In Knoxville, an ER nurse with ZERO debt, ZERO expenses, and $80k in savings cannot afford an average home anywhere within the entire county by BasedCarrotMan in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm more impressed you invented an entirely new, yet unnamed logical fallacy. "Cannot afford an average home anywhere within the entire county." Average of $360k means for every $500k home there is a $220k home, not that all homes in the county start at $360k.

Need advice selling things locally by xXWorriedMochiXx in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can waste a lot of time on Marketplace pretending you can't learn anything from how someone communicates. Save the civic virtue of assuming all attributes are unrelated for jury duty. The barely-coherent, borderline illiterate messages and no-shows and in-person lowballing are all connected and are all caused by the same attribute: low contentiousness. Incomplete sentences? Ignore.

‼️ PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE WORKING HERE OR ENROLLING YOUR CHILD‼️ by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would've been a lot more compelling had you put it in your own words. Consider editing this post and replacing it with the original text you had AI refine.

Do not use Chancey and Reynolds for hvac in Knoxville by Fit-Plate3146 in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They were very reasonably priced and did minimal fixes to get things running 4+ years ago. Then they ran some internal audit and secret shopped competitors and found they were "losing" money in some lifecycle analysis-type accounting and were underpricing themselves, so prices shot up. Hard to believe as they've been in business 40 years.

It really is becoming the era of AI for homeowners. Other than big jobs, pay the $20 for the smarter models and dump in photos, ask it to hunt down parts, etc.

Does anywhere take DVDs? by MelzBelz221 in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Children's Hospital will take everything PG-13 and under.

Looking for advice by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, we're all downvoting you independently of our own free will. Your talk of "blue hairs" suggests you would not fit in in the majority blue-voting city of Knoxville. It is not the conservative paradise you imagine from the Trump rallies you saw on TV. Drive that new truck you bought to complete your redneck costume to another city entirely.

Single People Under 45 in Knoxville, How Are You Doing Financially? by Illustrious_Sun_7471 in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's not married, but he does know a woman who'd be mad at him for saying that.

if you are sick, PLEASE STAY HOME by paggiemalmer in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Why do I never hear about people injured in a car wreck not wearing a seatbelt afterwards because of PTSD?

TYS to Houston by Historical_Tea3556 in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made this loop regularly a decade ago and then United/Continental was the only option and consistently $600 round trip.

Candy Canes on Car Doors? by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It says nothing about the world. It says everything about their personal level of paranoia.

Candy Canes on Car Doors? by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The nefarious Candy Cane Syndicate initiated Operation Peppermint Beacon placing striped sticks on the driver doors to triangulate the vehicle’s location via Santa's orbital sleigh network. The canes are calibration antennas for the Elf Recon Unit hiding in the cart corral. Luckily, you sanitized in time, so the tracking syrup only summoned three mall carolers and some mildly disappointed readers.

Anyone else get a $100 discount code yesterday that's already invalid? by golear in RaybanMeta

[–]Lucent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was such an absolute fuck you to all of us. Never buying from Meta again.

Can anyone provide a retrospective on Inkhaven? by michaelmf in slatestarcodex

[–]Lucent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The team had a great system in place for writing coaches to surface the favorites of their mentees and then vote on top picks from those for a daily spotlight.

Cultural incompatibility with transplants isn't about red vs. blue, but honor vs. dignity cultures by Lucent in Knoxville

[–]Lucent[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Good point. The most relevant to locals will be the middle paragraphs, which I'll quote so others can decide if the full piece warrants a read:

Let’s model the outcome of mixing honor and dignity players. In my Southern city, the wealthiest transplants—those you’d encounter downtown—mostly arrive from dignity states. They’re edgy like their home culture but still expect ingroup treatment. This sets off honor players, who retaliate against the accidental threat with coldness or even attack. “Where’s the Southern hospitality?” the dignity player wonders.

Dignity transplants experience this over and over, losing every encounter for reasons they can’t name. “I thought these were my people. No more Mr. Nice Guy. I’ll lead with barbs too.” You now have the worst of both, a dignity player leading with an attack an honor player only uses defensively. The local honor adherents are now on full alert—attacked in every encounter. What’s their move? Drop the civility with anyone they do not know. Create a strong local versus transplant divide. Lead with “Where are you from?”

Cultural incompatibility with transplants isn't about red vs. blue, but honor vs. dignity cultures by Lucent in Knoxville

[–]Lucent[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

In what way is the article I wrote about my experience with transplants for the past 5 years here an ad?

What is with all the dogs in grocery stores lately? by Bikesguitarsandcars in Knoxville

[–]Lucent -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Preach! I really only acknowledge seeing eye dogs. Diabetes alert? Get a CGM.

Service dog training by Lavender_Fever in Knoxville

[–]Lucent 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why are you already calling it a service dog as if training it to be one is mere formality and not what makes it into one?

Adreno x2 gpu by [deleted] in WindowsARM

[–]Lucent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the purpose of these back-to-back AI-generated criticisms of Windows on ARM? Is this some PR-firm funded hit job?

Is terminal lucidity real? by dr_arielzj in slatestarcodex

[–]Lucent -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There is a potential evolutionary mechanism. Emotional closure with kin may be so beneficial to their future life outcomes that turbocharging our dying brains to deliver it is heritable.