Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Capitalism is nothing but a giant pyramid scheme. (infosec.pub)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the description of the very basics of the stock market.

Now do the derivatives, and let's see why it's gone to hell.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I don't want to pay for the full goose right now, I just want to pay for the right to buy the goose later, at a price that's fixed now. I'll decide later if I actually want to buy the goose or not.

Alternatively, I'm not sure how much my goose will continue to lay in the future, I'd like to pay for insurance to guarantee me a fixed price to sell the goose later if I want to.