Overheard on Facebook

[markbike528CBX]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

[Taran Wanderer]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

How deep do the nested quotes go? Is it like Inception where we’re not sure what reality is?

[ixtap]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

How deep do the nested quotes go? Is it like Inception where we’re not sure what reality is?

Are you going to make me go and nest in the ongoing discussion on "reality" from that other thread?

[Taran Wanderer]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

How deep do the nested quotes go? Is it like Inception where we’re not sure what reality is?

Are you going to make me go and nest in the ongoing discussion on "reality" from that other thread?

Maybe.

[GuitarStv]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

How deep do the nested quotes go? Is it like Inception where we’re not sure what reality is?

Are you going to make me go and nest in the ongoing discussion on "reality" from that other thread?

Maybe.

:D

[Taran Wanderer]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

How deep do the nested quotes go? Is it like Inception where we’re not sure what reality is?

Are you going to make me go and nest in the ongoing discussion on "reality" from that other thread?

Maybe.

:D

@Paul der Krake - it’s starting to look cool, isn’t it?  ;-)

[johndoe]

[Chaplin]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

How deep do the nested quotes go? Is it like Inception where we’re not sure what reality is?

Are you going to make me go and nest in the ongoing discussion on "reality" from that other thread?

Maybe.

:D

@Paul der Krake - it’s starting to look cool, isn’t it?  ;-)

It's important to stress-test systems to see where the limits are. So far so good. Who woke up today and chose chaos?

[Sibley]

Everyone who keeps replying to quote blocks past 3 levels deep belongs to the worst generation.

I agree completely!

I’m so glad someone finally said it.

I like the pretty boxes!

I was trying to find the thread where nested quotes got so bad that the innermost quote was only 2 letters long.    I wanted to point out the results before this thread got that bad.  I thought it was in Overheard at Work (the original thread), but I couldn't find it.  Probably for the best.

You know you posted a goal and not a warning right? :-)

Yes,
And the nested thread _might_ have been in the portion of the thread with orange and black boxes, all packed in lots of foam.  Or else it was just punny.

How deep do the nested quotes go? Is it like Inception where we’re not sure what reality is?

Are you going to make me go and nest in the ongoing discussion on "reality" from that other thread?

Maybe.

:D

@Paul der Krake - it’s starting to look cool, isn’t it?  ;-)

It's important to stress-test systems to see where the limits are. So far so good. Who woke up today and chose chaos?

Me? I'll join the party! After all, it's Friday.

[Paul der Krake]

It's important to stress-test systems to see where the limits are. So far so good. Who woke up today and chose chaos?

🌈🌈 ARE 🌈 YOU 🌈 NOT 🌈 ENTERTAINED? 🌈🌈    🍆

[PDXTabs]

It's important to stress-test systems to see where the limits are. So far so good. Who woke up today and chose chaos?

🌈🌈 ARE 🌈 YOU 🌈 NOT 🌈 ENTERTAINED? 🌈🌈    🍆

[Taran Wanderer]

It's important to stress-test systems to see where the limits are. So far so good. Who woke up today and chose chaos?

🌈🌈 ARE 🌈 YOU 🌈 NOT 🌈 ENTERTAINED? 🌈🌈    🍆

I’m in for chaos. Game on.

[Gas-man]

It's important to stress-test systems to see where the limits are. So far so good. Who woke up today and chose chaos?

🌈🌈 ARE 🌈 YOU 🌈 NOT 🌈 ENTERTAINED? 🌈🌈    🍆

I’m in for chaos. Game on.

Sure beats working.

[Chaplin]

Cool! You can slide the slider bar embedded in news scroll. That entertained me.

[Warlord1986]

Saw this on my feed. How to tell people you don't know how to meal plan without saying you don't know how to meal plan.

[ender]

They aren't wrong about calories per dollar at McDonalds vs fruit.

But I'm still struggling to understand how that added up to $32.

[Dollar Slice]

But I'm still struggling to understand how that added up to $32.

I just did a guesstimate based on prices at my local Manhattan Whole Foods, if you bought them all organic the fruit would be about $25. Maybe the soft drink is artisanal... or more likely the grapes were especially big bunches.

Whole Foods is actually cheaper than a lot of other grocery stores in Manhattan, especially lower Manhattan, so if they live somewhere like that, I could believe it. Not that it's a good way to make a point for the population at large...

[Plina]

At least it easy to make dinner...

[solon]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

[shelivesthedream]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

[SwordGuy]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

They are just trying to tell you they aren't an ass, they're just not sure of the rules.

[PMG]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

They are just trying to tell you they aren't an ass, they're just not sure of the rules.

They are admitting don’t care about the rules and are too lazy to look at the sticky post. IMHO it marks them as an ass.

Similarly, those posts on social media (and here!) where the op clearly hasn’t googled first. Uuuurggh.

And the posts where the subject line doesn’t give you any context. Uuurgh.

[SwordGuy]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

They are just trying to tell you they aren't an ass, they're just not sure of the rules.

They are admitting don’t care about the rules and are too lazy to look at the sticky post. IMHO it marks them as an ass.

Similarly, those posts on social media (and here!) where the op clearly hasn’t googled first. Uuuurggh.

And the posts where the subject line doesn’t give you any context. Uuurgh.

Sometimes the rules aren't clearly written or just don't say.   Sometimes the moderators enforce rules that aren't written and don't enforce rules that are.      And sometimes you're right, they are too lazy to look up the rules.

As for the rest, yep, agree completely.   Then again, remember that half of all people are dumber than average -- and average isn't all that smart.

[shelivesthedream]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

They are just trying to tell you they aren't an ass, they're just not sure of the rules.

I'm talking things like posting "Can anyone recommend a local plumber?" in a "Local recommendations" group or "I have these cloth nappies for sale" in a "Cloth nappy sales" group.

[Jenny Wren]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

I see this as the online version of "Not to be rude, but..." conversation starter that everyone damn well knows means that the perpetrator is specifically trying to be rude.

[DadJokes]

Seen on my town's "Hip" page:

Don't use the Wash n Roll. They ripped me off for 80.00. Tried to get it back and they would only give me credit. I explained that I had a car accident and didn't have a car to use it on. I also explained I live on a very small pension. Very cold hearted people. Please don't give them your money.

Reading through the comments, the OP, who is actually named Karen, signed up for a monthly plan because the first month was free. The plan would be auto-renewed monthly for $40/month. Karen wrecks her car and doesn't remember to cancel the membership in June or July, then gets mad at the car wash for not refunding her the money.

[dragoncar]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

They are just trying to tell you they aren't an ass, they're just not sure of the rules.

They are admitting don’t care about the rules and are too lazy to look at the sticky post. IMHO it marks them as an ass.

Similarly, those posts on social media (and here!) where the op clearly hasn’t googled first. Uuuurggh.

And the posts where the subject line doesn’t give you any context. Uuurgh.

They might very well be an ass.  But they are saying they're not trying to be.  There's a difference between careless and malicious assiness in my book.

[AlanStache]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

They are just trying to tell you they aren't an ass, they're just not sure of the rules.

They are admitting don’t care about the rules and are too lazy to look at the sticky post. IMHO it marks them as an ass.

Similarly, those posts on social media (and here!) where the op clearly hasn’t googled first. Uuuurggh.

And the posts where the subject line doesn’t give you any context. Uuurgh.

They might very well be an ass.  But they are saying they're not trying to be.  There's a difference between careless and malicious assiness in my book.

Maybe but I have seen people push careless so far as to warrant the elimination of any benefit of the doubt and it become proper to consider it malicious* even if they had no bad intentions.

malicious* maybe not technically malicious then at least hostel. 

[MissNancyPryor]

Seen on my town's "Hip" page:

Don't use the Wash n Roll. They ripped me off for 80.00. Tried to get it back and they would only give me credit. I explained that I had a car accident and didn't have a car to use it on. I also explained I live on a very small pension. Very cold hearted people. Please don't give them your money.

Reading through the comments, the OP, who is actually named Karen, signed up for a monthly plan because the first month was free. The plan would be auto-renewed monthly for $40/month. Karen wrecks her car and doesn't remember to cancel the membership in June or July, then gets mad at the car wash for not refunding her the money.

Oh my, that reminds me of a person I know who drives a fancy car but is very upside down in it.  It is currently one of the things keeping her from retirement (she is 66).  She had a long time boyfriend who sadly died of a brain tumor and they bought the car together when he was still living.  They knew he had the tumor when they got the car and so they bought the expensive warranty that would pay it off completely if he died, rolling that warranty cost into the loan. 

Now she is pissed and cries poor because he died and the warranty company wouldn't pay off the car.  But.... fine print says you must survive at least 6 months after buying the car for the death benefit to pay off (just like so many no-medical-exam insurance policies have a waiting period to prevent hospice patients rolling in for payouts). 

It could be argued that they were not ethical to go down to a car lot with a brain tumor and buy a pay off benefit, but obviously all insurers account for this in their actuarial tables when they set the high price and delay period for these policies.  Essentially this lady took a gamble and lost, but it bothers me that she acts like she got ripped off.  I am sure the salesman didn't highlight the delay period but it feels like they went in planning to get a free car knowing he was terminal. 

It's a sad deal with bad decisions in the midst of grief, one she is paying for and stuck with.     

[HamsterStache]

It’s like all the people I see asking “what would happen if I just don’t pay what I owe? A big company shouldn’t care, right?”

[Travis]

If this isn't allowed, please delete.

This drives me nuts on Facebook groups. Like if you have posted something that isn't allowed but not given your specific permission, the mods won't delete it. I have been a mod. I zapped posts appropriately whether I was "allowed" by the poster or not.

I mentioned this exact thing months ago on the "phrases I hate" thread. Mods exist. If your post isn't allowed, don't worry, it'll disappear with or without your disclaimer.  I try not to read too much into the attitude of the poster other than wanting to shout out "here's your sign."

[Plina]

Female friend of mine recently posted close to 100 pictures of her 'engagement shoot'. That's right, they hired a professional photographer and restaged the actual process of engagement (the entire evening), then added some cheese fake oh-gosh-look-at-how-much-in-love-we-are-strolling-through-that-garden-holding-a-lantern pictures.

I didn't even know there was such as thing as an engagement shoot. What's next, first-date-shoots?

Are you sure it was reenacted?  I'm not condoning it either way, but a photographer friend of mine on facebook offers a service where she will shoot the actual proposal (or other surprise moments like reunions etc.)  I assume the proposer has to be on top of the arrangement and timing.

My girlfriend's a photographer, and she did this for someone once.  It was adorable.  They of course did real photos together right after.  I think she charged something like $80 for the whole "shoot".  She loved doing it. 

As a photographer, she does get frustrated when she sees lousy wedding photos that she knows the people paid way too much for.  She tends to do weddings for about $500~1000, which is apparently super-low-budget one-day wedding photography.  She knows her photos are as good as the $10k photographer, and better than the $5k photographer.  It's all marketing and the bullshit perception that you're paying more, so therefore it's better.  She always finds her most polite clients are the ones that are paying the most.  The ones that she charges less respect her less.  It's an odd disconnect.

If you show that you value your own work, most of the people will also value it. My boss is pretty bad at charging clients, which annoys me. Because of that she gets a lot of unnecessary questions from clients because they know she will not bill them. We have a client that was sending a lot of emails to me and in one instance he didn’t want to contact a technical consultant, that cost less than half of my cost. I told him that it would also cost him when we tried to solve the problem that was not our expertise. After that, the amount of email has decreased by 90 %.

[lemanfan]

As a photographer, she does get frustrated when she sees lousy wedding photos that she knows the people paid way too much for.  She tends to do weddings for about $500~1000, which is apparently super-low-budget one-day wedding photography.  She knows her photos are as good as the $10k photographer, and better than the $5k photographer.  It's all marketing and the bullshit perception that you're paying more, so therefore it's better.  She always finds her most polite clients are the ones that are paying the most.  The ones that she charges less respect her less.  It's an odd disconnect.

It sounds like it's time for her to increase her prices.  Discounts back to the old level can always be given if there is a reason.  :)

[ChickenStash]

This wasn't on Facebook but an internet forum - still social media, I suppose. On a forum dedicated to a particular car model, someone posted a GoFundMe to pay for their 200k in student loans they took out to get their MD and help cover the 4k/mo payments. No mention of unemployment or health issues or any other justification for the GFM beyond complaining about the cost.

People were gently (for that crowd) roasting the OP until someone dug up a "build thread" the OP started that detailed at least 50k in parts alone that they spent on their car plus probably 10k in garage gear. Then the napalm dropped. Unfortunately, the OP complained to the mods and got the thread deleted before it really got some legs.

Apparently adulting is hard. Or just having some sense of financial awareness. From what I see posted here, I'm a bit of an outlier in the MMM world because I do enjoy owning/working on nice cars (and budget accordingly), but I can't even fathom blowing that much money while having a 200k student loan over my head. Then having the nerve to try getting other people to cover the loan payments.

There've been quite a few big budget build threads I've watched over the years on various forums where I'm drooling over the intricate machining and in awe of the costs - both in parts and in labor from these higher-end tuner shops. I wonder just how many of those builds are in the same boat where they are basically financed to the hilt either directly with a CC or something or indirectly like this thread where they just aren't paying off another loan. Crazy.

[PDXTabs]

It’s like all the people I see asking “what would happen if I just don’t pay what I owe? A big company shouldn’t care, right?”

That's complicated, but if it was Wells Fargo who has been fined billions of dollars for illegally fleecing consumers, I'd be fine with it. Turnabout is after all fair play.

[ducky19]

As a photographer, she does get frustrated when she sees lousy wedding photos that she knows the people paid way too much for.  She tends to do weddings for about $500~1000, which is apparently super-low-budget one-day wedding photography.  She knows her photos are as good as the $10k photographer, and better than the $5k photographer.  It's all marketing and the bullshit perception that you're paying more, so therefore it's better.  She always finds her most polite clients are the ones that are paying the most.  The ones that she charges less respect her less.  It's an odd disconnect.

It sounds like it's time for her to increase her prices.  Discounts back to the old level can always be given if there is a reason.  :)

I totally get that - my wife tried giving away hostas for years when she would split them in the spring. Was ever only able to get rid of 3 or 4 each year. She finally started asking $5 each for them and couldn't keep up with demand. Why are things better because you pay more? I never did get it...

[JAYSLOL]

As a photographer, she does get frustrated when she sees lousy wedding photos that she knows the people paid way too much for.  She tends to do weddings for about $500~1000, which is apparently super-low-budget one-day wedding photography.  She knows her photos are as good as the $10k photographer, and better than the $5k photographer.  It's all marketing and the bullshit perception that you're paying more, so therefore it's better.  She always finds her most polite clients are the ones that are paying the most.  The ones that she charges less respect her less.  It's an odd disconnect.

It sounds like it's time for her to increase her prices.  Discounts back to the old level can always be given if there is a reason.  :)

I totally get that - my wife tried giving away hostas for years when she would split them in the spring. Was ever only able to get rid of 3 or 4 each year. She finally started asking $5 each for them and couldn't keep up with demand. Why are things better because you pay more? I never did get it...

That reminds me of a post where somebody said they wanted to get rid of an old but working refrigerator and put it out at the end of their driveway with a “free, works” sign on it.  It sat there for a week and nobody took it, so they put a sign on it that said “$400, works, pay at house”.  It was stolen within 30 min

[sonofsven]

As a photographer, she does get frustrated when she sees lousy wedding photos that she knows the people paid way too much for.  She tends to do weddings for about $500~1000, which is apparently super-low-budget one-day wedding photography.  She knows her photos are as good as the $10k photographer, and better than the $5k photographer.  It's all marketing and the bullshit perception that you're paying more, so therefore it's better.  She always finds her most polite clients are the ones that are paying the most.  The ones that she charges less respect her less.  It's an odd disconnect.

It sounds like it's time for her to increase her prices.  Discounts back to the old level can always be given if there is a reason.  :)

I totally get that - my wife tried giving away hostas for years when she would split them in the spring. Was ever only able to get rid of 3 or 4 each year. She finally started asking $5 each for them and couldn't keep up with demand. Why are things better because you pay more? I never did get it...

That reminds me of a post where somebody said they wanted to get rid of an old but working refrigerator and put it out at the end of their driveway with a “free, works” sign on it.  It sat there for a week and nobody took it, so they put a sign on it that said “$400, works, pay at house”.  It was stolen within 30 min

Hah, yes! I had a similar experience. My sister bought a new tv, the old one was smoking when you turned it on (this was a long time ago).
I packed the old tv in the new tv box and put it in the back of my truck (you could drop off for free at a tv repair shop)
I stopped at an auto parts store and was in and out in five minutes, tv was gone! Hooray.

[dragoncar]

Hah, yes! I had a similar experience. My sister bought a new tv, the old one was smoking when you turned it on (this was a long time ago).
I packed the old tv in the new tv box and put it in the back of my truck (you could drop off for free at a tv repair shop)
I stopped at an auto parts store and was in and out in five minutes, tv was gone! Hooray.

I mean that’s funny and all but I’ll be the downer and say I don’t think the thief properly recycled it at the repair shop and likely dumped it once they realized it was broken

[Just Joe]

I remember when Facebook was only us cool and good looking college kids. Then they let the old and ugly in and down it went. Ugh, why do adults have to ruin everything?

I remember when the cool kids were using friendster and myspace . . . before this weird upstart facebook came along.  :P

Last week I got an invite from a new social network website called MeWe. Nope.

[jinga nation]

I remember when Facebook was only us cool and good looking college kids. Then they let the old and ugly in and down it went. Ugh, why do adults have to ruin everything?

I remember when the cool kids were using friendster and myspace . . . before this weird upstart facebook came along.  :P

Last week I got an invite from a new social network website called MeWe. Nope.

Social networking is so last decade, or the decade before.

[RobertFromTX]

Story from a college-related message board I frequent.

A young guy I work with went and traded his truck in this weekend for a new one. Traded a 2018 4wd Chevy 1500 for a new 2021 4wd Chevy 1500 with a duramax.
The truck he traded had some damage from off-roading. A few dents/dings/scratches. They quoted him $6k for the repairs and ended up giving him $21k in trade. He was ecstatic about it, even though he owed $25k.
New truck was right at $60k. But he's pretty young without much credit. No problem, right? We'll just give you 9.5% for 84 months at $850/month. I almost freakin choked when he told me that. He actually thinks he got a good deal!!!
What the hell is wrong with people? How can someone get through life thinking that they are making out like a bandit and in reality they are getting bent over and being run in dry??? I just don't get it. And of course the damn banks giving the loans are the other problem. Pure insanity.
Sorry for my rant.

[SwordGuy]

Story from a college-related message board I frequent.

A young guy I work with went and traded his truck in this weekend for a new one. Traded a 2018 4wd Chevy 1500 for a new 2021 4wd Chevy 1500 with a duramax.
The truck he traded had some damage from off-roading. A few dents/dings/scratches. They quoted him $6k for the repairs and ended up giving him $21k in trade. He was ecstatic about it, even though he owed $25k.
New truck was right at $60k. But he's pretty young without much credit. No problem, right? We'll just give you 9.5% for 84 months at $850/month. I almost freakin choked when he told me that. He actually thinks he got a good deal!!!
What the hell is wrong with people? How can someone get through life thinking that they are making out like a bandit and in reality they are getting bent over and being run in dry??? I just don't get it. And of course the damn banks giving the loans are the other problem. Pure insanity.
Sorry for my rant.

By deciding in k-12 that they are too cool to learn math or just being too lazy to learn.   That's how.

There's no shortage of people like that in America.  Our schools are chock full of them and have been for generations.

[NorCal]

Story from a college-related message board I frequent.

A young guy I work with went and traded his truck in this weekend for a new one. Traded a 2018 4wd Chevy 1500 for a new 2021 4wd Chevy 1500 with a duramax.
The truck he traded had some damage from off-roading. A few dents/dings/scratches. They quoted him $6k for the repairs and ended up giving him $21k in trade. He was ecstatic about it, even though he owed $25k.
New truck was right at $60k. But he's pretty young without much credit. No problem, right? We'll just give you 9.5% for 84 months at $850/month. I almost freakin choked when he told me that. He actually thinks he got a good deal!!!
What the hell is wrong with people? How can someone get through life thinking that they are making out like a bandit and in reality they are getting bent over and being run in dry??? I just don't get it. And of course the damn banks giving the loans are the other problem. Pure insanity.
Sorry for my rant.

By deciding in k-12 that they are too cool to learn math or just being too lazy to learn.   That's how.

There's no shortage of people like that in America.  Our schools are chock full of them and have been for generations.

While you are completely correct, there's also just something about cars that just turns people's brains off.

I knew a guy in the Army who got a "great deal" from a friend that sold him a used Mitsubishi Eclipse for $50K.  I forget the interest rate he was paying on it, but it was at least double digits.

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Story from a college-related message board I frequent.

A young guy I work with went and traded his truck in this weekend for a new one. Traded a 2018 4wd Chevy 1500 for a new 2021 4wd Chevy 1500 with a duramax.
The truck he traded had some damage from off-roading. A few dents/dings/scratches. They quoted him $6k for the repairs and ended up giving him $21k in trade. He was ecstatic about it, even though he owed $25k.
New truck was right at $60k. But he's pretty young without much credit. No problem, right? We'll just give you 9.5% for 84 months at $850/month. I almost freakin choked when he told me that. He actually thinks he got a good deal!!!
What the hell is wrong with people? How can someone get through life thinking that they are making out like a bandit and in reality they are getting bent over and being run in dry??? I just don't get it. And of course the damn banks giving the loans are the other problem. Pure insanity.
Sorry for my rant.

By deciding in k-12 that they are too cool to learn math or just being too lazy to learn.   That's how.

There's no shortage of people like that in America.  Our schools are chock full of them and have been for generations.

While you are completely correct, there's also just something about cars that just turns people's brains off.

I knew a guy in the Army who got a "great deal" from a friend that sold him a used Mitsubishi Eclipse for $50K.  I forget the interest rate he was paying on it, but it was at least double digits.

Are you sure it was an Eclipse and not something like an Evo? An Eclipse is like $25k new. The Evo (Lancer Evolution) is popular with "car guys" and could feasibly be $50k used if modded.

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Old friend on FB was trying to sell the frame for their king-size bed since it no longer fits in their new location. Said friend is an unmarried individual, no relationship. King-size bed. Millennial, occasionally complains about adulting and money. King. Size. Bed.

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Old friend on FB was trying to sell the frame for their king-size bed since it no longer fits in their new location. Said friend is an unmarried individual, no relationship. King-size bed. Millennial, occasionally complains about adulting and money. King. Size. Bed.

Are they tall? Or dating? I also know a lot of millennials whose parents gifted them a bed when they moved out.

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Old friend on FB was trying to sell the frame for their king-size bed since it no longer fits in their new location. Said friend is an unmarried individual, no relationship. King-size bed. Millennial, occasionally complains about adulting and money. King. Size. Bed.

Are they tall? Or dating? I also know a lot of millennials whose parents gifted them a bed when they moved out.

Not dating, and holding religious views that wouldn't lead me to believe they'd be sharing it. They are somewhat short, but also somewhat large, which is where I think some of the rationale comes from, but goodness, not THAT large :) As for the gifting, that's not a bad consideration, but it sounds like they bought the frame, as they're trying to recoup the money they spent on that, so I'd suspect they probably bought the bed, too. And I don't wish to deny people their luxuries, but it's definitely a head-scratcher at the least. They've been known to buy some other very expensive items.

I try not to beat up too harshly on people, though, I just can't get over knowing that one of my very single old friends has a king size bed :D

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Old friend on FB was trying to sell the frame for their king-size bed since it no longer fits in their new location. Said friend is an unmarried individual, no relationship. King-size bed. Millennial, occasionally complains about adulting and money. King. Size. Bed.

Are they tall? Or dating? I also know a lot of millennials whose parents gifted them a bed when they moved out.

Not dating, and holding religious views that wouldn't lead me to believe they'd be sharing it. They are somewhat short, but also somewhat large, which is where I think some of the rationale comes from, but goodness, not THAT large :) As for the gifting, that's not a bad consideration, but it sounds like they bought the frame, as they're trying to recoup the money they spent on that, so I'd suspect they probably bought the bed, too. And I don't wish to deny people their luxuries, but it's definitely a head-scratcher at the least. They've been known to buy some other very expensive items.

I try not to beat up too harshly on people, though, I just can't get over knowing that one of my very single old friends has a king size bed :D

I mean, maybe they bought it at a time when they aspired to get married?

My now-husband decided to splash out a queen instead of a double for his personal use after his divorce in case he met someone, which, uh, obviously he did. (Glad he didn't go for a king. It would have fit in his fancy bachelor pad but we can barely wedge the queen and 2 night stands into our cozy little basement master.)

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Old friend on FB was trying to sell the frame for their king-size bed since it no longer fits in their new location. Said friend is an unmarried individual, no relationship. King-size bed. Millennial, occasionally complains about adulting and money. King. Size. Bed.

Are they tall? Or dating? I also know a lot of millennials whose parents gifted them a bed when they moved out.

Not dating, and holding religious views that wouldn't lead me to believe they'd be sharing it. They are somewhat short, but also somewhat large, which is where I think some of the rationale comes from, but goodness, not THAT large :) As for the gifting, that's not a bad consideration, but it sounds like they bought the frame, as they're trying to recoup the money they spent on that, so I'd suspect they probably bought the bed, too. And I don't wish to deny people their luxuries, but it's definitely a head-scratcher at the least. They've been known to buy some other very expensive items.

I try not to beat up too harshly on people, though, I just can't get over knowing that one of my very single old friends has a king size bed :D

I mean, maybe they bought it at a time when they aspired to get married?

My now-husband decided to splash out a queen instead of a double for his personal use after his divorce in case he met someone, which, uh, obviously he did. (Glad he didn't go for a king. It would have fit in his fancy bachelor pad but we can barely wedge the queen and 2 night stands into our cozy little basement master.)

I have a Queen size bed and I would say it is a fairly normal size for someone living alone. I would have bought a king size but the bedroom in my apartment was fairly small. King size is the standard size for a double bed here.