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COVID and the housing market

backmarkerducati said:
They of course have a barrier to entry as there is an education requirement, etc. and also "papers". Some may argue it is a career more than a trade.

Many do not know this but it is also a career that tends to have a shorter working lifespan (like some trades that take a toll on the body) as it requires "fine" motor-skills. When is the last time you have seen a 60 year old dental hygienist? Some can do it, for sure, but most move on to something else as they get older as the job gets harder to do. The ones I know aged out before they hit 50 but some stayed in dental related work just not doing the same thing.
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I have a dental hygenist friend in her early 60's. Just retired, but I think she might do some people part-time. Her clientelle were mostly shut ins, and I think she ran a mobile clinic for them. She'd also donate her time to a charity that would send her to remote parts of the world. Her husband would sometimes work as her assistant, and sometimes dig wells with other engineers.
 
油井緋色 said:
I know zoomers who bought a property during this time. I also know millennials that are struggling. The key factor, backed by science journals, is intelligence.

The bleak reality is that in my 20s I already knew who was gonna be a loser and winner; the high IQ ones will accept reality and adapt, the low IQ ones moved out too early, had to move back in with parents, bought too many cars, etc. etc.

How we fix this is beyond me.

The greatest success story I know is a friend who had parents that abandoned him at around 16. Dude is now a doctor. He had no assistance. But I'm not stupid enough to not admit he's a league above me and many others I know in intelligence. Dude makes $300k a year now, has a side software gig, and will retire by 40 (if not sooner.)


This guy, for example, gets it lol
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Interesting, I like some of what he says but it is pretty obvious how oblivious he is.

"If I had a porsche or a tesla I would have to spend hundreds of hours a year washing and maintaining it so I drive a crap car". Wtf. EV in his situation is a great vehicle, just walk away and when you return in a week or 3 months just check the tire pressure and head out.

"Having a house requires a lot of time so I live with my parents and make them do all the maintenance". Wtf again. Buy a condo you wanker (guy in video) and you have a similar arrangement for you and less work for your parents.

"The less assets you have, the less likely you are to get sued". How does anyone know what assets I have? Do I own my car, does a business, does a bank? Meanwhile he talks openly about millions in the bank.
 
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LoL if that’s an indication of his mindset, I would kick him out of the house if I was his parents. Millions in the bank but too lazy (sorry ‘smart’) to live on his own.

awesome. Easy to have lots of money if you’re smart / lucky with investments and have no expenses.
 
mimico_polak said:
LoL if that’s an indication of his mindset, I would kick him out of the house if I was his parents. Millions in the bank but too lazy (sorry ‘smart’) to live on his own.

awesome. Easy to have lots of money if you’re smart / lucky with investments and have no expenses.
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And his plan requires his parents to maintain a place for him to live. If your long-term plan requires your parents perpetual help, you aren't an adult yet.
 
Lol I watch that guy on youtube (feeds my biased opinions)

He is clearly depressed though

Made big bucks working at the FAANGS but complaining.

WHY!?
 
george__ said:
Lol I watch that guy on youtube (feeds my biased opinions)

He is clearly depressed though

Made big bucks working at the FAANGS but complaining.

WHY!?
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Because he’s never actually faced a hardship in his life. His view is skewed and I couldn’t even finish watching that load of garbage.

Grow the eff up. As @GreyGhost says this guy is a child. Good luck to any woman that dates him...oh wait if they don’t see it his way he’ll just dump her and move on to an easier partner that won’t challenge / disagree with him.
 
mimico_polak said:
Because he’s never actually faced a hardship in his life. His view is skewed and I couldn’t even finish watching that load of garbage.

Grow the eff up. As @GreyGhost says this guy is a child. Good luck to any woman that dates him...oh wait if they don’t see it his way he’ll just dump her and move on to an easier partner that won’t challenge / disagree with him.
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He had a girlfriend or something?? but she left and he got even more depressed
 
george__ said:
He had a girlfriend or something?? but she left and he got even more depressed
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I wonder why....with an attitude like that...shocking absolutely shocking. What normal woman would put up with that type of idiot?
 
george__ said:
Gold diggers :D
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Children....the answer is he’s acting like a child.

Mind you I know nothing about this guy outside of this video, which I partially watched because I couldn’t stand to finish it. Man-child is the word that comes to mind.
 
mimico_polak said:
Children....the answer is he’s acting like a child.

Mind you I know nothing about this guy outside of this video, which I partially watched because I couldn’t stand to finish it. Man-child is the word that comes to mind.
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He seems academically smart but socially dumb

Look at his subscriber count. $$$
 
GreyGhost said:
Interesting, I like some of what he says but it is pretty obvious how oblivious he is.

"If I had a porsche or a tesla I would have to spend hundreds of hours a year washing and maintaining it so I drive a crap car". Wtf. EV in his situation is a great vehicle, just walk away and when you return in a week or 3 months just check the tire pressure and head out.

"Having a house requires a lot of time so I live with my parents and make them do all the maintenance". Wtf again. Buy a condo you wanker and you have a similar arrangement for you and less work for your parents.

"The less assets you have, the less likely you are to get sued". How does anyone know what assets I have? Do I own my car, does a business, does a bank? Meanwhile he talks openly about millions in the bank.
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A lot of what he says is sarcastic egocentric humor that jives with the software dev community; you gotta read between the lines to figure out what's sarcastic and what the actual message is lol

george__ said:
He had a girlfriend or something?? but she left and he got even more depressed
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From what I understand (and it's ******* hilarious he monentized his despair and struggles), his ex wife is a gold digger who made very little but couldn't get along with his parents when he decided to save money/time and sell his property to move back in with parents. It's a very common trend that software devs are super smart within the field but financially destroyed by a woman because they've never dated in their life and don't realize "falling in love" is not the same as "making this work forever."

mimico_polak said:
Because he’s never actually faced a hardship in his life. His view is skewed and I couldn’t even finish watching that load of garbage.

Grow the eff up. As @GreyGhost says this guy is a child. Good luck to any woman that dates him...oh wait if they don’t see it his way he’ll just dump her and move on to an easier partner that won’t challenge / disagree with him.
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He's also hyper successful lol and admits he's a child.

I liked the video because his mindset is that of mine and a few other friends. We just wanna play video games and **** responsibilities. But....gotta make the monies first and create some value for the world before that happens. Give and take right?
 
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Playing video games is a luxury?
I've seen pathetic before, and it looks just like that.
 
油井緋色 said:
I liked the video because his mindset is that of mine and a few other friends. We just wanna play video games and **** responsibilities. But....gotta make the monies first and create some value for the world before that happens. Give and take right?
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Yes sir.
 
mimico_polak said:
We must be too old to understand the new young generation.
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I think we're close to the same age lol

I tend to hang out with younger junior developers though because the older ones are often....well...they stopped learning.

Wingboy said:
Playing video games is a luxury?
I've seen pathetic before, and it looks just like that.
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Yes. I don't remember the last time I had the luxury to pull a 24 hour gaming marathon, running off of Red Bulls and Pizza Hut, with the whole room smelling like **** with a few other bros.

I miss those days lol
 
油井緋色 said:
I think we're close to the same age lol

I tend to hang out with younger junior developers though because the older ones are often....well...they stopped learning.
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Yes I believe we are. Different worlds though. Very very different. LoL

mind you after all these covid months if there’s a GTAM meetup I’m going. Whether I have a bike or not.
 
lol I tend to hang out with younger riders because the older ones are often .... well .... they stopped riding.
and I don't miss smelly jock rooms one bit.

Perfect riding in the woods right now :cool: if you have studded tires but it's a b*itch walking.
 
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