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10/24/23 4:03:25 PM
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No_U_L7
10/24/23 4:43:15 PM
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No, it isn't

I could hop on my phone and have hot food at my door in 15 minutes

I could never cook again in my life and be completely fine

If you said it was an "important life skill" i'd probably agree but still think it's debatable

Cooking just isn't that essential

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Turbam
10/24/23 4:44:26 PM
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Oh, I guess you're back

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DeroIin
10/24/23 4:44:42 PM
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And without the apps, what would you do then?

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trivialbeing
10/24/23 4:45:04 PM
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making a sandwich is a basic life skill. cooking isn't
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BombermanGold
10/24/23 4:45:24 PM
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Turbam posted...
Oh, I guess you're back

Who is it? TC certainly seems bored enough.


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Illuminoius
10/24/23 4:45:32 PM
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would certainly save tons of money as opposed to ordering out all the time
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MICHALECOLE
10/24/23 4:45:41 PM
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So what is a basic life skill?
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thekosmicfool
10/24/23 4:45:50 PM
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Your privilege is showing. Might wanna tuck that in.

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Naysaspace
10/24/23 4:46:24 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
No, it isn't
yes it is

cleaning yourself is also a basic life skill. sure, you could pay someone else to clean you, and you'd be completely fine.
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theAteam
10/24/23 4:46:40 PM
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I mean by that logic nothing is really a life skill since you can just pay someone else to do it. Driving, house repairs, taxes, handling finances, etc...

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teep_
10/24/23 4:46:50 PM
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I haven't been able to cook since I moved to my new place since the kitchen isn't here yet and it sucks so bad

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BloodMoon7
10/24/23 4:47:49 PM
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It is a basic life skill. Just because you don't personally know how to make a simple meal doesn't mean it isn't. Ordering food all the time isn't an option for everyone either, it can also be pretty unhealthy.

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Smackems
10/24/23 4:47:54 PM
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I pay a guy to fart and piss for me

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itachi15243
10/24/23 4:48:06 PM
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And you could probably make that argument for washing clothes, cleaning, etc. With enough money you don't even need to know how to dress yourself. That doesn't mean that any of that isn't a basic life skill that every adult should have though.

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No_U_L7
10/24/23 4:48:42 PM
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DeroIin posted...
And without the apps, what would you do then?


I live in downtown of a major city, I can walk to a million restaurants (and that's actually what I usually do)

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Smackems
10/24/23 4:50:42 PM
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Tc want me to get my guy to wipe your ass?

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meatlesshotdogz
10/24/23 4:51:24 PM
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Tc is vegy
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BloodMoon7
10/24/23 4:52:11 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
I live in downtown of a major city, I can walk to a million restaurants (and that's actually what I usually do)
And if a zombie apocalypse happens and the restaurants become zombie exclusive?

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1337toothbrush
10/24/23 4:56:18 PM
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I find having to deal with an app and worrying about fees and what to tip more bothersome than just going to the grocery store once in a while. If you want to minimize trips, there are actually a lot of healthy foods that last a month or more in proper storage. I can easily go two months without going to the grocery store, with just a regular fridge/freezer combo and a stocked cupboard (not overly stocked either).

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Strider102
10/24/23 4:58:31 PM
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Imagine not knowing how to cook

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No_U_L7
10/24/23 4:59:53 PM
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Strider102 posted...
Imagine not knowing how to cook


I do know how to cook fyi, i just hate doing it

it ruins the enjoyment of eating for me

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MICHALECOLE
10/24/23 5:00:43 PM
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What do you consider a basic life skill?
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Hoppy800
10/24/23 5:04:02 PM
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That's so costly though and if you cook, you can use any ingredients you want. I can make tacos with mozzarella cheese (I don't like cheddar) and red snapper, something you can't get from any chain establishment.
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David1988
10/24/23 5:05:59 PM
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its a basic life skill in the same way swimming is, sure you never need to learn how to swim but just incase of emergencies knowing how to swim might literally save your life. Same with cooking, sure you can order out all the time but just incase of emergencies cooking was all you had

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David1988
10/24/23 5:06:39 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
What do you consider a basic life skill?

shitposting on a dying message board, how does one live without that?

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TheGoldenEel
10/24/23 5:07:51 PM
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How long until the next suspension

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GunmaN1905
10/24/23 5:09:33 PM
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I'll bite.

I don't know how to cook.
As in I'm not a degenerate and I can make eggs, mac and cheese, flip a burger, make an instant soup etc, but if we're talking something that actually takes skill like a roast, I'd rather not.

I can do more or less literally everything else. Chores, handyman stuff, anything that isn't expert level.
But yeah, I'm useless if I can't cook.

People who usually say that will take their phone/laptop to get "fixed" whenever it starts running slow or they get "hacked" and get viruses from it.
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Smackems
10/24/23 5:09:59 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
What do you consider a basic life skill?
Pimpin. And it ain't easy

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boomgetchopped3
10/24/23 5:11:49 PM
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Most people suck at cooking. Including restaurant chefs
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PissedOffMonk
10/24/23 5:13:18 PM
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Poor guy is gonna turn his canned goods into IEDs if a natural disaster strikes his area.
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No_U_L7
10/24/23 5:14:27 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
What do you consider a basic life skill?


ability to read

David1988 posted...
its a basic life skill in the same way swimming is, sure you never need to learn how to swim but just incase of emergencies knowing how to swim might literally save your life. Same with cooking, sure you can order out all the time but just incase of emergencies cooking was all you had


i don't know how to swim and have never needed to (funny enough i have another topic coming in the next week on this subject)

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MarcoRubio
10/24/23 5:14:54 PM
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TC you know who else can't cook? Duncanwii. Coincidence? I think not.

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David1988
10/24/23 5:16:55 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
i don't know how to swim and have never needed to (funny enough i have another topic coming in the next week on this subject)

just because you dont know how to swim and have never needed to isnt the marker of whether something is a basic life skill. certain survival stuff people should know even if they never once use it in their life outside of learning it.

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No_U_L7
10/24/23 5:18:17 PM
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David1988 posted...


just because you dont know how to swim and have never needed to isnt the marker of whether something is a basic life skill. certain survival stuff people should know even if they never once use it in their life outside of learning it.


give me some examples

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Illuminoius
10/24/23 5:20:12 PM
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oh i just noticed who tc is, it's the guy who flexes having money and then is all "i can't believe people don't just pay money for x and y and z"
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Shamino
10/24/23 5:41:01 PM
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Illuminoius posted...
oh i just noticed who tc is, it's the guy who flexes having money and then is all "i can't believe people don't just pay money for x and y and z"

Yup. Always talking about how everything is easy for himself iirc.

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No_U_L7
10/24/23 5:42:39 PM
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Shamino posted...


Yup. Always talking about how everything is easy for himself iirc.


what I've had an extremely difficult life lol

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DocileOrangeCup
10/24/23 5:43:45 PM
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You could argue nothing is a basic life skill if you could pay someone to do it for you

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LeoRavus
10/24/23 5:44:34 PM
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If you don't mind paying too much for food that's way worse for you than what you could cook yourself, I guess it's not.

I cook for myself and my roommate eats takeout every day. I can make a meal that lasts a week for less than his Pizza Palace entre.

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No_U_L7
10/24/23 5:45:34 PM
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DocileOrangeCup posted...
You could argue nothing is a basic life skill if you could pay someone to do it for you


In order to pay people you need to know basic math, making basic math a basic life skill

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Solid_Sonic
10/24/23 5:45:40 PM
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Cooking has kind of a low bar so I'd argue it is.

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DocileOrangeCup
10/24/23 5:46:24 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
In order to pay people you need to know math
You could buy a calculator

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No_U_L7
10/24/23 5:47:25 PM
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

You could buy a calculator


you need to know math to pay for the calculator

and you need to know math to use the calculator...

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lolife67
10/24/23 5:47:41 PM
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You're confusing "basic" with "essential." The word "basic" is referring to the fact it's something simple one should have learned while growing up, like cleaning up after yourself. Cooking isn't "essential" but it IS a very "basic" thing.
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Solid_Sonic
10/24/23 5:48:05 PM
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Okay, let me reframe this: "cooking" isn't a "basic life skill" but being able to prepare food in SOME fashion ought to be.

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Torgo
10/24/23 5:48:09 PM
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If you are privileged enough to be able to afford to eat take out all the time, and you don't have any health issues yet from eating all that high fat, high carb, high salt takeout food....

Sure, you can order food all the time, I guess.


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DocileOrangeCup
10/24/23 5:48:20 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
you need to know math to pay for the calculator

and you need to know math to use the calculator...
No I mean an actual person who calculates

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bfslick50
10/24/23 5:49:53 PM
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If money got tight, could you prepare something edible and reasonably healthy on your own instead of paying someone else to do it? Thats cooking as a basic life skill. Going beyond that to more elaborate and more delicious is getting beyond the basics.

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