Hey everyone, this will be my first attempt at a serious post on this sub. I’m not exactly practiced in articulating my thoughts (I’m more of a fiction writer) so please bear bull with any mistakes and please correct me if I’m wrong. The last thing I want to do is spread misinformation, I’m not an expert (or a financial advisor) on any of this. I'm here to learn, not to teach.
This post will be the first in a series of me reading through the entire Diamond Handbook (2nd) and just commentating on points I find interesting or discussion worthy. I will be asking questions as well as giving my own personal thoughts based on my understanding of the events that have transpired. I became an ape right after the sneeze, and followed a lot of the discussions back then, but have been zen for a while so I haven't fully kept up with a lot of the new developments.
I haven't actually sat down and read DD in a long time, so I decided to give myself a refresher and actually look at the Diamond Handbook (2nd) for the first time. I had read a lot of these posts as they had come out, so I had never felt the need to look at the full PDF before. For the apes that haven’t read it either, I recommend giving it a read. You can find the full DD library in the pinned post of this sub, and the Diamond Handbook is the first one there.
As I have been reading it, I’ve quickly realized that some of the stuff is a little outdated. That can’t really be helped since so much DD has been done between then and now, but this brings me to the two reasons for this post. The Diamond Handbook is likely the first piece of DD a new ape will be recommended; I want to spark discussion to clear up some things that are misguided or outdated in this handbook. The second reason is more of a personal challenge. Whenever someone denies the legitimacy of the DD, an ape usually responds by saying something like “Well, read the DD and prove it wrong”. The average MOASS denier won’t do this though, in my experience they just think it’s ridiculous on a conceptual level, and won’t take the time to actually look through all the DD available and construct a proper debate. I can’t really blame them for this though, spending so much time on something you have no interest in doesn’t sound like a fun time.
But I have a lot of interest in this, and I am an aspiring author who writes 400K word fanfictions for fun. I’ve got the time and the writing willpower. I am very big into trying to understand how a reader will interpret a piece of my writing, so I’ll be looking through that lens and will be writing this with the assumption that you have already read the Diamond Handbook (2nd). Please take the time to respond/correct what I say here, I want to learn.
With all that out of the way, let’s get started.
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The Mother of All Short Squeezes (MOASS) Thesis, Published on May 26, 2021, by u(slash)HCMF_MACEFACE
Before we even get into the meat of this section I already see a bit of an issue. A lot of the language implies that MOASS is imminent, take this section for example:

*“If you don't believe me, just look at the chart of GME which our DD (Due Diligence/research/analysis) has been forecasting for a while now. The below pattern has only preceded massive spikes in price, but this time, those on the other side of the trade are going to have a much harder time suppressing the price like they did in January and March. Thanks to the activity on 5/25, we have entered the end-game. The MOASS is beginning.”* 

I think most new apes will look at this, then look at the date of posting (three years ago), and think this is delusional thinking. They will say that MOASS did not ‘begin’ because it hasn’t happened yet. This would be pretty short sighted though, GME has always been a Deep Value investment, long positions are called long for a reason. ‘Buy and HODL’ is such a repeated mantra because that is the investment strategy most apes employ. Like most investments, it takes a long time to realize gains. Your retirement account will be growing for 40+ years before you cash that thing out, GME is my retirement plan so I don’t expect it to be much different.
Just because the sneeze happened in a week doesn’t mean MOASS will, in theory it should be a very long event as both the shorts and longs have a test of wills to see who caves first. However, the sneeze was the ‘beginning’ because it was exposed a lot of the fuckery that is going on in the market right now, I think that is the message that should be taken from this section.

*“These terms are key to understanding the theory and speculated value of a GME investment. Hyperlinks to Investopedia, "the world's leading source of financial content on the web", have been included for most market terms and concepts and it is recommended to check them out if they are not clear. We will be breaking down some of the more complex terms and concepts within the post and framing them within the context of GME.”* 

After the introduction, this post does a great job of explaining all the concepts of the stock market that are relevant to the MOASS thesis. However, I do wish it mentioned some other stock terms for the sake of new investors. Since none of the DD is supposed to be financial advice, I can’t really blame them for these omissions, but at the beginning the OP does say they wanted the post to be good for newer investors, so I think some more pointing in the right direction should’ve been provided. I do appreciate the link to Investopedia, but this DD is already a novel, and the average reader might forget about that link by the time they finish it. So an additional link should’ve been provided at the end.
The two big concepts I see missing are Options and Wash Sales/Stop-Losses.
Options are interesting because they create a different type of buying/selling pressure compared to just buying/selling stocks regularly. There are concepts like gamma ramps and stuff that can be relevant when discussing catalysts for price movement. However, options are pretty scary for most investors, I’ve only ever bought one, and forgot about it so it auto-exercised for me (lol), so it’s not a concept I would call essential. I just think it’s better to be educated than not.
The much more egregious omission is that of Wash Sales and Stop-Losses. Wash Sales are extremely dangerous to new investors who still make decisions based on emotions and are not used to the volatility that comes with GME.
If you are unfamiliar, a Wash Sale is when a person sells a stock at a loss, then buys the stock again within a short period of time. As an example, let’s say you bought a stock at $50, then the stock goes down to $40.00 and you no longer feel comfortable with your investment. You sell the stock at a loss. You lost $10.00 on this transaction, but it’s not all bad. When you go to do your taxes, you can report this $10.00 loss to the IRS. This is good because if you make a $10.00 profit off another trade, you now don’t have to take taxes out of that profit, since the IRS will see this as you breaking even in the grand scheme of your portfolio. You didn’t actually make any money, so they aren’t going to tax you for it.
A Wash Sale is triggered when you buy back the stock you sold in a short period of time, this can even apply if you buy a stock in the same sector. So if you buy a stock at $50.00, sell it at $40.00 then buy it again. That $10.00 loss you took can no longer be reported to the IRS as an actual loss. So when you make $10.00 on some other trade, the IRS won’t see you as breaking even, they will tax you on that $10.00.
For a stock as volatile as GME this can be very dangerous, I know people who brought in the peak, then as the price went back down they triggered a Stop-Loss (auto-sale you can program to trigger when a price falls), only to then buy back in when the stock dropped even lower, creating a wash sale that fucked their taxes.
We say “Buy and HODL” a lot, but I think the ‘why’ of it has been lost in the meme. I personally buy and HODL because averaging down is a lot better for me than accidently triggering a Wash Sale. I fucking hate the IRS and don’t want any of that smoke.

*“SPOILER: GME and \[Popcorn\] have tons of FTDs reported.”* 

I just kinda don’t like the mention of the Popcorn stock here, it has never been a deep value investment. If you are unfamiliar with the Deep Value investment strategy, please take a look at the old Roaring Kitty livestreams. In summary, Deep Value investing is defined by looking for stocks that are extremely undervalued and unpopular due to no fault of the company. These external factors that are making the stock undervalued can be anything, shorting, COVID, stuff like that. But what makes it a Deep Value investment is always strong management within the company. If the company is not mismanaged in any way, then it is very unlikely to go bankrupt, and will have opportunities to make a comeback. GME has Ryan Cohen leading, a proven successful businessman that has already taken precautions to ensure GameStop never goes bankrupt. Popcorn just doesn’t have that. It is very short-squeezable, but it’s not deep fucking value.

*“Short sellers must eventually close, or cover, their short position.”* 

Ok, but why ‘must’ they? This is another point I think has been lost in the memes. There are two problems with just saying ‘shorts must close’ without providing context. The first is the simple fact that there isn’t a due date. Unlike a common car loan or mortgage, a short position doesn’t operate on a time table. They can wait forever to close, unless they get margin called.
This next part I’m a little shaky on, I’m probably getting some things wrong here:
Ok, well how are they going to get margin called? The problem I see is that these Short Hedge Funds (SHF) are making a lot of money by selling naked shorts. It’s really hard to get margin called when they are literally printing money, and since they don’t have to report these their books just look to be filled with an infinite amount of cash.
So, there are a couple solutions to this:
1, Government regulation. If the SEC puts a stop to naked shorting, these SHF can’t print money anymore. Eventually the interest from their positions will eat them alive, and they will get margin called. Unfortunately, MOASS has the potential to destroy the economy like in 2008, so they probably aren’t too keen on just doing this without creating some kind of safety net. So I can’t really count on them to help, because the government has a vested interest in keeping MOASS from happening. It’s just not something I believe will be the catalyst. Although they might just do it on purpose given the right reason, like pinning the economic collapse on a scapegoat, or by GameStop forcing their hand by exposing the fraud somehow. I’ve seen a lot of apes hoping for one of these reasons to come to pass, but for me, I don’t see enough motivation from the participating parties.
2, A price run-up. If the price of the stock can unbalance the books of the SHF enough then they could also get margin called. I’m not counting on this either, since the price is manipulated by the process of naked shorting. Sure, they are digging a bigger grave when they suppress the price like this, but it can also help smaller SHFs with exiting their positions with OTC stuff. Over-The-Counter trades are trades made off the lit exchanges, historically it was intended to kind of simulate a transaction between two individuals, like buying a video game from a buddy off the books, no taxes, no regulation. Unfortunately, this is abused by institutions and can’t even be used by individuals, making dark pools of trades full of fraud and undermines the free market. Smaller SHFs that are more at risk of getting Margin Called due to their lack of collateral, can make OTC trades with the big naked-shorting market makers to ‘close’ their positions using fake shares. Of course, this only passes the buck so to speak, but it’s a viable strategy for them since the big SHFs that take on these ‘bucks’ are less likely to get margin called. A lot of historic short squeezes happen because a small SHF gets margin called, then drives the price up and causes a bigger SHF to get called, and so on until they’re all in the grave. This is why I don’t really give a shit if the price goes up to $80 in a week, it’s not enough, the buck has been passed. (To be clear, I don’t have proof that this is the reason for the uptick in OTC transactions, it’s just a theory. If a smarter ape than I can get on this that would be great.) But, even if a price run-up itself doesn’t cause MOASS, it may give motivation for the true trigger:
3, Interest Rates. Here is the big one that I look at, that I believe will be the true cause of MOASS. Now please, correct me if I’m wrong again, I am just an ape who dropped out of college. So, from what I understand a Short institution has to pay a certain amount of interest to the people they borrow the stocks from. This is the cost of borrowing and is how these Lenders make money. For a long time, the interest rate was at like 1%, this means that selling one naked short could cover the cost of the interest 100 times over. However, let’s say that the interest rate becomes 110%, sounds crazy, but this would mean that borrowing the share would cost more than the share. This would destroy the balances of the SHFs and ensure they get margin called. Why would this ever happen though? Because these lenders want to make money. These lenders are the real winners of MOASS, and they aren’t talked about enough in my opinion. Lenders can’t sell the shares they’ve lent out, their income is in the interest rates, there has to be a balance here between it being more profitable to lend the shares or to sell them. If Lenders start to think that lending their shares aren’t making them more money than the alternative, they will raise interest rates to make these profits until SHFs can’t pay them, then the SHFs have to return the shares, causing MOASS with the massive buyback, then lenders can just sell the shares on the way down. Lenders have a monetary business interest in causing MOASS, so they are the most likely cause of it in my opinion.

*“This is the GME MOASS thesis. GME is a stock that stands to hit an unprecedented price point due to the fact that manipulators of the market have failed to bankrupt GameStop thanks in huge part to the Legendary Keith Gill AKA* u(slash)DeepFuckingValue*, Ryan Cohen, and all of the GME investors who took part in this saga. It may not be today, this week, or even this month, but one day soon, these toxic participants have no choice but to buy the stock to close out their short positions.”* 

I don’t think this is necessarily inaccurate, but I think it’s misguided, and the language here is a bit to emotive for my taste. I think the reason the company didn’t go bankrupt is because of the strategic share offering made by Ryan Cohen to build up more cash than the company’s valuation (at the time). All the other stuff was just dressing, DFV and retail did not make RC do this, this move by RC is what ensured the company literally can’t go bankrupt, until then (and at the time this was posted) it was still a risk in my opinion. So this huge thanks feels kinda like a pre-cum celebration, and I've never really liked putting Keith on a pedestal, he's just an individual investor, just like the rest of us.
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FAQ, Published April 12, 2021, by u(slash)BYE_TRIANGLE

*“Why does Holding do anything?”* *“They need your shares to cover their short positions! They got greedy. Thinking GameStop would fail, the short sellers started Naked Shorting the stock. Long story short they created synthetic stocks with their special privileges as Market Makers. But they can’t cover a short with a synthetic share. So because of the Naked Shorting, the Short Sellers, multiple large greedy money managers, and Hedge Funds need a total number of shares greater than the number available to purchase. THEY NEED EVERY SHARE, EVEN YOURS CONAN!”* *“aRe YoU GuYs MaNipuLatIng THe MaRKeT?!”* 

Holding does something else that I think is really important. It proves that retail is not responsible for the manipulation of the price. You see it in the mainstream media every time the price fluctuates, they say that retail and Roaring Kitty is driving the price up for the memes, and that the ‘meme stock craze is dead’ whenever the price falls, claiming that retail is selling. However, it quickly becomes clear to anyone with the willingness to research that retail holds. Holding doesn’t move the price at all, so they literally can’t blame this sub for the fuckery that happens.
Now, on the flip side, I know people on the old sub to buy and sell with these fluctuations, they did it during the sneeze and I’ve seen comments claiming to do it last week. I think this is why Roaring Kitty really had to speak to congress about this, because a legitimate-seeming argument could be made that retail was buying and selling at high volumes. The loss and gain porn on the old sub could be presented as evidence. Here though, apes hold, we glaze purple doughnuts.
So when MOASS does happen, the massive price increase will be only due to buying pressure from SHFs, so they are the only ones that can take the blame for what happens next.

*“No one knows how high the squeeze could take the stock price. The best rational reasoning says that these numbers \[500k per share\] are possible through the laws of supply and demand. Furthermore, it is likely that the Short Percentage is a lot higher than reported, with many suggesting that the short-sellers, cumulatively, need more than 100% of the float to cover.”* 

A lot of naysayers will claim people are insane for thinking that phone number prices are possible. They will cite that it would make the company’s valuation higher than the amount of money in the world, which is true. However, with the nature of fraudulent naked shorts being fake, the price is fake too, and the valuation of the company doesn’t necessarily mean that the whole float will be sold at those prices. Yes, it shouldn’t be possible, by all accounts it wouldn’t make sense, but it is possible due to the naked shorting. Also, institutions that own shares likely won’t HODL out for the phone number prices, they will sell when they think it’s safe, and when they won’t get in trouble with the SEC for destroying the economy. The infinity pool (the shares that will be sold at these prices) will be a small fraction of the total amount even among retail investors. So the argument that I see against the possibility of this doesn’t hold a lot of weight.
Keep in mind that even though ‘buying pressure’ moves the price up, someone has to be willing to sell in order for someone to buy. So as the price creeps up from $100 to $1000 to $100000 to $8675309 someone will be selling on the way up to get there.

*“Synthetic long positions could be used to disguise their short positions as well, the mechanisms behind this practice utilize the options markets and could explain some of the crazy options activity that we have seen in GameStop the last few months.”* 

So uhm… I don’t understand ‘Synthetic Longs’ at all. Could an ape with more wrinkles elaborate on this? From what I can extrapolate, this may refer to an institution purchasing a naked shorted share from someone else?

*“While at the same time they employed the use of social engineering to slowly depress the positive sentiment for the stock on Reddit and elsewhere.”* *“You may have been called a Shill for one of a number of reasons. This community is very inclusive and open to everyone, but because of the blatant attacks this forum has suffered a lot of people are understandably paranoid. (Myself included). Please, unless you really are a shill, don’t take it personally.”* 

I want to address this, because there is a lot of misconception about SuperStonk. A lot of people will claim that this sub is just an echo chamber cult that can’t handle anyone questioning the narrative. This may seem true on the surface, but I think the reality is just that we’ve become hyper sensitive to the social engineering the old sub fell victim to, and I remember this sub being attacked with that as well. So whenever we see a post that has extremely emotive language, we become skeptical and down vote it. Emotions have no place in investing, that is a common rule touted in even the oldest investing books, so posts that try to incite an emotional response are shot down. Apes aren’t about to be manipulated again. That being said there are emotive posts that still get upvoted, ones with positive hype-filled narratives. Since these get upvoted and the negative ones don’t that sometimes gives the impression of an echo chamber. This is because the facts do support the MOASS thesis, so a hype title and opening paragraph is just more agreeable with the facts-based narrative. Some people are just scrolling on their phone and don’t have time to read the whole post.
However, if you go into the comments of these posts, there are apes investigating the profile history to determine if posters are bots, regardless of the pushed narrative. If you look past the upvote counter, apes are very skeptical of any post that isn’t based in fact or harmless memes. The comments rule the post, and I have to say I’ve very proud of this sub for staying vigilant in the wake of Reddit restricting moderation tools.

*“Ryan Cohen clearly believes in Gamestop, to the point of announcing that he will be taking equity as compensation. In fact, as of writing this all of the new Gamestop board members are going to be taking equity as compensation. This is seen as an incredibly bullish sign of the company's future success.”* 

This is one of the principles of Deep Value investing, I wish this was elaborated on more of why this is bullish. This means that the board, and more importantly Ryan Cohen, is tying their individual self-worth to the company. Due to this tie, they will essentially ‘go down with the ship’ if the company goes down. This means that the board and Ryan actually have an interest in the company doing well, instead of having an interest in making money off the company. You may think this sounds like the same thing, but it’s not. If RC cared more about money than the company, then he could destroy the company to make money (this is what’s happening to popcorn), but by tying his worth to the shares, the only way for him to become richer is for the company to flourish.
I don’t really like the language being used here, stuff like ‘clearly believes’ ‘seen as incredibly bullish’ are all pretty emotive and doesn’t actually explain why these are positive growth signs for the company, they are just saying it is ‘bullish’, the average new investor isn’t even going to know what that really means. Even though GME is extremely manipulated, causing Technical Analysis to become increasingly difficult to depend on, the investment is still rooted in fundamentals of deep value.

*“Below is a shortlist of some of the potential catalysts people are speculating about:* 

-A Stock Split, or some similar move from Gamestop that recalls shares
-Gamma Squeeze
-Gamestop’s Q1 Earnings Call
-Some speculate Gary Gensler (Newly appointed head of the SEC), may make some move that sets things in motion
-DTCC rule changes taking effect
-Appointment of a new CEO”
Yeah… this feels bad man. I’ve talked about this already, but we can rapid fire down this list.
The stock split didn’t work out, since those in charge of distributing the splits did it fraudulently. Gamma Squeeze is the kind of thing that could trigger a smaller hedge fund to get margin called and cause a domino effect, but I’ve shared my theory of the OTC action. Earnings are nice, but public sentiment has always been more tied to the media manipulation than actual facts. Fucking Gary.
On the subject of bringing in new talent, I do feel like a big move will happen soon. We’ve already seen a lot of job offerings from the Corporate side of GameStop so this could be the next phase of the plan. I really think that RC has spent these last few years taking precautions to make sure the company can’t go bankrupt, the last thing he wants is to turn out like Toys-R-Us. A lot of downsizing happened, so now he can start thinking about upsizing again.
I’m not necessarily saying that these things can’t trigger the squeeze, but I am saying that depending on something to start it is just inviting disappointment. I think the ‘no dates’ rule has been sorely forgotten lately with all the hype and speculation around Roaring Kitty’s tweets and stuff. I am a zen ape, it happens when it happens.

*“First of all, it is incredibly important to note your potential biases when determining if someone is just a shill trying to spread FUD. Not all FUD is invalid, someone may bring up a solid point against an otherwise great DD, and that could scare you. Remember that just because you do not like what someone is saying, doesn’t make it invalid. It is important users here work with constructive criticism to refine their theories.”* 

Damn, wasn’t I just talking about this? This critique isn’t going to just be wagging fingers, this is really good stuff that still applies today, and from what I’ve seen apes are doing a great job of distinguishing between FUD and legitimate criticism. I also want to take a second to thank the mod team, especially after their tools were restricted, they’ve been a great help.

*“…but since then retail investors have been buying on every single dip in the price… That's more than two whole months of buying-the-dip. Now, I will not speculate on numbers here, if you want to know more you will have to read the DDs on that.”* 

This is pretty outdated now. Apes have been buying for three years now, and with the advent of Direct Registering we have a much better idea of how much apes hold. I can say with confidence now that retail owns a floats worth of shares. Since there is so much naked shorting, a lot of institutions probably own their own floats too.
I glaze those purple doughnuts, yum.
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Citadel Has No Clothes, Published March 14, 2021, by u(slash)ATOBITT
Ohhhh, this one is special to me, I read it when it first came out, first time I was there on release night. Let’s see how it hodls up.

*“TL;DR - Citadel Securities has been fined 58 times for violating FINRA, REGSHO & SEC regulations. Several instances are documented as 'willful' naked shorting. In Dec 2020 they reported an increase in their short position of 127.57% YOY, and I'm calling bullsh\*t on their shenanigans.”* 

58 times. I don’t actually know how much that number has gone up, but I’m sure it has. I am reminded of an old saying, that if the punishment for a crime is a fine, then it only a crime for the poor. The crime being done to GME is class warfare, it’s nothing less.

*“$295,347,948,000 of that is split into options (calls & puts), while $78,979,887,238 (20.52%) is allocated to actual, physical, shares (or so they say). The rest is convertible debt securities.”* 

This is why I’m skeptical that it’s even possible for Citadel to get margin called by a normal price run-up. Let’s do some math here. GME’s float is at 232 million-ish shares, let’s say they shorted 300% of that, just to be conservative (lmao), so that’s 696 million. To take what the first post said, Margins don’t get called unless an entities’ collateral becomes less than 80% of what they’ve borrowed. If they use their entire $384,926,232,238 portfolio as collateral, then GME would have to soar to a price of… divide by 4, multiply by 5… $691.32 per share. That may sound relatively reasonable, but I don’t think a normal catalyst would be enough for that. I really think interest rates are the key, think about it, if they have to pay like 30% interest on all of those shares, their portfolio will be reduced by that much (kinda) and we can find a much more reasonable midpoint. Now brace yourselves, I’m about to spend an unreasonable amount of effort on something that is probably wrong because I don’t know shit about fuck about margins or getting called (I have a cash account and I lack rizz).
In order to calculate that we gotta do one of those double equation variable bullshit things we all hated in school, I forgot what they were called but I remember how to do them.
So, we have a few variables:
C = Citadel’s Portfolio = $384,926,232,238
S = Shorted Shares = 696,000,000
I = Intrest = 0.30
X = Price Per Share
Y = Citadel’s new portfolio amount after paying interest
So, X and Y are undetermined, but we have two equations to work with
C – I(X*S) = Y
This one calculates how much money is going to be in citadels new portfolio after paying interest, we calculate the interest by multiplying the cost per share, by the amount of shorted shares, and multiplying that by the interest rate, then subtracting it from their total portfolio.
Y * 1.25 = X * S
This one calculates the total amount those shorted shares have to be in order for Citadel to get margin called, by multiplying their new portfolio by 5/4 and calculating the total cost of the shares.
X * S has a direct value; we can plug the left side of the second equation into the first to get
C – I(Y*1.25) = Y
Now we just gotta isolate Y on one side of the equation.
C = Y + 0.3(Y*1.25)
C = 1.3Y * 0.375
C= 0.4875Y
C * 0.4875 = Y
Y = $187,651,538,216.03
Now we gotta find X, we can just plug in the other stuff.
(Y* 1.25)/ 696,000,000 = X
X = $337.02 per share for shitadel to get margin called on 30% interest.
Holy shit, now that’s what I call reasonable. See how much interest can completely fuck a portfolio? They lost almost half of their portfolio value to a 30% interest to this. This is why the whole market will bleed red on the run up to MOASS, they will have to sell half of their portfolio just to pay the interest.
Citadel is probably not a good example of this, since they print the naked shorts themselves... so they would be paying interest to... themselves... when they borrow them? Citadel is so fucked up, I don't have enough wrinkles for this.
But hey, I think the concept of what I said is fine. High interest rates can reduce collateral and cause margin calls. Hey, just out of curiosity, how much is the borrowing interest rate looking now?
16.5%
SHF are fucked.
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Anyway, I’m writing this on a Wordpad document so I’m not sure if I’ve come up on the character limit, but I think I’m getting close so I’ll end this part here. Please let me know what I’ve got wrong or any insights you want to share, I’ll be sure to talk about any interesting comments when I do a part 2!
TLDR: I am reviewing the Diamond Handbook (2nd) and seeing what has changed in the three years since it’s been compiled. I have a bias in thinking that high borrowing interest rates are what will cause MOASS, and that is shown here. This is not meant to be an impartial analysis, just my thoughts. Not financial advice.

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This is about how I wanted TrackMania to become more popular and mainstream

I'm not speaking for everyone here, but I wanted Nadeo to focus on launching a new game with a strong marketing strategy rather than focusing to continuing updating TrackMania 2020.
I'm not hating on TM2020, in fact I'm happy that TM2020 still has a dedicated fan base and continues to receive updates and support from its developers. But did you know TM2020 used to lack popularity when it was first announced?
Why TM2020 is not popular in the first place?
When TM2020 first announced, only most TM community knew about it, barely anyone outside heard of this game (The views in the trailer of TM2020 speaks for itself), this means the game barely had any marketing or promotion at all. Not to mention it adds controversies among players in the TM community. Though ofc there are some excitements, but we will discuss what had happened to TM2020 when its first announced:
The Subscription model controversy
The biggest talking point surrounding the release was NADEO decision to adopt a subscription-based model, which required players to pay a 10$/year to access new content and features. I Myself have no problem with the subscription due to how ridiculously low the prices are, but the thing is that if people found out that the game use Subscription-based model, they will blindly hate the game and won't looking to deep further which means even if how low the prices are they are not going to care about it because at its core it's still a Subscription game.
TM2020 got popular thanks to YouTube and Twitch, I see no problem here
Of course, they helped the game to increase awareness and generate excitement around TM2020 the most. Most new players know about this game thanks to Youtubers like Wirtual, Scrapie, Spammiej,... But did you notice that TM2020 only gets most amount of attention from old TM YTbers and not those popular YTbers like PewDiePie, Jacksepticeye, VanossGaming,... Then what if I say that people who watch those TM YTbers often stayed for their content and not play the game for themselves (Yes they said they don't like racing games and stayed for the content but still majority of them didn't bother playing TM2020 which is of course the Subscription model). That said it did give TMNF more attention and alot of people who were introduced to TM usually play TMNF first.
What was your idea for a new TM game?

TrackMania 2 (2026)

• Free-to-Play Model. Before any of you ignorant straight up threaten me without reading the text below, please LISTEN FIRST. This actually brings more Accessibility and larger player base because its free, and also this is the one that gives the company the most profit so they could sustain ongoing development and updates through microtransactions, this ensures the game remains fresh and engaging over time. Free-to-play games are more likely to be shared and recommended by players to their friends and social networks due to their accessibility and low barrier to entry so they can contribute to TM2's popularity and growth over time. And I know that you are concern about Pay-to-win mechanics but judging how NADEO lower their prices for their subscription model. I can safely say that NADEO would most likely carefully making a balance between monetization and player experience so they can create a positive and sustainable free-to-play game.
• Featured all of 4 environments and vehicles from old TM2. but with redesign to match with modern look of TM2020. Even though TM2 cars are pretty drivable, they need to be revamped because of the *features* in transitions between terrains. TM2 cars (excluding stadium) have a problem with entering other surfaces that if you try to steer while you are on between the 2 surfaces, your car will snap and lose control of your car immediately, especially going from drift to grip.
• Integrate ManiaExchange to TrackMania 2. This is fairly simple yet effective idea which is to make it easier and faster for players to find a new or good map right inside the game without having to open a browser or through ManiaExchange Plugin.
• Customize your car like NFS or Forza. If NADEO wanted to ban custom 3d cars, then they need to add car customization parts to their car like adding different types of body kits, spoiler and hood without affecting the gameplay too much.
• Add ShootMania as a separate gamemode. I know this sound funny, but I think it's a pretty cool idea to add SM to TM2 so to add more variety and probably gain some attention from FPS gamers.
• A proper tutorial for beginners. The Tutorial Campaign in TM2020 was mostly just bare bones of what the game has to offer without teaching the mechanics of the Stadium Car and what do those surfaces do, you have to figured it all by yourself or from a YTber.
• Cross-platform availability. Consider making the game available on multiple platforms (PS5, XBOX, PC) at launch with build-in Openplanet on consoles as to provide a consistent experience for players regardless of their preferred platform.
• Improve marketing and promotion. Invest in targeted marketing campaigns across various channels, including social media, gaming websites, and streaming platforms. Highlight the unique features of TrackMania 2, such as its amazing track editor, competitive gameplay, and vibrant community.

That's all for now, if you have any more ideas that could be put into TrackMania 2 I'm happy to hear it. That said if you have criticism or concerns, please provide it in detail.

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Hello coffee (and tea) lovers!
Me and my wife are developing a game called Coffee Caravan and we are very excited that the game is coming out tomorrow!
What is it about?
As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and explore the roguelite map.
If you like games like PlateUp and Overcooked, Coffee Caravan is for you.
Interested?
Steam (demo available): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2649080/Coffee_Caravan/
Gameplay trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayPc8SxceM
More info:
The game features a cute and charming 3D environment with a pastel-colored aesthetic. Throughout your adventure, you'll discover and unlock new coffee recipes, purchase cutting-edge coffee-making appliances, and focus on providing an efficient and enjoyable experience for your customers.

• Strategically choose the coffee recipes you want to serve each day, catering to customer preferences and experimenting with new flavors.
• Manage your finances wisely, allocating earnings to buy new recipes and upgrade equipment.
• Explore an extensive tree of coffee recipes, each with its own unique combination of ingredients and brewing techniques.
• Master the art of efficient brewing, balancing speed, and quality to serve a growing line of customers and maximize your profits.
• Encounter special events and challenges along the way, from rewards to unexpected circumstances, to add excitement to your road trip adventure (not included in the demo).

Currently singleplayer only
Genre: management, roguelite, strategy, cozy
Planned release: May 20th (tomorrow)
Thank you for your attention! If you like what you've seen, please consider adding it to your wishlist on Steam and checking out the demo!

As a student, I’ve seen how crucial digital marketing is in today’s world. Businesses need to connect online with their audience, where most people spend their time. Digital marketing helps companies reach a global audience, target specific customer groups, and measure their success in real time. This makes it a powerful tool for any business looking to grow and thrive in the modern market.
Now the question arises: where should you pursue digital marketing courses in Udaipur, So let me list down a few options that will help you determine.
1) IIDE (India Institue in Digital Education): This institute is one of Asia’s most trusted digital marketing institutes. Known for its comprehensive curriculum and expert faculty, IIDE offers an online digital marketing course that combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills. Students from over 100 countries have benefited from its cutting-edge training. These courses provide

• Flexibility: Learn at your own pace from anywhere
• Expert Instructors: Gain insights from industry professionals.
• Practical skills: Work on real-time projects to build your experience.

2) IIM Udaipur is a leading management institute known for its rigorous academic program and innovative teaching methods. It offers specialized courses in digital marketing, providing students with advanced knowledge and practical skills. The institute’s strong industry ties and focus on real-world applications prepare graduates for successful careers in the digital economy.
3) Udaipur Institute of Digital Marketing(UIDM) is renowned for its hands-on training and industry-aligned curriculum. UIDM offers courses in SEO, social media marketing, and PPC, emphasizing practical skills and market relevance. Benefits include expert faculty, updated content, and strong connections. Ensuring students are job-ready in the digital marketing field.
Hope this helps you, Best wishes on your study path.The Udaipur

I'm looking for an AI SaaS that can learn and apply my custom frameworks. I want the AI to understand my explanations and provide output based on the input I give.
Example Use Case:

• Theory/Framework: I have a framework for building a brand (step by step).
• Input: "Fast food restaurant"
• Expected Output: Examples and branding solutions according to my framework (e.g., market analysis, core value setting, visual identity development, communication strategy).

Is there an AI SaaS capable of this?
I know several platforms can do this, even ChatGPT with plugins, However, with thousand AI platforms born everiday, you might know which one is the best or if the same case is in your current workflow now

Hi everyone 👋
I'm looking to start my Analytics Consultancy company and am looking for feedback as startups will probably be my main target market.
Over the last 10 years working in analytics, I've seen that data quality is a big issue for most businesses. Not only that, you can have a multitude of reports, based on the same data, that gives different figures. This leads the customers of the analysis not being sure which is the correct figure to go with.
Also, building data teams in a business can be very expensive in the current climate - some businesses can't justify the outlay but still have the need to have the intelligence in order to run the business effectively. This leads to various different people in the business cobbling together reports when data isn't their primary skillset.
The product I'm looking to provide is an end-to-end analytics service so, taking data from the various platforms that are used within your business, storing and cleaning the data in the cloud, building an enterprise data model and visualising that on a platform that can be shared with as many people in your business as needed. This means that everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet and the cleaned, modelled data can be easily exported for ad-hoc analysis when required.
This will all be provided for a flat monthly fee to the business, so no huge salary costs eating into your gross margin.
I'm just initially looking for some feedback as to whether you would see this as a valuable service for your business? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Any feedback would be much appreciated 👍
Thanks

Hi, this is my first time posting on Reddit. I just need to vent some frustration.
I'm currently attending a well-respected university. Our department is pretty small, with only around 1,000 students across all four years. My boyfriend (we've been together since first year, during online classes) is 22, and I'm 20. Building on what I mentioned, my boyfriend and our Dean (34F & a single mom) are family friends, but their friendship seems to have blossomed during the return to in-person classes. She, along with many others, knows my boyfriend and I are together. It's pretty common knowledge—I'm involved in a lot of student organizations and consistently make the dean's list, so many professors and students recognize me.
During face to face classes, After our 2 PM classes, my boyfriend would usually take me home. Sometimes we'd grab a date, but other days he'd just crash at my place for a nap then uuwi siya (at least, that's what I thought). Napapansin ko, palagi silang magka chat and he doesn’t even call her ma’am or miss, first name basis sila. At first, I just brushed it off. I mean, come on, she's way out of his league, age-wise, and super respected pa. But, lagi niya inuutusan si BF—utos dito, utos doon. He practically lives in her office na running errands like chauffeuring her around in her car or his. I tried to be cool about it, but the jealousy's creeping in. TAKE NOTE: he won’t let me open his phone or hold his phone pero okay lang sakin kasi sobrang tiwala naman ako sakanya.
Gaano sila ka close? For example:
It was a school break, so we barely saw each other. But it was our monthsary, and we'd planned this date for ages. I was so hyped, all dressed up, and we were having a great time until...he slams on the brakes and says our dean needs a ride. Apparently, she got into a small accident, and no one else can drive her car? Seriously? My heart sank. He ditched our date to chauffeur her around, and I ended up back at home, alone, in my fancy dress.
December (NEW YEAR) at 12 am: he told me matutulog na siya kasi lasing na daw. Turns out, a friend of mine spotted him smooching some chick at a bar. Sinend sakin yung video the next morning pero diko makita yung face ni girl kasi naka lean siya sa neck ni bf. I confronted him about it pero sabi niya someone daw na kilala niya dati. (Grabe siya mang gaslight, grabe siya mag sinungaling). Even before the New Year's Eve incident, there were red flags I ignored, marami na nagsasabi sakin na he’s up to no good but I used to think trusting people meant shutting out outside opinions, especially when they painted him in a bad light. I wanted to believe the best in him, even if he looked like a walking "fboy stereotype." Blind trust turned into heartbreak. This whole situation has been a wake-up call. My self-worth is important, and I can't let anyone walk all over me. So yeah, we broke up.
But last week ko lang nalaman, Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, his best friend throws another grenade into the situation. He confessed that my boyfriend manipulated me from the very beginning, and there was more to their "friendship" than meets the eye. After nya pala ako ihatid samin, he would go back to school to be with our dean. The woman he cheated on me with last December? Our freaking Dean. And get this - turns out there was already something going on between them even before that. I feel so betrayed, like everything he ever told me was a lie. It's disgusting. I’ve heard pa nga na they’re officially together na ngayon and ayaw daw ni Dean na lumalapit sakin si boy, or sumama even with our friends (we’re classmates btw). Medyo all out na rin sila sa relationship nila. The Dean's behavior is actually frankly concerning. She shows up at every off-campus basketball game, sitting on the player's bench and cheering him on, completely disregarding the professional boundaries. It's no wonder rumors are flying around our department na.
But yah, With her being the Dean, it terrifies me that my grades or academic standing could be affected by all this personal drama. I don't care about their relationship, I just want to focus on my studies and not have this mess spill over into my academic life.

Confused, whether my ex was narcissist or I was doubting all along?
Hey, just wanted to come here and share my story. I am 20-year-old (F). Last year in July, I came across a guy (30M) on an app. We shared same ethnicity but he was living abroad for past decade. We matched, we clicked and I thought this was the man I had been looking for all my life. He seemed so sweet, fun to talk and charming. One thing that pulled me toward him was his respectful and polite attitude towards me (this was big for me since I am coming from a rough childhood), he used to call me 'Miss', respected my opinions, shared his own without making me feel uncomfortable and we were kind of cloning each other. Our beliefs and moral values seemed very similar.
We talked for about two weeks and it was a detailed discussion on life and how we view it. Later on, he told me he was looking for something serious and I, who is coming from traditional muslim culture, wanted nothing more than a serious relationship (marriage). So he sent a proposal my home, his family came and met my family (that is how it happens in our culture). My family was little hesitant because we did have some cultural differences but I wasn't too noisy about it. Long story short, we got engaged in the following September. He couldn't come so his mother fulfilled his duty that was to slip the ring on my finger. After the ceremony I video-called him, excited, and told him about the day and expressed how happy I am. I was expecting something, maybe a little spark in his eyes or something sweet to say but he wasn't reciprocating the enthusiasm. He only smiled and talked a few and that's it. Oftentimes I felt like he wasn't expressing enough but I never let my head go south. I always gave myself an explanation for his actions. Everything was going fine until he had to come to his home country for his father's surgery. During those times, I did my best to remain supportive, empathetic. I gave him space, stood beside him, cheered him up.
A few days before the surgery, he decided to meet me out of a blue and yes, this was first physical interaction. I was in uni when he told me and like every other girl, I wanted our first meeting to be special. For those who are unfamiliar of muslim traditions, it is not preferable to meet alone before nikkah (the marriage ceremony). So my family wanted someone with us and I wasn't much in favour of it. I knew my boundaries and just wanted to have some good time with him. Therefore, I asked him to reschedule so I can convince my family to allow us to meet in a public place. I was only 19 and considering my age, I didn't have much authority to take such decisions. He, on the other hand, got furious because I asked him to reschedule. I felt bad for breaking him as he said he was excited to meet me and he needed me the most in hard times like these. I felt guilty but the next day, we met. He came to my home to pick me up, had a chat with my family. My family (uncle and aunt since I'm living with them after my parents' divorce) allowed us to have dinner.
During the dinner date, I was nervous. My body felt shivers and I couldn't understand whether it was from excitement or anxiousness. He was driving quite rashly, I am also a driver so the reckless driving didn't scare me, i trusted him on this but I knew something about him was the reason behind my sweaty palms. I just couldn't spot it. We remained silent throughout the drive, I wanted to speak and I tried to initiate but he kept it short. Only music was filling the silence. We reached to a mall and I was observing whether he will open the door for me but to my surprise, he didn't. Instead he walked ahead of me. Watching him speeding off didn't leave a good feeling in my chest. He wanted a coffee so we went to get one. I didn't get anything for myself because all of a sudden I wasn't hungry anymore and also I forgot my wallet at home and my self respect didn't allow me to get anything. He ordered a burger for himself and shared some bites with me. I noticed he didn't pull out a chair for me nor did he let me step in and out of elevator first. Throughout the eating process, he remained silent and looked around. I felt awkward as I am lively person and this was the man I wanted to talk to the most. It was just an awkward silence that I wasn't expecting to be a part of our first date at all. He didn't feel like the man I was talking to on phone. That man was responsive, loving. This was just something else.
We went back to the car, again him leading and I following him in heels. Just when I was putting seatbelt on, he kissed me. It was my first kiss and he totally caught me off guard. Right after that he gave me a smug smile. He kissed me again and I was long lost to react on anything. It was a lot. I wanted to stop him but my feelings for him got a hold on me. I regretted that but I couldn't stop it. After dropping me home, he left a text "I had a great time with you". Whereas, I was convincing myself that I had a good time as well.
After that we didn't talk much about this dinner but a question remained in my mind, "how did he find me?" because to me, he was handsome and I was strongly attracted to him but I never got the clarity on how did I look to him, especially after spending time with him I got more curious. I offered him my support during the tough time and chose not to ask him the question. After his father's surgery, he kept forcing me to have lunches with him and i had without my family's knowing. After our every meet-up the question began eating my head a little more. Finally, after some days I decided to ask the question. To which he got mad. He blamed me for stressing him and accusing him of not liking me even though I just meant to ask him if he liked me. I needed reassurance but he got defensive and "warned" me that my fears and overthinking will ruin our relationship. That was the first stroke that hit my heart and I couldn't believe what happened with me. I felt horrible and cried myself to sleep The next day he acted completely normal and love-bombed me as if nothing happened. I remained silent to avoid conflict.
A few days later, he asked me to accompany him to his home that was in another city (his father's surgery took place in my city and they were in hospital). Now keeping the society where we both belong from, this was a big problem. I had to refuse him and over this he got furious again, blaming me for not wanting to spend time with him. I understood he lived his life in a western country but he knew his culture better than me, his family was far stricter in their customs than mine was and only if they had known that i visited their house before marriage alone with their son, it would have been a hell for me. It was wrong and I stayed with my decision. Later on, he asked me to meet him for the last time before he left. A day before the meeting, he started joking about having a fetish of having sex with a teenager. I kept brushing it as a joke until he directed it on me and when I asked him to wait for a year as we were to get married, he reasoned that I wouldn't be a teenager anymore and he could not wait that long. I confronted him about feeling manipulated and he got defensive. Long story short, he went back and after some times, he started noticing my silence. He asked me about it and I mustered courage and told him my worries. He listened to me quietly, didn't react like he normally did to my concerns but complained that I hurt him. For which I did feel bad as I never wanted to hurt him.
now the reason why I wrote this whole story was because he was a totally different man during the first third months of our conversation. He portrayed to be a knight in shining armour. His voice held so much meaning when he promised he would be the most understanding and patient person in my life. He felt like my saviour, my best friend and reason to live everyday. I suffered from parental neglect and absence and his promises healed me but when he acted contrary to his words, I used to get confused. I loved him, madly that even after five months of no contact I wake up to his thoughts. He has moved on and found someone else but I am back to my alone self, holding my broken pieces and working on my career. I felt like i was in a trauma bond but still again, sometimes I feel due to my past traumas, I lost a good man. He made me believe so with his love bombing. I got addicted to him as he was the only source of my happiness. but I knew it has to end because he disrespected my grandfather and mother because they saw the same signs in my father even though I didn't tell them enough. I didn't believe them until circumstances forced me to. Can you guys tell me what have you gotten from my story because I need to hear it from external sources.

I had a casual multiplayer game with friends yesterday and I was playing astral mining drones + arc welders nanobots run, originally we were all going to work together to beat a ridiculous crisis but the strength wasn't set high so I became the crisis with a 12k strong fleet (12k ships), I had over 3 million fleet power swarming all of the AI, a war in heaven even broke out.
I had SO MANY ships, they were everywhere, unfortunately the virtuality player hit jump drives before me, and jumped straight to my capital and sniped the aetherophasic engine while the lithoid player caught one of my fleets in an ambush, attacking at close range as they entered a system.
It culminated in a final fight on my capital system defending the ruins of the aetherophasic engine while it repaired. I had over 7000 ships in the system, all carriers.
The others charged in together with multiple fleets, including a massive flak corvette fleet and a vanguard of battleships led by a level 10 admiral and a backline with a juggernaut.
The CLOUD of strike craft approached, it really did feel like a swarm, the entire inner section of the system was flooded with strike craft, you could barely see the bright red lithoid ships underneath the sea of strike craft.
Many losses were taken by the spearhead, but once the battleships FINALLY got into the backline, the frail nanite ships were torn apart, I was loosing hundreds of ships per second, until eventually, all 7000 nanite ships were destroyed, and the engine blown up again, this time I lacked the dark matter to rebuild and was out of star eaters.
Against the AI, yeah this is busted, but against players who can fully build around countering the ridiculous swarm, it felt fairly balanced (not that I played it perfectly).
But yeah, that final fight, with 10s of thousands of strike craft (especially with the new machine ship look), they absolutely NAILED the feeling of being a swarm, and the game handled it fairly well, sure the start of the fight was an absolute lag fest but it was super stable, we only had one of the players crash and that was an issue just on his end.
10/10 would lose 2 million fleet power in a single battle again.
The only criticism I have, is please add a new feature to merging fleets that instead of not letting you merge over fleet cap, automatically makes capped fleets and then another fleet with the leftover ships, my outliner was a mess lol.

The interplay of patience, impulsiveness, and a sense of urgency is often critical in the decision-making processes of successful business leaders, or "tycoons." Understanding how these elements work together can provide valuable insights into effective leadership and strategic planning. Here’s an exploration of these traits and how they contribute to the language of tycoons:

1. Patience

• Long-Term Vision: Tycoons often have a clear, long-term vision for their businesses. Patience allows them to stay focused on their ultimate goals, even when immediate results are not apparent.
• Strategic Planning: Patience is essential for thorough strategic planning. It enables leaders to carefully analyze situations, gather data, and consider various scenarios before making significant decisions.
• Building Relationships: Establishing strong, lasting relationships with partners, employees, and customers takes time. Patience fosters trust and loyalty, which are crucial for long-term success.

2. Impulsiveness

• Seizing Opportunities: While patience is vital, being impulsive—or rather, decisive—can be beneficial in fast-paced business environments. Successful tycoons can quickly recognize and act on opportunities as they arise.
• Risk-Taking: Impulsiveness often involves a willingness to take calculated risks. Tycoons understand that some degree of risk is inherent in innovation and growth.
• Innovation and Adaptability: Being impulsive can drive innovation. Leaders who are willing to experiment and pivot quickly can adapt to changing markets and technologies more effectively.

3. Sense of Urgency

• Speed of Execution: A sense of urgency ensures that plans and decisions are executed promptly. This can be critical in competitive industries where time is often of the essence.
• Motivation and Drive: Urgency creates momentum and drives a company forward. It helps maintain high energy levels and keeps the team focused on achieving goals within set timelines.
• Crisis Management: During crises, a sense of urgency is crucial for making swift decisions that can mitigate damage and capitalize on unexpected opportunities.

Integrating These Traits

Successful tycoons balance patience, impulsiveness, and a sense of urgency, knowing when to employ each trait for maximum impact. Here’s how they integrate these characteristics:

• Balanced Decision-Making: They take the time to gather information and plan (patience) but are ready to make quick decisions when opportunities or threats arise (impulsiveness and urgency).
• Cultivating a Culture: They foster a culture that values thorough planning and careful execution but also encourages innovation and agility.
• Scenario Planning: They prepare for various future scenarios, which allows them to act quickly and confidently when the situation demands (sense of urgency) while staying aligned with their long-term vision (patience).
• Leadership Style: They lead by example, showing their teams the importance of patience in strategy, the benefits of decisiveness, and the need for urgency in execution.

Practical Tips for Aspiring Tycoons

• Develop Long-Term Goals: Cultivate patience by setting and working towards long-term objectives. Regularly review and adjust your strategy to stay on track.
• Embrace Decisiveness: Practice making decisions quickly with the information available. Assess the risks but don’t be paralyzed by analysis.
• Create Urgency: Set clear deadlines and maintain high expectations for timely execution. Encourage your team to prioritize and act swiftly.

Conclusion

The language of tycoons involves a nuanced balance of patience, impulsiveness, and a sense of urgency. By understanding and integrating these traits, leaders can make well-informed decisions, capitalize on opportunities, and drive their organizations towards sustained success. Effective leadership requires knowing when to slow down and plan, when to act quickly and decisively, and when to push for immediate action to achieve strategic goals.

Consultation is defined “as the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) needed to work with organizational stakeholders in evaluating business challenges and identifying opportunities for the design, implementation, and evaluation of change initiatives and to build ongoing support for HR solutions that meet the changing needs of customers and the business.” “Consultation” Contains 5 sub-competencies:
Evaluating business challenges: Working with business partners and leaders to identify business challenges and opportunities for HR solutions Designing HR solutions: Working with business partners and leaders to design HR solutions and initiatives that meet the business needs Implementing and supporting HR solutions: Working with business partners and leaders to implement and support HR solutions and initiatives Managing change: Leading and supporting the maintenance of or changes in strategy, organization, and/or operations Interacting with customers: Providing high-quality customer service and contributing to a strong customer service culture
Key Concepts: • Organizational change management theories, models and processes (e.g., leadership buy-in, building a case for change, engaging employees, communicating change, removing barriers) • Consulting processes and models (e.g., discovery, analysis and solution, recommendation, implementation), including the contributions of consulting to organizational systems and processes • Effective consulting techniques (e.g., understanding organizational culture, understanding areas and limits of one’s own expertise, setting reasonable expectations, avoiding overpromising) • Key components of successful client interactions (e.g., listening, empathy, communication, follow-up) Summary: Collaborative interactions can be rewarding and satisfying when the impact is measured and found to contribute to company goals. Providing advice and counsel to your clients is one of the biggest roles and most important for HR professionals.

Hello everyone, I am just planning ahead and any advice is welcome!
Background info: My wife and I had some financial struggles over the last few years and my credit score dropped to the mid to low 400s (it was in the 700s prior to the struggles). Over the last two years, I’ve gotten situated in a stable job and I am making more money than I ever have. I’ve paid off nearly all the debt, and my credit score has gone from the 400s to the high 500s as I continue to rebuild. I expect it to be in the low to mid 600s when I go to look for a car anywhere in anywhere from 2 months to 4 months.
The car I am looking at is a 2024 Lexus ES300h as I commute a bit and after test driving it I just truly enjoyed the car. The price after sales tax is about 62k. I am looking to put about 55k down and finance the rest as the low, reasonable and manageable payments are something I can use to continue to build my credit.
I have been trying to look for credit unions or something similar to get a loan for the remaining 7k but I have not had any luck yet presumably due to my credit history. Will I take a big hit at the dealer if I look for a lender through them?
Also, I’m not too particular on exterior color. I’m more concerned about the package and features of the vehicle I’m getting. A friend suggested going to the dealer before I plan to buy and see what inventory they plan to receive from Lexus and essentially reserve an incoming car. Is that pretty common practice or is there anything I should be aware of when doing that.
Also just any advice on dealing with the dealership, buying a new car or with the financial aspect of the sale would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you all in advance.

Let’s chat, maybe become online friends. Rapid fire things about me:

• I enjoy gaming. I have an Xbox, PS5 and Switch. Trying to get back into COD Mobile and exploring hyrule in BOTW.
  
• Self taught programmer that loves to tinker with electronics. I’ve made my own Simon says game from scratch. Currently working on automating an herb garden to water and give light to itself while I’m at work as well at turning old kid jeeps into RC cars.
  
• Beginner space nerd. I have two telescopes, looking for a third.
  
• looking for new anime to watch and manga to read. Keeping current on MHA atm. Have been hooked since toonami introduced me to Naruto.
  
• I listen to a wide range of music, but currently on a pop punk/ rock kick through Paramore, Greta Van Fleet and SOAD.
  
• Some cool party tricks I have: I can guess your height (when in person) and find a matching Pantone PMS number for a color.
  
• I’m a dad and husband, very family oriented.
  

-I enjoy working with my hands. Currently building a swing set and more garden beds for the spouse.
Edit: I should meantion in 27m, looking for people preferable around my age, no younger than 23-24.

I’m at my wits end here…….
I work nights and absolutely can not sleep in the chaos of the day.
I live in an apartment from hell if you have trouble sleeping and are very sensitive to outside noise.
My apartment is on ground level on the corner of two streets. The street on one side is literally 1 foot away from my bedroom window the other street is about 12 feet away.
Cars constantly zooming by. Bass music constantly blasting. People constantly walking by loudly talking, dribbling basketballs, kids screaming etc. Not to mention just the regular loudness of the other tenants in the building.
In the day time people are active. Vacuums, door slamming, footsteps, dropping things etc.
I lay in bed in the midst of all this after working 10+ hours in an overnight warehouse job and I am seriously loosing my mind. I’ve become so sensitive to all this outside noise that it is actually ruining my life. I feel like I can hear a car door slam or someone talking on their phone two miles away. Also, I can just FEEL all this movement swirling around me as well. I really need silence and stillness to be able to sleep.
I can’t move right now because I don’t have the money. Realistically I’m looking at maybe a year or two before I can.
What are some noise canceling headphones that REALLY work. I have AirPod pros but they do not work at all for totally silencing the noise around me. Money is really not an option because this is a life saving matter. Is there anything out there that really works? Even if it is something other than headphones.

Looking for any advice on attaching a motorcycle trailer to follow behind a motorcycle, not a side cart, I’m having trouble finding hitches online for a decent price as it’s only a couple rods of steel welded together for £500+, should I approach a local welder with a request and just buy the ball joint? And do I need specialised trailer for a motorcycle or will a small car trailer do, would it be cheaper to build a trailer DIY?

4 years after having graduated high school, i am still thinking about my shitty high school experience
I just have a tendency to view my high school as huge missed opportunity, and I’m always sad that I missed out on so many of aspects of life during such a big development period of time. being 21 now, I am just barely discovering so many things I never have and I regret not having done things lot sooner. I had multiple failed classes each year, extreme loneliness with a lack of relationships and really just a lack of interest of keeping up with schoolwork and life in general.
9th grade was fine. I was still struggling in my work and was still very socially anxious, but the social aspect was fine enough. things started to catch up with me however, as the following years I’d be in classes with unfamiliar faces as I had to retake classes with the years below me. this is when I went completely anti-social. not to mention, the only friend group I really had was slowly disappearing and I’d find myself alone most days.
this started happening in 10th grade. all I cared about was going home, playing video games and sleeping until the next school day. my grades suffered, and I had to take multiple credit recover courses as well as summer school. I’ve already been treated for anxiety, but still suffered socially. I also believe I’ve had a learning disability which went unchecked (and still is). I was incredibly lonely, anxious, self conscious and depressed. not to mention I was also lowkey bullied sometimes. I wouldn’t be a constant target, but there have been a few times i’ve been picked on. I barely had the courage to stand up for myself. I’ve always been a little smaller, and very skinny so I felt i was likely an easy target. I’ve always been self conscious about my body and just being able to express myself. I wore the same clothes daily which consisted of black chinos, a grey sweater and some vans. It was the safest thing I could wear. I wanted to wear sweaters daily to cover up my skinniness
This really continued until about halfway through junior year, where I was starting to become in touch with my roots and started being a little more social in my classes. I started to wear different, “cooler” clothes too. Nothing perfect obv. Grades and friendships still suffered, and overall I still was a shell of what I could’ve been. By senior year, things only got better though
I felt I improved a lot senior year but I still had many issues. I sucked at doing my work, and while I was more social, I had often felt like I was embarrassing myself by being annoying more than anything. I was likely distracting others from doing work too due to my own lack of attention span. a few of my classes, i’d still be doing well at least socially. grades weren’t outstanding but I’d at least be doing slightly better. I’d also gained a friend i could sometimes hang out with during lunch
What I felt really embarrassed about however, was that I helmed a club which nobody would really go to. not even closer friends of mine. I felt ashamed and guilty. How could I expect people to show up when I was still super socially anxious and had barely any friends. I felt I disappointed the teachers helping me run the club too. I still regret that choice to this day.
anyways I still felt okay about the way things were going, but school was abruptly cancelled by covid and everything I had tried to build eventually crashed and burned. I was left super disappointed. things switched up to virtual classes but it wasn’t the same. I’m at least greatful I didn’t have to maintain my club anymore or to think i’d have to do prom, where i’d likely have been alone
overall, I felt my entire high school experience and just life in general at that time was one big failure. I look back and just wish i’d have tried harder because now having matured, nothing seems as difficult as i had made it out to be. I just didn’t really know what I was doing. I felt i’ve been a hollow shell of any sort of character. I didn’t care about much and I never really tried, and for that I’m regretful
It sucks because now I’m seeing a lot more kids being able to express themselves which is something I wish I was better at doing. Even relating to my hobbies, I’d only have scratched the surface. I wasn’t even trying to invest my time usefully to get into something new. Just whatever felt comfortable really. I entered adulthood feeling overwhelmed by what there is to have been offered that i had previously missed out on, that I never cared to do.
at the start of high school, I felt I at least had some potential. I had decent friends even from middle school but by the end of high school, I felt like a throwaway character. school being canceled only made it worse, however I still believe I only managed to graduate because of it
i still find myself having dreams or even nightmares over it. nightmares that that I never passed high school, and had to stay longer or dreams of having spent the rest of senior year thriving instead if having been cut short
I know it’s best not to linger on high school or blame myself over it so much, because these are all such shared experiences. i just wanted to vent about it because it’s been on my mind for so long without having gotten out, especially since it’s been really the last significant thing in my life other than having worked. i feel like the repercussions of my shitty experience have also have definitely affected me leading to my adult life which I’m still trying to figure out
adulthood hasn’t been any easier on me. I’m now 21, and I’m lost. I have severe anxiety and find it hard to do most things, even the simple ones. I never continued school nor do I have a job at the moment and haven’t had one in some time.
I have accomplished a bit. I’ve worked, made new friends, started to express myself a little better, and picked up many different hobbies however where I am now is a very dark place. I have lots of goals but find myself unable to pull through nor have the willpower to let alone use my frustration of my past experiences to help me grow. other than anxiety, i deal with severe depression, possibly severe adhd, and lonliness. I still don’t have many friends and I still hold a lot of self pity over my body and stature. I say I’ve expressed myself a little better, but I still struggle a lot with self image and expression. I can say I’ve grown a lot since high school though. there have been some empowering moments but right now I am just not in a good place
I appreciate if anyone listened. i know this is a long post, but I just needed to let it out. thanks