1K of foreign outflows shouldn't remotely worry someone with 30K of domestic income....

High USD demand is a big part of what made us so rich & so priveleged. But they think we need to crush the Dollar, make ourselves poorer so we can rebuild something that isn't broken so we can become richer. It's so crazy.

& there is no "unsustainable" trade deficit. We have $30T of domestic income, $250T of private sector assets. It's not "unsustainable" to send $1T abroad every year. That's like having $250K assets, $30K income & convincing yourself that paying your barber $1K a year puts you in financial distress.

Being the reserve currency is a privilege that benefits the USA. It's a symbol that people want Dollars. The world is clamoring to do business with us. Saying it hurts us is like Apple complaining the demand for their stock is too high & that "hurts" them b/c they can't invest at lower prices.

Thanks Randy!! Hope you’re doing well.

Thanks. Enchilada sounds amazing right now. I assume that's okay since it's a 19th century food?

It's a good question. The only legitimate reason is for insurance in case the fiat system were to collapse.

👍 A lot of us feel trapped there. We built communities for 15 years and then it got blown up. I hope this place grows and I'll try my best to be a positive part of that.

My bad. So many people called me a Nazi for using X that I'm having trouble keeping track of who thinks I'm a Nazi and who doesn't. Fun times. 😁

I appreciate this. Thanks.

That's fair. At the same time I don't find myself wanting to engage here when I post benign questions and several users call me a Nazi supporter. It's a pretty poor indication of the experience here....

This sort of petty, combative and negative mentality is exactly the sort of shit no one wants to deal with.

If you want this place to be the better place then be better.

I'd love to see this place succeed, but this ain't helping.

Honestly, it was a petty and toxic conversation. I asked how it was here and you called me a Nazi supporter. If that's indicative of the mentality on Blueksy then that really sucks. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Maybe, but the responses to this thread aren't "better than that". I have never been called a grifter or Nazi supporter in my entire life. And this thread didn't make me want to use this site at all. That might be worth remembering as you try to grow this place & welcome people in.

It's all good. Weird times. I'm not a Nazi supporter for the record. Just a guy who feels trapped on a site I invested a lot of time in before Elon came along....

I appreciate this. Thanks.