15 y/o me: It’s fucking crazy that people left the most advanced civilizations in the world, sailed across an ocean on a wooden ship, then crossed an entire continent in a covered wagon—just to get a homestead and live in a log cabin, miles from the nearest small town, for the rest of their lives.
30 y/o me: Nevermind. I get it.
Can someone explain why if I make $100 on a stock the government takes $50 of it in taxes, but when I lose $100 on a stock they don’t reimburse me $50?