Max Leibman15h ago

A billionaire enters a gas station. Seeing the "Leave a penny, take a penny" dish on the counter, he scoops up all of the coins and pockets them.

"I'm a genius," he says to the protesting clerk. "I earned this money. Anybody could have taken it, but only I had the vision to see what was possible."

Show threadNazo11h ago

@maxleibman I'm reminded of all the people who argue with the cashiers "but this TV was sitting on a shelf that said $20!" I would say "someone could have just set it there" and certainly nothing says you can't pick it up and set it on a spot that says $20 Barbie, but most probably just lie about it. And they make a big stink until they get the boss over and get the $200 TV for $20.

And not once when I saw this was it someone who couldn't easily afford the TV at its regular price.

Show threadJay
@nazokiyoubinbou @maxleibman I remember once going back to a shop where I bought a keyboard to get a new one, and while at the register mentioned this was my second one. The woman asked me if there was any defect and I said nothing wrong with the keyboard, I just type very hard (growing up clumsy AND strong means I’m kinda used to breaking things and it being my fault). She gave me a discount for that. I wasn’t really sure why that earned me a discount.
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Show threadJay6h ago

@nazokiyoubinbou @maxleibman I realized later that she might’ve been mentally preparing for me to become a problem by demanding an even bigger discount by citing the last keyboard and was grateful that I didn’t do that to her, which seemed nonsensical to me because if the issue was the keyboard, why would I buy the same one again?

Anyways it took decades for me to realize I was autistic lol