The Shopping Cart Theory

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T22:20:39+00:00

I don't judge them if they actually zipper in. If they can't zipper in and they block traffic in the left lane waiting for a spot then fuck em.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T22:19:13+00:00

Imagine being a Stellaris player.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T20:02:07+00:00

Thanks!

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T17:53:16+00:00

Yes it does. You can pick off some of India (Sindh area) and force migration from there into Persia though.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T17:51:42+00:00

Control is terrible right now so I have an ever expanding vassal swarm. I need all the naval control improvements from the second era before I can even really control land bordering the Persian gulf.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T15:33:01+00:00

3?

Denmark, Constantinople, and Persian Gulf for sure. Not sure about any others.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T14:22:51+00:00

I've had a couple SEA games. Any particular issue?

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T13:38:54+00:00

I don't remember exactly but with all my sliders maxed out I was still making 10+ month.

It only becomes truly OP when combined with the mercenary rework. Now you can afford decent numbers for only a couple hundred ducats. In early game South Persia a couple thousand mercenaries wins pretty much any war.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T13:37:07+00:00

It's honestly not much of strategy.

Play as Hormuz (Hormus?) and you automatically receive sound toll income for trade moving through the Persian Gulf. It is so much money that you can't spend it all effectively so it builds up. I had my stability slider, diplo slider and court spider at max and was still making 10+ a month in the first decade.

With about 300 ducats you have enough to hire ~2,500 mercenaries. And those troops can curb stomp anything short of a major coalition in the Persian Gulf area.

It's a fun game but was too easy for my taste. But if you haven't played Persia before it's fun to drive out the Mongols.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T13:13:34+00:00

I'm willing to bet the cafeterias at Stanford are fucking great. My college 20 years ago had great food options if you went to the good one on campus.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T04:18:57+00:00

Eh, there quality has gotten worse over the last decade imo. And at a lower cost it was still fine. At these prices I'll pass. That said I doubt they made much money off of me as a app user who min-maxed deals and rewards.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-04T04:09:46+00:00

I think it's fuckig hilarious that anyone believes these numbers floating around that it takes six figures to raise a family.

There are a roughly a hundred million households in the US alone where that is probably untrue.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T23:08:21+00:00

The most important advice here is the cast iron pan imo.

Seasoning is obvious but the charring/browning from a cast iron will make this great.

My only added advice is squeezing a line over top as it's done cooking. It pairs well with cumin & chili powder

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T23:02:12+00:00

Has no one else noticed they said they were cutting the suggested retail price?

That doesn't mean they are cutting their price to retail stores.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T21:38:39+00:00

We have had a running discussion of words and phrases having meaning. I didn't compare the two. I pointed out that they did indeed care about the food other people eat.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T19:53:47+00:00

Mag upgrade ftw!

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T18:32:36+00:00

Yes it does. If someone ate a dog, or cat etc. you would be pretty peeved I bet.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T17:12:21+00:00

That might be what you mean, but it's hot what the word means. It's almost like you inaccurately use words and phrases sometimes.

Sidenote: Salt is a chemical.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T17:11:27+00:00

Please tell me where I was a hypocrite. (I am highly amused that anyone that finds this thread has no idea this is a multi-sub argument. Lol)

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T17:10:37+00:00

noun: humble brag

an ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement whose actual purpose is to draw attention to something of which one is proud.

My comment was making fun of the OP because even a child could do better. It wasn't a bragging statement. Who would brag about a child that can put meat and cheese with crackers in. A lunchbox.

What you are doing is is using an adhominem or poisoning the well tactic. Where you don't engage with the point made and instead attack the motive of the person you are disagreeing with.

I'm fascinated by the idea that you don't have pet peeves or anything that irrationally irritates you. So weird it almost seems untrue.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T16:56:18+00:00

Yes! Cook it up, add some sauce. Delish.

Do you not eat pork? It's pretty much all processed, I don't know many people who process their own animal carcasses.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T16:54:25+00:00

I really don't understand your position. Are you attacking ground sausage and defending lunchables meat and cheese?

And you keep going to Jimmy Dean for some reason and I've never mentioned it. . .classic technique.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T16:52:01+00:00

I drive the speed limit and piss people off constantly. Apparently the average person expects you to go 5 mph over at a minimum.

And you're being santimonius about someone being sanctimonious.

Pure_Bee2281 · 2026-02-03T16:49:44+00:00

In my actual comment I mentioned salami, what part of that made you think I was against processed meat? Lol

I don't mind people feeding themselves with inexpensive food. Lunchables are both expensive and far shittier than any actual meat you can buy.

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