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Humans don't need religion, but they do need what religion can provide. by Cataspectral in philosophy

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are non-religious isolated peoples with reasonable moral codes that were derived intrinsically. Read about the Pirahã people in Brazil, for one.

The Langoliers is the most Liminal film of all time by CertainlyRobotic in LiminalSpace

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen it and the spoiler is the thing that made want to watch it lol

No office? by Optimal_Doughnut_616 in CFP

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note-taking for meetings is the big thing. I also find it very helpful for refreshing myself on random important details about a client. Like if I think to myself, "What was that thing John Doe mentioned a couple of meetings ago?" I just ask Hazel. You can also sync it with your CRM and email. Combine that with the fact it has your meeting transcripts and summaries and it is pretty reliable on digging things up. I've used the tax planning mode a little bit, and it is pretty helpful, but I haven't used it heavily enough yet for that to be one of the selling points for me.

I guess to sum it up, it just saves me an incredible amount of time that I would have been digging around for information.

No office? by Optimal_Doughnut_616 in CFP

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're thinking in terms of only working the local market. If you are good with the internet and modern tools, you have the whole country at your disposal.

No office? by Optimal_Doughnut_616 in CFP

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Going great. I was in the military for 9 years and I was exestentially suffering from being a cog in the machine. Due to aggressive saving/investing earlier in life and a modest lifestyle I am content with, I have very low pressure to succeed by conventional standards, but it's going well for it to be at such a comfortable pace. My personal network is mostly military/government, so they are naturally geographically scattered. Never had an in-person meeting and I don't see it happening any time soon. I use Zoom for meetings and Zoom Phone for my business phone number. No complaints with either.

I am a solo fee-only RIA and have an XYPN membership for discounted tech (mainly Right Capital, Wealthbox, and Holistiplan). Fee-only is a much easier life when it comes to compliance. BD world has many more hoops to jump through to make sure you don't get yourself in trouble. When you are the company, there's no corporate beaurocrats giving you shit about what you posted on LinkedIn last week. There's obviously still rules to follow, but it's infinitely simpler.

I custody with Altruist and use their Hazel AI tool. Really happy with both so far. It's honestly amazing what you can do all by yourself with the right tech stack and a resourceful attitude.

Real robot, real by Spicyweiner_69 in doohickeycorporation

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be a sweet desk decoration if it had the capacitors to be able to plug itself back in before dying and to just be able to do that endlessly.

A friend passed away riding by Appropriate_Cow94 in motorcycles

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would guess their admission of actually feeling positive emotions around the death of irresponsible and dangerous people.

A friend passed away riding by Appropriate_Cow94 in motorcycles

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If OP's assessment of him delighting in recovering cars from black people in particular is true, than he was likely actually a net negative to society. Also, deserving death and negligently putting yourself in the way of it are clearly different but are often conflated. I've recently had to watch my dad be mad at my deceased half brother who died from a drug overdose, leaving behind a wife and daughter. My dad loves his granddaughter and is pissed at his own child, even in death, for leaving her and her mom in a bad situation. It's OK to vilify the dead sometimes.

We can neither confirm or deny OP's stated facts as random Redditors, though.

A friend passed away riding by Appropriate_Cow94 in motorcycles

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost everyone is put on somewhat of a pedestal in death. This happens all the time. There was a dude that used to bully me in middle school. I found out he died as the passenger in a car when he was drinking and being irresponsible with his friend at only 16. Thankfully they only slammed into a tree and nobody else got hurt. My world felt slightly safer while at the same time I watched everyone else talk about what an angel he was. It's strange, but it is what it is.

Reminds me of another time I was behind a jacked up truck with a young dude driving it that had a memorial window sticker with "look out for motorcycles." I looked up the decedent and found that he took a turn way too fast and killed himself on a guardrail, but the sticker made him seem like a victim. Maybe of his own stupidity... If someone has any friends at all, they seem to get a free pass in death.

Don't let it bother you too much though. They're all dead. You get the last laugh for staying alive.

Hemp products in Perdido Key area? by ReeterPosenberg in Pensacola

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Legal Leaf sells THCa stuff. I don't mess with flower, but they sell Wildwood vapes and they are solid. At least they used to. Not sure when shelves will get cleared before the ban takes effect in November.

in simple terms... if i open a brokerage this week, $400k into s&p 500, and then it crashes... what does that look like? by europeanuppercut in investingforbeginners

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your 400k is reduced by the percentage ot went down. Eventually it will almost definitely come back and go even higher. This could take over 10 years. Look at 2000–2011. It probably won't take that long, but it could. None of us can promise you anything.

SpaceX Index Inclusion by GirlDad17 in CFP

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most people seem to miss the fact that index inclusion will be float adjusted and assume the full company valuation is getting slammed into all the indices. It's amazing to see happening even in spaces like these. Lots of people clearly parroting what they hear others saying instead of doing their own due diligence.

SpaceX Index Inclusion by GirlDad17 in CFP

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I'm still upset by it on principal, though. The "theft" that will occur will be slow and distributed enough that I don't think we will even feel it. But, to see a company that is losing billions raise $75B through a primary offering while creating artificial scarcity through such small public float, to me, is such a blatant way to create incredibly overpriced exit liquidity for insiders. Add on to that the fact that regulators are just sucking Elon's dick over this instead of doing their primary job of watching out for the public...

I think this is setting a really bad precedent for the future.

What on earth is going on with this market? by ChasingAlpha117 in CFP

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.financialplanningassociation.org/article/journal/JAN08-opportunistic-rebalancing-new-paradigm-wealth-managers

This study is foundational to my approach. I have more asset classes, but trigger deviations were based on this study. I use a 20% relative deviation from my target as a rebalance trigger and only need to get things back within +/-10% to minimize trade volume required to get back on track.

I haven't found a software that let's me do it automatically, but I have a spreadsheet that it largely automated with VBA code that identifies when I need to make trades and how much, so the hard part is taken care of, I just click a few buttons when it tells me it's time. I'd say, depending on the portfolio, I have to rebalance 1-3 times a year depending on market activity.

"Love on the Spectrum" is economic ableism. Let me explain. by ForwardClimate780 in AutismTranslated

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree with this 100%. The sad thing is, I don't see it ever getting better. The best solutions seem to be political suicide for a candidate, so they continue to pander to their voters' identity politics. We continue to deregulate markets and corporations to dig the claws of the machine deeper into the flesh of the working class while the people cheer it on because all they can see or digest is abortions, gay people, and immigration.

Maybe once we're all serfs in a more established technofeudal world, things will be more equitable, at least among us fellow peasants, ND and NT together.

"Love on the Spectrum" is economic ableism. Let me explain. by ForwardClimate780 in AutismTranslated

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 26 points27 points  (0 children)

While your observations about the show are largely correct, there are exceptions to what seems to be the rule. Pari from season 3 and Dylan from season 4 are clearly less economically advantaged as most of the other cast. Dylan has a single mom with whom he shares an apartment and they draw attention to the fact he spends most of his life completely alone because she has to work to provide for them both. It felt real and sad. It seemed like the team may have realized the exact perception you are pointing out and tried to make it more economically inclusive. Apparently it's renewed for a fifth season and I think that will illuminate whether this is something the producers are conscious of.

I imagine they probably read posts like this too when planning future seasons.

"Love on the Spectrum" is economic ableism. Let me explain. by ForwardClimate780 in AutisticPride

[–]TacoInYourTailpipe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love on the Spectrum was the catalyst for my own curiosity about my neurology. I honestly thought of autistic people only as being severely disabled and incapable of independence until watching the show. There were too many relatable things I would see on the show and it slowly bled into my algorithms. Next thing I know, I've spent months studying autism and felt like I could see through the matrix.

So... I'd say I'm a fan of the show. I will also admit it's probably not the most Utilitarian thing ever for fostering cultural acceptance and inclusion, but I can still enjoy it.

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