Trainguyrom @ Trainguyrom @reddthat.com

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There's a reason the stock market has generally been in the dumps since Trump's election. Big investors don't like the risk he poses and shifted to safer investments

But it would suck if you got that 30% haircut just before you needed to sell…

For the average middle class individual or family, they'll never sell all of their investments, but only small amounts each month to cover monthly expenses when they retire, so even in the situation of a 30% decrease, they're only selling off a fraction of a percent of their portfolio each month

YouTube even allows A/B testing for thumbnails now so creators can know with far more certainty what style of thumbnail generates more clicks. I've even observed the A/B testing occuring as I've scrolled past a new video mentally marking it to watch later then later seen the same video with a different thumbnail

My wife uses it and I've never seen it find a discount code. I assume it's because we don't buy enough online since money's been pretty tight

changed it from the side of union men to the side of flamboyant, sensitive baristas.

Lol based

Yeah we've largely accepted that we will one day come home and find her stomach has finally met it's match. With young kids in the house there's only so much we can do to stop her from eating anything and everything she can

Tell that to my dog. Granted that sentient trash compacter eats anything and everything and somehow hasn't done more than barf up a sock every once in a while

Basically all media ratings bodies are weirdly corrupt and apply ratings without any clear rhyme or reason. There's good reason to largely ignore the ratings as an adult and even as a parent

Bro, they politely asked you not to use potentially hurtful language in an open forum.

Is that really how you react in the real world of someone says "I don't like that, please stop?" Because that's some abuser-coded behavior right there

Yup that checks out. Say hi to Betty White for me!

I haven't watched broadcast television or paid for service since about 2010. It was quite jarring watching cable news when in a hotel and just how little detail they give about anything while padding every story out with fluff so heavily. It was kind of insulting how they'd tease an upcoming story before every commercial break, except every time it would be the story right before the next break and somehow feel not even worth teasing once they gave you more than the teaser. Is this realy how people get their news? I can get a much better handle on local and world events in 30 minutes of reading a few news sources in the web than the fluff cable news gave me

It's hilarious comparing the viewership of prime time TV programming to a random YouTube video or live stream made by a couple of people in their bedroom. Broadcast television is dead. It's just a shambling zombie at this point, acting like it's still relevant this far into the 21st Century

On the subject of Lost you could spend the same amount of time watching the entire Lost TV series watching Billiam's retrospectives about the series!

...in case you want to spend 20 hours of your life watching a make a wish kid talk about Lost

Apparently YouTube has been supressing him from my recommendations lately so I guess I have some videos to catch up on

You can just directly stream the MST3K IPTV channel too!

https://iptv-org.github.io/channels/us/MysteryScienceTheater3000

And apparently the first 10 seasons are available for free streaming at their dedicated streaming service (their marketing also indicates there's also free DRM-free downloads too! I need to dig into this at some point...)

https://www.gizmoplex.com/mst3k

https://mst3k.com/where-to-watch/

How did I end up on NCD again?

Quite frankly, a big part of managing the stress when looking at the macro-political situation and how that intertwines with the macro-econonics and fucks up the microeconomics of households, is to not dwell on it. Too much doomer content bringing you down? know when to stop consuming and do something else. There's a point where you cannot change it and making yourself depressed thinking about it too much is just going to make your own life shittier.

I also work hard to find the best path to survive, thrive and live my best life. Sometimes that means taking some time to learn the rules of the game that's set up so you don't dive head first into the pitfalls that are setup for those who don't pay attention to the rules. Learn more about the big scary words at play as you sign up for an insurance plan, and what they mean. Learn about interest (both on your debts and your funds) and how interest plays into your finances, how to budget and figure out what you can afford, and how to financially improve upon your previous choices that occurred either due to lack of knowledge or due to making the least bad decision available to you at a given point in time.

But also make sure to find joy and happiness in a bunch of different timescales to both be happier and improving yourself so that no matter how mundane your life is, you have sparks of joy to keep you always looking forwards to something:

• Small affordable indulgences, be that a yummy food like a small block of aged cheese, or maybe a small lego set or a small game. Whatever makes you happy that you wouldn't normally spend on
• Take a moment to appreciate something in your environment. I like to take a minute to look at the stars every time I'm outside at night, but also actively take in the trees and patches of woodland and how they're currently reacting to the weather. If you can keep a small plant, just checking in on your little potted plant every day can bring its own joy in caring for your little buddy
• Find a creative outlet, no matter how much you suck at it, just find something you can make that you enjoy making
• Pick something fun you can look forwards to at all times that's just around the corner. A club that meets monthly to do a hobby you enjoy does well. I then try to also make sure to find some excuse to get together with friends and spend a little more money than I otherwise would every few months so its extra special and I can really look forward to those get togethers.
• Start exercising regularly. Your body was made to move, and making sure you're actually using your body and pushing your muscles a bit 3-5 times a week is amazing for both your general health but also your mental health too. Take a walk, ride a bike, make a fool of yourself on a dance floor, struggle to do a pushup/pullup. It doesn't have to be structured, just something to actually move your whole body throughout the week and actually use your muscles

TL;DR STOP DOOMSCROLLING AND GO POKE SOMETHING WITH A STICK...it might even be a little fun

I'm a be real, I didn't know I needed to know about the models of water fountains I see in public spaces but now its tickled my autism and I just need to know more. Big water fountain got their money's worth I think...

Ah I thought I had remembered their hard drive division being aquired but I was wrong! Per Wikipedia:

At least 218 companies have manufactured hard disk drives (HDDs) since 1956. Most of that industry has vanished through bankruptcy or mergers and acquisitions. None of the first several entrants (including IBM, who invented the HDD) continue in the industry today. Only three manufacturers have survived—Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital

There's a number of mods that add space travel. Ad Astra is the most recent one

I specifically remember being in elementary school and learning that the school code of conduct disallowed "throwing of missiles" which was a blanket term for any item that the school deemed should not have been thrown including snowballs