this also explains why swedish DOESN'T break this pattern, it uses "separera" and "reparera". there's also "komparera", used in the sense "to inflect an adjective/adverb"

also shout out to whoever capped the swipe-scroll speed in the youtube app so scrolling to a certain video in a list has become really slow for no reason. thank you

also his anecdote about a doctor telling him his dad died in a falling in a subway station staircase – he hit his head on a railing and "he was dead before he even hit the floor". why the hell would a doctor make such an incredibly confident claim lol. there's no way you can know that

like yeah dude i'm sure the fbi needs the aid of someone who bullshitted people somewhat well when he was 16. an agency who only hires the most alert and capable people are probably desperately in need of his perspective

and yes i lost a ton of money in the 2025 crash lol, mostly because i panic sold my shares when it was too late. buy high sell low baby

basically index funds are really nifty because they're not actively managed, they just roughly reflect the state of the market, so they take a really low fee. you'll lose money if the whole market crashes ofc but you're not betting on individual companies nor paying some banker to bet for you