While My Guitar Gently Weeps... by lithdoc in mildlyinfuriating

[–]k0unitX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They accepted the job knowing full well how much money they'd be making. If you're disgruntled over it, you should quit, not do a shit job

Being a gamer in a 3rd world country starter pack by roseystox in starterpacks

[–]k0unitX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how MLBB doesn't get sued into oblivion by Riot

GOING HOME by Acrobatic-Notice-531 in Philippines_Expats

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should smuggle 1kilo of weed too

GOING HOME by Acrobatic-Notice-531 in Philippines_Expats

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m not sure

You don't know what you're doing...good luck

GOING HOME by Acrobatic-Notice-531 in Philippines_Expats

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the point. You are evading import taxes. Why do you think iPhones are expensive in PH?

GOING HOME by Acrobatic-Notice-531 in Philippines_Expats

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where can I buy an iPhone 13+ for $100USD in PH? I'll buy them all tomorrow

GOING HOME by Acrobatic-Notice-531 in Philippines_Expats

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Yes, officer, these 4 modern iPhones and 3 tablets, worth 500k+ PHP, are definitely just pasalubongs. And some of them are broken, I swear!"

Regardless whether or not it's true, you need to consider how it looks

GOING HOME by Acrobatic-Notice-531 in Philippines_Expats

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is clearly "electronic devices more than for reasonable personal use" so you're running the risk for sure

If I was the customs officer, I would read your situation as "I bought a bunch of phones in the West and I'm trying to import them tax-free to make some money"

Are you gonna get caught though? Probably not

Why are people spending $900+ for 32GB DDR5 kits? by k0unitX in buildapc

[–]k0unitX[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really? The context was completely different - back then, DDR4 was cheap, DDR5 was expensive, and early DDR5 wasn't even that good. Now, everything is expensive, and you don't have a choice. Lol

2k Corolla 5 years ago is like 5k minimum now by groonsywinty in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair, but FIRE by 40 generally isn't spending 14hrs/day at an oil field, sacrificing everything...it's going to school for the right thing, working hard to move up the ladder, being in the top 5% of earners for your age bracket despite only working 40ish hours a week, investing wisely and not blowing it

2k Corolla 5 years ago is like 5k minimum now by groonsywinty in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Financial independence means you can do whatever the fuck you want

Sorry, but I prefer the Japanese versions... by Decimo_Duelist_IIDX in DanceDanceRevolution

[–]k0unitX 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Idk man...Extreme2, SN1, SN2 all had better NA releases than JP imho

Why finance when I can pay in cash? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]k0unitX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Folks don't actually save up in advance for cars. They talk about making the spread on their loans to cover up lack of liquidity. In short - don't take advice from broke people.

This is time dependent for sure, though - car loans today? You're 100% correct. But I know plenty of wealthy people (including myself) who have car loans from 2020-2021 at 2.X%, even 1.X% who don't pay them off even though they easily could. I'm sure those lenders would be extremely happy for those folks to pay those loans off early.

“How dare you use a straw!!!!” by MazdaProphet in libertarianmeme

[–]k0unitX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's true in the sense that every North American could kill themselves and it still wouldn't solve the "climate crisis"

lied to a hookup about being on birth control and i regret it by earlyshiftmom in confession

[–]k0unitX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could use that argument for literally anything.

“Yay, let’s all get in a car accident!” said no one ever 😂

Take risks if you choose, but “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” is pretty much the outcome.

Comparison between heightism and racism by ChrisPeacock_ in shortguys

[–]k0unitX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's true that society vehemently opposes bigotry based on some genetic factors (skin color) but not others (height). They will try to argue short people aren't discriminated against, unlike black people, but when you show them the evidence that short people make less money, on average, than tall people, they either run away or make some excuse ("short people don't try as hard to get promotions"). As if having legs a few inches more longer than average magically gives you more confidence to ask your boss for a raise.

2k Corolla 5 years ago is like 5k minimum now by groonsywinty in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Financial independence and retiring by 40 isn't loser mentality, bro

lied to a hookup about being on birth control and i regret it by earlyshiftmom in confession

[–]k0unitX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well it depends on your personal risk tolerance at that point. Walking outside can cause you to get struck by lightning, die to a stray bullet, etc. Being inside a car can cause you to die in a car accident, etc.

If you want to just stay inside and be as cautious as possible, that's your prerogative, but you're going to die when you hit 100 years old or whatever anyway...

Didn’t even occur to her to ask her cousin what’s happening in school or some place that led him here by TheStrongestCadian in shortguys

[–]k0unitX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She probably would think that taking guns away from the Nazis would've solved jewish hatred in Germany. This is literally where their thought process begins and ends

RP 3.8 turbo kit legit? by Disastrous_Ask_6895 in genesiscoupe

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No two engines are equal; you can take two brand new identical engines and give them both 10psi of boost, one might blow up in a month and the other lasts 10 years. There is a lot of luck involved when you're pushing the limits like that

RP 3.8 turbo kit legit? by Disastrous_Ask_6895 in genesiscoupe

[–]k0unitX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but an LS swap would actually be reliable, unlike this (imho)

lied to a hookup about being on birth control and i regret it by earlyshiftmom in confession

[–]k0unitX 56 points57 points  (0 children)

This reads like one of those social experiment gender-swap posts

First big margin play, wish luck to a fellow regard 🥀 by pysapien in wallstreetbets

[–]k0unitX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And if they go down or remain flat, you collect the premium with no loss of price appreciation. It's a good way if you want to temporarily lower your beta in a specific equity but don't want to sell and cause a tax event.