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Comment on ‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: Teen literary influencers swaying publishers in ~books
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Comment on Book writing self-hosted solutions? in ~tech
scarletink Link ParentI'm writing in obsidian and syncing via their built in tool plus I backup via Dropbox. While the tool itself isn't open source, the content is markup text files, which means you can always find a...I'm writing in obsidian and syncing via their built in tool plus I backup via Dropbox.
While the tool itself isn't open source, the content is markup text files, which means you can always find a new tool to edit them in the future
When choosing between open source tools and open content formats, I'd always choose my content to be open.
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Comment on I hired five people to sit behind me and make me productive for a month in ~life
scarletink Link ParentI don't know. An incredibly simple job with no prerequisites, where you can even work your other job while working, for more than minimum wage? Feels like he was being reasonable.I don't know. An incredibly simple job with no prerequisites, where you can even work your other job while working, for more than minimum wage? Feels like he was being reasonable.
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Comment on What's your retirement plan? in ~finance
scarletink LinkI retired at the age of 43 after a tech career (big tech made me good money). I'm 46 now. No financial advisor, I just read a lot. Invested in only index funds. 3% annual withdrawal rate of a...I retired at the age of 43 after a tech career (big tech made me good money). I'm 46 now.
No financial advisor, I just read a lot. Invested in only index funds.
3% annual withdrawal rate of a properly invested portfolio should be safe. So far so good.
Spent significantly less than my peers while working (and after). Once you make "a good amount", early retirement is easy if you are willing to drastically spend less than your income. So many in the industry inflate their spending as they make more.
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Comment on Did money buy you happiness? in ~talk
scarletink LinkI think people conflate "money" with spending. "Spending won't bring you happiness." sounds about right to me. Many times it'll bring less happiness because it means more garbage in your house,...I think people conflate "money" with spending.
"Spending won't bring you happiness." sounds about right to me. Many times it'll bring less happiness because it means more garbage in your house, more unused hobby equipment reminding you that you're not doing what you want, and more debt.
I think money used to buy investments can bring happiness. Because that means more safety (not worried about paying your bills), more choices (I don't like this job, so I'll quit), and an ability to handle stress (car broke down? I'll just pay to get it fixed.)
Capital buys happiness.
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Comment on Low stakes fantasy recommendation in ~books
scarletink LinkI also enjoyed the relaxing chill atmosphere of that book :) "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet", by Becky Chambers. Not totally chill, but I felt most of it was low stress. "The House in the...I also enjoyed the relaxing chill atmosphere of that book :)
"The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet", by Becky Chambers. Not totally chill, but I felt most of it was low stress.
"The House in the Cerulean Sea" by T.J. Klune. Pretty darn chill. Took me two tries to get into it, but then it was an easy read, and quite pleasant.
Similar to the Klune book:
"The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches" by Sangu Mandanna. Pretty similar to the above storyline (I wonder if one of them copied the other one), but heck, also relaxing and fun to read.
I think the interesting thing is that you take a moderate sized segment (teen girls) and it's changed into a more powerful influence when the channel is centralized. It creates a smaller surface area for marketers to focus on.