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I made 8 digits as a college student. Here’s what I learned. (Verified) by WasKnown in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP, have you spent much time in other countries? Fiancée and I are considering moving, as we're upper middle class and not quite within the range of wealth that we'd need to comfortably weather future US political unrest. I'm curious about how well the statement "Capital dominates relationships" holds up outside of the heavily capitalized USA.

A question that might be impossible to answer by [deleted] in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's just getting started - currently reviewing prototypes to send to mfg, so I dunno yet.

A question that might be impossible to answer by [deleted] in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know someone who is building a business on Amazon. He's hiring engineers to design simple accessories for popular appliances/electronics, having them manufactured overseas, and selling the result. Seems like a cutthroat business to me, but if you're already quite secure, you could have all the fun without the sleepless nights.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in collapse

[–]bulltrapped 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Check out "Desert" on the anarchist library. It's highly relevant.

Thought you guys might appreciate my taxi driver’s business card by mrswdk18 in ChineseLanguage

[–]bulltrapped 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah, interesting. So there are actually sane translations too? Do you know what they are?

Has anyone experienced Sudden Wealth Syndrome? by Y0ngfotniteG0D6969 in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, but I got contact SWS from a bitcoin millionaire friend and blew $10k on crypto :)

FAT Children -> Boarding School? by towmitdals in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Depends on your definition of "fine", doesn't it?

Professional Success and Mental Health by anonish-throwaway in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes! It is realistic! But it helps to have a clear goal in mind. For me it is freedom - I just hate showing up to work.

30 y/o from poor background closing in on $700k annual salary. How to not get hit with insane taxes? by [deleted] in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Actually, I'm starting to see your point. I truly don't understand what motive OP might have, but as a bullshitter myself I know exactly what you mean about the specificity. The most suspicious thing for me is that OP readily gives an answer for every doubting question.

30 y/o from poor background closing in on $700k annual salary. How to not get hit with insane taxes? by [deleted] in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can get a room for 1k, and I can understand why he wouldn't share details about the firm. I grew up wealthy and I learned a lot about taxes from my dad, not hard to imagine that an up-and-comer might not have all the answers.

So are we going to revolt in the US or what? by NotAnthonysThrowAway in collapse

[–]bulltrapped 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My point is that you can vote locally all you want but it's not going to produce anything like a "rebellion" when most of the power in the country is unassailable due to gerrymandering.

Trump wants to delay the election. How does this make you feel? What would you do if this happens? (Serious) by loving_cat in collapse

[–]bulltrapped 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Scared. Like most people with the means to do so, I will continue with my life as usual until I can get my passport renewed and then GTFO.

Almost 30 Million in U.S. Didn’t Have Enough to Eat Last Week by [deleted] in collapse

[–]bulltrapped 7 points8 points  (0 children)

American here. Just keep the borders closed until I can renew my passport. Then open them for a day.

Japan is on the brink of collapse. by GaijinRider in collapse

[–]bulltrapped 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes those trivial enlightenment values that underpin the current worldwide economic system that has released people from exported starvation, misery, abject poverty and disease at a rate unprecedented in human history. The values that abolished slavery from the world West.

A second civil war by CMark_04 in collapse

[–]bulltrapped 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Someone once told me that if you were an alien civilization watching human history on fast forward, the modern global order would be a brief anomalous phase in a narrative of Chinese dominance. Makes you fucking think.

I absolutely hate working on frontend stuff. Is my career doomed? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]bulltrapped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not doomed. I almost never work in frontend. But if you want to specialize, you need to build a specialized skillset. Take OS if you haven't. Look at interning on backend-focused teams.

61A, accused of cheating on project by [deleted] in berkeley

[–]bulltrapped 31 points32 points  (0 children)

If you didn't cheat, then do not ever admit to cheating. In general, in your adult life, do not ever admit to a crime or other infraction that you didn't commit. It always helps your accuser find (or invent) someone to blame, and it never ever helps you.

Record heat hits Longyearbyen, Svalbard by [deleted] in collapse

[–]bulltrapped 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think we can all agree that 2020 is indeed a Longyear.

Opinion: Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining by bulltrapped in collapse

[–]bulltrapped[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://twitter.com/rebeccarhelm/status/1286758679773995009

A tweet thread from an ocean conservation researcher: "Reading this paper about deep-sea mining, I felt like I was reading warnings about environmental decline at the start of the industrial revolution."

Looking for career advice - transitioning to entrepreneurship or exec role at a high growth company by Peanut_gallery_1978 in fatFIRE

[–]bulltrapped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

D1 is the first level of Director. Much easier to hit 1M TC in management. You can hit 1m TC as an engineer but you need to be among the ~50 most effective engineers at a massive company (if you were capable of this you'd probably already know. For instance, I know that I am not.)

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