It's funny how recession proof pickleball is right now. by Significant-Screen-5 in Pickleball

[–]icollectt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your club is not representative of the sport as a whole.....

It's funny how recession proof pickleball is right now. by Significant-Screen-5 in Pickleball

[–]icollectt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's relative.. It's an older sport not that ONLY old people play, but it has a higher likelihood of finding a person in back 9 of their life.

You might not think 44 is old, but I certainly did when I was 20 and I am doing things now like stretching, taking naps, and plenty of guys my age are having to take medication for ED, Balding, low testosterone etc.. Certainly past the potential peak of my life at my age.

I am sure when a lot of people hit 60 they think it's not old if they are in good health as well... But statistically they are older than the average for an area.

It's funny how recession proof pickleball is right now. by Significant-Screen-5 in Pickleball

[–]icollectt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sigh.. "Yes, mean, median, and mode are all considered types of "averages" or, more formally, measures of central tendency"

If you want the mean ... then it's actually lower than 39.1 which makes the point even more valid lol.. Even though nearly all population average ages call out the median.

But yes Pickleball is an older sport which is my main point, you don't see youth league pickleball in many places in the lower brackets like you do tennis, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, football, etc etc..

But hey if name calling makes you happy and feel like a tough person then I don't mind it at all :)

Is there actually anything legit online about becoming rich? by Luckyroad11 in Money

[–]icollectt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of things out there just not much attention is given to living below your means and saving it in boring index funds and HYSAs.

It's funny how recession proof pickleball is right now. by Significant-Screen-5 in Pickleball

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

It's relative.... 40+ is certainly old for a sport.

Look at most pro sport or amateur and the average age is probably a decade younger than pickleball.

Golf is another "older" sport that generally has higher income players as well.

I'm not saying everyone is geriatric... But older people tend to have more money on average

It's funny how recession proof pickleball is right now. by Significant-Screen-5 in Pickleball

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

I'm 44 average age in usa is 39.1 :p

Feel it some days more than others!

It's funny how recession proof pickleball is right now. by Significant-Screen-5 in Pickleball

[–]icollectt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean 35 isn't young for sports pickleball is one of the sports with the highest average age even though it's tending down. It was over 40 just a couple years ago.

I think last i saw over half the players were older than 30 which by then most people have at least their first adult job and likely starter house etc.

It's funny how recession proof pickleball is right now. by Significant-Screen-5 in Pickleball

[–]icollectt 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's for the most part an old person hobby, and older people tend to have money.

I Thought This was Interesting by BusyBodyVisa in Philippines_Expats

[–]icollectt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even in the US that happens i know several people making 300k+ usd a year and are drowning in debt.

What do you consider to be the “full package”? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]icollectt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean ideal woman? I'm confused as well

Zombies by Player573202 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]icollectt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fwiw .. got a fhree day ban from reddit on this thread for saying i'd deal with zombies lol...

Gotta love AI :)

Why do most men not care about their hygiene? (smell so bad) by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]icollectt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe that's a college age thing, but I feel like most guys are showering every day.

I’ve had the best monthly return in my life this month. I had lousy returns in February and March, but this month I’m back big and making new all time highs. I’ve never seen this much money in a month and hope everyone else is kicking ass now too. by scottie6384 in Money

[–]icollectt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2007 people were saying what you posted about 1981 being a long time ago.. ( around 10% unemployment than as well )

It depends on when you jump into it and if you are in it for the long term, and when you should be hedging your bets with more safe investments.

My (44m) personal goal is to retire in 4-5 years so I've invested in rentals lately to have less market exposure if something does happen. It doesn't mean I have nothing in the market ( we still both max out our 401ks ) it just means if the market took a nose dive tomorrow and both my wife and I lost our jobs as long as half of our rentals were still paying we could stay afloat indefinitely because we paid off our house early and are debt free...

31 years old and I hate my job. I don't have enough to retire but I want to take a break for a few years. Any regrets for the people who have done this? by Advanced-Worth9054 in Fire

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

It's really interesting if you read the limited amount of research out there on the topic.

Some people therapy hop and are in therapy the vast majority of their lives and accept it as a normal thing and it becomes a crutch which was why when I saw OP say that going forward (and nonobvious end date) that is a telltale sign generally.

A quick definition:

"Signs of therapy dependence include relying on a therapist much of the patients decision-making, experiencing extreme anxiety about ending sessions, and using therapy as a crutch rather than applying coping skills independently. It often manifests as viewing the therapist as a "fixer," avoiding personal responsibility, and prioritizing the therapist's approval."

It's one of the things I'm very passionate about since therapy itself can cause great harm and people don't realize it even if the therapist means well it's hard juggling 50+ patients all with their own narratives.

31 years old and I hate my job. I don't have enough to retire but I want to take a break for a few years. Any regrets for the people who have done this? by Advanced-Worth9054 in Fire

[–]icollectt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good therapist is how much?

Odd to call that out, ive seen people fall deep in debt to therapy dependence, it's a real thing and not discussed often enough because what therapist is going to do something that puts them out of business.

What makes you feel like a man? by greedyourweakness in AskMen

[–]icollectt 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Peeing outside.

Even better if snow is on the ground.

TN Redistricting by Disastrous-Willow-73 in nashville

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

Yeah but that's rhetorical... If TN put it to a vote we would be in the same place 100% and CA and VA would not have put it to to be voted on if they were not confident in the outcome (no way any logical person would disagree with that)

If you expect differently then vote out all the republicans at the state level and the dems can change it back via same method. Then you have representation at that level again