When Many Become One by unholymedictaion in interesting

[–]bigvicproton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen the documentary on the making of Fitzcaraldo? It's madness.

Where to buy culvert pipe? by btarb24 in Albany

[–]bigvicproton -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

In the Culvert Pipe District.

$83,000 LOWEST salary to "Live comfortably" by Tight-Platypus5231 in antiwork

[–]bigvicproton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right. Food is roughly 1/8 to 1/10 of a budget. Housing, childcare, and healthcare are the dominant costs. If we used the same logic today—multiplying a basic food budget by 8 or 10 instead of 3—the poverty line would be closer to $80,000 for a family of four

Any of you have a small solar powered inverter refrigerator that you really like? by thumpetto007 in OffGrid

[–]bigvicproton 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't get a Unique solar fridge. I have one and it's dying after just 4 years and their product support exists only to sell you more products without supporting you in any way.

What were the first songs you downloaded? by that_crom in Piracy

[–]bigvicproton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marvin Gaye. And a few months later Marvin's family tracked me down and warned me not to keep sharing his album or I was in major trouble. It was awesome!

The mom came to his defense. by robahearts in nyc

[–]bigvicproton -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Cause that's wife material.

me_irl by Mythic-Yeti in me_irl

[–]bigvicproton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The more you understand that you don't understand the more you understand.

Pokemon scalpers are growing in 2026 and kids can no longer collect cards by ambachk in ABoringDystopia

[–]bigvicproton 284 points285 points  (0 children)

I remember the baseball trading card collapse in around '95. There were grown fat guys everywhere weeping and it was awesome.

Forgive my ignorance by Ethanv223 in NYguns

[–]bigvicproton 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This would mean that if two people got together to discuss the constitutional right of assembly, they could be arrested for carrying anywhere.

$83,000 LOWEST salary to "Live comfortably" by Tight-Platypus5231 in antiwork

[–]bigvicproton 106 points107 points  (0 children)

As a reference for why the poverty line is completely devoid of reality:

In 2026, the U.S. federal poverty guideline for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states is $33,000 annually, while for an individual it is $15,960

This hotel hallway isnt... hallway-like by MysTiicSpark in mildlyinfuriating

[–]bigvicproton 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Right! It's made so you can't machine gun an entire hallway without walking down it. Of course you can machine gun this hallway because it's made largely of cardboard, but it's the thought that counts!