Sure, picking an individual stock is basically gambling, but investing in index funds is basically betting on the house. And the house always wins.*

*Unless Trump is running it at least.

To your second point, it’s because most of them hate the US and/or capitalism, and want to see it implode.

Wasn’t that before they bought out Sprint, though?

I’m not who you originally asked, but one of the things other than torrenting that I use a VPN for is bypassing arbitrary geo-restrictions on websites. A lot of (mostly US) websites don’t allow you to access them if you aren’t in the country, or in some cases, if you don’t live in the right state.

Relevant XKCD.

It’s a fantastic show if you haven’t seen it. The first half of season one can be a little rough, but it really picks up in season 2 and beyond. It’s amazingly well written, and has visual gags that you don’t notice until the second or third time watching.

It’s a Bojack Horseman reference.

You couldn’t make Casablanca today because that movie already exists.

Ha, yes. Office Space is a strong contender.

Maybe it’s just because my mid teens were the late 90s, but my vote would have to be for either Half Baked or American Pie.

If you’re not a contractor, power tools. Buy the harbor freight version first when you need it. If you end up using it enough to break it, then you get a quality one.

Going to be?

How is that pronounced?

Well, using a mobile hotspot will tie the IP address to your phone, so probably not a great idea if your name is listed on the account. Honestly, just use a quality VPN and you’ll be fine with your home connection.

First time I’ve seen this meme template. Love it.

Serious question, but is a cement mixer actually full of concrete and not cement then?

That song slapped back in the day, but those lyrics were nonsense.

Have I been mishearing the lyrics all these years? I could have sworn he says “kicks”.

Except the graph only covers 18-25 year olds. Those who aged out simply stopped being included in the reported population of this graph.

Legalization efforts have been piecemeal throughout the country, and still less than half the states have direct recreational access. I’m sure it’s a factor, but until we have federal recreational legalization, we should see a downward trend instead of a drop.