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ParticipantSomeone somewhere
Leads an average life
In the average house
With the average wife.Drinks an average beer
Eats average food
Watches average shows
With his average brood.But there’s only 1 of him.
Compare:
The Lake Wobegon effect
The characterization that “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average” has been used to describe a real and pervasive human tendency to overestimate one’s achievements and capabilities in relation to others.Participant[quote=sdrealtor][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=sdrealtor][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=sdrealtor]Planning to drink massive amounts of wine and bourbon I’ve collected the last 30 years, play golf and watch assets appreciate untouched before my death exit to a standing ovation! Enjoy me while I’m here!!![/quote]
Not bad, but there is a certain king lear beauty to becoming utterly penniless but also shafting creditors.[/quote]
Having spent a lot of time, effort and foregone much income the last 30 years in the name of living a life of integrity thats not something Im willing to give up in death[/quote]
Some religions believe lending with interest is immoral and lacks integrity. It is illegal, but arguments could be made it’s not immoral.[/quote]
I don’t lend money. I say no or I gift it[/quote]
I meant the whole usurious system might be immoral. If so, borrowing and not repaying might be no more immoral than the whole foundation of our economy, at least if youre anti usury
Participant[quote=sdrealtor][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=sdrealtor]Planning to drink massive amounts of wine and bourbon I’ve collected the last 30 years, play golf and watch assets appreciate untouched before my death exit to a standing ovation! Enjoy me while I’m here!!![/quote]
Not bad, but there is a certain king lear beauty to becoming utterly penniless but also shafting creditors.[/quote]
Having spent a lot of time, effort and foregone much income the last 30 years in the name of living a life of integrity thats not something Im willing to give up in death[/quote]
Some religions believe lending with interest is immoral and lacks integrity. It is illegal, but arguments could be made it’s not immoral.
Participant[quote=gzz]“ run up huge personal lines of credit at end of life and then die?
Is this commonly done?”Not too often. The elderly aren’t big on extravagant living.
That’s why our aging society will tend toward deflation and low to negative rates: higher desired savings than creditworthy borrowers.[/quote]
Top of the line sr homes, hospice, high grade drugs…all on credit!!! Then fight the eviction when u stop paying…go big old man…
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]Planning to drink massive amounts of wine and bourbon I’ve collected the last 30 years, play golf and watch assets appreciate untouched before my death exit to a standing ovation! Enjoy me while I’m here!!![/quote]
Not bad, but there is a certain king lear beauty to becoming utterly penniless but also shafting creditors.
ParticipantAnyone else planning to dispose of all assets while alive, run up huge personal lines of credit at end of life and then die?
Is this commonly done?
ParticipantThe smart death move is to buy into nonexistence before crippling medical/nursing bills. Timing is difficult. Might be better to buy in too early than wait too long.
I was ready to die this weekend. I was riding across Joshua tree when I proclaimed, I could die right now and be satisfied. But I didn’t die. Maybe tomorrow.
ParticipantStrangely, many of the telemedicine jobs my wife’s been offered require the doctors to come to the medical office to do the telemedicine. For no real reason… They can’t quite let go of making people show up.
I think in general management likes to see bodies it can exercise control of.
I exaggerate my love of human interaction. Humans can be draining and infuriating, and having to deal with them via screen or phone can make it easier. More distant, less affecting. This may better many workers mental health.
On the downside, there have been coworkers, some, over the years whose presence I’ve deeply enjoyed. On the other hand, some people are maddening.
Participant[quote=Coronita][quote=spdrun]^^^ Kidding, or are you an outlier out of all tech workers?[/quote]
Scaredy is a lawyer, dude.[/quote]
I’m probably not cut out for tech. The thought of being alone with a computer and no people is scary.
Remote court appearances are sad too. Where would jim and Pam be if THE OFFICE had been remote? Jim would not have wed Pam, he wouldn’t have started athlead, wouldn’t have had all those friendships, wouldn’t have grown up…
Jim (final episode summation)
I sold paper at this company for twelve years. My job was to speak to clients on the phone about quantities and types of copier paper. Even if I didn’t love every minute of it, everything I have, I owe to this job. This stupid…wonderful…boring…amazing job.I tend to agree with that. I wouldn’t be who I am without all the many workplaces I went through.
Although I did meet my wife at a random party 30 years ago in l.a. ….so I guess that wasn’t from work…
ParticipantI would be very sad never going to an office.
I want to see all the people.
Participant[quote=sdrealtor][quote=Coronita][quote=XBoxBoy]It’s funny. We keep talking about tech workers, but the other day I called a company’s customer service and while I’m on the line with the service rep. I could hear her also telling her kid that she needed to be quiet while mom’s on the phone. I guess she could have brought her kid into work, but I suspect she was working from home. And if you think about it, she’s saving money because she doesn’t need to pay child care, and the company is able to get a low wage worker that they otherwise might not have been able to. I don’t think this work from home thing is just about high paid tech workers.[/quote]
It’s also school district employees, who called just a few days ago, and she said she’s not in the office and she’s working from home so it’s best to reach her via email….[/quote]
And it’s health care workers also. One family member meets with a therapist over zoom. Another family member just took a work from home job counseling patients with hearing issues.
Much of the mortgage industry is wfh now also. It’s a tech wave but has created many other ripples[/quote]
Telemedicine will be commonplace, I don’t think that trend will reverse. My wife’s doing it. It’s very very VERY efficient. Having bodies late and milling about an office slows things down. Obviously some issues will require physical presence, but a shocking number do not.
38x more telehealth encounters than prepandemic…but now stabilizing…
Personally, I’ve met with my therapist over zoom and in person, and for me, in person is much better.
Participant[quote=Coronita]like everything else in life, moderation of stuff is good. Excessive stuff is bad…
Just like wine has health benefits in moderation.
I’ll take my coffee, black, no sugar , no cream.[/quote]
I should clarify my problem is moderation. I do not have 1 or 2 cups of coffee. I drink giant mugs of it all day long. If I could have 1 or 2, I would be fine with that. But I cannot. Same with alcohol. So essentially it’s taken me 60 years to see I can’t control myself unless I use none.
I do however take 2 caps of turmeric every day. I believe in turmeric!!! Under control, no urge to take more turmeric. Weed, no, I fall right to sleep. Not fun. Didn’t have this effect when I was 20.
Participant[quote=teaboy]Yes, my morning bm seems highly dependent on my morning brew.
tb[/quote]
Me too. But the body adapts. You will live to poop again, even without arabica beans
Here’s what the official Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints website has to say:
In Mormon Doctrine and Covenants 89:8–9, the Lord forbids our using tobacco and “hot drinks,” which, Church leaders have explained, means tea and coffee. Modern prophets and apostles have frequently taught that the Word of Wisdom warns us against substances that can harm us or enslave us to addiction.
The official guidance also suggests never ordering at coffee shops or asking if there’s coffee in any drink.
Dammit. I still want some green tea…also, I did some research…the ban on hot drinks also include iced coffee, but excludes hot chocolate. So much for literal scriptural interpretation.
Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]LOL been quite a while (when I was much younger and not on a work day).
(at night a few times too LOL)[/quote]Speedball: coke and heroin.
Knuckleball? Coffee and beer?
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