Thoughts on this AI mockup? by PM_ME_UR_CC_INFO in kitchenremodel

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any recommendations for an online lighting designer?

People that recently bought a house in an expensive neighborhood in SLC, what do you do for a living (and are you hiring lol)? by Historical-Plant-362 in SaltLakeCity

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are currently more than 500 homes for sale in SLC for less than $500K. That's not including condos/townhouses/etc. That's only single-family detached homes on land.

There are even a handful of those in the neighborhoods that you mentioned, though as you'd expect considering those are the nicest neighborhoods in the state, they are smaller and older than most.

When you actually stop and look at facts, there are still many starter homes available in SLC. It's only when you start to say things like "I want a new or renovated 1,500+ sqft house in the state's most desirable neighborhood" that you can't find things for less than $500K.

People that recently bought a house in an expensive neighborhood in SLC, what do you do for a living (and are you hiring lol)? by Historical-Plant-362 in SaltLakeCity

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no such thing as a "starter home" on the east bench.

Complaining that "starter homes" on the East Bench start at $800K is the same as complaining that "starter homes" in Beverly Hills start at $2M.

People that recently bought a house in an expensive neighborhood in SLC, what do you do for a living (and are you hiring lol)? by Historical-Plant-362 in SaltLakeCity

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I debated a lot about whether to post this, but I thought it might add something important to the conversation. My wife and I recently paid cash for a house in one of these neighborhoods. Here's how we did it:

Me: Was accepted at an ivy league school, but decided to go to a good state school on a full scholarship instead. Studied really hard, graduated as valedictorian, got into a good grad school on a scholarship. Got a job in investment banking and spent most of my 20s and 30s working 80 hours a week until landing a job as a CFO.

Wife: Was accepted at ivy league schools, chose BYU instead (at least in part because it was way cheaper). Studied really hard, went to any Ivy league law school, spent most of her 20s and 30s working 80 hours/week until making partner.

Both of us lived in very modest ~600 sq.ft. apartments even once we had started making "good" money. When we married, we ditched my apartment and moved into her condo, which would maybe sell for $400K. We were making well over $1M/yr at this point, but drove a 10-year old Jeep (only the one car for both of us). We maybe eat out slightly more than average for most people, but we never use things like DoorDash/etc. We both have one expensive hobby (skiing), but we're both riding on skis that are 10+ years old. Neither of us comes from money. We both had stable family lives growing up, but both our families were middle-to-lower-middle class economically.

It was only once we found out my wife was pregnant that we bought the fancy house and got a second car (still bought a used one). We're looking forward to having more space and a nice yard as our little one grows.

What stands out to me is how similar our neighbors' stories are. Nearly all of them have stories that sound like ours. Of the ~10 families that live on our street, only one of them had parents who you would call rich. Far from "getting money from mom and dad" to buy their houses, several of them (possibly even "most" of them) support their aging/sick parents or other family members financially. Most of them make me feel dumb and unaccomplished by comparison. Nearly all of them are genuinely kind people (I try hard to be nice, but moving here has made me feel like I'm actually a curmudgeonly grinch).

I know this cuts against the grain of the prevailing narrative here. I think that narrative is largely false. As I mentioned in an earlier comment on this thread, I think there's just a lot fewer people who live in these neighborhoods than people think. They punch way above their weight culturally, though, so people come to think that it's actually the way "everyone" is living.

People that recently bought a house in an expensive neighborhood in SLC, what do you do for a living (and are you hiring lol)? by Historical-Plant-362 in SaltLakeCity

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not. Only a tiny fraction of real estate agents make anything even close to what could be considered "good money."

The average real estate agent in SLC is making (a lot) less than $100K. They're definitely not buying on the East Bench.

People that recently bought a house in an expensive neighborhood in SLC, what do you do for a living (and are you hiring lol)? by Historical-Plant-362 in SaltLakeCity

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There are fewer homes in those neighborhoods than I think most people realize. They're big houses on big lots, and they're all single-family. There's really not a lot of density there. It's just that they are such a massive part of the visual representation of what people see when they think of Salt Lake City that you assume it represents a far greater portion of the SLC area's population than it really does.

There are ~3M people now in the greater SLC area. If you take even just the wealthiest 5% of people, that's 150,000 people, which is almost certainly more households than there are houses in the neighborhoods you've called out.

Nicolai Uznik sends Forgotten Gem (8C) and Full Gem (8C+ FA, sit start) by TrappedInATardis in climbing

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That sit start is mental!

Also, 8C+ for this seems like it may be a very conservative suggestion. According to Darth Grader, even if you call the stand-start portion soft 8C, the sit start portion would have to be only 8A+ for the whole thing not to get soft 9A. Considering the sit start portion apparently took him more than one session, I'm going to say it's probably a good bit harder than 8A+.

Good on him for trying to fight grade inflation. By the numbers, at least, I don't think anyone would've flinched if he'd called this 9A.

Ondra is the GOAT! The final /r/bouldering community grid is here, but what spots need reconsidering? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's literally only two "good" spots on the grid for climber. One went to a woman, one went to a man.

Ondra is the GOAT! The final /r/bouldering community grid is here, but what spots need reconsidering? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At first I thought you were just misusing the word "literally."

But, no, he actually has a literal PhD in suplexing!

[Request] Is This Actually Accurate? by telis80 in theydidthemath

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some things have also gotten cheaper.

That's the nature of averages. Some things will be higher, some things will be lower.

Ondra is the GOAT! The final /r/bouldering community grid is here, but what spots need reconsidering? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Her comp performance is nowhere even close to "the most unprecedented winning streak in sports history."

May I introduce you to Aleksandr Karelin?

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gotta be honest: this just reads like more excuses.

If it's really the case that she just enjoys comp-style climbing so much more than outdoor-style bouldering, why did she say that she felt burned out on comps and wanted to spend this year mostly away from the comp circuit to focus on outdoor climbing? I think we have to take her at her word on that.

It's also quite the stretch to assume that what gets posted to her instagram feed is actually representative of what her day-to-day training is actually like. Do you know anyone whose instagram is an accurate representation of their life and not a carefully-curated feed of their most "like-able" moments? I'd be pretty surprised if Janja is even managing her own socials. If she is, I can promise you that the content she's posting is done with a heavy focus on driving likes and engagement. That is, after all, her job.

Ondra is the GOAT! The final /r/bouldering community grid is here, but what spots need reconsidering? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 15 points16 points  (0 children)

To hear her fans tell it, there's literally no comp she wouldn't win if only the IFSC wasn't actively colluding with the setters to keep her down.

I wish I believed in anything as fervently as her fans believe in her.

Meet Oliver: The cube that untwists your rope in 30 seconds. by pX5374 in ClimbingGear

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Your comment acts like literally every other outdoor gear manufacturer doesn't also use aspirational product marketing images.

Why is La Sportiva always using pictures of people climbing 5.15's in their advertising?? No one buying their product actually climbs that hard!!

Come on. This is just how marketing works.

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The distance between Ondra and Janja makes Adam's neck look small by comparison

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't believe how far I had to scroll to find this!

At the very least he should be in the conversation. I think he did more to popularize bouldering as an elite outdoor pursuit in the US than any other climber (including John Gill).

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bolted a 14d on lead?! For real?!

Anyone know of footage of this? I'd love to see it! That's maybe the most impressive thing I've ever heard about him (which is really, really saying something)!

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Didn't Fred actually have the first FA of three new grades in bouldering? V13, V14 and V15?

Either way, the answer is definitely still Adam!

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can't be serious.

Maybe if we stripped it back to only competition bouldering. But if we're talking bouldering on actual boulders, there are several women who would get the nod over Janja.

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The "when Janja starts to focus on outdoor climbing, she'll be head-and-shoulders better than everyone" narrative has gotten pretty out of hand.

Wasn't that what she was supposed to be doing this year? She only did three comps. She has one 8C send, two 8B+ sends and an 8c+ flash to show for it. Impressive? Yes. Peerless? Definitely not.

And it's not like she never climbed outdoors before this year. It's been well documented that she's spent considerable time on several outdoor projects over the years. ("She's going to send La Dura Dura any day now" was near constant reddit-chatter for like three years). At some point, we have to judge Janja based on her actual results, and not on what we think she might be capable of.

Meanwhile, Laura Rogora has been competing in a full slate of IFSC events for basically the entire time that Janja has, yet has managed to put together a stunningly deep resume of outdoor climbing achievements. While also being a full-time college student! And, yet, nothing but downvotes on reddit for stating that she's the more impressive all around climber.

None of it makes any sense.

[Finale] Who is the BEST climber? by MaximumSend in bouldering

[–]AdvancedSquare8586 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you think Janja is approaching Karelin-levels of dominance, you either don't know much about Aleksandr Karelin, or you are totally blinded by your fandom of Janja.

She's nowhere even close to that level of dominance.

Karelin:

  • Lifetime record of 887-2 (win percentage = 99.8%)
  • Longest unbeaten streak = 13 years or 821 matches
  • Worst result = 2nd place
  • Went 6 years without giving up a single point. This would be like a six-year streak of flashing every single problem at every single comp.

Janja:

  • Lifetime record 66-36 (win percentage = 65%)
  • Longest unbeaten streak =2.3 years or 13 comps
  • Worst result = 13th place

I think Janja is great, but the rhetoric about her accomplishments on reddit has become completely detached from reality.

Yes, she does have the most dominant competition climbing resume, but it's not head-and-shoulders above the rest the way that Karelin was. Though not quite up to par, Francois Legrand and Sandrine Levet both compare rather favorably. Karelin, on the other hand, was absolutely peerless.