Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "The Financial Diet" channel.

@7792pnaurfr The mere fact that, in this context, you replied with that specifically to contrast with Op's statement, makes me think you made it up moreso than the other person. So no, I don't see it. Sounds like you're just being contrarian for the sake of defending the rich.
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CatEyes1993 Most Europeans I know don't take time out of their day to do that. They usually prepare 2 or 3 big meals on the weekend and eat away at that during the week. For example: soup, lasagna, and fish (each with sides) can be prepared in a day if you hurry. Then during the week you just warm up a dish and eat.
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CatEyes1993 Part of it is that most of America actually had pretty low property value on account of there being nothing to do there. Most of the U.S. is just cookie-cutter suburbs with nothing that adds value to the area. Additionally, most houses here are cheaply built, out of fiberboard (compressed sawdust) and chicken wire, so not only are the walls thinner, allowing for more space, but they're easier to build. On one hand, that adds to the economy; on the other, it means a 100 year old building is almost unheard of, because nothing lasts that long. Cost per use goes down the older the house gets, but because they keep eroding, we just keep building new ones, with even fewer materials.
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Svetlana Sidorova I think you're still in the territory of diminishing returns— repairing a cheap watch, for instance, takes more time and trouble than it's worth. A Rolex, on the other hand, should last you a lifetime. It if fails, repairing it will add another 10 years to its life. This is assuming you go to a competent repairman in either case. The quality of the repair can effect the product life top.
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@7792pnaurfr Because it robs them of a deeper understanding of the human effort/labor that goes into the lifestyle that they enjoy. They lose appreciation not only of the work required, but of the workers, too. Granted, they don't have to do everything (you realistically can't if you're managing a large company, not without burning yourself out)--- but they should at least see that their food is made by chefs toiling in a crowded, humid kitchen; and that it takes teams of people to organize their mansions- without all those people, they'd quickly find themselves in a dusty pigsty. I hope I don't have to explain why not spending any time with your own children is a bad thing, too.
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@andreamartineau1197 because every aspect of actors' lives are under a microscope... except for the important parts, apparently
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@madeline5175 That's true, but B12 in particular is essential for human survival, and can only come from meat or animal products. The bacteria that produce them, and the grass that harbors them, are both fatal if consumed by humans. We need B12, and that comes only from animal flesh, or blood. Supplements also work, but vegans should cede the idea that it's 'more natural' to eat a certain way- it's the biggest reason people find them annoying. And at least for some, a reason they refuse to convert to veganism.
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This is true for most US culture. It becomes a backdoor for political ideas too. Blue jeans, fast food, rap especially now— they all allow for more indirect influence.
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Togher01 Currently, it's one of three things: (for antisocial people) a transition between one awful group of people and the next; (for motivated people) a place where you learn valuable skills and get ready for a career; and (for normal people) a place to get drunk, party, and have sex for four years. Bonus: most people are a mix of these three, but everyone leans in one direction over another. It's not like in Europe. Because the change is so drastic, a lot of attention is placed on what you "do" in college, instead of just seeing it as a normal part of life.
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 @sarahzine1 Ok but what does she do? Like what do people search for and find her video before they even see her aesthetic and personality?
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If you wanna extinct the human race out of petty spite, be my guest.. just don't have any second thoughts 20 years on
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@jeffreyholbrook1984 Green doesn't necessarily mean disposable- glass is more eco-friendly than plastic, and is usable for much longer in terms of tupperware and cooking supplies. The new phenomenon of planned obsolescence doesn't have much to do with environmentalism, just padding profit margins.
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@Afrobriit as a poor person with some rich family members-- op isnt wrong. Take a look at any lottery winner story-- they don't know how to handle their money, so they spend it all on trivial things (cars: depreciating assets), or spend on family (which isn't bad, but) everyone and their dog comes out of the woodwork asking for money. Before you know it, you can literally blow through millions spending on those close to you, and then you're left with less than you had before you won. You, at some point, have to set a boundary and get your books in order, and continue to set those boundaries, unless you want to go back to being poor. Rich people are assholes, but they have trust issues, for good reason: you can never be sure if a person likes you for you, or is hoping to experience some 1-on-1 trickle down economics. Sounds harsh, but we all know people who (like you said) are greedy, that isn't reserved to the rich. So you have to be callous, or you risk losing what you have to your own better nature. In an ideal world, nobody would be filthy rich and everyone would have basics provided for. But, we live in this world, where people can and do absolutely fall through the cracks, and so you have to (again, within reason) hold onto what you make.
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Mc Hobbit This used to be possible, before the streetcar suburbs were demolished by automobile companies. Now, thanks to conservative laws put in place in the 1950's, literally all we can build are subdivisions. Cities are exempted and their building codes are grandfathered in, but they're getting too crowded. We need to allow mixed-use housing and diverse zoning codes again.
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@AdamSmith-gs2dv You kind of are... at least, if we're analyzing the nation as a whole. Then again, Americans don't seem to understand collective identity and/or responsibility, and veer towards individualism every time.
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Why is everything you wrote thicc
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J .S Because rich people could say the very same of things they pay the most of, for you. Why shouldn't they block off half of the roads, while you're free to use all of it? How about the benefits of university research? They donate the most by a wide margin, yet the inventions and discoveries put out by them are always dispersed into the public. By the very nature of the system you live in, everyone mooches off of everyone. No man is an island, and you're an idiot for still thinking that you can morally cherrypick between someone else using a service you've paid for but don't see the fruits of, and you dong the same. Perhaps you should be disallowed from using sidewalks or stepping foot into nonprofits?
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@7792pnaurfr Not sure how it works where you live, but in the West and russia they are spoiled rotten and completely incapable without their money- raised with no practical skills. "Trust fund babies" In US the workers/nannies/cooks for rich people are called "the help". This is what I am talking about- they are so detached from the real world that they use "help" to describe what they do. They are not "helping", because 1) it is not voluntary from their own kindness and 2) they're not helping you. They are doing it 100% for you. They are delusional, and only live so well because their great-grandparents became lucky or were manipulative enough to push ahead of others.
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You mean tear her apart or enjoy her company? XD
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