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441  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: The general public still doesn't understand Bitcoin is still growing on: January 02, 2024, 05:39:46 AM
I think there is a bit of a miss here because until now bitcoin is not a global currency as you say.
In this case i still support bitcoin and when asking about how to tell that bitcoin is one of the investment assets that is quite feasible maybe this can still be done but to claim bitcoin of global currency is still very far away because now we are still in commodities and it cannot be said to be a global currency at this time.

The amount of miss information because indeed some people who have an interest do not want to make bitcoin look further with their power they are still trying to cover up the truth about bitcoin it will certainly still be very disturbing but in this case of course as long as there is internet and the development of technology is getting more comprehensive I think bitcoin will continue to grow and now also its development has looked very good.
I would argue that it is a "global" considering that the whole is using it right now, yes it's quite true that we should consider the situation to be a lot better and that would make sure that we should consider the situation a little different. I personally we should consider the best thing we could do at this point we could just consider the whole world using it, there are even users from the smallest nations and that's why that is quite important and that should be the key here.

I believe that people should consider to learn more and more about it, using it without consider the situation to be a lot more difficult and that should be a lot better for everyone if they all end up learning what they could do and we could definitely consider this as the betterment of bitcoin, it should always consider growing as a good thing and it would help bitcoin a lot, it might be used all around the world but that doesn't mean that it's understood all around the world as well.
442  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: January 01, 2024, 08:06:32 PM
I wasn't talking about different generations here, I am ok with different generations competing with each other. But I don't like the comparison between players who play in totally different environments and under totally different conditions. I know that this statistic is counting goals globally and all players from all leagues are compared, but that's where this statistic lacks meaning as there is a huge difference whether Haaland breaks a record in the Premier League or Ronaldo breaks a record in the Saudi Professional League.
I agree with you on this. It is illogical to compare players from various environments and leagues. It's not all about the objectives, is it? It is about the path to those objectives. Ronaldo is a huge fish in a small pond when it comes to the Saudi League. Although he is undoubtedly a legend, the opposition he currently confronts is nothing like what Haaland encounters in the Premier League. It's like comparing a professional soccer player to a standout high school player - both are amazing in their own right, but not to the same extent. Rather than applying generalizations to every player's accomplishment, we should begin to value each one in its unique circumstances
That has been always true but unfortunately if you look at Twitter and how many goals he has scored this year, people talk about it like he has done something amazing. I mean look at his Portugal career in this year as well, he hasn't played much, and on the games he played, I remember him scoring against a very weak team once, nothing more.

I believe that it's quite obvious that he is not as good as he used to be, but people seem to be not caring about that. Like lets assume he didn't had any fight with ETH, and he was doing very well with him in relationship wise so ETH uses him as striker even to this day instead of getting Hojlund, do you really think that he would have scored anything similar? Or even something like 20 goals all year long? I doubt that.
443  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: January 01, 2024, 06:23:23 PM
For Salernitana to be able to exit the relegation zone, it will mean they will have to win two consecutive matches while sassuolo along side Verona will aswell loose two games too because if they don't loose their games and Salernitana happens to win theirs, they will only move from the bottom to 18th position which still keeps them at relegation.

 Salernitana should basically fight to get out of relegation even though I know it's really going to be a pretty hard task because they will need so much to get pass there and the season has already gone pass half already, they have not Ben in a good form at any point this session o been relegated isn't actually real surprising, they have won only a single game their season. Considering playing against Juventus except they are able to get a draw it's definitely going to further get them all stocked in the relegation because Juventus wants to get back to the top of the standing and this is their chance and I'm sure they aren't giving it up for anything.
I would guess that they would probably not manage to achieve it, a lot of teams try to get out of relegation zone, but the thing about relegation is that some teams have to go down, there isn't really an option that they could stay, they just have to go down and that's what they do. If that is a mathematical must, if some teams have to go down then I do not see why not them.

They look like one of the worst teams in the league and if they do manage to go down then it would make sense. I am not really sad or upset about that one, but Empoli and Cagliari are very long standing teams who has done great in history and they haven't been that great recently and looking like going down again, which is quite said when you see that, I have to say it is not really that nice of a feeling.
444  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling for fun, is it a lie that we tell ourselves? on: December 31, 2023, 08:39:03 PM
If you remove winnings from gambling, I wonder how many gamblers that will still come back to gamble, beyond having fun, there's a subtle challenge in our minds that we're coming back to win and recover lost money. Because we've told our selves that we're gambling for fun, it suppresses the feelings that we want to gamble to win, if not why would you have fun playing games that you have high probability of losing. The consolation that I see for reasonable gamblers is that they gamble the amount that they can afford to loose, so the frustration of eventual lose can reduce. The exceptions that I see are money bags who have enough money to throw away without minding, because they have it in surplus.
You talked a lot but I wonder if you already have decent gambling experience. Or have you ever been to a land-based casino? Otherwise, why listen to you? Do you even understand how the house edge works? Do you know the rate of house edge on the different games? But I understand that only people with extra money and have the kind of risk tolerance should gamble. Maybe gambling is not fit for you.

Remove the winning from gambling and there are still some people who will play. It's like going to a movie house or a computer gaming cafe. Some people call it illogical since we can watch movies at home or play games at home. But it's the experience. People simply just have different tastes in entertainment.
That is basically me, I am one of those people. I do not care about winning, obviously if you remove all the possibilities of winning, then why would I click a button to see myself lose each time, I do like the winning side of it obviously, but I do lose all my money every single month.

I put aside a small tiny amount each month, nothing that would matter to me, basically like 5 cinema tickets worth or something (depends on where you live obviously) and that means I get to lose and lose it ALL every month and I am fine about it. Along the way sometimes I win, it is not just pure loss, sometimes ı win a bit, but then I lose that as well. That's a fun process, I have fun, it is a good experience and in return I don't case my losses.
445  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Where to Look for ICOs (and speculate with the prices) on: December 31, 2023, 06:23:33 PM
Those who have been around here for at least 2 to 4 years, definitely will never consider any new project. This is because, even the new projects are profitable, it may fetch some profits only for short terms due to initial hype, heavy promotions like bounty campaigns and airdrops and then dev's pump and dump; but unfortunately no dev continues these for longer period of time to make their project get familiar among all crypto people given that a new project with at least one real use-case.

Moreover as per my personal observation, 99% of new projects are introduced by same dev or group of dev to suck naive investors' hard earned money. So my suggestion would be, never fall as a prey to those greedy/scammy devs' traps. Follow a well established projects to risk your money.

If more than 50% of altcoin lovers agree with me, we will see ETH testing new high every 4 year at least along with bitcoin. But, as of now, we ignore real use case based projects but running behind new projects to get scammed.
With their experience, they know that most new projects are riskier than the older ones but they are also aware that some of these new projects can pump up in a short period of time. So, they can also use their experience to take part of it. If a new project has at least one solid use case.

A short-term promotion can be enough, and the project will just continue to attract investors on its own. The money can be use instead for continuously developing the project. Each project has a different developer but we can verify them if they are legit and see if they involved on a previous crypto project. If they are and if that project is not shady, then I don't see anything wrong with that.
446  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Turkish Super League 2023/24 Season on: December 31, 2023, 03:12:31 PM
I have just read about this. Is this even for real? I am trying to understand what's going on, but why would the teams accept all the hassle, travel to Saudi Arabia to then find out that they end up disagreeing with the hosts about some arrangements to then fly home again? Wasn't there some warning in advance or some discussion about how the game was supposed to be played? I wonder how many fans travelled there from Turkey, paid for the hotel, perhaps planned a little trip for New Year's Eve.

Yes, that's real. That happened last night. After the disagreement, both teams didn't even go to the stadium. We don't know the details and exactly what kind of bargain was made there. However, we only know what is reflected in the media. Reportedly, there was a dispute with the Saudi authorities regarding the t-shirts the teams would wear during warm-up and the banner they would carry on the field.
It was an interesting night for Turkish football. I'm not sure how this will reflect on the league. It shouldn't affect the players much, but it could affect the federation and officials. There was talk of the resignation of the federation president, but there is no official statement yet.
But what I don't understand is why would the Saudi Professional League officials care about those t-shirts? I get that all these political signals are not allowed and that there are disagreements about the separation of the state and religion and so on. But the Saudi officials could have just called the FIFA and make sure that the Turkish teams get a penalty IF it wasn't allowed to do that. I don't know if it was prohibited what they had in mind, but if it was, just ignore it, let them play and let the FIFA handle the case. That's how it should be. Saudi Arabia has to get more easy going as they will soon be the hosts of the World Cup. They should grow a thicker skin.
I am guessing that it is not about the shirts, but more regarding what is allowed and what is not allowed being risky waters to talk about. If you let one team do whatever they want without caring about what is allowed, then next time another team plays, they will ask for more as well, then another team will ask even more, and eventually you will have chaos in your hands.

They have talked specifically about the fact that even in a full dictatorship (king literally OWNS the people, it is north Korea levels of dictatorship there) and even he doesn't get to be pictured at the games, they are trying to be the most secular nation in the entire world when it comes to football, and no matter how much you love someone, you can't just bring him in this game.
447  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: December 31, 2023, 02:18:56 PM
Very strange what happen with Benzema i dont have any clue, i only read in someplace that the new coach put the team to a double training session after bad results, but i dont think for that Benzema is gonna dissapear, maybe he is in talks with some european team? I dont think that but.... you never know.
I don't think Benzema will ever leave Saudi Arabia as a football player anymore. Even if he doesn't sign with the club, he stays in the team and continues to receive his money. He's considered too old for football now. He's not sure if he's ready for another European adventure or not. I think Benzema should stay in Saudi Arabia and focus on doing his best.
He is old enough to return to the leagues in Europe and it will be difficult for his agent to find a club that wants to use his services as a footballer because it is impossible for Benzema to be willing to be paid cheaply and clubs in Europe will consider it not worth spending large amounts of money on a player who is already old enough, especially seeing his performance in the Saudi pro league which shows a decline which will increasingly make clubs in Europe reluctant to buy him, staying in this league will be his choice unless he decides to retire, or look for another club in the Saudi pro league if he feels that Ittihad FC cannot develop well.
The problem would be that he is still contracted there, and Ittihad will not let him go for free, if any other team wants to hire him, then he would need to be bought from Ittihad, and if he doesn't get bought out, then he can't sign with another team as well.

So, he would have to convince the team to terminate his contract, not wanting any more salary is a great start for that, and if he does that, then he would be a free agent and he could leave but why would the team do that, they could keep on not paying him because he didn't show up, but still keep him on the contract basically for free. I believe that whatever the issue was, they will try to fix  that first before starting the discussion about him leaving, this isn't that common situation.
448  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 31, 2023, 03:18:11 AM
Such big transfers usually comes with a lot of generated news around it some of which are just rumors and nothing official from the clubs management or the players as well. I also realized that some of the news are just put out there to allow me and you enjoy great headlines.

However, having Mbappe in Real Madrid should be a deal that I think the club will pursue ordinarily. But what are the intricacies of the contract is another aspect that you will need to ponder. Mbappe should have also seen this transfer plans as an opportunity for him to shine more than before because he still has the age with him and a great squad to play side by side with.

Having Mbappe in the Real Madrid will be a massive game changer for the club and that will assist them in winning more matches.
You're right about the insane volume of rumors around large deals like Mbappe's Real Madrid move. I love how these rumors make football seem almost dramatic, don't they? Consider the Mbappe situation—his PSG contract expiring in 2023, Real Madrid's subtle but persistent courtship. Like a high-stakes chess game, each move is examined and speculated.

My take: Without a contract extension with Mbappe, PSG are in trouble. Selling now and cashing in is better for company than losing him for free later. Real Madrid, however, seemed calm. They know they may sign him as a free agent later, saving money on transfer costs. The gamble will be a football management and strategy masterstroke if they succeed.
I doubt that they can sell him anymore, he just won't accept. We are nearly in January, which means that we are going to end up with something that would benefit him to just sign with another team already for this summer. That way, a team may have the chance to just have him without paying anything and only would have to wait six months for him.

This is why it's quite critical that we are going to end up with a decent return, without a doubt. I know that it will take a while and all, but it's not impossible and we could make it work somehow. I think the best thing to do in that case would be important to just realize he will leave, so PSG should focus on making something better for him, something that will benefit them, a new player perhaps.
449  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: December 30, 2023, 08:04:50 PM
I have already commented on this many times, and I will repeat myself once again, Saudi Arabian fans are not moderate fans, they are very aggressive fans and think that just one player is enough to win all the games and they have a lot of memory short, last season this benzema team was champion of that league but this season, because they are in that current position, they immediately rushed to fire the coach, which made it possible for them to become champions last season, because for these Arabs, when they buy a player, they They begin to think that the players and coaches they bought became the property of the Arabs. This thought is due to the fact that these Arab people have lived under dictatorship for centuries

European players who are used to living in democracy, they will have a lot of difficulties adapting to this league and I have always said that the day Ronaldo retires and leaves Saudi Arabia, all good famous players who went to Saudi Arabia They will leave Saudi Arabia as soon as their contract ends. I don't see this league having the same reputation in 4 years. I hope Benzema is well and shows up and tells us what happened to him. It's sad that Real Madrid's best player from past seasons is going through this, I was sad when he left Real Madrid, as a Real Madrid fan I thought he didn't make a good decision to leave Real Madrid for Saudi Arabia. the greed of money blinds people
That is a big trouble for him if true. I mean we are talking about a situation that should not be acceptable in any club in the world, but when we are talking about a nation with such strict rules, it's really not that easy for him to get away with these things. First stop will be making sure that he is not getting paid, if you are willing to not go to work, then you should be willing to not get paid as well which is why I doubt that he is caring about that.

Another thing would be that he should be punished with code of conduct as well, you need to let the team know. We are going to see who is bigger, Benzema or the team, because team should let him go with a rightful cause without paying him if this is true, the more they don't do it, the more power they are giving to Benzema as well. f he is allowed, next stop would be other players starting to do the same thing, because they would say Benzema did it and nothing happened, so I could potentially do it as well.
450  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 30, 2023, 07:06:34 PM
Porto was of strong team. Even though we are rarely seeing the performance of porto in its domestic league but it's still competing for the top place in the portugal league. Arsenal shall never try to underestimate its opponent. It can make the players become over confidence and they will be starting to bottling the important match against porto. This is the bad habit owner by arsenal as it was always failing to go to the further stage of UCL. Arteta shall also aware if this is the main problem that needs to be solved.
He needs to push his player to perform even better compared to the previous game. Arsenal was getting easy team in the group stage but this time is kinda different. It's not facing a weak team. Arsenal needs to be careful if the team is willing to win the game.
Im not counting on arsenal caused by porto and arsenal are same strong. Neither of them will be dominating the game soon.
Historically they are definitely a great team there is nothing wrong with saying that, but to say that they are still a strong team, specially in the context of UCL, is not really fair. There are teams willing to spend more than 10x what Porto could ever spend, so it is not really fair to say that they are good, nor it's fair to say they are "bad", they are as good as they can get with their financial situation.

A premier league club would make more from finishing 10th than the winner if Portugal league, so it is normal for Porto to be not that great as a UCL winner type of team, but they are doing the very best they can with the financial situation that they are in. I believe that they will continue to get better and better.
451  Economy / Economics / Re: Setting up financial structures before going into the family way on: December 30, 2023, 08:12:26 AM
No matter how we fantasize not involing financial capabilities with marriage, it will always be a factor. Things would change once you build up your own family and that also includes calibrating your financial responsibilities; if you don't have that much of money then problem may arise. Love alone can build a family but won't sustain it in a long run; we have to be practical of how we would handle things before entering this phase of our lives. Inagine having no enough money; daily needs wil be a problem, most of the time stressed of the bills, not being able to give your child the life you want he/she live in the futurec, etc. Courtship is different from marriage; never too confident of how things would go after marriage so better be prepared.
Yes; this is definitely true, if you are married then you are going to have higher expenses. The thing about the differences between women and men is that men are simple creatures, we are really fine with not seeing the wonders of the world, we are fine staying at our home, drinking a beer, watching a show and sleeping.

In fact, it is so much so that, if you provide a men enough money to just be able to afford bills, food and a decent enough shelter, most of them will not require anything more, you literally have all your expenses covered, maybe medical bills if anything happens, but as long as they can wake up, eat, drink a coffee, read the news, nap, wake up, eat dinner, watch tv, and go to sleep without going to work and still paying for all this, that is as good of a retirement as it gets.

Women are not like that, they want more, they see others having more, and they want more themselves, so that difference could cause a bit of a trouble in marriage if you are not careful, both sides needs to meet in the middle.
452  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 29, 2023, 08:46:53 PM
This system is definitely more interesting, because the teams that qualify for the quarterfinals will be drawn again and thus, no one really knows which team they will face next. But ya,regarding Bayern Munich in this round of 16 I think it is clear, that Bayern Munich will probably easily win too. Because ya, considering the opponent to be faced in this round of 16 is Lazio and ya, at least Lazio in this season also does not really have good results in Serie A, Because Lazio very different from last season.

Anyway, Bayern Munich clearly has better quality than Lazio because ya, Bayern Munich is always in and plays in the Champion League every season. Therefore, Bayern Munich certainly has better quality and mentality than Lazio and thus, it might be easy for Bayern Munich to beat Lazio later.
I would say that its "almost" easy for them to meet everyone aside from a few teams. I mean it's football and anyone can lose to anyone in the football world, but aside from Madrid and City, I do not see any team that could be better on paper than Bayern to be fair. The thing is, if they lose to those two teams then I would say it was expected and not a shocker, but if they lose to anyone else, it would be a shock, but not unheard of in the world of football neither, that's why there isn't anything that we need to consider. I believe they will definitely go to quarter finals, and when you are in the quarter finals you are right that anyone can meet anyone, that means very big clubs could meet each other. I still wish for a City vs Madrid finals though.
453  Economy / Speculation / Re: Can anyone be a Bitcoin speculation expert? on: December 29, 2023, 03:51:41 PM
I do believe that we are going to have some sort of situation where people think that it is not really going to end up with anything marginal, it is just not that big of a deal. I think it's clear that we are not going to end up with anything big, it just doesn't feel like it's a must case, you just need to feel like it is not going to end up with that much at play.

So, I have to say that it is not going to end up with anything that you should care about because most of those people are fake. I mean I can say that it could be 100k, and eventually maybe one day I will be right, that doesn't make me an "expert" at all. Speculating means just making it up, and anyone can make up some numbers, there isn't any secret to doing it at all.
That type of "nothing marginal" type of speculation is the easiest and that's what they do. Like when it's 43k something, they say it will be 44k, and that's really nothing shocking to be able to say, or say a bit more, like 46k or 48k and we all know that would be amazing as well but that's just known. I wanted to point out that saying bitcoin will go up, is usually quite easy trick, it doesn't really take much to be able to know that, it's quite easy to make it sure, and it should be the main reason why these speculation "experts" are just fakes.

I can say it will be 50k, I can say it will be 60k, I can say it will be 70k, all of them will be right and they have absolutely nothing that would be better than that, it's just how it is and we need to realize that it's going to be right, that doesn't make me an expert neither.
454  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: December 28, 2023, 08:14:21 PM
Zidane should become Real Madrid's manager, he's an overrated manager since he brought Real Madrid win Champions League three times in a row. Now Real Madrid weren't in their prime, we need to know how the result when Zidane become a manager again. Roll Eyes
Xabi might be leave Leverkusen because he will have an opportunity to train a better team and receive higher salary.
I once read the news which said that Zidane left Real Madrid not because he was fired but because he felt he was not supported by the club board. Zidane wants to build a medium and long term squad but the club board may not allow Zidane to spend a lot of money so he feels like the club board does not value him. In fact, if Madrid were still coached by Zidane, it is likely that they would be able to become champions league finalists for some time to come.
The thing is, Zidane didn't manage any other team neither, he just managed 3 seasons, won the UCL in all three and just... retired from managing? For the time being at least, he hasn't managed anyone else.

I think that should matter a lot because we are talking about something huge here, if he comes back to manage any other team, then we would definitely see him doing well, but if he goes back to manage Real again after Ancelotti leaves, then things will definitely be very wild there.

This dude can only do worse, he can't really do better, he already won UCL three times in a row, a feat nobody has done in over fifty years or so, how could he do better? He could do worse though, a lot worse, it is not impossible for real to lose the league, they didn't last season, and they could lose ucl too, didn't last season, if he does like that, which is quite possible, then it would not really be that weird and he would be doing much worse suddenly, who would want pressure like that?
455  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: December 28, 2023, 07:06:23 PM
If Everton loses again against Wolves, then it will be very difficult for them to fight in the relegation zone. Currently Everton is only 1 point ahead of Luton and 5 points ahead of Burnley. If you look at the next match, I think Everton's position is still safe from the relegation zone because Luton has to play Chelsea and Burnley will play Aston Villa and predictably of course Chelsea and Aston Villa will be more favored in that match.
Wolves playing at home is always better and they did a good job yesterday on the pitch after beating Brentford 1-4 so when they meet Everton I think Wolves will have a higher chance than Everton even though previously Everton has won three times luckily but now they have to lose two more and closer to the relegation zone.

Because the match is still long, I think Everton still has a chance to get away from an uncomfortable place, so what I think they are still capable of remaining in the Premier League, but for now Everton is still having difficulties but believe me this team can stay in here.
I am not sure if they are actually that good each time though. I mean it's clear that they are good, but that doesn't mean that they are THAT good, it should be noted that they are just decent and that's about it.

I personally believe that the best thing to do right now would be something much larger and that will definitely end up with something that would gain a ton of danger about betting on Wolves, they are just a decent team at best if you ask me. They could of course win and will most probably win but I think we should not consider the possibility of them dropping points against any team as unlikely, because it's quite likely that they may lose to anyone, doesn't matter who, it should be considered a good possibility.
456  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 27, 2023, 07:23:53 PM
Bayer Leverkusen was built with strong chemistry and Xabi Alonso's tactics are very suitable to be applied with the existing player material.
To build a strong squad you don't always need star players, but the players currently at Bayer Leverkusen have fairly even quality in each line so they can produce quite good performances from the start of the season.
That is true, they know what they are doing not just when they are playing, but from training to building a roster they are managed very well. It may sound a little funny, but it is the typical "German" way, they are doing their job very well, they do not showboat, they do not celebrate, they do not party, they do not just try to one up others on transfers with insane money to tell the world how great they are or anything, they just do business and they do it well.

I think that's important because we are talking about something that would benefit them a lot, look at Newcastle and Chelsea, they spent x100 more money and did a lot worse, that's important. Xabi of course played a big role as well, he has a great football mind and it shows.
457  Economy / Economics / Re: Economic Implications of War on Individuals on: December 27, 2023, 06:15:03 PM
We recognize the discrepancy between reason and wartime political elite behavior. Power plays rule this theater, where rationality is secondary. Wars, historically and today, are chess games for political elites that leave society in disarray. In their strategic bubbles, decision-makers occasionally miss reality. We must admit that wars are usually fought for power, territory, or ideology, not the people. This blatant disregard for social well-being is a strategic disaster

In the ruthless world of global politics, trust and strong relationships are idealistic. World where allegiances fluctuate like sand dunes. We must constantly question. Why? Diplomacy conceals underlying goals and power rivalries. Trust is fragile and sometimes traded for geopolitical strategy. We may be spectators in this big geopolitical theater, but we must be intelligent, informed, and critical of the narratives presented to us. Peace and rationality come from informed skepticism and continuous questioning of authority
Rationality becoming unimportant is the trouble, we should not be really considering it like that at all, it should not even be remotely a question where we would leave rationality and common sense aside but for some reason we do, and that's the biggest trouble. When you throw rationality and common sense out of the window, there is really nothing that you can't do, people act like cornered animals when in fact they could just stand down and everything will be fine.

The fact of "lets stop" being a "weak political move" is the reason why it's such a trouble. Like can you even imagine Putin going out and saying "ok the war is over, we are going back"? We all know that won't happen, it is impossible, it is not going to happen, and that's the biggest trouble. I have to say it is not going to be an issue and it is going to be a trouble for anyone. I think the best thing to do in this case would be just making sure that we get rid of this situation with as minimal damage as we possible could.
458  Economy / Economics / Re: Banks secret door for cheaper cash on: December 26, 2023, 07:14:02 PM
All paper money created is related on a top down value dictatorship anyway.  If that central bank fails in some way then the money which is your money will cease to hold value in any case, in a sense after that being true it doesnt matter as much where the money is stored in the various banks related to that central bank.  The top bank ensures all other users of the currency follow the rules set or are closed down in favor of a better acting party.
  Its not a secret door, most measures taken by central banks and the government in issuance of currency are opening targeting currency inflation by design.   They no longer promise to honor a set value but aim to devalue by about 2% every year.   The continual funding and liquidity given to all banks is part of this deliberate policy against hard money, its very different to even as recent as the 1980's
Unfortunately this is true, and it's quite unfair as well, and we can't even say that it's unfair because if we do then they label us socialist. I mean let's make it fair is not a socialist thing to say. For example, if I bankrupt tomorrow, if the government saves me from bankruptcy and helps me on my feet and gets me a job and finds me a way to make money and just basically turn my life around, that would be considered bad as a political move, government can't help every citizen right?

In 2008, most famously the banks failed, and yet government saved them all, because that was all they have to, why? I mean if the defense is "if these banks bankrupt, all your money is gone", why not just use the money to help the people, instead of the banks?
459  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 26, 2023, 05:39:22 PM
what is certain is that Mbappe is currently still a mystery and what is going on in his mind is difficult to guess, but if it is just my thoughts, Mbappe is thinking about two things, namely money and titles.
so when PSG was given an offer to stay for 1 season, on the one hand, Real Madrid made an offer because this team could take him to the UCL, making Mbappe hesitate to decide and logically if he was thinking about money, he would definitely confirm to the media that he accepted the offer. from PSG but if he thinks about his career he will give information that he will go to Real Madrid but in fact he is just silent and thinking a little confused about where he will go.
and I am sure that if Real Madrid is able to make a big offer, Mbappe will quickly accept the offer because he gets both money and a future career.
I still think that he will leave, I get that some people have some hopes (mainly psg fans) that he may stay, but I still think that he will leave.

However, I do not think that Real Madrid will get him, they may think that he could be too risky, the headache that he brings with all his drama doesn't worth the talent that he brings in. He could leave for some other team and that would be really big deal. Imagine him leaving for like Manchester United next season, if he goes there this summer, he could be the first fire that ignites the return of United, he could make that team so much better, and slowly they could just build a team around him. Doesn't mean they may win, they could still lose, but they will be up for a case at least, and that matters.
460  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: December 26, 2023, 04:52:45 PM
This is a competition in which they have more chance to achieve a bigger success. They just missed the chance of making a lot more money in the Champions League though but at least they can fight for having a solid achievement here. Sparta Prague shouldn't be a big problem for Galatasaray.  Smiley
Yeah, the lost against copenhagen was unaccetable result for sparta and that's it. At least galatasaray can get additional income through participate in the europa league even though this income was pretty small though compared to the income from the club continously play on UCL.
Galtasaray has greater chance to win the game as long as it will not be bottling it in the game soon. Sparta is quite strong.
I mean it is not all that easy to decide on these things because we do not really know how it will go. I think it's quite important to realize that you are not going to end up with a result that would be known beforehand since it's very risky to bet on these games. It's knock off stage and that means any team that has a good day could end up winning. If you saw their last game against their domestic rivals, they did not look like they could easily win against anyone to be fair, and their game before that didn't look that good at the league neither, and their game against Copenhagen wasn't good neither.

So, they haven't been all that great for a while now, doesn't mean they will lose, just means I do not think the win will be that easy. Does that mean they will not get a win? The odds are they are going to get the win anyway, I do think that they are going to end up with a win, but I just think that there is a small chance that they may end up losing as well.
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