No problem, if my red flag list could help someone from making a stupid decision then I think I did my job.

By the way, their chat support works and they are not bots. They put some effort into making it look legitimate. I tried poking holes into their business by asking questions. I asked them why is their address located and Lloyds bank and they said that they are renting an office inside the bank/building, I haven't called the place but I am pretty sure that Lloyds Bank does not lease office space. I directly asked them whether their business is a scam too and the only answer they gave me is that their competitors are trying to taint their name.

I asked for a competitor name but he only gave me one. The chat gave me crypto-t.com. Check this one out too if you have the time.

Robots will be efficient if they are not built like a Gundam Mech, that thing will collapse under Square Cube Law. The impact of Robotics in economy is evident, they can be utilized for Deep Sea Exploration, exploring deadly environment like Chernobyl Power Plant Core and the most famous is Space Exploration. The funding for the aforementioned missions would be more expensive if they did not use robots, definitely the job generation would be the most affected if robotics are adopted in industries and commerce. This conundrum will be difficult for governments to solve because we live in a capitalist society where everything comes at a price.

Fiat is still widely used in mainstream economy, they have effective ways to launder physical cash and if it works why fix it? This is the problem that bitcoin critics uses to levy against it, they always think that bitcoin or monero will be used for illicit purposes. There is no true anonymity in the Internet, the other reason criminal enterprise do not use it is they do not have a firm grasp yet on how blockchain and cryptocurrency in general works.

I have heard about the narcotic solution in Portugal, they diverted their focus on eliminating the drugs instead they put their efforts in rehabilitating the people that uses it, it was effective as people was getting an effective rehabilitation. Regarding gun violence having a connection to drugs, if weapons manufacturing and regulated with iron hand restrictions, I think it will be effective. The perpetrator weapons are mostly illegally possessed or the requirements to get it is as easy as buying into the store, there is a difference.

I do not have a stance against cannabis yet because there are still few researches and studies that are solid about the benefits of recreational or medical use. I think there is no long term study on the effects but if there will be I hope that the US consider legalizing it because it is an oppurtunity that has been slipping between their fingers for a long time now. Legalizing also meant that prison population will considerably decrease as many are imprisoned because of possession of marijuana.

Read this: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/191001/eu-parliament-threatens-to-revoke-ph-trade-perks

You are clearly a sycophant and credulous citizen of the Philippines. You tolerate the killings just because they are suspects, what are you, a vigilante? And that isn't a fake news you goof. To anyone who reads my post, do not believe this sycophant I quoted above because there are news articles stating that tariffs are being imposed by EU to the Philippines. He is a fanatic dog of the government called DDS. And most of them especially the uneducated one labels the critics of the administration the campaign color of the opposition (Dilawan/Yellow).

Regarding the tariff, it will hurt the exporters and imposing the tariffs to levy the president to answer for his crimes is a pretty shitty move for EU, I hope that the impose of tariffs do not go further as Philippine economy is still in shambles due to Billion Peso Corruption of PhilHealth and continuous lockdown that impairs workforce.

If you try to search for Philippines issues in Google, you can witness the greatest circus in your life. I am backing this claim because I am a citizen too.

This is not just a simple inflation, there are factors involved such as cost of production, cost of transport and the organic farming. Many farmers are slowly converting to a more organic ways of farming where the usage of less toxic yet more efficient pesticides are used that means the prices will go up. Same for meat, slowly converting to organic cattle farms makes a better harvest but the cost of production is increased and the land used to prevent overcrowding of farm animals contributes to the increase of prices. Transport cost varies depending on distance from source to market, so far, it is the easiest problem that can be solved in regards to increase in the price of produce and meat.

If every person is given free money, then what is the point of getting a job and paying for services, sure barter will work but not to the point where you trade 1 tonne of rice to a crate of guns. People should also do some work, they should not rely too much on the government, they can help but to a certain extent. I am pretty sure that not paying your bills is not the fault of bitcoin, you are responsible for paying your bills.

Energy source will not be a problem because in essence the mech is a machine. They can still power it with convential fuels.

If they take that in consideration then they should understand that it will be a difficult endeavor. There is a reason this projects was not considered for a long time. They can easily be destroyed. Lets say that the mech can walk normally, and no problem arises and then someone pushes it, the result will be catastrophic as the mech will not sustain an outside force. There is a reason why skyscrapers do not move and that is square cube law.

Here are some takes about mechs in reddit (they might help but always take the comments with a grain of salt): https://www.reddit.com/r/scifiwriting/comments/ah5njc/are_large_mechs_ever_practical/

If we can integrate a reliable and efficient text to speech feature in a software then it will hopefully help the vision impaired who wants to trade. There are people that can help you if a pair of eyes is needed, there is even an app for that. For developers this will be their biggest challenge, a non-exclusion software that anyone can use and participate in.

Competition wise, there will be innovations from other older companies and I think it is a good thing, there is no monopoly for electric smart cars. In the long road, the prices will get better but with the current economic standing for most countries, I do not think everyone that has a work can afford one. Stock price will probably plummet if the competition grows bigger and a new model that is better and affordable will be released by the competition. I think the biggest advantage of Tesla is that they are the frontier of the industry and that gives them a headstart for a more advance and efficient models.

There is an app where you ask strangers for help and they guide you on what to do, I forgot the name of the app and it is pretty helpful for the blind community. The app utilizes the camera feature of the phone to help, one example is a blind person checking whether the milk is expired, they can use the voice command for the app and strangers will accept the tasks and become their eyes for awhile.

The current dilemma on how to make bitcoin accessible to blind people does not have a simple solution, blind people utilize their other senses like feel or touch while bitcoin is electronic which means there will be limitations like TTS which can sometimes be faulty. Braille system is the best solution that is not fully utilized when it comes to bitcoin project development.

If something threatens the system then they will do everything in making sure that it will not dominate. That is the law for competition and this banking institutions will do anything in their power to not get their old system become entirely obsolete. The problem with legalizing bitcoin is there is no clear way to address the grey area, let's admit it that there will be people with ill-intent that will exploit bitcoin's grey area. The future of cryptocurrency will advance no matter what though and governments either accept it entirely or not.

The problem with the with companies is that they starve their employees and some of them see freelancing as a better option in utilizing their skills. Sure there are still companies that do not do it but they are outnumbered by the overwhelming presence of freelancers. If you were the employee and you are paid a minimum and you know that freelance has a greener pasture, will you still slave away with corporate life?

The problem that I can see with this is that if it allows full movement then it will be difficult because there is square cube law, the law states that as objects get bigger in size, the volume grows faster than its surface area. This means that a complete motion for the machine (walking, running etc) will affect itself, think how they make skyscrapers. Physics can be a dick but the Gundam will collapse on its own weight if they did not consider square cube law.

The solution for mining rigs (large scale rigs) in the case of reducing their environmental impact is by moving it closer to the source. We are in the future, most countries are starting to go for green energy which means that the energy output will improve without a significant or faint impact to the environment. The article only talks about the output of the network but do not point what source they are using (i.e. Nuclear, coal, solar, wind, geothermal etc). This is a pretty small problem if you simply take a stepback.

This one has obvious red flags. I hope the list can help you from doing the stupid thing and fall fo it.

• Red Flag 1: The site is desolated. A lot of white space, no strong typeface usage.
• Red Flag 2: No way to contact the team behind except for the admin email, not even a human face can be seen.
• R get saed Flag 3: Log-in to the site is a mile wide red flag, you have to invest first before you can enter. Pretty much like how a mega-church work, donate to the cause and you can get that sweet salvation
• Red Flag 4: Like any rational person, no one in their right mind will double someones money especially strangers.
• Red Flag 5: Commisions for your referrals, which means it is also a MLM/Pyramiding scheme
• Red Flag 6: There is a minimum deposit and their reason is transaction fee. If you really are going to double the amount then you might as well pay for the transaction fee.
• Red Flag 7: The address for contact which is 1-5 High st, ox1 4ab, Oxford, United Kingdom. If you look at Google Map it is connected in Lloyds Bank in UK. Did not know that banks are these generous.
• Red Flag 8: They also have a ceiling for maximum deposit. They know how to cover their bases when jig is up

Investing long term is pretty expensive. I agree with the advice to a certain degree but always try to at least gain experience. If it didn't work out then get a job and fund your long term investments. Always diversify your investments so you do not experience disruption in your cashflow.

Disclaimer: I do not condone nor tolerate the actions by forum members, I am just trying to make sure that people are aware about the topic and that it has legal repercussions.

Doxing the practice of researching and broadcasting any identifying info in public.

My concern is most topics in investigations doxxed potential scammers, I believe that everyone is innocent until proven guilty and I see this as a pretty alarming thing because if it is tolerated here then I am scared that someone with ill-intent might use the doxxing in the forum as a scapegoat for their actions despite forum members doing it with the ill intent behind. Wouldn't it be better if we report the details to authorities instead of putting it in the forum. The doxxed identity has a legal leverage which can negate the accusations.

Hopefully, everyone can understand what I want to say, this can happen to anyone and everyone here for sure cares about privacy.

PS. I feel that this might not belong here so let me know if I should delete it or move it.

Here are some red flags that I see while perusing their website:

• Red Flag 1: They start their intro video with the words "We don't want your money." With most cons that I have seen through my life, assuring people that they will not lose something in value is the most basic one because it makes people comfortable for the next thing coming.
• Red Flag 2: The only way you can join is via invite. That is Pyramiding/Multi Level Marketing 101, you recruit people and the more you recruit in your name then the more money you can accumulate.
• Red Flag 3: While we are at it, the invite system conditions people to false sense of belonging. It is like a cult where you are accepted and the outsiders are not allowed.
• Red Flag 4: They claim in their FAQs that bitcoin is solving a non-existent problem, they even say that banks have a robust system (Yeah, robust system against plebs but not at the elite). This sounds like another Bitcoin killer and we all know what happened last time when they claim to be bitcoin killer (Hint: OneCoin).
• Red Flag 5: With people getting early in line to get their Qs means the first will get more Qs, which makes the currency vulnerable to market manipulation by this Q whales.

I might have missed some of flags but there are still a lot so feel free to go to their site and poke holes.
Link: https://initiativeq.com/

Having those tips in mind will help you remind when things get muddled. I agree that experience will teach you the biggest but isn't it wiser to learn from other's experience too. It is better that they have knowledge doing daytrading rather than diving straight into it and gaining the experience, atleast have something in your belt to help you right?

Another good tip to add is do not compare your profits to other successful trader or even your experienced friends, it will leave you the feeling that you are doing something wrong. Roll with the punches because there will be losses.