What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.
If there was a sliver of a guarantee to succeed even moderately, that is to break even and perhaps crawl slowly towards a modest profit and a steady income, I’d go into business.
And I wager most people would do too.
But one thing is clear.
Capitalism is a sum-zero game.
That means your loss is someone else’s gain.
There’s absolutely no guarantees in this life.
Except perhaps that a fool and his money are soon parted.
Right now, any potential windfall, any proverbial cash inflow would generate more stress than relief, given the volatility of the markets.
Even a modest investment would have to be weighed carefully against a very probable loss at the rapacious hands of government, private investors bent on robbing you blind, and also the vicissitudes of the world markets in a time of world war.
That is not to say money can’t be made right now.
On the contrary, people stand to make a fortune but they can also lose one just as fast.
The question we must ask ourselves is not what can I do if I was guaranteed not to fail but how to go about doing it to guarantee my survival in times of war.
The answer sometimes is inconsequential.
One must ask the right question if one is to survive.
Götterdämmerung 