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The "Do you believe investing is similar to gambling?" question has choices of Yes and No. Some investing is similar to gambling. Some of that gambling is benign or even beneficial and some, like the derivatives bomb that blew up in 2008 is dangerous on a global scale. Some investors would never see themselves as gamblers but are. Some are over-cautious and moralistic about their investing.

Similarly, while there are frivolous lawsuits, and lawsuits that are technically not frivolous but are very harmful, like patent trolls and SLAPPs, there are also domains where personal liability does not reach today, like police violence, that could benefit from bonded practitioners with their bond at stake.

No matter, the plaintiff thinks I'm too establishment. I've been dismissed.



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