📢 One day, an investor walks into a bar and orders whiskey. The bartender, pouring, asks:
— Why are you so pensive today?
The investor, taking a deep breath, replies:
— Well, I'm thinking about where else to invest. Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, biotechnology... And I'm still into oil and gas. It's a bit conservative.
The bartender wipes the glass and smirks:
— Well, it's like a tree. Some want an oak right away to rest in its shade later, while others plant an acorn, nurture it for years, and then wonder why by that time everyone is flying in airplanes instead of heating with firewood. The main thing is that the acorn doesn't end up in ground full of moles.
Meaning: The joke hints that investors often face a dilemma: stick to proven but possibly outdated assets (like "oil and gas") or take risks by investing in new, promising but less predictable fields (like "artificial intelligence and biotechnology"). The "acorn" symbolizes long-term, promising investments that require patience and proper analysis to avoid "ending up in ground full of moles" (that is, in a losing project or simply not delivering the expected results).
