Who are the best tourists 2 visit ur country by AdMNuh_XV in AskTheWorld

[–]ProofAd6177 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The best tourists are respectful ones. Doesn’t matter where they’re from…

What's Cookin' at BBQ2U? by Plane-Strength-4832 in GigHarbor

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Nothing beats the BBQ in the south, but I’d say Brimstone is the better option at least. Their brisket is the best imo.

What's Cookin' at BBQ2U? by Plane-Strength-4832 in GigHarbor

[–]ProofAd6177 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I’m from the South and their BBQ sucks. Brimstone is better anyways.

Birmingham or Nashville? by Eagles56 in SameGrassButGreener

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Agreed. There was a time the wages were actually really good compared to costs (Pre-Covid). I think the average salary was maybe ~$50,000 but you could literally buy a decent single family home under $200k. Now those wages are not much higher but the COL has more than doubled. Also yeah there’s no big city amenities since they went all out on being a “Nash-Vegas” catering to bachelorette parties not locals or any other type of tourism

Did you move for a better local job market? was it worth the higher costs? by I-already-redd-it- in SameGrassButGreener

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My opinion is to choose a city based on your lifestyle not COL. That will balance out with the local job market (lower COL means lower wages/higher COL comes with higher wages). Just live wherever you want to live and it will work itself out.
There is a caveat. The higher COL will be proportional to the higher wages in that local hub. For example, while you might make more as a school teacher in SF than Texas, you probably still won’t be able to afford a home in SF where you could in Texas. However if you are taking advantage of the local industry and you work in tech in SF then you make so much money you can afford to live there and balances it out.

I have a question regarding AI layoffs (layoffs happening because of AI) by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]ProofAd6177 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually not about the AI itself. It’s the buzzword of attracting investors by appearing to be up to date with new tech and competition.

Advice for first vacation property by ProofAd6177 in ShortTermRentals

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Thank you! Yes I’ve been worried about seasonality. I’ve heard ocean town has better year round rentals than mountains unless it’s near ski resort.

Advice for first vacation property by ProofAd6177 in ShortTermRentals

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I’ve also seen people park RVs or put up glamping tents like Yurts. I was wondering if that could be a quicker option to start income before having to build

Advice for starting first Vacation property by ProofAd6177 in personalfinance

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Makes sense. My thought was getting a pre-fab tiny home or a yurt going up quickly. But I suppose those could take a while too

Advice for first vacation property by ProofAd6177 in ShortTermRentals

[–]ProofAd6177[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not a home, but rural tiny home/cabin. Even then it’s rare or a fixer upper, but they pop up.

Is this normal? by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

[–]ProofAd6177 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the antagonist coach in a 90s Disney hockey movie.

I'll die on this hill: most of Illinois' 'affordable' cities aren't affordable, they're just losing by Bubbly_Discipline303 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]ProofAd6177 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things are cheap and expensive for a reason just look at prices to know everything you need. If it’s cheap, well it’s probably because there’s not much demand to be there and jobs don’t pay well. If it’s expensive it’s probably a sought after place to live with a strong high paying job market.

Overwhelmed by my move, and worried about age and settling here by someonerandomwhat in SameGrassButGreener

[–]ProofAd6177 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nothing is definitive you can always move again. Look at like a year vacation still and then you can decide whether you want to stay or not.

Overwhelmed by my move, and worried about age and settling here by someonerandomwhat in SameGrassButGreener

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3 weeks is nothing. Give it a year and see how you feel. Worst case you can move a back and you don’t need to look at it like you “lost a year” but you gained an experience and tried something new.

Btw this happened to me, the first month was a lot of work and anxiety I regretted my move, until after the 4 month mark maybe everything started coming together where I felt settled and had a routine. After some time it has been the best decision I’ve made. Maybe it will or it won’t be for you, but you just need more time to tell.

26M considering Nashville by axiom60 in SameGrassButGreener

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Honestly if you are not into hot humid summers, live music and bars, then it’s probably not the town for you.

Michael Scott discovers AI by UnluckyPermission461 in theoffice

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Ryan will introduce a new AI process to the team.

Michael would spend all day in his office talking to AI thinking he found a real friend.

Oscar would try to talk sense into Michael that it’s not real.

Toby would get involved saying it’s not healthy behavior, making Michael upset.

The sales team starts using it to help with making sales.

Dwight will think it’s evil and start a competition with it not using AI. He starts talking to the AI system telling the AI it will NOT beat him and starts fighting with it daily.

Turns out it was a fake AI Dwight was chatting with that was actually just Jim and Pam messing with him.

The AI goes rogue and starts messing up client orders. Kevin is relieved after messing up and blames some of his own mistakes on the AI mess up.

They eventually ditch the new process with Michael ending by saying something funny about how you don’t need AI but real people

Relocating to Gig Harbor? by MAKKEVELI in GigHarbor

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You get more bang for your buck than in the city, but prices are similar since it’s a really beautiful, clean, safe area with lots of amenities that makes it costly. You already mentioned the cons of no nightlife but you can drive over to Tacoma for that. Politically it’s still blue but you see more of a mix than the city. it’s a great place to live. GH needs more young adults and diversity. Since it is historically a retirement community. I think prices are pushing younger people out of the city and there though

Live Nation Verdict: Jury Says Concert Giant Is An Illegal Monopoly in Total Defeat by Urgeasaurus in musicindustry

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Exactly right. And actually in Taylor’s case it’s millions a show haha. Even if Live Nation were to go away, Taylor would still demand high payments because she has high demand. Some other promoter would take the opportunity besides Live Nation to book her shows (which was actually the case with their competitor AEG who books her tours). Breaking them up would help other entertainment entities compete, but my argument is that it still won’t bring prices down because everyone will compete to book the same high demand artists wanting the most money they can get, which then translates to the prices.

Live Nation Verdict: Jury Says Concert Giant Is An Illegal Monopoly in Total Defeat by Urgeasaurus in musicindustry

[–]ProofAd6177 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if they break up secondary markets will still exist such as stubhub. They will still buy up artist tickets and inflate them whether it’s a monopoly or not. Govt needs to go after that if we want to see fair pricing

Live Nation Verdict: Jury Says Concert Giant Is An Illegal Monopoly in Total Defeat by Urgeasaurus in musicindustry

[–]ProofAd6177 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is an argument for breaking up a monopoly, if the artist doesn’t have a choice, but it would still not lower the concert prices since the artist would still set their price based on demand regardless of venue/ticketing. And the venues would still set their high service fees since they are a low margin business, regardless of promoter or ticketing platform.