This is now what I imagine when I recall the lyrics to Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson.

This party sucks… but I seem to keep visiting again and again.

…Verses: OMG! DID YOU SEE THAT PIECE OF NEWS THAT HAPPENED JUST AN HOUR AGO THAT ONLY HAPPENED TO A FEW PEOPLE YOU’VE NEVER MET NOR CARE TO MEET, BUT I’M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT FOR THE NEXT TEN MINUTES REGARDLESS OF YOUR INTEREST OF THE SUBJECT!? OH!? I NOW HAVE TO SHARE A THING THAT I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT THAT IS BARELY CONNECTED TO THE PIECE OF NEWS YOU HAD NO INTEREST IN HEARING IN THE FIRST PLACE.

2-5 minutes in, you’re wondering if this person will ever stop talking for more than a minute, or are you doomed to be in limbo of wanting to tell them you would rather talk about something with more sustainance than go on and on about stuff that just happends and doesn’t change how you view the world, nor how you will finish your day.

Later on, you’re wondering why you looked like the kind of person who would even give a damn about what they brought up in the first place. And so the restart of the inner battle starts, if people like these are so dense that they have no clue of how disregarded you feel in the moment or how…

HEY! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?!

…Have you ever thought about shutting the hell up and just let the world happen for just 10 minutes without you blasting your word vomit onto it and those that live in it?!

WHY WOULD YOU SAY SUCH A THING? THAT HURTS.

(…AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!)

No idea who that is, so no.

Bless your soul for including the meme template!

But also, why do 14 people have that much fucking money.

That’s because their bootstraps were much more enormous then others around them. So they had to put in more work into pulling them up. So they deserve much more money than the other 99% of people. /s

As a moderator of !lv426@lemmy.world, I disagree with the first two. As a fan of both, I FULLY disagree.

Nostalgia is a powerful ‘drug’.

The question was worded in such a way as to provoke creative and critical thinking about what a community could do with just $10,000. The amount is carefully selected because it’s way more achievable than collecting $100k from a community or a single family, or person. It was crafted to be thought provoking as to what would it take to imporve (____ insert answer___).

As for the discussion of bicycle road improvements, there is a fair amount you could do with just $10,000 as a starting point. Partnering with local bicycle shops to help sponsor a community/town/city ride event, a community safety event where you could do a drawing for new helmets, water bottle holders and bottles, etc. There are also options to host a race for a few or several age groups. Tiered prizes to be offered to the top three or five competitors.

In doing so, this could be a foundation for analyzing community interest, involvement, connection, and discussion as to how to better utilize or improve what they have to work with locally.

I like your idea. Though I think I would personally team up with a doctor who does human vasectomies and give out vouchers. Indoor cats have a life expectancy of 15-17 years, and feral cats have much less. Human males in the US however, have an average of 77 years of life expectancy. I personally believe we have a greater problem with the human population numbers than we do with cats or any other animal on this planet.

One that made me feel like I had wasted time watching the show was How I Met Your Mother. It was a fun show and really picked up in quality in seasons three - five. They could have ended the show in season 7, really, if they had planned for it. Season 8 was kind of a bore, and season 9 was bad, as all of the season took place over a weekend. And when we got the finale of the show… I was so tired of holding on to what might come that it really hit me negatively how they ended it.

That being said, Game of Thrones ended so poorly that I was baffled as to how haphazard and dull the writing and storytelling was that I, just like a lot of others, held on to hope that the last few episodes might bring things all around. (Morgan Freeman as Narrator - It didn’t.) While cracks were showing since late season 6, the finale of that show was horrible. The payoffs didn’t come, and everything just felt so rushed, watered down, and a tremendous feeling that content was missing from the season, if they were to help make sense of the finale.

Just thought of one to add to the list.

Broticus Maximus

edit:

Broacula

Broski

Broinator

If you’re gay and you know it, this works. Not something I would ever use though ha.

Sometimes. There are moments while doing so that I feel heard or related to. Other times, it’s just to let it out.

That is some serious Poverty Sushi right there!

Firstly: Here’s the link to the chart. (US) Consumer Price Index https://www.bls.gov/cpi/

Secondly: I have a strong distrust of the current US government heads and will take this with a boatload of salt until factual evidence is provided and vetted.

Thirdly: This is showing the increase of inflation compared to the same point of time of last year, and not the cumulative inflation. Meaning the overall inflation that has been acumulated over the decades/century, leading to a percentage of less buying power per (US) dollar. So while the inflation rate might be 3%, that’s just looking at a short timeline and not the overall value the US dollar.

I found this webpage to be very informative. https://smartasset.com/investing/inflation-calculator

I personally own a DataVac Electric Duster (with attachments) that I got on sale for just under $100. It might seem like a lot to pay, but I did the math and figured via forums that people tend to dust their computers 2-4 times a year. I’ve had mine for over 7 years now and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to die anytime soon. And why would it? I’ve used it about 20 times. It should have a life of 180 - 300 uses, but that’s just a hunch. It’s also powerful enough to be used around the shop or workbench for other things besides dusting your electronics. Just use a bit of caution while using. I tend to gently hold my fan blades while I focus the duster on them. It does well, and I then just use several q-tips to carefully wipe the blades clean of any lingering dust.

Here’s a breakdown of the cost. $100 / used 2 times a year / for 10 years = $5 a year.

I got curious about what compressed air in a can is now days and it seems to be about $4.50 - 5.25 per can online, and this was in a bulk buy of 6-12 cans, with each can being 10-12oz. While a can could be saved after using what you need, it has a chance of leaking compressed air from the can while it’s in storage. Not an issue with an electric duster. You don’t have to reorder cans if you just get an electric duster. And another selling point that was important for me, it’s a heck of a lot better on the environment to just get an electric duster for your PC than it is to have a pack of cans shipped to you, use and toss the spent can. And because it’s a compressed item, even after being spent, it’s harder to find anyone willing to recycle them.

Moving onto an electric duster was one of the best things I’ve done to help take care of my electronics. Especially my PC.

Here’s the video’s thumbnail.