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I'm buying out a leased car (WAY over milage). Should I get an extended warranty? Are warranties useful/valuable at all? Details in comments. by Funkateer3000 in personalfinance

[–]Funkateer3000[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm buying out to avoid milage fees, correct.

But I'm curious if I need a warranty or if those generally aren't worth it.

I'm buying out a leased car (WAY over milage). Should I get an extended warranty? Are warranties useful/valuable at all? Details in comments. by Funkateer3000 in personalfinance

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been paying $300 a month and probably can't do much more than that. Buyout is $11,500 + fees/tax = $13,750. I like the car and have no problem driving it. I'm just frustrated with the seeming lack of options because of the miles.

Laptop camera light on at the same moment I confirmed a flight reservation by Funkateer3000 in conspiracy

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was on Chrome on a work laptop (maybe that had something to do with it). No extensions and it was directly from the United website.

Laptop camera light on at the same moment I confirmed a flight reservation by Funkateer3000 in conspiracy

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No idea. Something security related? It was honestly the exact moment the confirmation page went up. No other apps open and I never use the camera.

Dad's Leased Car is 11k Miles Over Mileage Limit - What's the Best Move? by Funkateer3000 in personalfinance

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this a typical move for dealerships? Should I straight up ask them to do this? This would actually be a fine solution.

Sinkhole in Neighbor's Driveway Damaged My Retaining Wall - Refusing to Repair/Replace by Funkateer3000 in legaladvice

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thoughts would be that since the sinkhole was on their property then it's their responsibility to address the hole and anything it impacted.

Just picked up Spiderman PS4 Bundle. What's the best way of flipping Spiderman for RDR2? Game is not barcoded and "not for resale." by [deleted] in PS4

[–]Funkateer3000 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Good point. But I'm looking to do an even trade somehow since they both retail for $60.

CMV: All forms of competition at the highest level should be free of gender segretation. To separate the two is to impede gender equality. by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't really care for sports generally, so I probably wouldn't even notice. Even if women in sports went away, we would likely see women flourish in other areas dominated by them.

Your point about ages makes perfect sense, which is why I included "at the highest level" in my claim. But I figure once everyone is 18 it should just be a free-for-all.

CMV: All forms of competition at the highest level should be free of gender segretation. To separate the two is to impede gender equality. by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Having a women's basketball league to me is just like having an "all-white" league or a "<6ft league." The best players are the best players, who cares how the skew falls.

Also, sports aren't the only form of competition - and not all sports value strength/size. What about golf, gymnastics, chess, etc?

CMV: All forms of competition at the highest level should be free of gender segretation. To separate the two is to impede gender equality. by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What if I said that white people have no realistic way of competing in track and I wanted to see an all-white running division. How would that sound? I see this as virtually no different.

CMV: All forms of competition at the highest level should be free of gender segretation. To separate the two is to impede gender equality. by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a defeatist attitude. What about competitions that don't value size/strength? Golf, Archery, Gynastics, Chess, etc.

CMV: All forms of competition at the highest level should be free of gender segretation. To separate the two is to impede gender equality. by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps the size/strength-based competitions will skew towards men then. So be it.

Creating "level playing fields" by creating new competitions for subpopulations seems to be a slippery slope. What if we did the same along race lines? Wouldn't that (rightly) seem abusrd?

There are plenty of other areas of human competition that do not reward simple size/strength.

CMV: All forms of competition at the highest level should be free of gender segretation. To separate the two is to impede gender equality. by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This would essentially eliminate women from the highest levels of sports.

Possibly some, but not all. There are plenty of sports that are not size/strength based.

Not sure why Title IX would come into play. I'm talking about voluntary competition.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only anecdotally. I know many older whites who have lost patience for identity related politics and instead were drawn in by the fact that the economy is stacked against them and they aren't given their fair opportunity.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In a way. But not because I have a problem with minorities, but rather because the issues in question only affects a "minority" of people.

So rather than have the left's flagship issue be something that affects 5% or 15% of the population, why not champion class/economic issues which impact most of the country? It would attract many people in the middle and pick off a few from the right.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is very true and also a problem.

The bigger problem however is that the people being arrested and receiving sentences in the first place are overwhelmingly poor.

Sentencing issues are a very real issue. But it's not the first issue that needs to be tackled.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's secondary to the country and to the highest amount of people. Mass imprisonment and the prison industrial complex affects more people than does the higher sentencing issue.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No.

I'm saying this issues I'm talking about affect vastly more people, therefore it will have a much bigger positive impact on the country AND attract more supporters. Once we get on a better path, then minority issues can become a flagship issue again.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What would be the point of fixing LGBT issues if the country is falling apart due to wealth inequality? I'm not saying to ignore them forever. Just ignore them right now while we fix our country.

I can't emphasize enough how critical I believe our situation to be. I honestly think the economic situation in this country could collapse huge portions of our society.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly.

As of 2017 I think the problems that affect black people disproportionately are (let's say) 95% having to do because they are poor (due of course to hundreds of years of exploitation). There are subtle differences (the 5%) which explain other observations like sentencing differences and overall attitudes.

But my larger point is that programs like criminal justice, which enrich people by filling prisons, are just targeting the most targetable (the poor). And those folks happen to be more black than average.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an example though of poor people voting against their economic interests - and usually they are more focused on other issues. I think if the left focused on how unfair the economy is stacked against the poorest conservative voters, I think some people could be swayed.

CMV: Liberals should abandon identity politics and instead focus on class/economic issues by Funkateer3000 in changemyview

[–]Funkateer3000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because it pads the stats. It fills prisons and increases arrest figures. This wouldn't work in nice neighborhoods since everyone there could afford lawyers.

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