Every Loss is Permanent

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by thesniper, Jan 14, 2014.

  1. Perhaps Im a little slow, but cant seem to "get it" in this thread.

    What's so amusing?
     
    #31     Jan 18, 2014
  2. kut2k2

    kut2k2

    One of the most incorrect statements I've seen in this website. If all your wealth was converted to cash and I made a big bonfire out of that cash, that would be a complete destruction of your wealth.

    Wealth isn't energy. It absolutely can both be created and destroyed.
     
    #32     Jan 18, 2014
  3. TskTsk

    TskTsk

    Losing your dog is substantially different from losing your money. Dogs are unique, whereast money is not.

    Dogs are differentiated products, whereast money is not.
     
    #33     Jan 19, 2014
  4. It is all fungible. The aggregate counts not the individual trades.
     
    #34     Jan 22, 2014
  5. Wow! Now that was interesting, never thought of it quite like that.
     
    #35     Jan 29, 2014

  6. So say I have 1 Trillion USD and burned it. It would make everyone elses USD worth a little more therefore transferring wealth to them at my expense.

    There is only one pie and if my piece of the pie gets smaller, yours get's bigger vice versa.

    I guess maybe our definitions of wealth may be the problem. I'm speaking about wealth of the whole world . Your talking about wealth of the individual

    by the way Buffet is where I learned that saying. So he must be incorrect too?
     
    #36     Feb 23, 2014
  7. Redneck

    Redneck

    Not really....

    The loss may be permanent

    But it need not be lethal… nor even the least bit debilitating - tis one's choice - always

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    Losing trades is simply one part of doin business

    Best we not allow them to be the only..., or even a significant - part (meaning in such a manner as to be negatively impacting of course)

    RN
     
    #37     Feb 23, 2014
  8. cornix

    cornix

    Every millisecond of our life, loss, gain or neutral is permanent and will never come back.
     
    #38     Feb 23, 2014
  9. wilddog

    wilddog

    I agree, the more time you spend reading beyond this post the more time you have lost in your life.

    GONE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    #39     Feb 23, 2014
  10. piezoe

    piezoe

    Your going to make me think. Ouch!
     
    #40     Feb 23, 2014