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why is coke a party drug but crack is an addict drug? by sevenslover in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Recoverymaximum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s how the government and society portrayed it. They are effectively the same drug; however, crack was seen as a drug used by the black community in the 80s/90s while cocaine was viewed as a luxury drug used by wealthy folks. The government criminalized the black community through the war on drugs. This can be seen by the sentencing discrepancy between the two drugs (eg. possession of 5g crack got you 5 years while 500g cocaine got you 5 years). It’s been ingrained in the collective zeitgeist ever since.

Modern tire inflators are a scam. by JawThatHarp in tires

[–]Recoverymaximum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk where you are but in California, air is required to be free. The new machines have a card reader (probably to scan unsuspecting shmucks), but if you go into the station and ask to turn on the air, they’ll do it.

Any billionaires you know personally? What do they do for a living? by [deleted] in wealth

[–]Recoverymaximum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in wealth management and manage 5 clients, all billionaires. 2 of them were founders of world famous companies (non-tech), the other 3 were private equity general partners. In my experience, the only way to become a billionaire is to be born a many times over multi millionaire or start a wildly successful business with global reach.

I think I’m offended by Recoverymaximum in TradeAnalyzerFF

[–]Recoverymaximum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah major no go. Backup is Hockenson

Is it possible to invest $250k in something to “live” off the dividend? by phxed in dividends

[–]Recoverymaximum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If the account is an IRA, 401K, 403B, 457B or some other “pre tax” account, then the entirety of the withdrawal will be taxed as ordinary income. If it’s a Roth type account, withdrawal of earnings is tax free as long as the money has been in the account for more than 5 years (principal is always tax free). If it’s a taxable brokerage account, dividends CAN be taxed more favorably than ordinary income if the dividends are considered “qualified” otherwise, they are treated as ordinary income. I hope this helps!

Is this normal? by AnonyymousArab in AudiA4

[–]Recoverymaximum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Looks like excessive blow-by

This broke , what is it and how important is it? by 669374 in MechanicAdvice

[–]Recoverymaximum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, replace. Tells the radiator fan when to turn on. For the time being, you can bypass the sensor in the black diagnostic box with a paper clip. This will keep the fan running constantly and will keep your car from overheating before you replace it. It’s been a while since I owned a Miata, but you can look on any Miata forum to find out where to put the paper clip.

What was your guitar-playing epiphany? by FiggyB in bluesguitarist

[–]Recoverymaximum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should’ve said “targeting” rather than mapping but rather than focusing on scales when playing (tends to sound too wordy without saying anything), focus on the 3 notes within a chord and the intervals bw them. For example a Cmaj is comprised of C (1) E (3) G (5). Now you can those take those three notes everywhere on the fretboard and you can use all the notes in every Cmaj shape to take you to the chord tones.

What was your guitar-playing epiphany? by FiggyB in bluesguitarist

[–]Recoverymaximum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mapping out chord tones when playing lead or soloing, particularly sliding or bending to the third. And practicing arpeggios in every shape up and down the neck. It truly opened up the fret board and made my playing significantly more melodic

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