Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Kak]

This is hilarious and so true

I actually got banned from reviews and answers on Amazon because I have all my own products 5 stars back when I was going print on demand in college.

Honestly, it gave me the option, and who reads the entire Amazon terms?

Jeff Bezos is angry with you

 

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[Raoul Duke]

uhhhh

JBS USA, world's largest meat supplier, shuts down 9 beef plants after cyberattack; 'vast majority' of plants to open Wednesday

JBS USA, the world's largest meat supplier, has reportedly shut down all of its nine U.S. beef processing plants in the wake of a cyberattack.

www.usatoday.com

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Avoiding a climate lockdown

WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.

www.wbcsd.org

My new hero.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAOCnDMGdKU

 

[Kak]

Volcker smoked a cigar at his confirmation hearing.

 

[Timmy C]

F*ck all of the Covid conspiracy nut jobs. F*ck all of the sheep as well.
If you are either:
A. Extremely against vaccines, masks etc., you are a card-carrying cult member.
B. Extremely for vaccines and masks etc., you are also a card-carrying cult member.

The conviction on both sides is absolutely laughable. I see people share news about vaccines and how terrible they are, like they 100% believe this is a fact. That gets shared by hundreds of thousands, only to research and find out it comes from a propaganda website.

People say vaccines are safe/ not safe. I honestly HAVE NO IDEA.

So in Australia - Out of 3.6 million doses, 210 deaths due to the vaccine. How many deaths if 3.6 million catch covid? I would say much more than 210.

But this also brings into question the validity of the Covid positive cases using PCR. I found conspiracy/whatever you want to call them videos on the inventor saying PCR can basically find anything if you want them to. Still, these are only clips and don't play a full video that can be easily taken out of context.

The problem is, I have no idea what to believe, and both sides of the fence seem like utter nutjobs to me.
The Information is fed to us seems to be the issue.

 

[Timmy C]

Only a crazy conspiracy theorist wouldn't trust these guys

Pfizer in $486 million settlement of Celebrex, Bextra litigation

Pfizer Inc <PFE.N> on Tuesday said it has reached a $486 million settlement of litigation accusing it of causing big losses for shareholders by concealing safety risks associated with its Celebrex and Bextra pain-relieving drugs.

www.reuters.com

"Pfizer Inc PFE.N on Tuesday said it has reached a $486 million settlement of litigation accusing it of causing big losses for shareholders by concealing safety risks associated with its Celebrex and Bextra pain-relieving drugs."

J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson says its Baby Powder is safe. But Reuters found its talc was sometimes tainted with asbestos, a fact it kept from regulators and the public.

www.reuters.com

"Facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc caused cancer, J&J insists on the safety and purity of its iconic product. But internal documents examined by Reuters show that the company's powder was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic asbestos and that J&J kept that information from regulators and the public."

Pharmaceutical Giant AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million for Off-label Drug Marketing

AstraZeneca LP and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP will pay $520 million to resolve allegations that AstraZeneca illegally marketed the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration.

www.justice.gov

"The United States contends that AstraZeneca promoted the unapproved uses by improperly and unduly influencing the content of, and speakers, in company-sponsored continuing medical education programs. The company also engaged doctors to give promotional speaker programs on unapproved uses for Seroquel and to conduct studies on unapproved uses of Seroquel. In addition, the company recruited doctors to serve as authors of articles that were ghostwritten by medical literature companies and about studies the doctors in question did not conduct. AstraZeneca then used those studies and articles as the basis for promotional messages about unapproved uses of Seroquel."

Yeh, dude I know all about the drug companies.

Conspiracy was a word created to make people sound crazy.

I'm just saying that the extreme view on both sides smells of the crazies.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

Are there any good threads on this forum about where to find ambitious / interesting people? Potential business partners, people to spar with, people to do exciting stuff, with, etc.

 

[MTF]

Are there any good threads on this forum about where to find ambitious / interesting people? Potential business partners, people to spar with, people to do exciting stuff, with, etc.

I once posted this:

NOTABLE! - PEOPLE - Developing Relationships With Top Players - Master Thread

You've probably heard it at least a few times before: you're the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Personally, I can't stand hearing it in every single article about being successful, but there's some truth in it. Social influence is real - we tend to behave in a similar...

www.thefastlaneforum.com

But to be honest I suck at it.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

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another niche business idea I think about a lot but probably don't have time for:

hot weather work clothes.

Welders and construction workers need clothing that protects them but can keep them cool in warm climates.

Hell, even though I work in an office I still have to wear pants instead of shorts in case I go to the jobsite.

This is a need.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Free Speech.

Support it, man.

Answers to 12 Bad Anti-Free Speech Arguments: Featuring That XKCD Cartoon Everyone Likes to Quote! - Areo

In a recent episode of her podcast, Iona Italia expressed frustration about bad arguments against freedom of speech that she’s had to combat over and over again. I am therefore…View Post

areomagazine.com

 

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[MTF]

This was pretty funny, hopefully makes some kids switch Coke to water.

LOL. I never understood why companies think it's a good idea to give athletes during a freaking sports event some crappy sugary drink. It's like a beer company sponsoring an AA potluck.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

This is how bad people's social skills are now:

From Virtual Selling by Jeb Blount:

"The sales profession's aversion to talking with people had become so dire that over the past five years, at least half of Sales Gravy's training and consulting engagements have been focused on one thing: teaching and compelling salespeople to pick up the damn phone."

Even F*cking salespeople don't like talking to people. Things are that bad.

To anyone who wants to start a business: you have no competition.

More from Jeb Blount:

"The problem with getting salespeople to use the phone is so prevalent that powerful and sophisticated, omnichannel sales engagement engines, including VanillaSoft, HubSpot Sales Pro, Outreach, and SalesLoft, have become little more than expensive ways for salespeople to send thousands of automated emails cloaked under the guise of sales activity."

Regarding benchmarks (also Jeb Blount):

"Back in January while delivering a two-day Fanatical Prospecting Bootcamp for 200 healthcare sales professionals, we ran live telephone prospecting blocks. The exercise was simple. I asked them to make 15 outbound dials in 15 minutes with the goal of setting one appointment."

 

[Timmy C]

WTF IS HAPPENING.
I AM LOSING IT WITH ALL THIS CRAP.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1405408244223315971

View: https://twitter.com/mrtdogg_1/status/1405408244223315971?s=19

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

Do any of you cold call consistently? I made 30 of them today, and only one person picked. The names on the voicemails matched 70-80% of the time, so it was a quality data set. People just didn't pick up.

Enterprise sales.

I have severe irritability, grumpiness and anxiety.

Im thinking about trying meditation.

What is the best way for me to get started trying to meditate if I have never done it before?

Just like a baby step to try and relax and focus

A few questions: 1) How much sleep do you get each night? 2) What is your diet like 3) What is your exercise routine like? 4) How much time do you spend around close family and friends? 5) How much sun do you get?

I think that meditation is the wrong answer to stuff like this. Meditation has its place, but in this case, I think that the answer to stress is more stress.

Like I mentioned above, I was cold calling earlier, and the first one was terrifying (it took me 30 minutes to actually pick up the phone), but they got much easier after the first 5. I even felt dramatically more relaxed while out in public. I used to have similar experiences when I would hit on women in public places - the more I did it, the less stress I felt.

Over the last few years, the worst stress that I felt was the result of not gaining traction on my goals, which was mostly due to a lack of clarity. Perhaps you're in a similar boat.

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

WTF IS HAPPENING.
I AM LOSING IT WITH ALL THIS CRAP.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1405408244223315971

View: https://twitter.com/mrtdogg_1/status/1405408244223315971?s=19

Bullying is morally good. Children need to be taught to bully so that people don't do shit like this when they grow up.

Teacher's pets extraordinaire - singing about a vaccine! We're such good rule followers!

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Talking to some friends the other day about Ronaldo and the Coca Cola thing, we ended up talking about Ronaldo vs Warren Buffett.

Everyone agreed they would rather be Ronaldo than Buffett, lol.

Curious if anyone would ever choose otherwise

 

[Kak]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY0R0NpIdQQ


I don't know how I watched this but Peter Schiff has so much patience. Seeing this makes sense of why fastlaners don't talk to slowlaners and sidewalkers about money.

I am a fan. Find his video where he goes to the DNC if you want a real eye opener.

 

[Saad Khan]

I am a fan. Find his video where he goes to the DNC if you want a real eye opener.

Will do. I wonder if people still think degrees make you real money.

 

[Kak]

Having Been Betrayed By Republican Judges, Conservatives Vow To Vote Republican Even Harder Next Time

U.S.—Conservatives have been betrayed by Republican-nominated judges yet again. But they have a plan to fight back: they're going to vote Republican even harder next time.

babylonbee.com

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Having Been Betrayed By Republican Judges, Conservatives Vow To Vote Republican Even Harder Next Time

U.S.—Conservatives have been betrayed by Republican-nominated judges yet again. But they have a plan to fight back: they're going to vote Republican even harder next time.

babylonbee.com

The biggest advantage the communists have?

Their unity.

in spite of all the other dumb shit they say and do, the fact they stick together to screw everybody over makes them highly effective at it.

I’m not disagreeing with the article. It’s just something I notice.

The D’s all fall in line with their fire and pitchforks while the R’s bicker and argue.

 

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[Raoul Duke]

How big of a business would you be comfortable owning while still having a full time position somewhere else? And why?

None.

I hate people.

I rather work part-time. Pay my low bills. Create my business. Become sustainable. Then bounce my part-time job.

or I could just sit in a corner and blame YOU for my so unfortunate life.

 

[MoneyDoc]

I absolutely cannot believe there is a market and people are purchasing "mouse movers" on amazon. Small devices that cause your mouse to randomly move to make it appear that you are at your desk.

There is so much to unpack here.

The fact that people can get their work done, but their management requires them to be at their computers and "active" is a sad state of where we are. Personally, if people are getting the work done I don't care if they work 20 hours or 50 hours. As long as the things that need to be done are being completed.

The problem is, most people are NOT getting work done and are using mouse movers to make it seem like they're working which is even more sad.

My cousins were "bragging" about how they have auto clickers to make it seem like they're working while they're playing Xbox or scrolling their lives away on Tik Tok.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

What is the meaning of this odd text that this anonymous Twitter bro posted?

“don’t go to ___’s wedding” ??

the dude who posted was supposed to be the best man at a wedding, but the bride didn't want him there because he wasn't vaxxed, so he was uninvited (it's in the rested of the Twitter thread)

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I second this. It’s an awakening. If some of you think conservativism makes more sense than liberalism, you will land on at least minarchism after reading Anatomy Of The State.

this perfectly describes the idea of "trade-based" vs. "force-based" government.

One grows the pie, and the other uses threats and violence to divide it up.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I'm in the exact same boat. I pulled up an old Trello board that I had made in 2019 with a few goals I had set for myself and I haven't achieved a single one. If anything I'm further from them. And it is soul crushing.

I'd kill to be 27 and on this forum. I'm 38 and everything is slipping away.

I'm in a dead end slow lane 11 hour a day job and I just feel hopeless about the future. This current job is killing my health and I'll be lucky to be alive at 45 by this point.

just quit and find another job at least. one with better hours. screw the pay if that's why you're staying!

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

Hey @WillHurtDontCare

What do you think of this? Tonal

I have room for this in my office and it looks like I could get a great workout on it. Seems like the Peloton of strength training.

Depends on your goals and your constraints. If you want to get seriously strong, then you need barbells. If you want to put on serious muscle, then you need barbells, dumbbells, cable machines, and various other accessory machines.

If you have the space, you could grab barbells, a squat rack, some plates, and a few accessory machines for less than $3K.

Regarding safety, the image below worries me. If you get it, I'd invest in some bumper bars to make sure that it doesn't strangle you (serious).

My recommendation would be to build your own gym with more equipment, BUT, if you have $3K to spare and you're just looking to add equipment that would let you work out in your office, I'd say try it out. You could probably get an OK beginner routine and make intermediate progress on some exercises on this thing.

Though, definitely check out the reviews and see if anyone has been seriously injured using this thing.

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

Well?

 

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[Timmy C]

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Well?

100% got whacked.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

*Powell: ''Fed Will Wait for Actual Inflation as Trigger for a Rate Rise''

my blood is boiling. this guy is a criminal.

So is real inflation before or after we hit triple digits like Venezuela and start eating out of the garbage?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Thoelt53]

I feel similar things are happening in every country, seems like governments are turning into shit.

Similar but multiple cases are in india also

Ain’t no coincidence. Communists will communist.

 

[KushShah9492]

I just heard a podcast episode from Gary Vaynerchuk, and he defined being successful in business as "Giving someone what they want" . I hate to admit this but it's kinda true. Would love to listen what @Andy Black @Fox @MJ DeMarco have to say about this.