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Originally Posted by Augi
Willravel: The other things I can prepare for... well they can be out of my hands. Natural. A nutjob walking into a restaurant is not natural. At least it shouldn't be for this century. PM me links to threads or sites that warn me of the dangers of my ignorance. I trust you to hand out safe websites, if not legitimate sources.
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A nutjob breaking down your door isn't natural. It's rare... as rare as being hit by lightning. Spending money on guns in order to JUST prepare to defend your home means that you fervently believe that those odds still are enough to warrant preparedness. The problem, though, is that dangers are are far more likely are not prepared for. You're more likely to be hit as a pedestrian by a drunk driver, but you don't see people avoiding sidewalks. This strongly suggests that preparedness for this unlikely home invasion is an
excuse, not a reason. It's a weak excuse that covers for the real reason. '
BTW, your biggest threats come from poor diet and exercise. Eat healthy and exercise at least 30 minutes a day and you'll have just warded off the top 10 or so causes of death in the US.
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Originally Posted by Augi
Is it because our generation is a bunch of underachievers, overstimulated by video games and mass media, end up working at the last minute, buys coffee at Star Bucks for $3.00 a jolt when they could have made it for $0.30 at home? (I'm done stealing a friend's interpretation of what the fuck in wrong with this generation.) I want to know why our generation is going down the tubes.
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I'm doing just fine. I've been in big business since I was 21, when I graduated from a great private college early, and I make 3 times what all my friends from high school make (except my friend that opened a Karate school... turns out that's REALLY lucrative). I'm also putting things in motion in order to get into law school. I don't drink coffee because I view caffeine as a crutch and I don't like the taste.
I'm a business leader today and if I've got anything to say about it, I'll be a community or possibly even governmental leader in the future.