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TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« on: August 19, 2014, 03:26:23 PM »
Well, at least what mustachianism boils down to.  I searched the forums to see if it was already posted, and I didn't get any hits.

For your consideration:
http://youtu.be/XMo1dRiezaA

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2014, 05:06:19 PM »
Uh, I don't have any consumer debt. Do I have to give this guy 14:17 of my life?

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2014, 05:27:31 PM »
All buzz-killingtons aside. I thought the video was awesome. It puts the numbers in some interesting perspectives.

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2014, 09:09:13 PM »

Uh, I don't have any consumer debt. Do I have to give this guy 14:17 of my life?

Uh, no. You don't have to do anything. Good day. I said good day!

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2014, 09:30:14 PM »
I didn't think this was Preet's most inspiring words, but following his talk, YouTube suggested the following talk to me, which really did inspire me: How to quit your life (and reboot): (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWxMDdLey0E&feature=youtu.be

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2014, 09:49:56 PM »
Good video. New way of looking at the same concepts as to why debt is bad, but not on how to really avoid it. He only mentions at the very end in parting that wanting a $35,000 is probably not a good idea. Hello! They only net $50,000 a year!

BTW, I watched the following TED talk and got something more out of it. More bicycle propaganda! (in a good way) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07o-TASvIxY

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2014, 09:54:41 PM »

Uh, I don't have any consumer debt. Do I have to give this guy 14:17 of my life?

Uh, no. You don't have to do anything. Good day. I said good day!
Were you screaming when you said that? I hope so, because I scream for ice cream. Looks like you have a lot of it.

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2014, 09:02:10 AM »
Wrong, sir! Wrong! Under section 37B of the contract signed by him, it states quite clearly that all offers shall become null and void if -- and you can read it for yourself in this photostatic copy -- "I, the undersigned, shall forfeit all rights, privileges, and licenses herein and herein contained," et cetera, et cetera... "Fax mentis incendium gloria cultum," et cetera, et cetera... "Memo bis punitor delicatum"! It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal! You stole fizzy lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and sterilized, so you get nothing! You lose! Good day sir!
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I said good day!

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2014, 02:00:23 PM »
I like this one:

Sell your crap. Pay your debt. Do what you love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XRPbFIN4lk

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2014, 06:07:51 PM »
"There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like."

what an awesome quote

I may print that out and hang it in my cube.....and hope my boss doesn't see it ;-)

I've always been partial to the Fight Club version. Same thing, pretty much, but I like the profanity.
Quote from: Tyler Durden
I see all this potential, and I see it squandered. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables – slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2014, 06:29:47 PM »
"There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like."

what an awesome quote

I may print that out and hang it in my cube.....and hope my boss doesn't see it ;-)

Better yet - print it out and post it in your boss's office, in the break room, in the common areas, in the CEO's office....

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2014, 08:29:36 AM »
"There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like."

what an awesome quote

I may print that out and hang it in my cube.....and hope my boss doesn't see it ;-)

I've always been partial to the Fight Club version. Same thing, pretty much, but I like the profanity.
Quote from: Tyler Durden
I see all this potential, and I see it squandered. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables – slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.

The only thing the Fight Club version is lacking is "to impress people we don't like."  To me, that is the biggest part of the statement, offering the plainest evidence that the average person is in fact an idiot.

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2014, 09:27:17 AM »
"There are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like."

what an awesome quote

I may print that out and hang it in my cube.....and hope my boss doesn't see it ;-)

I've always been partial to the Fight Club version. Same thing, pretty much, but I like the profanity.
Quote from: Tyler Durden
I see all this potential, and I see it squandered. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables – slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need.

The only thing the Fight Club version is lacking is "to impress people we don't like."  To me, that is the biggest part of the statement, offering the plainest evidence that the average person is in fact an idiot.

Yeah, I missed that part. There has to be a way to combine it all and add profanity, as well as the keeping up with the joneses part. I'll get to work on that. :-)

Oh, and I don't know if I ever mentioned this odput, and it might be a bit personal, but I love your personal text.

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2014, 10:04:20 AM »
You could always tack "to impress a bunch of assholes" on the end of it, but then it's not, strictly speaking, from the movie

Oh, and I don't know if I ever mentioned this odput, and it might be a bit personal, but I love your personal text.

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2014, 01:43:24 PM »
Uh, I don't have any consumer debt. Do I have to give this guy 14:17 of my life?

Yes. Those Indians are goddamn crafty little buggers. Give him a change to bugger you. In a good way.

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Re: TEDx talk on Mustachianism
« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2014, 02:40:24 PM »

Uh, I don't have any consumer debt. Do I have to give this guy 14:17 of my life?

Yes. Those Indians are goddamn crafty little buggers. Give him a change to bugger you. In a good way.

:)

Did I just read this?  Haha wow kriegsspiel!  And I'm not a sensitive PC fella, but wow!