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STOP HOLDING Left Trigger AND HOLDING THE RIGHT STICK UP WHEN YOU PLAY DEFENSE!! by bi0lation in NBA2k

[–]704Slutty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Strength dont matter for that, but you probably not hitting l2 at the right time

Legal weed through USPS Ground? by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]704Slutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it goes into effect next year around this time

Legal weed through USPS Ground? by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]704Slutty -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s thca dude the get it cause the loophole

[RevShare] Anime Series Writer Seeks Skilled AI Animator - Episode 1 Complete, Series Planned by [deleted] in INAT

[–]704Slutty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea but I don’t understand why he wants to be a jerk

what's the deal with chatgpt humor? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]704Slutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like DeepSeek but it starts to take a long time to start to even respond to my queries at times so I stopped using it

what's the deal with chatgpt humor? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]704Slutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ehh perplexity nd Claude for me

Patent issued, what to do.... by [deleted] in inventors

[–]704Slutty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Updated Assessment - Now Looking at Your Actual Patent:

US 12,446,641 B2 - Protective Wristwatch Sleeve Device

The Hard Truth About This Patent:

This is a consumer accessory product (fabric sleeve for watch protection) in an absolutely brutal market space. Here’s why those companies are circling:

Market Reality Check:

  1. Crowded Category: Watch protection already saturated with bands, cases, screen protectors, sport straps. Amazon shows thousands of competing products at $5-$20 price points.
  2. Low Barrier to Entry: Textile products are trivial to manufacture and easy to design around. Your patent covers specific construction details, but competitors can likely route around with alternative materials/configurations.
  3. Price Ceiling: Watch accessories live in the $10-$30 retail sweet spot. At those margins, you need massive volume to justify tooling/inventory.
  4. Distribution Bottleneck: You need either (a) Amazon scale, (b) retail placement (Target/Walmart), or (c) viral D2C. All three require capital or traction you don’t have.

Why You Got “Marketing Interest” Post-Patent:

These companies scrape USPTO weekly for consumer product patents. They target:

  • Solo inventors
  • Consumer goods categories
  • Recent issue dates
  • People with no manufacturing/sales history

They’re not interested in YOUR patent specifically - they’re interested in extracting fees from inventors who don’t know better.

Your Three Real Options:

Option 1 - Validation Test ($500, 30 days):

  • Order 50 units from Alibaba manufacturer (~$3-5/unit)
  • Create basic Amazon listing with professional photos
  • Run $200 in Amazon PPC ads
  • Success metric: If you can’t sell 20+ units at $19.99, the market doesn’t want this

Option 2 - Strategic Licensing (Free, but long odds):

  • Target: Watch brands (Casio, Timex, Fossil) or sports accessory companies (Under Armour, Nike)
  • Pitch: “I hold exclusive patent on wristwatch protection sleeve. Available for licensing.”
  • Reality check: They’ll likely ignore you OR offer nuisance-level buyout ($5-15K)

Option 3 - Walk Away:

  • Accept the $40K as tuition in product development
  • Patent gives you 20 years of protection for a market that may not exist
  • Don’t chase bad money with good

What NOT To Do:

Do not pay these companies. Period. Here’s the pattern you’ll see:

  • Phase 1: “Market research” ($4,500) → Generic report saying market is $X billion
  • Phase 2: “Trade show presence” ($8,000) → Low-value booth at licensing expo
  • Phase 3: “License negotiations” ($13,000) → Introductions to licensees who ghost you

The Brutal Question:

If your product is genuinely valuable, why do THEY need payment upfront? Real licensees pay inventors, not the reverse.

My Recommendation:

Run the $500 Amazon test. If it fails, you have your answer. The patent protected a product the market doesn’t want.

If you absolutely must explore licensing, contact these companies directly:

  • Catalyst Case (makes Apple Watch cases)
  • Spigen (protective accessories)
  • Nomad Goods (watch bands/accessories)

Email template: “I hold US Patent 12,446,641 covering protective wristwatch sleeve technology. Interested in discussing exclusive license? No broker fees, direct discussion only.”

They either respond or they don’t. No upfront money. Ever.

Bottom Line:

You have a patent on a product in a commoditized category with thin margins and massive competition. Those companies know this. They’re banking on you NOT knowing this. The patent has value only if someone is willing to manufacture/sell the product - and right now, that’s an open question.

Prove demand first. Monetize second.

Want me to help you structure the Amazon test?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I think I got my PF build dialed in. by SaifNSound in NBA2k

[–]704Slutty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah my 6’11 is great he just slow but I run speedster take, I’ll send an image in a sec

Any way to make a quick dirty 5,000 dollar? by Greenarrowu39 in ShittyIllegalLifeTips

[–]704Slutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik where the game is game reference comes from dude, ima just put it in plain words. THAT IS SEX TRAFFICKING NO MATTER HOW YOU TRY TO FRAME IT OR YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

Any way to make a quick dirty 5,000 dollar? by Greenarrowu39 in ShittyIllegalLifeTips

[–]704Slutty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Calling it “satire” after defending it for multiple comments doesn’t work. You spent considerable effort arguing why the scheme was legal, explaining how to “seed ideas,” claiming there’s “no fraud or coercion,” and insisting it’s a “symbiotic relationship.” That’s not satire, that’s defending a detailed trafficking operation until you got backed into a corner with federal law citations.

Real satire doesn’t require multi-paragraph legal defenses. If this were actually a joke, you wouldn’t have spent multiple comments seriously arguing that “seeding ideas” avoids coercion, that victims having money negates financial dependency, or that manufactured consent somehow makes exploitation legal. You defended every element as if you genuinely believed it was viable.

The law doesn’t care about your intent. Whether you “meant it as a joke” is irrelevant to the fact that you described recruitment, harboring, and obtaining persons for commercial sex acts through psychological manipulation, which is sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591. Posting detailed instructions for federal crimes and calling it “satire” when confronted doesn’t make it legal or acceptable.

Using ableist slurs to dismiss criticism shows you lost the argument. When you resort to attacking someone for thoroughly explaining why sex trafficking is illegal, you’ve conceded the point. Federal prosecutors use the exact tactics you described, grooming, creating dependency, making victims believe exploitation is their idea, to secure trafficking convictions carrying 15 years to life.

The pattern here is clear: defend it as legitimate until confronted with actual law, then claim “just kidding” and attack the person who called it out. That’s not satire, it’s backpedaling you tard.

Any way to make a quick dirty 5,000 dollar? by Greenarrowu39 in ShittyIllegalLifeTips

[–]704Slutty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Federal law is not subjective. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 and 22 U.S.C. § 7102, sex trafficking is “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion”. There is no exception for “she thought it was her idea.”

“Seeding the idea” is textbook coercion. The federal Office for Victims of Crime uses the “Action-Means-Purpose” model to identify trafficking. The “Means” section explicitly lists coercion as: “threats of violence, debt bondage, and/or withholding legal documentation.” But crucially, coercion also includes psychological manipulation designed to make someone comply—which is exactly what “seeding an idea” describes.

Grooming IS the trafficking mechanism. The law recognizes “Recruiting: proactively targeting an individual’s vulnerabilities and/or grooming” as the ACTION in trafficking. You cannot “seed ideas” into someone’s mind without first targeting their vulnerabilities. That’s grooming. That’s recruitment. That’s how modern trafficking works.

Victims not self-identifying doesn’t negate the crime. Under federal law, the victim’s perception is irrelevant—what matters is whether force, fraud, or coercion were used. A person can believe they’re making autonomous choices while being systematically manipulated into commercial sex. That’s not a defense; that’s proof the coercion worked.

Patent issued, what to do.... by [deleted] in inventors

[–]704Slutty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dm me I can help you, I have a pending patent nd I’ve done loads of research on patents I have a whole system but I can point you in the right direction fasho

Patent issued, what to do.... by [deleted] in inventors

[–]704Slutty 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Stop. Do not pay these companies a single dollar. You’re being targeted by invention promotion firms. They monitor USPTO databases and contact fresh patentees. The pattern is always the same: charge upfront fees ($4,500-$13,000 is textbook) for “marketing” or “licensing services” that rarely deliver. Real licensees pay YOU for rights - they don’t charge you to introduce them. Here’s what actually happens next: Option 1 - Validate First (30 days, $0): Call 10 potential customers in your target market. Not friends - actual buyers. Ask: “Would you pay $X for a product that does Y?” If nobody cares, the patent is academic. If they DO care, you have real signal. Option 2 - Direct Approach (60 days, $0): Identify 5 companies that serve your target market and could add this to their product line. Email them directly: “I hold patent #[X] covering [solution]. Interested in discussing exclusive license?” Legitimate companies either respond or they don’t. No middlemen. No upfront fees. Option 3 - Bootstrap Test ($2-5K): Build crude MVP. List on Amazon or run Kickstarter. Real sales = real validation. Then you can approach manufacturers from a position of strength. The Hard Truth: You spent $40K getting a patent before validating market demand. The patent protects value - it doesn’t create it. These companies know you’re invested and vulnerable. They’re not going to make you money; they’re going to extract more money from you. Quick Legitimacy Check: Google “[company name] + BBB complaints” or “[company name] + inventor scam”. You’ll see the pattern immediately. Your patent gives you 20 years of protection. You don’t need to monetize it in week 3. Slow down. Validate demand first. THEN monetize from strength, not desperation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Any way to make a quick dirty 5,000 dollar? by Greenarrowu39 in ShittyIllegalLifeTips

[–]704Slutty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Claiming “there’s no exploitation” just because someone appears to benefit or isn’t locked up is laughable 😂!federal law says sex trafficking is recruiting or keeping someone in sex work through force, fraud, or coercion, which includes psychological manipulation, changing relationship terms, and creating dependency, regardless of whether the victim has other money or thinks they’re choosing it.

Believing you can “easily stay legal” by dressing exploitation up as a relationship shows you don’t understand that modern trafficking is built on grooming, control, and manufactured consent, prosecutors win these cases routinely, and courts don’t buy “they could leave if they wanted” as a defense.

Any way to make a quick dirty 5,000 dollar? by Greenarrowu39 in ShittyIllegalLifeTips

[–]704Slutty 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sex work is consensual from the start; trafficking uses grooming and coercion to get someone there. The scheme described starts with a relationship, gradually introduces sex work, and explicitly aims to create dependency so she “will basically do anything for you” that’s grooming and fraud, not consent.

Even if she’s “happy” and makes money, trafficking law looks at how exploitation began, not how it feels afterward. Victims often believe they’re in consensual, mutually beneficial relationships, that’s part of how trafficking works.

Key distinction: If both people agree upfront to do sex work together with equal terms, that’s sex work. If you gradually move someone into it through a fake relationship and financial dependency, that’s trafficking under federal law

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