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Gillette has been bleeding market share to cheaper alternatives for years. Most people dont base their purchases of necessities on a dumbass commercial lol. They base it on price and quality
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That's so sad. Life has completely chewed that girl up and spit her out
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
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Questionmarktarius posted...

I'd be way too tempted to pee off the side.

Wind would probably blow it all over you
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

I would do it but I would have to have a parachute on when doing that job.

Would not even consider it without my safety being most important.

Parachute isnt going to help you if you fall off that thing

He has a safety cord on
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Sounds like a very valid reason to have a meltdown
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

I couldn't even if I wanted to
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

shockthemonkey posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

I dont think its morally wrong to eat animals

I do however have moral objections towards how those animals are sometimes treated. Treating animals like shit also produces an inferior yield

I dont believe our current level of meat consumption can qualify as an inferior yield by anyones measure.

Quality, not quantity
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

I dont think its morally wrong to eat animals

I do however have moral objections towards how those animals are sometimes treated. Treating animals like shit also produces an inferior yield
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

pogo_rabid posted...

"Trains will ruin the economy, think of all the barge workers who will be out of work"

"Cars will ruin the horse economy!"

"Televisions will ruin the novel industry"

Everything is gonna be all right folks

Also this. Innovation creates jobs as well as erases them
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
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Solid Sonic posted...

Broseph_Stalin posted...

Solid Sonic posted...

Someday the only way to earn a living will be to be the executive in charge of a completely automated workforce.

Someday the idea of working to survive will seem archaic. Thanks, automation!

Oh, food and shelter will still cost money, despite the removal of any sentient workforce in that supply chain.

Sure, but in a fully automated world there will probably be a certain amount distribution of wealth to everyone. It'd essentially be a survival ration of currency.

Otherwise most people will be destitute. Destitute people are starving. Starving people will riot
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

foreverzero212 posted...

The wealthy that benefit from automation can afford to buy more. Everyone else continues down the path of a debt treadmill to afford basic things like a car and education to compete against a growing pool of people fighting for the shitty jobs that are left. We all know how the economy works firsthand. We have our greatest wealth inequality and pathetic workforce participation rates because of it.

yang 2020 gang money money secure the bag

The wealthy still only need a set amount of basic necessities and healthcare. If you displaced the entire lower or middle class the economy would irreversibly crash. Which is not good for anyone, even the absurdly wealthy
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
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SiO4 posted...

Apparently, the batterie for my car alarm is dying. So, if I lock my doors the alarm can go off for no reason.
One time last summer it went off sometime at night, I when I woke up it was still going on...though it would start and stop.

I have no idea how long it was sounding.

Good news it only went for like 5-10 seconds and I was able to turn it off remotely so I didnt have to run outside and look like an ass
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

>_>

Sorry neighbors
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

K!
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

I dont think you understand how an economy works. See businesses make a product or provide a service to sell to the general public with the goal of turning a profit. If no one has a job because everything has been automated then no one has any money to pay for those products or services. It's a self defeating notion.

I'm not saying automation isnt coming, it is. But it will completly change the way society operates since a large portion of scarcity has essentially been eliminated.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Scar's has my stamp of approval
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Where the crawdads sing was a pretty good read. Definitely worth 2 bucks
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

cmiller4642 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

cmiller4642 posted...

mobilebloechel posted...

Oh fuck yes! I can move around tho, right?

You'll have enough space that it won't be physically damaging.

So I have space to stand up and move around?

I would argue remaining still for a month is physically damaging.

Yes

Then yes. I can be bored and go a little stir crazy for a month for that kind of money. I might even get to see some cool shit
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

I thought it was just a stupid twitter thing....
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

The protestors in Hong Kong have a legitimate cause and goal in mind

Occupy wall street was a bunch of dumbasses protesting something they had little to no comprehension of and no idea what they actually wanted to accomplish
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

cmiller4642 posted...

mobilebloechel posted...

Oh fuck yes! I can move around tho, right?

You'll have enough space that it won't be physically damaging.

So I have space to stand up and move around?

I would argue remaining still for a month is physically damaging.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

No
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Sure, but dealerships these days usually screw you through the financing on your vehicle rather than the price they quote you

Best way to get around that is to pay cash. Financing a depreciating asset is a sucker move
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Turtlemayor333 posted...

Weird how there's all these people blaming the colleges and not the businesses who require degrees from those colleges

Well having a 4 year degree has become the new high school diploma. It doesnt make you stand out in a crowd of candidates if everyone has a degree, it's just a easy disqualification if you don't.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

NinjaWarrior455 posted...

College is bad but not for reasons like them being "liberal indoctrination centers" or "sjw safe spaces that reject free speech"

This
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

question to all you conservatives: why doesn't the market correct this problem?

Cause the market is manipulated when anyone can take out federally guaranteed loans to study whatever they want to with no assets, income, or or job history.

You have an artificially inflated demand which allows universities to get away with murder through tuition prices
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

College is bad for America. That doesn't mean education is bad but can you really argue that all the debt laid on people who go to college to get a degree to get a job that pays a lower middle income that shouldn't really require a 4 year degree is a good thing?

I could literally write pages of things wrong with american universities
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

averagejoel posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

I'm sorry but if you think most business owners dont work and just rely on employees to completly run everything for them you're wrong.

then it's a good thing I don't think that. you should try reading what I said before responding.

"I just wanted to jump into an ongoing conversation to argue vague semantics"

Yeah, we know dude. You can move along now
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

NeuralLaxative posted...

sounds like you need a competent lawyer and not dads lawyer friend who apparently is half assing your case

Also probably this. This is why I dont operate on using friends or friends of friends/relatives for legal needs unless I know they're good at what they do
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Buzz Killjoy posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

It's really not the city's fault. Either the realtor or the law firm who filed the sale fucked up. Probably both. If they were breaking up the lots to sale separately that has to be filed with the city, which apparently didnt happen

I would think somebody in the deed office had a responsibility to verify the lots before they changed hands. I agree that the realtors have a responsibility as well, just think that the city had some oversight here that they missed.

Maybe, but it's the city. They aren't going to take responsibility. They'll just say it's the filer's error not theirs
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Rikiaz posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

I mean, could be a good thing long term. How much land is it? You could probably sell the lots or put rentals on them to recoup

Its not much. Just our yard.

Solid Snake07 posted...

Wait, do you own all 4 lots or not?

Yes. We purchased all 4, our mortgage is for all 4, but the paperwork was only filed for 2 cause they thought that all the land was under 2

Oh, that sucks man. You're probably gonna get stuck paying it.

I would call the lawyer who did the sale and see if there's anyway you can get the payment deferred cause of the circumstances to give you some time.

If that doesnt work you can probably get a small loan from a credit union if you dont have enough in savings to pay it. Then just pay that off as soon as possible.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

averagejoel posted...

I'm sorry you think that, but personal experience is a completely different discussion. feel free to have that, but please don't try to say that I'm wrong just because I'm able to discuss systemic issues while you are not.

You misunderstand. You're both wrong and lack personal experiance. You can be right while lacking personal experiance, but you aren't and the lack of experiance in what you're discussing is most likely the reason why you dont know the nuances of what you're talking about.

I'm sorry but if you think most business owners dont work and just rely on employees to completly run everything for them you're wrong. Most of the ones who dont are either silent partners(investors) or they spent years if not decades building that business to be self reliant. And they're still going to have to pay someone(who they trust a lot) enough to run it for them.

Hope that clears things up
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Buzz Killjoy posted...

This sounds like total bullshit, holy shit I'd be pissed. The city should be taking some responsibility for this fuckup instead of charging you back taxes. Maybe your lender can renegotiate your mortgage?

It's really not the city's fault. Either the realtor or the law firm who filed the sale fucked up. Probably both. If they were breaking up the lots to sale separately that has to be filed with the city, which apparently didnt happen
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Wait, do you own all 4 lots or not?
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

I mean, could be a good thing long term. How much land is it? You could probably sell the lots or put rentals on them to recoup
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Machete posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Machete posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Machete posted...

Wouldn't you like to know? ;)

I would like to know, cause I'm having a hard time believing you. Most entrepreneurs I know work 60+ hour weeks cause they dont want to pay someone else who has less incentive to run their business as well as they would themselves.

I mean at this point all of us full time people have been working here for 7-10 years and we are all friends and family and we're all over 30. It's an online business. His other business is an actual store and has turnover and younger employees who didn't necessarily know him before starting. That one requires hands on management. He can manage this one remotely and there isn't much required. Staff wise we manage ourselves.

So you're more of a department of the business he is running. And I'm assuming he compensates you guys pretty well for what you do if you've all been there for nearly a decade or more

The pay isn't super high but the x-mas bonuses are substantial. It's a pretty easy job. I'm just happy to have very little stress and lots of job security. And yes, I am essentially my own department in a sense (we mostly all are. There is some overlap in some areas but mostly we stick to our own roles)

I mean, it's got to be nice to have a boss who trusts you to do your job without having to micro manage you everyday right?

That's not very common. Probably the biggest reason I have trouble working for someone other than myself
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Machete posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Machete posted...

Wouldn't you like to know? ;)

I would like to know, cause I'm having a hard time believing you. Most entrepreneurs I know work 60+ hour weeks cause they dont want to pay someone else who has less incentive to run their business as well as they would themselves.

I mean at this point all of us full time people have been working here for 7-10 years and we are all friends and family and we're all over 30. It's an online business. His other business is an actual store and has turnover and younger employees who didn't necessarily know him before starting. That one requires hands on management. He can manage this one remotely and there isn't much required. Staff wise we manage ourselves.

So you're more of a department of the business he is running. And I'm assuming he compensates you guys pretty well for what you do if you've all been there for nearly a decade or more
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

fenderbender321 posted...

You guys are both right. Many business owners just own and work at one business and manage it well and care about it.

But also there are many business owners who pay other people to run their company or companies while still taking home profits despite not really doing much or any of the direct work that generated the money in the first place.

Of course there are people who own businesses they dont personally run, but they're having to pay someone to run it for them. And if they're not involved day to day their employees have a lot more leverage when it comes to asking for a raise.

Those types of owners are usually silent partners rather that sole proprietors. And are probably making less than their partner who is actually running the venture
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Machete posted...

Wouldn't you like to know? ;)

I would like to know, cause I'm having a hard time believing you. Most entrepreneurs I know work 60+ hour weeks cause they dont want to pay someone else who has less incentive to run their business as well as they would themselves.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

averagejoel posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Personal experiance participating in "the system" is irrelevant?

Okay buddy, sure

it isn't relevent when you're giving a description of how the system works.

the money that business owners make is not directly predicated on them doing anything. that is true whether or not I have run a business.

Well what you're saying is fundamentally wrong. So thanks for proving my point for me
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

I think it's super cool and funny too. Everyone's freaking out like it'll be the downfall of civilization but I'm pretty sure computers will always be able to detect a fake video even if the naked eye can't

This is one of my favorites for any Rogan fans here


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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

fenderbender321 posted...

Yes, but I don't think the president is ever that much responsible for the condition of the economy. It goes in cycles.

This. If the president could control economic growth there would never be recessions
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Machete posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

MrNintendo1213 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

One is trying to keep more of the money you earned from a wasteful government and the other is trying to leech more from the waste.

And I'm not saying welfare programs are entirely a waste or that everyone who uses them is a leech, just to get out ahead of some of the words about to be put in my mouth

How did they earn it? By sitting around while a bunch of underpaid workers made money. That isn't making money, that's stealing. At least closer to it than taxation is.

Have you ever run a business?

Cause if you just sit around all day banking on your employees to run it for you sorry to say you're not going to be in business very much longer.

My boss only comes in 2 days a week and not for the full day. We all just do what we need to do and he never has to supervise anything unless he is showing someone how to do things they don't already know how to do, but those instances are rare.

What do you do?
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

averagejoel posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

Have you ever run a business?

Cause if you just sit around all day banking on your employees to run it for you sorry to say you're not going to be in business very much longer.

that was a description of the system. personal experience is irrelevant in that context.

Personal experiance participating in "the system" is irrelevant?

Okay buddy, sure
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

marthsheretoo posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

One is trying to keep more of the money you earned from a wasteful government and the other is trying to leech more from the waste.

And I'm not saying welfare programs are entirely a waste or that everyone who uses them is a leech, just to get out ahead of some of the words about to be put in my mouth

They earned it by taking advantage of government benefits paid for by taxes, and thus, it is only fair that they pay those taxes too.

Yeah, everyone has to pay taxes. It's just part of living in a society.

Problem is most people don't even realize how much they pay in taxes. You pay taxes on virtually everything you do and everything you buy all day everyday. People just look at their income tax bill and think that's what they paid in taxes this year, lol no. Taxes are hidden into every facet of your life.

And the government still spends more than they bring in. Because they're inefficient and thus more expensive at everything they do.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

MrNintendo1213 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

One is trying to keep more of the money you earned from a wasteful government and the other is trying to leech more from the waste.

And I'm not saying welfare programs are entirely a waste or that everyone who uses them is a leech, just to get out ahead of some of the words about to be put in my mouth

How did they earn it? By sitting around while a bunch of underpaid workers made money. That isn't making money, that's stealing. At least closer to it than taxation is.

Have you ever run a business?

Cause if you just sit around all day banking on your employees to run it for you sorry to say you're not going to be in business very much longer.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

One is trying to keep more of the money you earned from a wasteful government and the other is trying to leech more from the waste.

And I'm not saying welfare programs are entirely a waste or that everyone who uses them is a leech, just to get out ahead of some of the words about to be put in my mouth
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

Also this is advice for people who are making a decent income and need to know how to manage it. As in you shouldnt be making 100k a year and be spending 3k+ a month on housing.

If you make a below average income for where you live the only thing you should be focused on is fixing that
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

apocalyptic_4 posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

REMercsChamp posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

If you live somewhere where the average rent is 2.5k a month and you make less than 100k before taxes it's probably time to move

So 95% of Toronto should vacate the city then you're saying

Quick google search says the average income in Toronto is about 83k and the average 1 br apartment rents for $1,300 a month.

I dont know much about Canadian taxes but I'm gonna assume that's around 60k a year after taxes and 15.6k a year on rent, which is about 25%

These numbers are way off what's your source

I just googled average income in Toronto and average rent in Toronto. Those are the numbers that came up
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle

pres_madagascar posted...

Solid Snake07 posted...

I was a little picky about onions and mayonnaise when I was a kid, but I got over that as a teenager. I'll eat pretty much anything now

Mayonnaise and ranch dressing are the only things I won't eat, honestly.

I'm still not a huge fan of ranch tbh. I just feel like white trash when I'm eating it. Only thing I really use it for are buffalo chicken wraps but I prefer blue cheese
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
-Detective Rust Cohle