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>The point isn’t “can I buy a carton of eggs” it’s “has a carton of eggs become a luxury item I no longer buy”. We both know that you could afford a $30 dozen

>The point isn’t “can I buy a carton of eggs” it’s “has a carton of eggs become a luxury item I no longer buy”. We both know that you could afford a $30 dozen eggs, and it would STILL be cheaper than the alternative. That is my point.

righthand 1y ago
Cool, well your point isn’t relevant to my original point then. Because my original point was “here’s things that have increased in expense and how I prioritize costs”. It’s entirely telling that you choose to ignore the latter part of the same line, not only eggs are more expensive but groceries have gone up. Just because I have disposable income to pay higher costs of groceries doesn’t mean it’s fair that the suppliers take advantage of difficult times to normalize a 200% increase to a grocery item. Just because you think I should personally stop complaining about the cost of eggs because you’re tired of it or whatever your issue is, doesn’t mean that my complaints and tactics aren’t valid. Go buy some eggs if you really think I should be then. I’m not rich by any software engineer standard, so it’s a little prejudice that you want to harass me about how much money I make as compared to a statement I made about being able to afford things. I hope you never complain about the cost of living for any item or issue ever again in your life. You seem to have it all figured out.
- wakawaka28 1y ago
  >Just because I have disposable income to pay higher costs of groceries doesn’t mean it’s fair that the suppliers take advantage of difficult times to normalize a 200% increase to a grocery item. In most cases, this is not the suppliers taking advantage of anyone. Grocers operate on very thin profit margins, as do most food businesses. >I’m not rich by any software engineer standard, so it’s a little prejudice that you want to harass me about how much money I make as compared to a statement I made about being able to afford things. Even poor people can still afford eggs. For a software engineer to say they can't afford them is ridiculous. If you talked to a real poor person and they knew how much you earned, and you started saying you can't afford eggs, they'd start wondering wtf you do with your money. >I hope you never complain about the cost of living for any item or issue ever again in your life. You seem to have it all figured out. I don't have it all figured out. I suffer from high cost of living, despite making great money. But you won't catch me saying my student loans didn't pay off, or that eggs are out of reach. I can't say that no software engineer in the world has such budget issues that they can't afford eggs. But if you can't afford THAT, I wonder what the hell you CAN afford... How are you not starving to death? Are you on food stamps yet? Trust me I know what it's like to not afford things, or to be disappointed with life. But your problems are insignificant compared to those of actual poor people (many of whom get government benefits to sustain them). Your loans appear to have paid off, unless you paid like well over $200k for a 4 year degree or some crap like that.
  - righthand 1y ago
    Cool opinion. I didn’t read it because you seem hell bent on telling me how to live my life. I can’t afford eggs. Any money I save by not buying eggs goes into savings. If I buy eggs then I can’t afford the level of savings I want. See how that math works?
    - wakawaka28 1y ago
      Eat what you want. You're not going to convince me that eggs are out of reach for you, or that you are poor, or that you can't afford your student loans (much less that you deserve to get away with not paying them). You don't need to leave a comment to say "I'm doubling down, and not reading your replies" by the way. It's totally pointless.

righthand 1y ago

Cool, well your point isn’t relevant to my original point then. Because my original point was “here’s things that have increased in expense and how I prioritize costs”. It’s entirely telling that you choose to ignore the latter part of the same line, not only eggs are more expensive but groceries have gone up. Just because I have disposable income to pay higher costs of groceries doesn’t mean it’s fair that the suppliers take advantage of difficult times to normalize a 200% increase to a grocery item. Just because you think I should personally stop complaining about the cost of eggs because you’re tired of it or whatever your issue is, doesn’t mean that my complaints and tactics aren’t valid. Go buy some eggs if you really think I should be then. I’m not rich by any software engineer standard, so it’s a little prejudice that you want to harass me about how much money I make as compared to a statement I made about being able to afford things. I hope you never complain about the cost of living for any item or issue ever again in your life. You seem to have it all figured out.

wakawaka28 1y ago
>Just because I have disposable income to pay higher costs of groceries doesn’t mean it’s fair that the suppliers take advantage of difficult times to normalize a 200% increase to a grocery item. In most cases, this is not the suppliers taking advantage of anyone. Grocers operate on very thin profit margins, as do most food businesses. >I’m not rich by any software engineer standard, so it’s a little prejudice that you want to harass me about how much money I make as compared to a statement I made about being able to afford things. Even poor people can still afford eggs. For a software engineer to say they can't afford them is ridiculous. If you talked to a real poor person and they knew how much you earned, and you started saying you can't afford eggs, they'd start wondering wtf you do with your money. >I hope you never complain about the cost of living for any item or issue ever again in your life. You seem to have it all figured out. I don't have it all figured out. I suffer from high cost of living, despite making great money. But you won't catch me saying my student loans didn't pay off, or that eggs are out of reach. I can't say that no software engineer in the world has such budget issues that they can't afford eggs. But if you can't afford THAT, I wonder what the hell you CAN afford... How are you not starving to death? Are you on food stamps yet? Trust me I know what it's like to not afford things, or to be disappointed with life. But your problems are insignificant compared to those of actual poor people (many of whom get government benefits to sustain them). Your loans appear to have paid off, unless you paid like well over $200k for a 4 year degree or some crap like that.
- righthand 1y ago
  Cool opinion. I didn’t read it because you seem hell bent on telling me how to live my life. I can’t afford eggs. Any money I save by not buying eggs goes into savings. If I buy eggs then I can’t afford the level of savings I want. See how that math works?
  - wakawaka28 1y ago
    Eat what you want. You're not going to convince me that eggs are out of reach for you, or that you are poor, or that you can't afford your student loans (much less that you deserve to get away with not paying them). You don't need to leave a comment to say "I'm doubling down, and not reading your replies" by the way. It's totally pointless.