Awesomo85

When your base doesn't care about anything but checking boxes, leadership does just that.

I have friends that used to go to Disney 2-3 times a year. They did not live in Florida. They used to spend so much money to go multiple times a year.

They are now declaring bankruptcy.

Going to Disney is just keeping up with the Joneses.

Not serious?

I'm sorry that you have been made to believe that an expensive 3 day hospital visit is the one and only way that a human can give birth, but the fact is: that's just the most comfortable and convenient way of giving birth. That's why it's so expensive.

I would label the person who believes there is no way that a human can give birth to another human without recent medical advancements as "not serious".

How has this species survived for so long?

Pretty sure a human can birth a child for free.

Oh, you mean in a fancy hospital with modern conveniences developed by scientists to make the process as comfortable and hassle-free as possible?

Again, humans have been procreating, WILLINGLY, in conditions worse than anything you have or will ever experience because they WANT a child. They WANT to procreate.

Not wanting that is fine. Just stop blaming others.

It's always fun to see the many similarities between "progressives" and far right conservatives.

You guys are becoming regular SovCits!

~~realizing I'll never be able to afford them~~

realizing I'll never be able to afford them without sacrificing the slightest inch of my current lifestyle

FTFY

I don't fault you. You do you. Just stop blaming the economy.

People have been willingly having children through times tougher than anything you have or ever will experience.

You just don't want kids. And that's fine.

Just stop scapegoating the economy.

can't afford to learn anymore lessons.

Lol!!! They can afford the whole school!! They are laughing hand in hand with Republicans all the way to the bank!!

"BUT THEY ARE BETTER THO!"

There it is!

You can always assume what kind of person brings dogs into establishments.

"I'm a paying customer, fuck you!! I'll do what I fucking want!!", is their mantra.

First, I would like to thank you for responding as you did. It wasn't just a dismissal of my argument, but an honest take from your perspective. That is rare to see these days.

I find it a bit interesting that you used the HVAC field as an example. I'm assuming that you are perhaps in the field and have felt some kind of sting in your day to day operation. If this is the case: I do feel for you, as I am in an adjacent field that has not felt any signs of recession. In fact, I have seen growth rather than loss.

I know this is probably not comforting, but I do want to punctuate that it is because I haven't felt the effects of tariffs in my daily life that I feel the way I do. As I stated previously, I drifted into the field I am currently in because I saw signs that I wouldn't be subject to getting laid off (I originally worked in a field that was happy to lay off half of their workers at the first sign of financial trouble). I saw the potential for economic turbulence and decided that a more stable field was worth more in the long term, even though I would be sacrificing higher pay.

Every move I have made was in the service of my family. Which is why I find it hard to sacrifice an inch in order to supplement the lives of other families.

What do you say to someone who works in a recession proof field? That they made all the wrong moves?

That, even though they looked ahead and made all the right decisions, they are still wrong and should shoulder the burden to supplement the lives of everyone else at the expense of their own families?

I do work that stresses me the fuck out every single day. It's not the field I wanted to get into when I was younger, but the payoff is that my family can live on a single income. My wife and kids have the opportunity to travel and learn. I sacrifice those trips so that they can make them.

Selfishness is labeled as such a horrible quality, yet so many perpetually online people only care about their own situation. They belittle anyone with an "I've got mine" attitude to support their claim that those people should be supporting their lives through taxes!! Simple hypocrisy.

I don't mistake my "selfishness" for a twisted understanding of how the economy should work. I know exactly what I want. I've worked hard to get it. I will not let someone take that from me just because they want it without putting in the work.

All great selections!

I was a fan of all of the Apogee platformers:

Commander Keen,

Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure,

Monster Bash

Also Lucasfilm games:

Loom,

Maniac Mansion

What a great time for PC gaming!