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[-] ptolemai@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

7B in funds managed by Situationally Unaware

[-] pulsey@feddit.org 1 points 16 hours ago
[-] zikzak025@lemmy.world 176 points 2 days ago

Always take the upfront cash! Currency devalues over time so that 7 billion could be worthless by tomorrow. But $19 invested correctly today could be worth a trillion dollars by tomorrow.

[-] lookitsjustin@lemmy.ca 63 points 2 days ago

Very smart. You should teach a class on this stuff.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

For one easy payment of $19 today and one really hard payment of $7B tomorrow.

Nah easy money cause they show you how to turn that $19 into a trillion by tomorrow so for the low fee of $7B and $19 you get to walk away with $993B in profit.

[-] Sabin10@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I see you've also read the Facebook comments on similar posts. Another popular one is "$19 right now is a sure thing but I could die in my sleep, I'll take the $19".

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[-] Shindo66@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Can I borrow against the 7 billion? Ill find someone to lend me 1 million today and ill give them 2 million tomorrow

Zamn 100% daily interest

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

Typical askreddit post, lol.

Would you [moderately be inconvenienced for a somewhat long-ish time] for [ridiculous amount of money]?

Right up there with all the “have you ever sexy sexed the sexything? Would you if a sexyperson was involved?”

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 days ago

"What's the sexiest sex you've ever sexed"

right up there with "Women of reddit: do you like [absolutely generic and traditionally handsome trait or article of clothing] on men?"

[-] nullify3112@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I’d wait until 23:58 to make my decision and then go for $19 because who knows what can happen in 2 seconds

[-] Godort@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 days ago

$19 right now, obviously. If I get hit by a bus and die between now and tomorrow, then I'll have ended up with nothing

[-] GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 days ago

think of the tax implications too!

[-] EastofEdson@piefed.ca 11 points 2 days ago

No no. There are wealth companies out there that you can pay millions to and they will make sure you don't have to pay any taxes.

I'd still take the $19 though. Sure money now is better than potential money in the future.

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[-] yoriaiko 27 points 2 days ago

Spoiler - I'm from future, very next week to be exact, and I have some news for Ya.

Tomorrow, exactly 18 hours from I'm commenting now, Epstein files will leak. Whole murica will collapse within next 2 hours. Dollars as currency will collapse instantly too!

7 billions dollar will be worthy less than 19 today, if You manage to exchange the currency to any other - get value of $19.

Actually, unsure, depends if 7 billions gonna be in coins, paper or digital money. That amount of paper could be worth little more than $19 (that paper is not burnable, so still meh), coins, as metal, should be worthy way more.

[-] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

That would be so cool

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[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

$19 right now. It says "7 billions dollars", and there's no real currency called billions dollars.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

19, duh, it's a bigger number than 7.

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Tick. tick, tick people. Let's go, now! There may not be another tomorrow. /s

[-] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

I'm about to go to sleep. I'll sleep better knowing I have $19, but probably wouldn't sleep at all knowing $7 billion is showing up tomorrow. I don't think I'm cut out for the billionaire life, but I'm prepared to try.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

Both. First timeline I take the billion, invented time travel and enter the second timeline to go get the $19 too.

[-] techpb@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

19 dollar fortnite card, who wants it?

[-] wezzzy 2 points 1 day ago

And yes im giving it away

[-] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Nice try J. G. Wentworth

[-] CoryCoolguy@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 days ago

I'm getting $7,000,000,019. How? Well I take the $19 right now for starters. Then I spend the next 24 hours trying to think of a plan to secure the 7B as well.

[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 10 points 2 days ago

I'll take the 7 billions dollars tomorrow. Even if it's some Ugadogobindan dollar where 7 billions of it is worth less than $19, the max I lose is $19, so I'm gonna take that risk.

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[-] HowDawg 6 points 2 days ago

$19 right now. Then I have it right now. Tomorrow never comes so I wouldn't get that 7B.

[-] gooballer@lemmy.today 0 points 1 day ago

Umm... I think tomorrow came already

[-] kboos1@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

$19. I've seen enough evil genie movies. It will never be tomorrow, it's always today. Tomorrow is the promise of today.

[-] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

The horse's name was friday

delayed gratification is only unlocked when you have over 250 iq (which I have) so I pick

[-] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I dunno, I could really go for a pizza right now...

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Always take the lump sum!

[-] 1800doctorb@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I’m worried about the taxes due on that $7 billion. With tax brackets and that math, I’d probably come out ahead with the $19. This is why I’ve declined every raise I’ve been offered, don’t want to slip into that next tax rate.

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 days ago

... or $1 for grammar lessons.

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Sounds like a promise a drug addict would make

[-] aMockTie@piefed.world 5 points 2 days ago

Income or debt?

[-] almost1337@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

I take the $19, because I don't feel like becoming unethical.

[-] SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Imma take the 7b’s then give you $6,999,999,981 just to screw you over.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Can I have 3.5 billion dollars when I go to bed tonight?

[-] istdaslol@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

At this day and age tomorrow my 19$ could be worth 8 billion

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

20.bucks is 20 bucks

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