Rants and WTF are you talking about and Coronavirus!

[QUOTE=Pessimist;2561437]In today's world, the only scorecard is money. Every other skill you home and acquire is to run up that score. The ones who truly make it know they will never consume any of it. The pleasure is in running up that score card. You can't run up the score in other games, they have a forced end, but not this one. And yes, I admire my senior partner and anyone else who made it working hard and honest. Why not? Anyway, the truly great ones make billions and donate billions.[/QUOTE]1. I mostly agree.

2. But, human value is also important. Other skills can help humankind.

3. Infidelity is a good measure of character or lack thereof.

A man is only as good as his word. For better or worse. In sickness and in health.

Boom. Sit down.

[QUOTE=Mursenary;2561423]I'll tell you like it is. You're too simple for me. Our conversations have no value. Goodbye.[/QUOTE]Wait for some steamy chit-chat under the showers!

[QUOTE=Mursenary;2561423]I'll tell you like it is. You're too simple for me. Our conversations have no value. Goodbye.[/QUOTE]And be fully 100% sure, I don't need guys on your level with girls, just playing for pathetic level with not even top beauties nor really exclusive, I rank you on your claimed story you needed to tell, or chose if You prefer when I didn't ask You anything, level. This only for brothels and girls of course, when I really wish You to be higher level in your real life. When I look for a bit of my past life, but I think many guys play their dark side in brothels, when they are frustrated with women, even wife, in real life, when from my childhood, I can only love women and elegance and I think girls feel my love for women very fast, but I never told any WG, not even asking to meet outside but always avoided, even sometimes a bit complicated, trying not to kill room mood. You control all as say some girls. Just not my image for a girlfriend.

[QUOTE=Pessimist;2561434]Actually, I shouldn't have dragged you into my "argument" (if I can call it that) with the Murse. You have been a victim of the crossfire. Sorry about that.[/QUOTE]You got emotional and failed to think logically, again. Your employees must hate working for you.

[QUOTE=Pessimist;2561434]Actually, I shouldn't have dragged you into my "argument" (if I can call it that) with the Murse. You have been a victim of the crossfire. Sorry about that.[/QUOTE]The last time I injected myself between you and Murse was the "immigrant being able to more easily save" debate. Mursenary posted the savings rates of countries (government, business, households), but since the debate was centered within the context of culture, I posted that the household savings rates was more relevant. Chinese households save the most, and they immigrate to every corner of the globe bringing those habits with them. While culture plays a part, I would argue that recent history (political and economic uncertainty and instability) play a bigger part. It is estimated that in the the early 1950's, 30 million people starved to death in China. If you have a 3-4 generations, where nobody in the family has faced uncertainty or economic hardship, that "savings reflex" diminishes. Case in point some Chinese students in Iowa:

[QUOTE]Lin said that while American students might view luxury cars as an expensive folly, Chinese students see them as the bargain of a lifetime.

“What if I told you that if you moved abroad you could buy a Ferrari for half or even a third of the price back home? What would you do?” he asked. “You’d buy that Ferrari because it’s a huge discount and a once in a lifetime chance to experience a car you might never afford otherwise.”

Exorbitant taxes on luxury goods in mainland China can mean that a Ferrari 458 that retails for $290,000 in Boston costs more than $700,000 in Beijing. Consequently, some Chinese students in the so-called “rich second generation” look at their four-year American college experience as the time to try out a dream car, buy designer clothing and live out a discounted version of the luxury lifestyle.

Lin, who graduated from Ohio’s Miami University in 2012, views the Chinese students in America right now as The Generation of Great Gatsby. “We’re acting out an American history that was happening 100 years ago,” he explained. “A lot of people in China are making new money so they want to buy luxury things, luxury clothes, luxury foods, luxury cars. They want to try all the new things.”[/QUOTE]Murse and I do not always agree. I believe my stance was unique to both of yours. Maybe even closer to your side. I guess this was a less loaded topic though. Or my memory is too selective.

[QUOTE=BigBuddy69;2561296]1 - Winners don't use drugs.[/QUOTE]Many musicians use drugs to tap into creativity. Money, fame, youth, talent, access to beautiful women, good looks, so winners in almost every sense of the word.

Men on the higher spectrum of IQ also seem to dabble: Steve Jobs (LSD, marijuana) and Bill Gates (LSD only once).

[QUOTE]With respect to his drug use, Jobs explained that he used LSD from 1972 through 1974.

"Throughout that period of time I used the LSD approximately ten to fifteen times," Jobs said. "I would ingest the LSD on a sugar cube or in a hard form of gelatin. I would usually take the LSD when I was by myself. I have no words to explain the effect the LSD had on me, although, I can say it was a positive life changing experience for me and I am glad I went through that experience.”

Explaining the impetus behind his marijuana usage, Jobs said that it helped him relax and made him more creative.

All told, Jobs said that he used drugs anywhere from once a week to once a month during that time period.

https://www.networkworld.com/article/2222575/data-center-steve-jobs-lsd-habit-why-he-indulged-in-marijuana-and-his-1975-arrest.html[/QUOTE]There is a difference between recreational use and addiction.

[QUOTE=McAdonis;2561540]Many musicians use drugs to tap into creativity. Money, fame, youth, talent, access to beautiful women, good looks, so winners in almost every sense of the word.
Men on the higher spectrum of IQ also seem to dabble: Steve Jobs (LSD, marijuana) and Bill Gates (LSD only once).[/QUOTE][URL]https://youtu.be/hhrfrhc98Ro[/URL]

[QUOTE] There is a difference between recreational use and addiction.[/QUOTE]Ah yes, just like with prostitution. I can see severe addicts here (often serial posters) with a totally fucked up brain.

[QUOTE=McAdonis;2561537]The last time I injected myself between you and Murse was the "immigrant being able to more easily save" debate. Mursenary posted the savings rates of countries (government, business, households), but since the debate was centered within the context of culture, I posted that the household savings rates was more relevant. Chinese households save the most, and they immigrate to every corner of the globe bringing those habits with them. While culture plays a part, I would argue that recent history (political and economic uncertainty and instability) play a bigger part. It is estimated that in the the early 1950's, 30 million people starved to death in China. If you have a 3-4 generations, where nobody in the family has faced uncertainty or economic hardship, that "savings reflex" diminishes. Case in point some Chinese students in Iowa:

Murse and I do not always agree. I believe my stance was unique to both of yours. Maybe even closer to your side. I guess this was a less loaded topic though. Or my memory is too selective.[/QUOTE]Well, regardless, it was a lousy thing on my part to have trashed you for no reason whatsoever; not one of my proud moments. Internet forums never bring out the best in me, and I keep proving it to myself again and again.

[QUOTE=BigBuddy69;2561587][URL]https://youtu.be/hhrfrhc98Ro[/URL]

Ah yes, just like with prostitution. I can see severe addicts here (often serial posters) with a totally fucked up brain.[/QUOTE]You must addicted considering the number of posts you have on here.

[QUOTE=Mursenary;2561423]I'll tell you like it is. You're too simple for me. Our conversations have no value. Goodbye.[/QUOTE]You make Sirioja seem rather smart, funny, mature and humble.

[QUOTE=ShooBree;2561649]You make Sirioja seem rather smart, funny, mature and humble.[/QUOTE]Sirioja seems quite unique. I skip most of his writings. To me, he is like a one man show doing both sides of Abbott and Costello's who is on first. Is he humble? Well, he has points of pride I guess but if you let him be, he will ignore you as well and go on with his endless whatever he wants to write about. It is easy to steer clear of him. When I first ran into his posts a couple of years ago, they appeared confusing, amusing, bizarre, and mildly funny all at once. But one or two posts are a good enough sample to understand his "views". I bet if you read his comments from 5 years ago, they would have read the same. That said, I forget most of the posters' names here unless I get into a prolonged fight w / them but Siri's name is one that stays in mind even if I had never got into any trouble with him.

[QUOTE=ShooBree;2561649]You make Sirioja seem rather smart, funny, mature and humble.[/QUOTE]Bror,

Read in one of the tabloids that some assyrian crime lord called himself Shoobree. What does it mean in your language? I'm Swedish so I don't keep track of the turk slang so I'd thought I'd ask you.

I guess it's not you but just your idol. Right?

[QUOTE=Ararat;2561689]Bror,

Read in one of the tabloids that some assyrian crime lord called himself Shoobree. What does it mean in your language? I'm Swedish so I don't keep track of the turk slang so I'd thought I'd ask you.

I guess it's not you but just your idol. Right?[/QUOTE]I feel sorry for you, you're obviously a mentally ill loser.

[QUOTE=Mursenary;2561528]You got emotional and failed to think logically, again. Your employees must hate working for you.[/QUOTE]That's assuming he has any employees, that his wife is a doctor, etc. Etc. We have a guy named Canada on the American politics thread that claims to be a high roller CEO and to have started many successful companies. But this almost surely isn't so as he spends all his days and evenings reciting the same talking points over and over here in ISG. That leaves little time for the grand ventures that he alleges, plus anyone who values their time and sees it as money wouldn't spend it that way. Not to mention that his spelling is often atrocious. At the end of the day about all we know about anyone here is that they pay for sex. Other than that we are reliant on what they tell us about themselves which is often worthy of a big grain of salt. If you are looking for the rich, and otherwise very important and successful people, look no further than a mongering venue or the seedy bars surrounding such. Just find a stool, say Hello, to the guy sitting next to you and he'll be glad to tell you all about it. Wink.

[QUOTE=Sirioja;2561489]And be fully 100% sure, I don't need guys on your level with girls, just playing for pathetic level with not even top beauties nor really exclusive, I rank you on your claimed story you needed to tell, or chose if You prefer when I didn't ask You anything, level. This only for brothels and girls of course, when I really wish You to be higher level in your real life. When I look for a bit of my past life, but I think many guys play their dark side in brothels, when they are frustrated with women, even wife, in real life, when from my childhood, I can only love women and elegance and I think girls feel my love for women very fast, but I never told any WG, not even asking to meet outside but always avoided, even sometimes a bit complicated, trying not to kill room mood. You control all as say some girls. Just not my image for a girlfriend.[/QUOTE]Is there a correlation with men who do not have male friends and prolonged breastfeeding from mother's teat? She stopped breastfeeding when you were what, 15?