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Cake day: 2023年7月2日

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  • My extended family has worked for companies in the Disney umbrella and as part of one’s retirement package, gets free admission to Disney parks for them and family members. They get half price hotels in the area.

    My sister and brother in law make real good money. Over a third of a mil a year between the two of them. They said it was pretty much breaking the bank/almost out of reach. With all that saved, it was about $10k per person for the 5 day trip. $40k vacation. Coulda bought a car.




  • Im taking your wife’s side.

    Competition squeezes blood from a stone. There are very few world records that were set without intention.

    To your side, you could argue that I am making your point. Perhaps some folks haven’t been thrust up to the plate to take a swing, and thus haven’t been tempered in competition. Also, it’s possible that knowing what the records are imposes psychological limitations. For example, Ewa Kawakami, at 9 years old, did three back to back 900s in xgames skateboarding vert recently. Tony hawk asked him how long after his first 720 did he land a 900. He said “the next day.”

    I am still going with competition being requisite for peak form. There are exceptions, probably for stuff like Worlds Strongest Man, but something like sprinting, deadlifts, marathon, fastest playthrough of flight of the bumblebee, etc, all take dedication and competition to rise to the top
















  • I’ll add a caveat.

    Relationships take work. If you’re in a relationship and feeling “meh”, that doesn’t mean the relationship is “meh”. It means one or both of you aren’t putting enough work in for one another.

    Edit: I’m not going to respond to what followed my post here. Just know that when relationships feel perfect, that is a red flag. That indicates someone isn’t speaking up for themselves, or worse, is being manipulative. People don’t fit together like puzzle pieces.

    Disagreements, miscommunications, incongruently overlapped priorities… It’s a part of being a team with another individual. If you’re not ready for bumps in the road, stick to porn.