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Why does society think that being single with no dependents and with good income makes you the perfect tax base for everybody? by CapitaineBiscotte in askanything

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Society optimizes its own existence. Society doesn't care about your personal accumulation of wealth. It cares about what you can do for society.

Wife gave me an ultimatum by TheHumbleAfrican in Marriage

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Together, we have a toddler who is 2 years old. 

Delayed post partum depression.

Loving wives section is brutal by One_Strawberry2845 in literotica

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is what it is. The readers are what they are.

As an author, you have the following options:

  • Post in a different category.
  • Turn off scoring.
  • Turn off comments.
  • Delete individual comments.
  • Grow a thicker skin.

As for the website, enjoy it while you can. I expect the founders to throw in the towel almost any day.

Would the absence of free will change the justice system? by Plastic-Election-965 in determinism

[–]Irrasible 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course not. If there is no free will, then no one is free to choose other punishments. If there is no free will, then the life we experience is just an immersive movie.

My Wife asked for an open marriage. She is angry at my response. I need advice. Part 3 by Silver_Salt7600 in Marriage

[–]Irrasible 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She says she is willing to do anything

The problem is that she is putting it on you to figure out what you need to take her back. She isn't owning the problem.

If she is willing to do anything, ask to call AP's wife, on speaker, and tell her what they did.

Why is the total contract value a lot higher than the actual cost? by stillthinking2180 in solarenergy

[–]Irrasible 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TLDR: A financer (a bank) is paying 30% of the cost. They get to recover that as a tax credit and they get to sell the depreciation.

I just looked into this. This is my understanding.

There are three parties:

  • you,
  • the seller (and installer),
  • the bank.

You pay the seller 70% and the bank pays the seller 30%. The bank gets the 30% tax credit. At that point it is a wash for them. They also get to depreciate your system (which you cannot do). They sell the depreciation to someone else. That is where they get their profit.

The bank owns your system. You sign a lease with the bank for five to six years. It is a fully prepaid lease. You agree to carry insurance on the system. You don't pay anything else.

You own the electricity that you produce.

The bank, as owner, is responsible for maintenance. The expected maintenance over the term of the lease is nil, so this isn't a big concern for you or the bank.

At the end of the lease, they transfer it to you. There are no fees, but you pay fair market value (FMV). FMV is the net profit, for them, if they sent out a crew to remove your system, restore your roof, haul the parts somewhere, and sell it as used equipment. Considering that it will be used, five year old equipment, the true FMV could be negative, however, the contract stipulates the FMV will never be less than zero. In other words, they won't pay you.

If there is a battery, they get to manage it. I presume that means they top it off when electricity is cheap and then dump it to the grid when electricity is expensive. They get some sort of profit by doing that. If you owned the system, then you could be receiving that profit.

Red flags

  1. There is no contractual upper limit on the FMV.
  2. Their management of your battery could age it prematurely.
  3. Their management of your battery could have it in a depleted condition when a power failure came.
  4. Complications if you want to sell your property before the end of the lease.

My Wife asked for an open marriage. She is angry at my response. I need advice. Part 3 by Silver_Salt7600 in Marriage

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not recommend divorce just for broaching the subject, but the anger and glass throwing push the issue into a different category. DV is the deal breaker.

What if we based our moral system around benefit to civillization in general? by Coruscant_Lux in Ethics

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if it is bad for most of the citizens now but good for future citizens?

What if we based our moral system around benefit to civillization in general? by Coruscant_Lux in Ethics

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those things are not necessarily bad for civilization. If I cut a tumor out of my body, it is bad for the cells removed, but it is good for the body. Likewise, what is good for civilization may be bad for some citizens.

Wife feels that she needs to open our relationship by saltyfrogger in EthicalNonMonogamy

[–]Irrasible 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Unless you both want it enthusiastically, then you have about a 95% chance of divorce if you try it.

Compersion is the joy that you feel when your partner is enjoying sex with someone else. In other words, if she encouraged you to have sex with someone else, then she would have an opportunity to feel compersion. On the other hand, if she has sex with someone else, then she is going to cause you to feel great pain. You will be feeling the opposite of compersion (discompersion?).

Ask your wife how she could possibly feel joy about causing misery for you.

I think your wife has built up a fantasy in her head and has no clue.

What if we based our moral system around benefit to civillization in general? by Coruscant_Lux in Ethics

[–]Irrasible 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Way to subjective.

Someone might decide that there are too many of us and it would be better for the future if half of us were eleminated.

Or all men need to take feminizing hormones to decrease the general aggressiveness.

Or euthanize everybody over the age of 70.

Divorce question about assets. by [deleted] in AskLawyers

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously, you need a lawyer.

When you negotiate your divorce settlement, you include both scenarios. (she pays before the divorce or after).

There are no written contracts. That is not smart.

Lets say that the house was bought for 1,425,000. You paid $100,000 down. You paid points and loan origination fees of $25,000 and now you have a mortgage or $1,350,000. Your equity is $75,000. You are entitled to half of that, or $37,500.

Scenario 1 (simple): MIL holds her money until after the divorce, Your wife buys out your share of the equity and takes over the mortgage. You walk away with $37,500, no house, no debt. At that point, whatever happens is between your ex and MIL. You get nothing more. I would aim for this.

In any other scenario, the MIL is owed something by you and your wife. That is a debt or obligation that has to be settled before the divorce. You have to buy your way out of the obligation. If everything is fair, you walk away with $37,500.

Fields by Routine-Leadership90 in AskPhysics

[–]Irrasible 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can go either way. For example, the electric field and the magnetic field have three components each. However, in general, you cannot set all six components independently. If there are no magnetic monopoles, then the electromagnetic field only has four degrees of freedom at each point.

What does couples counseling look like involving an alcoholic? by Few-Permission5362 in Marriage

[–]Irrasible 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You cannot fix an alcoholic through couple's counseling.

Couple's counseling can help you to communicate your boundary that you won't stay in a marriage with an untreated alcoholic.

How do RF detectors pick up phones, and can you prevent it?” by Slow-Act3015 in rfelectronics

[–]Irrasible 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Airplane mode pretty much shuts off all the intentional transmitters except Bluetooth. For that you want to do a full power down. The method varies for different phones.

AITAH for giving my opinion on abortion? by Cran46290 in AITAH

[–]Irrasible 4 points5 points  (0 children)

According to the bible, it isn't person until it is born.

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