The overall statement is a fallacy, correlation does not imply causation. There are plenty of good investment opportunities out there, the truth is that you need to find them yourself. The next big companies in the world are purely in their "unfunded idea" stage.
Also the whole tax reduction statement is mostly an opinion. From what I've seen, most companies are almost purely motivated by the risk-adjusted post-tax profit that can be obtained from the investment. Every idea on the drawing board is effectively evaluated meticulously on this basis. If that number isn't to their liking then the research/project simply never gets funded. The company might opt to simply do share buybacks or pay a higher than normal dividend. Plus the overall argument is mostly junk because the United States heavily reduces taxes for companies that perform R&D through the R&D tax credit.
Cryptocurrencies add value to the economy. At the very least, it is a way for people to hold value into the future and plays a similar role to gold. Other cryptocurrencies can be used to buy/sell stuff.
For me personally, I stopped posting to my wall simply because I felt like it was a waste of time. Very few people actually liked it or responded to it, so why bother? Also the wall is now flooded with "sponsored content" which is just a nuisance if you ask me. The only thing left on facebook for me is basically the groups functions which has certain groups which are useful.
All of that could be covered in a seperate course. I think the author could probably conclude this html/css course by saying to learn all of those things you mentioned to put the website online.
Also with the crypto->crypto trades there are many exchanges that don't track anything. There are some that are completely decentralized and work based on using smart contracts. Who knows how the IRS is going to tackle that issue. It is very small segment of the overall market though.
It's completely useless basically, unless you are paying online for something. For day-to-day purchases, it seems most people are just buying gift cards with their BTC. That seems to get the job done very effectively.
Also keep in mind, there are other cryptos that exist where the transaction fee is basically free and the transaction confirms in under 2 seconds. Nano is one that comes to mind.
Bitcoin is definitely falling into the "e-gold" category if you ask me.
Exactly. It falls in line with similar to "don't talk to the police". Just keep quiet. This applies to everything when dealing with any government agency. The government is not your friend.
I have a friend who specifically makes content for young children. He is an animator but specifically makes content for young children. I asked him why he makes this content and he essentially summed it up as:
1) young children are more likely to incorrectly click an ad or to not skip the ad (because they can't really read or understand that the ads are skippable)
2) young children often do not have ad blocking software installed
3) young children are more likely to watch playlists
The overall effect is that young children demographic is the most profitable demographic on youtube. Also lots of parents are basically using youtube as a form of free babysitting. Next time you go to the grocery store, just look at how many kids are sitting in the cart tapping away on a phone or a tablet.
Let's just say you're not the first one to think of that "bright" idea. People running on VM and behind a proxy are easy to detect so you don't get paid for it.
If it was such a great investment, wouldn't everyone be running to install it more or less? I live in Southern California (prime location for solar) and so far by my calculations, it does not make economic sense to install the panels. The economics are better if you just assume you have to pay for the panels and exclude labor, installation etc.
100% agree. I was looking at buying a new home out here in Southern California. The new trend is "solar" on the homes....but the problem is that you don't own the solar when you buy the home. Instead you sign a contract with the solar panel owner and either buy the electricity from them or buy the panels outright....for an additional lump sum of 20k+. When you go to sell the home....you have to get the solar company involved and a bunch of other hassles. It is a bad idea to set it up like this.
Exactly. The biggest mistake people can make is to assume that just because you would do it a different way....that automatically means everyone else would do the same. Not the case.
Obvious example is pretty much everything on amazon is marked up 25% compared to the next biggest competitor (gotta love the "free" prime shipping, right?) but people pay up because amazon will get you your stuff in 1-2 days while Ebay will take 5 days or longer. People will pay for convenience and they will pay a lot for it as well.