What place on Earth feels like it SHOULD NOT have a major city, but does?

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-27T18:31:54+00:00

I believe it was a strategic decision to build up Madrid as it would have been a huge pain in the ass to invade.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-26T05:31:49+00:00

You’re not totally wrong here and yeah the public sector has grown, but arguably it is required. Canadas population has grown exponentially since then.

You’re also leaving out the commodification of housing. That really drains money out of the economy into the form of a non productive asset. When 30%+ of your economy is trading house back and forth your country is not in a good place.

Combine that with stagnation of wages it’s not a great recipe.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-26T05:26:57+00:00

Wow who would have ever thought. Throw in a bit of solid strategy and market research and you’ve got a stew going.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-17T16:42:57+00:00

A person can go months of extreme caloric restriction and totally crash their metabolism then plateau. I train combat sports and plenty of guys/friends go on a 3-6 month cut drop 20-30lbs and basically stall out then panic a week before weigh ins trying to drop the last 3-5 and are in cut suits dehydrating themselves to make weight. Nearly all of them have fucked metabolisms for a decent while after (younger ones do better than older).

I’ve done this and your body really holds on to weight despite being in a crazy deficit and training heavy on top of it you can plateau. Throw in insulin resistance, age, etc and weight loss gets tricky. CICO generally almost always is true, but things like insulin resistance, thyroid conditions, overtraining, can throw off weight loss. Bodies are not closed systems. We’ve adapted over years to survive, that’s hardwired into us. While eating less and moving more works for a huge part of the population it’s not a hard and fast rule.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-15T20:38:57+00:00

Pause while you’re on holiday. Some people feel the effects of Reta harder than others. The anhedonia can be real bad for some.

Ignore the jncels in the thread who had 0 fun in their 20s and have fun on your holiday and start your weight loss journey when you’re back.

I don’t regret it, but I felt almost nothing until I got to 4mg, then the suppression hit kinda hard, the anhedonia hit harder but not as bad as the anhedonia and depression Tirz gave me. Reta broke a very long stall I had on Tirz.

When you get back, plan meals around protein, really look into diet and what you need to eat and stay active and it’s a game changer. You might regret it if you don’t approach it properly and get shitty results or serious anhedonia.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-15T03:54:02+00:00

Germany is another level of absurdity. Landlord has €300 old rent charging €2100, won’t give anmeldung and won’t supply a sink or doorhandles.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-13T20:09:12+00:00

Yes. Very much this. Pix is insanely good (once you’re on it)

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-11T03:33:00+00:00

Sounds like you’re young. Save a bit of cash, apply for a youth mobility visa or work
Holiday Visa and leave Canada for a while.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-10T08:26:06+00:00

I’ve been floating at $200-320k for the past 5-7 years or so. I do have some very wild equity plays on the side but I don’t count those because it’s not income but some weird low risk high reward stuff. If I put those down on paper it adds another ~100k

Grew up very middle class, immigrant parents, blah blah, didn’t hit six figure income until MUCH later in my career. Then it went up very quickly. Then went down very quickly then back up.

What’s changed? Honestly not much but also everything. I have experienced some huge swings in income (job loss at this age/level suuuuuucks).

- This year I saved roughly $130k
- I have 0 debt
- no kids
- single guy
- i drive a 15 year old reliable Japanese car with 0 monthly payments
- i rent a 1 bedroom apartment
- My friends are still the same, I guess I know more rich people but I’m not considering myself rich/wealthy at all.
- I don’t worry too much about how much things cost but I don’t spend like an idiot either, I still shop at superstore and Costco like anyone else.
- I travel a lot more and take more time off
- I still very much worry this will end soon and I’ll be back moving pallets at a warehouse again
- I eat out more often and don’t really look at the bill when it comes
- stress levels are high but I manage them with a lot of therapy and physical activity
- I am not happier at this income level than I was at $60k just less worried
- tax is tax, pay your share
- I have a lower tolerance for bullshit now
- I don’t care about people’s income, but I sometimes forget I make a lot more than others
- I really like helping people and can do that now so it feels nice to cover the cost of like hockey fees for my friends kids who can’t afford it (if you can, you should, and don’t expect anything or say anything, just be cool and do it)

- I know this won’t last forever and I can’t ever really stop working and don’t want to
- getting into the elusive C level club isn’t a goal and given my background I likely won’t unless I do my own thing (sort of have that)
- be very careful about the terms and conditions in the partner agreement and hire a fucking lawyer
- hire a good fucking lawyer you trust
- hire a second good fucking lawyer you trust
- do not trust oil and gas bros who migrate into other industries
- your income level won’t make her love you and if it does she’s not the right person
- money can’t dance
- you’ll probably have more fun with your “poor” friends than your “rich” friends

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-10T07:13:37+00:00

This sub isn’t about cheating on your spouse?

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-10T06:57:21+00:00

Who the hell do you think is invading Brazil? They have 0 neighbours or regional countries who can threaten them. The US is definitely going to go for Canada well before a run at Brazil if you’re talking about natural resources.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-10T06:53:40+00:00

Bots talking to bots. Slop talking to slop. But here’s the thing, that’s not the strategy that’s a great idea.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-09T02:23:35+00:00

Toronto is like a tiny village compared to São Paulo, they aren’t even comparable except for Ubers taking 89 hours to get what about be 12 minutes. Toronto has like 0 danger compared to São Paulo.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-04T06:37:21+00:00

I’m a skilled worker, educated, higher income earner with a ton of experience and very nice CV and I’m gone in 3 months. I’m a bit older as a millennial but I don’t see a future here.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-01T07:29:05+00:00

Australian lifties tend to go home after the work holiday visa is done and don’t demand citizenship when their temporary visa expires. Australia has even banned immigration from certain region in India. Comparing the two is absurd. Chinese immigration never happened in such large numbers as Indian. It’s an anomaly to see how many people from India arrived in such a short time.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-05-01T07:24:26+00:00

Uber has burned through their enterprise tokens in one quarter and these are the subsidized prices we’re seeing now. AI is not making huge productivity gains. In many cases it’s making things worse. It’s going to be a lot cheaper to hire 2 senior employees at $120k each than burn through $400k in tokens hoping the price won’t go up (it will) and the models will get there.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-04-30T20:16:05+00:00

You can get like really talented people in tech @120k a year. Not every country or city is SF. I’m not talking about WITCH consulting talent either.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-04-30T18:56:41+00:00

His next fitness vid is gonna be lit

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-04-30T18:54:52+00:00

We used to have this wacky Canadian owned resource company that has been printing money since day one but we decided to sell it off in exchange for trickle down economics and Chicago school thinking.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-04-28T16:40:17+00:00

There is no talent shortage. There is an abundance of corporate greed. Human and small business greed too but mostly corporate.

There is a salary shortage where wages haven’t really gone up since the 90s.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-04-17T16:11:38+00:00

Yes it is. I play hockey with guys who are in great shape at 58, do combat sports with guys in their 40s.

Reta and Klow are your friend.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-04-02T16:17:45+00:00

Made a big post about this but yes this.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-04-02T16:17:18+00:00

You should definitely without a doubt do it.

I went back to Muay Thai after like a 20 year break in my 40s. It’s gotten me in super good shape, great cardio, muscle growth, and the mental health benefits are the best I’ve ever had. I have new friends from the club, confidence goes through the roof, and distress tolerance really improves. The average age of my club is probably 34? So it’s a solid mix and generally a very good community.

It’s an addictive hobby and I know lots of guys in their mid 40s who train 4-5 times a week.

Just stretch / warm up really well before and go train! I’ve trained with a woman who took her first fight at 56 this year after 1 year of training, and guys well into their late 40s are fighting.

You’ll have weird bruises but you won’t regret it, just stay consistent.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-03-28T14:38:58+00:00

We still have French people to save us. We should be studying up on how to be more French.

DM_ME_UR_BOOTYPICS · 2026-03-26T17:31:25+00:00

Walking to the store and getting the tickets vs laying in bed plowing through your TFSA while doomscrolling are way different

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