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油井緋色

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This video is really interesting. Even though I know a lot of super successful folk, we're all working for the same reason: FIRE (financial independence, retire early) because **** this grind. Don't have kids, spend as little as possible, get out of the system ASAP...and go back to video games lol

The above is gonna get worse because video games are being created to be more and more addictive.

......gotta wonder how bad the income gap really is, and how it plays into this. The friends I have who are on games 24/7 really did exit life, either have no job or a deadend one, and are depressed af.
 
Aren't all jobs dead end?

If you have friends who are 24/7 gamers sounds like they are trying real hard to escape life, instead of rising to the challenge of living it.
How do they maintain any real social connection and still be friends with real people?
 
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Also half our economy is addiction based (see: coffee, cigarettes, junk food, social media etc etc etc)
 
sburns said:
Aren't all jobs dead end?

If you have friends who are 24/7 gamers sounds like they are trying real hard to escape life, instead of rising to the challenge of living it.
How do they maintain any real social connection and still be friends with real people?
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They don't. I've lost contact with the few I knew that went this route. Honestly wouldn't be surprised if some of them rope themselves later sadly.
 
bigpoppa said:
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Also half our economy is addiction based (see: coffee, cigarettes, junk food, social media etc etc etc)
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I only post when the grind gets to be so bad I wake up and immediately want to go back to sleep.

Then I remember I'm not a pussy, and I need to keep going. But holy **** some days I want to just **** off and disconnect from the world. I am sure I'm not the only person like this and many of you can relate. It's called adulting lol
 
油井緋色 said:
I only post when the grind gets to be so bad I wake up and immediately want to go back to sleep.
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wasnt directed at you, just everyone in general
 
If i couldn't ride, i might find the finish line early being in the situation I'm in.
My wife found out yesterday that i bought a new bike last month and freaked. But it keeps me sane. We'll manage.
 
Wingboy said:
If i couldn't ride, i might find the finish line early being in the situation I'm in.
My wife found out yesterday that i bought a new bike last month and freaked. But it keeps me sane. We'll manage.
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We got a puppy instead. Sure it eats a little into fire (nowhere near motorcycling would) but at least I can invest some of my time into a living being that will love us.

Money and work gives no love back lol

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wasnt directed at you, just everyone in general
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Well, regarding the addiction based thing...video games are one thing, but as I get older I notice more and more red flags from people 10-30 years older than me. The most obvious one is the multitude of folk who clearly haven't had their drink in the morning and have attitude issues. Not exactly setting the best example for others to rise up to is it? lol
 
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油井緋色 said:
We got a puppy instead. Sure it eats a little into fire (nowhere near motorcycling would) but at least I can invest some of my time into a living being that will love us.

Money and work gives no love back lol
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I wouldn't be so sure about the puppy being cheaper. You get to pick the price on the way in but that love factor really complicates the price on the way out. The last two years of our dogs life were almost $10 a day. My wife thinks that was money well spent. I see it as another year we have to work before retirement.
 
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I wouldn't be so sure about the puppy being cheaper. You get to pick the price on the way in but that love factor really complicates the price on the way out. The last two years of our dogs life were almost $10 a day. My wife thinks that was money well spent. I see it as another year we have to work before retirement.
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We thought about this as well sadly. If it gets to that point, we'll let her go to a better place.

I had a dog in my younger days that didn't cost much when he was dying....but we only found out because he barfed out blood, was licking it up, and we cried when we saw that. Only cost we paid was to put the poor dude out.
 
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The cost is about $3500/yr.
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For the bike or the dog? I think that may be a reasonable ballpark for either. If you go on vacation and don't take the dog, paying someone else to look after the dog costs almost as much as bringing along another person on vacation.
 
油井緋色 said:
We thought about this as well sadly. If it gets to that point, we'll let her go to a better place.

I had a dog in my younger days that didn't cost much when he was dying....but we only found out because he barfed out blood, was licking it up, and we cried when we saw that. Only cost we paid was to put the poor dude out.
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It wasn't that clean. A lot of the money was teeth cleaning/removal. Dog was healthy otherwise at the time. I might have called it anyway as the price was beyond ridiculous.
 
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