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Artificial Ignorance
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re: Looking for a well respected tattoo artist between Lake Charles and Houston. Any recs?
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/22/25 at 11:03 am to LSU Coyote
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well respected
Not into BDSM count?
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re: How much should I be looking to spend for an engagement ring?
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/22/25 at 10:01 am to Arthur Bach
Generally speaking, the more money spent on wedding-related events reveals shallow nature, superficialness of what matters to the couple. Inversely related to longevity of relationship.
Find a lady who is a great friend, build deep connection of togetherness and commitment, and spend great of life building a tight-knit family and life together. Wedding is not the feature, rather it is enabler.
If she is all about the show, the “look at me”, and stuff, moreso than above, you likely got flesh and wallet only. Run.
Find a lady who is a great friend, build deep connection of togetherness and commitment, and spend great of life building a tight-knit family and life together. Wedding is not the feature, rather it is enabler.
If she is all about the show, the “look at me”, and stuff, moreso than above, you likely got flesh and wallet only. Run.
re: I visited my son’s Sigma Nu fraternity house this weekend for their annual family event.
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 11:30 pm to selfgen
Retainer for Defense Attorney for eventual hazing charges.
re: Life Could Always Be Worse
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 9:19 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Great reminder. Best to them. They have each other. Was worried this post was not going to end this “well”.
re: How do I know a fly buzzing around me isn’t a reincarnated relative
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 9:10 pm to weagle1999
How do you know your dead relative, when they were alive, was not my reincarnated fly that I crushed when it landed on my snowball back in 3rd grade?
re: How do y'all negotiate on new cars
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 9:06 pm to Chastains
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I can tell you negotiating the price on a new Toyota right now isn’t happening. You might get them to knock off $500. Their demand exceeds supply.
This!
Bought 2025 Camry. Well seasoned new car buyer. It’s just market factors.
That said, know your numbers:
budget
what you want
how much what you want costs
their incentives (to you / manufacturer to dealership)
In the end, Toyota has the power because high demand.
Have seen many markup over invoice with BS seat / under coat BS. It’s just price mark up. I refuse. Rather walk than ever paying BS.
Good luck!
re: Coach hospitalized after being shot at baseball field in Katy
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 8:57 pm to GeauxTigers123
Coach pulled Braxton off mound early, and Braxton’s uncle, recently out of jail, took issue.
re: Who was the genius who told KiSS to take the makeup off?
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 6:15 pm to Tiger Ryno
Dudes were playing disco music at one point + Beth lyrics = unplug from my music memory.
re: LA Higher Ed is Discriminating Against Whites and Asians Students
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 3:18 pm to NoLaMom4
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Why are we lowering the bar
Test optional does not apply to twerkers and STTDB. Excellence that you speak of!
re: LA Higher Ed is Discriminating Against Whites and Asians Students
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 3:15 pm to NoLaMom4
quote:
unjustly denied opportunities
Can your kid drink at the whites-only water fountain?
re: Fed Chair Powell: “economy leaning too hard on the rich”
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 1:13 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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However many people dont care about the ceiling, they just want to make a good decent living.
True
And many people only think from within the container that they have lived and risk missing new horizons. This cuts both ways - for future welders and future MBAs.
When reading posts about “will fund welding school only” (decent living as it may be), wonder how well understood are the opportunity costs / trade offs.
If you set your limitations, sure as sun rising in the East, they will be yours.
re: Fed Chair Powell: “economy leaning too hard on the rich”
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 1:07 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I would never choose a career solely based on income potential, I would be miserable.
This!
Follow your wiring / DNA (interests / what you r good at)…and money will follow. Rarely the other way around
re: Fed Chair Powell: “economy leaning too hard on the rich”
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 11:44 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Have no clue who you are talking about.
John Kurz is Alyeska pipeline President.
Referring to my point above. If interest/skills/talent line up with being a welder and that unlocks full potential, should go for it. However, if interest/skills/talent line up with MBA and that unlocks full potential, should go for it.
Point seeking to make above is that both have ceilings. Don’t get the wrong one.
re: Fed Chair Powell: “economy leaning too hard on the rich”
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 10:54 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Alyeska Pipeline welder makes $200k
How much does John Kurz make?
Welder overtime pay - OT helps / hurts marriages?
Likewise, that MBA puts in some OT as well.
Hear your point. Just factor in all sides to weld or to MBA.
re: Fed Chair Powell: “economy leaning too hard on the rich”
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 10:44 am to NIH
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raised him on Tiger football, tucking your PFG in when you’re in public, and skoal.
Funny! All very important, too.
re: *update - New neighbor hosting a "meet the new neighbors" open house.
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 10:35 am to HubbaBubba
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wish list of housewarming gifts they suggest.
A certain death wish for neighbor friendship.
re: Your money earning more money than you do?
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 10:33 am to NBR_Exile
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I love the enthusiasm but one would have to earn over 12% per year to go from 1MM for 10MM in 20 years. That's hard to do.
Expenses come down significantly over those 20yrs (at least in terms of kids…no more tuition, insurance, clothes, etc) that creates opportunity to invest more, as well.
re: Your money earning more money than you do?
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 10:27 am to NBR_Exile
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No real reason to worry about return unless you want to leave money to heirs.
Inflation will eat you alive, and that death bed may come sooner than you want (kidding).
Hear your point.
But compounding during retirement matters as much as it did to get to retirement, IMO.
re: Your money earning more money than you do?
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 10:22 am to KWL85
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I don't subscribe to the conventional wisdom on the stocks/bonds mix in your portfolio during retirement. At least not in the early years of retirement.
That’s a universal statement.
Retirement time horizon (period length from retirement start to end of life) matters, no? If retirement at 55yo (hear you). If retire at 65yo or later (shorter retirement length), asset allocation (AA) matters more as does sequence of returns risk.
I think AA hugely matters and depends, as always, on personal context.
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Absolutely. What is the 20 year average of the s&p? The entire stock market?
Curious, have you lived through “black swan” event(s) in your investing life (eg, 2008-10)? Suspect COVID years did not leave any scar tissue on your expected returns sentiment of which I applaud.
re: Fed Chair Powell: “economy leaning too hard on the rich”
Posted by Artificial Ignorance on 9/21/25 at 10:09 am to NIH
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I pulled my son out his MBA program and told him I’m only paying for welding school going forward
He is future self may have just flipped:
FROM: owning equity / leadership of company or companies whereby welding is core to its value chain (earning potential from many welders’ efforts)
TO: a welder’s life and salary ceiling
You know your son better than anyone on a family decision such as this. His interests/skills/talents matter most.
I have a son in college now. My advice to him is ownership / equity ceiling is MUCH higher than employment ceilings.
College in large part is about getting larger perspective. In context of MBA or not, it is to learn how to create enterprises that create value across (employee talent, entities, markets, sales channels, etc). Education is about unlocking one’s potential. You only get one life. Go big!
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