2y ago

Report: You Could Quit Job Right Now And Just Play PS5 Until You Run Out Of Money

www.theonion.com

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Don’t you fucking tempt me
- To quote the article,
  just do it—do it right now.
  
  Ok fine. Wait I don't have a PS5 and now I don't have a job. Dang it.
Please don't tempt me, I am barely holding on.
- Because you commit suicide after 2 weeks?
- What are you waiting for?
  
  Well, some like a little bit of comfort. Just sitting a cold house all day and drinking only water is not for everybody.
- What level of FI/RE is that referred to as?
  
  Probably PovertyFIRE (retiring at or below poverty line expenses)
- You don't even need the essentials for the rest of your life!
- Look at Mr./Mrs. rich over here
I've made it 9 months since I quit.
Lotta chicken and rice but I thought I'd take my retirement before I die in the food wars
- Bruh, I aim to the water wars. That's starting next year, I believe.
- Hmm that's an interesting chicken or egg problem. Which will come first, the food wars or the water wars?
  
  There are ways to purify your own water, as long as the contaminants aren't from something like nuclear, biological or chemical warfare. Subsistence farming is a LOT harder.
- Trained other skills.
  Don't mention it was gaming skills, lol
  
  Im tired, boss
  
  Volunteered abroad. Good luck with them checking.
  
  Honestly, I don't have a technical background at all, my background is social work and physical security. I have always gotten approval by telling people I got a lucky hit in the stock market and used that money to float while I looked for other opportunities. It is true, but about three jobs ago. Still works though!
I've been jobless for around 2 years now because of depression and shit, finally got back into working and I hate myself for not starting up my world of warcraft career back up. I could be a wow king by now 🙃😂
- As someone who is currently neglecting their offline life again becausenof that game (Classic Hardcore goes brrr) - be glad that you didn't :D
- I've done that before. When I quit I stood in Orgrimar and gave out 10,000 gold to everyone who asked. That was a shit load of gold back then, although it might not be now. But I completely changed the Azeroth life of a dozen or so people.
i did this last winter; i firmly believe everyone has and needs slovenly unemployment periods to remind you of the perils of not working [but in equal measure, the bliss of not working and the amount of luxury you can just coast on]
- I'm doing this right now. It's the first time in 10 years I haven't had someplace I needed to be 5 days a week. It's really changing my perspective on what I need out of a job and what I could be improving in my life if I weren't spending that time working.
If only I had a PS5...
So I can quit my job and play PS5 for 15 minutes?
Literally what I have been doing since last month. I made it a bit more challenging by going on a vacation for a week too.
- Hey man, respect the speedrun strats
  His RTA poverty game is as close as it can get without TAS
The guy in the picture is not playing FIFA. If he was he'd be frowning and smashing his controller
- I don't think anyone playing any game has that expression on their face while playing.
  
  Nintendo Australia has captured the face when playing perfectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIJODMsYbkc
  The silent pain of existence.
  
  You have never seen someone play Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley have you?
Tempting.
I could take more than a year off before I run out of money. But finding rentals without a job is impossible regardless of how much savings you have. Atleast in Australia where you get evicted atleast once a year because the owner wants to move in
Amateurs.... I have been doing this for more than a decade. Thank you Satoshi
In this economy that's 3 weeks. I'd rather call in sick.
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