• The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    It’s a tie between getting rid of my car and learning to stop “trading”. Cars are just the worst in terms of finances, and you can save bank if you’re able to move somewhere walkable. Only buy stocks you’re happy to hold for five years or more. A good test is “if the price crashes, would I be excited to buy more?”

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      Coincidentally, having cars as a hobby has been the worst financial decision of my life lol.

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        Hobbies aren’t supposed to be about whether they’re a good financial consideration, they’re about passion, self fulfillment and looking after yourself.

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          This is of course true, but sometimes what you’re getting out of a hobby is not worth the resources you put in.

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            Then it’s a shit hobby, or the wrong time in your life for that particular hobby. Hobbies aren’t meant to be financially sound investments, and the best hobbies aren’t cheap.

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    I buy my rolling papers in bulk, boxes of 24. Each pack costs around £1 instead of £2. I get those Connoisseur Packs with the included roach cards. Saves me a lot of money, as I do smoke a lot of spliffs if I’m honest.

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    1 year ago

    Media piracy.

    If I wanted to watch a show, I’d have to pay 80€/month, because every streaming site only has one or two seasons.

    I’m just done with corporate greed, fuck big companies, piracy is a service problem.

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      What about the actors and other staff who don’t get paid for their work? Not everyone is a major Hollywood star.

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        They get paid by the producer. The producer get’s money by selling a license to netflix, scamazon prime, etc. Netflix get’s their money by scamming people, if no one wants to get scammed anymore and everyone’d stop subscribing to streaming services. The producer would have to actually sell it for a fair price directly to consumers or sell it to someone who sells it to consumers, like it used to be.

        Always remember, that if they can’t pay their staff, they have to find another buisnes or distribution model. The actors aren’t the risk takers of the producers investment.

        You should also never view pirates as a potential customer, if I wouldn’t pirate I still wouldn’t buy it.