Hi Gene, 1. Crypto. The whole reason behind crypto is facilitate movement of funds without paying transaction costs that are outdated (given current technology). I know most people use it as a speculation vehicle..but that's like day-trading yahoo stock in 1993! So use wise this time. But making a series of videos on how to use crypto in daily life. ITS EASY. I'll post them on Thai Expat sites in August. 2. I like 'bonehead' remarks, btw - isn't that what FB is for?

@Lance ********

Ha! No buddy, this place is decimated. In NYC, social life is all there is! Btw, I regret making that statement about Vancouver. Only Canadians are allowed, and I'm not Canadian (I was born & raised in Toronto.- get it?). Thx

@Michael *******

Oh, I get it. Sorry dude. And yes, the best way to keep politics off this board is not to write an essay about it. Its f*cking freezing here & don't want to go outside...so I have nothing to do. I'll be good from now on. Thx!

@Jay ****

Good morning, Jay. 1. Not qualified to give you life advice, but I think I'm older than you, so I will anyway: "Life is Short & NYC is not the place for SocialPeople/Freespirits). 2. But I am qualified to give you advice on the New York Thai Consulate. I am preparing a post explaining after I check with my attorney. Don't do anything until you read what I have to say. As a fellow NY'er, you can PM me w/questions. Good Luck.

@Kd ********

Hi, I'm a dad so I'm constantly giving people advice on issues that I am sure about.... UNDERSTAND THIS: people are constantly looking through FB profiles. Some are just casual like Mike

@Michael *******

, others are just sales people and then there is the scary category (too huge to list). I have been on FB since day one & earned a great living writing fake news (I stopped of course), I thought I knew all the tricks. But in 2019, while in Koh Tao, I finally visited the Dark Web....I learned that my tricks were a joke compared to the algorithms you can buy right now -cheap & easy to use also.

@Michael *******

Hi Mike, I too didn't really like Kd Eryarar comment. But evaluating someone based on whether they are a Trump supported is a little immature. As you get older, you will realize that politics is a game. People voted for an idiot like Trump because they are suffering & don't know what else to do. AfricanAmericans voted for Biden because they don't know what else to do. Its sad that most people easily conform. Perhaps these two easily verifiable points will help you: 1. Trump has never changed his views...ever. And until 2014, he was a valued and accepted member of the Democratic establishment. 2. In 1990s, Dem supporters hated GWBush..blamed him for everything. The Repubs hated Clinton, blamed him for everything. A Dem/Rep in a bar was a dangerous combination...But a quick YouTube search will reveal Bill Clinton & George W. Bush talking about their close friendship (do it man, do it now!!). Get it? Yes? Good! No? You will sooner or later. (Sorry, I'm a writer)

@Rima ***************

Yes, I get it now!

@Jay ****

Yes, but there were a lot of rebels! Worse, many 'non-rebels' thought they were complying, but let their guard down just once in a while. Anyway, I wish I never brought up Lockdowns, we are powerless anyway.

@Rima ***************

My reply was not very clear. In short, I get it: you are saying.... unless you can do lockdowns properly, they can't possibly work. Our miscommunication was that I am focusing on NYC -where the cops only enforced legal biz lockdowns & ignore the following (this is just an FYI, btw): 1. "Covid Speakeasy's (underground clubs TONS of them in boroughs), private poker dens etc. 2. Personal violations/backyard parties in the boroughs (ie. Bronx, Queens, etc). My old neighborhood of Astoria was rocking' when I was last there in early December. I would have videos it but I would get punched out for sure. So to finally be clear....My complaint (which I shouldn't have mentioned on this board) was that the Mayor knows this. The Governor (idiot Rich Kid -the Italian Trump) knows this. But they still act like it is a solution. Again, I know that they don't know what else to do since there would be riots if 'they' imposed effective lock measures. Yet, small business are dead. Hope I was clearer, and one more time: WE ARE POWERLESS. Its like sayin' "Hey the Vietnamese seem like nice people' during that stupid, f*cking war in the 1960s. Whoa -gotta go Sanford & Son is on. Thx.

@Mark ******

No, son...no- don't be like that!