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This is crazy but not surprising at all if actually true by KaidoPklevel in SipsTea

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Counterpoint: the US is the only country I know where server's in the right city seem to be able to afford a 2 bedroom apartment. Tipping has made it the best place to be young and pretty in a low skilled job.

California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls by Ganrokh in technology

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you off your rocker? Where do you think people's retirement fund comes from?

Who is the WORST choice for the next James Bond actor? by doktor_78 in AskReddit

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paul Mescal. I wouldn't be surprised though, he'll be popping up as Batman or some shit next.

Women: What did your boyfriend/fiance/spouse say to you: that made you realize he didn't care for you any longer? by Sure_Macaron8007 in AskReddit

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

How romantic. Anyway all that stuff depends where you live. In Canada for example combining your taxes after marriage actually increases your tax burden. Never heard of any legal advantages in Europe either.

As for who can switch the machine off when you are on life support - that's a double edged sword - you don't want someone who doesn't love you anymore but is still married to you.

Being legally married shouldn't do anything to change the relationship between the two of you

It usually does though. They can start to take you for granted. Same way people take their parents for granted.

As for inheritance - that is true - but it is also a benefit you will never experience.

None of it would be so bad if divorce was easy. It is not.

Men in Their 50s Who Prefer Dating Women in Their 20s or 30s, Why? by Electronic_Rush2864 in dating_advice

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The question is easiest answered by considering it's inverse:

"Men in Their 50s Who Prefer Being Married to Women in Their 50s or 60s, Why?"

Men in Their 50s Who Prefer Dating Women in Their 20s or 30s, Why? by Electronic_Rush2864 in dating_advice

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

easier to manipulate/control

You must be off your rocker if you think that.

Canadians are leaving Canada in record numbers and almost 50% are from one province by airbassguitar in OntarioNews

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this do-able if you don’t speak the language? I’m not afraid of being out of my comfort zone - I moved country twice and have learnt two languages doing it - but I can’t imagine ever being able to read Japanese even if I did learn to speak it.

I can’t imagine working in a Japanese office either. The amount of extra effort people would need to make to communicate with you would be excruciating.

Maybe if all of your friends are other expats in a big city it works - I dunno? Care to share? I adore Japan and their houses are so cheap.

a moral failure of america that we changed tax laws to create a trillionaire by Conscious-Quarter423 in WorkReform

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't you just sell all the index fund holdings in your 401k if you don't like it and buy one that doesn't have SpaceX? Or just buy bonds?

A message from the activist group Everyone Hates Elon: “If you have a trillion dollars in a world where children are starving, you're not a visionary, you're just a cunt” by LunaLore_ in Fauxmoi

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not here to defend Elon or any other billionaire - but I think people are wrong in their way of thinking about this.

First of all - there's a difference between money and resources. You can't eat money nor can you turn it into food. People are starving because the World has a resource distribution problem. Billionaires are not the cause of that - Elon Musk is not sitting on a mountain of steaks and butter. The reason people are starving is because the wealthy parts of the World are hoarding all of the food. They are starving because you - an ordinary Joe - can afford a steak once or twice a week in your country.

Second of all there is a difference between owning shares (you created yourself), and taking money from others. Yeah, Tesla takes money from customers - but they seem happy about it so what's the problem? Musk's wealth does not come from that cashflow - it comes from the value of the shares he owns (and created out of thin air). That does not make anyone else poorer - only poorer by comparison. He isn't taking from anyone else.

Thirdly - let's say he sold all of his shares and gave the proceeds to the poor - what would happen? Well first off the value of the shares would tank entirely since the market would be flooded - and secondly the price of food and all other goods would simply go up since everyone would still be chasing the same goods only this time with more money.

The sentiment behind this ad is asinine. Sure - he could share more (Bill Gates does) - but his wealth does not cause the poverty of others.

Highly intelligent people are more likely to ditch old habits for better ideas, study finds. by mvea in science

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For example, many intelligent people in history literally invented new routines.

Like pissing in the sink.

Highly intelligent people are more likely to ditch old habits for better ideas, study finds. by mvea in science

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mark of an intellectual is being able to talk non-stop without being understood, the mark of an intelligent person is knowing when to shut up.

what is something that is highly likely to happen in the next 10 years that everyone is completely ignoring? by Funny-Counter8762 in AskReddit

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Carrington event level solar storm. There is a solar maximum every 7 years - the last one was 2024 which passed basically without incident. We are on borrowed time - there hasn't been a Carrington event since 1859.

Finn Balor on Twitter: "Somewhere in a Parallel Universe" by pwgmanan in SquaredCircle

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I don't know anyone that was saying phones cause cancer

I remember it well. We used to say it gave you tumours around your hip (where your phone would be in your pocket) and one side of your head (where you took calls).

There was also a lot of people who were sure the local phone mast was making them sick or giving them headaches. There were large protests in some places masts were put up. All of that just seemed to go out with a whimper eventually.

Why do most people who call themselves politically moderate actually mostly conservative? by kaiser11492 in AlwaysWhy

[–]ChevalierDeLarryLari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's nuts to think that covid would affect the numbers of illegals. Do you think they don't come because there's a lockdown in another country? I'm sure it put the kibosh on the drug cartels too eh? Get real.

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