I am thinking of having a sex change next year just to mix it up a little. Don't get excited just yet though. Although it is true that I would look marvelous.
You joke... but there is a lot going on. Here.... Bill Gates has two people on his speed-dial. He just said this. "Happy 90th, Warren!", Gates writes that he has his friend Warren Buffett's and his wife Melinda Gates phone numbers on his office speed dial list. Yeah. Walmart has publicly said they are going into healthcare and health insurance. -They already have clinics etc. -The CEO just said he's going into health insurance.... -Lets buy Tic-Toc.... -Facial recognition (already in use) in every store that puts Las Vegas tech to shame. -Links all digital payments to a name, biometric features, and their corresponding credit. -AI that reads customer's moods.... The list goes on. Am I the only one who can see what lies ahead? The politicians aren't gonna do sh*t. The ACLU and EFF are powerless. "1984" is the tip of the iceburg. This whole "going into health insurance" and the run at Tic-Toc.... man unless you are f'ing blind.... pffff.... is it what is I guess. But even the slowest of you should be able to connect the dots here and prognosticate the power and control over people this will pose. Whatever... just know some of us see it coming.
The Chinese are using covid tests in Hong Kong to collect dna samples from the population as they go along. Never enough info in their databases. Pretty efficient way of doing it too.
China has been collecting that on newborns for at least 15 years. I'm waiting for Berkshire's 13-G where they announce they have a sizeable stake in the Chinese reinsurance sector. It will happen. Why wouldn't it? Its safer than U.S. Treasuries and it'll pay way way way more. Its happening here too. Most just don't realize it, but it is. Its just a little more polished. Lets all sign up for the Walmart Healthcare plan. Use your Tic-Toc account... link it to to your Google-Pay. "We respect your privacy". Except for these two trillion things in the EULA.
An example of the "more polished" would be Ancestry.com, 23andMe type places. Send us your dna for our databases which we share with law enforcement for a price.
Everything you buy, everything you say, every girl you f, every friend you have, every emotional you share, every bar you drink at, every weed store you patronize, the food you eat, every place you go.... Yeah I know, in a way that's all out there now, but we are at the tip of the iceberg trust me. Most people are too f'ing stupid or too apathetic to even care or speak out. Especially the young. Right... lets give Walmart and their cutting edge AI all this data to determine our health insurance rates. Or more. Maybe their AI will determine they need to send a social worker to knock on your door. Just to see if "everything's ok". Maybe their algo's will put 2+2+2+2 from the above list together and before you can get insurance, you'll have to go to lifestyle training classes. For your own good of course. Covid has ushered in a whole new era. WMT, AAPL, TGT, UNH, AMZN, GOOG, the banks, ... all of them have only grown stronger because of this. Look at their stocks. The cost(?)... small companies that are dead, dying, or soon to be both of the above. Everything I've mentioned, they will only exploit more and more. With the blessing of our federal and state governments of course. Once again... for our own good and the good of the whole. And our safety of course, we can't forget our safety. They'll figure out what's best for all of us. Ya know I thought post 9-11 was bad, but I really feel for the kids of today. This dust will settle, it always does, but you better stay in line, speak what is expected of you, and don't you dare stray too far outside the norm or you WILL feel the power of economic suppression. Job opportunities, insurance costs, even the places you are allowed to go. Your freedom's an illusion. Its too late to change this stuff too btw. The snowball has gained far too much momentum. Keep it in perspective though because for real, we are but a spec in time. A flash in the pan of the human experience. Billions before us have endured much worse. Billions will follow long after we're gone. So enjoy the ride I guess. Make more money, it'll certainly help.