Post AcRGz2csl1yrdm1Q9I by athas@freeradical.zone
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 (DIR) Post #AcRE4EP85uC5ktN9NI by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-12-03T16:37:25Z
       
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       I see a TV ad for gold. It's got everything in one place: the notion that a hunk of metal is inherently valuable, that old people are right to be scared about the future, and that it will be useful if/when things fall apart.Gold is Bitcoin for boomers.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcREAYPic1aJYEf9iS by zheng3_jim@mastodon.social
       2023-12-03T16:38:33Z
       
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       @tek It’s my understanding that THERE MAY NEVER BE A BETTER TIME TO BUY GOLD.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcREMYQqN2YZ5AuYlM by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-12-03T16:40:44Z
       
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       @zheng3_jim Which is always true!
       
 (DIR) Post #AcREjMiS62odPG1aWO by mwl@io.mwl.io
       2023-12-03T16:44:49Z
       
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       @tek This has been going on so long, I use it as a yardstick for advertising prices and news quality.Channels hate alienating sponsors, and that influences their news.The gold people have a low ad budget. If a channel offers both news and gold ads, the news is dubious at best.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcRF0gcZLKGI41X3Sa by tek@freeradical.zone
       2023-12-03T16:47:58Z
       
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       @mwl You know it.But also, is this channel optimized for scaring old people? If they're hawking gold, you can bet their business model is convincing boomers that their life depends on staying tuned in.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcRFIi2knFuPghNEqu by mwl@io.mwl.io
       2023-12-03T16:49:12Z
       
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       @tek hard agree.Last summer, I tuned into the local sober news channel (WWJ) to get traffic reports, and caught a gold ad for the first time there. Decided I'd rather risk the traffic.
       
 (DIR) Post #AcRGz2csl1yrdm1Q9I by athas@freeradical.zone
       2023-12-03T17:10:04Z
       
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       @tek You can actually use gold for real things, like paperweights, or conducting electricity (so you can transfer Bitcoin).
       
 (DIR) Post #AcRIOc0gRDpuZjuaTw by nateb@mastodon.thenewoil.org
       2023-12-03T17:25:43Z
       
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       @tek Every actual credible prepper I've heard has said that gold is like, the last thing you should be "investing" in. ALL of them encourage investing real money because the odds of an actual grid-down SHTF scenario are lower than the paranoid preppers say it is, and in the event of such a scenario skills like medical and mechanical training are worth way more than a useless hunk of metal. Even for trade people would rather have food, useful goods, or services.