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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by cookieswumchorr on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @07:08AM (#30084559)
in the west buying stuff usually requires no human interaction at all, even the cashiers are getting replaced by automatic checkout. But, on the other hand, you do need negotiation skills, be it in career, private live, or elsewhere. So maybe we all just need to do a year of backpacking and learn how to haggle
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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by pbourke on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @11:31AM (#30087615)
> in the west buying stuff usually requires no human interaction at all

And then you step foot in a car dealership, and you might as well be in a souk

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by cookieswumchorr on Thursday January 27, 2022 @04:42AM (#30098298)
yup, stuff like cars, or, god forbid, houses, are not only expensive AF, but the buying requires skills most people never had a chance to practice. fuck it, I'm cycling to save the planet and my nerves
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