What you said was:

So explain it in words then.

That’s not math. Show how you actually factor this in to retirement savings calculations. Throw up a spreadsheet online or something.

You might have heard of this raging smashed avocado on toast v. house-buying debate:

Give me the actual math.

But I didn’t propose a $15/hr minimum wage.

I’m sorry you don’t know what words mean and you use them incorrectly without knowing it.

Imagine if the minimum wage in every city or county was pegged to 3X the average monthly rent on a 1-bedroom apartment in that city or county.

Do you think some of those places will start seeing retirees move in, just because of the low housing costs?

A friend and I were recently discussing the usual pension/retirement savings advice, calculations, etc. They all assume that you will work steadily for about 40 years (ages 25-65), that your income will increase or at least keep pace with inflation, and that you will have a paid off house by the time you retire.

It’s not about packs/communities or survival of a pack, it’s about the long term survival of a species.

Except that puppies and kittens don’t grow up to live in communities with each other. A better example would be prairie dogs, who are very social and live in colonies and have relationships with other colonies. I suppose it is possible that there are levels of extroversion among prairie dogs.

Or drivers could just, like, not get too close to cyclists. Which is already the law. Everywhere.

Although she was actually living in England, and has always been up herself.

Your arguments are extremely weak and, frankly, a mess. “I think all jobs should pay a living wage, but not this job, because it’s not the sort of job that should pay a living wage.”

Why did he leave NZ?

Why is the assumption all jobs should provide a living wage?

Interesting. I watched a film clip of her just the other day and wondered about her accent/way of speaking. It was a bit odd, definitely not American, maybe trying to sound English and refined. Anyway, it seemed fake as hell, absolutely putting on airs. Which goes with your stories of her arrogance and rudeness.

What about co-workers? You can’t avoid them entirely and I’ve had some who were consistently toxic, even in brief interactions.

How can someone who consistently lies NOT be toxic though?