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  • What usually happens is some nepo-baby manager gets into an argument with the critical experienced employee. The employee gets “downsized” and his job is outsourced to a 3rd party.

    Then they make it through a year without a major issue and the nepo-baby is promoted. 3 months later the completely avoidable catastrophe occurs and the nepo-baby claims “that didn’t happen on under my direction”. More scapegoats are laid-off or fired.






  • Sadly the key to avoiding becoming a victim of these tactics is to spend a significant portion of your time shopping around for everything. No retailer can be trusted. I preferentially order stuff from manufacturers webpages or compare multiple distributors before I buy anything.

    I also utilize VPN services and a secondary browser if I think they are playing games. You can avoid this shit but it’s not easy.

    I also try to completely avoid known companies who’s business model relies on these tactics.



  • The local shops in my area are making a huge comeback. Starbucks killed most of the local little independents around 15 years ago. They did it by providing consistent quality and reasonable pay to their employees.

    Recently local chains/independents have made a resurgence. Their secret, heavily recruiting the experienced trained Starbucks employees full-time at better pay and benefits.

    Starbucks traffic is plummetting while local companies are expanding rapidly.

    This morning I went to the bank and gas station right next to a Starbucks that has been there for 20 years and a 4 month old local chain. Starbucks had one person in the drive-through and maybe half a dozen people in the store. The local chain had a 10 car line and a full parking lot.




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    The kitchen, dining and living room being together is pretty normal in smaller places. I have lived in several that were open that way over the years. It’s not great but it’s doable. The lack of wall space so less cabinets/closets and overall storage is the usual problem.

    However the bedroom… That’s a bit too far.


  • Assuming human intelligence naturally follows a normal distribution model plus add in confounding factors like: malnutrition, chemicals, abuse, etc. that are known to degrade human reasoning. Reasoning is further restricted by limiting access to education and extensive false propaganda. These factors flattens and shift the distribution curve to the left.

    The millions of people who voted for him are morons what are easily manipulated by their ignorance and fear.

    This has always been the Achilles heal of a democratic systems.






  • I started out with an Datsun pickup on the farm. Pulled a 40’ irrigation pipe trailer with aluminum hand lines on it. I also drove a little '86 Nissan during highschool/college. They were about perfect for most residential uses. I really liked how low the bed was. So much easier to get stuff in and out of.

    Currently for work, I drive a 1/2 ton F150 and tow a 16’ 10K deck over trailer with it. It’s the maximum I can drive/tow without interstate DOT regulations kicking in. The 7,500lbs capacity is usually more than enough.

    I got stuck with a 3/4 and 1 ton at a previous job and thosw damn things were horrible to drive, unstable on the road and beat the shit out of my back. Parking them sucked donkeys balls. It was just scary to drive in the snow/ice. Anyone who drives them for vanity sake is a fucking moron.


  • A huge pickup truck never makes any sense whether it’s lifted or not.

    Huge semi-trucks or box trucks make sense to move lots of cargo.

    Vans make sense if you want to move people/tools etc securely.

    Smaller pickup trucks make sense for moving a few people and doing some dirty work.

    A smaller lifted 4x4 pickup truck makes sense for driving off road. They are unstable at higher speeds and should stay off-road. All lifted vehicles should be banned on paved roads in my opinion.

    A half-ton 4x4 truck makes sense if you move a moderate amount of cargo, drive on dirt roads/adverse conditions a lot, tow 90% of recreational vehicles/boats, up to 10K lbs. A van likely would also be a good choice.

    What roll does an oversized pickup truck play that other formfactors don’t do better? An oversized pickup truck is always pure vanity.