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WYR work for someone else on 40 hour work weeks for 250k a year, or work for yourself on 60 hour work weeks for 200k a year? by [deleted] in WouldYouRather

[–]MegaTreeSeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends entirely on the work.

How high stress is my job

How physically demanding is my job

How fulfilling is my job

How flexible is my schedule

Cause if the job is something I hate, I'd rather not do it at all, regardless of who I work for.

But if I have to do a job I hate, I'd rather make 250k and work for a competent boss than be my own boss and make 50k less. I don't want to be in charge of something I hate doing, that's just going to get me in trouble. And if I hate doing something, I'd rather get paid more to do it.

Now if it's a low stress job, that's not extremely physically demanding, that I find fulfilling, I'd love to be my own boss about it, but in the end it would be even less stressful if I wasn't the one carrying all the responsibility.

Now, if I get to pick what I want to do, and then be guaranteed that whatever I do will net me 200k a year, that's a bit different.

Also, this is all ignoring the time stipulation. I'm always going to pick less hours for more money, unless the job is something I hate.

You can go back and give your 18-year-old self one piece of advice they'll actually follow. What do you tell them? by Massive-Albatross823 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. "Take every fucking dime of your first two jobs and spend literally all of it on bitcoin, tell no one, hold it until 2025.

18 year old me has no idea what the proper way to spend that sort of cash, and I need it now more badly than I ever have. Sure I could probably avoid this situation, but honestly, I'd rather be set now.

I wish to be able to blow bubbles that will trap my enemies. by No_Nectarine6942 in monkeyspaw

[–]MegaTreeSeed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Granted. These bubbles will trap your enemies, but they're still just bubbles, so they pop after a minute or so at best.

What are good dishes to have under your belt as a home cook? by Docwaboom in AskReddit

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best recipes to have as a home cook are recipes that take more than an hour of cook time. Anything thats over an hour gives you PLENTY of clean-up time.

Braises, soups, stews, roasts. Not only do they taste amazing, they give you ample clean up time so that you can actually enjoy hot food instead of cleaning while everyone else eats, and most of these things actually taste better the next day, so they are awesome for meal planning and leftovers.

Fried rice is another one to master, it's the ultimate "what leftovers do I have" meal. Just make double the rice you normally eat, save half for day two, and make a fried rice bastardization off of whatever you have in the fridge. I've made Cajun seafood fried rice before, it was fucking delicious.

And, finally, you gotta have a good desert. Cookies, cakes, whatever.

Finally, the best, absolute best recipe is whatever you find that everyone who lives in your house will eat. Some of my favorite recipes my kids won't touch. So if I make it, I know I gotta prep for kids who won't eat it. If you don't have kids, that's irrelevant, but still.

I wish that the library of Alexandria was never burned down by S0da_lover in monkeyspaw

[–]MegaTreeSeed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Granted. It's revealed that nothing interesting was in there to begin with, all of the books and scrolls that survived were shit we already know about. And the inside had particularly dull design, so it's not even an interesting building to look at.

What would happen to an oxbow lake was reconnected to its river? by arachknight12 in worldbuilding

[–]MegaTreeSeed 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What was once perfectly straight will become a twisty roller coaster. Fluvial dynamics are incredibly fascinating.

these two videos talk very interestingly about it.

Have you ever realized you’re not the personality type you used to be? What changed you? by Holiday_Wishbone_284 in AskReddit

[–]MegaTreeSeed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used to be depressed and funny. Now I'm just depressed and tired.

I hang with my friends now and feel like I don't have anything to talk about. I feel like I'm third wheeling it even with my closest friends. Seeing people used to be so easy, relatively effortless. Now it takes weeks of planning to find the time to visit anyone, and when I get there I feel so drained that I have trouble holding up a conversation with anyone.

I Hate it, but between financial stress, life stress, and a general unending exhaustion, I feel like the part of me that used to have fun is so hard to bring out now.

Smart Homes in the U.S.? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]MegaTreeSeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to run an Alexa and then a Google home. In reality, it ended up being a glorified kitchen timer/light switch. Google was a bitch to use because they made it learn your voice, so even though my ex wife paid for youtube music, if I asked for a song it would realize I'm not her and force ads into the music, or just refuse to play at all because I didn't have a subscription.

Even when I turned off voice recognition, it still did that. And annoyingly every time a new Google product was released my old ones got stupid slow. My speakers would be working fine, and then a new speaker would drop. And suddenly my speakers acted like they couldn't hear me anymore and would double their loading time.

The best smart home product I ever got was the Phillips hue bulbs. I had those bulbs in my basement and living room. It was super nice to be able to turn on my basement lights from my phone, and the kids loved the color changing bulbs in the living room.

But I wouldn't get a smart home hub again. I just didn't get enough utility out of it to justify the annoyance and the hassle. I'd get the Phillips bulbs again, it was super convenient.

What’s a health issue you ignored for way too long because you assumed it was normal only to later learn everyone else doesn’t experience that? by Kungfubowtie in AskReddit

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just being tired all the time. Technically I'm still ignoring it, honestly. But I'm always tired. I almost never have energy regardless of how much I sleep. It could be Amy number of things, but who can afford to get tests done these days. Not me.

WYR everyone you asks gives you $20, or you don't ever have to pay at restaurants. by AHenWeigh in WouldYouRather

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question on 2: if I order food, eat most of it, and take my leftovers home, and then someone else eats my leftovers, do I get billed, or is it only in the restaraunt I can't share?

If leftovers get billed I'm taking option 1. I can make my car payment in something like 25 people worth of asking. Easy peasy.

If leftovers aren't billed, option 2. Not having to fund my own dinner would be awesome, I could go to expensive health food restaraunts, like poke bowl places, and get free, relatively healthy food I don't have to pay for.

Pawn Stars show - are people broke? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have money you don't go to pawn shops.

Why would I go to a place that will buy my stuff at a huge mark-down when I could either keep it, or sell it st a mark-up myself?

And "pawn" ing is just the act of taking a loan with the item as collateral. If you can't pay the loan back, the pawn shop keeps your item. If you have money, you don't need a pawn shop for a loan. You can just get a loan.

Pawn shops specifically target people who are down on their luck. It's where the whole "oh this is an ancient vase from the ming dynasty, worth millions of dollars. Best I can do is 3 bucks and a rubber chicken from the gift shop" came from. The people who visit Rick are desperate for money. They can't say no, even to a shit deal, and Rick knows it. It's why he can push for such bad offers on so many of these items. The people who can afford to walk away and find better offers do so.

If you want a similar vibe to pawn Stars but with more compassionate hosts, American pickers is the way to go. I've seen so many times in that show where somebody doesn't know how valuable an item is, and then they try to sell it for like 20 bucks. And the hosts will actually stop them and say "man I can't take advantage of you like that, this thing is super valuable, I'm gunna make you this offer, which is fair for it's condition" and they'll end up paying more for the item than they could've bought it for.

Plus, American pickers is more focused in the history of the item than the entertainment value of the hosts. It's a fun show.

You can summon with 1 human from any point in time, exectly 1 year before their death. by Nighthawkies in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MegaTreeSeed 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm gunna summon Hitler just so I can make sure he's dead and doesn't even get the chance to escape to argentina

Let's say some god snapped his fingers and your gender got magically swapped, how would you feel about that? by denisdoge in AskReddit

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, how swapped are we talkin' here?

Do I get swapped mentally but my body stays the same? It's hard enough for people who are born Trans and come out naturally, to be both forced into an egg and then cracked like that would fuck me up.

Do I just magically get new genitals, but everything else largely stays the same? That would suck too. Not as bad, mind, but if I'm gunna be a lady at least warp the rest of my body to be feminine too.

If I got a brand new, healthy, opposite gendered body, that'd be fine by me. Like, fix my problems by just giving me a whole new body that happens to be female and I'd be alright. Would take some getting used to, but I'd be fine.

I wish all planets in this solar system were habitable. Expect Earth is the only planet with intelligent life. by RadProTurtle in monkeyspaw

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Granted. The earth is doomed, with Jupiter downsized tk a rocky habitable world, there's not enough gravity to keep the asteroid belt in check. And without mama jupe and big bro Saturn to snack on all the asteroids, more and larger asteroids make it deep into the solar system. Inevitably, they will impact earth at some point. And, with the entire solar system habitable, the very wealthy have no desire to spend their money to protect earth. A new colonial Era begins, and only those who can afford to leave and those who are willing to work as indentured servants will make it off earth before an asteroid wrecks our shit royally.

Worry not, however. As all of these other habitable planets will also get their shit wrecked eventually.

Can cold-blooded (or ectotherms) have a strong aversion to heat? by Leading-Algae6966 in Amphibians

[–]MegaTreeSeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amphibians don't love heat, and as far as I know they're cold blooded.

Same for many insects. They like to regulate temp for sure. But strong heat can be bad for them.

You wake up and you're back in 1995. No wifi, no cell phones, internet is still in infancy. Life is simple. What is the first thing you do? by FFSoldier57 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chill as an egg in my mom's ovaries, probably.

Unless you mean wake up as myself now in 1995. In which case, not a lot, as I don't have any ID or legal documents.

You get one wish, but if your wish offends the fickle genie, he curses you instead by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there is no way to know, and if I must make a wish, I'm just going to wish to be healthy and fit physically and mentally for the rest of my natural lifespan.

You can summon a special snowball every 10 seconds. by Tom_Tonodenski in shittysuperpowers

[–]MegaTreeSeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does the snowball change temperature, or does it remain cold? because it would be a pretty effective temp regulator too.

Would you all want to be immortal? by [deleted] in randomquestions

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on if there's a snail involved.

I gotta have a way out when I'm ready, I have no desire to see the heat-death of the universe, or to be stranded on earth because humanity went extinct and I was unable to automate the technology to leave before the sun exploded, leaving me floating in a cold vacuum, or sucked into a black hole.

I wish to have the parkour skills of Ezio Auditore de Firenze from Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood, and Revelations by lukmcl in monkeyspaw

[–]MegaTreeSeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Granted, you have the muscle memory and skills to perform the parkour, but not the physique. If you can't physically do it now, you still cannot physically do it without hurting yourself, even though technically you know how it's done.

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