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by paulcole 1y ago
> It's not that simple. No, it is that simple. > Yes he could retire, but then he'd be sitting around, doing nothing So? Is that not a valid choice? > So the work that he does have to do just happens to be stressful and t
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by paulcole 1y ago
Yes. > I have a family member who is a multi-millionaire and who owns multiple businesses. He has more money now than I'll have in my lifetime Why can’t he sell the businesses or hire an operator to run them while he collects checks
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by paulcole 1y ago
> But I have something that he doesn't have - time No, both of you have the exact same amount of time each day. But it seems like he has more freedom in how he spends that time? It's just that you don't agree with how he c
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by paulcole 1y ago
> Anyone else give up on trying to get rich? How hard were you actually trying when you were trying to get rich? How close did you come to getting rich? Why didn't you start a plumbing business or become a dentist or something? Did
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by paulcole 1y ago
Everybody’s life sucks in some way. Some kids have parents who die rock climbing. Some kids have parents who hate their lives. You can’t prevent trauma in a kid’s life. Telling people to think more about having kids is a clear waste of brea
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by paulcole 1y ago
> Doing this stuff when you have kids though is negligence Obviously there’s a middle ground but nobody says that giving up the thing that you love because you have kids is negligence.
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by paulcole 1y ago
I do the opposite. I set my alarm for the time I want to be up (in my case as early as possible) and always get up within one snooze. The life-changing “trick” for me is to just go to bed when I’m tired (which varies day to day). This is in
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by paulcole 1y ago
> There are so many models, and so many new ones being released all the time, that I have a hard time knowing which ones to prioritize testing anecdotally Just pick one and use it. The ones you’ve heard of (if you are not obsessively ref
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by paulcole 1y ago
> The point of "Trump Tariffs" is not to make the Trump the scribbler face that wall and feel shame for his output--everybody knows he's too damaged for that. Why do you believe that is the point of “Juniors Doodles”? >
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by paulcole 1y ago
That’s right. My grandma won’t get on a plane because being strapped into a metal tube going 500mph at 35,000 feet in the sky sounds scary.
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by paulcole 1y ago
Right but there's a benefit to signing up as well. Or else you wouldn't be signing up at all. Doesn't seem like a bad thing?
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by paulcole 1y ago
No super recent but I listened to Devolution by Max Brooks (World War Z author) while trail running in the PNW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devolution_(Brooks_novel) It's read by Judy Greer (among others) and I l
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by paulcole 1y ago
I gave my reason. That it's stupid to think blaming the person matters at all. Fix the problem which is electing people like this. If my toddler scribbles on the wall I better put the markers away next time not put up a little sign tha
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by paulcole 1y ago
Gotta learn your Brazilian soil!
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by paulcole 1y ago
> Based on the social contract that calling people unasked for to try and sell them stuff is unacceptable. I may personally dislike it at times but that doesn't mean it's societally unacceptable in an objective way.
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by paulcole 1y ago
> I'll trust in your capacity to resolve any concerns with what I wrote. Yes, that is what I would do as well if I didn't want to answer a clear question. > But yes, it is spam. So then you retract this, "The only requi
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by paulcole 1y ago
1. Biden was clearly gone mentally well before they let on. He should have been taken out in the primary season. 2. Democrats believe that "anybody who's not the other guy" is a winning strategy despite it failing over and ov
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by paulcole 1y ago
You can blame Trump but in the US, we’re all to blame here. Blaming somebody who’s not me just make it easier to feel good about myself and like I’m less of the problem. I mean call them the Democrats tariffs. 2024 was a gift-wrapped electi
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by paulcole 1y ago
How can this be true: > Spam is any communication the recipient doesn't want. The definition is by the recipient, not the initiator. If this is also true: > The only requirements are that it be mass (some define that as > 1 ta
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by paulcole 1y ago
Based on what?
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by paulcole 2y ago
OK, was just curious. I only think of it as unsolicited mass email. If something's tailored to me or a call, I just think of it as part of doing business.
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by paulcole 2y ago
I mean there's a legal definition of it. I personally don't think cold calling someone to make a sale is spam. The caveat being that if they tell me to not call again, I won't. And LinkedIn messages don't bother me as lo
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by paulcole 2y ago
How do you define "spam"?
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by paulcole 2y ago
> I never got those ads in my LIFE, until I had a medical need. Have you? Believe it or not I don’t have thephotographic recall of the ads that I see that you seem to possess. > You could try for adult teletubbies Why don’t we both tr
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by paulcole 2y ago
As a kid she was attacked by a shark. Parents took her to a local doctor who sewed up the wound. Turned out her bowel was punctured and she was going septic. Started complaining to her parents that she was feeling worse and worse. Parents b
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by paulcole 2y ago
> You can’t be 100% confident about what you’re saying Yeah but I am. If you tell me a story about your phone listening to you that you absolutely swear is true, I know you love the idea of conspiracy theories and would laugh at someone
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by paulcole 2y ago
I was kidding… Of course you and your friends share some demographics and interests—- making it unsurprising that you’d get similar ads. > The question is, have you found a horrid ad yet? Side note, this was in the UK The question is, wh
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by paulcole 2y ago
I’m assuming like most friends you and your friends have nothing in common like interests, demographics, etc.? And I’m assuming you also made them aware of other ads you’d seen recently so they could see if those showed up as well?
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by paulcole 2y ago
This is why “my phone is listening and I can prove it” is such a good shibboleth for lack of critical thinking skills. Can you not see all the biases and fallacies in your own comment?
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by paulcole 2y ago
Without even knowing my job you seem very sure of yourself.

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