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This defense might actually work in Germany/Sweden.

I find the same in regards to Reddit. It is glorified trivia porn. Knowledge without nutrients, interesting but overall fleeting and forgotten in mere hours.

Exactly, livestreaming == reality TV.

It's too easy to turn off my brain and be 'entertained' for hours. I've recently forced myself back to watching films/TV instead. The difference in creative stimulation is like night & day.

This is going to sound so ironic regarding what we'll learn about Amazon in the future.

Mom and pop business compared to Amazon, and less seedy than GameStop.

What is a homogeneous culture, Trebek.

Great point. A populace absorbed with Circus & Bread is also more easily sedated.

Great for killing off your testosterone levels though.

Do you even John Titor?

Expect more PR articles for FAANG companies in the coming months. Elephant in the room: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/356170-trump-will-nomin...

The "You" used wasn't directed at you personally, just as an observation of current trends.

Scott Adam's a big believer in maximizing personal Energy as the #1 goal http://blog.dilbert.com/post/102892940091/the-right-priority

Own a franchise, not be a franchisee. Sorry I wasn't more clear, you're correct.

The division of Soft Power vs. Hard Power is well displayed in Trump's current Cabinet.

While it's fun to get emotional, I'm more interested in statistics. Has crime increased in Allentown since the 80s?

Exactly. After I eat a real meal (lunch), my caveman brain declares 'Mission Success' and I'm done for the day.

The only way to escape A Job is to earn passive income. The only way to do that in the Restaurant Industry is to own a chain/franchise.

People get swept up with the idea of 'being your own boss' all the time, to avoid working A Job.

Many business owners are working A Job in disguise.

I find two things bring a sense of fulfillment: Responsibility and Affecting others. Does that lifestyle offer either?

Exactly. It's not like Amazon has a pervasive, stranglehold grip on electronic commerce or anything.

I recommend a 'Sleep' app on your phone. I set it to 7am and it'll wake me up anywhere from 6:30-7, depending on my sleep cycle. Never felt drowsy on 6:30 days.

Still needs the ron paul gif

And you wonder why companies can't be assed to re-train the workforce.

You cannot scale yourself. You cannot demand a 200% raise from your boss. You can control your $COST_OF_LIVING, you can job hop to increase your income, but it is bounded. Just as a doctor can increase his number of patients but cannot work more than 60 hours a week.

Yes! You need an incredible flow of income to become wealthy (selling your company, book you wrote becomes a hit, etc). You cannot accomplish step 1 through a job.

Rich people telling you to invest in mutual funds and treasuries to become wealthy are frauds. That's what you do to MAINTAIN wealth, not to generate wealth.

Sounds like your friend sacrificed the future for the today. But far, far too many of us are guilty of sacrificing today for a tomorrow 40 years from now.

Get rich slow when you're 70, or get rich fast by working your ass off and being accountable for your wealth.

Being frugal is the biggest baloney to wealth. People like you and I obsess over it because $COST_OF_LIVING is the one variable of the Income Wealth Equation we can control.

You want to become wealthy? Affect millions.

They'll have to train and prepare to enter the job market again? That's terrible!

How can government motivate people?

I'd recommend finding a telework job to hedge your bets.