Idiot. Creating high-value products and the industrial capacity behind them is how societies get richer. Richer societies can afford more housing, treatment, and services. Treating every private R&D project as stolen charity money is just economic illiteracy with a moral costume.
Reading this was cathartic.
QUIT YOUR BITCHING!!!!!!
Grandpa didn’t have a $90 month internet bill, a $130 phone bill, seven app subscriptions at $72 month, an Amazon addiction for $200 month, he didn’t have Netflix, Paramount or HBO for another $112 month and his haircuts didn’t need a ‘stylist’!
I’m worn out hearing people moan, “Our grandparents could buy a house on one paycheck, but now we can’t even afford rent on two!”
Yeah, maybe because Grandma wasn’t dropping half her income on $14 iced lattes and avocado toast shaped like art projects. Back then, if they wanted coffee, they boiled it at home in a dented pot. It tasted like burnt rubber and regret — but it woke you up and cleaned your pipes.
And Grandma wasn’t “out to brunch.” You think she had time for mimosas and hashtags? She was making something called whatever’s left in the fridge and feeding six people with it.
Don’t even start with Uber Eats. You think Grandpa was out here paying $38 to have a burger delivered three blocks away? Please. He grilled mystery meat on a rusted barbecue, and everyone called it dinner.
Now people cry about being broke while sitting in a house full of gadgets. Two SUVs in the driveway, six streaming services, three air fryers, and matching tattoos that cost more than their light bill. You think Grandpa had a tattoo? He did. It said “Korea, 1951,” and it came with trauma, not Instagram likes.
And the kids—Lord help us. “We can’t make ends meet, but Brayden needs the new iPhone!” No, he doesn’t. You’re handing an $1100 device to a child who still eats crayons and forgets to flush.
When we were kids, there was one phone. It hung on the wall like a family relic. The cord stretched just far enough for you to whisper secrets before someone yelled, “Get off, I need to make a call!” And guess what? We lived.
The TV? One. In the living room. With three channels and a dial that clicked like a safe. And if Dad wanted to watch bowling, you were a fan of bowling, end of story.
Now there’s a flat screen in every room, the baby’s got an iPad, the dog’s got a camera, and everyone’s wondering why they can’t afford rent.
Because you’re living like rock stars on retail salaries, that’s why.
Grandpa wasn’t leasing Teslas or buying $12 smoothies called “Green Zen Awakening.” He drove a truck that coughed smoke, rattled like a storm, and smelled like oil and hard work.
They lived within their means. Whatever Grandpa brought home on Friday — that’s what they had. They weren’t keeping up with the Joneses; they were keeping the lights on.
So yeah, Grandpa bought a house on one salary. But he also didn’t have a gym membership, three delivery apps, and emotional support crystals on his nightstand. His only support system was Grandma, who told him to quit whining and mow the yard.
Nowadays, everyone’s broke, anxious, and “manifesting abundance” while ordering tacos on DoorDash for the fourth time this week.
It’s not the economy — it’s the lifestyle.
Wake up, turn off your subscriptions, make your own coffee, and maybe—just maybe—you’ll smell the truth.
It’s truth....God is Good, God is Great, I thank HIM for this day and everything I have!!
Damn, when did @thewillwitt get so fucking buff? Great video too, BTW.
«Это не ваша земля» - настаивает левачка с промытыми в университете мозгами.
Европейцы победили. Индейцы проиграли. Слава Богу.
Диалог:
Девушка: Это не ваша земля.
Уилл Уитт: Чья же тогда?
Девушка: Это земля коренных народов. Пожалуйста.
Уилл Уитт: Хорошо. И что в таком случае должна сделать Америка, если это чья-то чужая земля?
Девушка: Я думаю, её нужно вернуть. Репарации. Её нужно вернуть. И если здесь уже построены целые общины… Да и должна ли была Америка вообще существовать?
Уилл Уитт: Ты считаешь, что Америка не должна была существовать?
Девушка: Я не думаю, что её вообще следовало основывать.
Уилл Уитт: Правда?
Девушка: Да.
Уилл Уитт: Почему?
Девушка: Потому что сюда просто приехала куча европейцев и стала называть это «великим открытием». Но это не открытие. Они ничего не открыли. Здесь уже жили люди. И если твоё представление об отношениях колонистов и коренных народов сводится к картинке первого Дня благодарения, то извини, тебя просто неправильно учили. Это было совсем не так.
Уилл Уитт: Хорошо. Тогда я скажу иначе: это была война между европейцами и индейцами, которая длилась четыреста лет. Индейцы проиграли, и теперь это Америка. Так происходило на протяжении всей человеческой истории: народы воюют, завоёвывают и забирают землю. Именно это и случилось с индейцами. Америка победила, индейцы проиграли.
Девушка: Нет.
Уилл Уитт: Да, конечно. Что ты имеешь в виду? Мы ведь живём в Америке.
Девушка: Я не считаю, что это справедливо называть войной.
Уилл Уитт: Почему же это не война? Разве это не они пошли на войну и победили индейцев, которые жили здесь раньше? А ты думаешь, что сами коренные американцы не воевали друг с другом?
Девушка: Это уже между ними. Это их земля.
Уилл Уитт: Конечно. Вот что произошло на самом деле. «Украденная земля» перестаёт быть украденной, когда все крадут её друг у друга. Потом приходят европейцы, воюют со всеми индейцами и побеждают. И теперь, слава Богу, у нас есть Америка, величайшая страна на земле.
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This citizen from Edina said in less than four minutes last night all that needed to be said on the subject of youth/gun/gang violence in suburban Hennepin County.
Let's have this go viral!
Just John retweeted
We welcomed mass migration from Somalia to our country and they rewarded us by forming their own cultural enclaves, stealing from our welfare programs, and bringing the third world culture that would cause someone to fire shots at a homecoming football game.
Somali gangs blamed for shooting at Minneapolis homecoming game that left 2 wounded, fans fleeing in panic trib.al/HDV9yUZ
He has an assistant. I’d leave mine too if I weren’t trying to stay accessible to people who need me.
Paul Rudd no longer brings his smartphone with him to set:
“I don’t go to sets with a phone. I haven’t done that for a while now. It’s important to put it down. Anytime. They’re horrible things. I’m addicted to it like everybody else. They’re facilitating our own destruction.”
Rudd revealed that director Tom McCarthy enforced a “very strict no phones policy” on the set of their new movie “A Statement,” which he found brought his castmates closer together and made filming feel more like a play.
“The world has changed since cell phones have existed. We don’t look at each other or talk to each other quite the same way,” Rudd said. “Now, [with the phone ban], we were forced to really spend time with each other and talk. Working on a movie set in 1980, we’re dressed in a certain kind of way. It felt like, ‘Oh, yeah. I remember this. This feels like it used to feel when people sat around and spoke to one another.’”
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This is what democrat policies have done, @amyklobuchar.
Violence like the shooting last night in Eden Prairie is completely unacceptable. Parents shouldn’t have to worry about their kids’ safety when they go to a homecoming game and as a former prosecutor, I know how critical it is to support law enforcement and take action to protect Minnesotans from violence.
Time to admit the Somali problem, Amy. Minnesotans don’t want them here. We want our lives back.
Violence like the shooting last night in Eden Prairie is completely unacceptable. Parents shouldn’t have to worry about their kids’ safety when they go to a homecoming game and as a former prosecutor, I know how critical it is to support law enforcement and take action to protect Minnesotans from violence.
Try acknowledging that the Somali population is very problematic, and a large number of Minnesotans don’t want them here. Never did.
