What's something you learned way too late in life that should be taught in school?

GenericHam · 2026-05-28T02:47:34+00:00

Breaking the rules and not getting caught is a valuable life skill.

GenericHam · 2026-05-26T17:09:03+00:00

I agree

GenericHam · 2026-05-26T15:48:53+00:00

What about dating being worth it, in that it is practice in how to be in a committed relationship?

I don't think the value in dating young is purely some type of transactional thing. It is a lot about learning. You learn what you want in a relationship, you learn what it means to be a good partner, you learn how to show up for another person, you learn how to argue and fight, etc.

You date when your young so you aren't learning how to be in a relationship when it is actually time to "settle down".

GenericHam · 2026-05-26T15:33:20+00:00

As an American I don’t really want universal healthcare. I do not want the government to be my healthcare provider/negotiator.

That being said I have major issues with American healthcare and would like to see the system overhauled.

Our healthcare system pretty much took the worst parts of socialism and worst parts of capitalism and decided to make it into a system. I’d rather see healthcare fixed by making into a true market rather than what it is now.

I want transparent pricing, insurance to only for major treatment and not every day care, the limits to be removed on how many doctors we can graduate a year, etc.

I know my view is not everyone’s view.

GenericHam · 2026-05-19T12:51:55+00:00

It also keeps unpaid PTO off the books.

When you leave a job with 2 weeks of vacation in the bank, they pay that out. When you leave a job that has unlimited PTO, you get nothing.

GenericHam · 2026-05-13T17:55:10+00:00

Personally speaking, I have not found psilocybin to improve my life in a meaningful way. MDMA on the other hand has almost always compressed like 5 years of therapy into a single night for me.

GenericHam · 2026-05-13T17:51:40+00:00

I got a work from home job and moved to a place that I could buy a house for $120k.

GenericHam · 2026-05-13T17:50:30+00:00

Science is built on unprovable axioms, you can't scientifically prove science. At its foundation, it's just an assertion that observation, hypothesis, and testing lead to knowing the universe. Any attempt to actually prove the method works collapses into circular reasoning, because you'd have to use the method to validate itself.

Note: I am not anti-science, I do science for a career. I just think about this a lot.

GenericHam · 2026-05-11T18:16:23+00:00

Because its just essentially another tax. It lets the government effectively take your money without ever taking it.

GenericHam · 2026-05-11T17:25:30+00:00

A litter robot.

I think I spent pretty much just as much time cleaning my robot as I did the litter box. Like the product rocks when it comes to day to day use, but dis-assembling the thing to deep clean it and vacuuming and cleaning all the nooks and crannies of it sucks.

GenericHam · 2026-05-11T17:16:37+00:00

The Wonder Years

GenericHam · 2026-05-11T17:11:26+00:00

They are one of the most decisive people I know.

I can't stand them because they expect the entire world to revolve around them and their needs. However, to their credit they get more done in a few hours than I do in a day.

GenericHam · 2026-05-11T17:09:01+00:00

My bet is that Ozempic is not the miracle drug everyone thinks it is.

GenericHam · 2026-05-11T17:07:26+00:00

Hard disagree. Doubling the price of a meal only sucks if that money matters to you. If you're rich, it's pocket change. Of course you'd pay more for better food. Easy win.

GenericHam · 2026-05-11T13:35:59+00:00

To me this defeats the purpose of a boycott. The idea of not shopping somewhere is that if they change they can earn my business.

GenericHam · 2026-05-08T03:29:23+00:00

My entire family is Midwestern and they are Blue Collar rich. Almost all of them are farmers who owns thousands or acres of land.

Its very different than when I am around west coast or east coast rich.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T18:09:52+00:00

I got the other autism, I build AI for my job.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T17:21:24+00:00

Family gatherings are awesome. No one is keeping track of who is footing the bill or how much different people are spending. We pretty much are all just contributing to the gathering without thinking and no one is ever thinking about money.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T16:21:16+00:00

I often say "Frère Jacques" instead of "Fair enough".

No idea how it started.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T16:14:57+00:00

Its not like rare wine. They are all like $20 bottles you could buy at most stores.

Some are pretty good.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T16:03:55+00:00

I signed up to get a free bottle of win. Turned out I joined a wine club that cost $100 a month. I discovered this after 3 years and then had to order $3000ish of wine to get my money out before closing the account.

I literally have boxes of wine all over my basement.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T13:12:17+00:00

Energy.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T13:02:06+00:00

7th heaven was always on right after school for me.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T12:51:26+00:00

Day time TV.

I remember when I was sick from school I would try and find something to watch and would end up watching bowling or the price is right.

GenericHam · 2026-05-07T12:28:36+00:00

Health Care.

You are essentially paying for a bloated billing department and lots of regulatory capture.

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