I drink your milkshake! a metaphor for capitalism

[DriveInDriveOut]

no i was following your logic.

median wage in america is $30k roughly. that doesnt account for high cost of healthcare, school, transportation, etc.

Median household income is 60k.
You need to stop listening to the Twitter whiners.

 

[rickyb]

Median household income is 60k.
You need to drop listening to the Twitter whiners.

wow thats a real achievement.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

wow thats a real achievement.

It is actually, and puts us in the top across the globe.

The dignity of working to support yourself and your family is something I hope you get to experience some day. Your laziness and crying will prevent that.

 

[El Correcto]

wow thats a real achievement.

Not every one can crash on mama’s couch, eating taco ice cream and critiquing the joker on twitter.

 

[rickyb]

Not every one can crash on mama’s couch, eating taco ice cream and critiquing the joker on twitter.

and donating $160 a month to the revolution DONT FORGET IT

 

[rickyb]

It is actually, and puts us in the top across the globe.

The dignity of working to support yourself and your family is something I hope you get to experience some day. Your laziness and crying will prevent that.

millennials are considering not having a family because rampant consumerism, capitalism, and narcissism have given a life expectancy of 20-30 years for future generations.

great going!

and you make no account of highest cost of living in US in some areas which i have already mentioned.

 

[vantexan]

millennials are considering not having a family because rampant consumerism, capitalism, and narcissism have given a life expectancy of 20-30 years for future generations.

great going!

and you make no account of highest cost of living in US in some areas which i have already mentioned.

That's just silly.

 

[El Correcto]

and donating $160 a month to the revolution DONT FORGET IT

No refunds comrade.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

millennials are considering not having a family because rampant consumerism, capitalism, and narcissism have given a life expectancy of 20-30 years for future generations.

Life expectancy in the United States is 78 years. Again, you have been lied to by the people you listen to on Twitter.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

millennials are considering not having a family because rampant consumerism, capitalism, and narcissism have given a life expectancy of 20-30 years for future generations.

great going!

and you make no account of highest cost of living in US in some areas which i have already mentioned.

Only if they are as stupid and ignorant as you.

 

[rickyb]

Life expectancy in the United States is 78 years. Again, you have been lied to by the people you listen to on Twitter.

anyone who is born today is not going to live 78 years the way we are going, so those numbers are obviously wrong. and btw if the US is the greatest country, why are the numbers relatively low compared to other developed countries?

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

anyone who is born today is not going to live 78 years the way we are going, so those numbers are obviously wrong.

Why not, because you say so?
Because your Twitter crybaby heroes say so?

Bro, you are in a death cult. These fatalists you listen to are selling you propaganda. You need to stop listening to those fools and live your life.

 

[rickyb]

Why not, because you say so?
Because your Twitter crybaby heroes say so?

Bro, you are in a death cult. These fatalists you listen to are selling you propaganda. You need to stop listening to those fools and live your life.

just depends on what you believe.

you think we are not in a climate emergency. i do. we live in a complex society and they tend to collapse. its called the progress trap. oldmanjingles and i have found the greatest meaning in our lives donating to our causes.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

anyone who is born today is not going to live 78 years the way we are going, so those numbers are obviously wrong. and btw if the US is the greatest country, why are the numbers relatively low compared to other developed countries?

You are such a moe.ron!
Your generation will live longer and enjoy a healthier life than any generation in history.

 

[rickyb]

You are such a moe.ron!
Your generation will live longer and enjoy a healthier life than any generation in history.

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me so stupid

 

[Old Man Jingles]

me so stupid

And keep in mind that the definition of 'STUPID' is one doing or believing something when when they have the intelligence and experience to know better.

 

[rickyb]

And keep in mind that the definition of 'STUPID' is one doing or believing something when when they have the intelligence and experience to know better.

most people are stupid at some things. the ones who think they are smart are really stupid.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

most people are stupid at some things. the ones who think they are smart are really stupid.

I agree with that ... I worked harder because I thought I was inferior.
I was determined to succeed in spite of my shortcomings.
My achievements in life came from educating myself after college and being very disciplined.
My IQ may not be as high as Obama or Trump, but hard work can overcome limitations ... you wouldn't understand.

I bought two copies of the below when I was in college and kept it one on my desk at UPS and on my desk at home.
No thought has influenced my life more than this quote from President Coolidge!

 

[rickyb]

I agree with that ... I worked harder because I thought I was inferior.
I was determined to succeed in spite of my shortcomings.
My achievements in life came from educating myself after college and being very disciplined.
My IQ may not be as high as Obama or Trump, but hard work can overcome limitations ... you wouldn't understand.

I bought two copies of the below when I was in college and kept it one my desk at UPS and on my desk at home.
No thought has influenced my life more than this quote from President Coolidge!

well you may be wrong about persistence but im a huge believer in it as well. im not naive enough to say that if a person in teh 3rd world fails, its because they werent persistent enough. same for poor people in 1st world. its not a level playing field. george w bush repeatedly s up before hes president, and gets chance after chance because hes rich and connected. but when youre poor and you up, its over.

what i should say is we are kicking way too many people when theyre down and getting too many jokers because of it.

 

[Operational needs]

well you may be wrong about persistence but im a huge believer in it as well. im not naive enough to say that if a person in teh 3rd world fails, its because they werent persistent enough. same for poor people in 1st world. its not a level playing field. george w bush repeatedly s up before hes president, and gets chance after chance because hes rich and connected. but when youre poor and you up, its over.

So how do you explain foreign people who come to this country, with just the clothes on their backs, who succeed and become wealthy if not for persistence?