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| Topic | If you need calories to build muscle, but you need to cut calories to lose fat |
| EdgeMaster 08/14/18 2:35:23 PM #50 | Pow Pow Punishment posted... Yeah, people who say women aren't attracted to huge muscles are delusional. Many aren't attracted to that, many are. Agreed. Pretty much textbook definition of coping when someone says that. 260lbs at 56 with a turtle shell gut? Yeah sure. But Ive yet to meet a single girl who doesnt like 62, 220lbs with 17-18in arms at single digit bf%. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | If you need calories to build muscle, but you need to cut calories to lose fat |
| EdgeMaster 08/14/18 2:05:46 PM #48 | HydraSlayer82 posted... Abyssea posted...HydraSlayer82 posted...Also just about any bodybuilder you see that looks freakish is probably juicing or has been lifting for years. If they are young good chance they juice. Its sadly way more common than you think. Yeah, thatll change lol. Make some (actual) progress and youll want more. My original goal from 180lbs skinny fat was get abs... then to be 200lbs lean, still felt small, 225lbs sounded like a good number.. now 240-250lbs does. And lol yes they are. Depends on your definition of huge I guess... but huge, lean and proportionate looks pretty impressive and Ive never heard youre too big or any real objections that middle age overweight women type on the internet. Have to be single digit body fat % though. Otherwise youre just a strong fat guy in their eyes. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | If you need calories to build muscle, but you need to cut calories to lose fat |
| EdgeMaster 08/14/18 10:46:49 AM #29 | Abyssea posted... does that mean you cant build muscle and lost fat at the same time? :v I have to pick one? What happens if you lift weights on a calorie deficit then? do your muscles just fall apart? If you lift in a calorie deficit it helps keep the muscle you have and you can possibly get stronger, but unlikely. DK9292 posted... Isn't it widely agreed the best thing to do is to lose the fat first, then work on building muscle? Depends on your starting point but yes. For most people cut down until you have decently visible abs, you dont wanna look like a holocaust victim and the lack of lean mass means that to hit lower single digits for body fat % the lack of calories would be painful and bordering starvation. If youre already really skinny then start finishing your food. Regardless you can bulk up while staying lean and still looking good year round. Get lean, watch the mirror and dont binge on in complete shit. As you get more muscle/lean mass your body fat % gets lower because math. Source: Im jacked. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | After his wallet was stolen, man chased thief and beat him to death |
| EdgeMaster 08/12/18 1:45:38 PM #83 | Jerry_Hellyeah posted... VipaGTS posted...Jerry_Hellyeah posted...Imagine this guy just cashed his paycheck and Yung Thug over here is taking the roof over his head and the food for his child. This. And yeah half the people here wont take your side or understand your reasoning. They also dont seem to understand the guy probably didnt intent on killing the thug, but getting punched and kicked on concentrate can fuck you up a lot more than grass or mats These people here are the type where you could spit in their face and they would cry instead of hit you. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | $15k/yr but you can never have a job |
| EdgeMaster 08/10/18 6:10:26 AM #20 | Kisai posted... creativeme posted...Kisai posted...Um... 15,000 / 12 = 1,250 a month? Is that supposed to be little? I don't think I've ever made that much per month... Lol dude ~$1000 a month is poverty. You spend half your income on rent ffs. Not sure where you live but I assume your city is biker friendly and has reliable public transportation (this is usually an oxymoron). $520 for rent $300 for car $100 for insurance $50 for cell phone See how you have $130 leftover? You can either put towards food this month or pay your utility bill so you have electricity and running water but not both. See how thats poverty now? Yeah you prob walk across the street to work but youre fucking yourself in the future not having a car unless you live somewhere where you can walk across the street to your $40K+ a year job. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | $15k/yr but you can never have a job |
| EdgeMaster 08/10/18 5:28:40 AM #10 | Kisai posted... Um... 15,000 / 12 = 1,250 a month? Is that supposed to be little? I don't think I've ever made that much per month... Yes.... thats very little. Even in a flyover state of someone wants to play that card. Your rent and car payment eat up most of that and you wont have much if anything left to spend on food and itll take about a decade to save up enough for some furniture for the roaches in your apartment to hide under. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | $15k/yr but you can never have a job |
| EdgeMaster 08/10/18 5:23:30 AM #8 | Lol so basically poverty. You can eat but you can never get out of poverty or afford an apartment without roaches. Im sure investing whatever small fortune you have after rent and bills into crypto or drugs to resell (Id say real estate or stocks but lol youll never have enough money for a down payment on a house) would be against the rules. Gonna go with a no on this one lol. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | So much for the innocent tourist killed by a black "thug" |
| EdgeMaster 08/10/18 4:00:22 AM #51 | Unknown5uspect posted... Walking home = casing houses Lol walking home in a neighborhood you dont live in late at night. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Do you believe some races are naturally more intelligent than others? |
| EdgeMaster 08/10/18 3:27:06 AM #130 | On average? Absolutely. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | In regards to the emuparadise post, is most emulation Nintendo-related? |
| EdgeMaster 08/09/18 11:07:03 AM #19 | Muffinz0rz posted... P4wn4g3 posted...BlazinBlue88 posted...P4wn4g3 posted...Of course the N64 was impossible to properly emulate, Majoras Mask works up until you have to use the lens of truth. Turns into a green screen and climbable paths in cliffs are even more invisible.... --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | 25+ general. how you holding up guys? |
| EdgeMaster 08/07/18 11:37:45 AM #18 | joe_stalin518 posted... Muffinz0rz posted...I'm 25 and enjoying the 9-5 grind. Rofl true though. Kids will fuck your money up very fast. Having kids too early is a great way to condemn yourself to poverty. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | 66 shot, 12 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings |
| EdgeMaster 08/07/18 11:33:34 AM #102 | KillerKhan420 posted... I is smart posted...SuperMedz3 posted...KillerKhan420 posted...SH_expert44 posted...They need marshal law Good idea, except that was be considered racist by the average re... person. Better off giving them more guns and crack, then maybe the problem will solve itself. The positive benefit here is it isnt considered racist when people are left to make their own choices. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why is white man + asian woman so common? |
| EdgeMaster 08/06/18 4:36:03 PM #140 | Proto posted... EdgeMaster posted...Proto posted...Stop the redpill crap, DullMaster. There is a burden of proof on you here, pal. The claim isnt non sense and pretty obvious if youve had actual interactions with women in your life. Open your eyes and tell me whos fatter, 52 160lb girl or a 52 120lb girl? Sure enough, you cant disprove anything Ive said so you make sorry excuses for insults. I tell you to go outside and look around but clearly you cant distinguish what is fat and whats not so really at this point its safe to assume you need lasic surgery or you just arent very bright. Probably both. A sure sign of garbage bin genetics. Neither your eyes or head work properly and your prob fat to boot. Too stupid to have any control over what you put in your mouth. Really sheds some light on why you cant disprove anything I say and just throw tantrums and call names like a child. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | 66 shot, 12 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings |
| EdgeMaster 08/06/18 4:22:39 PM #7 | They need stricter gun laws then obviously. Gun control works... lol. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why is white man + asian woman so common? |
| EdgeMaster 08/05/18 7:02:32 PM #134 | Proto posted... Stop the redpill crap, DullMaster. Its not red pill crap. Asian girls are often in better shape (being fat is seen as a huge personal failure in Asian and most cultures...), theyre often more feminine, often have better attitudes than many white girls and some have a thing for white guys. Funny insult with the shithole box thing. Go outside and youd realize this. I like how you cant disprove what the original guy said and wont be able to disprove what I just said here. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why is white man + asian woman so common? |
| EdgeMaster 08/05/18 12:25:26 PM #111 | Proto posted... RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...Asian women actually have traditional values, want a healthy family, and enjoy being women. Imagine having such little experience with women in your life, regardless of race, that you read something you dont like and the best response you can come up with is crying and calling someone names instead of telling them exactly why they are not correct. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Why does Africa suck so bad? |
| EdgeMaster 07/30/18 8:54:46 PM #129 | Le__seul_dieu__ posted... Rob Cesternino posted...Le__seul_dieu__ posted...can the mods do their fucking job and ban these racist white supremacists? Just because something is uncomfortable to talk about doesnt make it racist. Everyone brings up the yeah but like colonization and stuff argument. The countries that were colonized are generally better off than the countries that have not been. Whats the explanation for Ethiopia? A country that was never colonized (yeah yeah it was occupied by a country losing a war). Or why is Haiti not doing well? --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/30/18 12:39:19 AM #166 | nicklebro posted... And steal P4wn4g3's thunder? You've already got your hands full and you've yet to make a single salient argument. Lol maybe get outta the hole you're in before you start digging yourself into another one. Lol facts. The guy gets bent over and annihilated in every argument he partakes in. He cant handle it mentally so he tries to suppress it and play it off like hes winning. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Anyone try the keto diet here? |
| EdgeMaster 07/30/18 12:01:30 AM #6 | chrono625 posted... Howl posted...I started it a couple weeks ago and I've lost 13 pounds. I think I've got the keto flu right now, but apparently it only lasts a few days. My goal is to lose 30 pounds and it seems definitely in reach. Lol no real hard at the second sentence. The first is obvious if you go back to eating excessive amounts of shit yeah obviously --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Why do some people say it's bad to having boring interests/hobbies? |
| EdgeMaster 07/29/18 1:35:43 PM #26 | Uncle Choad posted... TC thinking "living a normal life" is hobbies LOL. This. All of it. knuxnole posted... EdgeMaster posted...I generally agree with you tc but damn you have a very not fun hobbies. Ffs you listed sleeping as a hobby. Most people find video games, tv shows, and going out drinking fun. Thats fine. The second part is what makes you boring and uninteresting. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Mom dies paramedics refuse to rush her to hospital assuming she couldnt afford |
| EdgeMaster 07/29/18 11:07:53 AM #33 | Ultima Dragon posted... Jerry_Hellyeah posted...It sorta sounds like she chose to drive to avoid the ambulance fee. Lmao. Seriously though like the post above you, the deceaseds family is just looking for someone to blame. It is literally against the law via EMTALA, and its been that way for a good 30 years now. You cannot be denied medical treatment because you arent able to afford it. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Why do some people say it's bad to having boring interests/hobbies? |
| EdgeMaster 07/29/18 10:54:44 AM #13 | I generally agree with you tc but damn you have a very not fun hobbies. Ffs you listed sleeping as a hobby. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Sable is officially off the market! I have a boyfriend! |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 11:05:37 PM #85 | JustMyOpinion posted... Congrats Sable! If anyone deserves it, it's you after helping another person cheat and threatening to release nudes against another person's will. Really just well deserved. Rofl. Plus her response is pretty much what I would expect based on the rest of her posts. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Taxes are so high. Feels bad man. |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 9:21:00 PM #3 | $700 bi weekly. Goddamn taxation really is theft lol. Id recommend moving states. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Holy fuck, I'm a ? Block in 5 days |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 9:19:23 PM #23 | TheRealDill2000 posted... Dark_SilverX posted...SSJCAT posted...I still dunno what any of the gamefaqs levels even mean Yeah pretty much GG at that level. No need to be a ? Block. Sage and Ancient you can still shit post pretty hard and warnings keep your IQ from lowering due to exposure to stupidity instead of doing damage at this point. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | 11-year-old graduates from college, wants to prove god is real with science |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 7:53:49 PM #64 | josifrees posted... iClockwork posted...Highwind07 posted...Yea social and life experience outside of school matters. I mean it is fantastic to see a kid like him because he is so damn young and managed to graduate college, but it felt like he was rushing through life without smelling the roses among the way. Interesting thought you got there, especially on the last part. The most ironic part is science says people need to spend time and go through certain phases of development or they end up being fucked up. As far as why he cant have a social life and gain life experience while in college... gonna go out on a limb here and say its because hes an 11yr old. Really though what would an 18-23yr old have to discuss with an 11yr old? Additionally no one wants to drink or have romantic relationship with an 11yr old for obvious reasons. Namely the legal part. Something about serving minors alcohol and pedophilia. So yeah hes missing a huge chunk of any development and life experience he wouldve gotten in the college phase of life because hes an 11yr old. A gigantic difference between being an odd kid who isnt interested in what most 11 year olds are and being a 5th grader in an adult environment where everyone is 10 years older than you. Im hesitant to believe he even made it all the way through college without any special treatment as hes literally a 5th grader. His brain hasnt even gotten halfway done developing. I just find it crazy that a small child would be able to understand some of the concepts and actually apply them well in courses like Calc 3 and higher level physics classes. Assumably he has done that, yet still thinks he can prove Gods existance. That speaks volumes... --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 5:49:45 PM #114 | iClockwork posted... shockthemonkey posted...Boy, that shut everyone up real fast Everyone just read it and thought he was an idiot. They shook their head and clicked topic list. He isnt very smart thats why he declared victory after 20mins. If he was smart hed realize feminists arent trying to fix anything he mentioned, instead they are crying about the ac being too cold, so no, we dont need feminism. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 1:18:45 PM #75 | QueenCarly posted... southcoast09 posted...Femenists do not want equality. They want separate rules for themselves and they want protection. Haha no --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 1:17:18 PM #74 | CrimsonRage posted... Xavius posted...Stop talking. Feminism is evil. Females in the Western World have always had equality but, continually demand more and more. As a White Man I have the Courts stacked against me, I have the Law stacked against me, I have the World stacked against me. 1 word: Rape and my life is over, my career is over, everything I know can be erased in 1 go from a Female. Feminism seeks to emasculate Men, to remove what made us Men. Men have always been though and strong and warriors but, Feminists complain and now we're denutted. I like how the counter argument that is supposed to suggest third wave feminism really wants equality, not advantages to women, and how being accused of rape cannot screw someones career, social life and finances, is just insults like suggesting someone needs medication or that they were molested by a feminist. Pretty much goes to show youre the type with wool over your eyes and want to appeal to women in hopes of sex in return. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | I think people honestly overrate STEM degrees |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 11:06:09 AM #51 | emblem boy posted... Electrical engineer with Masters and I started with 76k out of college. 90k 3 years later. I've noticed others in my field start around 60-70k. I'm in Colorado Youre an outlier. Ive got a few friends who did engineering (mostly chemical. A few mechanical or civil) and some went back to school for their masters the others are underpaid. The one friend whos doing the best makes about $80k a year and got his degree in psychology. He is a very smart person and basically my encyclopedia on human nature and behaviors lol. He does sales for a software development/cloud storage company. Engineering and computer science is one of those field where you can make $60-$80k annually but its rare. For every other field that you can make $100k and over, you start around $30-$40k. Then again theres always exceptions to the rules and some oddballs that make $80k when they studied a subject that wont let you nail a shingle without going to grad school first. Funny enough, the 3 people (friends dads) I know and have met who make $250k a year and live in a mansion, one works in sales for a medical equipment company and is super boss of the west coast, one is a high level exec for at&t, while the other was a cpa and worked on Wall Street. Ironic because those arent STEM degrees. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Do users here actually only have one account? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 10:49:14 AM #20 | I only have this account. Had a second way back in like 2004 that got lost when login changed and the gamespot merger. I always have active moderations lol. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 10:39:33 AM #49 | shockthemonkey posted... EdgeMaster posted...shockthemonkey posted...We literally have a president who wants to overturn Roe v Wade and people are acting like feminism has no place in society You need reading lessons. What Im saying is conservatives run into clear problems that do not benefit society and these problems can be avoided when law makers use common sense and enact good policies. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 10:11:42 AM #46 | shockthemonkey posted... We literally have a president who wants to overturn Roe v Wade and people are acting like feminism has no place in society Yeah thats probably the most ******ed view from Republicans/conservatives is abortion and birth control. Being denied access to them is a bad idea for reasons I shouldnt have to mention but Jesus Christ pick one or the other. If abortions are illegal, give everyone free birth control and say tough shit when they fuck it up and have to be pushed down stairs or have a friend help with a wire hanger. Or outlaw birth control and give everyone the option of abortions. This is clearly the most ******ed choice but at least give some options besides pulling out and being pushed down stairs if you get knocked up with a kid you dont want and cannot financially provide for. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | 11-year-old graduates from college, wants to prove god is real with science |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 10:05:18 AM #45 | VandorLee posted... Doe posted...I have some bad news Literally laughed out loud. Orthopox12 posted... ImTheMacheteGuy posted...Orthopox12 posted...Reminds me of that 12 year old body builder back in the day, guys like 30 now with a dad bod because fitness was his childhood it became something he didnt want to pursue as an adult due to burnout. Didnt watch the video but if it was the same kid Little Hercules his dad went full ****** and decided to give a 6 year old steroids and then bullshit on tv about how hes never eaten a candy bar in his life, etc. RIP that kids endocrine system. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 9:50:45 AM #42 | CyricZ posted... There are two types of people in this world who complain about feminists, and quite frankly you're trying to be both. Are you referring to me? If so 1) air conditioning and the temperature being a bit too low isnt worth bitching about. Put on long sleeves or turn it up, big deal. 2) yeah no, I dont expect anyone to solve my problems but to think that feminists want equality in this day and age is just delusional. Balnazarr posted... Basically Women should never think about anything, right? Those aren't petty issues. You're one of of those guys that think people should never discuss anything social justice related but, if you're white and male then that's needed because you guys are really oppressed. Lol the womens defense force showed up. I see what youre getting at but lets not act like men dont get hurt on the job more due to manual labor being inherently more risky than staying at home or that teachers and stay at home mothers make the same amount as engineers, doctors and lawyers, theyre just paid less because theyre women. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | I think people honestly overrate STEM degrees |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 9:34:33 AM #47 | brandunh11 posted... Whenever I see people talking as if all (or even most) engineers step out of college making $100k+, it instantly shows me who has real life experience. I mean does it happen? Yes, but its not the norm at all. Pretty much all statistical data (and common sense) shows that those are outliers. Rockclapping.gif People like you give me faith in humanity. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | I think people honestly overrate STEM degrees |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 9:27:05 AM #44 | Milkman5 posted... A lot of STEM degrees bring in 150k Did you read anything in this topic? I like how you said bring in $150k instead of can bring in. Yeah youre right, 10-20 years down the road. Thats exactly why STEM degrees are overrated... because theres other degrees and trades that can make you $150k after 10-20 years. Hell an engineer in this thread who was an outlier and started at 68k with a masters says his company caps engineers with 25+ years of experience at $135k annually. So your math is off and Id hazard a guess youre just talking out of your ass and have no actual experience in what you post about. Edit: actually yeah, youre definitely talking out your ass. Every time I see a post like this on CE I cant help but think Im talking to someone whos never held more than $500 in their hand because they cashed their entire min wage paycheck and wanted to feel cool. Its people like you who throw out big numbers like $150k who dont realize how much 50k-60k can buy when you dont have kids and you just have rent, car payment, and a cell phone bill and the rest is savings and fuck around money. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | why do feminists focus on petty issues so much? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 9:05:35 AM #34 | scar the 1 posted... https://www.womensmarch.com/mission/ Pretty much solved all of those lol. Interesting you bring this up through because feminism is all about equality (apparently egalitarianism means something else in this context) yet I dont get a say about not paying child support if my gf wanted to keep it and I didnt. Of course, feminists will not ever go to bat for this, they take up issues like air conditioning because they are already treated better than men and are more than equal in this day and age. The reason they havent packed up their sorry excuse for a circus and left town is because everyone wants more. They make the same amount of money for the same job, abortion is legal in many states, they are victims of violence less often than men, they get injured in the job less often than men, they go to college more than men, and men even leave the seat down, now they want to have more of say than men for what tempterature the house is. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | White Americans are not even most racist to black people. |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 8:50:48 AM #35 | cellus523 posted... Corman321 posted...cellus523 posted...Corman321 posted...Is nobody gonna point out that he is saying Italians aren't white people This. Absolutely fucking ******ed but yes, there was a time when certain white people werent considered white. Still waiting on my reparations too lol. silentwing26x posted... Italians are Italian. Germans are German. Etc. Interesting you say this. In the US we say Im <insert heritage> but to those people still in that country, youre considered American. German, Irish, Italian, whatever ancestry, born in the US = American as far as native people in your ancestral country are concerned. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | I think people honestly overrate STEM degrees |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 8:31:45 AM #32 | MarqueeSeries posted... EdgeMaster posted... Yeah I framed it a bit negatively but didnt wanna give anyone the candy land version when reality things are not sunshine and rainbows and you arent going to be making $70-$120k off the bat because you majored in engineering or computer science. Reality is gonna kick your teeth in come August after graduating. Good post though, I mean overrated as it isnt the end all be all best field to get a degree in. Its definitely better than communications, or womens studies (that one always makes me lol, cant imagine youd learn anything useful and its just getting your head filled with a bunch of shit for ~10k a year). STEM is a good gamble on making a decent living but isnt the end all be all. Theres plenty of job field that CAN pay well, but thinking youre going to make 70k off the bat is laughable. Try for 30-35k. Post 26 is also very good, but key point to take away here: The guy is an accountant, 10 years later him and his friends that were accountants were doing quite alright. A basic run down and easy reference list of jobs and how they turn out: Engineering: $15hr - $150k annually Nursing: $12hr - 80k maybe? Idk pay ceiling but you can get to $18-$20/hr within a year. Source: my gf. Electrician: $14/hr - $150k Personal/athletic trainer: 20k annually to ~100k annually. People cancel all the fucking time, but its usually a $40-$50k job especially if you have some trophies, look good, and coach some clients online. Im sure an athletic trainer for the NFL, NBA or a college sport make closer to 100k but you need more school for that and theres only 1 spot open per team so not enough cake to go around... Insurance agent: $11hr - $150k Police officer: 35k - 80k, depends on city and department. Highway patrol makes shit. Bigger well funded cities you can make 100k after 10 years. Federal Agent: 40k to 150k annually. This includes Border Patrol, DEA, FBI and more. Car sales: 50k-100k. But youre gonna work at carmax for $150 commission on each car sold for a while first. And the 100k is at a Lexus,Mercedes, Infiniti, etc dealership. Lawyer: $14hr to $200k? Lots of school and you start out being a public defender eating ramen or you sort papers in the basement of a law firm and go on coffee adventures. Construction foreman: $13-$25/hr. Contractors can make $150k. Doctor: lol who cares, youre 60 by the time you paid off school and make more than 40k, which is prob part of why you wanted to be a doctor. Something to keep in mind is its all about who you know, you could do the same job but who you do it for will determine if you love it or hate it and many professions you probably have to take more school. College degree or not. Biomedical sciences degree? Yeah you need your phlebotomy certification to stick a needle in someone. Police? Doesnt matter if you got a criminal justice degree, need to go to police academy. And its $3k w/o promise of a job. Better idea is get hired (hope you know someone....) and have the department pay for it. Personal trainer? Gonna need a certification to work in a gym and thats ~$300. Insurance agent? Needed: certifications, about $400-500 all said and done. Many jobs can be lucrative, just make sure its with a good company and realize that $60-$70k the week after graduation is a pipe dream. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Do you guys know any famous people? |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 7:32:23 AM #12 | Met Aaron Carter. Hes an odd guy. Biggest thing is you could tell he was out of his element when he wasnt the main source of attention and didnt have anyone trying to blow him. Pretty much what youd expect from a former child star/someone who sang songs 12yr old girls like years ago. Also met Dwight Howard (NBA player, used to play for Orlando Magic) guy has a real big ego and is kind of a dick. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | I think people honestly overrate STEM degrees |
| EdgeMaster 07/28/18 7:23:29 AM #23 | People overrate stem degrees on this board because many have never been to college. Hell, you have two neets calling you bitter within 10 posts lol. Bet yeah STEM is overrated, add A for accounting too. Yeah you have job security or a good skill set and can be hired by many businesses or government organizations (prob not right out of college though). This is compared to most liberal arts degrees like communications, history or lol even womens studies. The last wont get you a job or get your resume put on top of the stack. The reality is everyone in accounting hates their job and makes $12-$15/hr when you consider overtime. You hate your life for 2 years then start doing Uber. Sciences like chemistry or biology get you $12-$13 an hour working overnight in a lab doing grunt work unless you have a masters or doctorates. A PhD you dont get hired because youre too specialized and they dont want to pay you more than $13. Construction management has you doing construction in a lot of cases if you only have a few years of experience. No one is gonna let you be a contractor, run projects, or even be a foreman if you havent swung a hammer. Engineering is very hit or miss. Good news is youll make more money than most other majors. It sure wont be the 70k youre expecting first year out of college though lol. Usually its get a masters and you get a decent 40-50k job at an engineering firm or with a bachelors youre an underpaid engineer making $17-$18 an hour. Engineering, accounting and construction management can lead to jobs with 6 figure salaries but so can an electrician trade, a business degree or a criminal justice degree. The reality is no one is paying you $70k plus first year, regardless of skill set or what you went to school for. Pick a major where you have more doors open than just making coffee or delivering pizza, expect about $14-$16 an hour for your first job and go from there. Go ahead and argue. If you dont agree or see this happening around you, chances are youre talking out your ass and have never been to college, much less graduated. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | Why are the moderators so prejudiced towards people with mental disorders? |
| EdgeMaster 07/25/18 5:35:26 PM #33 | MyBroTierno posted... scar the 1 posted...MyBroTierno posted...Lots of groups suffer from persecution and stigma and they don't have a forty percent suicide rate. It doesnt. He just has nothing to say and is attempting to side step transgenderism being a mental health disorder so he brings up same sex marriage and suicide rates. That said, scientific studies (particularly psychology and sociology) are funded by people with political agendas. Being gay was a mental disorder in the DSMII and was removed in the DSMIII and all later additions. But seriously if you go to a doctor and say youre in the wrong body, you need your wang cut off and to undergo surgery they should look at you the same was as if you went in an asked for your arm to be amputated. Not even gonna get into the suicide rate and how many trans people off themselves after sexual reassignment surgery because it didnt fix the problem. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
| Topic | You said you hate Capcom? I bet there's at least 1 Capcom game dear to you. |
| EdgeMaster 07/23/18 4:07:13 PM #5 | Breath of Fire 2 --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire |
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