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throwaway100773
7y ago
Wow. I didn’t know that. Certainly an exception to my statement.
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7y ago
The point is that Zuck and Gates had capacity to take on risk. There’s no guarantee that their risk would have paid off, but the other side of the coin wasn’t starvation and destitution. They basically had a heads I win tails I don’t lose t
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7y ago
The issue is that trades don’t scale like all of the things you mention. Even if you own a very successful plumbing company, your ability to scale is constrained by geography, labor costs and finding people you can trust to manage your comp
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throwaway100773
7y ago
Tobacco isn’t the drug. Nicotine is. There are other ways to consume the drug, and it has a lot of positive effects. Regardless - it’s a win for you I guess - but does anyone else’s opinion matter?
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7y ago
Are you talking about education or work? Because I feel the point he’s trying to make is that the educational aspect of acting is negligible. You can just do it.
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7y ago
Your school may be an exception. There are exceptions for most people, but the acceptance rates are low. For example, a well adjusted middle class child would be a foolish in most circumstances not to take out debt to attend Harvard, Yale,
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7y ago
Im in the market for sound equipment. I just crossed these guys off my list.
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throwaway100773
7y ago
How so? I don’t see the connection here.
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7y ago
The comment is dismissive, but the point stands. The grandparent comment comes off awfully entitled considering all of life’s basic needs seem to be covered and they outright own multiple vehicles in perhaps the highest cost of living area
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throwaway100773
7y ago
Well said.
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7y ago
Wow. Passive aggressive much? I’m with the GP. People get distracted no doubt. It’s normal. But I think the comment was about what the GP would do if put in a similar situation. If one continues to get distracted while doing something poten
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7y ago
Well said. I get a lot of flak from, well, pretty much everyone for pointing out that your neighborhood doctor is likely a scam artist. Clearly I’m generalizing but just suggesting it may be the case is usually met with undue skepticism. No
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7y ago
I’ll take your condescending bait. When it’s 100% it will be good enough. Until then, it’s not.
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throwaway100773
7y ago
Your statement makes no sense. There is a lot of information that ought to be exposed, is classified and will cause harm to some people. Exposing secrets almost necessarily will cause harm to somebody. Furthermore you refuse to allow assang
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throwaway100773
7y ago
Yet prescription opioids are still a thing.
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throwaway100773
7y ago
Too big to fine.