Sorry won’t read, written by someone I can’t associate with. So as far as I am concerned, no proof.
Freedom must include free markets. Innovation needs a free market to monetize an invention. Also strong legal protection, to protect from someone else copying/stealing the invention and benefiting from it.
That’s fine. You like Xi because you think he’s good for China. I like Xi because I think he’s good for America.
We are both Xi fans.
About an year ago, in a bus from Fishermans Wharf to Daily City BART, I met a young Chinese couple who wanted me to prompt them when the bus arrives at golden gate. I did not suspect anything out of place until during the conversation they mentioned they are visiting Bay Area from China. I was a taken by surprise a bit because they spoke good English and looked coming from at middle or upper class background. First, I thought they are just visiting from some other US city.
Moral of the story: To me appears like a big (or small I do not know) middle class gentry has grown up in China. They were clearly not of the type who would go through guided tour. The fact that they were trying a city bus and mixing with locals tells a lot. I enjoyed the brief conversation with them - they seemed to have enjoyed it too.
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不管黑猫白猫，捉到老鼠就是好猫。
You put a lot of assumptions into that encounter. People with money rent a car. They don’t ride city buses. Except for a small part of SF a car is essential anywhere in the BA.
I admire the Chinese couple in the encounter probably because they were mirror image of my personality. I do not like to travel in guided tours, which I think are waste of money as far as my purpose of travel is concerned. I plan my own travel and try to use local means as far as I can - riding buses, trains, metros allows you to mix with local people. You get to ask directions, and the stops from ordinary commuters. The car rental is good too because it allows you to cover the places not covered by public transportation. The good thing about travelling public transportation is that it connects all important places in a town or city with lowest cost, and with just one or two ride. The most famous one of such bus route is 66 in Paris. Travelling between LA and SFO by bus shuttle allows you to meet lot of tourist students. In one such trip, I met a student from UK. The trip was 9 hours from downtown LA to Biltmore Hotel in SC. But, was worth it.
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Public buses in SF are full of bums and thieves. Even worse than Moscow. My mother in law wouldn’t let me carry anything there. Pickpockets everywhere. I used SF buses in the 70s. Threats, assaults and strong arm robbery. Busses have been the playground of criminals ever since.
Would you not then call the Chinese couple brave to do it on their own and experience the city the way the locals do. Aren’t bums and pickpockets in a city bus threat to everyone - locals or tourists alike?
They are naive. That is why thieves target tourists that ask for directions. I never ask for directions
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Bullish breakout! Amazing strength out of lower low.
Recently btc leads stock market so expect pullback of stocks to be over.
Yeah I would agree but i wouldn’t rule out another hard dip until end of October. Nothing settled with debt ceiling yet although to me, it’s not a big deal.
cryptos rose up probably because FED/SEC is staying out, at least for now. Otherwise, I do not see how the stock market and cryptos are related. I do not even understand how cryptos are valued.
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They are related by the investors 
They tend to move their monies between hyper growth stocks and cryptos. Make money in crypto, profit take to buy hyper growth, crypto comes down, make money in hyper growth, profit take to buy crypto.
No fundamentals. Pure gambling
Fundamentals? I have forgotten what does it means. Many people say is good, then is good. Anyhoo, clients of a hyper growth are hyper growths. Let’s hyper grow together.
Hyper growth is unsustainable. 100x, meme stocks, crypto are all bs and will lead to economic collapse. Sooner than later.
That’s what you said about TSLA 20x cheaper few years ago.