After re-reading your comment, I see that too. Sorry.

He fucked the global economy. Of course it’s going to hurt Russia. It’s like setting yourself on fire because you have cancer - sure, the cancer will suffer *too. *

4 years. Let’s see how it plays out.

This, I think, is what bothers me. I understand the reasoning but still… The pardoning, no surprise. The lying, makes me a bit sad. I understand the reasoning but it still makes me sad.

To be fair, it is only volatile because you view it from the perspective of something you feel is stable (perhaps USD). If you instead viewed other currencies from the view of, let’s say, bitcoin then the other currencies would be fluctuating wildly. It’s a bit like Alabama and time: it’s all relative.

Paraphrasing: what is a hot dog but meat in an intestant. When you consume a hot dog, you do not eat the hot dog, you become the hot dog.

Closer to none than some, I would assume.

Personally, I bet as i hope things won’t go because if it goes bad, at least I get some cash. Hedge. I can’t be alone in this.

You can want all you want but if 5 percent growth annually is the best, you are the only game in town.