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  • I only learned recently that there’s a max on social security tax you pay each year. If your income is high enough, partway through the year your takehome pay jumps up because that tax is no longer applicable to you.

    That’s stupid. Profoundly stupid. Ass backwards.

    When your income is low, you need those dollars that are taxed. When your income is high, you don’t.

    It should be like, the first (some amount) of income isn’t taxed for social security, and then the rate goes up as income goes up.

    Anyone who doesn’t want to pay into social security is welcome to go live in a state of nature where they can be eaten by wolves instead of a society.



  • If you accept rejection with dignity, it’s not that big a deal. Don’t be a creeper. It’s not that embarrassing. And if your friend group is cruel about it, that’s good to know. They’d be assholes in that case, and you probably want to find out they’re assholes in a low stakes situation.







  • People should keep right except to pass, typically.

    Over short distances, the difference between going 40 and 30 or even 20 are miniscule. I’ve still had people lose their shit when I wouldn’t blaze through a school zone. Just chill out bro, the fast food will be there all day.

    But I live somewhere I don’t need to drive anymore, and I’m happy with it.


  • Probably any game with a story. Voiced might be better, but written has advantages, too.

    Might not want games with a lot of fictional words or idiosyncrasies. Like Baldur’s Gate 3 is really good and well acted, but you’d pick up a lot of less useful fantasy words.

    Just looking at what I’ve played lately.

    Guild Wars 2 is a great game. Lots of content. Most of it voiced. There’s also other players you can talk to, and some might speak your native language. It has some fantasy jargon.

    Grand Theft Auto 5 would probably teach you swear words and other stuff you shouldn’t casually say. Be careful with that one.

    My time at Sandrock was fun. That probably would give you some vocabulary.



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