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WTF is up with this Clown World?

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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2400 on: November 30, 2022, 08:46:36 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on November 30, 2022, 07:37:42 PM
You weren't the guy selling the monks meth, were you?

It is interesting the defrocked  monks were sent to a health clinic to undergo drug rehab.

Maybe they should have been taught right view, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration?
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2401 on: November 30, 2022, 09:31:29 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on November 30, 2022, 08:46:36 PM
It is interesting the defrocked  monks were sent to a health clinic to undergo drug rehab.

Maybe they should have been taught right view, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration?

Maybe they discovered all they were taught and lived for was BS? They were monks,  after all.  They presumably knew all that jazz.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2402 on: November 30, 2022, 09:56:19 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on November 30, 2022, 09:31:29 PM
Maybe they discovered all they were taught and lived for was BS? They were monks,  after all.  They presumably knew all that jazz.

You might be surprised. You would think Trump is a competent business man. He is wealthy and viewed as a leader.

There was another story about monks from rival temples fighting over prime begging rounds.

Buddhism today is mostly devotional prayer. The average Buddhist in Asia is interested in protection from demons and material blessings or does not take it seriously.  Serious meditative practices are more popular in the west.

There are also some who still take their vows and the 8 fold path seriously, and lament the current depraved conditions.

There are 1500 year old disagreements on what to do about it. Some stress a more rigid and disciplined approach; others favor tolerance and compassion.

 
« Last Edit: November 30, 2022, 11:45:22 PM by illiniray »
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2403 on: November 30, 2022, 10:26:16 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on November 30, 2022, 09:56:19 PM
You might be surprised. You would think Trump is a competent business man. He is wealthy and viewed as a leader.

There was another story about monks from rival temples fighting over prime begging rounds.

Buddhism today is mostly devotional prayer. The average Buddhist in Asis is interested in protection from demons and material blessings or does not take it seriously.  Serious meditative practices are more popular in the west.

There are also some who still take their vows and the 8 fold path seriously, and lament the current depraved conditions.

There are 1500 year old disagreements on what to do about it. Some stress a more rigid and disciplined approach; others favor tolerance and compassion.

I'm going to stick with they found out it was all BS.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2404 on: December 01, 2022, 09:30:50 AM »
Close. The ones using and perhaps trafficking in illegal drugs, while posing as monks leading the holy life, are the actual bullshitters.

Once a religious order becomes established, corruption creeps in. Some don't actually practice, but instead use the power structure for personal gain. The Buddha said that would happen.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2405 on: December 01, 2022, 09:37:49 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on December 01, 2022, 09:30:50 AM
Close. The ones using and perhaps trafficking in illegal drugs, while posing as monks leading the holy life, are the actual bullshitters.

Doubt it. Something broke them. Someone should investigate.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2406 on: December 01, 2022, 09:39:12 AM »
God gave us spirituality.  The Devil gave us religion.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2407 on: December 01, 2022, 09:55:43 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on December 01, 2022, 09:37:49 AM
Doubt it. Something broke them. Someone should investigate.

How about the pedophile priests and the corrupt power structure that protected them? Did something break them?

Or is it the same principle at work? Institutions created to serve and benefit humanity eventually become corrupted and self serving due to greed, lust, wrath, etc.

That happens to religions, governments, law enforcement, education.

Capitalism and the prosperity gospel of alt right xians seem to celebrate that. All but one of the 7 traditional cardinal sins are seen as virtues.  6 of the traditional cardinal virtues are viewed as qualities of soy boy beta male cucks.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2408 on: December 01, 2022, 10:50:47 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on December 01, 2022, 09:55:43 AM
How about the pedophile priests and the corrupt power structure that protected them? Did something break them?

Or is it the same principle at work? Institutions created to serve and benefit humanity eventually become corrupted and self serving due to greed, lust, wrath, etc.

That happens to religions, governments, law enforcement, education.

Capitalism and the prosperity gospel of alt right xians seem to celebrate that. All but one of the 7 traditional cardinal sins are seen as virtues.  6 of the traditional cardinal virtues are viewed as qualities of soy boy beta male cucks.

Guessing pedo priests became clergy because they knew they were pedos.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2409 on: December 01, 2022, 11:22:28 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on December 01, 2022, 10:50:47 AM
Guessing pedo priests became clergy because they knew they were pedos.

And love God…
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2410 on: December 01, 2022, 04:41:13 PM »
This FTX story is just incredible, layered on top of the already incredible bitcoin story.

The amount of weird financial contagion caused by this is staggering.

One day in November, there were bitcoin trades resulting in 10 billion in realized losses. There are estimates that the sum total unrealized capital losses in bitcoin right now - that's if every single person with an underwater bitcoin could sell their bitcoin at the current price - would be 200 billion dollars.

Now given that crypto really is "sort of" a zero sum game, for 200 billion in losses to occur, someone cashed out major bank at the top, selling bitcoin to the current losers. The question is - "who were they, what nationality, and did they claim the income". Reasonable scenario is that the second question is mostly non-US citizens (Chinese bitcoin miners) and the 3rd is "No" (including US citizens). So the US Government won't see much of the capital gains on the zero sum gain going up, but will have US citizens with hundreds of billions of dollars of carryover capital losses.

It's even worse than zero sum because mined bitcoin is nominally zero cost, yes, you pay for the equipment and the electricity, but you aren't really taking US dollars and purchasing bitcoin. I have no clue if there is anything in the tax code if say, you spent 2k to mine an 18k bitcoin, then sell it. What the hell is even the cost basis of the bitcoin you mined? Do you pretty much need to file the bitcoin mining as a small business?
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2411 on: December 01, 2022, 04:45:43 PM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on December 01, 2022, 04:41:13 PM
This FTX story is just incredible, layered on top of the already incredible bitcoin story.

The amount of weird financial contagion caused by this is staggering.

One day in November, there were bitcoin trades resulting in 10 billion in realized losses. There are estimates that the sum total unrealized capital losses in bitcoin right now - that's if every single person with an underwater bitcoin could sell their bitcoin at the current price - would be 200 billion dollars.

Now given that crypto really is "sort of" a zero sum game, for 200 billion in losses to occur, someone cashed out major bank at the top, selling bitcoin to the current losers. The question is - "who were they, what nationality, and did they claim the income". Reasonable scenario is that the second question is mostly non-US citizens (Chinese bitcoin miners) and the 3rd is "No" (including US citizens). So the US Government won't see much of the capital gains on the zero sum gain going up, but will have US citizens with hundreds of billions of dollars of carryover capital losses.

It's even worse than zero sum because mined bitcoin is nominally zero cost, yes, you pay for the equipment and the electricity, but you aren't really taking US dollars and purchasing bitcoin. I have no clue if there is anything in the tax code if say, you spent 2k to mine an 18k bitcoin, then sell it. What the hell is even the cost basis of the bitcoin you mined? Do you pretty much need to file the bitcoin mining as a small business?

Wow, there's actual IRS guidance. When you get the coin, the FMV of the coin is taxed as ordinary income, and that's your cost basis. And you can't deduct the cost of mining unless you form a business, in which case you can deduct the equipment and costs, but have to pay self-employment taxes.

Guessing the OG miners from the 2007-8 era dodging all that.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2412 on: December 09, 2022, 08:10:46 AM »
Minneapolis. Now Las Vegas.

'A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Brinton, who is non-binary, after accusations they stole luggage from the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas TV station KLAS reported.'
https://www.newsweek.com/sam-brinton-warrant-las-vegas-airport-harry-reid-1765820
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2413 on: December 09, 2022, 09:32:00 AM »
Quote from: Mn on December 09, 2022, 08:10:46 AM
Minneapolis. Now Las Vegas.

'A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Brinton, who is non-binary, after accusations they stole luggage from the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas TV station KLAS reported.'
https://www.newsweek.com/sam-brinton-warrant-las-vegas-airport-harry-reid-1765820

Isn't this based on the same story or a different incident?
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #2414 on: December 09, 2022, 09:49:57 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on December 09, 2022, 09:32:00 AM
Isn't this based on the same story or a different incident?

Accused of stealing luggage, again. Hence, more than one incident it would appear.
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