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3501  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Feminism in the society on: September 11, 2021, 04:24:38 PM
Most women, ladies, girls thinks feminism is by hating men, that has really affected the society all in the name of equality to men.
Feminism is basically just an ideology/approach that challenges patriarchy and advocates for equality of man and woman, I took a course that studies Feminism in school, thus I know a thing or two about it and what it aims to achieve, due to a male-centered society we live in today, especially in Africa, most women feel intimidated by the men, and feel the only way to be free from male domination is by hinging on feminism, and addressing themselves as feminists in a bid to seek protection under the umbrella of the movement called feminism.

Having said that, feminism actually doesn't have as its purpose hating on men, but there are a few types of feminism, one of which is the radical one, and I think that's were most of these issues of complete hatred for men falls under, I feel more people need to be educated of the fact that they actually do not have to be radical in their quest for equality, and as such this issue can be perfectly addressed.
3502  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: What do you guys think on: September 11, 2021, 03:35:50 PM
I fellas I have two questions to ask crypto experts and investors in this forum today
First thing you need to know is there are actually no crypto 'experts' per se, and as a crypto enthusiast it's much better not to have the impression that one is a crypto expert, cause if you do, you may more or less stop doing your own research and just basically start copying whatever it is the person does.
1. Is this a good time to build crypto portfolio?
2. Do you really think that bear market will be a dipping as 2018?
In my opinion, it actually depends on the coin you want to make up your portfolio, for example, I believe in the Bitcoin network and it's a long term project as well, thus it's always a good time to buy Bitcoin, as for the bear market, quite a lot of things have changed about the network since then, so things may not pan out exactly the same way as it did in the past.
Now that crypto is gaining more investors day by day and crypto adoption is increasing massively I don't think that the next bear market will be crazily low like 2018/2019, what do you think?
I second that.
3503  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is it wrong to be a long term holder on: September 11, 2021, 03:22:51 PM
This is a great question. People don't take profits because you can't time the market. Only whales know when they are going to pump and dump to liquidate margin traders and the rest of us are along for the ride.
Whales can only crash a coin/project completely when the coin in question is a pump and dump one, I've seen it happen a couple of times already in the network when one big holder/whale sells off all his stash and that was the end of such a coin, that's the more reason why as an investor it is expected of you to do your research, and then afterwards choose wisely the coin you'll put your money into, it is not possible for any individual or corporation to completely crash the Bitcoin network, they could cause a depreciation in the price for the meantime, but it'll only be temporary and going forward it'll appreciate yet again, thus making Bitcoin a very great choice for long time investments.
3504  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: He’s Not a ‘Bitcoin Enthusiast’, but This Single Factor Could Change His Mind on: September 10, 2021, 09:58:31 PM
I don't actually think that Mark Mobius has any intention of becoming a Bitcoin enthusiast, though we can never say never as quite a lot of people have had a change of heart about the network after initially being so hostile and unreceptive to it, I kind of have this believe that he just said all of this to discredit Bitcoin and also to rub in the mud EL Savadors decision of adopting Bitcoin as a legal tender, for people who understand the network and the fact that most governments wouldn't adopt it cause they can't control it, they'll know that Mark Mobius is basically just talking without any real understanding and thus deserves no attention that he seeks.
3505  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is it wrong to be a long term holder on: September 10, 2021, 08:58:23 PM
Why do people refuse to take profits when their coins and tokens are surging so high? Should this be called greed or they simply have strong believe that the coins and tokens will worth more in future? Is it wrong to keep holding coins even when they bring 1000x profits cos everyone seem to be talking about 'greed' here and there
It's somewhat a personal decision for users to take profits when they want to, so being a long time hodler isn't a bad choice, most times though it could turn out to be a bad choice/decision if the coin you're holding is a shitcoin/pump and dump coin, the thing is, there are quite a lot of coins, mostly altcoins that are short term projects, and as such it's much better to take your ROI when you get them cause if the coin dumps, it may prolly not appreciate again, but if you're holding good and long term coins like Bitcoin, it can be really productive to hold it for a very long time, and even if there will be price corrections along the way, it will definitely appreciate back up again.
3506  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- Groups Confirmed on: September 10, 2021, 08:10:33 PM
The most delightful game of the first group games can be Barcelona v Bayern Munich.
It is definitely going to be a delightful game, but not as entertaining as when or if this two teams meet in the knockout stages, Bayern humiliated Barcelona in their last meeting, thus the Catalans ordinarily should be coming for revenge this time around, but without their best player Lionel Messi, that may prolly not be possible, Barcelona are the unusual underdogs in this match, and I feel that's how it's going to be whenever they meet a very good team in this seasons CL, except of course Ronald Koeman comes up with a winning strategy even in the absence of Lionel Messi, but I highly doubt that, imo, Barcelona are going to struggle for a while before getting used to the absence of Messi.
3507  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: Roobet.com | Games of The Week Prediction Challenge #2 | $0 entry - $250 prizes! on: September 10, 2021, 07:27:42 PM
Manchester United vs Newcastle United
2-2
75'

Leicester City vs Manchester City
1-4
89'

Leeds United vs Liverpool
2-3
80'

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3508  Other / Meta / Re: How many non-scams exist in Investor-based games? on: September 10, 2021, 01:36:49 PM
And, for the same reason that I can't understand why are threads where users sell other bitcointalk accounts are allowed, I also don't understand fully why do we even allow for such thread to co-exist in the mist of such good threads...
Forum moderators do not trash threads of users 'advertising' their bitcointalk account for sale cause it actually is not against the forum rules, but is an unethical act that majority of the forum discourages, thus account sellers more often than not would get a negative feedback, but their account would neither be banned, nor the thread thrashed. See the excerpt below:
18. Having multiple accounts and account sales are allowed, but account sales are discouraged.

Assuming that IBG won't get deleted (I believe it won't be) how about the forum would "close" it until a member reaches, for example, Sr. Member? That would block anyone from posting there and people who eventually got up to that rank for sure will be fully aware of the risks that the thread encompasses so they'll likely also won't take part on it. I don't know if the forum allows such feature though ...
The forum did have such a feature as this is somewhat synonymous to the newbie-jail of the past, thus I don't think this sort of feature would be implemented on the forum as Theymos has stated previously that he would prolly not consider limiting users participation on the forum especially based on ranks. See the excerpt below:
Limiting newbie participation is very harmful for a community. Newbie jail will never return: I consider the newbie-jail period to have been extremely damaging to the forum.
3509  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Which Is The Best Cryptocurrency To Buy Presently? on: September 09, 2021, 08:51:53 PM
Depends on you, if you like high risk, choose a bigger coin, such as Bitcoin. If you want long term profit, choose ETH. Look at Ethereum graphs, they all have positive values in long term.
This is not true, it's either you're mixing up facts or not just sure of what you wrote. When comparing Bitcoin with other coins, it's risk is actually smaller than the rest, I mean it's not just one shitcoin or pump and dump coin that can depreciate into oblivion, if you truly understand the Bitcoin network, you'll understand that it's a coin that actually has a great use case and that will be sustainable for quite a very, very long time.

And as for long term profits, it's definitely Bitcoin that one should be picking over eth or any other crypto for that matter, altcoins are generally short term projects cause many of them can only give ROI for the meantime and once they dump you can forget about the project; but Bitcoin is obviously different, it may not actually give short term profit cause it doesn't just 'pump', but if you're patient to stay in the network, long term profit is more or less certain.
3510  Economy / Reputation / Re: Redeemed and enlightened. I congratulate myself on becoming a Full Member on: September 09, 2021, 08:22:01 PM
My Bitcointalk adventure and early days were purposely for the packs and incentives, I wouldn't lie or deny, that was the picture that was presented to me, how you come here, do some minute writing and receive some penny but when the expectations get low, we tend to find a smart dumb method to defeat the system, and before we realize it, it always ends in ''don't know it was like that.''
The thing is that, it isn't just you who initially had such ideology about this forum or Bitcoin, many others who had the same thought have gone on to be quite very knowledgeable about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies and have ranked up as high as hero and legendary ranks, and as such is also possible for you to achieve the same as well, congratulations mate on being a Full Member and I wish you garner more knowledge of the network as you continue your Bitcoin adventure.
3511  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: September 09, 2021, 07:54:07 PM
Guys, what do you think about Arsenal vs Norwich City match, can Arsenal win that game or will they lose again for the third time?
Tbh, I can't see Arsenal losing this game, not after losing their first three matches without scoring any goal and as well sitting bottom of the table, it's a good fixture for the gunners to return to winning ways cause it's been a while they actually tasted victory. I'm pretty sure Arteta's message to his players would be to get the win or nothing, cause if Arsenal should fail to win that match Mikel Arteta's job is on the line and his stay as Arsenal boss could be cut short abruptly, thus it's a battle for the gunners to save their team and their manager as well, so I think they'll get the three points.
3512  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 09, 2021, 05:34:12 PM
At this moment, I think they can't beat Chelsea or Manchester City.
I think so as well, or even if they will be able to beat them, it's going to be a 50/50 chance for the both teams, what that means is the teams are going to be evenly matched and anyone could end up winning, quite a lot of people feel PSG is going to blow all the teams away in the champions league this season, but I scarcely share the same views as them, PSG is going to be a formidable team in the CL this season, but I'm not sure they are going to come out as the winners, there are other favorites like Bayern, Chelsea and City, it's going to be a 'competition' from start to finish and no team is blowing the other away.
3513  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: End of bull run so we sell everything? on: September 08, 2021, 08:00:35 PM
This has been something I have found difficult to decide on . When this bill run ends in a couple of months time should I sell all my VET and XRP then buy back in when the market turns bearish until the next bullrun?
Tbh, I'm quite surprised with the choice of coins that make up your portfolio, I know we all choose coins for different reasons, but do you actually trust both of this coins to be productive and sustainable in the long term and not to dump somewhere along the line, from a personal perspective, I take majority of altcoins to be short term investments, thus if you consider yourself to have made ROI, then you can go on and sell them now you can, if they dump, you prolly may not have that chance again.

If the coin you're hodling is Bitcoin for example, I would have adviced you not to sell and to hold on to your stash cause Bitcoin is a long term project that I believe in and that is very much sustainable, if you as well believe in VET and XRP, then you can decide to hold on to them.
3514  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Advice on honest earning on: September 08, 2021, 06:49:41 PM
I am from South-Africa where Crypto is still looked at by many as one big scam and people do not open themselves to broaden their views and knowledge on topics.
The problem is not peculiar to just South-Africa, it's more or less everywhere, and the media in my opinion is to blame for all of that, Bitcoin is more often than not highlighted on a bad note, either as a scam, an aid to criminals, being inimical to the environment, etc, with all this erroneous things making the rounds about Bitcoin on the internet, people who hardly do any research just believe it wholly and thus form a wrong perception of the network.
even if I can just hold two or three ETH, and prove a 4 to 5 year long term holding the Crypto, and what a financial impact it can make on the lives of many people in South Africa, which is not a wealthy nation.
If I'm to be honest with you, you actually do not have anything to prove to anybody, if you want to invest in the network, do so cause you've done your research and cause you believe in the network, if you have it in mind to prove doubters wrong, you may sadly run into mistakes. Having said that, do not also forget that you should only "invest what you can afford to lose", if "two" or "three" eth is more than you can afford to lose, I'd advice you to cut down on your ambitions, and then again, despite crypto being a great option, do not also forget that there are risks inherent in the network, risks you must study and understand fully before jumping in.
3515  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Can you make money day trading Bitcoin? on: September 08, 2021, 06:00:45 PM
Crypto is very volatile. The volatility of an asset refers to how quickly its value can rise and fall—and when it comes to cryptocurrencies, that rate can be extremely high. Take E-Coin as an example. A few years ago, an obscure cryptocurrency called E-Coin experienced a 4,000% increase in value over a short period of time. In the span of a day, it went back to its original value. Anyone who bought E-Coin before its spike would have made an incredible profit. However, people who bought it at its peak experienced a heartbreaking loss. Examples of price spikes like this are what make volatility a double-edged sword for investors.
I know virtually every cryptocurrency is volatile, but the coin E-Coin you used as an example wasn't just affected or hit by volatility, it is more or less a pump and dump coin, and it actually did what you expect from such coins, increase sporadically and decrease twice as fast, that being said, people looking to trade or invest should be very careful about pump and dump coins, I know they are the fastest when it comes to giving ROI cause of how fast they pump, but if you're not lucky, and unfortunately, more often than not you'll not be lucky with them, you can lose basically all of your funds pretty fast. It's better you use good coins, and that must be after you've made your extensive research, choose coins that aren't shitcoins and make sure you actually believe in them.
3516  Economy / Economics / Re: El Salvador Bitcoin payment option on: September 08, 2021, 12:40:13 PM
In my opinion, I think this is a welcome development, it can be said that El Salvadorian government are not making Bitcoin payment mandatory (although mandatory)...
I second that, I think the government made things really comfortable for both parties, the merchants and the citizens, for people who wish to pay in Bitcoin, their orders would not be turned down, they can spend their Bitcoin as they like and in fact just the same way one would spend their fiat currency in the country, then as for the merchants, they are obliged to accept such payments, but not obligated to hold their payments in Bitcoin.

I mean, it's actually a smart move, for merchants who are Bitcoin enthusiasts, and are willing to hold Bitcoin despite it's volatility, this is an opportunity for them to build up their stash, for the others who do not quite like the idea of hodling Bitcoin, after receiving payment in the coin, they can change it right back to fiat immediately, tbh, everyone should basically be happy with this, except the person is still unclear about things or is just being a Bitcoin enemy.
3517  Other / Meta / Re: Could the merit system demotivate lurkers? on: September 08, 2021, 12:20:31 PM
Why do you need money to own bitcoin, when bitcoin is the money? Smiley
Bitcoin is yet to attain mainstream adoption, thus there are few 'employers' that pay people in Bitcoin, but if you have a skill or you render one service or the other and get paid in Bitcoin, then you prolly do not need money to own Bitcoin, because you're paid in the currency, but the thing is, payment directly in Bitcoin is as yet not so popular for a lot of reasons. Thus it's Fiat currencies that people get paid In, both in their workplaces or wherever they earn a living, thus the idea of "you need money to own Bitcoin" is that, after you must have been paid in your fiat currency, if you desire to use Bitcoin, either as a currency or as an investment, then you go ahead and convert your fiat for Bitcoin. But when mainstream adoption comes, and Bitcoin payment become more popular, then we prolly wouldn't have to do that, I believe that's what The Pharmacist posited.
3518  Other / Meta / Re: Plagiarism: Where Do We Draw the Line? on: September 08, 2021, 11:55:36 AM
I personally faced a problem that one gets banned only for publishing own articles. Mod bens for plagiarism, but don't understand why they banned them from publishing their own article. He was a crypto blogger, used to publish the same article on different platforms.
If you don't mind, can you lead us to this case through a link or something. AFAIK, in such cases, if the user has ample/sufficient proof that he owns the account that initially published/posted the article in another platform, social media or whatever, then they prolly wouldn't be banned, the only problem here is the means by which such user is going to prove beyond reasonable doubts to be reposting an already existing work of his. Having said that though, copying your article exactly the same way and posting on numerous platforms is somewhat unnecessary, since you wrote the initial topic yourself, you can just basically do a brief overview of it, and obviously it'll come in different words, then at the end of it, you just simply put a link to of course the original source which still happens to be your work.
3519  Other / Meta / Re: [TOP-200] The most generous users giving merits on: September 07, 2021, 03:55:03 PM
So we have a real mystery here!  Grin
A mystery that can prolly be solved by only you Grin
I think that happens more so than members leaving the forum voluntarily because of difficulties making posts for their campaigns or bounties.
Outrightly correct, I mean if users out of their own free will leave the forum cause they can't make posts of at least average/medium quality, then there will be a dearth of shitposts on the forum, they obviously do not leave cause they most times still get selected into one altcoin/ICO bounty whose manager (more often than not) cares less about whatsoever their participants posts per week, and such the circulation of shitposts continues.
3520  Economy / Economics / Re: Dreaming Of Becoming A Bitcoin Billionaire? Ask These 5 Simple Questions First on: September 05, 2021, 04:14:50 PM
3. Will Bitcoin save us from the government’s monetary policy?
It somewhat can, I mean Bitcoin is proving to be a good hedge against inflation and devaluation, and many individuals and corporations are employing it for that purpose, which means Indeed it can actually retain the value of ones funds. I mean, with all the money printing and measures/policies the government takes that affects it's citizens in numerous ways, the Bitcoin users amongst them can put a large amount of their funds in Bitcoin and thus to an extent evade some of the bad monetary policies of the government, since with Bitcoin they are their own bank and solely in control.
5. Can you handle the volatility?
The thing is some investors are get rich quick ones who forget that Bitcoin is more or less a long term project and along the way, there must be price shifts, corrections and bearish markets, for the long term investors, they hardly worry about volatility cause that is what it is in the network, if you're in the network for only the short term you might be more concerned about Bitcoins volatility when the price is depreciating, but on the grand scheme of things, volatility is one aspect of the network I don't consider as being negative and anyone who understands the network would handle it without too much of a problem.
2. Institutional investors have joined the Bitcoin party, but does that make it a good buy?
It was of course a good buy before the influx of institutional investors, it'll still be a good one even if many of them decide to leave the network, Bitcoin is a "good buy" cause it's users have control of their funds and can be their own bank, it is a great investment that can serve as a hedge to inflation, etc, that's some of the things that makes it a perfect buy as well as what allured the said institutional investors.
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