Honestly, 100 mil or even 50 mil is more than enough for any human to live a carefree life, without the need to work ever again and without any material want or need.

I did the math; I’m in my early 40s and I’m pretty sure I could retire comfortably literally right now with around 2.5 million and just subsist on the interest and or investments on that for the rest of my life.

100 or 50 million would just be utterly excessive for any actual needs and the majority of possible wants.

Me too, that was a Shyamalamaladoobiedoo level twist at the end.

This is utterly disgusting.

will star in the drama As Deep As the Grave.

Though at least the irony isn’t missed.

You let Trump have the entire island, he can move there and all his goons turn it into Epstein Island 2.0

A statement like this makes you sound as sociopathic as Trump. Fuck everything about this. No quarter for pedophiles.

Sadly, it’s real. Direct from Nvidia: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-dlss-5-delivers-ai-powered-breakthrough-in-visual-fidelity-for-games

Yeah. I don’t even want to get into how the writer’s strike killed Heroes and Journeyman way back in 2006-ish.

Dark Matter

Amazing show, I was pissed when it got cancelled on the cliffhanger.

Stargate SG-1.

Some of these responses are crazy. Just because it’s the rurals doesn’t mean I don’t have a full time job, responsibilities, and limited free time, particularly in daytime hours. I need a reasonable means to haul things and go places, and to do it within reasonable time frames.

I got people suggesting horse, bikes, and now Chinese wheelbarrows for getting groceries every few weeks going around 65 miles round trip, y’all are killing me. 🤣

As I noted to the person who recommended the horse, I can’t carry 6 weeks of groceries 30-odd miles on a bike. The local store has basics but is far from everything I’d need, and generally at a hefty mark-up for a lot of things not produced locally (it’s how they can stay in business, I’m not judging).

If I just needed to travel somewhere that would be fine, but when I leaves home it’s generally not for a joyride.

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Edit - also, as with the horse, it’s illegal to ride a bike on interstate highways, and I wouldn’t want to with posted speed limits being 75 mph with the average speed being over 80 mph through most of the trip. There’s literally no other road leading into town, so otherwise the entire trip would involve off-roading through rolling hills and rough terrain.

Nah, I’m not the target audience. Switched to Linux over a decade ago with no regrets. Windows is essentially malware now.

I suspected it wasn’t a serious suggestion, but wasn’t certain and couldn’t help thinking through the logistics anyway.

A horse would be even more expensive than a car, and would have way more emissions compared to my driving habits.

Plus, my car is already paid off, and a horse wouldn’t be able to carry a CUV’s worth of groceries and goods, let alone if I need to get tools or lumber.

Oh, and I probably can’t ride a horse down 35 miles of interstate highway without being arrested, let alone sheltered from the elements. Actually the more I think about this suggestion the worse it gets.

I kind of agree, but I’ll admit, I wouldn’t give up my car. I moved out here because I wanted out of city life and into more nature and quiet life. I only drive into town every 6 weeks for groceries and necessities in bulk and there’s no way I could haul all that on public transit. I want to be in the city as little as possible.

My property doesn’t even have paving, and trying to get the drive graveled was such a pain I just ended up slapping on all-terrain tires, both to deal with getting on and off the property slope in mud, and also because there’s country roads (dirt/sand) here and street tires suck on that in general and especially when it snows.

Yeah, SMT demons can seriously be assholes. Though in fairness, they are demons.

I live in a rural area over 30 miles from the nearest city in a town with a population in the low thousands. The nearest place I can get any goods is over 4 miles away. I’d be completely fucked without a car.

I know that’s not everyone’s situation, but just pointing out there are people living in remote places with no other transportation options.

As long as it’s not Anno. I love the OG series, but I’m sorry man, Rebuild of Eva was a complete clusterfuck.

No “maybe” about it, the time for soft language is long past. Billionaires need to be taxed to the hilt to pay for the aggregate needs of the populace and national infrastructure. They don’t pay their share and they leverage their wealth to continually increase their wealth and influence while not contributing to the commonwealth.

There’s no reason for these people to have more money than god, and we’ve seen them have exponentially disproportionate power and levels of influence in politics and life in general, influencing all aspects of society as their levels of wealth have dramatically increased over the last decade and change.

Pretty sure they’re referring to The Host and… yeah, it’s actually not bad.