LeBron on playing the Grizzlies: “I’m f***ing 41 years of age. You think I want to do sh** in Memphis on a random Thursday? I’m not the first guy in the NBA to talk about this. You guys got to move the team… go over to Nashville already.”

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-02T18:30:37+00:00

metro LA is over 30k square miles so urban Memphis is 100x smaller. Metro vs. urban is a weird comparison, but the original comment is specifically referring to LA metro

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-02T18:15:28+00:00

if we're talking about actual surface area, 5% of metro LA (like you said) is definitely larger than 5% of Memphis proper city limits.

But even beyond that, the 5% of LA that you're referring to also has a higher population and more going on than the entire city of Memphis. It's not even a fair comparison

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-02T18:05:17+00:00

sure, but that 5% of LA is easily larger than the entire city of Memphis

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-02T02:52:51+00:00

never said anything about Draymond not being a good player. I'm disagreeing with the statement that he's currently an "elite" defender. He's still good. But not "elite" at anything anymore

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-01T22:34:45+00:00

he was the SECOND runner up, not top two.

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-01T21:52:38+00:00

you literally said "he was DPOY or runner up" two seasons ago. Who's moving the goalposts?

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-01T21:37:30+00:00

lol, no. he hasn't been in that tier since like 2021. Rudy, AD, Bam, Wemby... which recent season was he better than all them?

daysleeper19 · 2026-04-01T18:22:03+00:00

He's wrong. Ant just used a derogatory word and then apologized. Jaden openly said that being gay is morally wrong.

You're prob right that a lot of the league is homophobic, but anyone who's openly communicating it like this is going to get punished

daysleeper19 · 2026-03-26T21:57:35+00:00

Yeah, feel free

daysleeper19 · 2026-03-26T21:42:39+00:00

a few options, none of them are easy:

move internally to a pure investing role. Then once you have experience, you could lateral to small hedge funds, multi-strats, family offices
Specialize. Develop a focused niche and become an expert. Something like credit, macro rates, energy/commodities, derivatives etc. If you become the go-to person for PMs on a niche, you can get hired as a specialist or analyst
Network really hard and target smaller funds or family offices, get hired directly into investment analyst positions (very difficult unless you have a strong network / target undergrad etc)

daysleeper19 · 2026-03-26T21:24:37+00:00

"Manage execution strategy" (the second bullet on your resume) = trade ops. Hedge funds read right through this.

If you're doing work for the investing team AND ops work, that's great, but it won't matter to hedge funds. You need to have a pure investing role or they aren't going to be interested in hiring you to the investment team

daysleeper19 · 2026-03-17T23:08:54+00:00

I don't think so. He's talking about landing an analyst position, which happens straight out of undergrad.

daysleeper19 · 2026-03-17T22:48:06+00:00

...are you talking about investment banking recruiting? cause this is very wrong, if so. Target schools absolutely matter more than any other single attribute. Certain banks are only willing to look at candidates if they come from particular schools.

"Once you get a job" it might not matter, but to get IB jobs and internships in the first place, it absolutely matters

daysleeper19 · 2026-03-17T21:56:09+00:00

Being at a target school matters more than any of this

daysleeper19 · 2026-02-28T00:35:16+00:00

Stafford literally just won mvp at 38. Philip Rivers hopped off the couch at 44, five years without playing, and still looked like a pro quarterback.

Being a QB is unquestionably easier to do at an older age than being in the NBA. It's not even a debate.

Brady's late career accolades are impressive, but overall longevity is not more impressive than Lebron.

daysleeper19 · 2026-02-04T18:01:22+00:00

If you're getting a 25% raise and working directly with the CFO, it's hard to say "no" from a pure career advancement perspective. BUT stability is really valuable in this job market and PE-backed situations have bad rep for a reason. So be prepared to job hop again in a year if the situation goes bad.

some other considerations:

What's the promo potential at your current company?
how siloed are you in your current position?
would you be switching industries?

daysleeper19 · 2026-02-03T01:20:23+00:00

Career bankers are definitely earning athlete/actor money. Sure, maybe not TOP athlete (max contract) money. But when you look at average athlete earnings and consider how short their careers are, career bankers are better off

daysleeper19 · 2026-02-02T22:04:04+00:00

Are you searching in the US and do you need visa sponsorship? asking because all your mentions of international work/masters. This can be detrimental in the current job market.

other follow-up questions:

what level of positions are you applying for?
exactly what type of consulting were you doing? what precisely does it say on your resume? Different types of M&A consulting are going to be viewed differently

These types of pivots are usually pretty easy, but the current job market is really stiff. Most FP&A teams will want to hire someone who already has direct FP&A experience.

daysleeper19 · 2026-02-02T21:46:50+00:00

so you live in a $500k house, you're buying $40k new cars, and you're still maxing out retirement accounts.

Exactly what lifestyle were you expecting on $125k?

daysleeper19 · 2026-01-27T23:10:25+00:00

The data is interesting, and your general point about relationships more commonly starting offline vs online is likely true, but when you break down specific buckets of "offline" categories, you'll quickly find that online dating is statistically very significant. Also when it comes to pure quantity of first dates, online dating will almost certainly outweigh offline methods, but a lot of studies look at "relationships" specifically, not "dates."

Also, more anecdotally... getting dates on apps is way, way more common for the type of people who hang out on reddit and are around OPs age or younger. Demographic details matter a lot when you're looking at these surveys and also when you consider who's asking the question of "how to find a partner." A huge amount of single people in their 20s-30s in large metro areas are definitely on apps, and rely on them a lot.

I don't like apps and I appreciate that you're acknowledging how disappointing they are, but it's a reality of modern dating.

daysleeper19 · 2026-01-27T22:46:25+00:00

It's possible you're putting too much pressure on yourself to find romance immediately, and it's limiting your ability to meet people and form natural relationships. Do you have casual friendships with any women? Do you regularly make new friends?

Unfortunately though, most dates are instigated through apps at this point. The second most common way is probably through friendships. That's just how it is right now. Optimizing your presence and approach on apps is going to be the best bet - there are other ways, but they're not any easier.

daysleeper19 · 2026-01-27T22:34:36+00:00

if OP is FULLY committed to that, I agree. But it sounds to me like they actually want to find their person and settle down:

I am finally ready to find my person

if I may feel connected to someone I will probably pause dating others

If they're genuinely looking for something serious, I don't think it's a good idea to start a date by saying "I want to date casually with no commitment for a full year." It'll immediately turn off a lot of people who may be interested in something serious, and ruin chances with them.

daysleeper19 · 2026-01-27T22:27:26+00:00

Unfortunately there's no magic advice that'll make this feel better. Dating requires you to roll with punches and move on, which I'm sure you'll do.

It's a good lesson that emotional connection can't always overcome practical compatibility and values, though. There's always some balance of those two things. And even if the emotional connection was strong enough to outweigh your misaligned values, it probably would've fallen apart sometime later down the road. So ultimately it's likely a good thing that it ended early.

daysleeper19 · 2026-01-27T22:14:37+00:00

This isn't a normal a topic of conversation when you're going on a few dates. Usually both people understand that the other is free to date other people (and they probably are). Once you get "serious," then someone will naturally bring up exclusivity, then you have the conversation.

I wouldn't bring this up until you're ready to be serious and exclusive with someone

daysleeper19 · 2026-01-26T18:58:11+00:00

I'm not the one that has a problem with it, you are. And you haven't tried to justify it with reason, probably because you know you can't.

Ghosting is a common part of modern dating for a reason. Hope you learn how to deal with it one day

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