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2016-06-28 at 9:34 AM UTC in Moving, finally- fuck Florida
Those people who were raising their kids from a tent, her husband got laid off from a pretty decent job, a series of family issues happened and the wife was disabled. Im not sure on all the details since this was told second hand from the actual caseworker who handled it, but while iy might not happen to everyone, for whatever reason their situation happened to them, from what she said, they were pretty decent people you wouldnt have expected to have fallen in that situation.
I didn't say they weren't decent or that I expected them to be living in a tent, beside the fact that they literally did or do live in a tent I know nothing about these folks (although I'd imagine most fully functional adults can manage to dodge homelessness somehow, social safety net and all). I just said it's not a very good child rearing situation. Even if they did home school well (which I have to be skeptical of given the level of educational resources and absence of a good learning environment homelessness would seem to engender) the socialization issues remain: you have no academic peers and even casual friendships would seem to be hard to maintain when you live in a tent.I maybe an eclectic person, I have views that dont always sit right with most of society, and I certainly am not the smartest person, but what I know, I know and Id like to think I do have some street smarts- more than you, Lanny, no offense. I eat sleep and breathe subjects and shit I am into- if we talk horses, animal husbandry, and veterinary shit, Id say I do know my shit. I am somewhat of a jack of all trades- I know a bit abou talot of different subjects, some more than others, but I do value information and do my best to continue to learn everyday. My dads rule of my education was to learn something new everyday. Ive taken that advice all through my life.
I'm not really offended but I think you should ask yourself what "street smarts" are, what they're worth, and how they're reconciled with your admission of not being the smartest person (I'm not the smartest person I know either, but my confidence in my decision making is proportionately tempered by that knowledge). Particularly your financial situation is poor, your health situation is poor, and you seem to have difficulties with a lot of your personal relationships. This isn't me trying to shit on you, but what is it that your superior street smarts have gotten you? I don't think being good at structured academics is the pinnacle of human skill but whatever level of "book smarts" I have, I can point to tangible benefits they bring. It's not an issue of personal merits, it's simply that our society strongly favors some skills over others, doctors are paid more than ranchers, some attitudes are socially acceptable and allow you to exist in society with minimal conflict while others aren't/don't. If we look at the skills and attitudes that your typical structured Mannian education tends to produce in pupils over homeschooling or ad hoc learning from parents or in an apprenticeship type scenario (at least at the primary school level) I think it's clear the former represents better life prospects. -
2016-06-28 at 9:04 AM UTC in Is there any reason they sell cassettes again?Cassettes are cheap as dirt so there's that but mostly it's just because they're different.
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2016-06-26 at 10:28 PM UTC in BrexitLol, just heard about this. Britbongs confirmed retards, literally the worst policy decision they've made in the last decade.
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2016-06-26 at 10:25 PM UTC in What are you?The SEP article on personal identity is really interesting, you should read it.
I generally fall in line with Derek Parfit's thinking on the subject: there is no coherent definition of the self across time. In an instant we can describe ourselves as the set of material and structure necessary to pose that question (that is all biological system requisite for your particular instantiation of mind, with two spatially removed but structurally identical minds being distinct) but we can not say that thing ("you") survives across time. There are other minds, removed in the temporal dimension, that have certain properties and causal relationships with you (psychological continuity rather than identity) that compel you to work in their interests as if they were your own. It's not immediately intuitive or satisfying but it offers a robust solution to branching problems and substrate dependence which is more than you can say for just about any argument for personal identity across time. -
2016-06-26 at 4:02 AM UTC in Suggest a mealCrepes are my go-to food when I'm high. They look fancy and french but they're basically pancakes, easy to make and filling. You can eat them on their own but I like to make crepe peanut butter and jelly burritos. Nutella and caramel or chocolate sauce are also good if you want to get fancy. I could eat my body weight in crepes.
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2016-06-26 at 3:50 AM UTC in ATTN: HydroI'll even pay for it, well more than whatever it was retailing for before. You mentioned being poor before, I'll buy you a handle of whatever cheap booze you prefer (I recommend Gordon's if you like gin, makes for a mean g&t), or just cash if you prefer.
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2016-06-26 at 3:42 AM UTC in ATTN: HydroPost it §m£ÂgØL, inquiring minds want to know
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2016-06-25 at 1:20 PM UTC in Things you've only seen on T.V. & movie but never IRLI've never seen a group of strangers band together to do something productive (as opposed to like a riot). It was a popular thing in movies for a while.
I remember watching whatever spiderman movie and at some point he was getting beaten up by whatever villain and a bunch of angry new yorkers started throwing stuff at the bad guy or something and one of them shouted something inspirational like "you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us". I thought (as a child) that New York must have a great sense of community. Then I visited and realized those grubby cunts would be more likely to loot spiderman's corpse than do anything helpful. -
2016-06-25 at 12:26 AM UTC in Enter Swipes Left
"I like men NOT LITTLE BOYS!!"
Lol, most the stuff enter has bitched about doesn't bother me, memes and fatties are nonstarters but I mean the mentally and physically deficient need to get their fuck on too. But the real men/little boys line just makes me want to physically hurt a bitch. Like what has to happen to a person that they think they need to be an insulting whore in the opening lines of a bio on a website? Like what does that even mean? What the fuck is a "little boy" in the context of a dating site? Maybe it's a sex thing, I don't know, all I know is it sounds like the cuntiest thing I've ever heard. -
2016-06-24 at 11:33 PM UTC in Can you afford the drugs you do?
yeah, one of the reasons I use them at all is so that I actually CAN function at work without losing my mind
This. The only drug I buy in any real volume is alcohol and it's cheap as dirt (I could buy enough to kill me for like $20, I could stay drunk every waking hour for about a week for $100 and still be able to function, and that's not even buying the real bottom shelf shit). I honestly couldn't drink myself into a bad financial situation if I tried.
Weed's also cheap and I don't smoke much, I'm very cautious with stimulant dependency so my use is very affordable, and everything else is a once in awhile thing and in small volumes.
Drugs are pretty cheap on the whole. -
2016-06-23 at 11:33 PM UTC in What are you reading?Lol, yeah, I saw it when it was up on amazon. Considered buying it to get the backstory but I assumed most of the §m£ÂgØL/hydro thing was a joke at the time. I think §m£ÂgØL posted the first chapter or something, an episode about hitchhiking down, does anyone have that? Could probably find it on waybackmachine.
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2016-06-23 at 11:38 AM UTC in My sisters new boyfriend
The asshole whisperer.
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2016-06-23 at 12:22 AM UTC in I'm going to see john carpenter tommorowCool mang, I love Carpenter's films, The Thing in particular. I think I remember hearing he made music at some point but I've never actually listened to any of it.
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2016-06-23 at 12:01 AM UTC in My sisters new boyfriendChris memeson, the guy who just made a thread about frogposting on facebook (with his sister's boyfriend?), calling anyone a memester is a joke
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2016-06-22 at 11:04 PM UTC in Moving, finally- fuck Florida
I really dont give a fuck about if you believe me or not. I know its the truth and Im probably one of the most honest people here- it doesnt come in my nature to lie especiallyto a bunch of online faggots. Ive had bad times in my life, but life is life and it keeps on going. my health was shit, still is shit, but in part thats why I want to go- I could die tomorrow, and there are things Id like to see and experience before that happens. One thing is for sure, my son will have an interesting story of his life. Also, Im not going broke, pan handling is an option if shit is bad. i can and have taken care of my dogs, and while I wish I had had a little help, especially when my health got really bad, its not like I wont be paying these people for their care. They will be getting $200 a month, plus their food, flea and heart worm medicine. Not too bad for going out feeding them and making sure they have water twice a day and calling me if anything is wrong. Im also supplying them with fencing, a hotwire box so to install the hotwire so nobody will jump the fence or digs under. Ive also got aluminum sheets, to build them some shelter. Ive worked hard to ensure my dogs a safe happy place, and jumped through more hoops and scarificed more for my animals than youd ever dream of for your child. As for my child, why will I lose my child for going on a road trip? I take good care of my baby, he has everything he needs and I even jump through hoops just so he only ever drinks raw goat milk, because I feel its better for his health. Hes a very healthy and happy baby and he loves the animals, and they love him back. there is nothing I am doing wrong with my child to lose him. Fuck, I remember talking to a case worker and she was telling me about these people who were panhandling on the side of the road for weeks with their 3 kids- 2 years, 7 and 10. People called because they werent in school. They went out to check where they were living in a tent in the woods behind a resturant and said they were compliant. They had two tents set up and bought water from the store to bathe. They closed the case immediently because they were doing nothing wrong. Go far enough back and we all decend from someone who lived and raised children in a tent or a nomadic fashion, whats wrong with that? Im not going to be doing this forever or anything, but I do want to spend a little of the time Ive got left seeing things and enjoying the ride with my friends and son, hoping I make a few good memories, atleast through pictures for my son when hes older. Im lucky I have the people going with me that I do- people who love and care about my son like I do, and just all around good to get along with. Its stressful noe since I literally am moving today, but itll be over soon, and I can start getting shit ready to go and before I know it, itll be August and Ill be heading out. im really depressed leaving the springs behind but I hope I get to see shit just as awesome.
Well there's the fact that not having an education doesn't really set you up for success in 2016 america, which isn't what you're doing yet but an obvious issue with raising 7 and 10 year old children in a tent. There are probably social issues that arise from trying to integrate into a society when you're functionally homeless. I think the biggest concern in your case is that if panhandling is a backup plan then it seems like not having sufficient nutrition during potentially important developmental periods is a real possibility. -
2016-06-22 at 10:47 PM UTC in My sisters new boyfriend
That's not going to fly with me. I won't doubleteam her with shitboy Hansen. He can stand in the corner and jerk off while I dehumanize his sister's asshole.
I'm not sure the typical asshole is sufficiently anthropomorphic to qualify for dehumanization in the first place, this girl must have quite the anus. -
2016-06-21 at 11:40 PM UTC in What are you reading?^I just started 1Q48, first Murakami book I've read.
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2016-06-21 at 12:41 AM UTC in Moving, finally- fuck FloridaPack warm, even in summer sleeping in an unheated car out in the desert can get really uncomfortably cold. A tent and good sleeping bags is usually a better idea than a mattress in the back of a car. Keep a working cellphone with a plan charged because I'm going to bet your car will break down at least once before hitting the west coast. Bring a cooler and keep food on hand, it's not really that you can't find places to eat road tripping in the US, it's just there are a reasonable number of places, especially around national parks and stuff, where there are only overpriced restaurants and expensive stores, sometimes no grocery stores at all within reasonable distance. You can camp a few miles outside of campsites and just cruise in in the morning to use the facilities most places.
Honestly being broke and homeless and having a 1 year old kid is probably not the time to be going on a road trip. Do you have the money to cover gas and food for however long this is going to take? Any plans on what you're going to do when you get back? -
2016-06-21 at 12:19 AM UTC in 5 Things Only Totse Kids Will Remember (You Won't Believe Number 3!)buzzfeed jokes are so last year
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2016-06-20 at 8:41 AM UTC in What drugs should always be on hand/ kept in reserve?
Antipsychotics are good to have around because they will completely stop the effects of tryptamines.
Is that actually true? That sounds like something in the same vein as "citrus will bring down a trip"
