ser
2d ago
So what is exactly your main complaint here? Members of the upper class attending prestigious events, while not being true fans? Theater kids performing for the camera?
The other thing is it’s the blackification of celebration. Where you need to do things loud and visually to show how much it means to you. Yes I am now the old man who yells at clouds.
Half the arena for the Knicks game was suits/finance bros pretending expression of emotion was beneath them. You didn't see reels of them because it's fucking boring. Why is this even a complaint again? I remember the eccentric and extraverted kids always being in the spotlight starting from kindergarten. You wouldn't have written this post if everyone behaved like the boring suits. If anything, you're signal boosting the "black" way of celebration by posting this.
The other interesting sports related thing is the bifurcation of the ticket market for sporting events.
The K-shapifaction of economy is doing it's thing, but why are you acting that hasn't been this way since forever? I'm sure a gladiator event with top gladiator talent and with an emperor in attendance would attract a lot more heads than any other gladiator event in Ancient Rome too. Do you expect an even distribution in demand for lower tier sporting events/matchups?
ser
4d ago
Slightly unusual yes, I happen to have really long and thin limbs. Don't think I look like a concentration camp survivor, but would definitely look better with extra 10-15lbs of muscle.
ser
4d ago
Yes, but I think the concern over this is way too overblown. Average indices buyer will have an exposure of something like 0.35% to SpaceX. There's plenty of dogshit companies in the indices. If that's your main signal for predicting imminent financial crash, I think you're wrong.
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5d ago
Around 3 months ago, I decided to lock in and lose some fat. Started at 22% body fat, goal was to get under 18% before the summer. Did a dexa scan few days ago - came in at 15.2%. Was a bit surprised, I was estimating low 17s-high 16s because I still got some abdominal fat and my abs are barely visible. At 6'3, I'm now officially victim weight at 155lbs. Even though I'm down 10lbs on paper (down 12.7lbs in fat, up 3lbs in lean mass), most of my upper body clothing fits tighter, which is nice. I'm really glad I went through this, learned a lot about nutrition and my body. I was eating 2000 calories, never missed a single day. While it was limiting, there wasn't a day where I felt like I was starving. However, by end of month 2 I did start feeling more tired and less motivated. Workouts would drain me hard, and I started to have to line up my carb intake with my workouts - I would just feel dead as soon as I stepped into the gym if I didn't. Workouts where I had some fast carbs beforehand vs workouts where I didn't were night and day - with carbs I was still able to push myself and continue (slow) progressive overload, while without them I was just barely holding on. And in last 2 weeks, even carb loading stopped being effective. By then, I gave up on progressive overload and just coasted through with 60-80% load.
A few interesting things: I somehow lost enough fat off my face for it to be noticeable even though I didn't have much fat there originally (or so I thought), makes me curious how I would look like at 12-14% body fat. I've always thought I had a mild case of gynecomastia on one of my titties but nope, it was just uneven fat distribution, which is now completely gone. The current trend of protein obsession in all foods is so clutch, makes hitting macros so much easier, while still letting yourself have some treats here and there.
Next goal is getting to 165lbs 15% body fat, clanker is telling me it will take 6 to 9 months. I already upped my calories to 2.3k/day, it's genuinely hard for me to consume this many carbs, I'm inhaling so much fruit daily and somehow still have some loose carbs leftover. Definitely an eye opener to how out of whack my macro intake was when I didn't track every meal like I do now.
ser
7d ago
I'm not an enjoyer of these services either, but I imagine I'd be completely opposite of you. I can already talk about nerdy stuff I'm into with friends or on the internet, I don't have to talk about it with a woman I'm paying money to slobber on my balls. Would I prefer her to be smarter than a balloon just so that she can make an experience more smooth and enjoyable? Yes, but at the end of the day her main task is not that.
I imagine if you're a 7-8 figure SF tech guy, either a founder or a D+ level at a big well known tech company, you would definitely prefer paying more to a reputable escort that won't take sneak pics of you or brag to her friends about who she fucked yesterday though.
I use a LLM before every doctor's visit to get myself familiar with the issue so that I know what exactly to talk about to my doctor. Based on my experience, as long as it's not urgent care or a serious issue, an average (specialized) doctor's visit lasts about 7-10 minutes, where most of the time is you answering some questions for the nurse. Then the main doctor comes in for 2-3 minutes and that's it, here's your $200-400 bill. So, to get any real help, I need to come in with a clear understanding of what my issue is and what type of treatment I'm seeking, that way I can direct the conversation and get actual help. One time I was vindicated with my approach when I was about to be prescribed a drug with a common side effect of drying out meibomian glands (eyes), which would've definitely left me with permanent damage and lifelong pain had I not researched my issue, learned that this drug is a common solution to it and that this was it's main side effect beforehand. I had a laser eye correction surgery few months prior, and FDA has an advisory notice to not take this drug for at least 6 months before/after laser eye surgery. The doctor was dumbfounded when I told her about it, genuinely seemed like it was her first time hearing of this. A LLM didn't have access to my full medical history, so it didn't directly bring this up either, but I was able to connect the dots and research further once I learned that one of the side effects had to do with drying out your eyes. I think you could easily replace large chunk of all doctor visits with an LLM and get comparable, perhaps even better level of care. But I doubt it ever happens, healthcare is a big pie and beneficiaries will fight to keep it as is.
ser
12d ago
What if he's not frontrunning America's decline, but the complete opposite? Venezuela takeover, pushing Mexico to deal with the cartels, salivating at Cuba. All these are signs of USA getting hands on in the region. After Iran war is done, I wouldn't be surprised to see a more formal 'empire expansion' down there, although I have no idea how exactly that would look like.
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13d ago
And it really is a great company I would love to buy at some point. I am likely hoping that the mess up the IPO like Meta and I get to buy it between $500b and a trillion.
It is, but not at $2 trillion, or even $1t.
our biggest companies don’t go public now because of regulations (complicated)
Are you sure this is the reason? I haven't researched much but it seems more like it's just +EV for them to milk the private markets for all they have and only then IPO and milk public markets.
ser
13d ago
SpaceX is an overpriced unprofitable business and the type of fuckery Musk has done to push it into big indices is incredible, but the fact that literally everyone and their dog is aware of this makes me think it will be a non event. Some people are predicting SpaceX IPO to be a liquidity vacuum and the claim is not baseless, but again - literally everyone is aware of this and is salivating for things (ie semis and other shiny stuff) to go down because SpaceX is gonna print like 100 new billionaires and thousands of millionaires in the next 6 months thanks to insane valuation and fast unlock schedule. What's more likely to happen is all these guys waiting for a dip get left on the sidelines, coping that next big IPO, which I think is Anthropic, is what tips the market and gets them a good entry
ser
1mo ago
I can relate with most of the things you've said. I'm an introvert with social anxiety that has prevented me from being more social throughout my life. I've been working on it in the past year or so, but I'm still far away from being described as "social". Aside from the fact that not having some sort of support system you can rely on if things go bad is objectively not good, I think you should reflect on whether you've successfully managed to distract yourself from your shortcomings in social life. For me, that's definitely the case. I'm a natural workaholic. I derive value from work, winning games. So it's very easy to get distracted - find a goal, an idea to pursue, a new game to play and I can sit inside for weeks on end being obsessed. I can do this for years. But the brief moments when I run out of things to do are brutal. I no longer have distractions to keep my mind from reflecting. I start feeling like something is wrong in my life. If that sounds familiar, then I think you gotta start reflecting on your life and pinpoint what's wrong. If not, perhaps you're just a hermit and that's okay. I know I'm not, so I gotta make change or I will be looking back at my life with regret and I don't want that. Even though it's so comfortable to be in your own little world in the moment
ser
1mo ago
Is everyone unemployed these days? 2pm on a wednesday and gym, grocery store, cafes, fast food joints at the local plaza are full. There's even a small line at crumbl. I don't think it's ever been like this in my area
ser
1mo ago
Once the word entered the mainstream, its meaning got watered down to be digestible for normies. Even a year ago the meaning was a bit different, but now it's just a synonym for 'loser'
ser
1mo ago
Importantly, and concerningly, none of them know what those words mean.
How do I tell you.... I also told my mom that I was just repeating bad words I heard from my older cousin when her friend overheard me swearing like a sailor on the beach at 14 and then decided to call my mom and tell her about it.
But I was at a bit of a loss to explain "chud" without tediously lecturing about the last decade of deep-in-the-weeds political fights on twitter.
The rough meaning for "chud" these days is just someone who is a loser by whatever metric is used to make that conclusion... "Bro you're such a chud, all you do is play video games!"
ser
1mo ago
America didn't help China out of the goodness of its heart. USA decided to be more friendly with China when Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated, so all this generosity with intelligence and technology sharing was a strategic decision to create additional pressure on USSR by creating a problem right on its border. And China, being pragmatic, took full advantage of this opportunity.
ser
2mo ago
I'm one month in since I decided to lock in and go below 18% body fat before the summer. I've been on top of everything, haven't missed any workouts and have been hitting my macros every single day, which ended up being easier than expected. I've come up with an easy routine for food: high protein breakfast (25-33% of all protein intake for the day), huge high protein and high carb late lunch/early dinner (50-60% of protein, 70% of carbs, 70-80% of fat for the day), and whatever else I gotta hit in my macros for dinner/evening snack (usually greek yogurt or peanut butter). Having one huge meal is very convenient. Down 4 pounds so far, which isn't much but I've also gained a bit of muscle in the meantime as well - still able to increase weights/reps on major lifts week over week. Changes are very subtle, and I unfortunately didn't record measurements like waist size beforehand, so I can only go off of what the scale says and what I'm able to see in the mirror. I've definitely lost some fat on my stomach and waist, even seeing some soft outlines of the 4 pack when flexing. If I were to guess, I must be around 19-20% body fat (started at 22% bf) right now. If progress doesn't stall, I should be able to get down to ~16% by mid June. The absolute MVP for me so far is greek yogurt, aka greatest food macronutrients wise, and microdosed melatonin pills, which allowed me to consistently hit 7.5hrs+ of sleep of every night, something I haven't been able to do for almost a decade before this.
ser
2mo ago
Make no mistake, 'MAGA' wants EU states to 'contribute more to NATO' aka flow more capital into (mostly) American arms manufacturers. They don't want Europe that unilaterally decides to stop letting American planes use their airspace to, for example, bomb Iran whenever they want. Big difference. Not to say that Europe would prefer either in its current state. They would rather close their eyes and pretend it's 2007 again and it's all sunshine and rainbows.
ser
2mo ago
Good luck, update us if it works for you as well as it does for me.
I've found I have to find something not too interesting or work related as to keep me awake and not too boring to loose interest.
Same with me and as long as narrator's voice is not annoying. I did classic literature (short stories) audiobooks for a bit, then hopped to true crime podcast/narration ('Rotten Mango' on youtube)
ser
2mo ago
Most of what you've written here isn't wrong, but it's mixed with a lot of rhetoric implying the US is a uniquely evil, conniving nation that wanted to sabotage Good Guy Russia from living in peace and harmony with the rest of Europe.
I don't think Tretiak's rhetoric is implying any of that unless you're looking at the world through the basic lens of good and evil. It's more like US benefits from Europe that's more US dependent, while Russia is weak, poor and kept on a leash. Because the alternative is a possibility of strong Germany-France-Russia alliance that is able to project its power on the rest of the world. A Europe that is able to do things beyond writing strongly worded letters and accepting refugees as blowback from US's actions like a good boy is not in America's benefit and that's why things are the way they are today.
ser
2mo ago
After almost a decade of poor sleeping habits, I'm on a 2 months streak of, what I would consider, perfect sleep. I've been trying to fix my sleep for years by following best practices and methods. I've tried every supplement from ashwagandha to even peptides like epitalon. Nothing worked consistently. I would be able to string together 2-3 nights of 'proper' sleep but then it would get derailed by a restless night and I'd be back at square one. But few months ago I stumbled upon research claiming that optimal melatonin dose is under 500mcg (most melatonin supplements are 1000mcg+) and should be taken 3-5 hours before bed. I've already tried 1000mcg+ melatonin supplements before and they had the complete opposite effect on me, but I decided to try low dosage out anyway. And it actually worked! I was able to fall asleep within 1hr of getting into bed every night. I've improved my routine over time, so now I'm asleep in 20-30 minutes. Routine: last food 4 hours before bed, last water 3 hours before bed, 300mcg melatonin 3-3.5hrs before bed, when in bed put on boring podcast with 20-30 minute sleep timer, usually I'm knocked out before the timer runs out. That 20-30 minutes of podcast is like hypnotization for my hyperactive brain, it's completely overpowered by an external sound that prevents it from wandering off and thinking about random things. I now consistently get 7.5+ hours of sleep. Alarm is set for exactly 8 hours, but I naturally started to wake up 30 minutes before my alarm every single day after about 2 weeks of this routine. Next step is tackling 1 hour of staring at my phone when I wake up and I'll be at my peak performance.
ser
2mo ago
He was for sure the ugliest... but they were almost all ugly, aside from the idols of course. Side characters and random people in the background weren't good looking, just like people in real life. I guess the reason it stood out to me is because in many other animes, characters that aren't supposed to be pretty are still aesthetically fine by being symmetrical, having perfect teeth/smile and so on. While in Perfect Blue a random guy you see for 3 seconds would have a shitty hairline and droopy eyes for no reason at all.
ser
2mo ago
Perfect Blue (1997)
There's an interesting purposeful distinction between the way idols and regular people are drawn in this anime, and it's obviously related to the plotline. I haven't watched too much anime to say that this hasn't been done anywhere else, but so far it's the most realistic portrayal of objectively beautiful appearance and regular/ugly appearance I've seen.
Ideally, I imagine you and your (to be) wife have to be on the same page in terms of goals. And if you're so entirely off base from each other, it's probably not a good idea to get entangled legally with that person. If you're a hermit that wants to live in spartan conditions, while your wife longs for instagrammable lifestyle, it was never bound to work. But if you're a stingy nerd that has a wardrobe of 5 identical t shirts and doesn't like leaving the house, while your wife prefers a hike on the weekends and 2 international trips a year, it would definitely be possible to find middle ground (because her expectations are pretty reasonable and you can definitely afford it). And for the income gap, how do you plan to divide up your finances once married if that's such a concern for you? I'm not married myself, but I know some couples with disproportionate income gaps and the usual set up is that her money is her money and your money is collective money. And it makes sense when one person is making $700k and the other is making $40k. Your income gap wouldn't be as dramatic, but I imagine this informal arrangement would still hold up in some form - expect to pay more for things, even for stuff you wouldn't buy yourself if you were on your own.
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