Because (historically speaking) its arguably the safest and highest yield form of investment that the working class can make. That being said obviously theres a tipping point in regards to the amount of income you’re generating at which it becomes predatory.

Funding a nice retirement? Ok. Making it so only one parent has to work? Fine. Jacking up the rent to cover the insurance on the new Lambo? Fuck you.

The patern on easy money tends to be - buy something that 15yo boys lusted after when its 15 years old and hold it for 10 years then watch the values climb over the next 10 before they plateau and then drop.

Middle age is a bitch.

Nah, a well done custom will retain most of its value provided we arent talking about hyper individual customisation. Theres a lot of dead time involved in a well executed custom and theres a value to it being already done that a lot of cashed up people are willing to pay a premium on that offsets the outlay, You usually wont make money though.

99.999% of used sex toys by owner absolutely.

That 0.001%… massive increase in value.

I guarantee you theres a guy out there who would bankrupt his family for something thats been in Keira Knightley.

The nature of the fediverse means bad actors could run rampant, jumping instances and usernames to turn the place into a shitshow.

The only reason it isnt happening already is that we arent worth the trouble.

The only way to avoid it once a certain size is reached is a paid moderation team with a mission statement to stamp that shit out, which means a budget is needed which means backers/investors/advertising… and tou get where this is going.

In all honesty, I’m glad that I dont have any of that shit on the left.

Dealing with an estate is enough work without adding guilt into the equation, my will for my daughter literally says “If I did my job right, this is all just stuff. Dont be precious about it because its mine, unless its specifically mentioned I really dont give a shit about it. Do what you need or want to do.”

Your life, your body, your choice and all.

But if you dont have a legit medical reason that having children would be ill advised I wouldnt do it. I never wanted kids, I hated kids. But people change, had one at 35 and another on the way at 40…

21yo me absolutely should not have had kids, I would have been a fucking terrible parent and I’m glad i didnt.

Wherw would “Cable tied it to the doorhandle of a car parked like an asshole.” Sit?

Im 40, I have a mortgage, a boring and safe car, a stable union government job and Ive been married for 10 years.

Having my computer make pretty lights is one tiny glimmer of my youth left in my life and if you want to make me feel bad about that, you are a cunt.

Made by a convicted prolific child sex offender.

Backfired big time too.

Most of the big older guys realised that walking around all day is actually a pretty low pressure and laid back gig even if you are on your feet all day and dont want to go back on the machines once they are getting like 20,000 steps a day and lose the weight.

Its here somewhere.

Some companies spend a lot of money on market research and trying to get ahead of trends (Mercedes Benz, Honda, Toyota) some companies disregard common sense and do what they want (Alfa, The French in general) and cheaper brands dont waste the money on price point cars. Its not an Iron clad rule but people buy a german to project wealth, you buy other euros to project style, you buy Honda and Toyota for reliability. You buy a Nissan Altima because they will finance you, you buy a Chinese car because you arent keeping it past warranty expiry anyway.

As to what sets them apart. Little things like painted brake calipers, the quality of the badging, the texture on the plastic interior, little trim pieces that stop you seeing any of the interior workings, the windscreen wipers looking “chunky”. Wheels and stance also play a large part of the image. Wide wheels simply look more expensive, as do lower profile tyres.

Then things get a little more tactile, the dull thump when you shut the door over the higher pitched clank, the thickness of the interior plastics and number of fasteners making the interior feel sturdier even though you cant see the difference, the sensation of the indicators being put on, the UI on the touchscreen…

Prestige brands also dont do trim level names/badges very often. They like letters and numbers like 330i M-Sport or c65 AMG. Lexus followed suit with the LS400. They WANT you to say “Yeah, I got the Touring package” or “I bought the AMG sports pack” and they know their owners want to do it too.

Now I dont work in the law enforcement industry but I do work in an industry that has supposed fitness requirements although they arent enforced.

For us, the union told them “If they have to maintain a weight of X to remain employed. You have to pay them to hit the gym on company time or pay their gym fees and an allowance.” So the company filed that away under “fuck that”. Now if you get too fat for the equipment they just move you to a different duty, often one with a shitload of walking around.

Bugs Bunny.

I figured out why that movie is so good because it bothered me for a while.

The casting is absolutely perfect. Its not terribly special in any other way, but they nailed the cast. Even dumb lines like “cox n dix” work.

People at work cannot fathom my “Do all the things at once and rarely fuck up” methodology. Because as my brain pingpongs around all the microtasks involved in the macrotasks I just do it then and then do the next one.

Honestly its not the worst way on earth to do calorie control. My breakfast and lunch are super calorie controlled and I actually get to enjoy my evenings and I dont get fat.

Took me 2 years of dieting, tracking and effort for me to get a handle on what works for me.

I really want to meet super tallented actors like Geoffrey Rush and tell them they were amazing in the most artistically devoid thing they have done.

My absolute favorite scene is the Trace buster buster buster.