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

[MattR82]

I wish I never started drinking coffee.

 

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[Daniel A]

A girl shared this uplifting song with me over a year ago, and I still listen to it occasionally. I just felt like sharing it here for anyone. It may help.

Mt. Joy - Silver Lining [Official Music Video]

View: https://youtu.be/cv7-qdvYht8

 

[eramart]

I’ve stumbled upon this old interview with a man I have a lot of respect for - mentioned him a number of times here, he owns the fish farm in Tarragona, Spain. Unfortunately, it is in Russian, and the automatic subtitles are awful. Nevertheless, I think it may be of use to somebody.

View: https://youtu.be/gqY17djn7_I

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I can already see some 300 year old half-alive person in the metaverse grinding for their medical bills in the digital world
They pay their monthly digital dues to keep their body alive
And they type in chat "Now I can finally play the game"

Just predicting that eventually people will live super long lives aided by technology but it will be almost identical to the Matrix. The real one, not the metaphor. In a digital world, combining Neuralink, the Metaverse, MMORPGs, things like that...

 

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[Johnny boy]

Favorite youtube channel

View: https://youtu.be/tWRcY8uJqdg

View: https://youtu.be/uWBcBEk9T5g

View: https://youtu.be/3cmDk4aOWEQ

 

[biophase]

I wish I never started drinking coffee.

Can’t you just quit drinking it?

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Favorite youtube channel

View: https://youtu.be/tWRcY8uJqdg

View: https://youtu.be/uWBcBEk9T5g

View: https://youtu.be/3cmDk4aOWEQ

Mine is 100% Mateusz M. I wish he would make more videos.

 

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[Xeon]

I've heard that coffee is healthy in short-term and long-term.
What do you guys think about it?
I might get into drinking coffee depending on your answers haha

Cocoa is a good alternative for coffee. It has far less caffeine than coffee and less than tea. And it tastes better too.

 

[MattR82]

Can’t you just quit drinking it?

Have a few times. Found it harder than when I gave up smoking many years ago.

 

[Xeon]

Cyberbeg.com - The original site for cyber begging and crowd funding

The original cyber begging / crowdfunding site. Ask for money or donate to someone in need.

www.cyberbeg.com

 

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[Patryk.]

[ Nescafe Sales Representative joined the chat ]: I tried coffee some time ago and I found out I am more productive now. So yeah, the coffee is good for your body. How much do you want to buy? Two trucks is enough?

 

[Fox]

With a filter...



With no filter...



The up coming generation will have so many mental issues.

These apps are going to destroy their brains ability to cope with the real world and actual reality.

 

[Xeon]

With a filter...

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With no filter...

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The up coming generation will have so many mental issues.

These apps are going to destroy their brains ability to cope with the real world and actual reality.

I thought these sort of things only happen in Asia lol

 

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[Kak]

@MJ DeMarco I have a feeling this will be another favorite for you.

Mark Cuban: Don't use credit cards—if you do, 'you don't want to be rich'
Mark Cuban: Don't use credit cards—if you do, 'you don't want to be rich'

“Debit cards are ok if they don’t have fees.”

What I see is a total dodge of responsibility, like usual. “No, it’s not your fault for ringing up tens of thousands of dollars worth of shit at 37 percent interest… No it’s the credit card’s fault.”

I wish these personalities would deliver the uncomfortable truth. If you can’t stop yourself from blowing money you don’t have, that is a problem to address. You are not a victim of a credit card as Cuban would suggest.

 

[Mathuin]

Can any Floridians confirm?

 

[Antifragile]

@MJ DeMarco I have a feeling this will be another favorite for you.

Mark Cuban: Don't use credit cards—if you do, 'you don't want to be rich'
Mark Cuban: Don't use credit cards—if you do, 'you don't want to be rich'

“Debit cards are ok if they don’t have fees.”

What I see is a total dodge of responsibility, like usual. “No, it’s not your fault for ringing up tens of thousands of dollars worth of shit at 37 percent interest… No it’s the credit card’s fault.”

I wish these personalities would deliver the uncomfortable truth. If you can’t stop yourself from blowing money you don’t have, that is a problem to address. You are not a victim of a credit card as Cuban would suggest.

He's not wrong...

CCs have high interest fees.
Most people rack up debt based on spending money they don't have.
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging, right?

The issue with the article and interview is that it stops short of providing a real solution after you've solved problem #1.

Analogy, your kitchen is on fire, should you invest time in anything other than putting that fire out? No. Pay off credit card debt by having a personal loan first (that makes a lot of sense, financially). But once that is done, what is next?

*crickets*...

Why stop the article there? That's my problem with this advice. It is marginally helpful to the most financially illiterate people. It is for the masses of those who have no idea about personal finance 101. And even when they put their kitchen fire out (pay off CC debt), they will NEVER stop there. Now they'll have personal loan with a typical bank AND start racking up CC debt again until bankruptcy.

How does someone who achieved billionaire status not want to help others is beyond me. Mark, I know you are reading this, you can F*ck OFF.

 

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[Private Witt]

Favorite youtube channel
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View: https://youtu.be/uWBcBEk9T5g[/i

You ever see this killer movie on the Irish badasses in Congo.

View: https://youtu.be/9_JHsiQTTmg

 

[MJ DeMarco]

With a filter...

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With no filter...

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The up coming generation will have so many mental issues.

These apps are going to destroy their brains ability to cope with the real world and actual reality.

Is this an actual "filter" that can be added at a simple click, or is it the skilled application of makeup?

A filter takes 2 seconds, a makeup job can take 2 hours.

 

[MTF]

Is this an actual "filter" that can be added at a simple click, or is it the skilled application of makeup?

A filter takes 2 seconds, a makeup job can take 2 hours.

It's the exact same picture so it's a filter.

People using such filters for anything else than out of entertainment must have some really messed up self-image problems. But hey, everyone today is beautiful, rich, and famous.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Should apply this study to driving in traffic, Utah would drop from first to last.

 

[MTF]

Should apply this study to driving in traffic, Utah would drop from first to last.



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This may also indicate the cities where people are most skilled at pretending they're happy and that everything is fine. I doubt their facial recognition software can tell the difference between a fake smile and an authentic one (which is rarely a "cheery grin").

 

[MTF]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsH152NE9Ak


I think there was once a chat here between some people from Belgium saying how bad the country is now?

 

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[Johnny boy]

You ever see this killer movie on the Irish badasses in Congo.

View: https://youtu.be/9_JHsiQTTmg

no looks good though

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Elon Musk's Twitter account is now more entertaining than anything I've found on Netflix.

 

[Primeperiwinkle]

In the mood to be punched in the face by a short story? Ok, but I warned you…

Harrison Bergeron

 

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[Kak]

He's not wrong...

CCs have high interest fees.
Most people rack up debt based on spending money they don't have.
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging, right?

The issue with the article and interview is that it stops short of providing a real solution after you've solved problem #1.

Analogy, your kitchen is on fire, should you invest time in anything other than putting that fire out? No. Pay off credit card debt by having a personal loan first (that makes a lot of sense, financially). But once that is done, what is next?

*crickets*...

Why stop the article there? That's my problem with this advice. It is marginally helpful to the most financially illiterate people. It is for the masses of those who have no idea about personal finance 101. And even when they put their kitchen fire out (pay off CC debt), they will NEVER stop there. Now they'll have personal loan with a typical bank AND start racking up CC debt again until bankruptcy.

How does someone who achieved billionaire status not want to help others is beyond me. Mark, I know you are reading this, you can F*ck OFF.

The kitchen analogy could be twisted lol…

“Kitchens are the rooms most responsible for fire in homes that catch on fire! Don’t buy a home with a kitchen.”

 

[Rabby]

Don't ya love that, no matter what's going on in the retail real estate market, notice how every commercial always says, "Now's the best time to buy a house!"

A few years ago it was, "It's the best time to get in the market with interest rates this low!"
Now it's "It's the best time to get in the market with less buyers looking!"

In 2005 they were saying the same thing and just change the reason why.

If you listen to these people, every day is the "best time" to a buy house, doesn't matter what interest rates are, doesn't matter about supply, doesn't matter about demand, and it doesn't matter about the economy. Now is the best time!

They're hungry sales people, so now is always the best time for them to get a juicy 7% of your "biggest asset".

 

[Antifragile]

I don’t get this…

Vancouver man posing significant risk to public safety released from custody

Police ask the public to call 911 if they see him breaching his conditions.

www.vancouverisawesome.com

If someone is deemed by police to pose a significant threat to public safety… why exactly is he “released”?

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

I don’t get this…

Vancouver man posing significant risk to public safety released from custody

Police ask the public to call 911 if they see him breaching his conditions.

www.vancouverisawesome.com

If someone is deemed by police to pose a significant threat to public safety… why exactly is he “released”?

Do you want an answer? Do you really want an answer? Hahaha
But I agree completely. This has been happening a lot in the US the last few years too. It’s a huge issue

 

[Rabby]

Do you want an answer? Do you really want an answer? Hahaha
But I agree completely. This has been happening a lot in the US the last few years too. It’s a huge issue

I guess you'll know he's not taking all the drugs prescribed if he stops looking stoned out of his mind.