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  • #136
    Originally posted by Asher View Post
    You don't grow as a person if you don't experience life yourself.
    I disagree with this... sort of. Aside from physical growth, what does "growing as a person" mean? Personal "growth" is a bull**** cliche. If you have rich parents, that's a resource. Utilizing every resource at your disposal is smart. He didn't choose to be born to his parents just as if someone without such advantages chose to be born to their parents. You don't get extra points for being good at bootstrap pulling.

    The fact that the Kuci family lets their father do so much for them certainly explains their attitude and aptitude for life.
    I will the silver spoon/rich kid bashing, however.
    To us, it is the BEAST.

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    • #137
      Originally posted by Sava View Post
      I disagree with this... sort of. Aside from physical growth, what does "growing as a person" mean? Personal "growth" is a bull**** cliche. If you have rich parents, that's a resource. Utilizing every resource at your disposal is smart. He didn't choose to be born to his parents just as if someone without such advantages chose to be born to their parents. You don't get extra points for being good at bootstrap pulling.
      It's not an advantage when you let them do everything for you.

      It's best to use the resources available to you on a consultation basis, but to let everyone else do things for you is folly. Ask your dad for advice, etc...but do it yourself.
      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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      • #138
        Originally posted by Dinner View Post
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDrive
        A few things:

        1. "iDrive"? Really? Because it's cool to copy Apple and put "i" in front of everything? That's stupid.

        2. Humans shouldn't be allowed to drive cars. People can't drive. Every single person on the road poses an unacceptable risk to others. At this point, all transportation should be automated.

        3. If that feature saves you from murdering a family when you should have been watching the road, then it's a good thing.

        4. It doesn't make you not-a-douche for driving a BMW... ****ing Nazi car.

        Goebbels descendants own half of BMW

        Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
        http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-27/nazi-goebbels-step-grandchildren-are-hidden-billionaires.html


        3.
        To us, it is the BEAST.

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        • #139
          Originally posted by Asher View Post
          It's not an advantage when you let them do everything for you.

          It's best to use the resources available to you on a consultation basis, but to let everyone else do things for you is folly. Ask your dad for advice, etc...but do it yourself.
          My dad had a stroke when I was 5 years old, so I really am not the best person to talk to with regards to male parental involvement.

          That being said, independence is probably the most overrated quality in life... as well as misconceived. Aside from the most extreme outliers, everyone relies on other people for things in life... whether it be parents, friends, coworkers, members of a community, etc. Nobody lives on an island. People who think otherwise tend to be narcissistic assbags who are blind to (and ungrateful for) the support they receive.

          Also, being rich is such a strong advantage, it doesn't matter if the money was self-made or inherited. I'm sure the Paris Hilton's of the world have such great regrets about not being more bootstrap pully.
          To us, it is the BEAST.

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          • #140
            Originally posted by Sava View Post
            I will the silver spoon/rich kid bashing, however.
            I'm a little unclear where he gets the idea that I have a low aptitude at life. I'm kicking ass at life

            My dad helped me figure out what I wanted to get. I paid attention to what he was doing so that I could do it when I am fully on my own. I'm not too proud to learn from people who know more than I do.
            If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
            ){ :|:& };:

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            • #141
              I don't think we're talking about the same thing.
              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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              • #142
                Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                I'm a little unclear where he gets the idea that I have a low aptitude at life. I'm kicking ass at life
                "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                • #143
                  Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                  I'm a little unclear where he gets the idea that I have a low aptitude at life. I'm kicking ass at life
                  Strictly speaking, life is about surviving long enough to reproduce. Everything else is bull****.

                  You don't have children yet. Thus, you are failing at life.

                  Oh, I forgot... unless Asher impregnates a surrogate, he's also going to be a failure at life. Just like Abraham Lincoln ultimately was.
                  To us, it is the BEAST.

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                  • #144
                    My criteria for good life is to be satisfied with where you are and where you're headed. I'm very satisfied with where I am--successful at school, friends I can rely on, and family I have a close relationship with--as well as where I am headed: job security, living close to aforementioned friends and family, etc.
                    If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
                    ){ :|:& };:

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                    • #145
                      Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                      My criteria for good life is to be satisfied with where you are and where you're headed. I'm very satisfied with where I am--successful at school, friends I can rely on, and family I have a close relationship with--as well as where I am headed: job security, living close to aforementioned friends and family, etc.
                      You are just taking up space and wasting the resources of future generations.
                      To us, it is the BEAST.

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                      • #146
                        Originally posted by Asher View Post
                        That said, a more sensible purchase would've been a Civic. There's no reason a single college freshman needs a mid-size sedan.

                        Well, I can agree with that. A college man would have done better with a Civic than an Accord just because a college man doesn't have a family and so doesn't need the space of a midsized car.
                        Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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                        • #147
                          You're forgetting that I need to move stuff to and from college. We looked at the Civic. Not enough trunk space. Just barely enough in the Accord.

                          Plus roomy is comfortable. And they didn't have as good deals on Civics.
                          If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
                          ){ :|:& };:

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                          • #148
                            I thought you had friends and close family? No one has a bigger vehicle?

                            Ever heard of U-Hauls?

                            I moved across the ****ing country (twice) with nothing but a Mazda 3 (comparable to Civic).
                            "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                            Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                            • #149
                              Yes, but you didn't have to pack an extra bathroom.
                              “It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”

                              ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man​

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                              • #150
                                Originally posted by Asher View Post
                                You don't grow as a person if you don't experience life yourself. The fact that the Kuci family lets their father do so much for them certainly explains their attitude and aptitude for life.
                                I let my father negotiate most of my first car purchase. Well, first purchase from a dealer. I knew I didn't know what I was doing so I was very thankful to have my father's assistance as he had a great deal of experience purchasing cars from dealers. I even think I learned a great deal from it as I got to watch someone with more experience go about it.
                                Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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