WhateverHappenedToNorman
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WhateverHappenedToNorman
12d ago
Right, but in my case my buying power goes down the full notional amount whenever I sell a put. I should probably look at the level of risk allowed, even though, again, I'm not looking to lever up that much.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
14d ago
How are you getting that level of leverage? My broker only lets me sell up to roughly half my account's value.
Not that I'd want to go 7x, but a little bit more would be nice.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
20d ago
I think technical analysis is the lay interpretation of momentum, which is a real factor that drives returns.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
26d ago
What do you mean by "even"? Rugby Union is a fantastic sport.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
27d ago
I didn't want to be glib, but yes.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
28d ago
The Brits are wise to that strategy and there are significant restrictions to immigrate into the Falklands.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
28d ago
International law wise, I don't think there is a case. The political reason is part sovereignty (not wanting a stronghold of a foreign power near your shores, kind of like Cuba in the times of the Soviet Union) and economic (by having the island, Britain gets a chunk of fishing rights and offshore drilling that would've been Argentinian otherwise).
The emotive reason (the one that really matters to most people) is sort of a sunk cost fallacy: we fought for them, and our people died for it, so it's sort of a disrespect to their memory to give up the claim, nevermind that the war was started by an illegitimate and unpopular military government.
It's also gotten more salient recently due to a couple of reasons:
- The football team took up the cause as a part of their rallying cry, and since they won the world cup they're basically heroes.
- The left wing is very third worldist, so a faction that would be anti-conflict instead took up the cause as anti imperialistic.
- The right wing has become a lot more online, and there is a sense that the UK no longer deserves to hold the islands (due to their ongoing political crises)
So while before you could reasonably claim to not care about the islands and not be laughed out of the room, nowadays Milei gets flak for having expressed his admiration for Margaret Thatcher a decade ago.
That being said, I don't think anything will come out of it in the short term, and in the long one it'll be settled with some sort of shared ownership deal, that maybe phases the UK out eventually, if anything.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
28d ago
I think Spain takes it unless Argentina scores a goal early that throws them off, they're extremely disciplined and have a top tier midfield, so I don't think they'll fall for the classic Argentinian antics.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
29d ago
I don't think it'll flop, woke fatigue usually takes time to set in (Star Wars 8 grossed a gigajillion dollars) and Nolan's track record gives him the benefit of the doubt.
As for whether it'll be good. Probably? It's a good story, by a good director with good actors. I'm of the opinion that you should lean into the goofiness of the Odyssey because the underlying plot is kind of grim, but we'll see how this one goes.
The left wing grift industrial complex is large and well funded, but the barriers of entry are high. The right wing one is much more modest, but with less competition (at least a few years ago).
The meta right now seems to be go right at first to build up an audience, and then try to pivot left as a David Frenchian figure to secure the leftbuxx.
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