tree frog said:

He didn't turn into a shithead fam, he was always a shithead. Wired did an article on how he treated his employees in 2019, that's how I learned what a turd he is.

My partner met him one time, I guess he knows a lot of LA burners, and that's her scene.  He was going through one of his early divorces, and was hurting, so she got to see his vulnerable side.

Took me two years to convince her he was a turd with a hero complex.  The slide from liberal darling to fascist fall guy surprised me, but he's always been a shit

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KlarnEvil9 said:

Dr. Smoke said:

I fucking hate how my $146,000 Tesla is worth $25k today.

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Boo-fucking-hoo.

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You don't understand.  In 2016 I bought it a totaled front-ender.  And bought a rear-ended one.  Put the front-end from my parts car onto the P90D, painted, then sold off everything from the parts car I didn't need.  Made back all I paid for both cars, plus $11k.  At that time no one knew anything about these radically different cars, but I figured it out.  I was the first Tesla hacker to get root in the software.



Ok I have alot more money than most, but I. did. it. myself, and it took me 60 years and 20 years of night-school uni, with a family to support.  Ross Perot once said, "If you want to get saved, you had better get up off your knees and save yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you."  A lifetime ago I was in intel, and saw overseas why here so many businesses are owned by Indians, Pakis, Viets, etc.  They are happy to work their ass off and live ascetically for many years like I did, in order to build something.

The kindest advice I can give is get as much uni as you can, whatever way you can.

stubb said:

20 years ago I almost bought a comutacar for $100.



I confess part of me still kinda regrets not buying it.

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Kinda looks like the prototype for a Pontiac Fiero.

LadysKnight said:

stubb said:

20 years ago I almost bought a comutacar for $100.



I confess part of me still kinda regrets not buying it.

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Kinda looks like the prototype for a Pontiac Fiero.

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LadysKnight said:

stubb said:

20 years ago I almost bought a comutacar for $100.



I confess part of me still kinda regrets not buying it.

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Kinda looks like the prototype for a Pontiac Fiero.

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Looks like spy vs spy

tryptkaloids said:

I also confess that shutting down and backing out of politics is a very privileged position to be in. You might not be involved in politics, but everyone who has any semblance of authority or power over you is heavily involved, and you dont want their views representing you.

Your boss, landlord, banker, police force, and insurance companies are all actively using their political power daily to keep your wages low, rent high and coverage denied.

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First they came for the democrats and immigrants...  and I said nothing because I wasn't a Democrat or an immigrant.

Then they came for the queer folks, and I said nothing because I wasn't queer.

Then they came for me, and tree frog said nothing, because she was already gone

Smellyhobbit said:

There’s not a single protest I would attach my time and energy to right now because of the people I’d have to associate with. I actually disagree with your opinion here. I think voting remains the most influential thing you can do. Protests are dead. I see more riots than civil disobedience. More fires than sit ins. Most people they interview don’t even know why they’re there, and the ones who think they do are misinformed. Too much turd, not enough corn.

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