Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller

Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by abledon on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:16PM (#32860768)

getting ripped takes time out of day and/or steroids, breaking your bones and 'automating' the bone lengthening with a remote control device is way more efficient. and they can still work on their sidehustles/startups.

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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by Panzer04 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:21PM (#32860817)

"One software engineer told GQ he spent the first three months after his surgery alone in his apartment and ordered delivery food during that time to go from 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-9."

That does not sound easier than spending the same 3 months with ~4 hours of workouts a week (which is enough to get most untrained people into pretty solid shape lifting), never mind the other health benefits.

I don't really think efficiency is a particularly good argument here :P

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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by sokoloff on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:34PM (#32860928)

How much lifting is required over the next 25 years vs zero additional time/effort to be taller?

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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by asdadsdad on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:53PM (#32861091)

I'd take a better, healthier life over any surgery to break your bones and be more "appealing" to whatever twisted dating pool criteria, If you want more confidence, work for it.

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Re:Software engineers paying 75K to get 3 inches taller by abledon on Thursday September 15, 2022 @10:26PM (#32861336)

> If you want more confidence, work for it

they did, by grinding 1000s of leetcode problems, to get a SV job, to get money, to pay for leg surgery!

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