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(Posted this to anime figures, but they deleted it since this is apparently not a "licensed" figure--smh)

Just wanted to post this as a potential warning for those getting into resins after years of looking from afar.

I apparently picked the worst time to finally pull the trigger on a resin.

This just arrived today, and I was really excited to get my first resin and first 18+ figure set. I ordered from statuemasterpro, and they were great with communication and shipping, but the issues with censorship seem to be mounting in CN (this continues to blow my mind, as these are just statues/figures).

I got the A+B combo, thinking the B figure listed as "Product Features:?18+ female" wou

This was a post ("How was Pyro planned for 2020...") about CIG's/CR's 2019 Citizen Con presentation, during which he stood on stage and said this:

https://preview.redd.it/e5u4uve1mfrd1.png?width=1258&format=png&auto=webp&s=f79d92ef3f1ea78360f3b0ceb4dca5a262917b2e

What they showed versus what we then ultimately saw (a completely different jump gate and experience) a few years later was cause for a bit of controversy/concern, as it seemed like they started over completely (or just flat out lied at Citcon 2019).

This was the response to this particular discussion and sharing of the above image:

https://preview.redd.it/xpdeew1blfr

Randomly found this one and it made me think of the 600i.

80m \"Excellence\" by Abeking & Rasmussen, launched in 2019

Origin 600i (with faked underwater background by user)

I may not have a bajillion dollars to waste IRL on super yachts, but I can pirate a 600i and pretend once in a while!

I only wish the 890 Jump had some better views like this for the rooms. Maybe an "890 Jump Super View" variant is in order (JK--kind of).

I started brushing up on some programming literacy and cybersecurity skills, but companies (like the one I work at) now see this as "easy" and won't pay people accurate wages (or even consider raises anymore).

This is like some dystopian nightmare (or a wet dream for companies/owners/corporations).

The CEO is an arrogant buffoon who gaslights everyone and says everything is "easy," manipulating the conversations to call us all "greedy" for wanting actual pay, yet exploits us for more and more productivity while he takes home millions.

What the fuck is even the point anymore?

I'm at a loss, and my motivation is almost completely cut at the knees.

If I spend hours learning a new langua

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https://preview.redd.it/ffbse575owqa1.png?width=1168&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a282ec1b1ec8df984cfef6d3c37fe6e38f93f807

That's roughly an 823% increase in asking price.

With $100,000 downpayment (typical 20%), your mortgage is almost $4,000 a month.

Meanwhile, wages have barely budged since the 80's (for the bottom 90% of Americans):

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Makes perfect sense to me! (heavy /s)

Meanwhile, rent has gone up about 200-350% as well. What was once a reasonable price for a basic 2-bedroom apartment (n