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plauribre
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
I think you'd find that a slight shift in perspective on this will do wonders. Try imagining that the person posting is your best friend on a good day. Or your mom. Or your dog. Or anyone/thing else you unconditionally hope receives good things in life. That might turn some of them into boosts to your happiness (I want good things for person x: imagine good things happening to person x = good thing for me).
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·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Short selling is not revolutionary at all. Options and short selling are perfectly normal market instruments that have far ranging utility, including both hedging securities and insurance on tangible goods (e.g. a pork farmer buying puts on pork to ensure he can sell his product at a specific price).

Neither is it "radical" in any type of market. It just means selling something you don't actually have yet (something you're "short"). Think of a middleman who sources classic cars. He contractually agrees to sell a 1991 Ferrari for $60k. He doesn't yet own the vehicle, but knows he can source them for $50k. Unfortunately for him, a recently popular meme has gassed the price of Ferraris, and he now has to pay $70k for the car. He's still obligated to sell at $60k, so he begrudgingly takes delivery and loses $10k, having "sold short" the car. Is he revolutionary or radical?
plauribre
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
Apple's poor support for Linux on Mac hardware may reverse if the company gains data center ambition for the M1. Partnering with a cloud provider (maybe Microsoft?) to deliver seamless Linux deployment on M1 would be significant...