Comments by "Rune of Svalbard" (@vladimirofsvalbard9477) on "Jack Morgan RLP" channel.

  1. Maybe he doesn't know? Not everything is conspiracy to hoist up douchebags. People are flaws and messed up; even more people are ignorant and out of the loop.
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  2.  @raeblair6166  You must have powerful telekinesis powers to know his mind :)
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  3. Well, people need to look forward; not backward. The Empire of the US 1948 until 2008 is coming to an end. It just takes a few decades. The next timeline of humanity will start (whatever that entails) and things will get better again. Even the Great Depression only technically lasted a decade. I highly doubt that any great downturn or collapse will last even a fraction of that time.
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  4. Not sure what you mean. Inflation inflates retirement assets.
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  5. I would agree, but in all honesty I feel that most people are regressing (in all age groups). People complain about the illiteracy and ignorance of Zoomers all the time, but I find basically all age groups to be losing brain cells. If you can't find wisdom anywhere. It probably means you're wise beyond your years. It took me a very long time to figure that out as I endlessly looked for people to take me under their wing; only to be disappointed.
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  6.  @dianemasterson2132  Just be open with him. Trust is the BEST way to maintain a healthy relationship. If he has trust issues, then try to brainstorm about his childhood with him and make him feel loved and supported. When I was first dating my (now wife). I said stupid things like; "I want a prenup." People make mistakes based on bad information all the time. Plus, even if we did hate each other (she makes more than me) So it would be dumb lol
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  7. There's no union apprenticeship that pays that much; even seniority doesn't cut that. You're describing people running a businesses; not working for somebody else. Plus, most apprenticeships (regardless of field) pay like $25k max annually. That's a lot of time to be idle in slave wage territory. Unless you know somebody that does that (maybe in California) due to inflated wages; I've never seen that.
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  8.  @madvillainy6845  Well, many people escrow. If your insurance and property tax go way up; your mortgage goes up without your (home loan) ever moving.
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  9. They watch MSNBC; they're already dead lol
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  10. They watch MSNBC; they're already dead lol
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  11. People often omit that they have massive amounts of student debt that cost them an arm and a leg in this inflated economy.
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  12. Hey in all honesty, I threw $40 bucks into Shiba years ago. Now it's worth $160 I'm just planning on holding it forever; maybe it'll hit $1.00 eventually.
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  13.  @tinocos9632  Probably, but I'm not really gambling; I wrote it off years ago.
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  14. Nah, I really don't see it that way. This was a third world country long before 8 million migrants came here since 2020. The biggest garbage in this country is the black and white trash living here. In my experience, immigrants (illegal and legal) seem to have the best attitude of anyone.
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  15. Well, people often omit their most common problems. The real reason most people can't afford anything is because they have a MOUNTAIN of student debt and nothing to show for it at their job. I'd love for someone to prove me wrong.
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  16. Not trusting is not exactly 'blaming'. Cops come from a specific demographic of personality. Not that all are this way, but many of them are A type, aggressive, sociopathic leaning, and highly disagreeable. It's much worse in the military.
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  17. Well, I disagree in a sense. Children are a blessing! But the hardest thing you'll ever do? Children are difficult, but it's different. I was a stay at home dad for 2 years; it was difficult, but different. Being in debt and watching my son get a blood transfusion was the hardest thing I've ever done. I don't tend to lump the categories, but child rearing by itself is rather easy imo.
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  18. I made $44,000 after working at FedEx for 4+ years 2014-2019 as a Shunter Operator. Back then, that kind of money was pretty decent. It allowed me to move out and have a Cathedral ceiling apartment. Thought I was so cool and rent was $858 in a Columbus, OH suburb at the time. Thankfully, I ended up landing a CDL job $69k in 2019 and got a $200k home for $886/m. I will NOT pretend that doing the same thing is easy in this economic environment. You'd easily need $60k to afford that same apartment that I did and you'd probably need $90k to afford the same home now. If I bought my current home at 7.5% interest rate; I'd be paying $1729.86
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  19. Well, individualism imo is a side effect of complacency. This has all happened before and it will probably end the same way.
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  20.  @Aye1-c4g  Roman Empire! Weak men create hard times, hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men. It's the same reason that people aren't really having kids, getting married, or investing in their future. Complacency kills the spirit. I love Ayn Rand! There's also a book called Siddhartha. It's one of the reasons I will always believe that wisdom must be experienced; not taught. If you work hard to make money and give it to your kids that had no struggles; they will squander it until the cycle begins anew. If there's any sustainable system for humans, it's a system that is unsustainable; oh the irony.
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  21. It's just another historical event, just like the Roman Empire. Complacency leads to familial destruction and by extension a collapsing society.
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  22.  @samm8949  You don't want to go into that field; trust me. At the end of the day, a person's life is their own. If people want to pursue it; that's their choice. The turnover for counselling in rehab/corrections is insane. Most people go into the field thinking they will bring love and joy to people that need it. What actually ends up happening is they get harassed and assaulted into leaving the field. It's a dead-end for compassionate people and it will destroy any preconceptions you have about people with anti-social problems. Plus, it doesn't pay well by any means. It's one of the reasons I never went into policing or other pubic service. I watched my dad get broken over what people do to you and in the end society didn't get better. I personally won't even adopt children; it's that bad.
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  23. 2024 has actually been the first year of relief for my family. 2023 - We got scammed, infant needed blood, wife needed surgery, and lost the car. Tbh, inflation was the least of my worries. Now we are completely on our feet and have paid off an enormous amount of debt. We're about to move and irradiate the remaining student loan debt. After that, things will be so much better.
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  24. Supply shortage! Illegals are not the reason your housing is expensive. Don't watch mainstream media. Prices will continue going up until a bunch of single family homes get dumped in foreclosure. We just hit a 20 year low last year with foreclosures. We're not even close.
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  25. True, but it's not healthy for a functioning society. Too many men with no romantic or ambitious potentials pushes society into anarchy and revolution. This has been historically accurate since the beginning of civilizations.
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  26. Well, if there are no good jobs; then people need to make their own jobs.
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  27. The Federal Reserve printed $8 Trillion and millions of Americans got 1-2% mortgages in 2020, which drove up prices. At the same time, the lockdowns destroyed 50% of all small business across the US; which hurt GDP/productivity. This is Keynesian system! Debt obligations (money printing) must grow linear with productivity. If it doesn't; prices rise and wages stagnate.
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  28. It's a debt crisis. As much as I get irritated with boomers, most of us would probably be doing the same thing in their shoes. Humans beings will do as humans beings do. If people are going to be mad, they should probably be mad at how the system is setup. Blame the asset bubbles called (Social Security, Medicare, and Pensions) that need to be constantly propped up to maintain those asset bubbles thru currency devaluation.
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  29.  @zerafians8145  Well, if you have your health, no mortgage, other debts, or liabilities; $1 Million is indeed enough to retire on. The thing is that it's not very much if you have any of those, plus medical issues.
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  30. Well, technically speaking (once you educate women - you create an inevitable implosion). The reason is that women will sacrifice their fertile years for education and pursuit of a career. After that, they are in their late 20s early 30s and the clock is ticking. So naturally they start to produce a (Below replacement) birth rate. I mean, what exactly did feminists think was going to happen? Once all of these childless people die, all of the people WITH children will pass on their ways and then society will become religious and family oriented all over again.
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  31. Well, that's just the tip of ice-berg. These days, even if you get a good degree; it qualifies you for a job that will most likely make you want to kill yourself within 6 months.
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  32. Scientists produce millions of research papers and peer reviewed studies. The companies decide to BUY the ones that make their products look good. Believe it or not, there are studies that suggest smoking cigarettes, eating McDonalds, and drinking bourbon extends your life span. People refuse to believe that there is a wide margin of integrity in the research industry.
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  33.  @LadyUpstart  Many scientists are completely beneath bureaucratic levels that use their data. So they never get to truly see how their research is being used. It's not a luxury to complain about chronic illness and skin problems being caused by corruption is these industries. There is a LOT of money in producing research that large corporations want to advertise. Plus there are a very large margin of integrity in science; a lot of those researchers have no care in the world for how their information is used. As long as it makes them money and fulfills their initial bias; many will do so.
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  34. YOU (serving in the military) are fighting for your country! Just about as much as you are healing people by working for Pfizer.
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  35. Assuming you plan on being as sick as them?
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  36. @ Don't write yourself off so easily. I commend your compassion though to care for your mother; don't let it eat you. I would never take in and care for my parents; nor would they ask.
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  37. Sounds like glass bottled water and filet I'd imagine. We buy the good stuff too, but we're not that crazy in cost.
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  38.  @GideonGalactic  Almost all corporate jobs are asking for bachelor's degree or graduate.
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  39. Money money money lol
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  40.  @Yiro.  Actually, he's not wrong. They print dollars to pay for their old debts. Ponzi scheme at it's finest!
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  41.  @rdallas81  I'm not sure I buy that idea. The cultures of all you mentioned have been decimated. The culture of the Soviet Union is gone. Nobody is their right mind would want Putin to take them back to the days of Stalinism. Not sure how you're conflating the Roman Empire with Catholic Church when it was the Christians that aided in toppling the Western Roman Empire.
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  42.  @chez5860  Same about 4 years ago. People are all addicted to social media. Even my parents and sister are zombies now.
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  43. Well, it's better to not have chronic illnesses from 40 till 80 lol
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  44. I would be careful with that logic. That may sound like a compassionate idea, but you might just be hobbling your children's ability to develop fortitude. If they get a handicap from you; it takes away growth in other areas.
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  45.  @Cornelius1988  This simply isn't the case. Prime buyers markets are in FL and prime sellers markets are in the Midwest. However, prices still aren't coming way down in FL; largely because the homes are still selling (just taking more days to go into contract). I would stop wishing for a crash; it's not going to happen. If anything, I'd focus on finding opportunities in a tech stock crash.
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  46. Believe me, we're not even 5% in to the crash. A real market crash won't happen until 3-6 months AFTER the Feds begin to slash interest rates. The reason is because people refinance old debts with new ones, but current cash flow cannot maintain the payments. Happens every single time (without exception). Check REPO rates if you don't believe me.
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  47. Wrong analogy! It's efficient, but the over-head costs are being exaggerated by fortune 500 companies. It's a massive bubble! Investors got fooled into thinking that AI innovation needs billions in research and development. Turns out that it only needs a couple million for a smaller company lol Basically these companies are selling slim-jims and convincing consumers that they're filet mignon. People should avoid tech jobs like the plague right now. Unemployment in that industry will be massive in the near future
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  48. You mean, unless we stop Social Security and Pensions; plus bail-outs and bankruptcies lol Most people aren't aware, these are the drivers behind inflation. You could cut 100% of defense and discretionary spending; it wouldn't solve anything.
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  49. @annahgibbus8 We did; that's largely irrelevant in contrast to my statement. An inspector is not going to tell you that there's lead trace behind the walls or in older applications of the basement that he can't get access to; not to mention in subfloor pipes (though they should have legally been removed). If there are mold toxins in the basement (they don't carry a mycotoxin meter). And asbestos is bound to be found in all homes older than 30 years. Again, if you buy an older home; no inspection is going to protect you against these problems that are present in some 80% of these homes. I simply refuse to buy another one to find out the old fashion way.
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  50. @stvkomer If your house is older than 20 years; chances are that it has mold. Especially if it has subfloors and brick insulting the exterior. Not to mention humidity and whether or not it's in an area with an efficient water-shed to drain the surrounding area. If you want to get in on the discussion. Perhaps not insult people and be more professional please.
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