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3081  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Service Discussion (Altcoins) / Re: have you ever play or won from a crypto exchange lottery? on: July 20, 2021, 10:53:18 AM
The screenshots you see here and there, most of the time they are fake. They do that to attract customers. Online casinos do that a lot too. Who is going to prove that the guy didn't win that amount? Nobody can. They can easily fake this and it is a dirty way to advertise your business.

Seems that way.

A lot of phising links do this, if you accidentally mistype their original domain into a similar one which is the phising site that use this kind of trick to convince people they win but will ask you to deposit a certain amount of money in a certain address to claim your rewards, that's why if you're not going to be careful because you've been carried away by your emotions, no doubt you'll just lose your money on those kind of schemes.
3082  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sexy casinos on: July 19, 2021, 03:21:19 PM
If my assumptions are right about this casinos, I think that it's probably a really weird casino because it's basically a strip club that has blackjack tables in it and lots of fun stuff happening in the back room. I am not one to judge but this kind of casinos are probably a den of degenerate or lonely people.

No offense but how are you certain that casinos that doesn't have sexy girls don't have a den of degenerate and lonely people? because that's what you're trying to say if I understand it correctly.

Having sexy girls as an option when you go to that certain kind of casinos doesn't mean that it is what you are after there, it is there as an option to those players that want to have a "happy" time after a frustrating match in the casino. Maybe the owner of that casino came up with that idea to earn more income, for their players to be entertained even more without going outside and find some sexy girls as an escort.
3083  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: signs of gambling addiction on: July 19, 2021, 02:20:29 PM
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I don't really know if this works as I don't see any additional information on the news about this person but my guess is that it won't help a gambling addict at all. Going to a casino is not the only way to gamble since there is always a group of people who gamble by playing card games like poker, pusoy (chinese poker), cock fighting and many more. He may be banned from casino temporarily but getting rid of being a gambling addict won't be an easy task to do unless ask help from professional with or without the help/support of family.
The only way to cure addiction is to focus on something else. Like finding activity that requires focus like work, trading and anything that will keep them entertained, sadly most of the gambling addicts are those who have plenty of time to spare even they don't have a lot I money to spend they will gamble the borrowed money or properties they have. Addicts must first accept they need to change for them to help themselves.

I agree.

But, you also have to train them to stay chill even though they are not doing anything at all to be entertained. Addicted gamblers should also practice themselves to do nothing or to remain calm beyond boredom, this way, we can assure ourselves that they are indeed making a huge progress to eliminate their gambling addiction.

This won't be easy because we're talking about addiction, it's their everyday ritual, and not doing it as a part of treatment will be so hard for them, that's why professionals handles it instead of normal people.
3084  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What does it take for a game to "hook" people on: July 19, 2021, 12:21:03 PM


A visitor is much more likely to be mesmerized by gambling in an offline casino. There really is always a great holiday and adventure atmosphere and the staff competently maintains this atmosphere. I think a lot of casino players are more likely to nostalgic the thrill of adventure than gambling itself.

Of course, offline casinos have a very different feel, casinos offer a lot of perks just so you can stay longer in their casinos, they offer free drinks, free foods, free lounge, and free entertainment, you have heard and read stories of people who stay in casinos for days because they enjoy the atmosphere, every day you have a new experience.

When you have a hard time leaving the casinos and always want to get back there, that's the start of gambling addiction.



I agree.

But of course it's not literally "free" you have to pay a certain amount of price before you could enter or play in a certain casino, if I'm not mistaken, you need to be a member for you to have those kind of perks that you mentioned. The only thing I don't like about offline casinos is that they don't care if players would smoke and drink at the same time, no healthy precautions at all, so unfair to those players that are not smoking.
3085  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Your betting budget on: July 19, 2021, 10:58:46 AM
Way back then when I was still playing gambling, I only spend the extra money I get from an airdrop, like spending $10-$20 whenever I feel like to play gambling just to have a pastime because I'm bored. I never go beyond that, because I know that no matter how big I spend in gambling, if I don't know how to play productively, I will always lose that money, and I don't want that to happen, that's why I rarely play gambling way back then.
3086  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Taxes on gambling send the right message? on: July 17, 2021, 02:49:58 PM
However, other countries simply set high taxes to these activities, which I think is a false morality, as if by paying these activities can be less questionable. (Note: I personally do not question regulated gambling).

I definitely agree. I may not call it a false morality, though. In the first place, the state is not saying gambling is now better because it gives more revenue. It is simply implementing a mechanism which will hopefully curb the proliferation of gambling. It simply tries to discourage gambling.

However, I will also question its effectivity. In the end, increasing gambling taxes would only widen the gap between the privileged and the poor. Gambling does not transform into a good thing. It would only become a luxury which only the rich can afford. Is there something wrong with it? I guess it does not sound right to say, "only you can do this bad thing because you've got the money."

I agree.

But I think it is better that only rich people are the ones who could afford to gamble on legal casinos because if poor people that has no stable income would play gambling to earn money, then the problem about poverty would just become worst for the Government to "solve". The reason behind huge amount of taxes of casinos is because the Government want to take advantage of earning huge money on it while they regulate it.

But nevertheless, poor people always make their own way to gamble that also lead to financial crisis because of too much money being spend on illegal gambling.
3087  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Economic Costs of Gambling on: July 17, 2021, 02:00:06 PM
Why do they allow gambling to such extent when they already know how expensive it can be to the society? Why to allow casinos at the first place? It is because governments collect hefty taxes from this industry in order to let it run, the same goes to drugs and alcohol. If we expect the change, we need to be the change and start taking the first step so to let addicted gamblers come back under the category of normal gamblers who know and understand their limits.
What exactly do you mean by "to let addicted gamblers come back under the category of normal gamblers"? Do you want addicted players to come back to the tables? In my opinion this would be a very bad idea, because this would make these poor people worse off if they are able to gamble again.

You misunderstood my point. I meant that the gamblers should be stopped from playing a lot and let them be capped at some point so they will not lose what they can if they continue to gamble. So if this cap is imposed and they have lost that much, they will not be allowed to gamble for some time which may move the addiction of gambling out of them.

Addiction is a habit that won't stop in a day. It is a gradual process for a habit to be stopped. Trying to use force for an addict may not work rather it can get worsened because bad habit fights back. Even when you take the casino or gambling office away from the gambler, he can find the place.

Capping or playing gambling with a limit as a feature in a gambling site won't be implemented because it's a business. The gambling sites doesn't care about their players getting addicted because it's a favor on them, the more addicted players they have, the more bankroll they can get. Also, it's not gambling site's responsibility to cure your addiction, it's your responsibility to control yourself when you're playing gambling so you won't suffer the consequences at the end.
3088  Economy / Economics / Re: Cybersecurity workers shortage in USA on: July 16, 2021, 01:34:50 PM
Recent news in various outlets are pointing out to companies in the US that have been victims of ransomware and other attacks not being able to get the help they need to get back on-line. Particularly, hacks that infect software companies that then spread the threats to other companies (as the recent Solarwinds which affected a number of major software providers). In my view, the equivalent to this is to be outnumbered by an enemy army - loosing a war because you do not have enough qualified soldiers.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252494362/10-of-the-biggest-cyber-attacks

Europe & USA are not taking this seriously enough and are not regulating strongly enough the requirements. You may argue that these are private companies, but the fact is that they have an effect on the system creating a "call effect" to further attacks and creating caos in the economy.

I think the reason why cybersecurity workers shortage is happening are:

1. The degree and certification in cybersecurity are expensive.[
Maybe why there are only a limited of people in this industry is because the majority who are passionate to pursue this kind of career cannot afford it. Maybe the tuition fee for college is too much that they don't have enough money to pay for it. Hence, they would just look for another degree that is cheaper compared to what they like the most. If the college tuition is expensive, I think the certification would be of the same level as well. This will really drive away possible workers because they are discouraged by the financial barriers, to begin with.

2. Experience is usually needed before a company accepts and hires you.
If this will be the requirement to almost every company that is existing, I bet there would really be a shortage. Imagine finding a fresh graduate an existing job experience, it's absurd, right? I mean, if they would ask for seminars, training, and extracurricular, it would be fine, just not the job experience for like 5 years.

3. Maybe the cybersecurity workers already migrated to other countries.
This is self-explanatory. If the graduates will fly over different countries, the companies will really have no options to choose from. They will need to hire outsiders that are fit for the job. Otherwise, their company's security would be at big risk. They will be prone to hacking and ransonware attacks like what you have mentioned.
3089  Economy / Economics / Re: Only young and naive guy believe in high risk high return on: July 16, 2021, 12:46:53 PM
Only young and naive guy believe in high risk high return

In the world wars, young and naive people go to battle field and fight each other to death, they take risk to protect the war that they can never win, while they’re being manipulate by the other group of elite who do not like to take such risk. These elite tell the young people to take the risk despite they know it’s risky and they don’t want take the risk but want someone else to take such risk. Many people died and sacrificed in the war that can’t be won. The elite do not take the risk, not only they didn’t take risk they also profit a lot from the war, for the people who love to advocate high risk high return, NOPE you’re wrong, they take no risk while they can make the maximum profit that those of you who take risk can only dream of.

Since the war is over, it’s not profitable for the elite anymore. They know what is their next move after the war. Yup, money, they’re now looking at money, they know money has the same properties to a world war, they also know they do not like to take risk, so now they tell all you idiot to take risk that they don’t want to take and deceive you to believe high risk high return, you’re real idiot if you didn’t learn from the previous lesson, you’re idiot if you didn’t learn from the world wars, you’re idiot to take risk that they tell you to take while they making maximum profit taking no risk at all.

Soldiers are trained before they are deployed to a battlefield. They are equipped - physically, mentally, and emotionally strong enough to do their tasks and duties for the country. In simpler terms, they are fit for their job because, in the first place, that kind of job position requires certain qualifications to be able to secure a spot.

But this is totally unrelated to cryptocurrency. World war doesn't equate to crypto. You are making the wrong analogy here.

In cryptocurrency, you only risk what you can afford to lose. You should know that the moment you entered the crypto world. High risk, high return is applicable only if you know what you are doing and you analyzed and studied your move before doing so. Risking a high amount will be nonsense if you'll invest it in the wrong coins. Hence, you should do your own technical analysis first and make sure you'll regret nothing once things go wrong.
3090  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: My Past two months bitcoin journey on: July 16, 2021, 11:45:55 AM
I am away from my home working in an office and it is hard to manage both work and house at the same time for me as i came late from office. So most of the time I order food online say 3-4 times in week and was happy with that until the point i realised that i was wasting lot of money on junk food. So i decided to have my future plans as i was already investing in bitcoin so i decided to reduce my weekly budget for ordering online food and decided to invest that money into bitcoin despite the prices and just go on investing till the time being. But i made a plan that every time i would add on the fixed budget of $10 extra to btc investment and from next month increased my intial investment by $10 also.For example say my weekly budget or food expenditure was $40-$50 weekly on my 3-4 order i would reduce it to half and say invest $25 weekly and next week it would be turned to $35.Along with this I was also planning to buy some gaming stuff for my time pass but i dropped that idea for the same reason and decided that i would keep on investing in bitcoin only not any other altcoin also .So this was my plan and investment was done every week.

1st Month Investments

Week     Investment    Bitcoin aqquired       At price

Week 1: $25                 0.0005                   $49150.53
Week 2: $35                 0.00094                  $37002.44
Week 3: $45                 0.00114                  $39294.20
Week 4: $55                 0.00147                  $37575.18

Total 1st month bitcoin investment in my portfolio stood at : $160

How much btc were bought:  0.00405


2nd Month Investments

Week     Investment    Bitcoin aqquired       At price

Week 1:  $35                 0.00093               $37345.12
Week 2:  $45                 0.00117               $38347.06
Week 3:  $55                 0.00163               $33723.03
Week 4:  $65                 0.00185               $35040.84

Total 2nd month bitcoin investment in my portfolio stood at :  : $200


How many btc were bought:  0.00558

Total Bitcoins aqquired with $360 = 0.00963
 

I have doing this from past two months now and planning it to carry on for long time as i know that my returns will be high in long run and my wasting that money on my food items would have given me happiness and relaxation for few time but this investment at this time would be long lasting and give me pleasure and joy for lifetime. So I decided to compromise my that things for bitcoin investments as it will surely have more value in future when every other assest will be depreciated with inflation but my this investment will prove worthy at that time.



Speaking frankly I was happy at this dip as i was getting big share at small prices and they don't even matter for me because i was not into trading and my sole motive was to invest and hold for long time no matter what the prices are and will be.I have decided to follow this plan for atleast 6 months and will keep posting the updates on this thread. So i am constantly reducing my miscellaneous expenses and allocating that funds towards bitcoin and i will not panic with any price dumps and afford to loose that money(but it will not happen as i am optimistic) and will hold that coins until i need to use them.Till then my 6 months chart is on for investments  Wink

It's nice that you avoided ordering online because most of the fast-foods were junk anyway. It's not healthy and it's more expensive as well unlike if you're going to cook your own food at home.  Although, if you don't have the means to cook your own food you don't really have a choice but to always buy from them. It's a good choice to stop ordering if you want to save more, but do not be so thrifty so much to the point that you'll starve yourself. We should always prioritize our health above all because everything will be worthless if we are going to acquire diseases and die soon after.

You have a nice plan and you are disciplined if I must say because you have successfully executed your investment plan for the first two months. I really do hope that you'll be able to continue and achieve your goals in the crypto world. I agree you should not be paranoid whenever the dips happen because it's totally normal in bitcoin. Volatility is its nature after all. Since you are here for the long term I suppose, then you have a little to fear when such dumps happen. Hodl until you need your funds and do what suits you best. Goodluck!
3091  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What happens to the coins after your death ? on: July 16, 2021, 11:08:26 AM
In most of the cases when the person dies, his crypto would become useless if his family member do not know about his keys.

I do not usually tell my password or keys to anyone and i know majority of the people don't do this. We are being taught to keep the keys safe.
No one think that one day he will die and in that case, his family won't be able to use those savings (bitcoin/crypto) if they don't know the keys.
Also people won't like to share keys with siblings or wife because they can misuse them . So what could be the solution to this  Huh

If you are not really comfortable telling your closest family member or friend your password to your cryptocurrency accounts, there's no way they can access it the moment you die. They'll be no other possible option if you'll just keep your password to yourself. I understand the people who do not tell their passwords to anyone. It's just really a matter of keeping your funds, assets, and portfolios safe from unwanted withdrawal and theft. Because we can't really tell who's the trustworthy one unless we try it ourselves. Although, a lot of people don't want to risk trying it given the large chance of regretting later on.

If you are very uncomfortable with telling your passwords outright, you can try making some sort of riddle that your loved ones can solve if ever your unprecedented death happens. You can also write a last will and testament that has all the lists of your assets and the password for it with the instructions on when and whom to give it. Then, entrust it with a lawyer or put it in a safety vault. 
3092  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: WHICH COUNTRIES COULD FOLLOW EL SALVADOR BY MAKING BITCOIN LEGAL TENDER? on: July 16, 2021, 10:33:00 AM
I think the Latin American countries like Paraguay and Panama are more likely to follow El Salvador's footsteps, Because it has strong support from its lawmakers, and also the tiny Pacific island nation of Tonga has also announced its plans to make Bitcoin a Legal tender, while in southeast Asia I can't see any act or attempt to recognized Bitcoin as legal tender, in fact, more Southeast Asian nation is pressing hard to regulate cryptocurrency use like trading, etc In my country, there is a designated zone for the crypto platform to operate, and currently, there are 12 Central Bank license crypto platforms in my country. 

I agree. Most countries you have mentioned exhibit a high probability of adopting bitcoin and even making it their legal tender since their government officials are not really against it in the first place. Unlike those of countries that really seem like they abhor bitcoin and the whole cryptocurrency community in general. A country can consider bitcoin as a legal tender cannot happen overnight. Thorough research about its advantages and disadvantages is definitely needed so that they can create a roadmap of the things they want to achieve by establishing it.
3093  Economy / Economics / Re: Vietnam Becomes Latest Country to Turn to Crypto on: July 15, 2021, 12:16:17 PM
According to a July 4 report by The Phnom Penh Post, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the country's central bank to pilot a blockchain-based cryptocurrency over the next two years. Set up.
The initiative is part of the Prime Minister's e-government development strategy.
Chineh, the 62-year-old leader of the country's main communist party, called digital money "an inevitable trend." Apart from crypto, Vietnam will also focus on implementing such advanced technologies as big data, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality.
In May, the Vietnam Ministry of Finance set up a research team tasked with reviewing cryptocurrency regulations.
Earlier in 2017, Vietnam imposed a ban on Bitcoin payments.


Source: https://u.today/vietnam-becomes-latest-country-to-turn-to-crypto

It's good news that Vietnam has finally welcomed bitcoin in their country. I'm glad they have widened their perspective about cryptocurrency. Indeed, without proper knowledge, it is easy to hastily decide because you don't know and do not care about the repercussions of your decision. Good thing they decided to explore and study more about how bitcoin works, paving to the adoption of bitcoin in their country. Hopefully, they will continue their in-depth research about bitcoin's nature. Bitcoin awareness programs and campaigns can be of great help too so that their citizens will also know the benefits of bitcoin and other coins as well as the risks of investing and trading in it. In addition, the way how to process transactions, the basics and fundamentals will hopefully be imparted to help the people minimize possible errors.
3094  Economy / Economics / Re: Die today, Die tommorrow, the same dying! still get vaccinated! on: July 15, 2021, 11:45:58 AM
Well, because of covid19 many had been struggling in able survive even if it means that not following the minimum health standard protocols against covid19. This the reality of what has been happening around especially in poorer countries. But what can we do? I myself too strugling to survive.

Poverty now will becoming a number one issue accross the globe and surely will becoming a major problem that will cause criminal activities. We all know poverty is already listed as top major problems around the world and  this pandemic will add this poverty issue. It has been discussed already here where I read a certain threas regarding the increase the price of basic commodities. This is really a chaos due to poverty that will result and encourage to do criminal activities.

Stealing, killing and other related criminal acts will become rampant. So, one must become ready and this is why I think that you yourself too should be ready and here are the things that you need to consider in getting ready to face death.

1. Believe in a superpowers (God), this world is created to it that even science could not comprehend how the universe is being made. Meaning there is God but we do not know how he works but we should believe in the creator. In thay way facing death knowing that there is a creator and he will surely going to take care of you after death.

2. Leave all your financial assets and trust it to your family or closed one especially your BTC. They can't get your BTC once you die accidentally.

3. Forgive all the people that hurt you and ask forgiveness rhe people you hurt. They will going to remember you of all your good deeds once you die.

4. Give more quality time to people that are closed to you. You can't turn back time so spend it wisely as they say that "Time is Gold".

5. Spend your money wisely not by purchasing luxuries in life but only the need and don't forget to share if you have some extra resources to spare to others.

In this way, if death will become invetable to you then you had already enjoyed life and that you had done wonderful things to yourself and to others. Therefore you can freely accept death in good faith.

Life is wonderful and precious so take care of it and avoid things that can destroy life. This covid19 and pandemic could be avoided by practicing minimum health standard protocol and taking the vaccines. Vaccines can possibly end this pandemic and we can live to a normal life again. Let us help fight the pandemic by getting vaccine.

Are you willing to be vaccinated?



The covid-19 pandemic surely brought a lot of challenges to majority of us. The pandemic took a toll even on the most powerful country. No one was exempted to its negative effects and to the repercussions of not being ready and prepared enough. Inflation happened to most countries during the peak of covid-19 due to lack of resources most especially to the poor countries. A lot of people struggled and are still struggling up until this date to make the ends meet and bring food onto their tables. I agree that some people really did make few illegal activities just to survive. However, the crime rates have also varying result from one place.

According to what I've read, the crime rate related to robbery and theft indeed arose because there are a lot of people who lost their jobs and they opted to steal due to hunger and other needs such as medical reasons. However, this kind of information isn't enough for you to bother and worry so much to your death. I just don't see the point of listing the things you must do before you die. I see no connection at all. If you will follow the safety protocols and stay at home as much as you can if you are not working, then you have a little to be worried about dying of murder. If I must add, according to an article, the crime rate related to murder did in fact decrease because of strict health measures imposed by the government such as lockdowns.

And to answer your question, yes, I am willing to be vaccinated if the opportunity comes. As of now, there is ongoing registration of vaccines from our local government unit. However, a lot of people have registered, so they need to be accommodated first, most especially the senior citizens and those people with comorbidities. After them, the people who registered recently will be scheduled for their first dose. To be honest, I'm really skeptical at first because I have read news about the vaccine's negative side effects. But now, I am convinced that in order to combat covid-19, we must be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. Just like how we conquered the past pandemics and plagues that has happened before.
 
3095  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why do many mainstream economists always oppose Bitcoin? on: July 15, 2021, 11:13:52 AM
With the increasing influence of Bitcoin in the world, more and more people are supporting and approving Bitcoin. Few mainstream media can directly say that Bitcoin is a scam. However, there are still many opinions saying that Bitcoin is a bubble, and this bubble will eventually burst. Many mainstream economists hold this view. They always oppose Bitcoin for different reasons. Economists are scholars who study economics. They have knowledge and social status far beyond ordinary people. Logically speaking, they should be more able to see the value contained in Bitcoin. Why are some economists always opposed to Bitcoin?

In my opinion, this is determined by the interests they represent. Many economists currently do not live independently. They need to depend on the government to survive. They need to help the government formulate various economic policies, financial policies, and monetary policies, so their starting point and interests must represent the government's will and interests. Therefore, in their world, the status of legal tender must be the most important and correct. On the contrary, they have forgotten the demands of the people and the interests of the people. Bitcoin stands on the side of the people, allowing the people to obtain their own asset freedom, and naturally stands on the opposite side of some economists.

This is my point of view, what do you think of this?

Here is the list of reasons that I think cause mainstream economists oppose bitcoin:

1. Economists are sponsored by the government to study economics and they are obliged to follow some sort of instruction that could gain and win the citizens' heart, in favor of course, to the state.
Maybe the economists that we keep on seeing opposing and invalidating the victories of bitcoin are allied of the state that is against cryptocurrency community. With this, they just have to follow their higher ups command that is to negate the positive claims in using bitcoin, so that they would look superior and people will not be enticed to enter crypto world.

2.These kind of economists follow the old teachings, hence, aren't open-minded about what bitcoin has to offer.

Like what they often say, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Maybe this applies to them. Some people have the tendency to be stubborn because they are confident enough that they know it all. They don't want to view things from a different angle. They don't want to discover and try new things. What they have learned and knew before, they will apply it up until the present, disregarding the updated facts and additional information.

3. Economists don't really care about the needs and disposition of the people.
Economists are not financial advisors and they do not aim to help us achieve our aspirations such as climbing the top. They are in it for money, to serve the well-being of the state and not the citizens. Maybe they are opposing bitcoin for a reason of not wanting the majority achieve financial freedom and financial independence. Because if that thing happens, the people will be completely free of what they will say. People will not mind their prediction because they have proven that bitcoin has indeed a lot of benefits and can really save them to a lot of troubles.
3096  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I rather stay hungry than sell my Bitcoin on: July 15, 2021, 09:49:43 AM
It's really a tempting period for Bitcoin investors considering the constant dip we have been experiencing for a while. I was once advised to sell my coin when I had an issue that needed money urgently but I objected it took me quite a long time to hold and loosing them now isn't a healthy idea at all.

If I sell off my coin I might not be opportunities to buy back the coin at the exact rate I bought the previous one and had to come to a concrete decision of not selling my coin no matter the consequence. Yes, it's going to be a different story if it turns out negative but what if it turns out positive. Virtually everything about life had two faces been the negative outcome or the positive there is hardly any in-between and so for me I rather take the risk and face what ever comes my way in the near future because risk is a necessity as far as investment is involved.

If it turns out positive certainly the joy would be all mine and certainly a portion of it would be rubbed on people around and if it turns out the opposite direction then I bear my loss alone. It's really my cross to bear and making this decision was out of a deep quite time I had while I was wondering if I go ahead to cash out or I maintain my hodl and from all indication I just have to maintain my hodl till I get my reward no matter the manner it would appear.

Finding another source of income aside from bitcoin would be great. Remember, you should only invest what you can afford to lose in cryptocurrency and other investment vehicles. So that when things don't go in our favor, we won't lose our minds together will all the funds that we risked. Bitcoin is volatile, there are certainly times that its price will pump or dump. Sure, the dip is a great opportunity to buy bitcoin. However, if you're going to be obsessed with buying without limiting yourself, to the point that you'll loan a money just to buy it, it defeats the purpose. You're just making things harder and complicated.

In addition, we must enjoy the fruit of our patience once in a while too. It's not really that bad to withdraw some of your funds if you badly need them due to urgent situations. You may not be able to buy them with the exact rate you bought at first, but you still have the time to buy whenever dips happen or when the bearish market enters. After all, bitcoin withstood the tests of time. Even if you will buy it at a higher position than you originally purchased it, you can still make profit.
3097  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are you a gambler? on: July 14, 2021, 03:31:45 PM

Be honest and share about you whether you post only for your signature requirement or you post because you are involved in gambling & you want to know or share knowledge.

I am wearing Bitvest signature it's not really required to post in the gambling section but our rules recommend to post here I'm posting here not because it's required but because I like to have knowledge about gambling and participate on various discussion about particular events I sometimes give my opinion on the odds of a match, but mostly on behaviors and guides.
This section does not require anything , you can be a Gambler or you can be observer .

as long as you are delivering valuable post either asking questions or answering someone who ask about your idea and belief that is enough.

You don't need to be a big time gambler to be here as long as you understand the topic and knows what you are saying.

I agree.

You don't need to be a total gambler to be able to share knowledge and express your opinion, sometimes watching and analyzing stuff is enough to express or explain what you want to a certain topic, because the only importance is you're promoting your signature by wearing it and posting to the right section, that's why it's in the general rules.
3098  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Prayer and gambling. on: July 14, 2021, 02:11:47 PM
There is a popular saying amongst gamblers that says "Let the odds be in our favor" irrespective of religious beliefs people say this to themselves because of the reassuring feeling it gives them. Does it make things work in their favor? I honestly can't say but at the same time I can't discourage such rituals
As long as those rituals doesn't hurt anybody and the gambler is doing it for his sake without any interruption to other people. The odds will be definitely in the favor of the gambler if he's truly lucky on that day.
But we'll never know if such prayers have been answered on that day but it just contradicts religious aspects if it's connected with gambling.

I have read somewhere that the what one wishes for, happens if he truly desires for it.
Also, we have indominate powers within ourselves and sometimes what we pray does come true.
Not sure if it's just luck but I guess this is why some people pray before anything.
Yes I have read that too. Power of the universe I believe is what it's called. Some people do practice these principles and see results in their daily life

It's called Law of attraction, they say. Positive thoughts attracts positive things, while negative thoughts attracts negative things, so if you're thinking you could win without any doubt on yourself, it might increase your chance your winning, or not, it's all about trial and error in my opinion because we can't control the outcome of the game.

There's no harm on believing on it, other's choose to do other things in able to win in gambling. The conclusion is that we have different ways on how to deal with ourselves mindset.
3099  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: signs of gambling addiction on: July 14, 2021, 12:58:35 PM
I think that if a person is at least minimally socialized, then he will definitely receive a signal that his gambling addiction is destroying his life. This information can be provided to him by relatives, work colleagues or neighbors. How he will perceive this information is another question, if he ignores it, this means only his conscious choice.
I guess his relatives, work colleagues or neighbors will feel that he slowly becomes an addiction but he might do not think much about that and only accept what they say. If he can introspect about what is happening to himself, that is good for you. Otherwise, he will still play gambling without listening to their relatives. However, some of those people can turn back to the right path and can realize that they have a bad habit that slowly destroys their lives and never come back again to gambling.

Yes, a person's ability to correctly understand the signals from the outside world is very important. If his wife tells him that some habit (not necessarily gambling) begins to negatively affect their family life and the gambler ignores such information, then this is a serious problem. And, by the way, the root cause of these problems is often incomprehensible - gambling or problems in the family that encourage someone from the family to go into some kind of addiction in order to get distracted.

That's the problem of some, because of their ego or pride, even so many people are already telling them about their addiction, they won't accept it, because for them, their bad habit is just normal, nothing to be worry about, but that's not true. Gambling addiction is a real problem, especially if you have your own family already, as a father or a mother, you should both act as a good example to your children, give them everything they need, provide their daily needs, and raise them well, not let them see you getting addicted to Gambling.
3100  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling or playing? on: July 14, 2021, 12:00:11 PM
If it has a big risk for the younger generation then the developers should ask for KYC. We aren't sure if underage players would be honest about their age and it might only lead them to gambling addiction which will surely affect their lives negatively if they couldn't handle it well. Developers should consider this possible scenario since most players are underage these days.

Underage players are now getting smarter to access gambling sites that do not allow them to access, but they are very difficult to control.
Unfortunately, gambling sites are now very easy to access by underage players, they simply claim to be over 18 years old. I agree that this
will jeopardize the future of the younger generation, so in the end there must be firmness on gambling sites to enforce KYC. The problem is
that there are some gambling sites that don't care about this problem, they only think about profits with the many players who join.
So the role of the government is needed by making rules, so that gambling sites are required to apply KYC,  this is all to protect the future of
the younger generation.

Well, I agree when you said that kids nowadays are getting smarter, but it's not gambling site fault's if there are kids playing on their site, because in the first place, parents are the one who is responsible on monitoring their child's activities in the internet, besides, even if they do KYC, kids might stole their parent's ID to submit it to be verified, easy as that.

There are options in your internet service provider that bans certain sites that is harmful for your child, that way, you coud monitor everything they do.
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