thisisnotgoingwell

That's kind of the whole point of Jesus existing. Jesus brought forth the new covenant. Before this, God was worshipped by sacrifices, strict rules, etc. In the old testament, the Jews(God's chosen) failed to keep God's law, and they were repeatedly punished for it.

The Messiah the Jews expected was going to be the savior and liberator of the Jews and "put them on top" so to speak.

Instead, Jesus offered salvation to all(gentiles). Clearly, Jesus and his new covenant stands in defiance of the old testament.

The old testament is mostly viewed in historical context.

Tipping is never going to go away, but I'd sure like it if they stopped promoting it on the POS.

Thanks for that. You really captured it

He went with the "it was just a prank bro" strategy, which has in the last decade been very successful

Thanks, I'll check those out. I am on strattera(atomoxetine) now and it has helped a good bit.

Why use the YouTube app? Firefox with ublock, never see an ad again

True, I've seen ads that are like "if you can make it to level 5 you're a certified genius" or something like that. It's really sad.

One of the more interesting things about how these games are advertised (I don't play mobile games but I suspect a lot of people that do are kids) are that it always shows someone playing the game poorly. It's supposed to make you go "huh. Well that looks easy. Wait wth is he doing? No! He could have gotten the powerup. Oh! Looks like he might get this one! What?! How do you mess that up?! I bet I could do that."

One thing that I've realized about this generation of kids and people who didn't grow up on tech but were forcibly introduced to it(millennials, gen x, boomers) is that they don't want the game to be challenging or to reward skill. They just need the game to be flashy and to pass the time. That's why these games are always made to look so easy and like the guy playing is a moron. A lot of people are attracted to games in a different way than "gamers" ... They are not attracted to the challenge or the mastery, they've attracted to the visuals and lack of difficulty.

I believe these types of games are akin to gambling. The last time I went to Dave and Busters, you wouldnt believe the amount of adults i saw playing games of chance (not skill) for tickets. Exactly like a casino.

That's really what this is all about. My company is not even pretending that RTO has anything to do with productivity or culture. They're not even providing any reasoning. Hell, all my bosses are in different time zones and I have no peers in the office.

It's because the big money has invested in expensive city real estate and if we all buy a house in Montana then it kills their milking model. I mean business model

A lot of people on the streets have no one left to help them for a reason. They've burned every bridge with loved ones. Saying this as someone who's dealt with an addict on my wife's family. Thankfully she's not in the streets right now but she has been several times. We've helped her out in so many ways just to end up getting stolen from

You gotta make 100-150k to live comfortably (not luxuriously) in most major cities... Has not much to do with not being "wired to save", agreed

Amazon has the razer blade 15(2022) for about $2k, marked down from about $4k. Has a 3080ti