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Re:U.S. Economy Shrinks at 4.8% Pace, Signaling Start of Rec... by munificent on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @01:18PM (#23021675)
Not "nothing less", but just less to lose than to gain. People are willing to gamble on a roll of the dice when the upside is larger than the downside.
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Re:U.S. Economy Shrinks at 4.8% Pace, Signaling Start of Rec... by mc32 on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @01:22PM (#23021721)
But the risks for that upside can be pretty large. You cannot predict how things turn out: Mensheviks vs bolsheviks.
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