No.320411
>>320341>>320349Do you really think I WANT to listen to that noise?
No.320417
Looking through my hard drive and seeing files I save years back when I am at a very different spot and have different thoughts trigger a weird nostalgia in me. Nostalgia is probably not the right word. It's like a sadness adjacent feeling that you only get when you're suddenly aware of the passage of time. I just thought it's interesting how as someone with no societal interaction or life experiences computer files has taken the role of photos and memorabilia for me. I have comfy anime pictures, editing software I thought I'd use but was too lazy to learn, screencaps of imageboard posts I thought were deep then but is idiotic to me now. I don't know it's just a really weird feeling where you're sad but not really.
No.320433
Thinking of getting water proof shoes because the heavy rains have started up again.
Pros are they can handle the rain like a champ.
Cons are they could make my feet ultra sweaty and stinky.
They aren't particularly expensive. It's more of if wearing them is more uncomfortable then having to do a whole shift with wet feet/socks. Which is hard to tell without actually buying them and wearing them.
Anyone have exp with water proof shoes?
No.320439
>>320433https://v12footwear.com/collections/mens-boots/products/boulder-black-s3-derby-boot?variant=39508796080322I bought a pair of these in 2005
I *still* wear them now and then as they got worn and stretched around my feets to the point that anything else I find uncomfortable. I have 2 pairs of these of 4 purchased over the same time period, they have been a major net positive in my foot health and comfort as they are waterproof but not as sweaty as equivalents.
Have a quick look at the "Boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness" which is why I bought these specifically.
No.320440
>>320439>Boots theory of socioeconomic unfairnessI see your boots theory and raise you enshittification, where even big brands and pricey products still fall apart as quickly as cheap products now days.
One of the worse examples are cars, which current cars are so hard to repair and maintain that they are almost considered consumable products.
Or literally anything made by Nike. Not only are their shoes now uncomfortable but they fall apart when used for their intended purpose instead of being treated as delicate fashion accessories.
Interesting suggestion on boots btw.
I will bookmark them in case I am in the market for decent work boots.
No.320443
>>320439In my experience good boots last twice as long, or three times as long, as shit boots. This is without applying polish though, to be fair.
The boots theory is highly exaggerated, it basically balances out, it even balances out in favor of the shit boots.
No.320444
>>320443>Good thing lasts longer than bad thingHoly crackers
No.320445
>>320444Good boots are 5x the price though. It's 5x the price for lasting 3x as long.
Poorfags coping about how they really pay more in life is just that, a poorfag cope. Poor people are poor due to their shitty habits, first and foremost.
No.320446
There are shady creatures in the woods
No.320458
>>320445Bait but I'll take it.
If you can't afford a home that can accommodate a large freezer, you pay more for "fresh" food and have to buy it more often.
If you then don't have a car, you are limited to transporting what you can carry or what is supported by public transport - meaning lower bulk savings.
If you then have to schedule specific shopping expeditions for food instead of having the option to fold it in to a return commute or other value creating task, you are wasting potential labour hours on survival.
If you then have to recover from the physical exertion, you are consuming more food and resources.
If you then have to pay on demand instead of by standing order for utilities, you pay more for the same service.
If you then can't afford a mortgage down payment, because you're spending more on survival costs, you will pay more in 10 years than a 10 year mortgage, without any real estate at the end of it.
and so on.
Poverty is the default. Work as hard as you like, it doesn't matter if you're in a gridlock of expenses.
No.320459
>>320440Now this is situationally valid, it's explicit business strategy in a number of industries.
*however* there are still worthwhile 'plant' investments out there - usually well designed ones made of superior materials. The major profiteers know this and that's why they make things harder to repair (John Deere is a good example) - hence the whole Right to Repair thing in Europe which appears to actually be going somewhere.
But by all means, know which minimum viable products are valuable at a given price point - especially when it comes to consumables.
No.320460
>>320445>Poor people are poor due to their shitty habits, first and foremost.What an incredibly jewish take.
No.320497
>>320477I never understood the phenomenon of these types of shows. Do normies have a fetish for being enslaved and humiliated, and competing with other such slaves?
No.320501
>>320482The sad thing is that the catsuccubus he was trying to reach by getting on to the roof is already long gone. He knows this, but he'll never forgive himself if he doesn't try. All he has left is hope and an aching body.
No.320506
Got banned on 4cuck for 'ban evasion' after not posting there for half a year. God, I hate that shithole.
No.320507
>>320506Were you banned in the first place/ actually ban evading?
No.320509
>>320504what's the deal with this meme of peter griffin dropping red pills while someone plays minecraft in the background? i've seen dozens of them and they were all on point.
No.320511
>>320509It's combining stolen popular shit into one attention grabbing thing and mass dumping them on tit tok until a few blow up.
The especially dumb thing is tit tok doesn't really pay out much of anything even for millions of views with tons of engagement. So this slop is mainly just for attention and wanting numbers to go up.
To make proper money on tit tok you need private brand deals and/or to be selling something.
Then again it could be some 3rd worlder where $2 bucks for several million views is somehow a profitable use of their time compared to a real job.
No.320512
>>320504Ok, lessee Wikipedia…
>Despite its longstanding prominence in pharmaceutical advertising, the claim that low serotonin levels cause depression is not supported by scientific evidence.[35][36][37] No.320515
>>320511>So this slop is mainly just for attention and wanting numbers to go up.I think this slop actually just for being fun to make, educational about some genuinely important stuff that effects many TikTok-aged people, and is taking the piss out of common TikTok trends and tropes. There are reasons people do things besides VIEWS and AD REVENUE you grey matter deficient.
No.320518
>>320458There's canned fish, you can easily have a serving of canned fish with vegetables and rice. You can do two grocery shops a week, having one fresh meat meal, one preserved meat meal and one canned meat meal.
Cars are expensive and require repairs. My battery will cost $300 to replace, you need a new $100 tyre a year typically, there's other parts that need replacing. You should put aside $1,000 NZD a year for car repairs, registration, WOFs, etc. You might save $10-20 a week on bulk item savings.
Mortgages are always more expensive than renting in the short term. If you invest the difference between mortgage and rent on the stock market, it comes to about the same as buying a house with a mortgage. And again, there's repairs with homes, and property tax, and insurance.
The advantage of having money is with dealing with problems before they get out of hand, that's where you save money. Getting a filling prevents a dental cap, stopping a leak prevents water damage. Getting your oil done on your car prevents the engine from burning out.
I'm right about boots. A good pair is $300 NZD and a cheap pair is $60 NZD. The cheap pair here lasts like half as long as the good pair. I know this because I go through many pairs of boots, you burn through them working demolition.
No.320519
>>320515Did you make it
You seem suspiciously defensive about bran rot bullshit spreading propaganda to retarded children.
No.320520
>>320519Explaining the scam of SSRIs is not propaganda you junkie retard
No.320521
>>320518>My battery will cost $300 to replaceA new battery costs about $120. Just buy it and plug it in you female.
No.320522
>>320520The video 100% is propaganda schzo freak.
Take your meds and stop trying to groom children on the china spy app.
No.320523
>>320521>A new battery costs about $120.Depends on the vehicle type and location.
Some batteries are indeed $300 or even more with no reasonable alternatives.
No.320524
>>320522I'm sorry your SSRIs made you like this.
No.320525
>>320524I am sorry you were dropped on your head as a child.
No.320526
>>320525I wrestled out of my mothers hands on purpose. Being dropped was my goal. It made me in to the man I am today. It is time for you to escape the deceptive embrace of familiarity. The warmth of the blissful cloister is nothing compared to the heat of the fire you can light once you've broken free.
No.320530
Oh hey. The film industry is boomin', like those Manhattan tests, with or without my input.
Who knew..
No.320531
Normalfags ruin everything.
No.320533
>>320518NZ has rents *lower* than mortgages?
Well congrats, you're the minority.
default in EU/UK is anything up to 50% less on a 15 year term mortgage with a 2 year fixed rate for the same grade of property (trust me bro, i've been working to break into landlording for the last year). Even factor in repair costs you come out ahead on mortgages - and can then do your suggested stock market idea.
Public transport - in most of my experience so far - work out more expensive than private car ownership. This is a big reason why big cities are having to artificially hinder car ownership since they cannot or will not reduce rail fares.
Boots in your case are a consumable then - clearly. Work boots in the context of, say, warehouse work would select in favour of quality, especially if there's an orthopaedic advantage. But fair enough - if you've got a consumption profile that genuinely doesn't benefit from a premium material/design, that's legitimate.
As for canned fish, that's highly geo dependent. The same weight of meat for the same fish can vary wildly depending how close to a shore you are. Having the option to exploit whatever is the optimal for the local economy is the relevant wealth advantage.
No.320556
Turns out autism, being into furries, homosexuality, etc. probably has so much crossover because they likely have the same cause.
High prenatal testosterone exposure.
No.320557
>>320556>High prenatal testosterone exposure.Uh oh. You're not the guy who thinks he's destined to become an incredible artist because his mom was injecting trenbalone, are you?
No.320558
>>320557I have no clue what you are talking about.
Sounds funny though.
No.320559
>>320556This is such a retarded take. If you know anyone who is autistic and you also have met their family autism being hereditary is obvious
No.320560
>>320559I have met myself.
No one else in my family has it.
I have met the families of some of the people I used to go to autistic support classes with, and their parents or grandparents didn't have autism and usually they were also the only one's in their family with autism.
I can pretty accurately pick up on when someone is autistic. So if they were autistic and I spent any amount of time around them I would at least suspect it.
The evidence of it being hereditary is pretty weak.
No.320561
>>320560But you're not autistic…
No.320563
>>320560>I have met myself. But have you really?
No.320579
Nothing says summer morning like cauterizing a fresh mosquito bite with the surface of your own hot cup of coffee o_<…