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FlashMobOfOne

@ FlashMobOfOne @lemmy.world

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Artist, musical performer, and former derby skater from the Midwest.

I'm single, childless, and married to freedom and adventure.

ACAB, Anti-War, and I hate Democrats, Republicans, and billionaires. (Yes, even your favorite billionaire: the pop star, the philanthropost, the legendary athlete, or the soft-spoken investment guru who cosplays as middle class.) With each passing day I get a little closer to hating everyone.

Also, I refuse to use Donald's last name out of hatred for the man and his brand, FYI.

  • Now that S&P 500 is climbing and a lot are celebrating, does anyone else feel like this is just the tip of the shitberg?

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  • Index funds are a great option, no doubt.

  • Now that S&P 500 is climbing and a lot are celebrating, does anyone else feel like this is just the tip of the shitberg?

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  • Hi friend. There are a ton of options. Many invest in funds VT and VXUS, international funds run by Vanguard. SPDR is also a popular choice.

    Take a week and just spend 30-60 minutes a day reading up on the various options in the global arena and make the best decision for yourself. The funds I mentioned above are a good starting point for doing your research and finding an option that fits your goals.

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  • No.

    Do not sell unless you have to. Selling at a loss, if unnecessary, is just bad financial stewardship.

    What you need to do is not make decisions out of fear, but start researching international investments and when the market turns, realign accordingly.

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  • would produce a bloodbath for Republicans in the midterms.

    This is almost certain. Every president for the last 30 years that went into office with Congress lost congressional control at the mid-terms.

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  • but why do you think they will?

    There is one good historical indicator here. Clinton, Dubya, Obama, Biden, and Trump all entered their presidencies with control of Congress and lost it at the mid-terms. That's just too strong a pattern to assume it won't repeat.

    The problem here is that the supposed 'opposition' is the Democratic Party, who themselves rule as conservatives and, in deed if not in word, support what Trump is doing.

  • Now that S&P 500 is climbing and a lot are celebrating, does anyone else feel like this is just the tip of the shitberg?

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  • What Trump is doing now will almost certainly outlast his presidency. One man, just one, has completely betrayed all of the trading relationships this country built over the course of a century, and even better, he did it unconstitutionally and Congress went along with it for their own enrichment, both Democrat and Republican.

    Supply lines will be recalibrated. Our foreign partners will make new relationships with more dependable trading partners. (ie, China.) Over the course of the next decade or two, the utter stupidity of what Trump has done will play out to full effect. A few hundred Americans who shoved their heads up Trump's ass will get richer, but long-term, this is going to hurt most Americans.

    If you're not diversifying your investments geographically you're no longer diversified at all.

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  • If we lived in a just world these bastards would be sued into bankruptcy.

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  • you already made the decision when having unprotected sex.

    Jesus, what a judgmental tone, and you don't even know that.

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  • My parents are 80 and still have a teenager in the house due to a lifetime of crummy decisions.

    My experience with my mom and dad trying to parent at a very advanced age has been that, in many ways you may not be able to see now, your age will make it exceedingly difficult or impossible to parent properly.

    It isn't just a bad idea. It's a terrible idea.

  • TIL about 1 million liters of urine is spilled onto the bathroom floor every day in the U.S.

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  • Or, instead of that, pee sitting down.

    Zero spillage.

  • Violence

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  • A very good example of an exception, no doubt. Shall we tally up the number of times it took violence to drive out the British, though?

  • What's a relatively minor thing to most people that you WISH you could have?

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  • Peace is criminally underrated.

  • What's a relatively minor thing to most people that you WISH you could have?

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  • I’ll have to mourn the death of who they were long before I mourn the death of who they are.

    I've actually used almost this same exact phrase with one of my siblings who is also one of the "dependable ones". The versions of my mom and dad I loved the most are long dead already.

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  • A very good thing, and one that's getting better with each election, truly.

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  • Not to brag, but god I love waking up to a clean, quiet, empty house with my dogs every day. I don't understand why people want a spouse or kids.

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  • Mine is bad due to my genes, but not that bad. Sorry to hear it.

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  • 100% why I stopped engaging in activism.

    You make a mistake and people always assume malice. It was too bad.

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  • Functional parents.

    Mine are 80, and due to a lifetime of terrible decisions and this shitty country, are driving for DoorDash, in the car I "loaned" to them a year ago.

    I love them, but it'll be nice when the funeral comes, because at least it'll be the last time they use me as an ATM.

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  • There's a reason why we're taught about MLK instead of Malcolm X.

    They're well aware of how little nonviolent protest accomplishes in the end.