Chult86

Looks like the moderators of WSB couldn't ban people fast enough, a mod posted asking for reddit to increase their ban limits, then it went private shortly thereafter. https://www.reddit.com/r/Wallstreetbetsnew/ If/When WSB reopens, look out... who knows how high these things can go before they eventually crash. Bubbles always pop, but man... it'd be really nice if this was my time to catch the ride.

How long for a campaign email asking for donations because the big bad democrats are asking for way more money than four years ago when they lost? Guarantee there won't be a mention of the costs being increased due to COVID. FML I should've just written copy for the Trump campaign the last four years and made enough to retire.

Expect the bombshell in two weeks

As someone that works in the industry, I get to play maybe once a month these days if I'm lucky. Got a chance to play last Monday with some members at the club I work at. Not a bad start... (inc /humblebrag) Par Birdie Birdie Birdie Bogey (3putt from 12ft, I hate this game) Par Birdie Par Birdie Par Birdie Then closed with 3 bogeys in the last six holes including a final 3 putt on the last to shoot 70. It's been about... five years since I was -5 during a round. Can't wait to have that adrenaline rush again sometime around the next election cycle...

For sanity's sake... can we lock this thread and continue under the main DT thread?

I guess Elon will be on twatter accusing ETSY of diddling little kids here in a few days. https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2020-09-04/tesla-not-added-to-s-p-500-in-latest-index-changes You're welcome.

Well I finally decided to get into TSLA. Shorters can thank me soon.

You can take your logic and leave sir! Although I think there is some real merit to doing a temporary UBI, and seeing how it affects us as we go through the recession. It may teach us that in future recessions, keeping the citizens afloat, especially the more financially vulnerable, may lead to shorter recession periods. Or we could be fucked. Magic 8Ball says "Try Again Later"

Just catching up on this thread, ya we're up 5 with :40 left and have the ball, but it feels like Pete Carroll is our coach and he's asking James Winston to throw and ice the game.

Will it? We seem to have a fairly linear trend line for testing since about 03.31. If you want to see something really awful in retrospect, look at the amount of daily tests we had during the during the third week of March when the shit began to really hit the fan. Yes, we slowly ramped up testing, but in the last 2.5 weeks we've basically said "this is a fine number of daily tests, no need to get crazy and start testing more people." Until we have a way to reliably and quickly test individuals, there's just no way to go back to normal. People in Wuhan aren't going out to eat even though they've been "re-opened", and I highly doubt that any conference outside of the SEC would be able to fill the stands of any CFB stadium. Source Data Anyone that thinks "well if the worst case scenario is only 1-2% mortality then that's ok we should reopen everything" obviously hasn't had this crises hit close to home for them. My wife and I are both extremely fortunate that we have both remained employed (even promoted!) during this, and along with our son, have been healthy. You know what? This is STILL HARD. There's no daycare, there's no schools. Work is stressful as hell, laying people off that have kids is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. My wife works from home three days a week while watching our son (6mo) and when I get home I take him for the rest of the evening as much as I can since she's been with him all day trying to work. And again, we are fortunate compared to most. However, we are not sitting there thinking that "Gosh, if people would just be ok with some people dying that would have died someday anyways." But maybe this is where GRHorn and I (and many others on this site) see things differently. I'm understanding of the need to make personal sacrifices right now, because even if it's not my Grandparents/Parents getting sick, the people that are getting sick are someone's Parents/Siblings/Friends/Spouses/etc/etc/etc. The 37,000!!! people that we have lost in this country were all important to someone. Just because they are a number in a column on a spreadsheet to some people doesn't make their pain and suffering any less tragic. My hope is that as a country, and as a people of the world, we learn from this and forge ahead with new plans and ideas to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again. With all the modern medical marvels at our disposal, and for as much money as we collectively waste, there is no reason that any first-world country should have a COVID-19 graph that looks any different from South Korea's. It would be nice to live somewhere where logic, science and reason are the driving forces behind political decisions, not religion. While the strip below isn't entirely about the matter at hand, it always made me laugh.

wtf is this

As someone about to purchase a new home, rate cuts sound good to me for the short-term. As someone worried about the long term health of the country, rate cuts do not sound good.

This is insane. Someone said it earlier and I think it's true. Burrow is the best NFL prospect since Luck. I don't care if you're playing the Little Sisters of the Poor, 7 TDs in a half is amazing, let alone in the first half of the fucking CFP Semifinal.

GOAT

God speed. Had our first via emergency csection last Weds after they lost the heartbeat completely. I haven't had the easiest life by any means, but I'd never experienced the pure terror I felt as the nurses wheeled her towards the OR as fast as they could. Thankfully we are home now and mom/son are fine. But that fear during those few moments I will never forget. Positive note: Being a dad is unequivocally the most amazing experience.

Bravo

My wife and I are actually on the higher end of the millennial financial chain, and we STILL have to spend ~8% of our income on health insurance premiums alone for us and our son. Which means if something goes really wrong health-wise, we are fucked. Savings? Gone. House equity (Yes, we actually have some because my wife was a genius and bought our house in 2010 and it's appreciated)? Gone. I've been relatively successful so far in my career, and am way ahead of where I should be at this age in my field, and it's still not a ton of $. My upside is quite high, but there's a corporate ladder more or less to climb. We live within our means, but are still one bad accident away from losing all our safety nets. That's beyond frightening. Living somewhere were the average age is basically Boomers everywhere, I am shocked all the time at how simple some of their lives must have been for them to be able to make it this far in life. I literally had a guy ask me why the Air Force doesn't fly a bunch of planes in the opposite directions of a hurricane's wind pattern in order to stop the storm. He was honestly curious. The difference for my generation, is that I realize that guy isn't all Boomers. I've met plenty that are sharp as can be, educated and decent people overall. So while you see a story on Fox about how a small (literally 200-300 kids in the world tops) making millions off playing video games and being on Youtube, you (Smax) generalize that story and let yourself believe that's what we all do. Play video games and bitch and moan while waving around our useless degrees. I bust my ass each day to try to get ahead in life so that my son has more opportunities than I had growing up. My wife does the same. So for you to blame our iPhones (which, to be honest, is almost a necessity in today's world) and student loans (Don't forget it was your generation that demands a minimum four-year degree on every damn job posting), I say from my generation to you: Go fuck yourself you ignorant fuck. Typing that out actually feels better

As someone who actually follows the storms to the point of it being a hobby, I can PROMISE you, at no point, ever, at all, did anyone ever say that the cone (which didn't include Alabama) had a 95% chance of accuracy. That's so patently wrong, that I can't even imagine someone else feeding the lie to him, it had to be something he just flat out made up on the spot.

That was Wednesday's map... as in, LAST Wednesday...

So you post an image with an image so pixelated that I'm having flashbacks to the late 90s. Then you also give a link to the story, where one would presumably assume said image is discussed. However, the link provides zero new context or information about the issue, nor does it provide even a link to the image that I can find. 2/10 post, would not read again

You know as well as I do, that someone behind the scenes is making enough to retire many times over just by having slight advance notice of Trump's tariffs/tweets. MANY times over.

How's your August?

I mean, the guy has always been a few eggs short of a dozen... but this week has been horrible, even for him. Either he's an absolute moron, even more of one than many think, or he's actually having fun joking about the DOW dropping 2%, affecting people's savings/retirement/etc. No matter which answer is correct, neither are fit to hold that office. Trump followers that truly think he knows better than the Fed about how to stave off recession... I just don't have words anymore. I'm tired of sighing, rolling my eyes, and wondering what my first child (on the way!) will be born into down the road. Hopefully these four years are just an "Oops, our bad. -America" footnote in the history books.

Don't get me wrong, I still have people that are (older) friends of friends that I want to call out their hypocrisy so badly, but at best, it would be a pyrrhic victory. Examples such as: "These mass shooters better hope they don't start shooting someplace where I am, I have my CCL, and I will put a stop to any attempts at mass murder" Narrator: Bullshit. You would run and hide for cover like everyone else, pulling out a pistol to have a firefight with someone wielding an AR isn't going to go well for you. "The recession won't matter to me! I was smart and lived below my means for years, anyone hurt by the recession basically deserves it." Narrator: Seeing the constant stream of "I got mine, fuck you and yours" get tiring. I'm an older millennial, but my wife and I have both figured out that it's going to be up to Gen X/Millennials to fix the world. It feels like we are seeing the last vestiges of Boomer political power. I honestly can count on both hands the amount of Trump supporters in my age group that I know. If Gen X/Millennials actually get out to vote, it should be a landslide Dem victory next election.

As much as the thought of a second Trump term worries me, it seems like in the last three to four weeks momentum has greatly shifted away from that outcome. The economy slowing, trade war losing, gun violence AGAIN, and other things all seemingly being potentially too much for Trump to shrug off. Ya, ya, ya... queue the "I'd like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle his way out of this!", but it definitely feels like there may be a light at the end of the tunnel for us waiting out this administration. Are some Trump supporters actually starting to question if this really is the best direction for the country, or is this just wishful thinking?