Everyday Is Saturday

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You can take the same 2 parents, raise kids in the same environment, in the same neighborhood, with the same rules, the same financial constraints, and the same schools, and still end up with a wide variety in how the kids turn out.

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Some call it DNA. It is damned powerful. God created!

Nature > nurture.

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Except if they’re gay. Tell them **** they’re going to hell just as the Lord wants.

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Nature instructs authentically gay people just like nurture instructs hate in bigots cloaked in religion. Naturally.

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Convicted felon

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Gun

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Alligator

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Supposing that Eurell does not floss regularly, invest in a 401k or have a library card.

This is time of year to turn off cam and join it live.

Going for trifecta after Endymion tonight. I LOVE this city!

Happy Mardi Gras, all!

To the haters: its time to dance on a table like no one is watching. May you plug in your soul to recharge. Enjoy!

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Generation 1 works hard, sets generation 2 up but they’ve watched how hard generation 1 worked. Generation 3 eventually inherits the money, didn’t witness firsthand the hard work of generation 1 and turns into lazy pricks who were born on third and think they hit a triple.

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My lived experience. Worked for large IOC. Worked closely with mega distributors of our products for years, high net worth folks.

No such thing as Generation 1 in business anymore. The Generation 2's (usually sons/daughters of Generation 1) grew business within their limits and / or to PE sale. Lots of spoiled wives, but Generation 2 solid, in general.

Generation 3 sold to PE faster than grandpa's eternal head could spin.

Something in human nature...earning something vs. being given something.

Make them earn it / see it earned. This applies no matter the number of zeros in the value of the thing being transferred to the next generation. Good luck!

Indeed a huge miss is ignoring financial education of young people. We raised our kids on living below means, compounding interest, and investing, risk / reward matching for specific financial goals. You and your wife are in right headspace. Well done.

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provide them with about $9Mil at 65 with just a $60k investment by me/wife now.

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STRONGLY believe sweat equity and effort is primary path to appreciation. Appreciation is magic potion to avoiding spoiled people.

Don’t disrupt this natural order. My 2 cents. They earn it or they will not appreciate it. No appreciation and they may waste it. That simple.

In addition to above posts, offer another POV. Instead of leaving them with sizable inheritance, why not share some of it with them while you and your wife are alive?

Factor an / budget annual amount that fits into your tax bracket space (once you are retired) just for your kids (home improvement for them during their adult lives, etc).

Gratefulness via sharing how you and your wife sacrificed and utilized financial planning / discipline to enable the finds that sharing with them. Demonstrate the financial education that you gave them, so to speak.

If all things natural lifespan, God willing, otherwise you may be transferring this wealth to them when they are at their highest tax brackets in their working lives. All sorts of things to consider.

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I do want to set them up financially, just trying to figure out the best way to do it and not turn them into ungrateful, lazy, financially irresponsible people.

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We are aiming for significant amount to transfer while we are with our kids.

Estate planning time!

Good luck!

Just keep tunnel traffic flowing. That is Mobile’s sole purpose in life, to get people to/from Destin beaches.

Awareness of others has never let me down.

Never.

OK w/back in. OK with some overlap with sidewalk. Not OK with parker's lack of awareness (or care) that others shins will lose battle with hitch everytime.

Screams driver does not do a lot of walking and neighbors with bruised tibia.

Chick fil A drive thru lines to McDonald's drive thru lines (apples to apples)...

4:1

High quality customer service, food product, clean/well lit, easy fast food experience...genius.

Good or bad idea: Seeking to disrupt social media echo chambers created by consensus-driven algorhythms.

Test: Randomized exposure to diverse viewpoints, shifts away from the monopolization of beliefs and re-engages with the essential democratic tenet of open discourse.


Context: The critical role that social media platforms play in shaping public discourse in a time marked by widespread misinformation and polarization. Platforms can significantly alleviate tendencies towards extreme ideological segregation by merely modifying the underlying algorithms that dictate content visibility. This approach combines the benefits of a personalized experience with the essential need for exposure to a range of viewpoints.

LINK

Today:

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Within the intricate architecture of social media lies a system that promotes the visibility of content that aligns with users’ established beliefs. This feedback loop is pervasive, as algorithms designed to maximize user engagement strive to hold users’ attention by presenting them with familiar viewpoints.

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Fundamentally, the researchers proposed that introducing elements of randomness into content algorithms could significantly mitigate the restrictive nature of echo chambers. Instead of a strictly personalized experience where users consistently receive content that reinforces their viewpoints, the research advocates for a model where users also encounter diverse opinions—exposing them, albeit occasionally, to perspectives that challenge their pre-existing beliefs.

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Findings summarized:
-More randomized content algorithm, they exhibited a remarkable decrease in belief rigidity
- Imperative to remain vigilant about the structures that govern online communication.
- By adopting a more diverse and randomized approach to content delivery, social media platforms have the potential to emerge from the shadow of echo chambers and become facilitators of meaningful discourse.
- Sets the stage for an ongoing dialogue about the responsibilities of technology providers in shaping public opinion. The future of social media hinges not just on technological prowess but on an unwavering commitment to ensure that platforms serve as instruments of enlightenment rather than tools of division.
- Urgency needed given the backdrop of deteriorating institutional trust and heightened polarization surrounding critical issues such as public health and electoral processes.

I am for this!

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Make your own next time?

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So, it’s all labor costs?

Inflation not mitigated by creation.