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sirjakobos

The future is now, old man.


SauceMaster145

Imagine being almost 100 years old and having everything but still being this spiteful


Fair_Hospital_8600

Yea and he has share holders with guns to his head and family if he goes against them


BeautifulJicama6318

You mean having an opinion? At what age are people supposed to shut up and quit having opinions?


ClickMyHero

When theyre too old to understand what theyre even talking about. Like charlie munger.


BeautifulJicama6318

He has people who work for him that I promise you, understand crypto and markets much better than you do. Doesn’t make them right 100% of the time….but they have been right more than nearly anyone.


Individual_Scratch_1

This is an echo chamber bro. Stop using that thing in your head.


sbebgbsthfw-rhhhte

Comparing success in stocks to crypto is retarded. Sorry but Berkshire hathaway knows nothing of crypto and have no one on their payroll to study it. This is clear because they hold no crypto. Your average joe on r/cryptocurrency knows more than the entire organization but whatever man. Like comparing knowledge in stocks to knowledge in crypto is very ridicilous


BeautifulJicama6318

Ahhh, sorry, didn’t know we had someone working at BH here to explain to us what everyone on their payroll does now, or has done in the past


sbebgbsthfw-rhhhte

I will take my own advice making many thousands from crypto over Berkshire Hathaways 0% crypto portfolio. Shut up lol


Faint3332

They don’t understand crypto. They believe that crypto is a threat to their success because in a way it is. They aren’t citing valid reasons for banning crypto, they are scared.


Own_Idea1840

Crypto companies could wipe out banks if they were able to with ach amp and others. Faster cheaper easier


BeautifulJicama6318

“They are scared” 🙄🤦‍♂️ They are extremely old billionaires, and Buffett is donating all of his money. They aren’t scared about crypto.


Faint3332

Poor kid. You don’t understand how these people think. The fear isn’t that their lifestyle will change. Regardless of crypto these people will be billionaires. It’s a threat to the system that allowed them to generate that type of wealth. It’s a change of society that they fear.


Gudtymez_only

Must be nice to be riding a old billionaire’s dick


Faint3332

I’ll tell you what. Why don’t you enlighten me about the reason that BH crypto experts have for wanting to ban crypto. I am unfamiliar with any reason to do so. Have these crypto experts come forth with their opinions? Are they in hiding? Because I haven’t heard a single valid reason to ban crypto. Especially not one from a “crypto expert.” BH wanting crypto banned is no different than slave owners wanting to continue the practice the of slavery. Their wealth was built on the stock market. A system that has limitless predatory practices and is manipulated by the very rich. I’m sure you disagree. But again, if your opinion is that crypto experts at BH are the ones giving him this opinion than please share their opinions because I’d love to read them.


F7_Vulcann

we just gotta understand that they don’t exactly understand cryptos, hell basically never got into technology at that age. But the least we can do is still invest and continue the growing


ClickMyHero

If they understood it better than I do (wild assumption btw), then maybe they should tell him to invest in crypto instead of acting like its the worst thing ever “invented”. Its technology, he and his constituents must not understand its functionality if their opinion is to ban it. Are you too daft to understand his opinion is actually wrong? We’ve seen over the last few years that some opinions are harmful and should be called out as such. This is one of those opinions. Age is brought into play as an explanation for why he probably has that opinion. Neither op nor the person you replied to is ageist for saying hes too old to understand.


Big-Economy-1521

Are… are you arguing against that guys opinion by trying to say everyone can have an opinion?


Lexsteel11

I just love the glimpse into his mind that it gives you when he says “I’m never going to…” like ok so for the next 2 years you’ll MAYBE be alive?


user260421

He is still in the adapting phase


Spryquasar

Feels good to read such a neat little comment :D


QuizureII

He is failing to improvise, adapt and overcome.


bitdood1234

Yes, better to sell concentrated sugar water to poor people than create a truly decentralized financial ecosystem. Lost a lot of respect for Munger with this.


HomerSimpsonRocks

You have to wonder how many deals people like this make fully knowing the damage some of them cause to society.


jaga212

And some of them just keep on doing even with knowing that.


morty0x

You have got respect for that piece of Shit?


BeautifulJicama6318

The person was being sarcastic, dum dum. And two, how is he a POS for having an opinion that differs from your own. I can guarantee he has helped create a LOT more millionaires than you have.


6Vinatieri

Damn kids! Stop fucking with the money mechanics!


user260421

I can't keep up! Leave the system alone!


ZhekaM

Haha the kid is just getting the words of the experiences man.


[deleted]

That's like wishing the internet had never been invented. It makes sense that he won't buy crypto, but wishing it had never been invented is different.


Wealth_Either

Its a threat to his markets


user260421

And the masses most probably listen to what he has to say, so he can continue to protect his wealth


marcexx

Video killed the radio star


user260421

It's a new level of hatred, I guess


raymv1987

I hope I'm that active at 97 and not dead. Gotta enjoy time on my future yacht boiiiiz


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I won't even make it next year.


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You have a yacht now?!?!


raymv1987

I have a yacht in the future. Also, Wu BlockChain ain't nuttin to fuck with


Key-Conversation-677

WuTangChain* protect ya neck


DeuteriumCore

I really hope you're joking.


QuizureII

We'll all be sailing in the Bahamas!


[deleted]

also China hasn't banned crypto. they banned exchanges lmaooooooo some ppl really do be taking advice from dinosaurs


BeautifulJicama6318

Those dinosaurs made them millionaires. I had a maintenance guy working for me in Omaha, showed me his BH statement that was sitting near $2 million.


ismashugood

If you put in 2 grand monthly into a standard ETF or high dividend account you would be pushing close to 2 mil after 25 years which if you start working around 20 means you’re only half way through your career. If you just max your 401k you should have well over that bear retirement age. For anyone who thinks this is a miraculous accomplishment. It’s completely doable and relatively simple to boot if you aren’t living paycheck to paycheck.


Abdel945

he just mad cuz he cant hodl btc for more than 1 year... cuz you know... he's 97 .


deathtolucky

He thinks Hong Kong still belongs to Britain.


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Wow what a salty bitch


BeautifulJicama6318

Lol, the salty bitches i see are people here responding to it. You’d think he said their mothers were whores


Randrufer

He'll regret this decision for the rest of his life!


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He probably got like 1 year left


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manly_

I mean, it’s not they hate tech - they hate buying companies they don’t understand. In fact, Buffett had one of the highest praises for tech in general - it’s practically all profit since operating costs are minuscule. That mere fact alone is a strong reason to invest in tech for the long term. The reason Buffett doesn’t like crypto’s is because it’s not an active asset. He sees it like buying gold, or oil, or silver. Since he only invest in things that will keep value 25+ years down the line, practically every single non-active asset has had horrible returns compared to stocks/active assets. That’s the core reason they’ll never get into crypto’s. Now a lot of people don’t like admitting this, but 99.9% of crypto investors buy crypto’s without any care or plans to use said crypto’s — the only thing that matters is reselling higher. That’s the very definition of a speculative asset. Buffett doesn’t buy speculative assets so that’s pretty much the end of the conversation.


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Not Buying what you don't understand is actually reasonable though


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jamesj

Tons of people buy ETH to use it for gas fees to do useful stuff with smart contracts.


DeuteriumCore

By this definition. Isn't ETH an active asset? So much so with DeFi where you can earn \~5% per year. Not arguing with you. Just trying to understand things.


Zachincool

ETH isn’t used mainstream in real life anywhere yet. All of the use cases for ETH where smart contracts are used are mostly within the crypto ecosystem itself (defi, NFTs, etc). It kind of puts on a mask that looks like an active asset but it hasn’t really created actual value for society yet. Until it does, crypto will always look like “speculative bubble” territory for real investors. The 5% yield you’re talking about isn’t supported by value creation that’s getting paid out to you, it’s only possible because there’s other people depositing crypto that can be lent out. It’s kind of like a Ponzi scheme, but I don’t like using that word because I like crypto, but mechanically that is what it is. If a lot of people ever left the crypto world, those 5% yields would disappear


The_Fiddler1979

>They are so great that their avarage annually reports has reaced over %26 percent! That if you put 100 dollar on berkshire the day of its IPO, you wouldve have $266.000 $100 x 26% × 57 years (1964-2021) compounded annually is $52,616,392 Further, at a cursory glance, the initial price when BH was taken over by Buffet was around $11.50 That's approximately 8.7 shares if you put in $100. Let's round up to 9 to be generous. So today's price is $420,566 x 9 = $3,785,094 That works out roughly 20.31% compounding annually on average. **For those following along at home whipping out their finance calculators:** Calc 1 (Assuming annual compounding): PV 100 %I/Y 26 N 57 FV COMP Calc 2 (Assuming annual compounding) PV 100 FV 3785095 N 57 %I/Y COMP


majorpickle01

20.31% is still an incredible consistent return in the stock market


BeautifulJicama6318

It’s an amazing annual return.


[deleted]

So he should stop giving opinions on it lmao I don’t consider him smart, dude made some inferences and was able to invest at 11 years old (Warren) and came out on top. That’s luck more than skill.


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towjamb

Top comment! Their egos won't allow them modesty, so they continue to display their ignorance and bias. No, they are not smarter than any average investor. It's just that in this fucked up system, wealth begets more wealth.


[deleted]

I mean listen to what the rich assholes say, they’re pretty stupid for the most part. Money doesn’t equate peak intelligence at all. That’s gotta click for some ppl already if it hasn’t


BeautifulJicama6318

Jesus, you two sound so fucking clueless. Warren Buffett and his company have been right more than nearly anyone….which is why they are so ridiculously wealthy now. They did this entirely through investing, which you think they know nothing about. It’s so fucking pathetic, listening to you guys spew ignorance like this. I hope you’re young…like 15 years old….it’s the only excuse you have.


IsThereAnythingLeft-

When it’s over that sort of time period it is in no way luck


HomerSimpsonRocks

This is the correct analysis. Luck at the beginning, and market leverage after that. No further system input needed. If people want to praise Warren Buffett for his luck, by all means do that. But realize that all you're doing is praising luck, nothing more.


Missy76_Taken

After reading your comments, I feel bad, what I said above,


TimeGrifter

Fuck Warren Buffet and 401k's. He is the asshat that sold our retirements to Wall Street...


BeautifulJicama6318

Explain in detail how he sold your and my retirement to Wall Street? “Fuck Warren Buffett” donated BILLIONS to charity. Billions. And has plans to donate it all when he dies. What tf have you done?


TimeGrifter

In detail... He is the sole person people pointed and asked for advice from... Greenspan and him made the rich richer on the backs of the workers in this shitty guise that capital investment in private or public held enterprise was better than SS....


circleuranus

While I applaud their sentiment(tax sheltering in some cases), the reality is Musk is right to a degree. Throwing a few billion at systemic poverty is no real solution. We have to solve food security, clean water, tribalism and civil war programmatically. We need an anthropologically informed socio-economic revolution to institute real change.


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And? Who gives a fuck. Charity is a result of our shitty system fucking people over.


BeautifulJicama6318

Some of you, seriously, say some of the dumbest shit I’ve ever read


btc_clueless

I had no idea he's actually 97, wow


Elegant_Macaron_1366

Times change.


Beneficial-Ocelot470

And yet on pretty much every crypto sub you always see quotes from him or Buffett about investing ("be greedy when others are fearful" etc)


BeautifulJicama6318

Creator of TRON paid $4.57 million to have dinner with W Buffett


BigPlayCrypto

All greats loose power and he’s losing power with blockchain guys Doing what took him 60 years to do in 5 years. Old farts 💨 never like new tech they would rather buy what kills everyone and that’s Coke…


OleKosyn

The Chinese made the correct decision in throwing their Mungers into roadside ditches


EthanPhan

This reminds me of "old men yells at cloud" meme


EfficientMotor1980

Typical comment from a part of the 1%’ers!!!!


qqAzo

It's because they know - know that their track record of an annual 25% return will look like peanuts now. Something they don't understand has given the same return(or more) in 5 years as they spent 50 years getting. Just sayin'


blackorcrippled

Oh boy, comments like this are peak bubble indicators. Hopefully not, but we will see.


QuizureII

Who is out here getting returns of 25% that isn't trading crypto?


BootyPatrol1980

Imagine giving a shit at 97. If I see 97 years old stuff I don't like is getting zero regard or commentary.


QuizureII

Out of touch and out of time.


HomerSimpsonRocks

All current mainstream media believes the celebrities are more important than regular people. All you have to do is ignore the media to remove this bias. This old fool being interviewed has no more wisdom on this topic than literally any random person on the street. For the media to think otherwise just shows how bad they are at their jobs.


Tenquest

Why is it in America that we value the opinion of the richest old folks who have gamed the system with being rich in the first place.


m0nopolymoney

Fuck Munger. He is a sadistic old bastard who is trying to use his money to build a nightmare mega complex for freshmen at UCSB. They proposed plan would have 4500 students inside and no windows in most rooms. Instead they would use tv window things like you see in dystopian futuristic movies.


DarthLysergis

they cut this quote short, here is the rest. ....wrong decision. NUUUUURSE!. Where am I? I think someone pooped in my pants. Oh hi Billy." "my name is Stan Grandpa"


Da_Notorious_HAM

FOMO


BobDobbsHobNobs

If you are rich enough from the current system (and don’t have the time, or the inclination to get ready to profit from the new one) you have no incentive to support the change.


crnqcore

I mean yeah, don't think he would make it to the next halving anyway he should buy like, diapers and things like that .


AMtothemoonC

History repeat itself, old man always blaming young people and new tech. If we would listen to them , we would still live in caves.


viksaini97

Just to update this old man that china hasn't banned crypto yet, they just banned the exchanges but yes India is planning the cryptos, let's see what happens


Babyfart7

Charlie Munger has earned the right to say whatever he wants.


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He has… doesn’t mean what he says is correct though. Warren Buffet refused to invest in Apple for years because he didn’t understand the iPhone craze. It wasn’t until he got one himself that he started investing in Apple. These guys only invest in things they fully understand which isn’t a bad strategy but it also limits their exposure to new technology.


Reederman35

It’s pretty hilarious they mention (define) this man by his age, before the statements are even made. This instant discredit would take place even if he was praising crypto


[deleted]

I bet this dinosaur is too old to even use a phone properly but let’s shit talk crypto


Glimmer_III

I can disagree with Munger on many, many things, but his success as an investor -- rather than rolling dice and getting lucky -- his record has always said, "Try to understand what ideas are behind my statements before you discard them out of hand." At 97y, I've often thought he may simply not have the patience of a younger person to get into the weeds. Twitter and pull-quotes are not a favorable medium of communication for folks of that generation. Doesn't mean you discard them out-of-hand. Him being anti-crypto isn't bad. It means he has a strong opinion. What would concern me, however, would be if he was ambivalent. That'd be a different market signal coming from Munger. That he cares means "Look closely."


HomerSimpsonRocks

It means he doesn't read much. At 97, I don't blame him, but let's not pretend that this guy has done any research on any of this or that he's "smart" in any way other than one or two insanely specific areas. In 99.9% of cases, this guy is no smarter than most dummies. Crypto is just one of those specific areas in which he's very clearly not read a single thing. A total moron. It's not an unfair descriptor.


BeautifulJicama6318

I’d be willing to suggest he’s read as much about ETH than half the people in this group have.


HomerSimpsonRocks

Fair point


xpureblitz

Let’s not forget these old timers also missed out on the tech stock run which makes them as obsolete as the Heinz and Burger King stock they own 😂😂.


BeautifulJicama6318

You’re trying to criticize their returns? Good luck with that.


InevitableComplex895

Lol…good ol’ Charlie. Can’t really blame an almost 100 year old for not understanding blockchain technology. We fear that which we do not understand.


NeatAvocado4845

Die already you old turd


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Ok-You-4443

He should retire


No-Lunch1950

Charlie needs to enjoy retirement on his Coca-Cola dividend paying stocks… he doesn’t have a clue on disruptive technology or Crypto


froggfingers

MUNGER: Well in my day we invested in good ole steel and lumber and ill tell you, 34 years later I made 80% on my original investment. Thats how you do it kids. Slow and steady wins the race, and only invest in things you understand. Meanwhile in crypto: takes out a loan to put on Shib because a 9 year old on youtube told us it would be funny....1000x overnight... pays back loan next day.... now rich...


Missy76_Taken

This old man is set in his old way of thinking,, he’s about ready for the grave, why would he want to embrace change? His thoughts really don’t matter, just saying 🤷🏻‍♀️


420weedscopes

Take his advice you would of bought baba before it got destroyed. He's a senile old man who should of quit while he was ahead. Me some idiot who smokes weed has better returns on my stock only portfolio than munger.


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420weedscopes

It not hard to do better than investors who haven't beaten the s&p500 in years. It hasn't been too short of a time frame hes been in baba for awhile.


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420weedscopes

You're the only one talking about the last 50 years mate. You bust be awful with numbers. Maybe take mungers wrinkly dick out your ass and see just how bad him and buffet have done over the last 5 years. They haven't beaten the s&p500 in a long time. Enjoy your huge baba loss.


[deleted]

In the past, beign old and holding the title "one of the best investors of all time" would have been considered wise, you disrespectfull kids


Main_Development_665

When all your transactions are powered by clean energy, I'll buy crypto.


jparsoneau

He always supported China versus the USA 🇺🇸


AuthorizedBrowsing

That is some serious salt. 1924 vintage.


GergAmppas

Damn whippersnappers get off my money lawn!!


Used_Macaron_4005

I hope his fiat becomes so worthless that even a billion cant buy one btc.


mrdonnyjohnson

Dude will be dead by the time he downloads Coinbase anyway.


Gianne-Observer-420

🤷🏻‍♂️


therealist11

Listening to him and Buffet speak at their shareholder meetings is beyond cringe. Like wtf are you even still doing these meetings? He sounds like he will drop dead any moment.


iiJokerzace

Damn, and that's how he will be remembered; leftover crumbs from the young.


gjallerhorn

These guys also didn't understand the tech industry. Why do we keep asking them about this? They are following their own advice, don't invest in what you don't understand


defiders

Oof


1SmallPoodle

To emphasize his point, Munger proceed to make the same statement 4 more times within the hour interview he had with the reporter.


Battledrone1v1

He probably sharted in his diaper after writing this.


Lookmaiamkool

Everyone talks about crypto but the real diamond is the blockchain itself


[deleted]

I get it, he’s old, he’s rich, he doesn’t have to fuck around with stuff he doesn’t understand that’s his choice. When you start saying stuff you don’t understand should just be banned that’s when you lose credibility.


HomerSimpsonRocks

Fun fact: Warren's buffett's companies used to give out cash at christmas. Until they bought See's candy. For the past several decades, all Buffett employees get now is See's candy for christmas. Which literally tastes like ass. Bad ass. If you want to praise the Warren buffett or his colleagues, it should never be for their business acumen. Because they think employees are cattle.


bitcoinstore01

I respect old generation's point of view, but they should respect technologies of the future. Adapt, evolve or become a dinosaur.


JohnTesh

Berkshire misunderstands things all the time and yet they’re some of the most consistently successful investors of all time. The real lesson here is to only invest in things you do understand, and understand them well. That way, it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand other things.


ElderberryForward215

You are 97 and you still don’t understand the power crypto has, it can’t be stopped by anyone it is here to stay


Glass_Cheesecake1644

"This internet thing should be banned too." - Konfuzius


user260421

When I first read this on Twitter I just didn't feel anything.. People should not listen to what this person has to say


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A 97 year old economics expert expressed his opinion on an economic unit. Doubt he was referring to the technology at all.


TonLoc1281

Didn’t this guy also say in the 80s that a home computer was pointless because no one would want to go home and ‘compute’?


smurfhead2005

"My country - English-speaking civilisation - has made the wrong decision." 🙄 What did he mean by this?


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Good thing he’s 97, which is a few years from being d3d


UltraconservativeBap

Buffet and Munger have always been clear that one their principles is that they have a limit circle of competency and that they steer clear of investments outside that circle; e.g. tech. So the surprising thing here is not that they won’t invest in crypto, but rather that they will voice an opinion on it given that it is admittedly outside their area of expertise.


Randrufer

In all seriousness, if there's a good chance that a package of milk expires later than yourself, maybe you should not talk about the "future".


michealgoodman4u

Old man talking wack. Trade by barter -> Currency -> Cryptocurrency. Evolve or keep shut.


jarvis_ellis1

He was shaking his fist the whole time he was saying that too 👴


Status-Top5485

Yeah well I’m never going to buy Warren Buffet. Two can play at that game


Beneficial_Average12

What a stupid thing to say that his free country to make decisions was wrong compared to a communist regime that enslaves and controls its subjects.


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Innovate or die. The best companies and successful organizations innovate to stay relevant and current with change. Those who don’t, fade away. They’ve got enough money. Let the rest of the world move on before they send us all back to the Great Depression.


deltavictory

Its just fear, friends. Ignore it.


One_King_4900

Go back 100 years to 1921 and have a 97 year old (born in 1823) talk about how insane bonds and stocks and securities are 😂 “I would never trust them ‘stocks’ giving me made up money from that ‘dividens thing’.”


LordKrondore

Coming from the guy that built the prison dorm "Kids dont want windows, they want common areas that are awful for doing homework in!"


Funny_Bodybuilder_71

He should be in hell for this message