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Older tech workers are tapping out, taking early retirement (www.seattletimes.com)
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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's never been a better time to cash out those 401ks full of tech stocks.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Well, maybe six months ago. Or pretty much any time before March.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

DOW is back over 51k. That means everything is good and nobody is allowed to complain.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

FYI, DOW doesn't stand for anything. "Dow" is commonly used to refer to the "Dow Jones Industrial Average."

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They weren't implying it was an acronym. They were just shouting DOW at you.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

NNNNNAAAAASSSSDDDDAAAAAAQ!!!!

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm fighting every urge to try turning that into an acronym.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Don't fight it. If it feels good, do it.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And yet, you knew what they meant.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure, this time I managed to figure it out. Next time they screw up an acronym, somebody else might not.

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Holy fuck, you'd have fun in the military.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Nobody would be having any fun.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dow stands for Charlies Dow, the co-founder of Dow Jones & Company.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No, his name is Dow. DOW doesn't stand for anything.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Department Of War

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

We usually acronymize that as DoW, not DOW, though some people use all caps.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

DOW is just his name in capital letters

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

THIS IS JUST A COMMENT IN CAPITAL LETTERS

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

QQQ and VOO are both up handsomely year-to-date.

[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Don't bother with that user. They were arguing a few days ago that the economy is fine, that the current stock values weren't intentionally pumped and that Trump didn't straight fuck the market back in 2025 by applying tarrifs to our trade partners.

Edit: ah there it is, another string of down votes on my comments lol, keep it up fuckass I dare you

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Ah, so that's why I have them tagged as "fascist simp."