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that's alright, but don't whine when your car breaks down in the middle of a desert or you find out you're below poverty when retired.
by borism 15y ago
that's alright, but don't whine when your car breaks down in the middle of a desert or you find out you're below poverty when retired.
- cliveholloway 15y agoIf I was driving in the desert, of course I would learn how to fix a car. You might as well have said, "if you go scuba diving don't whine if you get decompression sickness while surfacing". What a really bad analogy. Where do you draw the line? Do you make your own yoghurt? What about milk your own cows? I very much doubt you do that. My time is valuable enough that I'm comfortable paying people to do these things for me. If person A offers a service to person B, there needs to be some level of trust and expectation. In this instance, the government is responsible for destroying people's assets and I hope they get sued to oblivion for screwing up. Other times, companies are at fault. Gotta love the Libertarian mindset that appears to prevail here. Sheesh.
- nitrogen 15y agoMy time is valuable enough that I'm comfortable paying people to do these things for me. I think it's still worthwhile to have a superficial understanding of the services you buy, as this allows you to maximize the value of your dollar and avoid getting fleeced.