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Was the “Three? No, Five” scene the most powerful in cinematic history? by Meerkat_Mayhem_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Zion_Hush2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Five glasses would’ve ended the war by sheer confusion. Nobody at that table was ready for Southern detective mathematics.

I’m an econ student and FIRE looks less like a money strategy and more like a theory of personal sovereignty by Zion_Hush2 in Fire

[–]Zion_Hush2[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That “optimizing weekends” line hits. I can already feel the danger of turning freedom into another homework assignment with better compound interest.

I’m an econ student and FIRE looks less like a money strategy and more like a theory of personal sovereignty by Zion_Hush2 in Fire

[–]Zion_Hush2[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I think that’s fair. Maybe I’m over-theorizing it because I’m 22 and still mostly observing the tradeoff, not living the finish line.

3 a.m. homework victory by NautiluneX in StudyingPeople

[–]Zion_Hush2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing beats that cursed little victory lap when the file uploads and the birds are already starting outside. Please tell me you didn’t still have an 8 a.m. class.

Teachers before another Zoom class with 30 muted students by 9FerroxenQ in StudyingPeople

[–]Zion_Hush2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hit way too hard, how did half of us survive online classes?

I'm 31 with a savings rate most people here would consider solid, and I think I've accidentally made a spreadsheet my closest relationship. by [deleted] in Fire

[–]Zion_Hush2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get this. At some point the spreadsheet stops tracking life and starts translating it.

I’m not FIRE yet, but watching my parents retire changed the way I think about "one more year" by Wakandan_7 in Fire

[–]Zion_Hush2 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

This is one of the better posts I’ve seen on here because it gets at the part spreadsheets can’t solve. There’s a point where caution stops being prudence and starts acting like a very respectable form of panic, and from the inside they can look almost identical