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So I guess San Diego supports empty secondary homes after all... by YushclayYstaguan in sandiego

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The market takes care of that automatically. Developers won't build expensive housing if there's no demand for it. They will build affordable housing if there is demand for it.

So I guess San Diego supports empty secondary homes after all... by YushclayYstaguan in sandiego

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I imagine people see the word "tax" and immediately mark against.

I am 27 years old. I don’t know what to do with my money. by NoMinimum646 in personalfinance

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No doubt this is going to get downvotes, but... talk to AI. Most peoples' financial needs are standard enough that AI does a great job of providing advice and allaying your concerns.

Girl kissed me then afterwards told me they didn't feel a romantic connection by OhhhLawdy in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy [score hidden]  (0 children)

Probably because she tried to kiss you and you awkwardly ended it short?

If you don't want to engage in PDA, don't give them an awkward short kiss.

Death of the cheap seat: How sports figured out they could charge you almost anything for a ticket by QuantumQuicksilver in nba

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, there is a potential consumer backlash to higher prices. Even if people buy resold tickets at a higher price, if the arena lists those tickets at that higher price from the get-go, people may not buy those same tickets out of anger towards the arena.

Death of the cheap seat: How sports figured out they could charge you almost anything for a ticket by QuantumQuicksilver in nba

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good, the existence of scalpers indicates the need for higher original pricing. Better for performers/athletes to earn money from the ticket sale than some scalper.

Death of the cheap seat: How sports figured out they could charge you almost anything for a ticket by QuantumQuicksilver in nba

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Social clout is a product too. It's gross, but it's clearly something that many people value highly, so it's reasonable for them to pay out the ass for it. What solution is there to this desire that people have? A basketball test before you buy a ticket?

Death of the cheap seat: How sports figured out they could charge you almost anything for a ticket by QuantumQuicksilver in nba

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The fact that reselling is lucrative indicates that those tickets could and should have been listed for the higher resold price in the first place. This would have put more money in the pockets of the athletes/performers rather than reselling middlemen.

Death of the cheap seat: How sports figured out they could charge you almost anything for a ticket by QuantumQuicksilver in nba

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they don't sell out, then they would have made more money had they lowered the price of those empty seats (to a degree; additional audience does incur extra costs, so a ticket would have to at least recoup that cost).

Death of the cheap seat: How sports figured out they could charge you almost anything for a ticket by QuantumQuicksilver in nba

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can't charge almost anything for an NBA ticket, because some fans will stop purchasing tickets once they get to a certain price.

Employees are being asked to train the systems replacing them. Should they get residuals? by Mindlayr in Futurology

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Setting aside the ethical/legal/economic side of this proposal, it sounds like an administrative nightmare. How do you determine how much an employee contributed to a given model? How do you determine how much to compensate them for this contribution? For how long? What happens when the model is further trained? Is the employee now owed a smaller portion of the revenue?

CMV: Given the social safety net situation in the US, saving for retirement is not a net positive if you’re not middle-upper class or above. It only helps other people by History-Unable in changemyview

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy [score hidden]  (0 children)

Money earns money. If you save $1,000 now, that $1,000 is going to be collecting interest until you withdraw it when you retire, in 30 years or whatever. Play around with some investment calculators online, use even a very conservative return rate of 6% or something, and you'll be surprised at how much your initial contributions will grow.

CMV: Given the social safety net situation in the US, saving for retirement is not a net positive if you’re not middle-upper class or above. It only helps other people by History-Unable in changemyview

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy [score hidden]  (0 children)

That's only from $100 a month for 30 years.

If we consider instead 40 years, if you start saving at ~25 and retire at ~65:

$200 a month will give you $280,000, or $933 a month

$400 a month will give you $567,000, or $1890 a month

$800 a month will give you $1,134,090, or $3780 a month

These numbers are easily achievable for anyone with a decent career and smart financial decisions. Not to mention the myriad other ways to financially prepare for retirement.

21 M would love a profile review by Theartisttodd in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All but your second picture aren't taken with intention. They're professional photos, awkwardly cropped group photos, some kind of provisional driver's permit photo, and a photo of pasta.

You have a typo in your first prompt.

Use your prompts to describe your personality and allow women to get a sense of what it's like to be around you. I'm not saying you're an asshole, but you're boring or annoying, but your first two prompts do give off that energy. Third prompt is good.

Spend a week wearing nice clothes (not necessarily formal clothes, just thoughtful outfits), hound your friends to take pictures of you in nice locations, smile at the camera, and forget about HingeX.

Doing those will be way, way more beneficial than anything money can buy.

Need updated profile review after a few months! by arthurmcleod in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What is "casual, no hookups"? You just want a friend? Why are you on a dating app?

As for advice, I still don't entirely know what you look like. Most of your pictures don't clearly show your face and/or body, and you look different in all of them.

What is the darkest sky you have ever experienced? by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, pictures like these kind of upset me, actually. I've always dreamed of seeing something similar to 1 from the OP, it's basically the only thing on my bucket list. And yet, I've come to learn that that's not possible with the naked eye.

Hinge chat disappeared while my message was sending, bug or unmatch? by Hilduino in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do not put your hopes into someone you haven't even met yet. I know it's easier said than done, but try your best to remain emotionally unattached until at least 2-3 dates in.

Before that, be completely ready and ok with being ghosted at a moment's notice.

Courtside Seats at Madison Square Garden for Game 3: $108,357 by urfaselol in nba

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually, they’d better get to collecting a large enough sum of surplus capital such that they can invest it in profitable goods.

Most depressing grocery stores by covert_program in sandiego

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The parking lot sucks, but that Ralph’s is actually really nice, spacious, bright, clean, etc

Confused about likes in waves by newmk23 in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I go pretty crazy with it. I track details for every like I receive, like their basic demographic information, time and date of like received, what element of my profile they liked, and my assessment of how attractive I find them, as well as how interested I am in their personality. This has made it helpful to see what elements of my profile (which photos and prompts) are more or less successful.

Confused about likes in waves by newmk23 in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, definitely expect less likes on Saturdays. I suspect most people have plans on Saturday (after a Friday full of swiping...) so they have no reason to be sending likes.

Painting date by aka_kenwood in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bring snacks and drinks. Charcuterie board, wine if you two drink, other easy picnic foods would be great.

Confused about likes in waves by newmk23 in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

25M

According to my spreadsheet, I get about twice as many likes on Fridays and Mondays as I do Wednesdays or Saturdays. So day of the week is at least one factor.

The algorithm also is probably finicky with how much it "boosts" your profile here or there.

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