'Mortal danger facing society': Billionaire philanthropist unloads on China

[sle]

How do you know if it's never been in circulation? And how can you get your hands on them if they have never been in circulation?

It's just a way to describe the condition of the coin (e.g. if a coin was laying around in a safe and all design is visible and the it's still shiny).

 

[tsznecki]

A.) What I try to do is get people to question their own beliefs about this, that or the other, and not take everything as an iron stamp on WHAT MUST BE.

B.) @sle The line to which I was responding... "Soros lashed out at social-media giants Facebook and Google. He compared them to gambling companies that foster addiction among users and said that they exploit the data they control..." which themickey posted, and which you called me out on, is a clear indication to me that you do not understand the context of what I am on about.

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BLAH BLAH BLAH MORE INCOMPREHENSIBLE DRIVEL

You realize both your statements here contradict each other. You ask people to question everything but then tell other posters here when they question you, that they do not understand what you are about.

And how could anyone understand lunatic ravings? You off your meds? Autism runs strong in your family.

 

[nooby_mcnoob]

And how could anyone understand lunatic ravings? You off your meds? Autism runs strong in your family.

Hey man... I like reading Overnight. He's a little off sometimes but let's keep it civil, yeah? He is apparently losing money in USMCA, which can be tough on anyone.

 

[piezoe]

A.) No need to drag Baron into the muck of our silliness. And to insinuate that Baron would actually pay people to post stuff on his forum? That is quite insulting! Sheesh! People actually pay HIM, through sponsorships, for more prominence! Me? I try to spice up forum life, add a little droll to an otherwise bleak existence. What I try to do is get people to question their own beliefs about this, that or the other, and not take everything as an iron stamp on WHAT MUST BE.

B.) @sle The line to which I was responding... "Soros lashed out at social-media giants Facebook and Google. He compared them to gambling companies that foster addiction among users and said that they exploit the data they control..." which themickey posted, and which you called me out on, is a clear indication to me that you do not understand the context of what I am on about.

Places like Facebook and Google are not comparable to gambling venues. They do not foster addiction. You can choose to use those sites, or you can choose to not use them. Just as you can choose to not play a lottery ticket, or visit a casino. A casino will foster addiction by serving you free alcoholic drinks, comping free rooms to stay overnight, etc. FB, GOOG and others of their ilk do not do such things. In what way could they to make their sites "more addicting"?

Just because the venue is there, does not mean that they are fostering the use of the venue.

That is what I am on about, and Soros should KNOW this. But he is playing second-fiddle to all the people he's screwed-over though his decades of shenanigans, and it comes off as a cheap distraction, to what end I cannot imagine.

I am going to continually go on about what the true issue is regarding what Soros is not understanding, but SHOULD know...

Addiction comes from within, NOT from without. Do not blame the venues, they are there to make money. Blame the people who cannot control themselves.

actually they do use psychology to make their sites more addicting, according to the experts anyway. Soros apparently has sized things up correctly with regard to social media. e.g., https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...e-psychology-behind-social-media-interactions

 

[themickey]

..... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...e-psychology-behind-social-media-interactions

......Arriving home after a long day at the office spent almost entirely in front of the computer, you take off your shoes, make yourself a drink and, ironically, sit in front of your computer again.......

When I was employed in my position I received on average 50 emails a day and busy days could receive +100 a day.
Coming home and turning on my computer was the last thing I wanted to do, even now after being retired, hate receiving emails.
Nearly all my 'computer' work these days is on tablet and a chromebook which are not connected to emails.
When people send me emails most often I will take days to reply, some reason just dislike so much.

 

[SunTrader]

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Addiction comes from within, NOT from without. Do not blame the venues, they are there to make money. Blame the people who cannot control themselves.

yet you say: "Places like Facebook and Google are not comparable to gambling venues."

Are you not laying blame on gambling venues but somehow not social media sites?

I agree addiction comes from within, but those who take advantage of it (through whatever means and service provided) are not blameless.