Have We Been Rugged?

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First of all, the obligatory "Not financial advice". "Do Your Own Research." "Only invest what you can afford to lose."

Seriously that last one is irritating. Who can "afford" to lose any? This saying stemmed from people mortgaging their house, taking out personal loans, and cashing up their credit cards, all to invest in crypto (actually goes back a lot longer than crypto has been around, but let's focus o

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