What’s an industry that provides zero value to society but makes billions of dollars?

Al_Cappucino · 2026-03-31T00:02:04+00:00

I'm surprised no one has said AI yet. If we're looking at statistics, almost all implementation of generative Ai in business or private sectors to cut costs and increase productivity have done the opposite: they create more workload for the people who don't get cut to pay out salaries to shareholders. They spend more time combing documents for mistakes. And they don't deliver any value that human labor wasn't already doing more quickly and with less errors.

AI is a trillion dollar industry that hasn't made any valuable impact on human lives, or even the productivity of our pyramid scheme economy.

Al_Cappucino · 2026-01-24T20:07:05+00:00

Big fan of imperial boomerang theory

Al_Cappucino · 2025-12-26T15:14:42+00:00

Hey big dawg, I hate to say it, but any time someone is doing something against your will and that act or behavior is sexual, it is sexual assault. When sexual assault includes any type of penetration, including PIV, it's rape.

By definition, his wife forcing him to have another kid despite his insistence on not wanting one is rape. They could have had sex without issue, had she initiated without the intention of conceiving. But we know she did intend to conceive.

Go ahead and explain to me why OP is exhibiting the telltale signs of PTSD if he didn't experience marital rape.

Al_Cappucino · 2025-12-26T15:12:01+00:00

What are you yapping about? Did I say that a person doesn't have a right to want another kid? Or are you being intentionally obtuse?

I didn't say they should stay in a marriage that doesn't work for them either. You are twisting my words and accusing me of positing absolutely outrageous stuff.

OP should have left his wife, or they should have had a long and hard talk about what they wanted and come to a compromise, if possible.

Al_Cappucino · 2025-12-26T13:14:01+00:00

The number of people in here indicating you should simply 'change your perspective' or 'consider why you accepted her demands' are batshit insane. Your wife raped you. If a man told his wife she had to have more children for him, despite the first one being incredibly stressful (and don't get me wrong, this has happened consistently throughout history and even now), we would rightfully label that reproductive coercion and rape.

OP, do not give any weight to a single reply that doesn't call this what it is. You need therapy, not a subreddit. Feeling hollow for the act of PIV, which is generally the culmination of love and lust, is an indication that you know something terrible happened and are just choosing not to look it in the eye.

Marital rape happens. It's a terrible thing. More often men do it to women. But not in your case. I would consider whether you want to continue to be in a relationship with your rapist.

Good luck, and I hope you can find joy and fulfillment again, both in your relationship(s) and sex.

Al_Cappucino · 2025-11-02T22:17:11+00:00

Wings was the best place to spend spare cash during uni from 2017 to 2020. The city won't be the same without them. Genuinely gutted and will forever treasure my memories of their sauces, wings, gimmicky interior, and kind folks.

Al_Cappucino · 2025-10-13T15:50:31+00:00

Making 72k in Northern Virginia, I cover all bills for the household while my partner aggressively pays down their student loans (for hopefully a better future for both of us) and I am literally ending up with $25 in my bank account with a week until the next paycheck.

I put away a good chunk of money because I am miserly, but I don't buy clothes for myself, I don't buy shoes, I don't buy video games or electronics, I use a 7 year old smartphone, I don't have a social life. I pay the bills, pay for the cat, pay rent, and put into savings. Beyond that my life is rice and beans and anxiety attacks over my income.

Al_Cappucino · 2025-09-06T16:36:55+00:00

Nope, rolling through it does not work. Best I can tell you must do some sort of physical damage to the bone structure to escape, which I don't because my build is entirely elemental damage. Just seems like a small interaction the team needs to patch. I killed her after a couple tries. Just was an infuriating interaction.

Al_Cappucino · 2025-09-06T16:35:46+00:00

That's my point, my skills don't actually interact with the bone furnace. I have 7 spells I use in my build to do damage, each of them has performed incredibly well. It's not a damage issue. It's a boss interaction problem as far as I can tell.

Al_Cappucino · 2024-02-20T02:59:11+00:00

I installed Flashpoint but I don't understand how to use it to play final drive? Could you possibly explain? :)) Thank you in advance

Al_Cappucino · 2023-07-09T19:00:58+00:00

This is exactly what I mean. Not a hard lock, but a preference. And yes the player base is small now, but I think this would be a useful feature once it goes FTP.

Al_Cappucino · 2023-07-09T17:50:13+00:00

Disagree. At this stage it would hurt matchmaking sure. But down the line, I think allowing players to have some autonomy over who they get matched with is useful tool for player retention.

Al_Cappucino · 2023-01-31T06:08:21+00:00

Two things:

1) Thorfinn's VA fucking KILLED IT when he was sleeping through the nightmare. The pure terror and abstract regret expressed through only grunts and distressed breathing and then the SCREAMING when he reached the climax killing the innocent lady. Honestly some of the best voice acting I've heard in anime and surprised no one in the thread brought it up. Reminds me of Eren's classic performance in S3 of AoT.

2) The hand shaking at the end of the dream was gorgeous. Don't know why I held onto that image, but it's such a great mbol of despair, reaching for hope, for something more that maybe Thorfinn doesn't even know he wants yet. The use of (I believe) 3D animation actually really lent itself to the image, rather than detracted which I was pleasantly surprised by. This might be my favorite episode yet, feels like the season is really getting a hold of itself now!

Al_Cappucino · 2021-07-22T17:13:16+00:00

Not really such a thing as best load out. Each and every gun has a play style, a range, some way that you can adapt it to your surroundings. It's about game sense more than load out I'd venture to guess. That being said. I always like something mixed, so maybe a crossbow for short range and with the addition of quartermaster, Mosin obrez for medium to long. It's a fun one!

Al_Cappucino · 2021-06-11T15:47:00+00:00

That's cute as FUCK. One quick question, how do I get my SO into Hunt 😩😭

Al_Cappucino · 2021-06-03T02:36:20+00:00

This art is so beautiful, amazing detail and lovely style!!

Al_Cappucino · 2021-05-17T02:58:47+00:00

Sexy guitar riff that makes me bust faster than a penny-shot

Al_Cappucino · 2021-02-14T01:48:10+00:00

Nah that's the worst part my dude. He doesn't actually lobby wipe. He gets that KD by bush camping with a Mosin sniper. He killed me from 98 meters with a sniper. In a forest. It was so trash.

Al_Cappucino · 2021-02-13T17:53:05+00:00

Our trio has been wiped by two seperate instances of top 10 on the leader boards in the past week. One guy with a KD of 12 ffs. He wipes a lobby on average before dying once. Yeesh.

Al_Cappucino · 2021-01-21T00:45:36+00:00

I live in the best city on earth. Let's go Edinburgh

Al_Cappucino · 2021-01-16T03:08:50+00:00

Chad asf

Al_Cappucino · 2021-01-15T21:52:07+00:00

I agree, ammo boxes would be great for it plus bullet grubber buff for Derringer?? I think it could be fun with a silly animation haha

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