DeusUmbra

Any time I see things like this, I am immediately reminded of all the people who have previously told me, and will continue to tell others, that "it's just the bad government, you can't blame the people!"

Dammit Diogenes, this is why we don't allow you in the geometry class anymore.

No, feet. Hate feet. Absolutely disgusting.

Every time I see this, I wanna vomit.

Sword Art Online Abridged by Something Witty Entertainment, season 1 was fantastic, but season 2 has been pretty flaccid. Goblin Slayer Abridged by Grimjack is fantastic and takes the series in a very different direction. So far it just keeps getting better as it goes on, further refining the jokes. Grimjack also did a My Hero Academia abridged, think it was called My Dumb Academia or something. I think they only did season 1, but it was fantastic. They are currently also working on a Demon Slayer Abridged but it wasn't for me. Team Four Star is also still doing DBZ content, just not Abridged content exactly. It's a show called Cell in Hell, focusing on Cell... in HIFL, living with other villains like Raditz and Frieza. Also by TFS is Hellsing Ultimate Abridged, but it was a bit too edgy for my taste.

These ones aren't really for me, but people do really like Code Ment (Code Geass Abridged) and 50% Off (Free! Abridged).

Technically, the English Dub of Ghost Stories could be considered an Abridged series because the dubbing staff was never given the script and had to just make up what they thought was going on, or so I've heard.

Rogal Dorn, is that you?

That is a very complicated question, but it comes down to many factors. First is high inflation combined with stagnant wages, as wages have been basically stuck and barely increased in the last 30-40 years while inflation continued to increase, so that's why most people make around $35,000 salary and spend most of that money on essentials. Minimum wage federally is $7.25/hour, which means 1 hour of work doesn't even earn enough money to buy a meal at McDonalds anymore. This is why most people these days have 2 jobs.

Then you also have landlords continually jacking up rent prices and working as literal cartels (several landlords were recently brought up on charges due to using apps to coordinate rent increases across entire cities and states so that all housing would increase in price at the same rate, ensuring no competitive pricing would occur) meaning rent continues to rise faster than inflation or wages.

Alongside that is student loan debts, as companies more and more only hire people with degrees and colleges keep increasing tuition to pay for essential things like yatchs. Yes, yatchs, as the government does not cap the amount private colleges can charge the government or students for basically anything, so they will just put down anything they want as "General Overhead" charges. Again, multiple private universities have been recently in legal trouble for this, with basically no consequences. So, tuition goes up to pay for unneeded things purely due to the fact the government even provides student loans, and student loan debt basically doesn't go away Ever because the government said, like 50 years ago, that they'd be the guarantor of all student loans, meaning colleges could go "Oh, great, so I make money regardless of whether a student can or can't afford to be here, and whether or not said student graduates and can pay off the loan." Then, once students started defaulting on loans they couldn't pay off, government started changing the rules on the debt to ensure you can't get rid of it.

There is a whole lot more to get into with why Americans are so fucked economically, but I'm nowhere near qualified to explain everything.

I don't know a single car available near me that isn't a complete junker and is under $10,000. I also don't know anyone with $5,000 on hand to drop on Anything. I barely even know anyone with $1,000 to drop on anything. Americans don't have money for anything, we are buying Groceries using loans at this point. That is not a joke, people are buying essential groceries using Pay Later Loans.

I've always preferred the name "Angry Play-doh"

I mean, depending on how much the value of the car has changed, you might get lucky. My last car got totaled by severe hail, I'd only paid maybe 30% of it off by that point, but it turned out the value of my vehicle went mostly unchanged, possibly even raised slightly, and insurance paid out the full value of the car. I actually came out ahead a couple thousand dollars, which I was able to then use for a down payment on my current car.

Other than Drugs, yeah, that's basically what I bring to a relationship. I'll have you rolling up a DnD character before you know what's happening. Don't question it, just keep watching Ed, Edd, N Eddy and write down your stats.

Remember that 54% of adults in American cannot read beyond a 6th grade level, with 21% being fully illiterate.