For anyone over 40 I have no advice
I suspect no-one over 40 would want the advice of anyone who regularly expresses such certainty in their opinions or has such a skewed view of the world.
At around age 45-ish one starts to understands the reaction observed of one's elders over the years when they've listen politely to one's assertions about how the world works.
Edit: Said oldsters doubtless remember the times when they were jackasses as well.
from one old codger to another socialist old codger: in your case, he's right.
No doubt about that. I've been opinionated and prone to espouse on my opinions all my life. I've also done various 180 degree about faces on a variety of issues. A majority have been in the same general alignment through most of my life.
With Bitcoin I early on did a total 180 on transaction fees. Initially I was negative about them at all. When I considered things more and contemplated the system dynamics in a more holistic manner I changed my mind completely and started paying a rate that often runs into the $10/tx range. Both arguments appear in the troll-talk archives.