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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 10:50:18 PM
#475
Esrac posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Esrac posted...
From what I've read, there may have been some actual provocation from the protestors. Apparently the Metropolitan Republican Clubs headquarters was vandalized earlier with anarchist symbols, broken windows and doors, and with threats left related to McGinnes' appearance.

And three of the protestors were arrested for attacking and robbing someone who had left the event.

Also, it has been said that the melee began when one of the protestors took a swing at a Proud Boy to knock a Trump hat off his head.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/proud-boys-gavin-mcinnes-protest


Don't expect Doom-Art and co to acknowledge this.


Huh. I guess you were right. They didn't acknowledge it.

Unless it came up much earlier in the topic than my post and I missed it.


He doesn't even want to acknowledge what averagejoel said in this topic. Instead he's accusing me of crazy talk.

It's probably because he agrees with averagejoel and supports antifa
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httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:51:59 PM
#6
do you guys like trains? i like them quite a bit and i've been planning a cross-country train trip to see the beautiful country and to enjoy train travel while we have it available. i've heard that the cross-country amtrak trips can be quite beautiful and inexpensive.
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httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:37:18 PM
#5
nope
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:21:07 PM
#441
The Great Muta 22 posted...
You honestly think people take your calls for them being communists seriously, don't you? I'm sure my tag from you, which is so stupid for you to brag about by the way, was something of a "Marxist commie" despite zero evidence.

Face it Joe McCarthy, you've lost it


You don't have a tag, it just made for some ripe trolling opportunities since telling you that you have a tag would rustle your jimmies a bit. Calm down buddy. Like I said, my tags are usually really accurate. You wouldn't object to averagejoel or Antifar getting that tag, would you?
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:19:04 PM
#437
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Uh I'm the one talking crazy?

Yes. Yes you are.


https://imgur.com/a/fjYrX41
https://imgur.com/a/dB5t20B
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:14:32 PM
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Uh I'm the one talking crazy? Meanwhile there's people in this topic literally defending murdering children in the name of political revolution.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:10:52 PM
#429
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Do you realize how ridiculous you sound right now?

Not nearly as ridiculous as you when you see marxists in your fucking spaghetti-o's


This is coming from the leftist who sees swastikas in his fucking pancakes
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:08:46 PM
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YUHH posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
YUHH posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
averagejoel was literally in this very topic openly posting that shit. Multiple people called him out on it, too.

Yeah, and if you didn't accuse literally every other remotely left wing user of being a marxist, maybe you saying this would have some more meaning to it.


Do you realize how ridiculous you sound right now? He openly admitted he's an actual communist multiple times, and was in this very topic trying to justify murdering the bourgeoisie and their children. What I said about him is entirely meaningful and accurate. Why are you deflecting so hard on his behalf?

joel being a marxist and his accurate description of you calling everyone left of Reagan a marxist are not mutually exclusive

also I wouldn't use Goggalor as an ally, him having a history of beating his mother and all


I don't think in terms of allies. That's tribalistic.

And I don't call everyone left of Reagan a Marxist. That's inaccurate.

Its an obvious exaggeration, but you do use it quite willy nilly. It misses more often than it sticks.


Actually no, it does not. I'm usually right about it, considering I almost exclusively tag the people who blatantly say they are Marxists or post Marxist shit repeatedly.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:04:34 PM
#423
YUHH posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
averagejoel was literally in this very topic openly posting that shit. Multiple people called him out on it, too.

Yeah, and if you didn't accuse literally every other remotely left wing user of being a marxist, maybe you saying this would have some more meaning to it.


Do you realize how ridiculous you sound right now? He openly admitted he's an actual communist multiple times, and was in this very topic trying to justify murdering the bourgeoisie and their children. What I said about him is entirely meaningful and accurate. Why are you deflecting so hard on his behalf?

joel being a marxist and his accurate description of you calling everyone left of Reagan a marxist are not mutually exclusive

also I wouldn't use Goggalor as an ally, him having a history of beating his mother and all


I don't think in terms of allies. That's tribalistic.

And I don't call everyone left of Reagan a Marxist. That's inaccurate.
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TopicITT we discuss how communists are going to take over America, starting with CE
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:03:38 PM
#8
Alpha218 posted...
Wtf is going on here

How did you have that ready in less than a minute Proudclad


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/77092464

lol
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:01:05 PM
#420
_Goggalor_ posted...
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
averagejoel was literally in this very topic openly posting that shit. Multiple people called him out on it, too.

Yeah, and if you didn't accuse literally every other remotely left wing user of being a marxist, maybe you saying this would have some more meaning to it.


And maybe if you didn't accuse every right wing person of being a nazi, people would take you seriously. But you're a joke.


fucking ether'd lmao
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TopicITT we discuss how communists are going to take over America, starting with CE
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 9:00:42 PM
#4
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:59:54 PM
#418
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
averagejoel was literally in this very topic openly posting that shit. Multiple people called him out on it, too.

Yeah, and if you didn't accuse literally every other remotely left wing user of being a marxist, maybe you saying this would have some more meaning to it.


Do you realize how ridiculous you sound right now? He openly admitted he's an actual communist multiple times, and was in this very topic trying to justify murdering the bourgeoisie and their children. What I said about him is entirely meaningful and accurate. Why are you deflecting so hard on his behalf?
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:56:21 PM
#415
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
his far-left Marxist views

Y'know maybe if you didn't accuse literally everyone on the board left of Reagan of being a marxist, this would have more meaning behind it when you say it.


averagejoel was literally in this very topic openly posting that shit. Multiple people called him out on it, too.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:53:10 PM
#412
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Any position I deem fascist

These dudes are actually fascist though. This isn't really a matter of interpretation lol


Even if that's true, that doesn't change averagejoel's meaning. His entire schtick is to find a way to justify preemptive violence against anyone who doesn't agree with his far-left Marxist views. That is why he was justifying murdering children in the name of political violence earlier in this topic.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:50:31 PM
#410
averagejoel posted...
Doom_Art posted...
Seems more like the Proud Boys being aggressive and throwing the first punch.

Given the right's history that seems to be the safe bet here

being a fascist = throwing the first punch


Translation: "Any position I deem fascist is violence against me"
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:47:38 PM
#403
lmao Doom Art isn't even bothering to veil his deep allegiance to antifa thuggery anymore. Seriously dude?
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:45:25 PM
#401
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/nyregion/proud-boys-nyc-antifa-fight.html

Yeah, definitely sounds like Antifa thugs were there to instigate. With the Proud Boys thugs being hotheaded to begin with, this is just a recipe for disaster. We really should imprison both groups tbqh.
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TopicDemocrats chance of retaking house surpasses 80%
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:40:48 PM
#3
wasn't 538 like, wildly incorrect about hillary's high chance of winning?
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TopicSelling a house is stressful.
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:39:39 PM
#4
when did you buy it?
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:36:44 PM
#396
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
This is like me saying that you're a baton and a black hood away from being Antifa yourself, might as well jump all in, etc, since you never seem to condemn Antifa even though we're all willing to condemn violence across the board including in this case


You must have missed me openly calling them hipster douchebags and wannabe commies earlier? Fuck Antifa, all they are doing is hijacking peaceful protests and turning them violent


So what's the problem here? They started shit and got their asses kicked like they deserved.


By a gang of drunken dudes with shitty overcut haircuts who think they are "defending the West" by jumping people 20 to 2 and acting as if they are the epitome of masculinity. Fuck them, lock them up as the terrorists they are and deport Gavin


Still not seeing the problem. Antifa started it, the proud boys ended it.


And they should be locked up for assault and be classified as a gang. Why do you have a hard time accepting that?


Never said they shouldn't. I just want you to condemn Antifa as just as bad.


Which is fair. But Great Muta did condemn them. It's more just Doom Art and Antifar and Kineth and averagejoel that won't condemn Antifa since they agree with them.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:27:42 PM
#389
The Great Muta 22 posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
This is like me saying that you're a baton and a black hood away from being Antifa yourself, might as well jump all in, etc, since you never seem to condemn Antifa even though we're all willing to condemn violence across the board including in this case


You must have missed me openly calling them hipster douchebags and wannabe commies earlier? Fuck Antifa, all they are doing is hijacking peaceful protests and turning them violent


So what's the problem here? They started shit and got their asses kicked like they deserved.


By a gang of drunken dudes with shitty overcut haircuts who think they are "defending the West" by jumping people 20 to 2 and acting as if they are the epitome of masculinity. Fuck them, lock them up as the terrorists they are and deport Gavin


Agreed. Glad we're on the same page brother. We've never agreed on much if anything, but this is good. Both of these radical extremes of the political spectrum need to be squashed or deported like the cockroaches they are.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:20:34 PM
#383
The Great Muta 22 posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
This is like me saying that you're a baton and a black hood away from being Antifa yourself, might as well jump all in, etc, since you never seem to condemn Antifa even though we're all willing to condemn violence across the board including in this case


You must have missed me openly calling them hipster douchebags and wannabe commies earlier? Fuck Antifa, all they are doing is hijacking peaceful protests and turning them violent


Cool, glad we're on the same page. I agree with you about Proud Boys too.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:16:42 PM
#377
The Great Muta 22 posted...
Funbazooka posted...
King_Hellebuyck posted...
Its weird watching you guys take the Proud Boys side constantly while condemning them every time youre called out for it


I'm not condemning them, but I can only speak for myself. Now in general I condemn political violence but Proud Boys came about as a response to far left violence. I'd rather none of it happen but this is where we're at.


Yet you still ignore that the Proud Boys go out looking for this shit and are more than willing to take their official website as evidence that they don't. Why don't you give Antifa the same benefit of the doubt? Could it be that its because you're completely biased and enjoy watching these douchey 30 something wannabe frat boys attacking people you disagree with politically?

You're like a tat and a cereal circle jerk away from being a Proud Boy yourself, might as well jump all in


This is like me saying that you're a baton and a black hood away from being Antifa yourself, might as well jump all in, etc, since you never seem to condemn Antifa even though we're all willing to condemn violence across the board including in this case
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TopicITT we discuss how communists are going to take over America, starting with CE
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:08:13 PM
#2


tl;dr - he talks about how the KGB intentionally worked hard to implement psychological warfare in America. Example: By indoctrinating / demoralizing generations of children and students, to the point where you can shower them with damning evidence / facts / data / proof that the Marxist ideology is wrong without changing their mind.

Then he talks about how the KGB intended to further decay America, with collapse being largely self-driven once the Soviet propaganda has primed a few generations of Americans onto a self-destructive path.

We can see it happening, too. Humanity has experienced such rapid decreases in poverty in the last 100 years. The standard of living across the entire planet has skyrocketed during that time. People everywhere, even in the poorest countries today, have much longer lifespans than in the 1950s and before.

Yet if you show a Marxist this data, they will ignore it or simply try to grasp at straws as to how it is wrong or how the trend is not sustainable. It's literally religious indoctrination at this point.

Here's a good summary on his views in general:

https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/34-years-ago-a-kgb-defector-described-america-today
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:04:17 PM
#372
0TiamaT0 posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
0TiamaT0 posted...
ANTIFA came looking for a fight, and got their asses kicked - like they always do when numbers are even.

Theyre only good at violence when they have numbers, and no real opposition.


"S-Stop deflecting!1111" - Doom_Art

This kind of deflecting?


lmfao at how they dragged him away at the end
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 8:00:52 PM
#369
0TiamaT0 posted...
ANTIFA came looking for a fight, and got their asses kicked - like they always do when numbers are even.

Theyre only good at violence when they have numbers, and no real opposition.


"S-Stop deflecting!1111" - Doom_Art
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 7:51:01 PM
#365
Esrac posted...
From what I've read, there may have been some actual provocation from the protestors. Apparently the Metropolitan Republican Clubs headquarters was vandalized earlier with anarchist symbols, broken windows and doors, and with threats left related to McGinnes' appearance.

And three of the protestors were arrested for attacking and robbing someone who had left the event.

Also, it has been said that the melee began when one of the protestors took a swing at a Proud Boy to knock a Trump hat off his head.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/proud-boys-gavin-mcinnes-protest


Don't expect Doom-Art and co to acknowledge this.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 6:58:41 PM
#348
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Who weakly deflected?

Well when you pull out "B O T H S I D E S" or just say shit like "But Antifa is violent" in response to this sort of hate crime, it's certainly a deflection


Lmao sorry that your one track mind can't process multiple topics at once. Condemning proud boys violence and calling out hypocrites who support Antifa violence is perfectly fine.
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TopicAriana Grande and Pete Davidson are done
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 6:56:19 PM
#12
that means i still have a chance to win her heart HNNNNGGGG
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 6:52:53 PM
#346
Doom_Art posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
Who didn't condemn this violence?

Weakly deflecting to the other group isn't much of a condemnation


Who weakly deflected? I see plenty of people saying these thugs should go to prison.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 6:47:07 PM
#344
Doom_Art posted...
RickyTheBAWSE posted...
welp!

I just don't understand why it's so hard for some folks to condemn a group like the Proud Boys when they commit a hate crime


Who didn't condemn this violence?
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 5:08:12 PM
#325
It's really weird how people are explicitly saying "fuck the Proud Boys and the Antifa" but the people who side with Antifa are just posting bullshit and refusing to condemn both. HMMMMMMMMM.
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Topic*employers robs you of surplus value*
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 4:40:27 PM
#13
That's because we live in a civilized world where we try to have safety nets so that if your business or job collapse you don't end up on the streets.

Tax benefits, bankruptcy, etc, are all great things. Cry more.
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TopicWhich is a worse thing to do: Necrophilia or bestiality?
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 4:25:47 PM
#6
I don't know if I'd frame it in terms of which one is more bad. They're both pretty obviously a result of some type of deep mental illness / imbalance.
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TopicDo you think the Wachowski Brothers actually realised the 3rd Matrix is bad?
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 4:22:31 PM
#12
I don't think the 2nd or 3rd Matrix films are bad, there was just no real way they could live up to the hype generated by the first one which was a masterpiece and still holds up to this day.
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Topic*employers robs you of surplus value*
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 4:10:09 PM
#6
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
shokan_warrior posted...
Imagine falling for marxian economics


Youre a tool of the bourgeoisie


And you're one step away from being a domestic terrorist.

https://imgur.com/PMsA1AD
https://imgur.com/XzfqXPj
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Topic*employers robs you of surplus value*
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 4:06:06 PM
#4
You wouldn't have that job if it wasn't for the employer. And the employer carries most of the risks of the business. This is especially true in small businesses of under 250 employees.

Without investment and capital, there is no economy and there is no opportunity.
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TopicHow is everyone's 401ks doing?
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 4:03:49 PM
#6
Chadawah posted...
darkprince45 posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
I don't bother to check it because it's a long-term investment (IE over a 30-40 years horizon) so it's pointless to freak out over yearly swings.


I guess I never thought of it like that. Maybe I'm getting all stressed out for no reason.


You definitely are. Over your working life your 401k will go through several bull and bear markets. Over the long run it'll grow in value so don't worry too much.

Diversify into additional types of long-term investments so you aren't stuck with just a single investment when you retire.
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TopicHow is everyone's 401ks doing?
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 4:01:11 PM
#3
I don't bother to check it because it's a long-term investment (IE over a 30-40 years horizon) so it's pointless to freak out over yearly swings.
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TopicJust saw Venom
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 3:35:37 PM
#3
Yeah I expected trash and was pleasantly surprised. It was badass.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 3:09:21 PM
#309
@GregShmedley

You really should just add ImTheMacheteGuy to your ignore list.
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TopicProud Boys leave GOP meeting, start attacking people
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 2:37:45 PM
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Funbazooka posted...
King_Hellebuyck posted...
Darksaber310 posted...
None of this is good but you're delusional if you think that The Proud Boys aren't a direct response to the literal carnage that Antifa has been responsible for over the last year and change.

Antifa and their violence has nearly always been a thing but they cranked it up to fifteen and started targeting people over buildings after Trump. How long exactly did you expect others to wait while we watch video after video of violent assaults at Berkley, St. Louis, Portland, Seattle, etc while the police stand there? Maybe if you want to spread a nonviolent message, be nonviolent? I have no sympathy for the injuries of either group.

Antifa made them into white supremacists? Thats really what youre trying to argue?

They're not white supremacists far as I can tell. Unless you're using a definition of white supremacist that Antifa would use.

http://officialproudboys.com/proud-boys/whoaretheproudboys/

The Proud Boys are a mens organization founded in 2016 by Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes. McInnes has described the Proud Boys as a pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world; aka Western Chauvinists.

Proud Boys values center on the following tenets:

Minimal Government
Maximum Freedom
Anti-Political Correctness
Anti-Drug War
Closed Borders
Anti-Racial Guilt
Anti-Racism
Pro-Free Speech (1st Amendment)
Pro-Gun Rights (2nd Amendment)
Glorifying the Entrepreneur
Venerating the Housewife
Reinstating a Spirit of Western Chauvinism

Though these are our central tenets, all that is required to become a Proud Boy is that a man declare he is a Western chauvinist who refuses to apologize for creating the modern world. We do not discriminate based upon race or sexual orientation/preference. We are not an ism, ist, or phobic that fits the Lefts narrative. We truly believe that the West Is The Best and welcome those who believe in the same tenets as us.

On top of that, Gavin McInnes's wife is native american.

https://www.celebspouse.com/gavin-mcinnes-wife-emily-jendrisak/


Seems pretty reasonable tbqh. But is that all there is to it? I mean obviously they'd say only good things about themselves. What is the full truth here?
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TopicMexican couple may have killed as many as 20 women
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 2:16:16 PM
#2
damn what the fuck
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TopicStudy: It's better to be born rich than gifted
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 1:38:54 PM
#37
EzeDoesIt posted...
Well hey thanks. Im 25. Most recently I was my dads home care nurse, being paid unofficially by him at about $10/hr (the Feds wouldnt pay me because he made too much money in his career), with more sometimes if I needed it.

Before that I made between min. and ~$8.50 with the exception of a few summers (seasonal job) where I made ~$11. But it never seemed like anywhere near enough. Theres just so dang much that you have to pay for, you cant do anything without money.

Ive almost entirely been supported by my parents (parent now) my whole life, and doing it on my own seems like a vague, impossible dream that could never happen. What sucks is I was a good, grade-A student for most of my life which theoretically could have led to a good career, but I gave up at around 17.

I just found out that I have an immune condition which can cause severe mental illness, and the doctors think Ive had it for 8-10 years (so, around that time).


You're young, you still have plenty of time. Have you considered going to college part-time? Or to a trade school? You can even be an apprentice and learn a trade while you're getting paid.
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TopicStudy: It's better to be born rich than gifted
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 1:36:25 PM
#36
ThyCorndog posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
ThyCorndog posted...
well yeah, success in life is mostly luck based. if you're born in a well developed country, you lucked out. if you're born to a rich family, you lucked out, etc. talents only come into play if your situation is good to begin with for the most part. there are people that claw their way up from the bottom and succeed, but they're the exception and not the rule


No it's not. The only thing based on luck is which part of the world you are born in.

But for 330 million in America, everyone can get consistent results from following basic and boring personal finance rules.

Keeo your nose clean, get a job, go to college or trade school for something useful, don't have kids too soon, pick the right partner. Then live on less than you make.

Most people with high income have a net worth far below where it should be because they don't follow that last rule.

being born in America is lucking out to begin with though. even at the lowest rungs you're still better off than most of the planet by default


And the conversation here is around the people who are living in western or developed countries, in which case the basic and boring principles I laid out earlier are 100% relevant and applicable.
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TopicStudy: It's better to be born rich than gifted
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 12:13:43 PM
#30
RedWhiteBlue posted...
I'm surprised they didn't cover more than just education.

Being from a rich family means you have 3 meals a day, health problems looked at and solved early on, friends, hobbies, opportunities, generally a good upbringing (most important catch-all).

The average Joe does not have all of these, and the result is a high chance of depression, lost in life, not given the right tools to succeed, high stress, lower mental capabilities, etc.

But hey apparently some people think "hur follow these 5 simple tricks to succeed!" Is something a child can do to be rich by 18 or some shit, or rich by 60 where that money is useless and your life is almost over. People, your upbringing is the most important part, and it's not in your control. Your parents and peers are the deciding factors.


If you were right you'd expect more millionaires to have inherited their wealth. The opposite is true - something like 85% to 90% are self-made within a single generation, without any inheritance or college fund or etc.
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httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 12:11:51 PM
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I don't hate poor people. And btw this is what averagejoel thinks about murdering the children of successful people and royalty.

https://imgur.com/a/VrKWouW
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httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 12:10:04 PM
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EzeDoesIt posted...
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EzeDoesIt posted...
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What if youre being paid (many are) below a livable wage?


From the moment you get your first job until you die or retire, you should always be seeking more income and more opportunity. By learning new skills and networking and putting yourself out there.

The vast majority of people in the bottom 25% do not remain there over their working lifetime. If you fuck up it becomes considerably harder.


Dang. Im one of the ones that fucked up.


How? It's never too late.


I just burned myself out and it never built anything for me, I have no assets or savings or anything and my resume/background check credentials have overall deteriorated. I just want my life to be over at this point, the holes too deep.


Well, it's not too late until you're dead. The dude who started KFC started it in his 60s IIRC.

How.old are ya? What's your take-home pay?
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TopicStudy: It's better to be born rich than gifted
httpgrandmaster
10/14/18 12:04:23 PM
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EzeDoesIt posted...
httpgrandmaster posted...
EzeDoesIt posted...
What if youre being paid (many are) below a livable wage?


From the moment you get your first job until you die or retire, you should always be seeking more income and more opportunity. By learning new skills and networking and putting yourself out there.

The vast majority of people in the bottom 25% do not remain there over their working lifetime. If you fuck up it becomes considerably harder.


Dang. Im one of the ones that fucked up.


How? It's never too late.
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