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Posted: 4/28/2024 11:32:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PacNW5: Technically, the equitable example would have been if your parents had been renting up until their 40s because your grandparents bought up all the houses, saw their values skyrocket and then rented out to their children as their passive income. Sounds B A S E D. I love capitalism. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 11:33:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Missilegeek: America's decline is not written in stone. But yeah it's very hard to vote better and do better when the Communists have controlled education and indoctrinated our youth since the 1960s. Either math is a lie or america is dooooomed. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 11:34:12 AM EDT
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No, they don’t see the future they want.
They see a future that requires more hard work than they want to put in, more sacrifice than they want to make. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 11:45:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mall-Ninja: No, they don’t see the future they want. They see a future that requires more hard work than they want to put in, more sacrifice than they want to make. You'd be a lot fucking gloomier if you had to repay this without getting the benefits, instead of spending it and reaping the benefits. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 12:09:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Depending on what counts as a "career change", 3-7. Deciding to bail and try something else wasn't a bad decision for any of them. Flip side is all of the new selections were bad decisions, except the most recent one. The most recent one was simply getting back into what I had gone to school for before the previous 2 changes. So far at my first real job in the field I went to school for, its going relatively well. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Originally Posted By dmnoid77: How many career changes? Depending on what counts as a "career change", 3-7. Deciding to bail and try something else wasn't a bad decision for any of them. Flip side is all of the new selections were bad decisions, except the most recent one. The most recent one was simply getting back into what I had gone to school for before the previous 2 changes. So far at my first real job in the field I went to school for, its going relatively well. That bit my wife as well. She went through 3-4 career fields before landing in one with a viable progression path. It probably cost her a decade or more of progression towards a realistic retirement plan. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 12:20:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillofRights: Members were earnestly trying to help you. You could have chosen quiet introspection, or you could have simply ignored them. Instead, you chose to get drunk or stoned, and conjure up your legions of fantasy communists, to future kill the rich. (Something You would never actively do of course). Well, thanks for the brutal honesty. Lol I just saw the rest of this looking for something else. First of all, no thanks, I'm good. I don't need to be told to go learn a trade or go start a business or anything like that. And since the whole reason I came into this thread was to laugh at you, quiet introspection was never on the menu. Second, whats this stuff about "legions of fantasy communists"? On the one hand, I don't necessarily believe everything I was taught in History class is 100% no-cap, but I'm pretty sure the revolutions I was referring to happened. Probably, idk, I've never really considered that maybe things like Mao's Cultural Revolution or the Bolshevik revolution in Russia could be hoaxes. Big if true. I also did quite explicitly say that I have contempt for those people like you wouldn't believe, and that I won't be helping them if it happens again. What about the moon landing? Was that fake too? Does that even ring a bell, or did I just dream that it happened? |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 12:24:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By iwouldntknow: Sounds B A S E D. I love capitalism. Depends on which side of the ledger you're on. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 8:34:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mall-Ninja: No, they don’t see the future they want. They see a future that requires more hard work than they want to put in, more sacrifice than they want to make.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 6:11:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PDP_Main: Boomers are grandparents now, and have been for 2 decades. Participation trophies started in the oughts (2000-2009), so that would be Gen X or Millis that started the participation trophies. You VCels need to get your generations straight so you can blame the right group for your failures. Now go watch some porn and rub one out. Shit, there were participation trophies in the 70s in youth sports and probably before that.. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:06:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By flynlr: Shit, there were participation trophies in the 70s in youth sports and probably before that.. That guy is just another example of b**mahs saying shit that is just plainly false, easily disproved in fact, with malicious intent. I don't know if they actually believe it and are too lazy to spend 30 seconds fact checking, or if they know they are lying. I don't understand why they think they can just so arrogantly lie like that. Is it because they don't understand search engines exist? Did their grandparents lie to them too, only it was easier to get away with it because you had to go to a library to find out they were lying? Are they really just so delusional they think they can just brute force us into believing whatever lies they are telling? |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:30:43 AM EDT
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The republicans will save us. Our vote matters.
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VA, USA
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:52:50 AM EDT
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It sucks to live in and raise kids in an inflationary environment.
The cost of living is up and up on all fronts |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 8:11:40 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By iwouldntknow: Originally Posted By Missilegeek: America's decline is not written in stone. 
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Posted: 4/29/2024 8:15:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mall-Ninja: No, they don’t see the future they want. They see a future that requires more hard work than they want to put in, more sacrifice than they want to make. this is 100% true. they want to sit home, fingerbang phones and computers all day long in air conditioning while eating cheetos and sipping soy lattes. they dont want to work outside, do manual labor, work for less, work nights and weekends etc. we have been telling these little fuckwads for decades that they are special and that manual labor is for those brown people. you want a future, go to fucking work. stop being a fucking man child. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:12:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By flynlr: Shit, there were participation trophies in the 70s in youth sports and probably before that.. Dude is just looking for a reason to call someone a porn addict even if it means telling a flat out lie. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:23:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: That guy is just another example of b**mahs saying shit that is just plainly false, easily disproved in fact, with malicious intent. I don't know if they actually believe it and are too lazy to spend 30 seconds fact checking, or if they know they are lying. I don't understand why they think they can just so arrogantly lie like that. Is it because they don't understand search engines exist? Did their grandparents lie to them too, only it was easier to get away with it because you had to go to a library to find out they were lying? Are they really just so delusional they think they can just brute force us into believing whatever lies they are telling? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Originally Posted By flynlr: Shit, there were participation trophies in the 70s in youth sports and probably before that.. That guy is just another example of b**mahs saying shit that is just plainly false, easily disproved in fact, with malicious intent. I don't know if they actually believe it and are too lazy to spend 30 seconds fact checking, or if they know they are lying. I don't understand why they think they can just so arrogantly lie like that. Is it because they don't understand search engines exist? Did their grandparents lie to them too, only it was easier to get away with it because you had to go to a library to find out they were lying? Are they really just so delusional they think they can just brute force us into believing whatever lies they are telling? That worked for most of their lives, and habits are hard to break? Telling 90-95% of people they're fucked out of the American Dream, unless they already grabbed it and can recycle equity like older Americans, and unless they work harder than the sea of illegals and H-1Bs being imported to keep wages down, doesn't seem like a viable strategy, My Lords. Which is the system that'll have to be implemented to make it stick. Has @ramairthree already dropped by in the thread, with a bunch of data-backed examples detailing the problem, that almost no one over 60 in these threads bothers to read? |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:28:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By XJ: In before working 187 hours per week 168 is doable and happens frequently in my domain . 7x 24 . Those weeks usually involve 3-6 hours of actual “ work “ with the rest of the time grilling out , watching movies, fucking around on the internet and sleeping . Some even bring their wives and girlfriends to hang out . Its rough . |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:30:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twisted10: this is 100% true. they want to sit home, fingerbang phones and computers all day long in air conditioning while eating cheetos and sipping soy lattes. they dont want to work outside, do manual labor, work for less, work nights and weekends etc. we have been telling these little fuckwads for decades that they are special and that manual labor is for those brown people. you want a future, go to fucking work. stop being a fucking man child. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twisted10: Originally Posted By Mall-Ninja: No, they don’t see the future they want. They see a future that requires more hard work than they want to put in, more sacrifice than they want to make. this is 100% true. they want to sit home, fingerbang phones and computers all day long in air conditioning while eating cheetos and sipping soy lattes. they dont want to work outside, do manual labor, work for less, work nights and weekends etc. we have been telling these little fuckwads for decades that they are special and that manual labor is for those brown people. you want a future, go to fucking work. stop being a fucking man child. 
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:31:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: IDK man, if you take some of the wild assumptions made about me in this thread (which are pretty funny) for granted, geoology must be straight gravy.  Here's the secret: it actually is kinda gravy. The starter jobs dont pay great, but they are also kinda like a form of hazing. Compared to being a private in the Infantry, a rookie on a college rugby team, or a fraternity pledge, or even a new guy on a shop floor full of tradies, its not that bad. For someone who has done all of those things, the guys and girls that cant hang for a year would be absolutely befuddling if I hadn't known people who are the exact same character tropes in college. Literally the hardest thing they have ever had to overcome in their life was minerology. There's parts of the cycle where its very difficult to get hired on for your first job (which is why I have experience as a tradie), or if you aren't very much on top of your shit you're probably getting laid off. On the flip side, I think the time I spent turning a wrench made my current job a lot easier than it is for guys that come straight out of school and have never been in anything resembling this environment before.
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:36:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wineraner: That worked for most of their lives, and habits are hard to break? Telling 90-95% of people they're fucked out of the American Dream, unless they already grabbed it and can recycle equity like older Americans, and unless they work harder than the sea of illegals and H-1Bs being imported to keep wages down, doesn't seem like a viable strategy, My Lords. Which is the system that'll have to be implemented to make it stick. Has @ramairthree already dropped by in the thread, with a bunch of data-backed examples detailing the problem, that almost no one over 60 in these threads bothers to read? He probably did stop by, but most of them would rather call us younger folk lazy pieces of shit. They get off on it and it makes them feel better about themselves. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:49:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twisted10: this is 100% true. they want to sit home, fingerbang phones and computers all day long in air conditioning while eating cheetos and sipping soy lattes. they dont want to work outside, do manual labor, work for less, work nights and weekends etc. we have been telling these little fuckwads for decades that they are special and that manual labor is for those brown people. you want a future, go to fucking work. stop being a fucking man child. Wow! That's amazing! You have the same level of understanding of the world as our "president"! |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 4/29/2024 9:59:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wineraner: That worked for most of their lives, and habits are hard to break? Telling 90-95% of people they're fucked out of the American Dream, unless they already grabbed it and can recycle equity like older Americans, and unless they work harder than the sea of illegals and H-1Bs being imported to keep wages down, doesn't seem like a viable strategy, My Lords. Which is the system that'll have to be implemented to make it stick. Has @ramairthree already dropped by in the thread, with a bunch of data-backed examples detailing the problem, that almost no one over 60 in these threads bothers to read? On occasion some other over 50/over 60 types will enter these threads- Say- damn, Every step or several of the steps or these two specific steps earned on the way to the top of the stairs would not be obtainable in the current economics, etc. But will also get drowned out with nonsense. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 10:00:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/29/2024 10:01:38 AM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Deerhurst: Wow! That's amazing! You have the same level of understanding of the world as our "president"! how so? why cant people just go to fucking work? little timmy is afraid to get dirty because he is special? or, is it, i deserve more!! more more more. go fucking earn it. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 10:02:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DDDDCheapAF: 168 is doable and happens frequently in my domain . 7x 24 . Those weeks usually involve 3-6 hours of actual “ work “ with the rest of the time grilling out , watching movies, fucking around on the internet and sleeping . Some even bring their wives and girlfriends to hang out . Its rough . Firefighter?? 
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Posted: 4/29/2024 10:07:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agilt: To be fair, mineralogy is no fun. The whole experience looks like fun in hindsight. 
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Posted: 4/29/2024 10:10:04 AM EDT
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As a 20 year old healthy male the best thing that ever happened to me ever was getting a blue collar job... It seriously changed my life, and people my age look at me like I'm crazy for working such job.
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Posted: 4/29/2024 10:14:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twisted10: how so? why cant people just go to fucking work? little timmy is afraid to get dirty because he is special? or, is it, i deserve more!! more more more. go fucking earn it. I think we have already had the inflation talk in this thread. I'm on week 10 of a 4 week hitch and I've still got another week left. My feet are soaked in diesel based drilling fluid. If you aren't willing to at least try to understand what we are even talking about, we are just going to tease you until you get so angry you shit your Depends, and then laugh at you. I gotta go catch some rocks and watch anime until its time for me to catch more rocks. I'll probably come back later, just to laugh at you. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 10:29:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: The whole experience looks like fun in hindsight. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Originally Posted By Agilt: To be fair, mineralogy is no fun. The whole experience looks like fun in hindsight. 
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Posted: 4/29/2024 2:23:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: I think you misunderstood what I said. We all think shit sucks right now, but that isn’t stopping us from moving forward. I landed a job with a Fortune 200 company recently, one friend purchased a home, albeit overpriced, and the rest are pushing into their specific fields. All while married and most of them with kids. Thanks for the clarification. Happy to hear that at least in your circle attitudes are on track for success. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 2:33:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twisted10: this is 100% true. they want to sit home, fingerbang phones and computers all day long in air conditioning while eating cheetos and sipping soy lattes. they dont want to work outside, do manual labor, work for less, work nights and weekends etc. we have been telling these little fuckwads for decades that they are special and that manual labor is for those brown people. you want a future, go to fucking work. stop being a fucking man child. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twisted10: Originally Posted By Mall-Ninja: No, they don’t see the future they want. They see a future that requires more hard work than they want to put in, more sacrifice than they want to make. this is 100% true. they want to sit home, fingerbang phones and computers all day long in air conditioning while eating cheetos and sipping soy lattes. they dont want to work outside, do manual labor, work for less, work nights and weekends etc. we have been telling these little fuckwads for decades that they are special and that manual labor is for those brown people. you want a future, go to fucking work. stop being a fucking man child. They see influencers living or vacationing in Thailand, or full time on sailboats, driving Ferraris and Teslas, in shape, with tons of kids, a beefcake husband chopping wood all day, etc and they're jealous. They don't understand its curated to produce rage and discontent, so they dislike the current system and their current job, wallowing deeper into depression with their wine and Xanax vs trying to better themselves in pursuit of the attainable. Kharn |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 2:35:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kharn: They see influencers living or vacationing in Thailand, or full time on sailboats, driving Ferraris and Teslas, in shape, with tons of kids, a beefcake husband chopping wood all day, etc and they're jealous. They don't understand its curated to produce rage and discontent, so they dislike the current system and their current job, wallowing deeper into depression with their wine and Xanax vs trying to better themselves in pursuit of the attainable. Kharn Yeah the demoralization propaganda definitely isn't helping. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 6:41:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: That guy is just another example of b**mahs saying shit that is just plainly false, easily disproved in fact, with malicious intent. I don't know if they actually believe it and are too lazy to spend 30 seconds fact checking, or if they know they are lying. I don't understand why they think they can just so arrogantly lie like that. Is it because they don't understand search engines exist? Did their grandparents lie to them too, only it was easier to get away with it because you had to go to a library to find out they were lying? Are they really just so delusional they think they can just brute force us into believing whatever lies they are telling? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Originally Posted By flynlr: Shit, there were participation trophies in the 70s in youth sports and probably before that.. That guy is just another example of b**mahs saying shit that is just plainly false, easily disproved in fact, with malicious intent. I don't know if they actually believe it and are too lazy to spend 30 seconds fact checking, or if they know they are lying. I don't understand why they think they can just so arrogantly lie like that. Is it because they don't understand search engines exist? Did their grandparents lie to them too, only it was easier to get away with it because you had to go to a library to find out they were lying? Are they really just so delusional they think they can just brute force us into believing whatever lies they are telling? I got them in little league and soccer in 75. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 6:50:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PORK_REAP3R: How little you fucking know. Owning a trade business now is a goddamn gold mine if you are all the things I said you should be. But what the fuck do I know? I only own 10 of the things in my avatar.... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PORK_REAP3R: Originally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: This. Anyone telling young guys to go be a tradie and be "punctual, polite, and detail oriented youll make bank blah blah" should actually just shut the fuck up forever. How little you fucking know. Owning a trade business now is a goddamn gold mine if you are all the things I said you should be. But what the fuck do I know? I only own 10 of the things in my avatar.... Post more. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 6:53:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: What kind of trade business do you own? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Originally Posted By PORK_REAP3R: How little you fucking know. Owning a trade business now is a goddamn gold mine if you are all the things I said you should be. But what the fuck do I know? I only own 10 of the things in my avatar.... What kind of trade business do you own? Shhhh... The trades customers are telling you how to make bank off of them. Take notes. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:00:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tree-hugger: Post more. I'll give that guy credit for producing answers that make sense after adequate nagging. He appears to express some anti social attitudes and projects a lot, but at least he isn't stupid or senile. Nobody can be everything, everywhere, all at once. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:16:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: brasscrossedrifles]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tree-hugger: Shhhh... The trades customers are telling you how to make bank off of them. Take notes. None of the trades he requires services from have high enough margins for me to be interested in leaving the oil and gas industry. Depending on location it's pretty easy to do everything right and after paying for materials and helpers end up with basically what I currently make left over, and I'm in the most basic bitch straight outta college hazing session job in my field. Now, there are some trades where you actually can rake it in as an independent contractor either alone or with a small team. I just happen to think it's important to be specific about what trades you mean when posting the LeArN a TrADe meme. I dont think "Be specific" is a big ask, especially not when it's a counter ask to "be detail oriented". I admit my original presentation in this thread of this grievance with boomers (actual or spiritual) posting LeArN a TrAdE without being specific was a little abrasive. I won't be apologizing. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:27:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: None of the trades he requires services from have high enough margins for me to be interested in leaving the oil and gas industry. Depending on location it's pretty easy to do everything right and after paying for materials and helpers end up with basically what I currently make left over, and I'm in the most basic bitch straight outta college hazing session job in my field. Now, there are some trades where you actually can rake it in as an independent contractor either alone or with a small team. I just happen to think it's important to be specific about what trades you mean when posting the LeArN a TrADe meme. I dont think "Be specific" is a big ask, especially not when it's a counter ask to "be detail oriented". I admit my original presentation in this thread of this grievance with boomers (actual or spiritual) posting LeArN a TrAdE without being specific was a little abrasive. I won't be apologizing. Upward mobility in any trade is likely better than slinging lattes or running the counter at Hot Topic. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:32:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dmnoid77: Upward mobility in any trade is likely better than slinging lattes or running the counter at Hot Topic. Well, most of them anyway. That brings up another point: context. I generally think of this as a sub-section of "be specifc" but maybe it deserves its own category. Thanks for reminding me. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:33:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dmnoid77: Upward mobility in any trade is likely better than slinging lattes or running the counter at Hot Topic. Every college degree leads to one of those outcomes or something similar? |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:49:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Every college degree leads to one of those outcomes or something similar? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Originally Posted By dmnoid77: Upward mobility in any trade is likely better than slinging lattes or running the counter at Hot Topic. Every college degree leads to one of those outcomes or something similar? You seem to be operating in the fringe regions of either millenialism or boomerism and are attempting to make a point that eludes the casual observer. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 7:58:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By foxxnhound: 46 and I feel the same way as you guys. I'm 73, and just sitting here shaking my head. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 8:29:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dmnoid77: You seem to be operating in the fringe regions of either millenialism or boomerism and are attempting to make a point that eludes the casual observer. Millennialism and boomerism are spiritually the same, only differentiated by average resources. |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 8:30:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Millennialism and boomerism are spiritually the same, only differentiated by average resources. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Originally Posted By dmnoid77: You seem to be operating in the fringe regions of either millenialism or boomerism and are attempting to make a point that eludes the casual observer. Millennialism and boomerism are spiritually the same, only differentiated by average resources. horseshoetheory.jpg |
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Posted: 4/29/2024 8:37:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/29/2024 11:29:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chisum: ROFL Your reasoning is really flawed. I could go to the VA but I don't have to and don't want substandard care. Those who do use VA, get an extra boost because I don't. I also pay for supplemental Ins. I planned my retirement and paid for it. You can call it whatever you want, just remember you will get the same benefit because you paid into it too. Both Medicare and SS existed long before I ever had a job or could vote. You will have the same investment return and it won't say $0.00. Your ignorance is showing. Instead of whining, go earn and/or buy your coverage. How is Obamacare working for you? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chisum: Originally Posted By C-4: Aren’t you 72 years old? Medicare and Social Security = Entitlements. Your grandchildren are and will pay for that. YOU are the problem. Pain and sacrifice would be YOU going to get medical care and being asked for your credit card. You should still get your monthly SS check and it should say $0.00. ROFL Your reasoning is really flawed. I could go to the VA but I don't have to and don't want substandard care. Those who do use VA, get an extra boost because I don't. I also pay for supplemental Ins. I planned my retirement and paid for it. You can call it whatever you want, just remember you will get the same benefit because you paid into it too. Both Medicare and SS existed long before I ever had a job or could vote. You will have the same investment return and it won't say $0.00. Your ignorance is showing. Instead of whining, go earn and/or buy your coverage. How is Obamacare working for you? Medicare Part D pays for your Copium  |
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Posted: 4/30/2024 4:33:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Twisted10: how so? why cant people just go to fucking work? little timmy is afraid to get dirty because he is special? or, is it, i deserve more!! more more more. go fucking earn it. Here is an example. I just worked with a young professional in my field yesterday, Great guy. Brilliant, amazing work ethic, driven, wife, couple of little kids. Tons of education and training. Years spent with 80 hours weeks. In his 30s. On his third state moving to increase salary. He’s at about 400K annual salary. Right around 98.87% percentile for annual salary. I bought a home for 300K twenty years ago that was amazing to raise a family in. The currently price of the home is over 3 times what I paid. Over twice corrected for inflation. He cannot afford/have the same life for his kids/family that I did at the same stage of his career. About five years ago I spent a few years working with a professional at a similar stage. He render bought land near me and built a home. It is almost finished. He makes closer to 500K. I’m not saying he doesn’t have a million dollar home. But he has half the acreage, and a similar sized home with no barn, detached shop/garage, or pool. His wife also has a stem Ph.D. And brings in about another 120K a year for 9 months work a year. How much more successful do you need to be to have the same achievements and rewards I did in their shoes 20 years ago? Not even considering I was working at a discount for uncle same because there was a war on. |
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Posted: 4/30/2024 4:53:55 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ramairthree: Here is an example. I just worked with a young professional in my field yesterday, Great guy. Brilliant, amazing work ethic, driven, wife, couple of little kids. Tons of education and training. Years spent with 80 hours weeks. In his 30s. On his third state moving to increase salary. He’s at about 400K annual salary. Right around 98.87% percentile for annual salary. I bought a home for 300K twenty years ago that was amazing to raise a family in. The currently price of the home is over 3 times what I paid. Over twice corrected for inflation. He cannot afford/have the same life for his kids/family that I did at the same stage of his career. About five years ago I spent a few years working with a professional at a similar stage. He render bought land near me and built a home. It is almost finished. He makes closer to 500K. I’m not saying he doesn’t have a million dollar home. But he has half the acreage, and a similar sized home with no barn, detached shop/garage, or pool. His wife also has a stem Ph.D. And brings in about another 120K a year for 9 months work a year. How much more successful do you need to be to have the same achievements and rewards I did in their shoes 20 years ago? Not even considering I was working at a discount for uncle same because there was a war on. Sounds like a loser with W2 mindset. Shoulda learned a trade. Shoulda worked more overtime. Has he considered pulling himself into a $900k home with his bootstraps? NGMI. Participation trophies. |
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Posted: 4/30/2024 5:23:09 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MADMAXXX: Yet they continue to vote Democrat.  They just don't get the connection, voting for Democrats will mean misery and despair. |
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Posted: 4/30/2024 8:33:26 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Sounds like a loser with W2 mindset. Shoulda learned a trade. Shoulda worked more overtime. Has he considered pulling himself into a $900k home with his bootstraps? NGMI. Participation trophies.  Attached File |
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