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post 1692700923 11-02-2023, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted By SmithMachineGuy⏩
College
Going the extra mile at job and you'll get ahead
natty lifting (and all the fake natties)
the internet as a whole (specifically, web 2.0 which is just a bunch of scams to steal and sell your data)
It depends which college program. Lots are useless, some are specialized and necessary to pursue certain career fields.

Why is natty lifting a scam? Some people can achieve fantastic results without using performance enhancers. It's a scam if certain claims are being made, like looking like Craig Titus eating chicken and broccoli and engaging in a bro split.

Also, the internet is a phenomenal resource depending on how you use it. There's literally zero excuse anymore to not be able to learn a particular skill. Remember having to go to the library to read an encyclopedia or take someone's word for it?
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post 1692702743 11-02-2023, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
Probably been said a million times but religion.


We have monetized literally everything and exploited the human condition for money.

God, relationships, simply existing.

It has all been turned into a scam somewhere somehow.
Almost everything has a monetary motive behind it. Even wars, they are economic reasons more than anything. Nobody is fighting for freedom and justice. Maybe on a small scale but not overall. So if you want to understand why things are really happening, follow the money.
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Originally Posted By DuracellBunny⏩
Believe it or not, theaverageability of black engineers is slightly higher than whites.

I can hear people losing their chit at that comment, so I will explain: lower ability blacks don't go in to engineering as often, so the average is higher. Whites have a wide distribution of ability and see engineering as just another job sector. Western blacks have certain cultural factors that make them less inclined to enter engineering unless they have a genuine aptitude.

African engineers on the other hand are quite good in general. You will see a lot of Nigerians in civil. mechanical and mining, with another bunch in the electronic engineering/computer science space.

Physics is even more unbalanced, as there are hardly any blacks, but the ones therearelive and breathe it.
this is correct because average IQ for the black (and muslims) is typically much lower. Thus the black must be at the far right end of the bell curve for IQ. So the big IF is, if they go through same academic channels and do well then they are likely smarter because theoretically the black should be smarter than average white in that field.

However all of this is variable. If your life is on the line who ya gonna choose?
post 1692703003 11-02-2023, 08:26 AM
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Never "express yourself." Keep your cards to your chest. People are just looking for blackmail and gossip and will use it against you if they think they can gain something from your "self expression."
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post 1692703423 11-02-2023, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted By GenXTrumpFan⏩
Work hard youngsters, stand out, and advocate for yourself. If you're truly good you'll be rewarded.
this entire post sounds like it was written by a CEO with the old joke in mind of CEO telling employee to "work hard so I afford an even bigger beachhouse next year!"

the reality is hard work is rarely appreciated how the worker thinks it will be rewarded. A good example is politics, prolly a lot of politicians who work super hard for citizens but in the end no one gives a fuk cuz new candidate is taller.

another example is sending gung-ho, high T men to war. all think that they will come home to beautiful women congratulating them. not end up dead....or worse alive and severely injured.

Of course all this may get you the intended result, but it is hardly the norm.
post 1692703543 11-02-2023, 08:36 AM
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post 1692703943 11-02-2023, 08:43 AM
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post 1692711573 11-02-2023, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted By LethalGunz34⏩
Going above and beyond at work.
This. Nothing will fcuk you over more than being the best employee at your current job. The goal is to be slightly above average and cruise if you have any plans of being promoted.
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Originally Posted By low_clazz⏩
This. Nothing will fcuk you over more than being the best employee at your current job. The goal is to be slightly above average and cruise if you have any plans of being promoted.
Why do you think being the best backfires?
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Originally Posted By 6gorillion⏩
Why do you think being the best backfires?
because they can't afford to promote you and/or they continue loading you up with work because nobody else can produce what you can.

This only applies to non-commission roles.
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
It depends which college program. Lots are useless, some are specialized and necessary to pursue certain career fields.

Why is natty lifting a scam? Some people can achieve fantastic results without using performance enhancers. It's a scam if certain claims are being made, like looking like Craig Titus eating chicken and broccoli and engaging in a bro split.

Also, the internet is a phenomenal resource depending on how you use it. There's literally zero excuse anymore to not be able to learn a particular skill. Remember having to go to the library to read an encyclopedia or take someone's word for it?
It’s all about science, technology, education and math


Unless of course Sandusky is around, because then he’ll rob the fuk out of you srs
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post 1692904903 11-06-2023, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted By Xgamer791⏩
Marriage

It’s mainly to protect women’s interests, men need to stop handicapping themselves with marriage.
Marriage is mainly to protect the economy if you really think deeper
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I don't know if I've ever "figured out" a scam... I pretty much always spot them on the horizon miles before I become a victim.

I'd say loans are the biggest scam. Interest/payments for something you will hopefully be able to afford in the future.

Never paid a penny of interest in my life.

More recently I guess big pharma is a very obvious one.
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Charities.
Most pay themselves a huge fee for administrative costs/employees and give a small percentage to the actual cause.
Many politicians are famous for this as well as the largest medical causes.
There is an unspoken thing, we are iron brothers and sisters, we are to support each other and...It is our duty to support our brothers and sisters in the iron game!
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Originally Posted By 8eggs⏩
Hotdogs are sold in packs of 10 and buns in packs of 8 and to break even you need to buy 40 of each
it's so u can stick one up ur arse and the other for deepthroat practice
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The Republican Party.


Limited Govt!!! Sure buddy.
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If you allow the Govt to break the law because of an emergency, they will always create an emergency to break the law
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Church

Gimmie money money money
I loe e.
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Originally Posted By Redfish225⏩
Church

Gimmie money money money
this is a good one
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Originally Posted By Redfish225⏩
Church

Gimmie money money money
i went yesterday and passed that basket to the next lady, lol
There is an unspoken thing, we are iron brothers and sisters, we are to support each other and...It is our duty to support our brothers and sisters in the iron game!
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The older you get, the more your time becomes more important than money. (Someone I am sure has said this one already)

The food pyramid is healthy.

You can trust your government.

You can trust the media.

Both political parties.
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Originally Posted By liftandsleep30⏩
what are the biggest scam in life that you realize as you grew older?
That the universe is very complicated to figure out
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Originally Posted By x-trainer
i went yesterday and passed that basket to the next lady, lol
lmao
I loe e.
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Originally Posted By HMFIC_BROWSIN⏩
I don't know if I've ever "figured out" a scam... I pretty much always spot them on the horizon miles before I become a victim.

I'd say loans are the biggest scam. Interest/payments for something you will hopefully be able to afford in the future.

Never paid a penny of interest in my life.

More recently I guess big pharma is a very obvious one.
Yup big one, loans are crazy. There's a reason mortgage cucks and tards buying cars with loans, excessive credit card usage are never rich.
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Financial advisors that charge a percentage fee and sell you their mutual funds and insurance so they get commission. Complete ripoff. Index funds are all you need like VOO
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Originally Posted By imbeingcereal⏩
3."Experts" in general- doesn't matter how smart someone is on paper. The fact is nobody can reliably predict the future and pretty much everyone is stumbling around figuring things out as they happen
This is a good one. Experts are a dime a dozen. The trick is to find someone whoactuallyknows what the fuk they're talking about.
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