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223  Economy / Economics / Re: Sometimes tips the securities at the mall or local shops on: December 30, 2023, 06:55:17 PM
I agree with you.  Security personnel are risking their lives to provide services for us.  Their work is really commendable.  Because they are there, we can travel safely in the mall, on the road, in the bank. They risk their lives and provide security to our lives.  We can do this little bit for them.  A few money tips will make them very happy I believe.  Their happiness can be the reason for our happiness.  We should respect them.  Think how dangerous our public life would be without security guards

That's more like a police officer than the security personnel that we usually see at the entrance of malls. Mostly they have to ensure that no one would enter the establishment with any harmful devices or weapons like guns, bombs, etc. The thing is if you are a manager seeing your guards receiving money from people wouldn't look good right? You could give them gifts wrapped or food much better for them to eat for their lunch, of course, food that is sealed cause they wouldn't also accept food from strangers. Your intention might be good but it could harm them as they might lose their jobs. Plus they are not like a police officer who would risk their lives for just a stolen bag. If there's a tip box then that's good sign to tip.
224  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you gamble because you don't have sufficient money? on: December 30, 2023, 06:20:47 PM
In my opinion, some of the rich people who gamble just fill their free time and don't gamble all the time so they won't get addicted and they won't even gamble if they are busy with their work, but for the middle class they gamble with the aim of earning money. get wins in the gambling they play and they tend to do it very often until they become addicted because they gamble too often, but this really depends on a person's personality in controlling their gambling activities.
Yes, that is the difference from rich people who only gamble to fill their free time. They do not see gambling as a way to make money but only as entertainment. They also have no obligation to win from gambling because they already know that it is difficult to get. After all, they already make money from their other businesses so they come to gambling just to have fun and fill their free time.

But those from the lower middle class actually see gambling as a way to make money quickly, even though it is difficult for them to win gambling games. But that doesn't stop them from trying again another day. They just need to keep gambling on their favorite gambling game and wait for the moment when they win. This happens to lottery games that make people from the lower middle class continue to buy lottery tickets in the hope of winning one day.
Because they are very lazy to work, they will be addicted to the gambling they indulge in. Everyone knows that it is very difficult to win at gambling easily, but they don't care about this. All they think about is winning big to be able to fulfill their desires. luck can win in gambling. Many types of gambling can be addictive, so it would be better for us to be able to control our gambling activities because if we cannot control ourselves, we will end up using a lot of the money we have for gambling.

I think some people are not only lazy but they already experienced the cruel world especially if you start from below. They see gambling as an expressway up to escape their financial state, causing you to work every day with the bare minimum and barely survive every day, I wouldn't even consider that as living. Still, gambling wouldn't be a great choice to change your life cause it relies on luck and the probability of winning is pretty low. If you are hoping to win, you would only get addicted as you continue, noticing that you've already lost a lot, now you would try to recover what you have lost. Much better to invest your money than gambling, though gambling can be considered as an investment but only if you have a huge capital and are rich, just ensure your funds into investment for your money to grow in the future.
225  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are You Buying More Tickets To Increase Your chances on: December 30, 2023, 05:06:25 PM
Nah, even if we calculate the probability of the given lottery, it's still hard to increase the chances of winning unless you are pretty rich to afford many tickets plus the hassle of writing down all of the numbers you have used. Well, there's no harm if we try to increase the number of tickets just consider it an investment as you have still a chance to win millions. I have no luck in the lottery I've been buying for years already but I found myself more profit in scratch-it cards, that's where I bought 10 pieces for fun, I won like $20 by just simply scratching.
226  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin as a Replacement for a College Savings Plan on: December 30, 2023, 04:29:52 PM
Firstly it sound absurd that some institutions or companies according to you is planing to scrap out college degree, I think that's completely impossible and would lead to incompetent hands on very important aspects of the society, imagine being treated by a nurse without degree or your beloved drink company employing no college degree biochemist?
I don't think this would ever happen. Also Bitcoin investment should be a choice a not forced down on people or made a requirement for anything.

what is discussed here is not the bachelor's degree, but the skills and experience of the job seekers, because what companies need are people with good skills and experience in the field they work in. because today there are so many people with bachelor's degrees and it is estimated that the number is increasing every year, and the problem is that most people with bachelor's degrees graduate with minimal knowledge about work in a company or other skills. even though companies need workers who are ready to work, because they waste too much time teaching people about various skills, that's why companies are now looking for workers with an orientation towards skills and experience, not titles.

Having an educational background could help you in the future as companies would be aware of your potential as you have studied for years in a specific field. It is an advantage as you would know the basics and the complicated things that are included for the job which is why some Ph.D. and Law jobs take years to qualify for a board exam. Companies hire people for a role that can be applied and learned by anyone but they are seeking people with work experience, why? They are already exposed to the work industry, they are aware of the pressures and the tiring job, which the fresh graduates haven't experienced yet. They are looking for people who won't resign after a month of working in hell, one of the factors that they choose experience over knowledge.
227  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How Many Bets to Know How Good Enough You Are? on: December 29, 2023, 04:17:09 PM
As a gambler, how many bets do you think  you need to place to give you a true idea of how good you are? Anyone can hit 60% in the short term. But for example in betting I am hitting between 55-60% depending on the sport after around 450 - 500 bets. Assuming I want to go pro on betting, do you think that this is good enough or do I wait and see what my percentage is after 800 - 900 bets before making a decision?

I don't think that there are number of bets that you will play that will make you a good bettor, the truths is that no matter how good you that you have known bet, you are still going to lose, there is no good bettor to me, I just feel that bet is strictly luck, you can continue to win may be when you play up to six different slip and manage to win two that doesn't still make you a good bettor, that's just luck that's is in play, op, waiting to see the percentage of how good you are in bet, will amount to high level of deceit because there is know perfect bettor I repeat.

Exactly, if you are playing in a game that relies on luck, no matter how knowledgeable you are, the skills and techniques, like for example having a bad card, then there's a slim chance of winning unless you are playing with people with no experience in gambling. That's actually a good example of trying to outsmart the system by having six different slips which can increase the probability of winning, but the fact that you need six would be pricey and in the end, despite of winning you would have still a loss. Even in 1/100 chances of winning, if you are lucky enough for your bet to win, your percentage could still go up, in short, it is unnecessary to determine if you are good enough in gambling. Analysis like for sports betting could be good but you couldn't tell if one person could change up the pace and luck sided on their side.
228  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What's Your Feeling After You Finish Gambling. on: December 29, 2023, 03:47:10 PM
It really depends on the outcome after gambling, usually, we feel those positive feelings whenever we're coming home with a win right, and when we lose we feel sad or frustrated. For me, most of the time I always feel exhausted, especially in the actual casino, of course, there's still satisfaction, enjoyment, frustration, etc. The mental state plus your emotions would be drained in a roller coaster feeling especially when your money is at stake. Whenever you really want to win a game you should think smart and analyze the game and the possible outcome that may occur for you to win if you use your brain every round, it would be tiring. Still, it relies on luck so these feelings can be felt by any gambler depends on luck.
229  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Don't Know, But Can i Invest In Bitcoin? on: December 29, 2023, 03:00:25 PM
Hello everybody, how are you?

In this forum i am new and proud to be here as a member of this forum. Heard there is a lot of discussion about Bitcoin so I came to join here for my own needs. Hope you all will help me. I don't have a good idea about cryptocurrencies. I just know that investing in Bitcoin is extremely profitable. But I don't know how to do it. One of my acquaintance suggested me to invest some money in Bitcoin. I told him how many dollars to invest and he said as much as I am willing to invest. I made up my mind that I would invest $500 but i am confused. I don't know much about Bitcoin so the person gave me the link to this website and suggest me to know about the various opinions of users on various topics. Since I see that Bitcoin is always discussed , I want your suggestions about my Bitcoin investment.

Should I invest money with the suggestion of that guy? He told me that if I invest I will get good profit. He said, he will open my bitcoin wallet and help to buy bitcoins. Should I invest in bitcoin?



First of all, welcome here to the forum that is actually a good thing to do as you are not yet sure as you lack knowledge which is to ask questions first. Your friend is good as he gave you an idea on how to make your money profits by simply investing with Bitcoin. You are also lucky that he would guide you and assist you in accumulating Bitcoin, but I still suggest doing your own research first, it would be better if you fully understand how to invest because not all the time your friend could help you all cause your money is on the line, you would need to decide for your own self cause it is your money. Start with a small amount first so you can gather experience and you can be familiarized with the system since the basics can be taught by your friend.
230  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you gamble because you don't have sufficient money? on: December 28, 2023, 03:53:57 PM
Does everyone choose to gamble when they have no money?
If that's the case, I think they took the wrong step. When they don't have money or have only a little money and want to get more money not by gambling, but they have to work hard to be able to get more money
Mate i saw many people who do job and get a fix salary after end of a month. But as their salary is low and they don't have extra time for do other job, thats why they select gambling as additional source of income. That's why they do gambling with the rest of money they have cause they think gambling is the last option which could increase their money within hours. They already have a mindset that if they lose in gambling then they will borrow or loan money from friends and will give them once get their salary in new month. that they manage to gambling even without having no money or little money and such mentality made their life become unsuccessful and more harder
Financial supplements by existing financial sacrifices with gambling have never been listed as a recommended job, even many people here understand that gambling has no specific features for a person who can make a healthy and reassuring money with it, instead of taking a few hours and wastefully consuming, financial upgrading by studying in a specific field, perhaps contributing a significant proportion to the income level. Ignoring the prejudice about borrowing money, no one has this thought in the proactive way, the situation forced them to do such bad actions.

The thing is some people don't want to spend their time studying for a long time in something they don't have the assurance that they will succeed, so they choose the easier way which is riskier, and rely on luck because if you win in gambling, it could be life-changing. The irony is that some are scared to take risks on finding a much better source of money, but they are willing to risk it on gambling. Yes, we can say that gambling could be a way of investment, but calling it a job wouldn't be considered a job that could give a person a stable income.
231  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling for fun, is it a lie that we tell ourselves? on: December 28, 2023, 02:29:47 PM

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.

Not applicable for me because the reason why I am gambling is to win. Although I know myself that winning is unlikely in the long run, but I am still gambling because I'm enjoying the moment I win. If there's no winning in gambling, then it's not called gambling anymore, because it's a gamble, we gamble money for a reward, just like a business, we gamble by investing to be successful, here we gamble to win.

I find people insane when they are still gambling despite knowing they have no chance of winning.

Most people literally gamble to win, you cannot deny that as a gambler you would not want to win and take profits. Gambling is pure luck, we already know that the chances of winning are pretty low but when you win, your money could be doubled up or tripled, so we are still hoping to win and might get the timing of the probability of winning. It is indeed insane that people who gamble knowing the fact that they have no chance of winning keep continuing, the reason is for fun. I mean there's no fun in losing cause the one who's gonna benefit is the house itself. We might have different ways of entertainment, we just need to be responsible and limit ourselves, cause it might cause addiction in the long term knowing the fact that it doesn't do anything good but still we continue.
232  Economy / Economics / Re: Why must you used such money to purchased a car? on: December 28, 2023, 11:16:50 AM
If your friend afford to have a $28 million amount, for sure he could be rich enough to buy a luxury car. It is his own money to spend, he has the right what to do and to decide with his money in the first place, you can give advice but if he does not listen, that's totally fine, why cut off your relationship with your friend? If you think personally that is wrong then you can be focused on yourself, you have already given him a piece of advice which is already enough. He might have other investments as well cause there are a lot of options for your money in an investment, no need to be biased and always choose Bitcoin, he reached $28M so fur sure he has a lot of money sources.
233  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The shorter the time you spend the better on: December 27, 2023, 05:07:43 PM
If you want to have fun with gambling, you can spend long time with $0.05 in every game you played.

If you want to gamble for money, you can use martingale strategy but it can be a way to lose huge amount of money. Do not go beyond your weekly budget.
No matter how small amount you use to gamble, if you gamble for a long time and gamble regularly, you will become addicted to gambling and you will not be able to stop gambling for a while. And when you see that you can win small amount bets, you will want to bet a big amount to win big amount, thus you will miss in gambling in a way that you don't even understand. And this addiction will harm you a lot.  So you should never gamble for a long time regardless of your bet amount. It is always better to gamble with less time

This is why it is better to set a limit on your money as well as have a target price to make a profit and leave. If people start from a small amount they wouldn't mind continuing as they think it is just a small loss but in a long period if they lose track of time as well their loss, they will get addicted. Being exposed to gambling for a long time would make you think that it's normal to stake your money, for sure once you are in the game you wouldn't even think of quitting unless you are already drained. Even if you can say that you are in control of your emotions, still there's a feeling for a gambler to not yield early even after losing already huge amounts, cause for sure even hundreds and thousands could be gone in just a single round of gambling.
234  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is there any fun in losing while gambling on: December 27, 2023, 04:41:11 PM
The only thing that I could have thought of when you say fun in losing while gambling is when you are having a bet with your friends, cause it's literally a bet for fun so whenever you lose or win, it could be a win-win situation for both of you like you are having a gambling with some information which could be either right or wrong. But if we were talking about gambling normally, seriously there is no fun in losing even in some other things. The fact that you are losing money ain't sound fun even if some say that there's a thrilling effect, you cannot deny that you are frustrated that your bet did not win. Even rich people don't like loss and would keep gambling cause they haven't won yet which is a satisfying feeling.
235  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What I've learned so far as a gambler on: December 27, 2023, 04:11:05 PM
Let us not give a number but let us say it this way that overall of it, the majority that are greedy doesn't end up good when they gamble.
Yes that's true, but sometimes there are always people who think that the greed that they apply at that time will be able to make them smile broadly at the end of the session in the sense of reaching the amount of victory they want, simply put is that they assume that "this time I will not be one of the people who are adversely affected by greed", that belief is always the initial problem. I think the main problem is in the expectations they put, if indeed they put excessive expectations on gambling then obviously something that we always consider dangerous maybe for them it doesn't hurt to try or even with a few tries, the cause is due to expectations that make their confidence even higher. But if we understand overall that greed can always be bad in any case then I think they will object to doing it and prefer to cash out early.
The lucky days are the reason they have so much hope and greed. I mean if you ever had a day where you start with a hundred bucks and end with thousands, then you will know why people do that and should do something that will possibly hurt their balance all together. I mean in the normal times of the day, we do not really have anything like that, but during times when we are dealing with a situation like it's been a short while since you won a lot, then your brain tells you that you may end up winning again, and that's a lot more important.

I personally hope that the best thing to do would be just letting it be, and we may end up with something that could benefit everyone at all times. I think that's the most important part. So, we need to ignore our wins, and act as if we didn't win to make sure that we could do better, if we focus too much on our wins then we can't do much and the results will not be all that nice, it could even be a bit hurtful.

That is actually true, plus people with a huge amount of winnings have the mindset that the money that they will stake is still winning money so they are not scared to take the risk cause if they lose it's fine but deep down they just want to doubled up their winnings. We know that gambling is literally based on luck, so once you win you can already consider yourself lucky just imagine the probability that it takes for one slot to take the jackpot. I mean there's no harm in being focused on your wins, if you can compare your wins to your number of losses, for sure you can decide whether to give up and be satisfied with your winnings and keep increasing the losses. Profit is profit, it would be better to have a mindset of a winner than a loser.
236  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling for fun, is it a lie that we tell ourselves? on: December 27, 2023, 01:05:14 PM
I know for sure that if we take periodic account of how many times that we gamble, maybe weekly, monthly or yearly, we'll find out that the loses are far greater than the winnings, so I sometimes wonder how we can be indulging in something that we lose far more than we gain, in the name of having fun. I know that it's human nature to want to conquer, defeat, control and be the leader, yet we go into gambling knowing that the system doesn't give us a fair advantage of achieving these aims, yet we're happy to go back and likely be defeated again.

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun.

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to loose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet?

People already know that spending a lot of time in casinos and gambling wouldn't do any good, but why some people would still go back? We could say that some people would prefer to have fun and some are aiming to get profits. Let's say for example two people going to an amusement park with different goals, one wants to have fun by trying different kinds of experiences and the other one is just going to work and earn money, of course if its that's the case, working is like tiring and draining, so if you are just aiming to earn money in gambling, then it wouldn't do any good since gambling still based on luck even if you put an effort on having techniques and strategies. Maybe the old gamblers and the newbies have a different mindset at the start, if you are already used to the mechanics for sure you would only focus on winning rather than having fun, and newbies find it exciting as they experience new things.
237  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Who is wiser? on: December 27, 2023, 12:08:47 PM
At the current market condition and having bull run in mind, these persons have $10,000 to invest.

  • Mr. Bob goes 100% with bitcoin.
  • Miss Alice goes 50% bitcoin and 50% random altcoins.
  • Mr. theymos goes with bitcoin but $100 weekly DCA.
Always for 100% bitcoin , yeah the miss alice seems to be wise because he even diversified
His folio in which i believe what mostly do now but in perfect world of crypto , Holding bitcoin is always been
the perfect choice and the safest of course so i will be with Mr.Bob and will always do such (I am also having
altcoins but if given a chance I will choose purely bitcoin) lets see what comes to all of us in the near future
as the halving is really near to come.
I'd definitely go all in on Bitcoin. Doesn't seem like it's going down anytime soon. And even if it will, with time it's definitely gonna break its ATH.
I think the easier, the more effient. so in my opinion Mr. Bob will win. let me record that the BTC price is $42000 at 20231227 today.
looks like majority of us are for Mr. Bob here lol.

We know the potential of Bitcoin especially for a long-term investment, but going all in with Bitcoin would sound impulsive cause we already have the mindset that Bitcoin is the best coin. These three have their own way of investing so I could say that they are all wise, but in Mr.Bob's case, you could do a lot of alternative investments with that amount or you can take advantage of the market's volatility. This is why sticking with the DCA method would give you an advantage as you can enter the market with a low value. But if you are rich like Mr.Bob where you can go all in on one investment like Bitcoin, then I would prefer Mr. Bob's decision as well.
238  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: It is you who can't stop betting. on: December 26, 2023, 04:36:39 PM
When you are enjoying gambling, there's no reason to stop it as it's not something that will put your finances at risk.


That's why I can't stop it because I'm enjoying it much. I'm not really into big stake gambling, I just put a penny and enjoy. Although I envy those who are betting big but I  know myself that I'm not yet on their level, I'm just a small time earner, so I should also allign my expenses in gambling.

As long as we consider our gambling activity as expenses, that would give us an ease in gamblnig, we can easily accept losses because from the very start we are already ready to lose.

You do not have to give up something you enjoy, but you can minimize the damage and still have just as much fun. And you are doing it totally right! Betting with tiny amounts of money is just as good. I do exactly the same thing. I feel that there is absolutely no need for large bets if you can have the same result with small bets. And with small bets, even if you lose, you do not have to feel bad.

I combine small bets with a daily spending limit.

I still get the same adrenaline kick when losing or winning, so its a win win for me.

The fact that you are starting from a penny or a small amount, shows that you know your limits with your money which is a responsible gambler. If you are focused on the game not on the profits themselves, you will still enjoy the game and the thrill is still there, no need to compare your bets to others cause we all have different ranges of money. Still, we have our differences in handling our gambling emotions some wouldn't be satisfied with betting on a small amount, I suggest betting depending on your spare money cause if you just gonna fulfill your temporary satisfaction rather than your needs, then it would be a problem.
239  Economy / Economics / Re: COVID is dead, "long live the new COVID". World economy get ready? on: December 26, 2023, 03:40:49 PM
Good that you have reminded us about Covid. Several years have passed since we face its severe form and consequences. Previous year people were silent mostly about it. But this year, 2 weeks ago, I have managed to catch it. This is second time I am having it, but this time, it wasnt just a high temperature, I have also lost smell for about a week. I have 3 vaccine shots made already, and this week I was offered to make a fourth shot. So I advice to everyone, at least dont forget to wash hands more often.

Thank you Smiley

The thing is, I consider the COVIDA pandemic, in terms of destructive power, commensurate with war, and all over the world. I had it myself in the beginning, and I have the most negative memories. And I will be sincerely glad if I save at least 1 person from it. But practice shows that COVID comes back.... Now in my country there is an increase of COVID disease. Yes, this time the majority of people bear it more easily, but why risk it once again?
Personally, my recommendations are vaccination, hygiene, antiseptic after visiting public places, if possible minimize visits to places where there is a closed space and a lot of people, as well as minimize visits to hospitals.

Almost everyone has a negative experience and memories with COVID-19 since it has been spread to every country. Even if we say that some people take advantage of the situation like the investors, for sure they still suffer from the experience since everyone has to adjust to the state of the country. In my country, COVID has not been heard for a long time, even if there's news about it, people wouldn't care more as they are much more focused on the recovery of what's lost in the lockdown. However, I have observed that despite not paying attention to COVID-19, they are already used to the habit of wearing facemask, using of alcohols or sanitizers, etc. which I think is a good thing.
240  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Share your Bitcoin spendings here on: December 26, 2023, 02:42:43 PM
Is Bitcoin spending not supposed to be a secret? If you ask me, that is supposed to be confidential information as it can pose threat to some people base on their locality. This is a public space and you don't know who is reading your post, so your spending should be secret and confidential. 

Same thoughts, I don't want to disclose my bitcoin spending and earnings and I have my right to do so, just like in our primary job wherein salary and compensations is highly confidential because they want to protect our privacy and life to those people who planned something bad. take note that people tends to become irrational when it comes to money.

I think OP's trying to say is to share what you have bought with the use of Bitcoin like buying a laptop, cellphone, etc. It doesn't need to be specific where you would provide a proof of transaction or mentioned numbers for people to be aware. Bitcoin was made to have transactions anonymously for our safety and privacy purposes, and it is indeed you have the right to keep your spending and earnings private which I also prefer. Since we know that people are sometimes scary as they could do such things just to have their hands on money. Maybe sharing just a few experiences wouldn't be so bad just limit what you share and the information for your own safety.
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