abysmalpoptart

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[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think they're saying this:

Family meals would comprise of three restaurants worth of people since they're all immortal

Separately, you can never retire since you will never hit retirement age

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

You know, that's the first thing that caught my attention, and it's actually kind of bothering me. I now want to pronounce it "ootopian" to make it work, but it's just so wrong.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But without the caption, how would i know to wait until the end of a 5 second video? Who has that kind of time?

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think breakfast needs to be that immediate? The dish prepared here almost certainly took a minimum of 30, if not 45+ minutes to make, and there's no indication it was immediately after waking. Breakfast can be a bit later.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I did a quick Google search, and I'm guessing miso is the ulcer treatment misoprostol that you shouldn't take during pregnancy. A d and c is a dilation and cutterage, an invasive surgical procedure that removes something from the uterus. In this instance the something was a nonviable pregnancy that went awry from possibly the medication (or other factors).

Admittedly i was also confused about miso, and immediately thought soup? I was extremely incorrect

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

To be fair, about that women's world cup team, if i recall correctly it was a PR move to play an exhibition match with those kids and they were not trying very hard to win. I don't think they would truly lose to U-15 if it was, for example, a tournament.

Your overall point has merit but i think that specific example gets overused a bit.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

They're saying that allegedly, Christians are not big on voting, and this statement is meant to encourage those non voters to come vote just this once and everything will get better. Then you can go back to being a non voter.

I think.

Horrible wording no matter how you slice it, though.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Some companies give stock as a primary benefit. Some of those companies may provide stock in lieu of some or all of a salary. That doesn't mean it's necessary valuable - they typically give you some amount of stock equal to a part of your salary (or some other normal monetary amount), and you would be hopeful the value increases substantially over time.

Just the fact that the other person has stock from their time being employed by Disney is no indicator of their wealth. You can own partial stock as well. It could be worth $50. We don't know.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

I feel like the wealthy people you see are the ones who either get excitement from flaunting it or from lying about it (for example, mtv cribs was all fake). There are plenty of stories (yes i know they're just stories) about multi millionaires who drive the same old truck, wear regular blue jeans, and have a nice quiet (albeit larger than average) home.

It's not crazy at all. I just think we see the outliers more frequently than not because they want us to see them.

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I appreciate it, thank you. Yeah fair points

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I disagree with it being heroic, but i really appreciate the sentiment. I imagine more people would do it if it was more affordable. I've gotten some flack from my family for it being costly (minimal flack, more like a double check), but it's worth it (and they understand once i explain it).

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

I spent a lot of money to install solar, got new efficient windows, and got a heat pump to reduce gas usage. I'm thankful to have the financial freedom to make these decisions, as well as to have referrals for affordable options.

We're trying to be better about plastic usage and waste in our household.

I did these to reduce my energy usage. They'll save money long term eventually, but not enough to be worth it monetarily. I can't control much but i can at least try to do what i think is better.

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