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farooq | 2 days ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +14 
 I didn't know anything about money and financials before bitcoin.
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MrJimmy | 2 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Very few of us did and that was intentional
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EconomistaAustriaco | 2 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Me neither
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2686f866 | 2 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I had to short sell a home in 2009 after buying at the top.  Then I piled into silver at the top. So many fucking lessons. LOL

But here we are fren, and I’ll be retiring shortly. 

What a ride!
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dltr | 2 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Harsh truth to most of us.
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mike | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Neither did most economists and bankers.
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farooq | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 True.