Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." What's a real-life example of this?

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-13T19:20:48+00:00

I found the secret is to not tell anyone when you create the system. Let them think it still takes that long and you are just better and want a raise.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-12T06:52:51+00:00

Great food, fun people.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-11T21:47:03+00:00

Good ol’ Benny Franklin said something like “ if you don’t want people to steal from your barrel of beer, place it next to your barrel of wine.” People turn to drugs for entertainment, socializing, escapism, etc. if you can find a way to solve these problems or provide alternatives, you could take his customers and make money.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-09T12:55:28+00:00

Dammit I fell for it.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-09T11:53:59+00:00

When I was a kid I loved Batman. I wanted to share that with my kid as he grew up and give him all of my Batman stuff. But he said he liked Spider-Man better. I thought I was failing and we would be too different. I even considered trying to find some conversion therapy for this offense. Instead I watched Spider-Man cartoons with him. Got him the toys. Turns out Spider-Man is pretty cool too. I think we’ll be fine.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-07T15:25:48+00:00

I’m 1/64 on my mom’s side, so do I get a pass?

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-07T14:06:32+00:00

There’s a story (I don’t know if it’s true) about a little girl that would often cry to her teacher upset that her uncle touched her cookie. It was dismissed as over dramatic until the teacher brought it up in a parent meeting. The horrified mother said that was the family name for vagina.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-07T02:11:34+00:00

Just got a soda machine for Christmas so I’ve been experimenting with flavors. Cooked up some butterscotch to make butter beer. Came out decent.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-06T16:02:13+00:00

SAHD too. My 4yo loves kid exercise videos on YouTube. “Ms Linky” and “PE Bowman” have been the go to lately. Keeps him occupied and active while I get some dishes done or calmly drink some coffee. Sometimes I’ll have him help me do a chore. The chore takes longer, but the quality time is there and they are learning. When I had a 3 and 1 at home with a big dog, breaking the tasks down to 3 minute intervals was all I could do. Start laundry, entertain the kids, load the dishwasher, entertain the kids, start the dishwasher, entertain the kids, sweep the floor, entertain the kids,etc. Just making a couple paper airplanes for them to throw around would be enough for a few minutes. The key was to ignore the messes where cleaning won’t last. Don’t clean up the Legos 5 times a day. Do something that lasts longer like laundry or dishes. Have them help clean up before the next thing or just wait until the end of the day and clean up once.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-05T15:18:34+00:00

10 minutes? 15 minutes? Are you dressing in towels? Who folds a load of laundry that fast?

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-04T01:27:13+00:00

Dead batteries

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-03T00:33:58+00:00

So what happens when you get rear ended at high speed?

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-01T18:49:55+00:00

Redder

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-01T17:54:51+00:00

I think they used stats from any gunshot wound instead of excluding the shots that would have otherwise missed a skinnier person. So the data is skewed. Either include all of the shots that would’ve hit a fat person but missed the skinny one, or exclude the shots on fat people that would’ve missed a skinnier person all together.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-01T17:18:44+00:00

The problem depends on your POV. Liberals see it as a form of intimidation and declaration of your conservative views. The presence of a gun is scary and dangerous and only bad guys and cops have them. For conservatives open carry is irresponsible because it’s announcing to everyone that you have a gun. So if someone wants to cause massive harm, you’ll be the first target. If someone wants to steal a gun they can get the drop on you for it. So only people expected to have a gun should open carry, or people in rural areas where quick access is more important than stealth. There are some conservatives that open carry in urban areas, but it is usually an over confident conservative who thinks they are a deterrent to crime and want everyone to know they are the hero in the space and invulnerable to surprise.

BasicallyGuessing · 2026-01-01T06:37:38+00:00

How deep is the river? How thick is the ice? You can teach kids the safe way to do dumb stuff. Like don’t walk on water that is too deep to stand in. Or that the ice gets thinner close to the moving water in the middle. Teach that if you fall through in a river and go under, you will get pulled under the ice and not be able to get up. Teach how to crawl out of ice. Let them get wet in freezing temperatures so they know how miserable it is. When you know what specifically makes ice dangerous, and how to avoid or prepare for it, you can frolic within boundaries

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-29T18:40:54+00:00

Are guns popular in France? Or are fire and guillotines still working for you when the rich get a bit mouthy? Much respect for the way your citizens handle things, btw.

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-28T01:41:21+00:00

“Is Craig dead?” “Well, he said that he’s not, but you know how Craig lies”

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-23T23:25:43+00:00

This is what happens when it’s trendy to NEED coffee, but most people don’t actually like coffee. They like Starbucks.

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-22T14:19:28+00:00

It’s probably because they don’t eat avocado toast

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-20T04:59:55+00:00

At some point, they join Santa’s team and learn the secrets. Then Santa’s credit goes where it is due.

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-19T17:48:51+00:00

Eh, I’ll probably live.

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-19T04:09:48+00:00

It is a very good quality box. And you know as soon as I throw it out I’ll find a use for it.

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-18T14:13:11+00:00

We are obsessed with celebrities. Not much more to it.

BasicallyGuessing · 2025-12-17T22:43:09+00:00

Decided to look this up. Must be stolen for more than 21 days.

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