Mark Twain, Mary Cassatt, James McNeill Whistler, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Henry Miller, Josephine Baker, Alexander Calder, Man Ray, Stuart Davis, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Beauford Delaney, Kay Sage, Joan Mitchell, Ellsworth Kelly, Sam Francis, Alexander Archipenko, and Edmonia Lewis all did it before it was cool.

“If I did it, here’s how I would do it”

By OJ Simpson the CCP

That’s how change occurs at the government level and so that is absolutely failing. If you can’t muster sufficient support to carry your agenda out and you get overwhelmed by challengers, that’s failing. If your agenda needs perfect conditions to succeed, it’s a fairyland dream.

This same thing is all that’s happened to the US as well.

Moreover, social programs across Europe are struggling to remain solvent in the face of aging populations and shrinking workforces. Even when the will is there.

We talk a lot about the failure of the American experiment but it seems that Europe’s experiment with social supports is also failing.

Yes you can see this culturally in the old stereotypes about “old money” versus “new money.”

Rich family with a hereditarily passed down fortune, lands, and control = old money = feudalism.

Entrepreneur who came from nothing but tok advantage of emerging economies to become wealthy overnight = new money = capitalism.

Old money hates new money because capitalism dethroned feudalism.

Imagine thinking that what god wants most is for you to put on a little hat, grab a rifle, and go live in the desert in an RV.

Like I said, childish. And you just used a fucking AI reply as evidence? Call me when you’ve ever had to accomplish something in this world.

I see what you did there

Heh… yeah… awkward!

Inheritance. Your move.

“be part of the owner class” they said - not “be a business owner”

It’s completely possible to own a piece of this and a piece of that and just sit and watch the checks come in. You just need to enter the picture with enough liquid cash. You’re not sorry they’re technically incorrect - you just don’t know anyone actually in this class.

That’s a childish response. It’s very hard to change anything at the societal level by 20% and any program that does so is among the most successful of all time.

I don’t know why you act like taking old, crappy guns out of circulation isn’t meaningful. Just because assault rifles are involved in the biggest and most horrific shootings doesn’t mean that no harm is done with more mundane weapons. It seems plausible to me that old shitty guns are the very ones that kids find lying about the garage, or that get sold under the table to who knows what criminal, or that misfire and injure someone during legit usage.

20% is hugely successful.

If you want to support a Reddit alternative, be prepared to invest some time and create some content. Moderate without big delays. You may put in more than you get back, but guess what? That’s what it takes to build something. Honestly given the tone of this post I would say don’t bother, you are not cut out for it.

Oh yay - I was wondering how this had been done without doing something gross to the cat like dyeing its fur :)

Sure, it can happen. The anecdote sounds ludicrous to me: gatekeeping someone with that much experience over checking a box like that. But the good news is, if you’re in that situation you will know it, and can then act appropriately. If one is not in such an obvious situation, I think what I said is still good baseline general advice.

Did she do it for the joy of learning? Or personal growth and satisfaction? Or was it for career enhancement?

There’s not one specific age you’re going to find is The Answer to this.

When you are young and still developing and have lots of time to find your path, it’s worth making the long term investment of some general schooling to maximize your own growth and development, and prepare yourself for a broad set of possible futures.

However, as your career progresses, it becomes less valuable to invest in general schooling, but specific training for your specific career can still be valuable.

There’s no cutoff point where all this flips. If you are 5 years into your career and still aren’t certain of what you want to do, an MBA may still be valuable. It will expose you to a range of skills and possible roles and give you some good general foundation for things like leadership roles, or starting your own business.

If you are 20 years into your career and want to rank up to earn more money, an MBA is probably more expensive than it is worth. At that point, your experience is much more valuable than shy degree. Sure, you might look better in a job interview with MBA on your resume, but getting an MBA is expensive and whatever small advantage it gives your resume will probably not pay for the cost of the MBA.

You need to figure out where you are in this journey. Do you still feel that you are exploring and looking for your niche? Schooling might help. Are you on a specific path and hoping to power up? Schooling may not help.

I am 20 years in. I took a class for $300 last year that was highly specific to my role and only required two days. That was worth it. Spending $40k on an MBA will not be worth it for me. I could be 38 or 54 years old, age isn’t really the point.

It’s soft power until they start using it.

And what do you call Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan…

Seriously man if I have to point out the obvious to you like this, the conversation isn’t worth continuing.