Regarding the 2FA to your iPad, you can actually set it up to receive the messages from your phone (assuming your phone is iOS as well) so it will automatically process the code when your phone receives the message. it is super convenient!
Definitely, this is a very significant development. I am definitely worried and have usually been the guy who tells everyone to calm down, that “everything always reverts to the mean”, etc.
This really touched me.I am only 52 now, but have definitely found myself crying more easily. The funny thing is that other emotions are less intense now, like I don’t have the same sense of anger or indignation that I had in my 20’s or 30’s, but I definitely am more sensitive emotionally to crying, whether it be for something beautiful, something nostalgic, or something tragic.
I am concerned as well, especially about how this could bleed over into messing with CPI for COLA. I had a long conversation with Chat GPT this afternoon. Chat GPT assessed that most likely scenario was pressure on future CPI framing and methodology, but not yet likely on full on overt manipulation of the CPI. Primarily this is because the current administration has pulled back from the precipice previously because the market reaction. But I would expect this to be yet another data point that would encourage investors to move to alternative assets, like gold and foreign bonds and equities, to hedge against further fall of the dollar. At some point we might hit some sort of critical mass where enough investor confidence is lost that the administration can’t just fix it by changing their mind.
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Regarding the 2FA to your iPad, you can actually set it up to receive the messages from your phone (assuming your phone is iOS as well) so it will automatically process the code when your phone receives the message. it is super convenient!
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Definitely, this is a very significant development. I am definitely worried and have usually been the guy who tells everyone to calm down, that “everything always reverts to the mean”, etc.
Post: Should I Be Concerned?
Link to comment from August 2, 2025
This really touched me.I am only 52 now, but have definitely found myself crying more easily. The funny thing is that other emotions are less intense now, like I don’t have the same sense of anger or indignation that I had in my 20’s or 30’s, but I definitely am more sensitive emotionally to crying, whether it be for something beautiful, something nostalgic, or something tragic.
Post: I Cry More Easily Now. I Didn’t Use To
Link to comment from August 2, 2025
I am concerned as well, especially about how this could bleed over into messing with CPI for COLA. I had a long conversation with Chat GPT this afternoon. Chat GPT assessed that most likely scenario was pressure on future CPI framing and methodology, but not yet likely on full on overt manipulation of the CPI. Primarily this is because the current administration has pulled back from the precipice previously because the market reaction. But I would expect this to be yet another data point that would encourage investors to move to alternative assets, like gold and foreign bonds and equities, to hedge against further fall of the dollar. At some point we might hit some sort of critical mass where enough investor confidence is lost that the administration can’t just fix it by changing their mind.
Post: Should I Be Concerned?
Link to comment from August 2, 2025