I write a blog on Medium.

You need to have a ton of content to make any amount of money. After writing 200 articles, I started making a consistent $100/month. Not quitting my day job any time soon, but I have a lot of downtime at work, so it’s a productive way to pass the time.

Oh, and the $100/month is pretty consistent. I took a month off from writing, and they still sent me money for the read time on my old articles. The pay is low… but my boss wouldn’t send me a small stipend if I decided not to show up for a month. So, I really can’t complain.

Bosses hate this one. The things they’ll do for a full office…

When you order something with 2-day delivery, it not only needs to be in stock… but it needs to be in a warehouse in your city. This requirement means there needs to be a surplus.

They don’t know where the orders will come in, so they make enough to send them to every warehouse in the country. But if all of them got sold, the supply would drive the price down. So, they wait until a certain number gets sold (say… a few hundred) and then destroy the rest.

It’s sickening that this is even a thing. But that’s the world we live in.

Never tried it… but I should!!

Ooh, sounds amazing!

Peanut butter and cheese.

Peanut butter and pickles.

Peanut butter and raw onion slices.

Peanut butter and tuna fish.

I’ve tried peanut butter combined with the strangest pairings I can imagine. They’ve all been excellent.

I was pretty sure this isn’t behind a paywall. I made a pastebin that expires in one week: https://pastebin.com/rK82JgyY

They needed examples. How long is a meter? How heavy is a kilogram?

The problem stems from the fact that brands want their products to be made readily accessible to anyone who wants to order with next-day delivery, which means there needs to be a surplus to satisfy customers’ cravings for instant gratification… but a surplus would drive prices down, which is why they mass-produce products, then immediately trash whatever is not sold.

It sickens me to know this is even a thing. But what can be done to prevent it?

That’s incredible. I would love to live in this sort of a city!

Fascinating article – thanks for sharing!

According to Gino “we are trying to make a good impression on others, and show them we are knowledgeable and competent individuals.” Taking advice somehow feels like admitting that we don’t really deserve our high status.

Oh, the irony… since ignoring obvious advice only makes us look even more stupid.

O_o

It really wasn’t hard. I took them to an animal shelter, and we talked about how there aren’t enough families willing to give homes to these cute puppies. If only there was a family who was willing to help for every dog here…

My kids didn’t want a dog until I planted the idea. Now, I roll my eyes along with my wife every time the kids ask for a dog.