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Re:John Carmack: I loaned money to anyone that asked me by falcolas on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:37PM (#34314142)
It was for the recipient. And the recipient is the one who'll be feeling the pinch (stress, anger, etc) of paying it back.

    $7,000 / 24 = $300 (roughly an extra car payment)
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Re:John Carmack: I loaned money to anyone that asked me by whatshisface on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:47PM (#34314284)
I am sure it is very nice of you that you protect your friends from making the stressful and angering mistake of becoming indebted to you, but the OP is expressing an attitude towards money that makes it sound like it is less of a mistake to be indebted to them.
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Re:John Carmack: I loaned money to anyone that asked me by falcolas on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:53PM (#34314365)
So, the context of this specific thread of discussion is "If $7k destroys a friendship, it's not really that close of a friendship."

Which is bogus in my opinion - this is all discussion on why it's bogus. It's not a comment on the original post by alach11.

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Re:John Carmack: I loaned money to anyone that asked me by gowld on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:48PM (#34314301)
That's why the recipient should think carefully about how valuable the purchase is.
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