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Agustino

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And remember the story of Job. Who the hell are you to complain and ask why you're suffering, etc.? God rules the Universe as he pleases, we are nothi...
May 27, 2017 at 10:45
Depression is nothing more than lack of self-esteem and identity. The depressed doesn't believe in themselves, they don't believe they have a destiny,...
May 27, 2017 at 10:34
https://youtu.be/ggyRUNTZhSo?t=29s
May 26, 2017 at 21:51
Well, I don't think it's inappropriate at all. Just ask the manager or whoever is in charge if there's any work you can do - if he says that currently...
May 26, 2017 at 21:47
At that level, most marriages are strategic anyway, even if there was love involved. To be honest, there's a certain degree of rational understanding ...
May 26, 2017 at 21:38
Yes but if you're starting very low (poor) there's no other choice. Unless you want to remain poor. You need to be willing to do what others aren't.
May 26, 2017 at 21:24
I think you should care, because if you're not using that time effectively, then you're wasting the most precious resource. I don't know what your wor...
May 26, 2017 at 21:16
That is irrelevant to me, because you may get paid doing nothing, but I wouldn't call that hard work. The question was whether you're working hard, no...
May 26, 2017 at 21:11
Ahh, a nice and benevolent kitten then :D *pats on the head*
May 26, 2017 at 21:10
It is possible that you have been working hard, I never said otherwise. Again I don't know the facts, I would have to actually watch you. Because you ...
May 26, 2017 at 21:06
Ahh I see! You are right, being able to change the size of text on computers or Kindles is an amazing feature. Many of the older people I know who hav...
May 26, 2017 at 20:54
Okay but council housing will be "the rich get richer" all over again. Who will build council housing? The people like Trump's father (btw did you kno...
May 26, 2017 at 20:45
Yes, but you're quite financially savvy. You could be a capitalist :P lol Hmm okay, but was the vision problem something you had when you were younger...
May 26, 2017 at 20:42
And most people who I've seen claim they're working hard, aren't really working hard (obviously I don't know what Sapientia's case is like, so not spe...
May 26, 2017 at 20:35
Nope. That's the 3 years. MSc is a Masters Degree (the approx. 1.5 years). Okay I don't disagree. It just sounds much more reasonable when you express...
May 26, 2017 at 20:32
If you want to discuss the MEANS of adding value, that's a different story. There's ethical means and unethical means, and that's true whether you're ...
May 26, 2017 at 20:22
The amount of dough earned depends on what other people are willing to pay. That in turn depends on how much perceived value you're adding to them. If...
May 26, 2017 at 20:19
Well yes, I think if Sapientia wants more money, then he needs to work harder (more than fulltime). I certainly had weeks this past year when I worked...
May 26, 2017 at 20:16
How could the government possibly (and realistically) help you, in your opinion?
May 26, 2017 at 20:15
3+1(.5) (MSc). You just misunderstood what I meant by my statement. I'm not blaming it, I'm merely saying the truth about it. I'm not complaining that...
May 26, 2017 at 20:12
>:O Yes, but those bitches are very dangerous. I hate women like that. That kind of a woman, is, as King Solomon would say, the guarantee of ruin. It'...
May 26, 2017 at 20:03
Bridges are more complicated structures because of dynamic loading issues and (for some bridges) resonance. So no, I didn't expect to be a bridge mast...
May 26, 2017 at 19:58
Oh dear... does that cat have any plans to go all ninja on me? I don't plan on having a sword slash me in half anytime soon...
May 26, 2017 at 19:54
Why did you put a cat as your profile?
May 26, 2017 at 19:50
No I don't think the right argues at all for gender supremacism. That's a meme of the left, and despite your protestations to the contrary, you are a ...
May 26, 2017 at 19:49
See that's the thing - there's only so much the state can do to help. That's always the case. The biggest help comes from learning new things which ca...
May 26, 2017 at 19:31
Right, I suggest you compare the job description of a civil engineer with that of a construction worker. Totally different things. Site management/sup...
May 26, 2017 at 19:17
Nope, depending on the job in which they're making that income, it may not be possible to downgrade. But yes, probably many could downgrade. Though th...
May 26, 2017 at 19:06
So see BC, you are a very smart guy financially, even though you pretend to be a Communist >:) :D
May 26, 2017 at 18:11
Our spending habits are very similar :P Also interesting you don't drive. I hate driving, so I don't own a car either (but I do have a license and I d...
May 26, 2017 at 18:10
>:O Yes, but consider what I say. It is true on this point.
May 26, 2017 at 17:58
I referred to "best educated" in terms of grades and university. If you read that whole paragraph, instead of tidbits as Baden is used to misquote, yo...
May 26, 2017 at 16:00
It would actually be better if you educate them, rather than donate. That way you'll teach them something, and they'll pay you ;) :D
May 26, 2017 at 14:16
Yes of course, but it's like me not having any food or job, and getting food for one single day of the month. Sure, it's something - but still, it's s...
May 26, 2017 at 13:11
It's like with the police as well. Many times the police just can't intervene quickly enough. Matters are still left largely in your own hands. Say I ...
May 26, 2017 at 13:10
Yeah, but the number of times that happens.... if small entrepreneurs were to wait for the government to act, we'd be dead. The government is very slo...
May 26, 2017 at 13:04
No, don't misrepresent what I mean. Some of those people earning 80K/year struggle because of excessive job stress (compared to their earnings), lack ...
May 26, 2017 at 12:56
The privation of freedom. The privation of time.
May 26, 2017 at 12:44
:s
May 26, 2017 at 12:23
Well that obviously also depends on the person. Maybe your bro is financially shrewd and focuses on keeping his costs down (not many people are). But ...
May 26, 2017 at 11:59
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4pk1rAPH8k
May 25, 2017 at 12:14
He was right regarding Aristotle.
May 25, 2017 at 12:02
Why do they suck up so much wealth? They do very different activities than the working class. When you're working, for example, to teach a class of 10...
May 25, 2017 at 11:51
I thought you were a philosophy professor!
May 25, 2017 at 11:42
Well I don't think it's fair. There's a reason why they make £1 million and the rest of us make 20K. They impact a much greater number of people throu...
May 24, 2017 at 22:02
Why is it fair? I never said decisions shouldn't be made in the interest of those who are affected by them. They should. But those who make decisions ...
May 24, 2017 at 21:58
:s A civil engineer isn't a construction worker mate... I'm probably one of the best educated people on the planet actually in terms of schooling. I w...
May 24, 2017 at 20:03
Paying a higher tax than everyone else is a punishment. No, but neither do I want to live in a society where foolish good for nothings that we current...
May 24, 2017 at 19:31
Okay, I agree with that. But starting from this point, what's the best way to strengthen this emotional attachment? Isn't it to treat the child, when ...
May 24, 2017 at 18:26
That makes you feel safer (emotionally), but it doesn't necessarily commute rationally. I have quite a decent medical knowledge (of course nothing lik...
May 24, 2017 at 16:18