We found out that the place we moved from held onto the money from the sale for three months but the place we moved to needed the money right away. We had to pay for interest on that money for that period of time. We also found out that there were extra taxes on our new house.
We have around three bookshelves of books we would not be willing to give away. Electronic books aren't a substitute for the real thing, and we have every set because we make sure we bought it when the price was right. So yes, we have things like real books because that is the only economical way to do it.
My wife and I have talked about it... and we've decided we would rather have our kids live with us forever and do something that makes them happy (they are amazing artists) rather than have them do a trade that will wreck their bodies and will make them bitter about life. I wouldn't want them to be plumbers, or electricians, or anything in the trades because I have seen what that work does to people.
If welders are getting paid $150k or whatever, all the power to them; they deserve it.
Well since that is pretty much the only promise that capitalism makes to the consumer.. that they will have options that will fit their needs.. I guess capitalism completely fails the consumer then, so it's not capitalism.
Ok so if there is no right or wrong, why is my choice being limited? People could have bluetooth and analog jack before, now one is forbidden and we are forced to use another. That seems to make the assumption that only the use cases of the people who use wireless matter.
I didn't say the end of western civilization, I just said corporations seem to always get what they want. Long has it been since corporations give the customers what they want as in a capitalist economy. Now customers take what the corporations want to give them. If you want to be one of those then fine, but I grew up with better sounding and more convenient equipment and progressing in technology shouldn't be a step backward in that.
$60 for a pair -- or a second pair -- is probably trivial to most people, that's a night out at the movies for 2 people nowadays or a non-alcoholic dinner for 2, or a tank of premium gas, or a new game for your Playstation / XBox, or a few drinks in an upscale bar. If it's that important to you, you will find the funding for it.
Apparently your money is far, far easier to earn than mine is.
Note that I don't listen to music with any of this. I don't really have ear buds that I would listen to music with right now, these are for audio books and TV.
Lol.. At $60 you are in the range where it will hurt if you roll on top of it at night and it breaks. I recently paid $40 for my BT headphones but even at that price point I won't wear them at night for fear of breaking them. Also you need to pick day or night since they need to charge and they are two expensive for a set of two so you can alternate. I paid $6 each for a bulk box of wired silicone earbuds and that is what I wear at night.
I don't see how this matters at all. Unless you can justifiably say that the bluetooth is not the weakest link in the chain, it doesn't make sense to add a limitation to the chain.
So at some point am I supposed to read the 53rd comment with someones testimony that they just gave into the capitalist monster and "things were much better" and decide that I, too, would like to sacrifice my standards?
Yeah, canadian here, I can see a doctor just fine. I've had *multiple* serious health issues in my family and I can attest to the fact that i was always seen right when I needed to be.
Yeah, canadian here, I can see a doctor just fine. I've had *multiple* serious health issues in my family and I can attest to the fact that i was always seen right when I needed to be.
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Riding on any bus is a shit life, if you ask me.
We found out that the place we moved from held onto the money from the sale for three months but the place we moved to needed the money right away. We had to pay for interest on that money for that period of time. We also found out that there were extra taxes on our new house.
We have around three bookshelves of books we would not be willing to give away. Electronic books aren't a substitute for the real thing, and we have every set because we make sure we bought it when the price was right. So yes, we have things like real books because that is the only economical way to do it.
So people aren't allowed to have things now. Remind me again what is the point of working?
My wife and I have talked about it... and we've decided we would rather have our kids live with us forever and do something that makes them happy (they are amazing artists) rather than have them do a trade that will wreck their bodies and will make them bitter about life. I wouldn't want them to be plumbers, or electricians, or anything in the trades because I have seen what that work does to people.
If welders are getting paid $150k or whatever, all the power to them; they deserve it.
Well since that is pretty much the only promise that capitalism makes to the consumer.. that they will have options that will fit their needs.. I guess capitalism completely fails the consumer then, so it's not capitalism.
Ok so if there is no right or wrong, why is my choice being limited? People could have bluetooth and analog jack before, now one is forbidden and we are forced to use another. That seems to make the assumption that only the use cases of the people who use wireless matter.
Ok so you are pro-consumer.. exactly what I was saying.
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Coated with hormone affecting BPA plastic? Mmm.. Hormone affecting BPA plastic.
I didn't say the end of western civilization, I just said corporations seem to always get what they want. Long has it been since corporations give the customers what they want as in a capitalist economy. Now customers take what the corporations want to give them. If you want to be one of those then fine, but I grew up with better sounding and more convenient equipment and progressing in technology shouldn't be a step backward in that.
I'm not sure what this has to do with my comment. I'd be crazy to do anything outside of the Canadian health care system.
$60 for a pair -- or a second pair -- is probably trivial to most people, that's a night out at the movies for 2 people nowadays or a non-alcoholic dinner for 2, or a tank of premium gas, or a new game for your Playstation / XBox, or a few drinks in an upscale bar. If it's that important to you, you will find the funding for it.
Apparently your money is far, far easier to earn than mine is.
But now you can't get a decent portable music player because EVERYONE STARTED TO USE THIER PHONES.
So you would be perfectly happy with a 10 year old set of bluetooth headphones. You wouldn't replace them with something newer.
And if there are 20 things that I want to plug into, then I should just happily buy one adapter per device at $10 a pop?
My theory is that the second factor is a stupid way to govern what gets created if you wand a market with full selection.
then that is seemingly good enough for many people.
..and the long sad march to the capitalist drums continue.
Note that I don't listen to music with any of this. I don't really have ear buds that I would listen to music with right now, these are for audio books and TV.
Lol.. At $60 you are in the range where it will hurt if you roll on top of it at night and it breaks. I recently paid $40 for my BT headphones but even at that price point I won't wear them at night for fear of breaking them. Also you need to pick day or night since they need to charge and they are two expensive for a set of two so you can alternate. I paid $6 each for a bulk box of wired silicone earbuds and that is what I wear at night.
I don't see how this matters at all. Unless you can justifiably say that the bluetooth is not the weakest link in the chain, it doesn't make sense to add a limitation to the chain.
Yup pretty much this.
So at some point am I supposed to read the 53rd comment with someones testimony that they just gave into the capitalist monster and "things were much better" and decide that I, too, would like to sacrifice my standards?
Yeah, canadian here, I can see a doctor just fine. I've had *multiple* serious health issues in my family and I can attest to the fact that i was always seen right when I needed to be.
Yeah, canadian here, I can see a doctor just fine. I've had *multiple* serious health issues in my family and I can attest to the fact that i was always seen right when I needed to be.