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

[loop101]

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12 hour workday baking several pounds of cookies in 32°Celsius. The rings under my eyes are hopefully not too visible haha.

Gotta get up in 6 hours to set up the store before the market starts. I look forward to doing this several times a week haha. (I designed that banner/table cover btw)

A friend of mine created a chocolate-chip cookie business and sold them to nearby restaurants. He hired his brother to deliver the cookies, on condition he not eat any of the cookies he was delivering. He would give his brother all the free cookies he wanted, he just couldn't take them from the customer's platter.

His brother couldn't resist the smell of the cookies, and always ate at least one from the platter. The chefs would order 3 dozen cookies, but get 34 or 35 instead of the 36 they paid for. They were usually angry because they never new how many cookies they were going to get.

He eventually shut down his cookie business because he didn't have time to bake them, and deliver them (he had a regular day job). I always thought he should have quit his day job and pursued his cookie business, the cookies were really good.

 

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[Antifragile]

A friend of mine created a chocolate-chip cookie business and sold them to nearby restaurants. He hired his brother to deliver the cookies, on condition he not eat any of the cookies he was delivering. He would give his brother all the free cookies he wanted, he just couldn't take them from the customer's platter.

His brother couldn't resist the smell of the cookies, and always ate at least one from the platter. The chefs would order 3 dozen cookies, but get 34 or 35 instead of the 36 they paid for. They were usually angry because they never new how many cookies they were going to get.

He eventually shut down his cookie business because he didn't have time to bake them, and deliver them (he had a regular day job). I always thought he should have quit his day job and pursued his cookie business, the cookies were really good.

Never get high on your own supply!

Cool story. I agree, he should have focused on the cookie business. Break making, bakeries are businesses that will be around 100 years from now.

 

[The-J]

He eventually shut down his cookie business because he didn't have time to bake them, and deliver them (he had a regular day job).

I don't see how that's a barrier. Hire a bakery & put it on Uber Eats

 

[loop101]

I don't see how that's a barrier. Hire a bakery & put it on Uber Eats

This was in the 1990s.

 

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[loop101]

I see a lot of "influencers" call people "NPCs", which I believe is a term originating from role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons) for "Non-Player Character". They are basically people in the world that are just there to make it more interesting for the "players". They frequently die, and are essentially expendable. Like the guys wearing red-shirts in Star Trek. This idea is currently making a comeback with the "simulation theory" of reality. This seems dangerous to me.

If someone *really* believes in Simulation Theory, and then they *really* believe there are people who are just soul-less robots, what is to stop them from killing one of the robots? This seems like sociopathic thinking, and it is growing.

Today, an NPC might be somebody who appears to be living a mundane life, later it might be someone else, or some group of people.

I wonder where this "NPC" meme is likely to go, if anywhere. I don't see it going away because of it's proximity to Simulation Theory.

 

[The-J]

This was in the 1990s.

Hire a bakery & get local grocery stores to carry them. He could have made it work!

Although it's not too late so long as someone still knows the recipe...

 

[Private Witt]

Hire a bakery & get local grocery stores to carry them. He could have made it work!

Although it's not too late so long as someone still knows the recipe...

First the FLF window washing boom, now the cookie era. Put me down for a dozen.

 

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[Kak]

You just described Threads. It's basically a mainstream establishment platform (just like FB is/was) to push corporate and government agendas -- anything else will be subject to heavy-handed censorship according to Zuckerburg approved "fact-checkers".

Meta is the state science institute from atlas shrugged.

 

[Dean Irwin]

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12 hour workday baking several pounds of cookies in 32°Celsius. The rings under my eyes are hopefully not too visible haha.

Gotta get up in 6 hours to set up the store before the market starts. I look forward to doing this several times a week haha. (I designed that banner/table cover btw)

This is great, congrats! I love the table cover, the purple really catches the eye. I remember reading "The Color Purple" in high school and that quote that goes "I think it pisses God off if you walk past the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it"

 

[Subsonic]

Hahaha! That's awesome. Got any product pictures?

Here is the market stand. It's a quiet day though so there might not be many customers.

 

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[Parks]

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Here is the market stand. It's a quiet day though so there might not be many customers.

Nice. Generic cookies or some value skew in there?

 

[Subsonic]

Nice. Generic cookies or some value skew in there?

Hmm, now that you say it, we don't have a skew.
The cookies are generic (for now) and taste pretty good.

 

[Simon Angel]

I see a lot of "influencers" call people "NPCs", which I believe is a term originating from role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons) for "Non-Player Character". They are basically people in the world that are just there to make it more interesting for the "players". They frequently die, and are essentially expendable. Like the guys wearing red-shirts in Star Trek. This idea is currently making a comeback with the "simulation theory" of reality. This seems dangerous to me.

If someone *really* believes in Simulation Theory, and then they *really* believe there are people who are just soul-less robots, what is to stop them from killing one of the robots? This seems like sociopathic thinking, and it is growing.

Today, an NPC might be somebody who appears to be living a mundane life, later it might be someone else, or some group of people.

I wonder where this "NPC" meme is likely to go, if anywhere. I don't see it going away because of it's proximity to Simulation Theory.

I'd advise you to just get off social media. There's a good likelihood I'm a lot younger than you and I'm completely disillusioned by it.

But for your peace of mind, I don't see it as anything more than a meme with a bit of psychosis (and theoretical science) sprinkled in. Pretty standard Gen Z stuff.

I also don't think sociopathy is something that can be spontaneously unlocked by a certain way of thinking, it's more of a psychological trait that develops at a very young age.

However, I do believe young people need much better role models than rappers, narcissists, and streamers.

 

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[Simon Angel]

I used to be atheist but I'm beginning to see the pitfalls of the cynicism, egoism, and hedonism that comes from thinking God is dead.

What happened to doing good unto others and believing in things bigger and greater than your own short and mortal life?

I'm reconsidering my stance on this. It's the door-knocking fanatics that turned me off when I was younger. And while I'm unlikely to start praying or carrying a Bible with me, I'd very much like to devote my life to helping others on both a micro and macro level.

I'm tired of focusing my energy inwards, try as I may I'll probably never figure myself out anyway. What I do know for certain, is that money above a certain level (it's not millions) does not do anything for me—but visualizing helping people on a mass scale fills me with energy and meaning.

I'm really close to launching a project through which I seek to do exactly that.

 

[rory182]

The Pathologization Pandemic

Why youth mental illness is surging

gurwinder.substack.com

"Today’s Left-liberal culture teaches young people that their troubles are not their own fault, but the product of various problems beyond their control. These problems may be sociological — late capitalism, systemic racism, the patriarchy — but increasingly they are medical."

TLDR: Article goes into detail of current victimhood culture, external locus of control and young people's mental health deteriorating from self diagnosing/convincing themselves they're ill in some form.

 

[rjdgreat]

Accept reality as it is. Stop expecting to get quality results instantly especially with your comrades. Great things takes time. Expect the process and trust the process.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

LOL, needless to say, I didn't click or read.

 

[BellaPippin]

I used to be atheist but I'm beginning to see the pitfalls of the cynicism, egoism, and hedonism that comes from thinking God is dead.

I think you answered your own question here. It’s not thinking god is dead, but the cynicism and the nihilism telling you nothing matters.

Im agnostic. The logical answer tells me I can’t prove or disprove a God. But is it relevant whether there is one to whether im a good person or whether I can make stuff that feels meaningful?

I found myself falling somewhere on the absurdist spectrum. Sure there may be no point to it all, but I rebel anyway and I’m going to enjoy it. Not in a hedonistic way but doing something that fills me up with meaning. Whether it matters in the end or not isn’t relevant. I like being of service and doing stuff for people so I’ll do it and have a good time.

 

[The-J]

LOL, needless to say, I didn't click or read.

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Wonder what the CTR is on that

 

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[xShepherdx]

Wonder what the CTR is on that

Not sure of the actual number, but I'm guessing it was pretty mediocre...

 

[loop101]

Well this is just sad. It's basically an Eddie Murphy skit.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1677466887704424448

View: https://twitter.com/CatchUpFeed/status/1677466887704424448

 

[Subsonic]

Aight we sold a third of our cookies.
We also impressed the market owner so she choose to let us off from paying rent for our first month.
The passer by to cookie sold ratio was 13%
and the passer by to customer ratio was 5%.

I had the guy manning the stand keep track of every person passing by and of every customer and cookie sold.

All in all a pretty sold experience.
Next one is gonna be in a progress thread.

 

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[MitchC]

Aight we sold a third of our cookies.
We also impressed the market owner so she choose to let us off from paying rent for our first month.
The passer by to cookie sold ratio was 13%
and the passer by to customer ratio was 5%.

I had the guy manning the stand keep track of every person passing by and of every customer and cookie sold.

All in all a pretty sold experience.
Next one is gonna be in a progress thread.

Are you doing free samples? I used to do market stalls and we’d offer everyone who walked past a free sample to try, then you hit them with your pitch and it’s hard to say no because you just gave them something.

 

[GPM]

Pedialite is 10x better than Gatorade. Wish I knew the science behind it but don't. Can only vouch for it.

As someone who had dehydrated toddlers I can say with 100% certainty that Pedialite is absolutely chocked full of crap you don't want in your body, including petroleum derived fake colors. Why add that crap to any product?????

 

[Black_Dragon43]

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12 hour workday baking several pounds of cookies in 32°Celsius. The rings under my eyes are hopefully not too visible haha.

Gotta get up in 6 hours to set up the store before the market starts. I look forward to doing this several times a week haha. (I designed that banner/table cover btw)

Look at the chads, I love it!

 

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[Parks]

As someone who had dehydrated toddlers I can say with 100% certainty that Pedialite is absolutely chocked full of crap you don't want in your body, including petroleum derived fake colors. Why add that crap to any product?????

Thanks for sharing. I've only used it for the benefit of recovering, I never even read the label lol. What did you use for your toddlers?

 

[Tea&Tea]

I used to be atheist but I'm beginning to see the pitfalls of the cynicism, egoism, and hedonism that comes from thinking God is dead.

What happened to doing good unto others and believing in things bigger and greater than your own short and mortal life?

I'm reconsidering my stance on this. It's the door-knocking fanatics that turned me off when I was younger. And while I'm unlikely to start praying or carrying a Bible with me, I'd very much like to devote my life to helping others on both a micro and macro level.

I'm tired of focusing my energy inwards, try as I may I'll probably never figure myself out anyway. What I do know for certain, is that money above a certain level (it's not millions) does not do anything for me—but visualizing helping people on a mass scale fills me with energy and meaning.

I'm really close to launching a project through which I seek to do exactly that.

You don’t have to go to heaven and you don’t to go to hell. But can’t stay here forever. I pray you find the gospel of Jesus. Amen.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

 

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[ChasingDream97]

Be wary of great writers and great speakers, because those two skills can convince you of tons of things they know absolutely nothing about

you will never knew just how much this quote resonates with me

 

[Two Dog]

Nice. Generic cookies or some value skew in there?

When's the last time you saw fresh baked cookies for sale?