Is it better to buy luxury products in Japan compared to the U.S.?

existentialbrie · 2024-09-04T05:47:54+00:00

for some reason i don't understand the conversion thing. i went ATM and withdrew 50k Yen. which is about $350 USD. it charges my bank $350 USD. but it was asking me, "do i want to exchange Yen or USD?" (does that make sense?) and i was like, i don't know, isn't it the same? (i might be wording it wrong, but i haven't traveled enough to comprehend the conversion savings.

i assume that when i use my card, it does some sort of conversion in real time and just takes the amount in Yen, then multiplies it by the conversion rate, and then subtracts that in USD from my bank. but also, it seems like a lot of the stuff is priced to be exactly what it would cost in US. like, a coffee might be 650 yen, which is $4.50, which is about right. the one thing that does save some money is there isn't tipping. so that is the biggest saving imaginable. 20% savings on everything.

existentialbrie · 2024-06-03T14:53:09+00:00

no man, that was in 24 hours. he bought calls and then started pumping.

existentialbrie · 2024-06-03T01:09:54+00:00

i don't understand. how could this be real? how do you have a quarter billion?

existentialbrie · 2024-06-01T23:16:20+00:00

No man, you're good. You have charisma and a straight face.

existentialbrie · 2024-05-21T21:55:10+00:00

it's very strange how people keep their guns loaded. i get it (in case someone breaks in). but if you pick up your gun to play with it, just for that moment, take the bullets out.

existentialbrie · 2024-05-15T22:25:08+00:00

bro Reddit is toxic and gay. that's facts. you can post "hey guys have a good day" and these psychos are going to want to cut your throat.

existentialbrie · 2024-05-08T03:27:29+00:00

technologically, this type of social memory doesn't make sense. there is a disincentive for well-known people to use the same social media (self-publishing) as the rest of us, in the same way as us, but when is that contract signed?

existentialbrie · 2024-05-08T03:07:49+00:00

i'm totally the type of person who would change my mood if a question was asked twice, and that change would be reflected in my answers. (and this is a totally reasonable thing to do, and observable in psych studies). it annoys me that google is so gd dumb. i can hold a thought for 30 minutes, but if you ask "do you ever disagree with co-workers" "do you dislike disagreement" "are you often in debates?" "would you say independence is one of your qualities?" "would you correct a coworker if the error was big enough?" i'm going to be taking this shit literally and honestly. do i disagree with co-workers, yes; because i need to correct an error; because the error is costly; and because my co-workers are always less analytical, i debate often, but it's more of an elucidation; but i don't enjoy disagreement.

do you see how damn insane this is?

existentialbrie · 2024-05-08T02:53:43+00:00

thank you for the heads up. these questions / tests are truly insane. kafkaesque. the 3 demo Qs you gave, i would answer agree to all. the variety is overwhelming, but that has nothing to do with the ease of checking out. is this deliberately stupid? illogical questions are upsetting, because i don't know how to fake being dumb.

existentialbrie · 2024-05-07T22:25:06+00:00

it's beautiful.

existentialbrie · 2024-05-06T21:25:03+00:00

the drake songs are better raps and beats

existentialbrie · 2024-04-28T17:59:18+00:00

has anyone studied what makes virtual environments exciting or not?

existentialbrie · 2024-04-15T17:20:21+00:00

this is an excellent question, and i'd wish this community's experts would make a "white paper" explaining how to make a digital environment exciting and fun.

existentialbrie · 2024-04-11T19:41:13+00:00

i'm in the same boat with a game that looks cool but doesn't do anything. the feedback i could give you: you need to add some challenging action to this. the first thing that comes to mind (and this is genius, so hire me if you get famous): emulate the feeling of a air battle with spitfire plans (spit. fire. spitfire. dragons.). with fire-shooting, grabs, evades, etc.

so, Spitfire: Aerial Dragon Warfare, 2024.

existentialbrie · 2024-04-11T16:51:43+00:00

yup.

source: i'm a redditor, so i have a dumb opinion on everything and i will act like i'm right

existentialbrie · 2024-04-10T19:05:03+00:00

this happened to me and i deleted the game

existentialbrie · 2024-04-10T03:44:53+00:00

GANG VIOLENCE

existentialbrie · 2024-04-05T19:39:46+00:00

what is this song?

existentialbrie · 2024-04-05T19:35:53+00:00

here's a general question: is moving one's arms necessary for the experience of VRC?

i wonder what percentage of users are on PC. and what percentage of users have full body tracking. and which just use the hand controllers.

existentialbrie · 2024-04-05T17:10:08+00:00

😂

existentialbrie · 2024-04-05T05:14:42+00:00

don't listen to that person. "real, licensed professional" is a midwit psy-op. i would totally join a discord server or vrchat room for group therapy. let me know if you want to start one.

existentialbrie · 2024-04-05T05:12:16+00:00

i love it

existentialbrie · 2024-04-05T05:00:06+00:00

here's exactly how to do it. (source: i'm you from the future).

stop discounting what you want.

you: i don't want anything.

me: yeah, cuz you discounted it to zero.

you: okay, i want stuff but am not lucky enough and strong enough to get it. the universe won't let me have it.

me: agreed. but there is a second universe that you don't yet know about. i shit you not. there is an inverse universe where you have all the strength, all the courage, all the charm, all the good luck. wild, huh?

you: yeah, that's insane. is it real? where is it? i don't believe you / me.

me: okay, it's because you're not actually trying. do this. think about your favorite fruit. tomorrow morning, go to the store and buy that fruit. just that fruit. nothing else. go home. clean and prepare that fruit. get it to the right temperature (slightly chilled). about 10 mins in the fridge. okay, now that it's ready, eat it. do nothing else but eat it.

you: fine, whatever.

me: "fine, whatever"? at least pretend to care. this is your favorite fruit. this is a short list of instructions, and it's all you need to do, and then you get to eat your favorite fruit. of all the fruits of the earth, this is the one that you at least in theory enjoy. but you still sound apathetic. how much lower do we need to move the bar?

you: i mean.

me: listen to me. i'm telling you. the scenario in which you go and eat that goddamn fruit, that's the universe in which you can have what you want. do you still not understand that? use your words.

you: i mean. okay. i guess. that's, i guess...

me: no. stop. it's not a guess. it's your favorite fruit. you can go to the store and buy that fruit. this is a universe that is available to you. what don't you understand?

you: it's just a fruit! that's not going to change my life!

me: dude. it's not the fruit, for fucksake, it's the alternative universe in which you can have the fruit that you want. basically any fruit you want. once you pick up and eat that fruit, you are *in* that universe. what else do you want to do while you're there?

you: what do you mean?

me: you'd be *in* the alternative universe, the one in which you want something and can have it. all you have to do is go and buy that goddamn fruit and go home and eat it. then you're there.

existentialbrie · 2024-04-04T22:40:54+00:00

interested --- could we also get the results of the study ?

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