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This story does not make sense

by bradgnar 8y ago

homelessdev 8y ago
which part?
- drunkenmonkey 8y ago
  Don’t worry about the haters. Focus on getting things like you want them.
  - mr_spothawk 8y ago
    holy f*. this is the best advice I've ever read on the internet
- deleted 8y ago
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- IanDrake 8y ago
  How have you been an engineer for 15 years and still: - Rent an apartment - Don’t have a few laptops laying around - Don’t have any savings while having no kids Each item above, on its own, is normal but all together doesn’t make sense. For the last 15 years you should have been making 60-200k and you obviously didn’t sink it into a house, computer hardware, or savings. Where did it all go? That’s why this doesn’t add up, to me at least. I’m not saying you’re lying, but that I can’t figure out how you got to this point.
  - bradgnar 8y ago
    precisely
  - samatman 8y ago
    There are any number of life circumstances, from a failed startup to poor health, which could account for this. None of which, I'm eager to add, are any of your goddamn business.
  - mrleiter 8y ago
    So many things could have happened, not everyone is able to save up. Also, it's irrelevant - either you want to help or not. Discussing the "impossibility" of his situation is not yours to judge, seriously.
    - IanDrake 8y ago
      I’m not judging. A cautionary tail could do a lot of good here. Why not let something good come out of the discussion that could prevent others from ending up in this situation? A postmortem of sorts. I could have ended up like this guy, but I found personal finance religion when I was 28. After making six figures for six years all I had was monthly payments equal to my paycheck and not much to show for it. It’s pathetic how many people here leap to pity. The OP wasn’t asking for it.
      - mrleiter 8y ago
        Yes, a cautionary tale would be good. It's just the way you phrased it that was bugging me. Also, I was not gunning for pity, nor was OP, true. Still, in such moments kind strangers on the internet who wish you well still feel good I believe. Thanks for clearing it up!
  - JUDAS 8y ago
    Coke fiend perhaps, Snowmass village, Aspen, Boulder. These beautiful and expensive places are home to some of the shadiest people who can't control their passions very well, to put it mildly. This goes back decades.

This story does not make sense

homelessdev 8y ago

which part?

drunkenmonkey 8y ago
Don’t worry about the haters. Focus on getting things like you want them.
- mr_spothawk 8y ago
  holy f*. this is the best advice I've ever read on the internet
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IanDrake 8y ago
How have you been an engineer for 15 years and still: - Rent an apartment - Don’t have a few laptops laying around - Don’t have any savings while having no kids Each item above, on its own, is normal but all together doesn’t make sense. For the last 15 years you should have been making 60-200k and you obviously didn’t sink it into a house, computer hardware, or savings. Where did it all go? That’s why this doesn’t add up, to me at least. I’m not saying you’re lying, but that I can’t figure out how you got to this point.
- bradgnar 8y ago
  precisely
- samatman 8y ago
  There are any number of life circumstances, from a failed startup to poor health, which could account for this. None of which, I'm eager to add, are any of your goddamn business.
- mrleiter 8y ago
  So many things could have happened, not everyone is able to save up. Also, it's irrelevant - either you want to help or not. Discussing the "impossibility" of his situation is not yours to judge, seriously.
  - IanDrake 8y ago
    I’m not judging. A cautionary tail could do a lot of good here. Why not let something good come out of the discussion that could prevent others from ending up in this situation? A postmortem of sorts. I could have ended up like this guy, but I found personal finance religion when I was 28. After making six figures for six years all I had was monthly payments equal to my paycheck and not much to show for it. It’s pathetic how many people here leap to pity. The OP wasn’t asking for it.
    - mrleiter 8y ago
      Yes, a cautionary tale would be good. It's just the way you phrased it that was bugging me. Also, I was not gunning for pity, nor was OP, true. Still, in such moments kind strangers on the internet who wish you well still feel good I believe. Thanks for clearing it up!
- JUDAS 8y ago
  Coke fiend perhaps, Snowmass village, Aspen, Boulder. These beautiful and expensive places are home to some of the shadiest people who can't control their passions very well, to put it mildly. This goes back decades.