For me, I made every decision with the only goal is getting out of the poverty trap. I took on debt for school, to buy a starter work wardrobe, and to make ends meet. I made a lot of mistakes along the way and got knocked down a few times, but I pulled myself up by my bootstraps! Just kidding, I got lucky and had some…

I believe the article covered that- Working multiple jobs and relying on public transit are two of the big ones, but the truth is that your average minimum wage job is much more physically taxing than white collar work, and poverty itself is mentally exhausting.

Independent and swing voters over 40 will never elect a socialist.

For the record, this gun fires 4200 rounds per minute. The magazine holds 1150 rounds. Bullets cost $26. That’s around $1825 to fire this gun for a 1-second burst, and $29,950 to reload once.

I always liked the war philosophy from Clarke’s Rama series.

Just for the record, oceanic algae and phytoplankton produce as much oxygen as trees and grasses.

The Democrats want to fuck you.

“I respect women incredibly.”

It was one woman’s birthday and she asked me how old I thought she was. I didn’t even have a chance to deflect

Cancelling the Inhumans would probably be a good idea- It frees up a big movie budget and release date; And truthfully, I don’t see what they would do with a movie that they couldn’t do through the TV series.

My general theory is that 95% of the population are decent people who just want to do their thing, spend time with their loved ones, and be left alone. Another 3% are actively driven to save the world, doing charity work, living sustainably, whatever.

Am I just oversimplifying this, or does X=20 meters?

I’d find a new dentist. If someone believes the best part of life comes after you die, they aren’t someone to trust with your medical care.

My great grandmother (1899-1998) hated kids. HATED them. Had 7, because that’s just how it was back then.

That right there is the best parenting advice I’ve ever heard. Can I steal it?

Partly, it’s visibility. My family has been fucked up for generations- But it wasn’t until the 70s or 80s that things like self-help books and psychotherapy being trendy and 12-step programs at every church let people start talking openly about stuff. A generation later, and you’ve got the internet making these…

I drink a ton of water and *always* have a big glass within arm’s reach. Usually it’s a travel mug, but if I bring home an iced tea from McDonalds, I have a tendency to refill it with water a couple times before it gets thrown away.

So, one morning I reach over and take a big swig out of the cup still sitting on the…

Making people aware is very different than putting them in prison.

Fun fact for you: Everybody thinks that Betamax completely vanished when VHS won the format wars (for you youngsters, that was an earlier version of what happened between HD-DVD and BluRay). In reality, VHS dominated the home market because it was cheaper, but Beta was very much the superior format- and it lived on in…

I’ve actually been searching for a source to buy a few hundred/ couple thousand of those. I know there needs to be a warehouse somewhere with a crate or 50 that I could get for a few pennies a piece.