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B.A.C.A.H. says

richwicks says

I put so much into mine that when they died, it just destroyed me in that area. Worst thing I've ever done was ending my dog's life.

I was very sad when I lost them. One of the best things I've ever done was ending their suffering. I was very sad, but had no difficulty making that decision. Their vets agreed with me. Loved them too much to make them suffer. I think they would do the same for me.

I did dog rescue for a long time. I was deluded into thinking I was "saving lives". They weren't just my dogs, but the dogs I saved. People who involve themselves in rescue and rehabilitation lose money on it. You'd be shocked at how much money I spent. A ton of vet bills and food. The dogs I had were broken often, screwed up by their previous owners, and my job was to make them believe that whatever experience they had prior was an anomaly, that they had a very bad experience with terrible people, but 99.999% of people were good. I protected them and kept bad people away from them to trick them.

You don't save any life, you extend them. In reality, I was actually displacing a dog from a shelter when I fostered. Whatever dog I got to a new family displaced some other animal in a shelter. I only "saved" two dogs, the ones that I kept. People are thoughtless and cruel - not intentionally, they just don't care or lack empathy.

And that was my thinking, I went through such enormous effort for my pets, and when I put them down, it's just a terrible thing. I worked very hard to keep them happy and healthy. I understand the necessity of euthanizing them, but I'm never going to get over it. I have good resources, I can dictate my time, I avoid obligation, so I could dump it all into them. They had a great life, but the cost isn't money, it's killed a part of me to euthanize them. They weren't so much dependent on me, I realized I was very dependent on them.

just_passing_through says

Says comes up every year:

yep, its called FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt).

FUD or simply lying gets spread throughout the year so that weak hands/dumb money sells Bitcoin to smart money.

Hodl'ing Bitcoin is the best wealth generator. BTC has been the best performing asset and the great news is we are still early in the bull cycle.

Companies like Tesla (bought 1.5B USD worth of Bitcoin) were just the beginning. More and more institutions will convert their balance sheet cash into Bitcoin.

richwicks says

I did dog rescue for a long time.

Every dog I had was a rescue. One directly from the pound. The others from an SF-based outfit that only rescues senior dogs. It's called Muttville.

Muttville seniors are fabulous animals. They are screened by Muttville for their personalities. Since they're fostered, they're all housebroken. They were ideal companions for someone who is gone most of the day for work. They enjoy walks in the early AM and in the evening after work, and since they are seniors they are content to spend most of the workday snoozing in the house.

A nice aspect was that the fosters allowed me to informally board my adoptees with them when I was away from home. One of those fosters was a lady of modest means so I paid her the same that a kennel would charge. The other foster lady was a retired CFO from a major company.

My last Muttville dog passed away a few years ago. Probably will adopt another one before too long.

B.A.C.A.H. says

Every dog I had was a rescue.

Nearly every pet I had as a kid was some abandoned animal. People from the city would abandon them, we would find them starving and beg our parents to take them in. I grew up in the sticks. It's evil, but you will never have a better pet than an animal that knows you saved them. Perhaps that is part of the reason I did fostering.

B.A.C.A.H. says

My last Muttville dog passed away a few years ago. Probably will adopt another one before too long.

I'll look them up. Perhaps I can foster again, but I don't think I can ever own again. Just too goddamned painful. It's a terribly cruel thing to abandon an animal when they become needy. My greatest obligation in my dog's old age was to help them through that until their death. I just do not understand people's lack of compassion, and if I did - I think it will end my humanity.

Who would dump an animal in their old age? But I've seen it. First dog I lost in fostering was a 12 year old Samoyed dumped. She was a wonderful dog, but went into seizures commonly. We had to euthanize her. I've euthanized 4 dogs, 2 fosters and my own.

B.A.C.A.H. says

My last Muttville dog passed away a few years ago. Probably will adopt another one before too long.

I've lived with a dog and a wife and without a dog and a wife. Life is better with a dog and a wife.

And Bitcoin is betting you can find a "greater fool" to pay you more for your bits on a stick than you paid someone else for it.

G36 says

FUD or simply lying

... said the liar.

just_passing_through says

said the liar.

yes, the people spreading FUD (or simply put lie) want to grab your Bitcoin. Best advice: Dont sell...HODL instead. The smart money always tricks dumb money into selling their Bitcoin.

Look at Tesla, Square, Paypal, Microstrategies. They have bought billions of USD in Bitcoin! Smart Bitcoin investors hodl and appreciate those institutions.
Dumb money reads the china/miners FUD and ends up selling Bitcoin to the "smart money".

G36 says

Smart Bitcoin investors hodl and appreciate those institutions

Why?

because: best performing asset!

G36 says

because: best performing asset!

I don't like Schiff, but you do understand why he likes gold, right? Either way it's all valued in USD or other fiat. USD was supposed to have collapsed 20 different times now and we're supposed to be in a depression. But you crypto guys have to use USD to even join the spreadsheet cult. For the life of me I can't understand why it doesn't compute with you guys.

Also, it's not manipulating other users quotes this time, but manipulating memes is not helping your "cause" here. Just be honest and answer any question. This is all just spam.

@onvacation, soon, the 20k peak during the last cycle will just be a tiny blip on the chart!

G36 says

onvacation, soon, the 20k peak during the last cycle will just be a tiny blip on the chart!

How about answer his question? Start there before you keep spamming.

Onvacation says

G36 says

Smart Bitcoin investors hodl and appreciate those institutions

Why?

@onvacation
Printing more FIAT is very bullish for Bitcoin / The stimulus package has been approved......you know what that means to the Bitcoin price

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-retakes-50k-on-us-stimulus-progress-uniswaps-uni-cracks-the-top-10

B.A.C.A.H. says

richwicks says

I put so much into mine that when they died, it just destroyed me in that area. Worst thing I've ever done was ending my dog's life.

I was very sad when I lost them. One of the best things I've ever done was ending their suffering. I was very sad, but had no difficulty making that decision. Their vets agreed with me. Loved them too much to make them suffer. I think they would do the same for me.

My vet pushed me to put down one dog. He was right. My dog wasn't suffering at the time, but he would be, in a month.

I used to jokingly (and it was a joke!) threaten that if they went under the operating table and didn't survive I'd come for him. I should see my vet again, he was a good friend, but when I put my last dog down and picked up her ashes, it just kind of wrecked me.

One of my dogs had adenocarcinoma - he caught it. Gave her another 4 years. Having a pet reminds you how short life is. It was good to be a caregiver.

I'd like to make money being an animal caregiver, but nobody wants to pay for that. That would be a great experience though.