Comment on How to move a sofa

TomMasz@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ashenone@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I may not know a gut, but I know a guy who knows a guy

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  • bravesirrbn@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You got a guy guy? Nice

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  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s amazing how many different species of Knowaguy there are. I recently was introduced to a friend’s “Bridge Guy” - a dealer in surplus bridges who will cut you a suspiciously good deal if you seem cool. Not the most immediately useful, but like… Could be damned handy to have in my back pocket should the right circumstances arise.

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    • EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve needed a bridge guy twice in my life.

      Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that its happened twice.

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    • WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Be careful acquiring bridges from a guy. I’ve heard that can go horribly sweet awry and quickly.

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  • Iamaquantummechanic@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I am that guy

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  • TomMasz@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It still counts!

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• 87Six@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I say “I know a guy” and if said guy were american he’d be in prison lmao

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• Malyca@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Societies that run on favors are corrupt societies.

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  • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Societies that run on neighbours, friends, acquaintances, and that guy over there helping each other out in exchange for sharing pizza and beer afterwards are wholesome societies.

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    • Malyca@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think I didn’t say it how I meant to say it. I meant in a political sense, there’s no law, just who you know.

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      • ProjectPatatoe@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think what you originally said makes sense in the strictest sense. Technically, not favors. The payment was pizza.

        In Frieren, the main hero would always charge a “fee” even to the poorest people who needed help. Often at the cost of totally worthless items because “now they don’t owe me”. The transaction is complete, no furthur obligation. Even “token” fees are better than ambiguous favors imo. Thats where I usually charge the friend price of a meal for most of my services.

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  • FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends on the favors. Moving furniture for others in exchange for a portion of a pizza isn't a problem.

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    • Malyca@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No not that

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  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A society that operates on an assumption of mutual support is generally called anarchy.

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  • Space_Cowboy92@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And societies ran on capital with different tiers of classes based solely on the situation a person is BORN into is certainly the more just and appropriate way to organize a society? It definitely couldn’t be one based on mutualism and equity, no sir.

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