if you upload the same pic here and to linkedin people can connect your lemmy account to your linkedin account, for instance. tineye.com is as example of a tool that does this well

i thought Bimbo made those mexican cookies

are these homeless addicts ABUSING THE POOR DRUGS or are they human beings struggling to survive in a capitalist hellscape?

I tried to feel bad for these abused drugs but i can’t stop thinking about the people!

I saw the best minds of my generation…

see what i’m saying that’s fucking compelling!!!

thank you jawa21

i do not understand at all why waxing your mustache is fine but plucking your nose hairs is not!

But the tldr is an infection inside your nose can get into your brain somehow and it’s way more likely if you pull the hairs out vs trimming them.

Idk it was 15 years ago and i’m no scientist but the evidence available to me at the time was compelling enough that i quit it!

my record is 23 nostril hairs at once!

I used to pull them out instead of using a nose hair trimmer because it was easy and doesn’t realy hurt if I do it fast.

Then i learned you can get awful brain poisoning from doing this if you get an infection so i had to let the record stand there about 15 years ago. Best record before that was only 14 so I was quite excited to get 23.

🤣

A giraffe stuffy is such a great idea!!!

interesting product that i didn’t know existed thank you for sharing

climate change is heating the earth, this is causing the atmosphere to retain more water which allows for more heating, and more energy in the weather systems that fuel hurricanes. Hurricanes will continue to grow in frequency and intensity as the atmosphere continues to heat.

sticking out your gyat for the rizzlerrrrr

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mr body massage

based comes from freebasing crack cocaine, lil b the Based God really popularized it’s usage. It’s 80’s hip hop slang.

wealthier people in other countries buy the products, is what happens now.

Sure, the sales guy sits down and shows you this:

and you see that monthly payment and go 🥴 and then your new ‘friend’ helps you get that payment down to something you can afford.

They then go through a bunch of antics designed to confuse you, the monthly payment drops a ton but overall you’re getting reamed on the deal (often longer payments at worse terms for instance) then they get you to initial it and will then hold that over your head as if it’s legally binding.

It’s a huge pain in the ass, and you won’t win, they are experts at it. Negotiate the price of the car and the price of your trade in separately. Ideally you will have sold your ‘trade in’ on the private market and pre secured your loan through a credit union but that isn’t always possible.

For a better more comprehensive explanation see the article i just stole that image from: https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/buying-a-car/beat-four-square-and-other-car-dealership-sales-tactics-a7590220303/?srsltid=AfmBOopFCHIp5zbHgU1xngvt_LLdWvkEu_3zG6cCGcAFp9JWpwYtGL5_

that’s what “some thought” means my guy

my SO didn’t finish high school. Became an executive assistant but felt really unfulfilled, she really hated doing lunch orders especially.

Went back to college as an adult and got a degree and now her favorite part of her much better job is when they cater lunch and she gets to be on the other side getting spoiled.

I couldn’t be prouder.

I hate them, but if you treat it like a game and operate within their rules it can be fun instead of a pain. I think if it a lot like poker. I sure would bluff my own grandma to win a pot. Same thing in car buying. They aren’t your friends but your adversaries.

I have bought 7-8 cars of my own over the years and helped 4 friends buy cars because they know I love doing it.

First, if at all feasible bring several thousand dollars cash, no matter what your goal is. When you buy a car without cash the sales people get their cut at the end of the month in a lot of places but if your cash down payment is large they will usually get their cut immediately and this puts them a little more on your side at the close. Make sure you show them the cash when you’re safely doing a test ride and tell them you want to give it to them! Don’t do this if you can’t do it while feeling safe i’m very large and do car shopping mostly in big safe city areas.

Second, don’t ever fall in love with a car. You always have to be prepared to walk away from a bad deal. And in fact you will find that your willingness to walk away can often get you a better deal. I balked once over a $300 dealer fee, that only popped up while signing paperwork. They bitched at me, a lot, (we had been at the deal for about five hours) but they got the fee worked off.

Third, do not ever let them get you into the ‘four square’ that’s a suckers game. Negotiate the price of the vehicle directly or go to another dealership that will. I have been forced to leave when the sales guy told me flat out the four square was a requirement at their dealership. Smart for them but lame for you it’s like playing a complicated game for the first time against someone who plays it many times a day and is hugely financially incentivized to confuse you with it. Refuse it.

If you are buying a new car (which i don’t really recommend) wait until they have given you the absolute rock bottom lowest price. Then tell them that you think there’s still a little room. On speakerphone call other dealerships in your area and tell them the price you’re getting offered on that exact make and model. If it’s actually a good price they will tell you they can’t beat it. I have been invited across town to save $1,000, whereupon the now angry sales manager agreed to match that price. You gotta do it on the speakerphone with them hearing the better offer though or you’ll have to drive to the other dealership. They have heard that ‘it’s $1000 cheaper over on the eastside’ before.

Don’t be rude, don’t be an intentional dick, but play their sleezy game with their rules and you can save a lot of money.

It’s a shitty system that should be abolished.