DagwoodIII
@DagwoodIII@piefed.social
- Comment on Inflation Outpaces Wage Growth For Over 40% Of Americans 5 days ago:
"Adjusted for inflation" is a lie.
Think of it this way. $1 million in 1960 would buy you a couple of mansions, a fleet of nice cars, and you'd have enough left to put into investments that would give you income for life.
$11 million today won't buy the nicest house on the block.
- Comment on Inflation Outpaces Wage Growth For Over 40% Of Americans 5 days ago:
Also, the inflation for luxuries leaves regular inflation in the dust.
Back around 1960, $5,000.00 a year was a sold, middle class income. A Jaguar sportscar was about $6,000 and a Rolls was about $25,000.
Even if you spend the money to get a First Class airline ticket, you know that there are plenty of private planes out there.
Harlan Ellison wrote an essay about 'fuck you money,' the amount he needed to have in the bank so he could tell the studios to fuck off. Back in the day he could go six months on $1,000.
- Comment on How did you decide what you generally wanted to do with your life? 1 week ago:
I found this book when I was almost 30 and it changed my life.
"Discover What You Are Best At" by Linda Gail.
It's a series of self tests you can complete in a few hours and a list of the jobs that use those skills.
If you have a job that you don't hate, you've solved a lot of life's problems.
- Comment on Do you think it's an ok idea for me to get a cat in my scenario? (details inside) 1 week ago:
Check around where you live.
There are shelters that need cats boarded. I suggest you try caring for a few and see how it feels before you commit.
My opinion.
- Comment on Why do females got to be so hard to talk or flirt with? 1 week ago:
Talk to people besides the women you want to date.
Old people love to talk to strangers; it was something they did before cell phones came around.
Take some acting classes and or volunteer at the local community theater. Acting is talking, and actors love to chatter.
Get a hobby that appeals to all sorts of people. Gardening/riding a bike/soft ball/football/whatever. It actually helps to have something to talk about, and there are clubs full of people who do that activity.
- Comment on Does the ping between your eyes and brain increase when you're tired? 1 week ago:
You always see at the same speed. Your reaction time slows down.
Think of it this way. You step on a Lego and it hurts instantly. Doesn't matter if you're sleepy or drunk or wide awake. You feel it right away. Same with seeing; it's instantaneous.
- Comment on What would happen to the US if it denaturalised and deported all non-whites? 1 week ago:
The funniest thing about your question is defining 'non-whites.'
Back in the day, any Black ancestor made a person Black; that was so slave owners could sell their children by slave mothers. Thomas Jefferson had a slave wife/concubine/rape victim named Sally Hemmings. She was likely his legal wife's half sister. Sally's granddaughter was 1/8th of less African, but it was considered a scandal when she ran off and passed as White.
The longer any family has been in America, the more likely it is that they are 'non-white.'
- Comment on 1 week ago:
Read a book called "Stand On Zanzibar" by John Brunner. Written in 1969 and set in the early 21st century.
Scary how much the author got exactly right.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
Think of it this way.
The 1950's was the "Rock and Roll" era.
The 1970's was 'Disco.'
The 2000's were 'the 2000s'
Bell bottoms and acid washed jeans lasted a few years, and I've been seeing guys with their pants below the butt for decades.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Facts don't matter to them.
They'll tell you Obama was President on 9/11.
- Comment on What is the difference between a platonic and a romantic relationship? 2 weeks ago:
In a platonic relationship sex/romance is out of the question.
That's the definition I was taught.
- Comment on What's the equivalent of rose coloured glasses for always seeing something in a negative perspective? 2 weeks ago:
In terms of clichés, I'd go with 'they see the glass as half empty.'
Not exact, but close enough
- Comment on Do movie actors or actress keep the skills they learned? Like no one would screw with Keanu after seeing all the John Wick films? And if they did would they just be fucked from the start? 2 weeks ago:
It's like any other skill. If you keep it up you'll remain proficient and if you don't it'll eventually fade away.
- Comment on Indeed 3 weeks ago:
[off topic?]
All the body parts were arguing over who was the most important. The Brain said that she was, but the Hands pointed out that they did all the work. The Heart and the Lungs said they were the most vital, but the Stomach pointed out that without food, they'd all be dead. It went on and on until the Asshole spoke up. "Why shouldn't I be in charge?"
Everyone had a good laugh and the Asshole got mad. She shut down. A week went by and the Brain was dizzy, the Heart was pounding, the Lungs were panting, and the Hands were shaking. Finally everybody agreed to let the Asshole be the one in charge.
And the moral of the story is that any Asshole can be the boss.
- Comment on You know what they say 3 weeks ago:
You're preaching to the horse's mouth!
[stole that one from 'Angel' TV show. Spoken by Harmony, the dumbest vampire.]
- Comment on You know what they say 3 weeks ago:
Don't burn your bridges until the chickens hatch!
- Comment on [1860 Posting] MADAM WYNN Breaks Silence on Slavery Debate 3 weeks ago:
Change is slow. It takes decades of evolution to gestate a revolution.
- Comment on Our dancers have infinite curves 3 weeks ago:
[off topic]
"The Whore Of Mensa" A private eye goes up against a escort service that provides lonely men with intellectual conversations.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/12/16/the-whore-of-mensa
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 3 weeks ago:
No. You have to go into the water first to learn how to relax and float. Then you can learn a good technique.
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 3 weeks ago:
In the immortal words of Mike Tyson, "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
No matter how much you study, landing in the water will change everything.
- Comment on we are creators 3 weeks ago:
The Stonewall Riots occurred in 1969. Star Trek's controversial interracial kiss was a big scandal a few years before. The movie "The Legend of Nxxxxr Charlie" was shown and advertised all over the country. The movie "Midnight Cowboy" got an X-rating with zero nudity and one off screen man on man blowjob.
Sorry, I think you've got it backwards.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Everyone's brain is wired differently.
- Comment on we are creators 3 weeks ago:
otoh, people in both eras used gas powered cars, telephones, telegraphs, and manual typewriters. They could both go to movies, ride trains, and take ocean voyages.
A person from 1903 would need a few days to adapt themselves to 1969 technology.
But someone from 1969 coming into 2025 would be lost. Most people in 1969 didn't use credit cards, and had never seen an ATM. They used rotary phones and antenna TV.
- Comment on How can I start getting familiar with the plants, trees and animals around where I live? 3 weeks ago:
And you'll get to meet some people who enjoy what you like! Win/win!
- Comment on How YOU Can Make Cops Stop Uhaul Nazis 3 weeks ago:
I like how he calls out the people who will do nothing because 'cops and Nazis are the same thing.'
How many of these idiots have child support warrants out on them? Any hostile interaction between cops and Nazis is a win.
- Comment on How can I start getting familiar with the plants, trees and animals around where I live? 3 weeks ago:
Check with the local parks department. There are nature hikes that teach people about the local biology.
- Comment on What is the funniest insult / joke you've come up with on the spot? 4 weeks ago:
Joke.
My buddy had gotten a job in a posh part of town. He told me that one of the unexpected benefits was that every woman he saw was dressed to impress with perfect hair, makeup, and clothing.
"Joe, you gotta get over this sick fetish you have for women who bathe every day."
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Terrible, terrible place.
I was so much happier when I realized that Staples had almost as much tech stuff. Staples staff answers all my dumb questions clearly and never tries to oversell.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Do yourself a favor. Spend Christmas through New Year's in the town you're planning on moving to first.
- Comment on Lamp. 1 month ago:
I take it as a personal affront that there are grown adults who are ignorant of their own cultural heritage.