Is EU a GAME or an INVESTMENT?????
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Well if you are looking at in that sense then u may as well look at other financial risks you take in life. When you gamble it is a high risk, this i know for I played poker & roulette player for a long time, I lived off gambling, paying my bills, shopping & leisure. Now some people will say that is so stupid and too risky, and yes they are right -FOR THEM the risk is high but I always do my research and put 110% in everything I do. You adjust and make it right for yourself.
So at the end of the day you can make a plan on Entropia and you can achieve it, it all depends on how much risk a person's limit is
And with regards to social networking -FACE BOOK was invented
I can understand you playing poker for a living. But when you say you played Roulette for a living you lose all credibility because there is no way to beat Roulette in the long run. But I guess your research and 110% dedication told you otherwise
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If it is an investment....
..it's the worse one you could pick....
It's a game.
..it's the worse one you could pick....
It's a game.
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Having been a proffessional poker player for 10 years now, yes I have a clue.
And you cant beat Roulette because it has -EV every roll.
That's why it's so funny because when you said that, you remind me of the poor souls that stand by the roulette table writing down the numbers as they come and trying to see a system.
And you cant beat Roulette because it has -EV every roll.
That's why it's so funny because when you said that, you remind me of the poor souls that stand by the roulette table writing down the numbers as they come and trying to see a system.
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if you invest in it and you play it like a game -> that will screw you up
if you game it and you invest in it -> that will screw you up too
But somehow you will be screwed anyway, so you need to be a bit thick skinned and bunch it back.
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Now something as simple as this gives EU some great players. Just like the old saying goes "THE WORLD IS A STAGE AND WE ARE THE PLAYERS" it is the same with EU use it to the extent you wish to go, but I will say to the people that don't really care if they make money or not should have a look at their real life achievements and have a good think
"All" of life's meaningful and worthwhile human achievements and experiences have nothing to with making or caring about money... and never did... and never will... money and its value system built upon the concept... that everything can be measured in it... and has its price... is the ultimate debasement of human values... and life... real and alternate... so get life
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Roulette can be very profitable using visual ballistics a lot of practice and dedication most of you guys are hard working people and I respect that but don't go telling professional gamblers that they lose creditability because they can so something that you can not.
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What lame... condescending Wall Street "Greed is Good"... Donald Trump... Scrooge Mac Duck... Miltion Friedman are my heroes... non-centsical... thought is that... if it wasn't so sad it could be funny...
"All" of life's meaningful and worthwhile human achievements and experiences have nothing to with making or caring about money... and never did... and never will... money and its value system built upon the concept that everything can be measured in it and has its price the ultimate debasement of human values...
Why is it lame for someone to enjoy making money lol
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You can enjoy making money... but to claim that if you are not concerned about it... or more concerned about other things you should seriously question or think about the value of yours or anyone else's real life's achievements... as being measured by the concern for money... that's lame... as well as being just ludicrous and shows a real lack of human understanding... it's pretty empty way to measure life... because as we all know the best things in life are free including EU...
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Plain and simple to me this is a game. End of story the only people that make out is Mindark and its employees. LOL but from what i heard this is my opinion
Investment. - If you are willing to gamble big, you invest in this game. Therefore, you can make more peds inside the game to gamble with, rather then depositing. If you deposit, I dont care if it is 5 dollars, that is still a small investment. If you dont deposit and do it thought sweat, dung and fruit, you still invest your time, in to playing this game.
Social network. - Hell yeah it's that too, meet new people, have fun and share music, I do it on facebook and myspace, I do it on here too. Lets dance and have fun
If you are lucky enough to profit, have fun its great, If you dont, just dont invest much, but have fun its great. The main purpose of the GAME is to have fun. Just like someone said, stock investers are mostly happy when the market is up, unhappy when it's down. Same thing with gamblers, Same thing with EU investers.
Plain and simple to me this is a game. End of story the only people that make out is Mindark and its employees. LOL but from what i heard this is my opinion
Investment. - If you are willing to gamble big, you invest in this game. Therefore, you can make more peds inside the game to gamble with, rather then depositing. If you deposit, I dont care if it is 5 dollars, that is still a small investment. If you dont deposit and do it thought sweat, dung and fruit, you still invest your time, in to playing this game.
Social network. - Hell yeah it's that too, meet new people, have fun and share music, I do it on facebook and myspace, I do it on here too. Lets dance and have fun
If you are lucky enough to profit, have fun its great, If you dont, just dont invest much, but have fun its great. The main purpose of the GAME is to have fun. Just like someone said, stock investers are mostly happy when the market is up, unhappy when it's down. Same thing with gamblers, Same thing with EU investers.
What lame... condescending Wall Street "Greed is Good"... Donald Trump... Scrooge Mac Duck and Miltion Friedman are my heroes... non-centsical... thought is that... if it wasn't so sad it could be funny...
"All" of life's meaningful and worthwhile human achievements and experiences have nothing to with making or caring about money... and never did... and never will... money and its value system built upon the concept... that everything can be measured in it... and has its price... is the ultimate debasement of human values... and life... real and alternate... so get life
"Why So lame!! The truth is no body can live without money, and yes when u make money it's bloody beautiful, but don't tell me I am lame n i need to get a life, where I know what I can and cannot achieve and I pretty sure that anybody else can do the same. And you are kidding yourself if u really believe that money didn't help one way or another in achievements & experiences whether they are gud or bad
This is the world we live in.
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"Why So lame!! The truth is no body can live without money, and yes when u make money it's bloody beautiful, but don't tell me I am lame n i need to get a life, where I know what I can and cannot achieve and I pretty sure that anybody else can do the same. And you are kidding yourself if u really believe that money didn't help one way or another in achievements & experiences whether they are gud or bad
Money itself is a relatively recent invention... for most of human history we have lived without it... and the love of it has become the root of all modern evils...
Should have invested in a reading comprehension course... as I didn't say you were lame... but that your singular very unoriginal thought is lame... it is the product of the unimaginative lame world views of the worlds "you" choose to live in...
There are millions of people all over the world who are living without it... and are willing or most cases unwilling to make the sacrifices to do wihtout it and for you to suggest that their lives can have no meaning or value because they don't have money or the ability or need to be concerned is a pretty lame idea... and I think your kidding yourself in in not understanding that "Money Can't Buy You Love" or a hof...
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The way I play the game, its similar to going to a casino and playing the dime slots. I lose it, no biggy i had fun doing it usually. This just cuts down on the trip the casino and the smoke filled rooms to play these games. I am currently not playing to the new VU is a few weeks old. It took out of the fun all the glitches for me.
Others play differently and consider it an investment and can make money doing this. If thats what they want then that is their right to do so. However doing that would bore me to death.
This imo this is gambler vs schemer. I be the gambler, you be the schemer. CHEERS!
I am currently not playing to the new VU is a few weeks old. It took out of the fun all the glitches for me. Others play differently and consider it an investment and can make money doing this. If thats what they want then that is their right to do so. However doing that would bore me to death.
This imo this is gambler vs schemer. I be the gambler, you be the schemer. CHEERS!
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I like to say - for me this is a game and investment.
my investment is not in making money (that is a plus) but to make new friends from around the world.
my investment is not in making money (that is a plus) but to make new friends from around the world.
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Your choice actually ...
if you want to play you can see it as a game. If you do it will be damn hard to have the results as if it were an investement.
if you want to investe, don't put your focus on playing but on investing. Then you can have the results as if it were an investement.
Or try both and invest to play ... which in the end turns out good or bad overall depending on where you put the balance between both.
Good luck !!
if you want to play you can see it as a game. If you do it will be damn hard to have the results as if it were an investement.
if you want to investe, don't put your focus on playing but on investing. Then you can have the results as if it were an investement.
Or try both and invest to play ... which in the end turns out good or bad overall depending on where you put the balance between both.
Good luck !!
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It's a game that takes an investment to play, but you have a chance to have some returns depending on what you do and you'r skill level.
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Are you a PLAYER or an INVESTOR?????
Not this again.
The OP is missing the point. EU is an environment in which you can play, invest, socialize, gamble*, work, whatever. It can be any combination of the above.
EU doesn't make it one thing or another, it is our individual and collective actions, along with those of the planet developers, that shape what EU is to each of us.
*gambling as a strategy - I'm not addressing the issue of EU technically being gambling or not as it is beside the point and also a very tired subject.
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Not this again.
The OP is missing the point. EU is an environment in which you can play, invest, socialize, gamble*, work, whatever. It can be any combination of the above.
EU doesn't make it one thing or another, it is our individual and collective actions, along with those of the planet developers, that shape what EU is to each of us.
*gambling as a strategy - I'm not addressing the issue of EU technically being gambling or not as it is beside the point and also a very tired subject.
Miles
I would like to say in my defense that I have never mentioned that anybodys life is meaningless or worthless if it does not have money in it. I appreciate life and I try to live my life to the fullest cause I know that life can be short. So by investing & playing EU yes it makes life fun and exciting as do many other things, but don't make me or anybody else seem shallow. Everone has there own ways, you can't change them u merely choose to either accept them or not
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Maybe recent in context of all human history, but money was first used before writing was developed and has been used throughout civilization for over 5000 years.
In the same context, for most of human history we have lived without many things. For most of human history, we have had no recorded history, no medical knowlege, the belief that all ailments were caused by supernatural powers, and lifespans that averaged under 30 years. I, for one, believe that we are better now that those things have been worked out.
Greed has been a part of human nature for all time. Humans are creatures of both needs and wants and wants always lead us to greed. Before money, greed was related to the coveting of another's possessions. Your statement is founded, but isn't entirely correct. Money has simply put a face on the nature of human greed, it is not the cause of it. Honestly, I'm glad for money, I don't want to have to go to the doctor and barter a goat when I have a cold...
Alright guys I think we have seen a few different views, so being in the middle is what the majority have decided. I accept all decisions and all opinions. Soon when the release of new planets come to play maybe u will have a different opinion. I wish everyone the best of luck! 
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You miss one option:
It's bothm it depend on who and how you play.
For some people this is an investment. An investment could be in money and/or in time. The result could be revenue when selling stuff, or earning from your hard invested time for skilling and money depod for materials.
In other cases it's just plain fun or a drug. It's all up to the person who plays, the power within EU is that it's an open world where you decide for your self what to do.
It's bothm it depend on who and how you play.
For some people this is an investment. An investment could be in money and/or in time. The result could be revenue when selling stuff, or earning from your hard invested time for skilling and money depod for materials.
In other cases it's just plain fun or a drug. It's all up to the person who plays, the power within EU is that it's an open world where you decide for your self what to do.
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Im in the middle but do care.
atm I play EU as a game, but with the potential and also with the already existing oportunitys out there I know that i could change my gameplay to an investment style.
but atm I prefer to have fun online instead of trying to make money, main reason for that is I suspect that I would not have as much fun trying to make money.
EU itself proves the oportunity for both though, and also makes it posible to view it differently than these 2 options.
atm I play EU as a game, but with the potential and also with the already existing oportunitys out there I know that i could change my gameplay to an investment style.
but atm I prefer to have fun online instead of trying to make money, main reason for that is I suspect that I would not have as much fun trying to make money.
EU itself proves the oportunity for both though, and also makes it posible to view it differently than these 2 options.
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I would like to say in my defense that I have never mentioned that anybodys life is meaningless or worthless if it does not have money in it. I appreciate life and I try to live my life to the fullest cause I know that life can be short. So by investing & playing EU yes it makes life fun and exciting as do many other things, but don't make me or anybody else seem shallow. Everone has there own ways, you can't change them u merely choose to either accept them or not
Just like the old saying goes "THE WORLD IS A STAGE AND WE ARE THE PLAYERS" it is the same with EU use it to the extent you wish to go, but I will say to the people that don't really care if they make money or not should have a look at their real life achievements and have a good think
That is what you are saying
when you say it
in the way that you say it
when you say it
in the way that you say it
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Any investment you make, there is always going to be gud times & bad times. If u look at shares yeah it's exciting to watch when your money is going up, but when u get up off your seat to make yourself a coffee for no more than 30 seconds to see that you have lost more than half then yeah it does get frustrating and u want to bang your head on the wall, but.....do u stop there........I don't think so!!
Did you ever made any kind of investment IRL? I don't consider investment funds, retirement funds, stock market, currency market, roulette, craps, poker etc investments. Those are either straight gambling either delegation of investing decision to others.
Like read a market study, elaborate a business plan?
If you ever wanted to open even a small newspaper stall, you can't be seriously considering Entropia an investition.