[ExI] Free Trade

[John Clark]

*I should've said:*

*You'll be so rich you won't need my nearly microscopic amount of money. So
there's no point. *

*John K Clark *

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
>
> *> rather than speculating on what it WILL BE if Singularity Santa shows
>> up*
>
>
> *It's more likely Singularity Satan will show up, I would be willing to
> bet you on that and give you 2 to 1 odds, except that if I win then I won't
> be around to collect my winnings, and if I lose then I'll be so rich I
> won't need your nearly microscopic amount of money. So there's no point.  *
>
> *  > **We must be prepared for what happens if he doesn’t,*
>
>
> *No we must not. It is neither possible nor desirable to be prepared for
> any possible undesirable consequence. It's possible a meteorite will go
> through your roof and hit you on the head, so should you always wear a
> football helmet inside your house? I don't think so. *
>
> *> or if Singularity Santa goes to other houses across the Pacific Ocean
>> and doesn’t ever get here.*
>
>
> *In that case you are toast and a balanced budget is not going to help you
> one bit. I think in two years, three at the most, to anybody looking at
> this thread in the archives, worrying about unbalanced budgets is going to
> seem positively quaint because there are FAR more consequential things to
> worry about.*
>
> *John K Clark  *
>
>
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