https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27586867

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Capitalism is better than communism because iPhone!

    You're not supposed to buy the iPhone though, that would m make you irresponsible and a bad person.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Walmart's wages are sufficient. You just lend the downpayment for a house from your family, and depend on your kids for survival in old age. Easy peasy!

  • makotech222 [he/him]A
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    3 years ago

    Retirement means relying entirely on their (child?) for survival. Lmao

  • VHS [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    hacker news comments are a joke.

    • dpg [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I find them insightful at times for tech topics but anything political they go turbo-neolib with maybe a couple progressives.

        • dpg [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Have you browsed r/programming? It’s a ghost town except for like 2 or 3 posts filled with smooth brain comments. r/hardware is marginally better, but I also enjoy lobste.rs

  • disco [any]
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    3 years ago

    My favorite part is that the wife is taking their earnings and giving them an allowance(?) so they don’t spend all their money on phones.

  • blobjim [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Lending money to your relatives with 10% interest??? lmao.

    • Meh [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      I think they just meant they lent the parents money for a 10% down payment on the house.