What are some companies that deserve to be boycotted to death?
So far my list includes Comcast, EA, and Nestle. Tell me yours, and I'll help out.
Gonna go visit black canyon national park.
Seriously, any random person off the streets would be better than Biden and Trump... Find somebody new and let grandpa retire. I voted for him in 2020 to save democracy, but the dems aren't even taking it seriously. He screwed up in Afghanistan, printed too much money and caused massive inflation, backed down on forgiving most student loans, and did nothing to fix our broken system riddled with corruption. I won't be voting for him again in 2024. Fuck both of 'em.
I'm embarrassed to be American at this point... Republicans are literal fucking nazis, democrats continue catering to the whims of corporate lobbyist bribes, and corruption is everywhere. Nothing will change until the boomers start dying off ~2032, and that's assuming we can remain a democracy that long.
Anybody else raised way more by the internet than their own parents?
I'm a millennial with boomer parents, who are famous for their hands-off parenting approach. Just wondering.
Sometimes the best decisions are made while intoxicated. Optimism overflow.
I used to have ~8 beers daily. Felt terrible majority of the time. Now I workout 4 days a week and only drink 2 beers every Friday. It's great.
We're considering moving to Europe soon for a job opportunity, but moving away from family is the major downside.
What are some of the best decisions of your life?
I'm talking about life decisions that worked out perfectly and left you with no regrets. Here are mine:
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Quitting Facebook - I quit using facebook about 2 years ago. It's a toxic platform that destroys your privacy, worsens your mental health, and endangers democracies. Much happier since I quit, and no regrets at all. Talking to friends and family face to face or through text is way better.
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Quitting my old toxic, stressful job - I quit working at a top 500 software firm a while back and have been much happier ever since. There was little to no work/life balance, co-workers were extremely antagonistic, the work was amazingly both boring and stressful, and management didn't care about anything. Quit for another job that paid around the same with a much better culture. No regrets.
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Reading books - Books have completely re-shaped my world view, and I would be much worse off without them. Here is my list:
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"The Better Angels of Our Nature," "Enlightenment Now," and "Factfulness" by Steven Pinker (first two) and Hans Rosling (last). The world is improving overall, not getting worse like the media makes it seem. Reading the facts convinced me it is logical to be an optimist.
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"Ultralearning" by Scott Young and "A Mind for Numbers" by Barbara Oakley. Two books that teach the science of efficient learning. These books helped me understand the best strategies for long-term knowledge retention. Every public school in the world should be teaching the concepts in these books.
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"The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing," "The Millionaire Next Door," and "Your Money or your Life," by Taylor Larimor, Cotter Smithand, and Vicki Robin (in that order). As well as various FIRE blogs. These books helped me learn the basics of personal finance, investing, and early retirement. Previously I thought that working until you die was an unavoidable fact of life. Reading about FIRE and smart money management made me question that assumption, and freed me from the shackles of corporate nonsense.
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I'm interested in hearing what other people have to say. Give me what you've got.
Have lemmy.world admins said anything about this yet at all?
I ended up buying a rice cooker, and plan on buying an e-reader. Thanks, everyone.
I don't remember everything since it was years ago when I bought it all. I got a rogue barbell, fringesport bumper weights, and a rep power rack.
https://www.roguefitness.com/the-rogue-bar-2-0-blbr https://www.fringesport.com/collections/bumper-plates-and-bumper-plate-sets https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016AUC9KC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
In the past, I've had to use ANC earbuds (sony xf-1000) in combination with hearing protection. Works like a charm, but not very comfortable.
I use sony xf-1000xm4, but yeah ANC is really helpful sometimes.
Would get a key organizer if it wasn't for car keyfob. We had to replace dishwasher recently. Hand washing dishes sucks.
What are some of the best purchases of your life?
For me it has to be:
- Helix mattress ($1,217). Sleep is great.
- Home gym power cage & weights (~$1,000). Look good, feel good, get strong.
- Netgear Nighthawk AXE7800 ($339). No more random, annoying internet disconnects/slowness.
- Books ($0 @ library)
- "Ultralearning" - Scott Young (how to learn efficiently)
- "Enlightenment Now" - Steven Pinker (the world overall is improving)
- "The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing" - Taylor Larimore (how to invest)
- PS5 ($500). So many great games like witcher 3, god of war, spiderman.
I'm searching for some more deep value purchases. Give me what you've got.