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- Comment on bro got neutered 2 days ago:
That’s bc some people made it big on a chance, and others hopped on the bandwagon. I made a little in crypto, even after some losses, still came out way ahead. Took half the gains bought others. Let it sit. Not everyone is/was so lucky.
- Comment on good idea, no downsides 3 days ago:
For us it was the $180 concrete counterbalance weight that broke, dented the front panel, and broke the drain tube clean out up front. Hunk of junk.
- Comment on Which gun would you use in a shtf scenario if AI went rogue 5 days ago:
Colt willed themselves of into the sunset
Haha true story! Yeah I’ve built my AR from the ground up, and customized several “historic” models, but using alt brands. Some manufacturers from Turkiye like Tisas make a fine 1911, and Girsan make amazing Beretta 92 clones! Often many parts kits are interchangeable for certain designs which is what I love. Its like modding a car, but cheaper (usually) and while I could drop several hundred on ammo alone going to the range, it’s FAR cheaper than brakes and tires minimum after a day at the track!
- Comment on Which gun would you use in a shtf scenario if AI went rogue 5 days ago:
Oh gotcha OK. Much better 😅 sorry!! I’m in the US. The Colt is what made it obvious. While it’s an actual manufacturer, I don’t know anyone who owns a modern day one. They’re usually collector’s items from “back in the day” WWI or WWII, or even stuff from 70s and 80s since they were mainly military issued.
I’m a fan, not crazy into it like some, but probably more than most. My wife is also an instructor for women’s self defense, basic handgun, conceal carry, and other stuff, so it’s fun to watch her work and go to the local range and shoot.
I know it’s commonly said the are more guns in the US than people, but they’re often handed down over generations and heirlooms that aren’t used or functional. I’ve got a shotgun from my great great grandfather in ~1890 era. They grew up poor in a VERY rural area, and he hunted often to provide food. My other grandfather was in WWII so we have some of his stuff too. Neither functional, just keepsakes mostly. But I think that’s why numbers are estimated so high.
- Comment on Which gun would you use in a shtf scenario if AI went rogue 5 days ago:
For fun, I’ve always said the “I, Robot” movie is the start of AI seeing what we’re capable of as far as bots and intelligence goes. It’s innocent and harmless and we humans are oblivious.
That eventually grows into what’s known as Skynet with the robots evolving into cybernetic organisms, and judgment day in Terminator series. We realize how idiotic we are and it’s too late, an uprising happens.
Finally, after decades of back and forth, Skynet wins, humans are defeated as we cannot reproduce as fast as the machines can, so they take full control. They find a way to keep us humans docile and content by sticking us in a dream world that is The Matrix.
- Comment on Which gun would you use in a shtf scenario if AI went rogue 5 days ago:
This sounds so written by AI or someone who had very little idea of actual firearms lol. Good humor read.
- Comment on CrⒶppy birthday to the enemy forever 6 days ago:
- Comment on Boomers scolding us about how they were able to buy a house working at a gas station... 6 days ago:
So…
“Kill capital
istsIsm” - Comment on "Knowing a guy who knows a guy will get you further in life than a degree ever could" 6 days ago:
Or just be liked can be enough.
I got my job at random from a recruiter who reached out. I didn’t like the job all that much but they liked me so I took it. It was a little bit more money in a field I like better, plus it’s close to home.
Fast Forward a few years, I had another opportunity but other side of the city + more money. I approached the owners with what was going on bc I felt comfortable doing so since we had good rapport. Told them about the offer, I dug into it to find I’m under paid a bit so I thought if they could pay me more I’d stay… Ended up getting a significant raise after the talk since they appreciated my honesty and wanted to keep me, and saves me the commute too!
- Comment on Who would win? 6 days ago:
Oh. Interesting. Had to look it up then, apparently that’s Reels for IG and FB, smh.
Good for Loops focusing on privacy and decentralization.
- Comment on Who would win? 6 days ago:
Isn’t loops from Facebook? Absolutely will not click that bullshit
- Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles 1 week ago:
Honestly, they can’t afford to. They fucked up in 2012/2013 with the One and have been playing catch up ever since.
You’d ** THINK ** this would be used as an opportunity to leapfrog the competition, but I doubt it.
- Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles 1 week ago:
Now watch everyone flee back to Xbox or Nintendo.
It’s truly enshittification at its finest. They think they’ve got all these gamers locked into the ecosystem bc PC building/gaming is pricing people out, Steam box will be over $1000, Xbox is fucking up stuff and cutting back, so it’s a race to fuck stuff up but just slightly less than the competition so they have a “competitive edge”.
- Comment on Why don't urban/suburban streets and roads use a center storm channel? 1 week ago:
By no means am I smart, but my thought goes to those who text and drive, drive sleepy, or drive intoxicated. At least the road slopes oncoming traffic away from you if they’re not paying attention. Would of course depend on of their car is aligned right or they don’t jerk the wheel.
- Comment on What's gunna to happen when the American Federal Government starts prosecuting people for owning powerful computer hardware and software? 1 week ago:
Great movie concept
- Comment on You think your kool not realizing that you are so dumb you can't even spell 1 week ago:
You’re*… Speaking of spelling
- Comment on Bill to raise minimum wage to $25 an hour will be introduced in Senate 2 weeks ago:
OK I did a little digging to get the bill info and name to look into it, not much available right now do take with a grain of salt.
LLM breakdown:
I’ve looked into H.R. 8555, the Living Wage For All Act. Based on what’s publicly available, here’s my breakdown of the key provisions and areas worth examining carefully:
Core Provisions
Main Goals:
- Raises federal minimum wage to $25/hour through a phased-in schedule (roughly 5-year compliance timeline)
- Ties future minimum wage automatically to two-thirds of the national median hourly wage
- Ends all sub-minimum wage categories (tipped workers, youth wages, disability certificates)
- Requires “large, highly-profitable corporations” to implement the higher wage first
Corporate Threshold Definition: A company qualifies as a “large, highly-profitable corporation” subject to accelerated implementation if it has:
- Annual gross revenue of at least $1 billion, AND
- Net profit margin of 10% or higher
Smaller businesses below either threshold get extended transition time.
Areas That Could Benefit Wealthy Interests or Have Uneven Impacts
Based on business group critiques and policy analysis, here are several provisions that warrant scrutiny:
1. “Large Corporation” Loophole Risk
The dual threshold (revenue + profitability) could incentivize corporate restructuring:
- Companies might split operations across multiple smaller entities to fall below the $1B threshold
- Profit-shifting strategies could artificially depress reported margins below 10%
- This could effectively shield ultra-wealthy owners while burdening mid-sized competitors who can’t access similar accounting flexibility
2. Small Business Protection Creates Competitive Advantages
Businesses exempt from accelerated schedules could theoretically gain short-term advantage—but this cuts both ways. Critics note this might push work toward subcontracting arrangements where oversight weakens, potentially exploiting gig workers who don’t fit traditional employment categories well.
3. Regional Cost Variations Not Accounted For
The nationwide formula doesn’t adjust for geographic differences in living costs. A $25 minimum makes very different economic sense in rural Mississippi versus San Francisco. If passed through uniformly:
- High-cost regions might see expected benefits
- Lower-cost regions could face disproportionate job displacement that hurts working-class workers most—ultimately concentrating purchasing power elsewhere
4. Price Pass-Through Consequences
Research cited by critics suggests companies will likely pass increased labor costs to consumers through price hikes. Higher prices disproportionately hurt lower-income households who spend larger portions of income on basics, creating a regressive effect even as nominal wages rise.
5. Automation Acceleration
Several economic analyses warn that forcing rapid wage increases could incentivize faster automation investment. Capital-intensive solutions benefit those with access to capital (typically wealthier investors/owners) while reducing opportunities for low-skilled workers.
What Appears Transparent vs. Less Clear
Aspect Clarity Level Notes Dollar target ($25/hr) Explicit Clearly stated goal Corporate definitions Explicit thresholds But invites structural gaming Phased timeline Partially explicit Exact yearly increments unclear from public materials Enforcement mechanisms Mentioned generally Dept. of Labor responsibility noted but penalty structures unclear Automation/job loss protections Not visible No apparent safeguards against workforce displacement
Bottom Line
This isn’t obviously pro-wealthy in its surface language—the bill explicitly targets large profitable corporations. However, the structural design contains features that sophisticated actors could exploit:
- Corporate structuring around thresholds favors those with legal/accounting resources
- Indirect effects (automation, price increases, regional mismatches) may offset intended gains for some working-class populations
- The gap between formal requirements and practical enforcement remains uncertain without seeing the complete legislative text
For a truly definitive answer about hidden provisions favoring wealthy interests, you’d want the actual Section-by-Section Congressional Budget Office scoring, which should detail distributional impacts by income quintile. That analysis would reveal more precisely how benefits and burdens distribute across the population.
- Comment on Bill to raise minimum wage to $25 an hour will be introduced in Senate 2 weeks ago:
OK, so you’re hell bent on just accepting a new minimum wage, regardless of how it gets there, because you just see the dollar signs going higher, not thinking about the reasoning behind why now all the sudden some rich politician wants to raise the wage 3.5x the current rate for so us normal folk… Got it.
Instead of asking the real questions or using critical thinking, just because there’s “no direct proof” means it’s OK. Well, I’m sure that’s what everyone’s (who’s very wealthy) counting on. Nobody doing the math or working out the numbers.
How come you didn’t talk to any of my points? Seems ironic timing at the very least a new wealth tax is discussed for the ultra wealthy getting taxed on net worth, AND NOW all the sudden they want to raise wages?!?! Seems like a distraction and you’re falling for it.
- Comment on Bill to raise minimum wage to $25 an hour will be introduced in Senate 2 weeks ago:
No you’re not listening. Small increases are fine and less disruptive. You’re talking about 19 States and 1 territory going from $7.25/hr to $25/hr.
If you look at 2007 – 2009, we had jumps of $.70 each year. Let’s be real, we had 12 years of Democrats in office during that time and 7 years of Republican, so neither are really “fighting” for us. Why do we still have a federal minimum wage of $7.25? Let’s look at inflation since 2009 (hint: 53.9%). Check the calculator, too. Sure, several states do in fact utilize a higher stat level minimum wage, but according to the NCSL, 20 states still rely on the federal minimum. If you keep the $.70 rate going, we could be at $19.15/hour, and let’s just say at a minimum we raised it $.50/year on average which puts us at $15.75. So, averaging out to $17.45. Really, I’d aim for $17.50/hr. It’s easier, more consistent, and honestly, probably still a little low. But also, why now and why so much of an increase?! Isn’t that the slightest but suspicious???
Remember after Covid, inflation was getting out of hand and the whole “nobody wants to work” bullshit?? Well, wages increased in a lot of places to lure employees, but it hurt small businesses really bad because their margins are smaller so prices raised more to compensate. The 3% convenience fee also became popular in card transactions to avoid eating those costs too. So, in a society where using plastic has become king for the middle and lower classes, we’re punished with higher prices unless we switch back to cash? Prices will ABSOLUTELY soar. Businesses, especially smaller ones will ABSOLUTELY close due to being unable to stay profitable. This IS NOT good.
- Comment on Bill to raise minimum wage to $25 an hour will be introduced in Senate 2 weeks ago:
In all honesty, while $25/hr would help so many people, it’s a HUGE trap!!! I’m all for a fed wage bump, but bear with me.
- Trying to lure Democratic votes back… They’re just as corrupt of a party, so letting them keep power, they still come out ahead.
- All the wealthy politicians and anyone tech-industry who owns a lot of stock as a compensation package, would hugely benefit and the stock prices would go up making then even more wealthy.
- Many goods, services, products, etc, would disproportionately go up, affecting what little middle class Americans have.
- They (the ultra wealthy) would find a way to evade increased taxes while a lot of that new $25/hr income would be taxed, aka offset what the wealthy SHOULD BE CONTRIBUTING already via the current proposed wealth tax bills. This basically is a way around them having to give up a little money.
I’m not falling for this, this is obviously some sort of game that now all the sudden is a good idea??! Its been 17 fucking years, 12 of which were Democratic! Fucking scammers!
- Comment on Is Apple One worth it for the content offered? 2 weeks ago:
Consisting you’re not on the Privacy page, or Piracy page, or even Self-Hosted or FOSS… I guess that depends on how well the service works combined with the cost and quality vs comparable services.
Personally, Apple is too closed an ecosystem, too expensive, not private enough, and too far behind in features offerings. I’ll likely never own an Apple product. I like the Free and Open Source Softwares, they offer solid features, customizations, privacy and control over your data.
- Comment on Steam Machine costs more than I hoped but the price isn’t crazy 2 weeks ago:
So… Looks worse than a PS5 or XSX for several hundred more even after this console prices went up… I’m all for this PC hybrid, esp to compete in the market, but not at this price…
Anyone saying “it’s not bad” is already trying to justify the cost lmao! I built a PC a couple years ago with far better specs (i7-13700K w 64GB RAM & Arc A750, so anyone buying now is either desperate or uninformed. Sure the costs have risen by that’s no reason to cave and waste your money.
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Do tell
- Comment on Oligarchy is worse than you think 3 weeks ago:
Just remember, for scale:
1m seconds = 11.5 days
1b seconds = 31.7 years
1t seconds = 317 centuries (31,709 years)
While I know it’s not cash on hand and it’s net worth, it’s still the principal that he’s allowed to be CEO of ~5 businesses while others are shamed and called out for “over employment”, and so many around the world struggle, while he gets to use his money to influence politics, and change things to benefit himself at the expense of others.
- Comment on What is a game that you know is bad but really enjoy(ed)? 3 weeks ago:
For anyone who doesn’t like YT
- Comment on What is a game that you know is bad but really enjoy(ed)? 3 weeks ago:
HOLY SHIT yeah I forgot about the credits!! Lmao 😅
- Comment on What is a game that you know is bad but really enjoy(ed)? 3 weeks ago:
I don’t know that anyone will understand, but, Rogue Warrior on the Xbox 360.
A game about Dick Marcinko and is voiced by Mickey Rourke. Its gameplay and movement dynamics were trash, but the storyline, vulgar language, and achievements were fun to work on. Because it was so poorly received, hardly anyone played online, so I’m still missing 1 achievement 😓. But I made some good friends on Xbox live during this days.
Plus, I got to learn about SEAL Team 6 and its history. I’ve also meet Adm William McRaven who’s spoken well of him and his accomplishments.
- Comment on Remember when the power grid couldn't handle electric vehicles, but now data centers are essential....... 𝗣𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. 3 weeks ago:
Yes, but some data centers have their own power source… Like xAI using 35+ jet turbines in TN/MS for power. Surely the fuel is cost effective! (Methane gas-FYI they’re considered temporary therefore bypassing air quality safety laws too)
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- Comment on I can't use heated seats on my BMW unless I pay a monthly subscription 3 weeks ago:
Wasnt Mercedes paywalling full throttle use if you wanted to go fast(er)?
- Comment on What if men only shot one really big sperm. I bet that would be a scary first experiment for young Billy.Especially if it flopped on the ground like a fish and you had to stomp it to death. Every time 3 weeks ago:
Gives a new meaning to “cock fighting”.
Now on polymarket, UFC sperm fighting matches!
