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[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Baby: costs thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars over a minimum of 18 years

Monitor: shows memes and games, costs a few hundred dollars for a good one, one time purchase

Obviously the child is the stupid financial decision

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (10 children)

It depends on where you live. Believe it or not, kids still care for their elderly parents in some nations.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Making a life-changing decision - for more than just yourself - on the assumption that they will want anything to do with you in 40 years is, how do I put this... stupid as fuck?

And that assumes they also are able-bodied, of sound mind and judgement, can care for any others financially...

My folks are getting up there in age, and I'm not getting any younger myself. They are religious, I'm not. I'm LGBT, they are bigoted. I can understand the big picture of caring for others through community, they don't. They are still very capable and mobile, I'm disabled. What side of the fence do you think I'm on?

They could have just used a fucking condom. They should have. They didn't.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

With all due respect, I think your personal bias is entirely coloring your opinion here. Most people have at least an amicable relationship with their parents as adults, generally much closer than that. Just because you have a bad one doesn't mean people shouldn't have kids.

In fact we need more kids, especially when raised by progressive people, because the fascists are having them too.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago

we need more kids, especially when raised by progressive people, because the fascists are having them too.

We're not going to out-breed stupid or evil. Tbh, having a kid for the sake of shoving them into that death spiral is cruel as fuck.

...also kids aren't their parents - you can do all the right steps in raising them and still wind up with a fucking Nazi once they leave the house, and now we've got a net loss on all fronts.

Vice versa is also true ofc, but please don't crank out a baby just to use it as a footsoldier in a losing war on a dying planet.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

I didn't say 'don't have kids', but you must realize that you are forcing a being into the world that may not see things as you do, regardless of what/how/why, and assuming they will follow an assumed plan that you have carved out is... controlling another being, in any capacity, that isn't 100% concentual, is bad in my view. Hard stop, no exceptions. If that is 'I don't want to be your nurse in old age', or 'I loathe that you have created me' or anything in between or beyond, is irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The cruelest thing a person could ever do to another human is to bring them into the world.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think the key to this scheme working, however, is that you raise your children in such a selfless way that they would want to take care of you when you have nothing more to offer them. Which is to say, the only way this method works is if it’s not a “method” at all, just love.

Edit: inb4 honor culture. In the places you likely refer to, uncared-for elderly are considered a great dishonor. But also in these places, differences in social infrastructure and the parameters of personal finance significantly augment the decision. In short, it’s still a net cost of time and resources to raise a child, a balance that can only be paid by love.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m sure my daughter would want to. The problem is it’s completely unrealistic in the US. When I’m too old to care for myself, I’m going to insist on a nursing home. Hell, the LAN parties are going to be great by then.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s true. These days the average household income in the US isn’t enough for the added costs of elderly care without the supplement of social security and other programs. That trend only worsens.

I’m optimistic, however, that this will change as the differences in generational attitudes towards socialism are reflected more strongly in governmental policy. The baby boomers are already losing their grip on the levers of politics, and the millennials, in particular, are much more friendly to social policies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s true, although this administration is perfectly timed to siphon off the largest wealth transfer in US history with the demise of the boomers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

True, though statistically it’s just cleaning the plate, as global elites have had their fill over many decades. Once people finally decide to stop pointing fingers at each other and unite against this scourge, there will be nowhere to run.

Afterward, global economies should stabilize and nations which start this process early will, I suspect, see much growth during the global recovery, so here’s hoping americans have some revolutionary spirit left.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Me at 35: well at least I don’t live on the streets

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Somebody now 15, when they're 35: Well maybe I'll get off the streets soon.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Assuming they are still alive, yes.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago

I took on a second, what have I done.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Here in Sweden I'm experiencing this with both older and younger generations. I know no one my age that has a kid, but so many younger generations have at least one. My little sister has two, and most of her friends do too. It's weird.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

My little sister has two, and most of her friends do too. It's weird.

I suppose that makes sense. Support has gotten much stronger, in the last decade or two, for using multiple monitors.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

The world is already overpopulated so

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

is it though? pretty sure that's yet another false narrative disseminated in service of the powers that be, but carried by well meaning liberals

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

I think so, yes.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

The boomers fucked the economy. Their mentality is "FUCK YOU! I GOT MINE!"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

At 35 I got my third!

...27" curved screen with 144Hz and HDR...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not sure if he's thinking about a second monitor or a second smoke.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Why not both? I haven't seen that taco girl meme in a decade or so.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ahh the PG32UCDM! This is best panel I have ever seen, I love mine but the only downside is when it's off the coil whine is crazy loud, almost louder than my system.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are there even coil-whine-less displays anymore ?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All of them if you use one of these

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

?

I mean, when the display is on

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The commenter implies your coil whine comes from "dirty power" from your power strip (not a perfect sine wave). This may or may not be the case, so it's at least one thing you can try out.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everyone here talking about second somethings. All I want to say is this is the baby with the most developed jaw, nose and brow that I've ever seen in my life.

Things really were different during our parents' times.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Born a Chad like his dad, grew up into a Wojak like his mom.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

I had 3 by 23 😁

Still have only 2 kids though

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Anyone here ever used curved monitors? I'm seeing them come down in price and wonder if it's cool enough to get

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unless they are huge and ultra-wide, I don't see the point. They don't add anything at small sizes except a certain aesthetic. At large sizes, it's a quality of life improvement as things on the edges are closer than with flat screens. They were more expensive when I looked for them, so test it for the 14-30 day return period and see if you actually like it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I hate them, wife loves them.. so good luck lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I like my ultrawides curved, but wouldn't want a 16:9 curved.

[–] And009 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have a 32inch flat, wouldn't recommend that size unless curved.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

just bought a third yesterday...

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Two monitors suck, don't fall for it. Traded out my 24" & 27" setup for a single 32" and loving it

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The key is triple monitors so you don't have a bezel in the middle of your field of view.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

bezel in the middle of your field of view

One monitor straight ahead for games, 2nd monitor off to the side for discord or some media.

Or 2nd monitor for the map of the game in the first monitor (game devs!! Pretty please?!).

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Triple monitors. Highest quality in the center. One off to the side for videos/discord/other side programs. One off to the side mounted vertically for reading documents and web pages.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

So what you're saying is, 3x 32".

(I do lots of racing games)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Got a curved 45" ultrawide. It's one of the highlights of my day sitting in front that thing.

Still, dual monitors can be useful for sure. It may look 'messy', but definitely functional.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Laughable, I think about MINUTES!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I already have 2 monitors (including my laptop screen because I'm primarily on laptop) but recently I tried using Google Earth on a desktop with a fast i7-13700 and a 1440p monitor and it was so immersive. If each pixel was 100m, I could see 256km, all with minimal hiccups.

It reminded me I want a big 4k Monitor for this stuff, maybe even of TV size.

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