Thanks for publishing these emails. As they say, sunlight is the best disinfectant, and it also prevent Ricketts.

Go ahead, move them out to Rosemont, Schaumburg, or Naperville, they’ll still tell everyone that they’re from Chicago

“Our family is also pretty well-off” really, really helps people do what they love instead of do what they need to live.

Yea I don’t “love” paid search advertising but I do love having money for things. 

I envy my sister because she found what she loves to do and is now making a decent living at it. Our family is also pretty well-off so she finished college, worked for the family for a couple years, then went to culinary school in Europe without any debt. Then was partially supported by parents through the beginning…

I have no idea how to monetize a career being a snarky Kinja commentator at this stage of my life. Until them, I am stuck in a soul-crushing office job that pays the bills but sucks the joy out of me.

If people would just pay me to read, cook, and play with a cat...

Oh my god yes, who are these people who’ve trained themselves to nap on command at 11 am?

Also think about all the shit that would never get done if people just did what they loved. 

oh I can’t stand the whole “do what you love” career advice.  do what pays you to afford the life that permits you to do what you love after work.  take it from someone who’s first degree is in fine arts.  I got a master’s in something that has an actual job market, and my friends from my undergrad days who didn’t do…

“Buy the most house you can afford” - even if it’s way out in the suburbs and commuting time and costs are a huge anchor on your finances for 30 years.

So…

I happen to think that the business of making people laugh is a meritocracy. You can either do it, or you can’t.

There’s no way this story is true. Chris Dudley couldn’t defend shit. 

Ya’ll, I just really don’t like masterwork cores.

Bud, we’ve been spontaneously ejaculating since Shildt took over.  At this point there’s just a little flag that says “bang.”

Chicago is the world capital of assholes wearing ironic mustaches. Everyone is drunk all the time and not in a good way. Every guy struts around wearing madras shorts, boat shoes, and a shirt that’s one size too small.

This was my biggest gripe about this. The PVP challenges alone have taken me 5 hours so far when they should have taken 1, and im not even done yet. No way in hell im going to masterwork it as it requires me to get max pvp rank.

White people just want to be comfortable.

Yes this so much! I still use cookbooks for a variety of reasons but alot of them allign with yours.