ericbomb @ ericbomb @lemmy.world

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Ugh we could probably talk all day about all the things the government intervened on for perceived dangers, and just ban something random to make it look like they addressed the thing.

If I go up to a politician and say "I need your help to ban a product that has killed 20,000 people this year! Will you take my cause?"

They'd act super enthusiastic until I say it's private pick up trucks.

Hah, your 10% is terrifying realistic.

Over 40,000 people die per year from motor accidents in the US.

9/11 was 3k.

But for some reason trying to convince people that we need to treat our car culture like an emergency of the utmost importance and priority the same way we would react to another country murdering random people like 9/11 and I'm being crazy.

Or that none of their neighbors are narcs!

This is funny and they are just right.

I mean, if we care about confused and distracted drivers I have a LONG list of things I would put over caring about before this.

An extra street sign wouldn't register on my worry list.

See if that was actually a standard for driving, I'd understand.

But we have billboards, decorations, floppy men, people dancing on the side of the roads.

If all that is allowed, I can't really be offended by a sign saying "don't kill people" as a form of protest.

I mean I'm never gonna hate on people who are peacefully/harmlessly protesting the amount of car deaths in the US.

Now if they started slashing tires randomly I'd disagree.

If they started slashing tires of people who killed/maimed another person from reckless driving, or regularly drives drunk and never got more than a slap on the wrist... well vigilantism is not something I will participate in at the current time. But I couldn't judge them.

Picking a food that doesn't have a festival in the US would be harder than the other way around.

My mom thought I had bipolar as well when I was a teen!

Because I would spiral and become so agitated/depressed for no reason. (There usually was a reason. It was usually dumb, and I couldn't explain why it made me so unreasonably upset.)

Then other times I would become hyper focused on a thing where I wouldn't eat/sleep.

So I can certainly understand why those two things could be confused for mania/depression to a layman.

RSD, in my understanding, is just a thing that happens to a lot of ADHD folks and not a separate diagnosis. Some of the readings say the fact that we know it's illogical makes it worse, cause we feel stupid/embarrassed by our actions.

I promise, knowing why certain beetles have shinier shells than other beetles is very important to me!

Somehow.

You wouldn't understand why though.

I'm not saying all stories about inviting demons/vampires into your house are inspired by bed bugs. I have 0 evidence to support that.

BUT, if tomorrow it is said that evidence that supports that theory is found, I'll just nod and be like "Yeah that tracks"

Once you've invited bed bugs in, they own that house now. You don't wanna live with them anymore? Don't like them sucking your blood? You move.

Also all your stuff belongs to them now. You invited them in, it's your fault.

Ooh I tried growing some mushrooms before! I got 2 good harvests and that was cool, but didn't seem worth the effort beyond the fun factor in such small amounts. But with some of them costing $10 a pound and being able to be grown in doors if well ventilated, I bet if you get things going you should be able to make decent money without a ton of effort.

Super glad she had the support system to prevent that! People can end up homeless from one little mistake.

I usually try not to say "youtubers are making the world better", but the youtubers who are all about educating about scams and talking about how common they are and how anyone can fall for them I think does help. Everyone would like to imagine "I am too smart to fall for a scam, I'll know right away!"

But that's how they get ya!

Based man.

"Hey, as a favor to YOU, bring stuff to me that I'm going to sell for a profit."

But really, my love for people who make money through scrapping/recycling are legends. On a global scale one person doesn't make a difference, but on a local scale it clearly does.

Oh yeah if you like photography as a hobby and already have decent gear, I remember my mom would occasionally do that from time to time! A couple weddings, engagement photos, senior pictures, stuff like that. Someone who understands the basic of how cameras react lighting and is willing to put thought into composition of the photo makes a world of difference compared to folks who don't.

Bahaha that is pretty awesome.

I've "debated" doing that, since I'm debt free aside from mortgage and have a good credit score, so I could probably open enough cards to get the cycle moving. But the research to find the best hidden gems of reward programs is probably hard.

Other thing I've seen people with great credit scores do is basically put EVERYTHING on 0% intro credit cards, pay minimums, save all the money in a HYSA or a mutual fund, then pay off the balance right before the 0% ends, and then open a new 0% card and repeat. Which seems finicky, but basically gives yourself a 4-8% raise if you set it up to just take care of itself automatically.

Scalpers = bad

Fixing expensive things and selling them cheaper than new = based

They get money, buyer gets a cheaper appliance, OG person got what they thought was junk hauled away. 10/10 business.

Saving perfectly good things from the dump = based

Seriously, just post on marketplace "Free thing sitting out on corner of XYZ, no holds, I'll let you know if it's there or not" So much really good stuff ends up at the dump out of laziness.

I just do love side hustles that actually make a positive impact on their community, and I think all those do for sure do.

That's actually super cool business and one I've wondered if it would work, but never seen done!

I do also know there are folks around me that sell glassware made from cutting wine bottles/jars/containers, and I think that's super cool. Also some folks who turn trash forks/spoons into rings. So I imagine they probably just let their communities know "Hey if you have a lot let me know and I'll come get them, or put them out in a box for me on x day and I'll catch em"

People who make money off of recycling is just super cool to me.

That's awesome to hear!

I had to hire a junk hauler after I had to kick the guy living in my basement out because he decided he didn't need to pay for 6 months (It was a full basement apartment with own bathroom/master bedroom/kitchen and I charged $600 flat) , and I realized that instead of taking ANY trash out for the last year, he simply stuffed all the trash into one of the rooms and it looked like a landfill. Including bags of used cat litter. He also broke basically every appliance including the washer and dryer and never told me (I was able to fix those pretty easily luckily), and left a broken down truck in the driveway. He of course also left a bunch of like really gross/broken furniture.

Then blocked me and my gf on all phones/social media.... oops this is accidentally a rant of how me trying to help a guy with a negative credit score backfired terribly. I guess sometimes credit score is accurate and not BS.

Anyway, I was gonna have a mental break down realizing that my basement was a literal landfill, with like 20 weeks worth of garbage I would need to some how get out of my house and a bunch of junk that wouldn't fit in a car. But then $400 dollars later the brave junk haulers made my problems go away (they had to call a second truck). They worked so fast, were super nice and open about price/time and what items they were going to try to sell. It's an incredibly helpful business and I'm glad he found success by working for just normal people in a rough spot. I do in fact hope I never have to hire any of them again though.

Also, yes, the house had lots of bugs. Whenever I asked him if he had any idea where they were coming from or if he had any issues he assured me that, no, he didn't. Luckily once all the trash was out of the basement, tons of normal traps, bug bombs, and a few weeks of only having packaged food made all the bugs go away. If I had to have it fumigated I probably would have had another break down.

Curious! Is your main market other fire dancers, joke gifts, or weird sex thing?

Or do you just not ask questions and happily take your little bit of cash?

Cause 3k a year ain't nothing to sneeze at. $200ish a month if you are only clearing your bills by $50 can make a WORLD of difference.

Adding to google maps = easy and helpful

Making different social media pages with menu/pictures then giving it to the owner = fine

Anything beyond that?

I ain't dealing with that. Getting people to actually click on things is a dark and maddening experience. I've tried to GIVE AWAY things to promote events, and I can't get folks to click on stupid links.

Also many social media commenters prove that you don't have to have a brain to learn to write, so Jellyfish should be writing fb comments on your local vegan restaurant complaining about lack of fish options any day now.