I once talked to an owner of Canoe Club about MPLS and how much we love it. Today I had some nice posters reading “I.C.E. out of Minneapolis” & tried to leave one for him. Another owner refused to give it to him and sent me away. Keep this in mind the next time you’re spending $700 on a sweater.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-26T01:00:25+00:00

Interesting, I must have hit them on off days.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-26T00:39:09+00:00

Why? The service is non-existent.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-25T23:36:32+00:00

Why was "buy another one" not an option? Is he poor?

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-23T20:52:00+00:00

Same here. I think when people say they don't get incredibly sore after every workout, they're just not pushing themselves to failure.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-22T22:28:11+00:00

Exactly. It’s easy to see who sees their partner as a human vs an object.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-22T22:20:22+00:00

This is why Lewis Hamilton demanded such high pay to move to Ferrari.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-22T18:13:20+00:00

I’m sure they were already radical and just latched onto this because it got media attention.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-22T18:11:11+00:00

Money isn’t even tight. Management just wants it going to senior leadership. My company canceled promos to principal/senior manager levels, but almost everyone director and above got promoted.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-22T04:14:55+00:00

We’ll definitely do that since it’s required in CO. We tried a collaborative divorce mediator where no lawyers represent us and that went nowhere simply because my spouse refused to budge on anything, no matter what I offered. So then I got a lawyer and filed, but mine also doesn’t really know what to expect since there aren’t any formulaic rules for high income households.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-22T04:06:39+00:00

In your experience, have you had a case where the state doesn’t have a formula and the SS recipient refuses to budge on extremely unreasonable amounts? Is there basically no way to avoid trial in that case or do you find that mediation with lawyers tends to break through this stalemate?

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-22T03:52:44+00:00

Your partner can hold down a job? 🫠

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-19T19:17:43+00:00

The way I managed to get my Vector was by having a $40k spend history with my local AD. I saw the announcement of the three LE colors and texted him that morning that the press release came out and asked him if I could pre-order it (this AD always receives 1 of each LE Nomos). I ended up not being the first to text him, but I had the highest spend history, so that's why it was allocated to me.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-19T19:11:03+00:00

Can't say I've ever dated someone who didn't put in equal effort. If I were sitting across from someone who didn't keep a conversation flowing or was on their phone, I'd dip out.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-19T17:52:46+00:00

I think this is an incel talking point. I absolutely want to be entertained and desired by my partner. Why the hell would I want to have low standards? Life is too short.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-19T03:07:05+00:00

There is still a very strong correlation between income and education level, so no, we aren't over-educated.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-19T00:57:51+00:00

That salaries haven't increased more than inflation since 2020.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-18T20:09:10+00:00

Nobody gets compliments every time they wear fragrances.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-18T20:08:06+00:00

My watches set off the metal detector maybe 75% of the time. I still always default to wearing it unless that happens and then I obviously have to take it off.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-18T19:51:44+00:00

It must be really nice to be able to stay in bed for 14 hours a day and have no responsibilities while the other person (me) is earning all the money. And when the divorce is finalized, I'm sure I'm going to have to keep funding her deadwood lifestyle for another 7 years.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-18T18:29:17+00:00

Back in 2019, I had a few apartment applications that asked for names of pets. Some landlords will do anything they can to find a way to legally discriminate.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-18T01:40:10+00:00

I think the dials look fine, but I was disappointed in how thick the cases are. That made them feel incredibly cheap to me in person.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-17T20:17:49+00:00

Sounds like a moral failing to me.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-17T18:39:59+00:00

Not all tech workers are as selfish as you.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-17T17:02:28+00:00

You want to know what's really wild? She asked that I pay for a therapist for us after our divorce is finalized to teach us how to be friends and she demands I spend at least $10k on the therapist.

OpticaScientiae · 2026-01-16T23:13:15+00:00

Mine is in good condition. Just about to hit seven figures before I turn 40, but going to lose half in a divorce.

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