss when Bitcoin was still in a lower price, imagine how many people Bitcoin  would have made a millionaire, though by then most people were a bit skeptical about the growth of Bitcoin, if it has a good potential or save to invest.


If people had known Bitcoin will surge this  way almost fifty or more percent of world population would have become a millionaire.

I love research, please share you knowledge.

2015 The price of Bitcoin has been very low year.But no one knew Bitcoin would grow so much after 5 years no one thought. So no one else bought bitcoins. If you buy bitcoin now you can make big profit after 5 years.

No, a lot of people bought it that year, and they already predicted the price of bitcoin, just as we do right now. I've known bitcoin since 2016, but as a newcomer, I had second thoughts about buying a whole bitcoin at that time because the price was around $500, which is a huge amount to me; it's two months' salary at my job, so I only earn it from faucets. I have a lot of online friends who became millionaires, bought houses, and bought sports cars when it hit ATH last 2017 or in 2018. What I regret the most is that I squandered my bitcoins on frivolous purchases; if I had kept them, I'm sure I'd be wealthy right now.
2817  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How much was your last big win? on: November 24, 2022, 07:56:49 AM
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Maybe the only big amount I've won is around 25-30$, even though until now I've never won more than that amount, I'm often a total loser.
really? 30$? is that really a win? or you are a Tiny bettor mate? because at least a hundred dollars or Up will help us bring happiness .

He is definitely a small-time gambler who only bets a few cents or dollars just to have fun. I started with this kind of behavior because I was afraid to bet $5; my previous max bet was $5, and there was nothing wrong with that because I had a lot of fun playing, even though I lost most of the time. The betting amount really depends on gamblers like you your bet is $100 up, but that is huge and stressful for me; I will stick to a $20 maximum bet since it is still fun for me.
2818  Other / Politics & Society / Re: What is the world turning into?? on: November 24, 2022, 05:23:49 AM
Not too long ago, I saw a video of a 12yr old girl on social media happily displaying her baby bump, and I was like WTF???

WTF really? That is child pregnancy. 12 yr old is still a minor. How is it even possible for a 12year old to get pregnant? I will like to read that story if you still have a link to where you read it. I hope it is not in Africa it happened because we have alot of teenage pregnancies. Some even abandon the babies once they put to bed but I haven't seen or heard of any that is that young. 12years is still a child.

12 years old is a record-breaking age. I haven't heard this either. We have here 15- and 16-year-old girls flexing their tummies in social media. I mostly see these cases on TikTok that this generation mostly does it for fun, like telling the society that it is okay to be pregnant at this age. Well, this is really the outcome: sex education is not taught in school. Most of what I noticed in rich countries like the US is that their rates of teenage pregnancy are low compared to ours, which are third-world countries.
2819  Economy / Economics / Re: 5 things you should not do with your money to get rich on: November 24, 2022, 02:31:02 AM
If we read a lot of articles or writing to be rich then most will say 2 things that continue to increase income and continue to reduce expenses, in theory of course it's easy but when I want to apply all the theories that happen is different, difficult to increase income and easy to spend money .

There are a lot of articles online that have guides on how to be rich but not always successful. Most of the time, the article writers really suggest that you invest in business, forex, stocks, and crypto. That is mostly what they say, but you still have a lot to go through if you want to take a risk on this. You are right that it is easier to spend money than to earn, but I am hoping that soon it will be balanced because we are earning a lot of money from our investments.
2820  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Bad Effect of Covid 19 Vaccine (It Kills): Bitcointalk women avoid it on: November 23, 2022, 06:04:26 PM
I'm not sure if you're a medical expert, but based on your thread, I haven't seen any proof or data indicating that it was the cause of the pregnant girl's death. It's as if these stories are just you get around the corner. It was already announced by the WHO that it is already safe for pregnant women (unlike on the first stage), as they have already developed it that is suitable for all or for pregnant and have proof of that as they have passed the clinical trial. I just don't know what to say, but my question is: are you going to not get the COVID vaccine just because of this, which has no proof at all?
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