Nyx Fluffpaw
@nyxfluffpaw.bsky.social
She/Her, Level 42. Minors DNI.
Aircraft refeuler. Airport cryptid.
Bisexual. In a closed relationship.
Weather geek. Tornado enthusiast.
PFP by @pinkbites.bsky.social
Character design by @novaloux.bsky.social
Aircraft refeuler. Airport cryptid.
Bisexual. In a closed relationship.
Weather geek. Tornado enthusiast.
PFP by @pinkbites.bsky.social
Character design by @novaloux.bsky.social
When on the topic of having a good quality of life, there are several metrics that are universal and so are designed to not be competitive. All the metrics apply to everyone equally.
December 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When on the topic of having a good quality of life, there are several metrics that are universal and so are designed to not be competitive. All the metrics apply to everyone equally.
The problem with consumerism, is there are no universal metrics to determine if you have enough stuff. Consumerism is designed purely so that it is a competition. It's designed to make you think you're never going to have enough if everyone you know has more or better than you do.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The problem with consumerism, is there are no universal metrics to determine if you have enough stuff. Consumerism is designed purely so that it is a competition. It's designed to make you think you're never going to have enough if everyone you know has more or better than you do.
Plus, quality of life is measurable and there are several metrics that are universal and measurable, so it is much easier to know if you have a good quality of life, compared to knowing if you have enough stuff.
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Plus, quality of life is measurable and there are several metrics that are universal and measurable, so it is much easier to know if you have a good quality of life, compared to knowing if you have enough stuff.
It's safer to believe that consumerism has run rampant. Instead of fighting to get big trucks off the road, we should instead be pushing the belief that it is no longer cool to amass a quantity of stuff. The new cool thing is having a good quality of life.
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It's safer to believe that consumerism has run rampant. Instead of fighting to get big trucks off the road, we should instead be pushing the belief that it is no longer cool to amass a quantity of stuff. The new cool thing is having a good quality of life.
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A friend is also the type who would watch you beat the crap out of someone then go to work later that morning and never say a word of it even to you
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A friend is also the type who would watch you beat the crap out of someone then go to work later that morning and never say a word of it even to you
Or someone you can call at 11pm on a work night to pick you up from the police station because you just got out of an abusive situation and they will be more concerned about your safety than about their now lack of sleep
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Or someone you can call at 11pm on a work night to pick you up from the police station because you just got out of an abusive situation and they will be more concerned about your safety than about their now lack of sleep
A lot of younger people do. For Elder Millennials like myself, a Friend is someone who you can call up at OMG:30 in the morning and be like "I need your help taking out some trash" and their response would be "let me get dressed and I'll be on my way"
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
A lot of younger people do. For Elder Millennials like myself, a Friend is someone who you can call up at OMG:30 in the morning and be like "I need your help taking out some trash" and their response would be "let me get dressed and I'll be on my way"
I don't consider everyone I meet online as "friends". I don't even consider co-workers as friends.
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I don't consider everyone I meet online as "friends". I don't even consider co-workers as friends.
Or better yet, you tell me "it's me or the dog/cat/other nonverbal family member" and I would be like "the dog's/cat's life matters to me. Yours does not. You are not welcome here anymore. Get off my property, get out of my life, and don't ever contact me again. Fuck off."
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Or better yet, you tell me "it's me or the dog/cat/other nonverbal family member" and I would be like "the dog's/cat's life matters to me. Yours does not. You are not welcome here anymore. Get off my property, get out of my life, and don't ever contact me again. Fuck off."
I wouldn't even say "I'd help you pack" I'd say "You have ten seconds to get off my property."
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I wouldn't even say "I'd help you pack" I'd say "You have ten seconds to get off my property."
Whole thing is a lot cheaper than five European sized cargo trucks because you're only paying for one tank of fuel and one driver instead of five tanks of fuel and five drivers.
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Whole thing is a lot cheaper than five European sized cargo trucks because you're only paying for one tank of fuel and one driver instead of five tanks of fuel and five drivers.
Ross, for example. 50 to 60 boxes for one store, all loaded (stuffed) full of product. That's just a single day of inventory for each Ross store. Can fit five stores in a standard 52' semi trailer with dividers. Full supply of fuel is 150 gallons. One driver.
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Ross, for example. 50 to 60 boxes for one store, all loaded (stuffed) full of product. That's just a single day of inventory for each Ross store. Can fit five stores in a standard 52' semi trailer with dividers. Full supply of fuel is 150 gallons. One driver.
Split the load across five small trucks and now all of a sudden instead of paying one driver to make the delivery now you have to pay five drivers and pay for fuel for all five trucks instead of the one big truck.
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Split the load across five small trucks and now all of a sudden instead of paying one driver to make the delivery now you have to pay five drivers and pay for fuel for all five trucks instead of the one big truck.
The reason they don't use smaller trucks is because smaller trucks are less efficient and more expensive. A large full size semi truck and trailer can hold an entire day's worth of inventory for three to five retail stores at the same time and all deliveries can be made in one trip in one fuel tank
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The reason they don't use smaller trucks is because smaller trucks are less efficient and more expensive. A large full size semi truck and trailer can hold an entire day's worth of inventory for three to five retail stores at the same time and all deliveries can be made in one trip in one fuel tank
Three or more police vehicles, a Lenko Bear APC, and a helicopter circling overhead? Yeah, no. Fuck this. I'm out.
December 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Three or more police vehicles, a Lenko Bear APC, and a helicopter circling overhead? Yeah, no. Fuck this. I'm out.
Three or more police vehicles? Bro must have done something to earn himself a trip to the Graybar Hotel.
Three or more police vehicles, two ambulances, and a "Fire Rescue" truck? Oh, shit. Who got whacked this time?
Three or more police vehicles, two ambulances, and a "Fire Rescue" truck? Oh, shit. Who got whacked this time?
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Three or more police vehicles? Bro must have done something to earn himself a trip to the Graybar Hotel.
Three or more police vehicles, two ambulances, and a "Fire Rescue" truck? Oh, shit. Who got whacked this time?
Three or more police vehicles, two ambulances, and a "Fire Rescue" truck? Oh, shit. Who got whacked this time?
I tend to gauge how terrified I should be of a particular situation by how many police cars are there. Just one, it's probably something minor, especially if there's only one officer. Two police vehicles? Yeah, someone caught some unwanted attention.
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I tend to gauge how terrified I should be of a particular situation by how many police cars are there. Just one, it's probably something minor, especially if there's only one officer. Two police vehicles? Yeah, someone caught some unwanted attention.
Here's some advice from an Elder Millennial who lived through both the Dot Com crash and the housing market collapsing: lower your standards for food. Oatmeal or oat porridge is cheap but filling. A deli meat and cheese sandwich or a nut butter and jelly or jam sandwich is also cheap yet filling.
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Here's some advice from an Elder Millennial who lived through both the Dot Com crash and the housing market collapsing: lower your standards for food. Oatmeal or oat porridge is cheap but filling. A deli meat and cheese sandwich or a nut butter and jelly or jam sandwich is also cheap yet filling.
"I want to live the life of my 40 year old parents by the time I am 19 and the only way I can do that is by forcing the world to raise the minimum wage"
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"I want to live the life of my 40 year old parents by the time I am 19 and the only way I can do that is by forcing the world to raise the minimum wage"
"I don't want to be like my parents and wait years just to make enough to afford the life they have so I am going to bitch and moan until the minimum wage is raised high enough I can have the life my parents have without having to wait years for it"
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"I don't want to be like my parents and wait years just to make enough to afford the life they have so I am going to bitch and moan until the minimum wage is raised high enough I can have the life my parents have without having to wait years for it"
But yet they expect the world to raise the minimum wage to unsustainable levels just so they can fund their lavish lifestyles
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
But yet they expect the world to raise the minimum wage to unsustainable levels just so they can fund their lavish lifestyles
"It used to be that having a quantity of stuff made you cool. That is so 20th century. This is the 21st century and the new cool thing is having a good quality of life, but you don't need a lot of money to have a good quality of life. You just need to learn how to enjoy life more by spending less."
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"It used to be that having a quantity of stuff made you cool. That is so 20th century. This is the 21st century and the new cool thing is having a good quality of life, but you don't need a lot of money to have a good quality of life. You just need to learn how to enjoy life more by spending less."
I see far more people under 30 taking financial advice from influencers or people like Dave Ramsey than I do people under 30 taking financial advice from "The Ultimate Cheapskate" himself.
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I see far more people under 30 taking financial advice from influencers or people like Dave Ramsey than I do people under 30 taking financial advice from "The Ultimate Cheapskate" himself.
One of the richest men in the world in 2018, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad made his entire life out of being frugal. He was so cheap, in fact, that whenever his wife said he was a cheap date, he considered it a badge of honor
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of the richest men in the world in 2018, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad made his entire life out of being frugal. He was so cheap, in fact, that whenever his wife said he was a cheap date, he considered it a badge of honor