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one of the valley stereotypes I saw a lot at tech companies was "nerdy guy who secretly hates having a family" who would just be at work like 12 hours a day because they're SO BUSY all the time
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qirex posted:a lot of you don't understand how much many older married couples hate each other, or at the very least don't want to spend all day around each other one of the guys i used to work with who was in his late 70s said that he wasn't gonna retire ever because he wasn't prepared to spend that kinda time with his wife he was doin it right tho and just making bank working like 20 hours a week coming in whenever. i'd do that
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Jan 16, 2019 19:36
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My last lyft driver broke into our conversation about Tesla to assure me that no, Teslas have only gone down in quality recently, and the model S and model X (!) that he owns are absolutely of high quality and also it's the factory workers' faults for working somewhere dangerous, they can leave anytime and he would expect the same of his own employees (he said he runs a fleet of Lyft cars). He could afford two Teslas and his own small business yet there he was, still driving Lyft all day for pennies.
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Jan 16, 2019 19:38
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lol running a fleet of rideshare cars -- the ultimate small business tyrant
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Jan 16, 2019 19:47
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i only ever get the lyft drivers who are totally about to make it big in the hip hop scene and are just driving so they can afford studio time to record their breakout album and would i like to hear some of their music? and it's too awkward to say no so i try not to use lyft very often
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Jan 16, 2019 20:03
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qirex posted:one of the valley stereotypes I saw a lot at tech companies was "nerdy guy who secretly hates having a family" who would just be at work like 12 hours a day because they're SO BUSY all the time that was not a happy home, im guessing
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Jan 16, 2019 20:05
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ol qwerty bastard posted:i only ever get the lyft drivers who are totally about to make it big in the hip hop scene and are just driving so they can afford studio time to record their breakout album and would i like to hear some of their music? just tell them sure but they have to listen to your demo first then put on a 30 minute ambient song
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Jan 16, 2019 20:07
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qirex posted:just tell them sure but they have to listen to your demo first then put on a 30 minute ambient song FMguru fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Jan 16, 2019 |
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Jan 16, 2019 20:09
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Shame Boy posted:can he not like, get a garage to build model trains in or something A diorama of a construction crew ripping up track at the gigafactory with a lil musk figurine crossing his arms looking smug. elite_garbage_man fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Jan 16, 2019 |
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Jan 16, 2019 20:11
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lancemantis posted:well yeah they actually have to spend time together now and realize that they can't stand each other; no more kids and work to distract them that's what the elderly swingers parties are for
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Jan 16, 2019 20:29
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qirex posted:just tell them sure but they have to listen to your demo first then put on a 30 minute ambient song So you mean a short sample track?
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Jan 16, 2019 20:31
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FMguru posted:i had an older coworker who would stay late every day playing windows solitaire the younger ones are at the company gym, playing foosball, morale activities, etc. but they exist too. the resigned desperation is just less obvious
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Jan 16, 2019 20:36
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qirex posted:one of the valley stereotypes I saw a lot at tech companies was "nerdy guy who secretly hates having a family" who would just be at work like 12 hours a day because they're SO BUSY all the time this happens on the east coast too, btw FMguru posted:same except treat me 
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Jan 16, 2019 21:06
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wait that won't work in a tesla, they don't use gas
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Jan 16, 2019 21:07
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being a workaholic to avoid family -- an old male tradition
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Jan 16, 2019 21:12
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ol qwerty bastard posted:i only ever get the lyft drivers who are totally about to make it big in the hip hop scene and are just driving so they can afford studio time to record their breakout album and would i like to hear some of their music? mostly the uber drives i come across are teachers making money part time. my best driver was the guy who had two phones clipped to his dashboard, one for the uber app, the other one for blasting bollywood tunes. he asked me "you don't mind, do you?" and then just cranked it to full blast.
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Jan 16, 2019 21:20
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Captain Foo posted:wait that won't work in a tesla, they don't use gas are you sure? it is actually diesel 
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Jan 16, 2019 21:44
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Dumb Lowtax posted:My last lyft driver broke into our conversation about Tesla to assure me that no, Teslas have only gone down in quality recently, and the model S and model X (!) that he owns are absolutely of high quality and also it's the factory workers' faults for working somewhere dangerous, they can leave anytime and he would expect the same of his own employees (he said he runs a fleet of Lyft cars). He could afford two Teslas and his own small business yet there he was, still driving Lyft all day for pennies. "i'm an accomplished and important small business owner!!!" i scream as i hose the puke out of the back seat for the 40th time this month
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Jan 16, 2019 22:00
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Captain Foo posted:this happens on the east coast too, btw yeah i think that's just called "being a middle-aged white american dude"
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Jan 16, 2019 22:01
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klafbang posted:are you sure? it is actually diesel lmbo
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Jan 16, 2019 22:25
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ol qwerty bastard posted:i only ever get the lyft drivers who are totally about to make it big in the hip hop scene and are just driving so they can afford studio time to record their breakout album and would i like to hear some of their music?
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Jan 16, 2019 23:02
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my dads retired and drives for uber and lyft because my mom still has a job and i think he gets bored and lonely
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Jan 16, 2019 23:14
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calling people that work a job "retired" is super hosed up
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Jan 16, 2019 23:15
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:calling people that work a job "retired" is super hosed up he does it for like 2-4 hours a day whenever he feels like it. it's more like a hobby so he can meet people
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Jan 16, 2019 23:21
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"Mission: FI/RE is complete. What shall I do today... I know, WORK" 
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Jan 16, 2019 23:45
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A lot of old timers’ health and mental stability goes to poo poo when they stop working. Having a purpose in life is important.
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Jan 17, 2019 00:45
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TK-42-1 posted:A lot of old timers’ health and mental stability goes to poo poo when they stop working. Having a purpose in life is important. everyone's health and mental stability is adversely affected when they don't work this is the entire problem with the tech industry: swathes of people not working while their minds and bodies decay but are given ludicrous sums of money they no longer have the mental capacity to use responsibly
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Jan 17, 2019 00:56
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Jan 17, 2019 01:08
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the good thing about getting lots of money is that you can afford an expensive hobby to devote yourself to and get to spend some time doing something vaguely like actual work unless you live in the bay area lol
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Jan 17, 2019 01:21
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TK-42-1 posted:A lot of old timers’ health and mental stability goes to poo poo when they stop working. Having a purpose in life is important. yeah but can’t that purpose be getting up at 4am to fish every day or whatever? oh, cyberpunk future, no fish... right
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Jan 17, 2019 01:44
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Yeah but idle enjoyment doesn’t always give a sense of purpose the way doing something, anything “productive” might
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Jan 17, 2019 01:53
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Jabor posted:the good thing about getting lots of money is that you can afford an expensive hobby to devote yourself to and get to spend some time doing something vaguely like actual work then you need a hobby that lets u pretend you're a genius inventor colonizing mars and revolutionizing transportation. or a hero saving humanity from an evil AI. but sometimes u identify less with ppl and more with the evil AI, so u skip the hobby altogether and just keep running facebook
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Jan 17, 2019 01:56
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tbh there are plenty of hobbies that can require a lot of work; I just think some people need a “boss” figure or a feeling of legitimacy or value as an employee
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Jan 17, 2019 02:46
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when you've been working all day for fifty years straight, I imagine it's hard to adjust to having actual free time, especially when you're already old and tired and relatively broken down especially since a lot of hobbies involve learning new things and picking up new skills and spending money on stuff
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Jan 17, 2019 03:06
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Rex-Goliath posted:we’re gonna come full circle where millennials are all the wonder of timbs apple pay just allowed me to impulse buy this poster which will flank my KULTUR TERROR poster nicely. need one more for its other side PIZZA.BAT fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Jan 17, 2019 |
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Jan 17, 2019 03:10
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Jan 17, 2019 03:15
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klafbang posted:are you sure? it is actually diesel rolling coal!
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Jan 17, 2019 03:23
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU4z1Jeyq2g this is so funny
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tomorrow will be a month since the last time I was at work, and yeah, it gets kinda dull at times. I can understand people having trouble with retirement.
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my grandma was p healthy until she retired from her job in retail and got really overweight and senile 
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