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Re:Can the West’s perplexing employment miracle continue? by shapefrog on Monday March 06, 2023 @05:14AM (#35039325)
I can safely answer yes and yes and still laugh at someone for taking their life savings to the casino and putting it all on red.

If it came up red they would be telling me they were a financial genius who had unlocked the secret to riches.

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Re:Can the West’s perplexing employment miracle continue? by dang on Monday March 06, 2023 @03:25PM (#35047076)
Please don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. It only makes things worse.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Can the West’s perplexing employment miracle continue? by LeonB on Monday March 06, 2023 @05:51PM (#35048923)
I think you’re right - and I appreciate the answers (including Dang’s) — had they won big on their gamble they would be putting it down to luck.

I feel that people taking out variable loans at 1% and hoping it won’t go to 4% aren’t as reckless as a gambler, and in hindsight it’s pretty easy to lecture them, but I don’t take any joy in it.

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