I looked into NFTs as possible income for my art and right away I thought this is bs. The Republican clown show this week has been highly entertaining with the climax yesterday when tRump received one vote from Rapey McForehead Lmao. Thanks Greg 😎
DeSantis has also a large and annoying troll network working for him- largely thanks to registered foreign agent Christina Pushaw. (Not a good idea to write that comment on Twitter 😬.) Kemp and Noem don’t, as far as I know.
This is one of those times that I am glad I am too old to care about bitcoin, crypto, NFT’s etc… I somewhat understand what they are meant to do but I don’t understand it enough to ever participate in anything like this. Bernie Madoff scared me sufficiently enough to ever trust an “investment” vehicle I don’t fully understand. As I’ve stated before, I find Real Estate fascinating. The big ticket properties that sell for $10 million and above are usually paid for in cash. Who has that much cash? Usually, but not always, they are people up-to-no-good.
As for your last paragraph about ticket scalpers, I have an interesting story. I was one of those people who sat on the computer on November 1st for 8 hours the day that Ticketmaster had their “pre-sale” for Taylor Swift tickets. It was incredibly frustrating to keep picking seats and to be told that those seats had “just been sold”. I knew they were going to ticket scalpers, even though this pre-sale was supposed to be a chance for ordinary people to buy the tickets before the scalpers had a chance to buy them. After 8 hours, we were kicked off the system and told all the tickets for that day were gone. We felt disappointed, frustrated, and demoralized. We never buy from Ticketmaster but we viewed this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our teenage daughters to attend this particular concert - next time she comes around they will not be teenagers..
A few weeks ago I received an email from Ticketmaster that said we were being given another opportunity to buy Taylor Swift tickets because we were not able to get them the first time around. We had to commit to a price level and had to accept whatever seats they gave us if we were chosen. Our credit card would be charged up to the amount we authorized and there would be no choice of seats or backing out of the deal. We held our breath and agreed. Then a couple of days later, we received an email that we had the Taylor Swift tickets. The seats that were chosen for us were better than the ones we were trying to get the first time around. The price was also better than what was offered the first time around. My daughters are so excited!
I had been considering filing a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General but because Ticketmaster came through this time, I will not do that. I am still wary of Ticketmaster, but they did come through this time. I don’t think they did this from the goodness of their hearts but rather from the pressure of investigations and the breakup of their (what should be illegal) monopoly.
After getting duped into buying Mary Kay in my early 20's, the one thing I absolutely despise is multi-level marketing.
I'm a staunch advocate against it, which is how I know however pious Betsy DeVos (Mrs. Married-into-Amway fortune) acts, I know deep down her heart is three sizes too small.
I always can see a pitch coming when a friend or family member starts acting overly nice to me- which is truly insincere & not friendship & breaks my heart.
NFTs should insult the intelligence of every person who hears about them. When I first heard of them and FINALLY, after many tries at understanding, realized that they were digital files that supposedly could not be duplicated or owned by anyone else, I could only laugh. It's the most ridiculous "investment" a person can make, and I'm someone who owned a Pet Rock. They might as well be called SCAMs, for Stupid C*nts Abandoning Money. So, so, so dumb. Dumber than Qevin McCarthy!
Very entertaining podcast, Greg. Thanks to Ricky, Lucy, et al., I'm getting closer to having a basic understanding of NFTs. What a great idea to have SCOTUS tax returns audited. Who can we talk to about that?!
This is the most important podcast I have ever heard. Rachel Maddow’s Ultra, as important as it is, has taken second place for its relevance. I don’t know who “Moscow Never Sleeps” really is, but his explanation on money-laundering using NFTs and Crypto using the Ricky and Lucy Ricardo and Ethel and Fred Mertz made a complicated process understandable. Americans need to be educated in terms and metaphors we can understand - most of us can’t see behind the curtain, no matter how educated we are. And his commentary on auditable financial transparency into the taxes of SCOTUS (and the leaders in all three branches of government) made me shout out loud, YES! PLEASE! Thank you for inviting this guy on your podcast.
Now send this to everyone in Congress with a note:
“Dear Congress: You’re horrified about mandatory auditing of the taxes of our SCOTUS justices? We can only assume that you know we’ll find a LOT of corruption in their taxes, otherwise, why would that horrify you?!”
I looked into NFTs as possible income for my art and right away I thought this is bs. The Republican clown show this week has been highly entertaining with the climax yesterday when tRump received one vote from Rapey McForehead Lmao. Thanks Greg 😎
My shorthand for NFT is "Non-Flushable Turd" and alas, that still holds true!
DeSantis has also a large and annoying troll network working for him- largely thanks to registered foreign agent Christina Pushaw. (Not a good idea to write that comment on Twitter 😬.) Kemp and Noem don’t, as far as I know.
This is one of those times that I am glad I am too old to care about bitcoin, crypto, NFT’s etc… I somewhat understand what they are meant to do but I don’t understand it enough to ever participate in anything like this. Bernie Madoff scared me sufficiently enough to ever trust an “investment” vehicle I don’t fully understand. As I’ve stated before, I find Real Estate fascinating. The big ticket properties that sell for $10 million and above are usually paid for in cash. Who has that much cash? Usually, but not always, they are people up-to-no-good.
As for your last paragraph about ticket scalpers, I have an interesting story. I was one of those people who sat on the computer on November 1st for 8 hours the day that Ticketmaster had their “pre-sale” for Taylor Swift tickets. It was incredibly frustrating to keep picking seats and to be told that those seats had “just been sold”. I knew they were going to ticket scalpers, even though this pre-sale was supposed to be a chance for ordinary people to buy the tickets before the scalpers had a chance to buy them. After 8 hours, we were kicked off the system and told all the tickets for that day were gone. We felt disappointed, frustrated, and demoralized. We never buy from Ticketmaster but we viewed this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our teenage daughters to attend this particular concert - next time she comes around they will not be teenagers..
A few weeks ago I received an email from Ticketmaster that said we were being given another opportunity to buy Taylor Swift tickets because we were not able to get them the first time around. We had to commit to a price level and had to accept whatever seats they gave us if we were chosen. Our credit card would be charged up to the amount we authorized and there would be no choice of seats or backing out of the deal. We held our breath and agreed. Then a couple of days later, we received an email that we had the Taylor Swift tickets. The seats that were chosen for us were better than the ones we were trying to get the first time around. The price was also better than what was offered the first time around. My daughters are so excited!
I had been considering filing a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General but because Ticketmaster came through this time, I will not do that. I am still wary of Ticketmaster, but they did come through this time. I don’t think they did this from the goodness of their hearts but rather from the pressure of investigations and the breakup of their (what should be illegal) monopoly.
That seems like exactly what NFT's are!
After getting duped into buying Mary Kay in my early 20's, the one thing I absolutely despise is multi-level marketing.
I'm a staunch advocate against it, which is how I know however pious Betsy DeVos (Mrs. Married-into-Amway fortune) acts, I know deep down her heart is three sizes too small.
I always can see a pitch coming when a friend or family member starts acting overly nice to me- which is truly insincere & not friendship & breaks my heart.
Amway with more zeroes?
An oxymoron
LEGAL PYRAMID SCAMS
There’s a sucker born….
NFTs should insult the intelligence of every person who hears about them. When I first heard of them and FINALLY, after many tries at understanding, realized that they were digital files that supposedly could not be duplicated or owned by anyone else, I could only laugh. It's the most ridiculous "investment" a person can make, and I'm someone who owned a Pet Rock. They might as well be called SCAMs, for Stupid C*nts Abandoning Money. So, so, so dumb. Dumber than Qevin McCarthy!
Very entertaining podcast, Greg. Thanks to Ricky, Lucy, et al., I'm getting closer to having a basic understanding of NFTs. What a great idea to have SCOTUS tax returns audited. Who can we talk to about that?!
This is the most important podcast I have ever heard. Rachel Maddow’s Ultra, as important as it is, has taken second place for its relevance. I don’t know who “Moscow Never Sleeps” really is, but his explanation on money-laundering using NFTs and Crypto using the Ricky and Lucy Ricardo and Ethel and Fred Mertz made a complicated process understandable. Americans need to be educated in terms and metaphors we can understand - most of us can’t see behind the curtain, no matter how educated we are. And his commentary on auditable financial transparency into the taxes of SCOTUS (and the leaders in all three branches of government) made me shout out loud, YES! PLEASE! Thank you for inviting this guy on your podcast.
Now send this to everyone in Congress with a note:
“Dear Congress: You’re horrified about mandatory auditing of the taxes of our SCOTUS justices? We can only assume that you know we’ll find a LOT of corruption in their taxes, otherwise, why would that horrify you?!”
“Yippee ki-yay, dumbass.” Oh, I laughed very much out loud!