I was trying to merge into traffic on a local highway the other day. Usually I would let the faster driver pass, and I will get into the lane right behind but this time the driver is particularly slow. I looked over my left shoulder and, sure enough, the guy was typing something into his phone while driving. For some, autonomous cars cannot come soon enough. I guess what the guy needed was a car that he could talk to in order to send texts, order takeouts, solve world hunger. Don’t get me wrong—I enjoy the latest technology very much but I will stick to older cars for as long as I can. All of the distractions are completely unnecessary. What’s coming next with all of this connected technology? Stuck in traffic and a voice will come on to tell you about a 10% off coupon at a coffee shop if you exit? Talking to your kids on the way to school and you start hearing promotions about upcoming concerts—all because you are getting the “free” tier infotainment when you bought the car?
This would have been a great tool for me 20+ years ago. I did something similar in Excel on my own. There are so many scenarios, situations, circumstances, ... that would affect the results of this calculation; it is unreasonable and impractical to expect Jonathan and team to envision every possible combination of factors. I do, however, see a future where an AI agent is "intelligent" enough to model your own set of factors and give you plausible results based on which you make your own human-centered decisions. Until then, do your own due diligence.
I don't need money from any of my investment accounts for at least 10-15 years. Why bother with what is happening in the next 4 years? I have gone through the dot-com bubble, the great recession, a pandemic, and yet I am still alive and well physically and financially. Stay the course and diversified, see you on the other side.
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I was trying to merge into traffic on a local highway the other day. Usually I would let the faster driver pass, and I will get into the lane right behind but this time the driver is particularly slow. I looked over my left shoulder and, sure enough, the guy was typing something into his phone while driving. For some, autonomous cars cannot come soon enough. I guess what the guy needed was a car that he could talk to in order to send texts, order takeouts, solve world hunger. Don’t get me wrong—I enjoy the latest technology very much but I will stick to older cars for as long as I can. All of the distractions are completely unnecessary. What’s coming next with all of this connected technology? Stuck in traffic and a voice will come on to tell you about a 10% off coupon at a coffee shop if you exit? Talking to your kids on the way to school and you start hearing promotions about upcoming concerts—all because you are getting the “free” tier infotainment when you bought the car?
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This would have been a great tool for me 20+ years ago. I did something similar in Excel on my own. There are so many scenarios, situations, circumstances, ... that would affect the results of this calculation; it is unreasonable and impractical to expect Jonathan and team to envision every possible combination of factors. I do, however, see a future where an AI agent is "intelligent" enough to model your own set of factors and give you plausible results based on which you make your own human-centered decisions. Until then, do your own due diligence.
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I don't need money from any of my investment accounts for at least 10-15 years. Why bother with what is happening in the next 4 years? I have gone through the dot-com bubble, the great recession, a pandemic, and yet I am still alive and well physically and financially. Stay the course and diversified, see you on the other side.
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