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throwaway_0x90 t1_j2fji4t wrote

Reply to What caused the American youth of the 60s to be more interested in going into science or engineering than the American youth of the 2000s and 2010s? by [deleted]

Russia

USA's ego was hurt when Russia got ahead in the space race; it caused a huge push to encourage young people into science.

Older redditors, remember this? https://youtu.be/AeHQDwU79qo

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throwaway_0x90 t1_j2dyusf wrote

Reply to Does anyone else on here have investments that create dividend/passive income? by GingerRickRoss

If I have extra money in 2023 I'm planning these:

> https://wiseme.in/web-stories/best-high-dividend-etfs-in-united-states/

  • VYM - Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
  • SCHD - Schwab United State Dividend Equity ETF
  • DGS - WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend Fund
  • IDV - iShares International Select Dividend
  • VIG - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
  • SPHD - Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
  • SPYD - SPRD Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
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throwaway_0x90 t1_j2cwyvf wrote

Reply to Okay, which of you regards is eating Hershey's kisses without taking off the wrappers? by [deleted]

> Lazazzaro claims to have believed he was buying products that contained “only dark chocolate ingredients”, and therefore “paid a premium” to do so.

Odd. I've never considered hershey's to be a "premium" chocolate. My view on it is that it's one of the lowest quality junk chocolates you can buy compare to all the other (international) brands.

> "Hershey’s chocolate (and some other American brands) are thought to taste particularly bad in European countries, areas where the world’s best chocolates from Belgium, Switzerland, France, and Germany are regularly on offer. In these countries chocolate must contain at least 20% cacaco in order to be legally called chocolate. In the U.S. it’s only 10% that’s required. But, it appears that quality is not the only factor."

> "Hershey’s is thought to be made with milk that has been put through a process called controlled lipolysis. This result of this process can result in the by-product of butyric acid, a chemical that is found in sour milk, rancid butter, parmesan cheese, and which is responsible for the horrible taste and smell of baby vomit."

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throwaway_0x90 t1_j2cvk3s wrote

Reply to Confused about tesla investors by Crazyphilll

All this stuff you're saying is correct but sometimes fundamentals just don't matter. After Elon announced CyberTruck, TSLA went on the most illogical gravity defying bull run ever. You could just throw a dart a wall of TSLA calls and buy whatever; you'd make money. This sub was filled with ridiculous yolo TSLA calls.

Back then, the Elon Factor made the stock rise unreasonably. Can Elon repeat that? Personally I think this whole Twitter fiasco has completely stripped him of that magic. Some people think otherwise; or that maybe the contracts NASA gives to SpaceX he'll use some of that money in Tesla - who knows.

It's a gamble.

Also, as much as I enjoy watching Elon get wrecked, Tesla apparently does actually deliver a product and it's somewhat decent. I see Tesla cars everywhere. I guess that's worth something. I don't think Tesla will be completely defeated by anyone else anytime soon.

If nothing else, people could "Theta Wheel" it and make money from other people's (false?) hopes & dreams.

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throwaway_0x90 t1_iu6c61d wrote

Reply to Hugh Hendry is a massive idiot. by RTNoftheMackell

> Because a) I am pretty sure there’s a global monetary, financial and economic crisis on the way,

Yawn. There's always someone claiming this. Just like those people who say the rapture is a month away or whatever.

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