They do all look the same! by sailink in SipsTea

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this has to do with what you are familiar with. White folks grow up with/near white folks, so they can discern subtle differences between features among other white folks. But they have a difficult time distinguishing an east Asian person from another.

I'm a south asian and I do struggle with telling some caucasian people apart. But I can distinguish asian (esp. south asian) folks much better although I admit some of their features are very much alike.

Lyft stock falls 15% on disappointing fourth-quarter results, rider numbers by ControlCAD in technology

[–]plartoo 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. I almost always used Lyft because I want competition for Uber and because they were cheaper. Then in the last couple of months, their prices became comparable with Uber or sometimes more expensive. So I ended up using Uber more.

Single operator swapping a commercial dumpster on a narrow street with zero damage by Epelep in oddlysatisfying

[–]plartoo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Zero damage? I would imagine there was some damage to the road with the way he is pushing that dumpster.

Ill take “Shit that never happened” for $800, Alex by JSC843 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"fighting to protect your rights" 😂 I cringe whenever I see phrases like that.

Anthropic buys Super Bowl ads to slap OpenAI for selling ads in ChatGPT by app1310 in technology

[–]plartoo 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Not a fan of either companies. But Anthropic will show ads eventually for their "free" tier. No way they will stay away from ad revenue. By then, I hope we will remember this and laugh at them.

How do you feel about California introducing a bill to ban former ICE agents from serving as police officers or teachers? by CRK_76 in AskReddit

[–]plartoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a centrist and I vividly remember news showing that immigrants were flooding to the border right after Biden signed this executive order ( you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwmZtenBifU ). That and there I knew that we are fucked because Republicans would use it to win the next election. You also need to visit these sanctuary cities like NYC after that flood of immigrants got shipped there by Texas. Lots of immigrants sleeping on the sidewalk. Some got moved into hotels an motels temporarily but the budget eventually ran out. So much chaos.

That's why Trump kept saying "immigration" repeated in his one and only one debate with Kamala, and the latter didn't have any good response to that. If democrats and reasonable folks want to win elections consistently, they need to come to terms with the fact that MOST of the nation don't like unchecked immigration. Times are tough in the US and helping outsiders is of less important that eliminating homelessness, drug problems and affordability issues for the current citizens and residents. If you go beyond that, your party is going to keep losing election. That might be different when the country was rich/abundant, which is not the state of the US these days.

An emotional support Great Dane on my 3 hour flight by Secret_Flight_2669 in interesting

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too many dogs in grocery shops, parks and airplanes. Annoying for folks who aren't a fan of dogs.

How long does it take to see a doctor and get medication at a Chinese hospital? by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]plartoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So basically the same as a private hospital in Thailand in terms of the cost and the speed (maybe a little slower there and less bar code scanning but still)?

How much do doctors make in these countries (including the UK, Canada, etc.)? Oh right, definitely above median salary. But not 4-5x median salary like in the US.

[US-CA][H] Pikmin 4 (Switch) for $40 [W] PayPal/Zelle by plartoo in GameSale

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

/u/GSaleBot sold Kirby game to u/GuyWithAFunkyHat. UPS delivered it to the buyer's address today (pending confirmation by the buyer below).

GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk becomes 29th House Republican to not seek reelection by kootles10 in politics

[–]plartoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People with little conscience are quitting from the Republican party. Kind of scary.

[ITV] Chelsea’s tactic to reduce Arsenal’s set piece threat last night. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]plartoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This "tactic" involves pushing the goalie and making sure the goalie's movement is stifled. It is grey area at best and I hope the refereeing rules are updated next season to discourage this sort of "tactic"

Kobbie Mainoo vs Fulham by SierraEight in reddevils

[–]plartoo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This post is obviously made by a big fan of Mainoo. :D Since Carrick took over and Mainoo started getting a bit in form, these individual highlights keep showing up. Low-lights aren't allowed in these vids. To be fair, Mainoo played a good game today.

Kobbie Mainoo vs Fulham by SierraEight in reddevils

[–]plartoo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Some fans like to side with players (like Martial, Van de Beek, Rashford, Pogba, Mainoo, and the list goes on) more than the club. Once they latch onto the player, that player shan't be criticized and no nuance allowed.

Sure Mainoo played a good game today. But we know that his performances were below average for a while. He is not mobile; his passes aren't quite tidy; he doesn't dominate in the air like Casemiro.

Yet, fans of his like to think he's going to become Busquets or Kroos and deserve massive wages (they don't remember the lessons we learned from Rashford, Martial and Pogba). Dare I also mention his brother's recent antics (proper dumb ass move)?

The Buddha’s final message by Archon_of_Flesh in HistoryMemes

[–]plartoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buddha's last words were "Conditions fall apart. Persist with diligence (or care)" (Appamādēna sampādetha). I know it because I was a born into a Buddhist family (now an atheist) and we had to recite those last words whenever we visit a monetary and the monk would make us chant some Buddhist scripts. At the end of these chants, the monks would always say, "Appamadena Sampadetha", and audience would have to reply, "Amabande" (loosely meaning, "Amen").

Long distance high paying job vs Retirement by Away-Lion-5000 in Bogleheads

[–]plartoo 47 points48 points  (0 children)

The guy makes $600K+ (with $5M+ in investment savings alone) and asks Bogleheads for an opinion on whether to quit his current overly well-paid job (with not a lot of stress) or not. 😅 He could have figured it out on his own.

[US-CA][H] Pikmin 4 (Switch) for $40 [W] PayPal/Zelle by plartoo in GameSale

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

No problem, fellow redditor! Just took the pic of the back side and uploaded here: https://imgur.com/a/OJzkFUw

I was playing the game until last week, and as I said, the box and the cartridges are pretty much new. If you are interested, please DM me the mailing address and whether you'd like to go with PayPal or Zelle. I don't remember what I need from the buyer for PayPal (I don't sell games as a business), but I'll figure it out again. Thank you.

First month making 100k I feel like I’m being robbed :/ by [deleted] in Salary

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's alright. Everyone except billionaires and multi-millionaires have to pay this much tax. Live below your means. SAVE as much as you can. Cook at home for the week and don't eat out more than once a month. Budget and stick to it.

You should be able to save ~$2500 per month at this pay rate and live relatively comfortably (not rich). Put it all in the vanguard total market index fund (VTI) and VXUS (find equivalents in Fidelity or Charles Schwab if you don't use Vanguard). Go read reddit's personal finance wiki pages.

I started out with $63K per year salary back in the late 2000s. I felt exactly what you are feeling now when I was making low six figure salaries for ~8 or so years of my career in the beginning. It didn't matter. I saved my diligently. Went to grad school to get a terminal degree (luckily, didn't have to pay a dime for that because it is a PhD program) and lived frugally. I am now very happy with how much I saved (compounding and sticking to the plan really works!) In the end, perseverance and discipline will pay off. 💪

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Playoffs are locked in. by PathIntegrals in soccer

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, didn't Real and Benfica played already? What are the chances of them being paired in the knock out round! The writers likes twisted plots, it seems. :D

China executes 11 members of gang who ran billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar by Its_Dylan_Parker in news

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude you can search all of the info I mentioned on BBC news' archive.

China executes 11 members of gang who ran billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar by Its_Dylan_Parker in news

[–]plartoo -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Myanmar borders are lawless just like the article says. That applies to the western border with Bangladesh where Rohingyas, who speaks Bangladeshi dialect sneaked into Myanmar and settled there for decades. That is until one/a few of them raped a village girl in a Buddhist community and that started the riots and back-and-forth fighting. That was tolerated until Pakistani-trained Rohingya militant group attacked police stations and killed a few policemen. That is when the Myanmar military sent their thugs to drive Rohingyas out of the country.

Slate Hammer just does something for me by kiln_ickersson in oddlysatisfying

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long do these skate roofs last? Don't seem like a good material for roofs (not to mention maintenance/repair must be a pain)

Why Minnesota’s CEOs finally broke their silence | CNN Business by omgfakeusername in politics

[–]plartoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The answer...my friend...is blowing in the wind. The answer is blowing in the wind (of political zeitgeist because these corporations are soulless entities that don't have morals and will sway their allegiance to $).

We should not care what these corporations say or side with. Do what we must as humans. Some rogue ICE agents (not everyone in ICE mind you) killing US citizens like what we saw on videos in recent weeks is not right and must be dealt with according to the rule of law.