I refused to buy anything Sony due to the dodgy shit from the PS3 days. And that's anything, no TV's or phones. Nothing. If a film is made by Sony I don't go to the cinema to see it.
Microsoft is the same. I have only once bought anything from Microsoft and that was a licence for a windows operating system but I can't even remember which version it was. I know it was from before Windows7. However, never again.
And now Nintendo is on my shit list.
Hey, tRUMP has conviction! 34 felony convictions (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ ☜ (ﾟ∀ﾟ☜ )
Paywall. Any other links?
Betting on things is legal in the UK, and we have something called an accumulator. Basically you pick a number of horses/dogs/etc and then choose X number of races.
If what you pick wins the first race then it's automatically put on the second and so on. If one of your picks loses then you lose the lot.
Anyways in the early 90s a mate of mine won a 15 horse accumulator. He put £1 in and won something like £270000. Astonishingly, astonishingly lucky. Especially as he knew nothing about horses and basically picked them all because of their names!!
He talked about expensive holidays or to go to las Vegas to "carry on his winning streak" and buying expensive cars etc. At that time our friend group consisted of about 8 lads and we all sat him down in a pub and all basically said "stop talking like a twat".
It took a bit of time, negotiation, and compromise but in the end he decided to buy a modest house outright, take about £10k for stupid shit, and invest the rest. Which he did.
Within a few years he was basically set for life. House paid for and money from good investments. He gave up his stressful job and got a job working as a school caretaker.
Life took us all in different directions and countries but he is still set up and enjoying life. Never went to las Vegas though, which is probably definitely a good thing!!
I get that you see that phone as a 'status symbol' because it's expensive and all of the marketing, and how other kids look at you etc etc. The thing is if you didn't buy it and can't afford it then it's a false status.
Also the whole 'status symbol' etc thing is just a money trap designed to keep everyone poor/in debt, but that's something you'll -hopefully- realise as you age.
And that isn't just about that phone, it'd be the same if you won a Ferrari to drive, or a castle to live in. If you can't afford the things to begin with then you can't afford the upkeep of them. When you've been lucky then the clever thing is to sell it on and do something worthwhile with the money.
In a few years time the phone will be basically worthless. Hell, in a few months time it'll be worth a lot less. And you'll be looking back and thinking "Shit, I should've sold it when I had the chance to make some proper money on it instead of trying to be flashy in front of my mates"
Another thing to remember is that in a few years time few -if any at all- of these schoolmates will remember you and your phone. They'll be off living their own lives. And there's the chance that if they do remember it'll be more like "Hey, remember that kid who won the iPhone and would ponce around school with it pretending to be rich? What was their name again?"
I know this advice is going to fall on deaf ears but the smart move here is to sell it, buy another phone, and do something special with the money.
Hard disagree.
Everyone should be calling him a rapist, because he is.
Also they should be talking about all the court cases for the rapes and sexual assaults as well.
Ok, no, it won't change any maga 'minds'. They are too far gone, but I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that don't know he's a convicted rapist.
And if they don't know that then they won't know about all the other 'alleged' 😏😏 rape and sexual assault cases
Good idea.
On an unrelated note, {grabs knife}, where do you live exactly?
There is already one and he leads it.
Tacky 'golden' rapist kit.
Balaclava with 'golden' thread around the holes.
Pair of 'real' faux leather gloves with your initials sewn on to the back in the same golden 😏😏 thread.
Chloroform bottle with a plastic gold coloured cap (alternatively just buy his shitty perfume, it's the same fucking thing)
1 weapon of choice: knife, bat, rope. Whichever you choose will be lightly wafted with some gold spray paint from a rattle can.
Hey, I like him!!
J/k, he's a cunt.
The ex X CEO exited? Excellent!!
That is absolutely useless advice. Guys, if you are worried about the cuts then simply just make more money to give to your insurance companies! Or ask daddy for a bigger trust fund.
See, easy.
Right, I'm tired after giving you that FREE advice so I'm off to my second holiday home for a week or two to recharge my batteries before my annual month summer holiday.