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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Matt on January 29, 2021, 01:51:45 AM
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MELTDOWN WARNING: I melt numerous times in this thread.
I'm not one to call myself "rich". All I want is to live modestly and to provide for my children off my current savings for the rest of my life - barring complete economic collapse - which is a possibility that I do NOT ignore. 2020 was a crazy year.
Lol, we've just been Rope-A-Doped out of TRILLIONS by China. So let's not pretend our entire economy is guaranteed to survive.
Every time I pay for something in cash here, the tellers seem surprised. At drive-thrus, they also pass me the payment machine on a stick, and seem surprised I have cash. I don't trust banks, so I use them as little as possible. It seems like "they" are trying to eliminate fiat cash currency. Not good.
Back to Getbig's standards, I feel like no amount of proof is enough. Look at how Larry Wheels gets slammed. Seems the better/stronger you are, the more grief you get. wes was called a "tiny tit", meanwhile, there are fit 20-year-old's who strive to look like wes did at 60.
What was the name of the giant 6'4" French bodybuilder who competed in LA, then the Amateur Arnold, who may have won it? There was a full thread slamming him.
To my knowledge, I've never boasted about money, but I can't stand being called out for things that aren't true [being weak, being poor - ABANDONING MY CHILDREN...WTF, seriously who says that to someone?].
Walter Sobchak did this, and it led me to a day of chronic melting.
Every time I read one of his posts about me - I would immediately MELT. He even had a way to make me melt by addressing qualities I'm happy with - like when he reminded me how I FAILED to style my hair around Canada's Prime Minister Blackface, Justin Trudeau. Looked like sh*t though - I looked like a troll. Trudeau probably uses hair products.
Regardless, I immediately MELTED.
Although most of what he said that was true didn't cause me to melt.
But when he called me poor, I immediately MELTED. When he said it again, I MELTED again.
I spent the entire day MELTING over Walter Sobchak's posts about me.
I came to realize long ago, there is no pleasing Getbig.
So here's my question:
What is "rich" to Getbig? Conversely, what is poor? What is "strong"? What is fit/healthy? What man is "handsome" by Getbig's standards?
Does anyone actually meet Getbig's standards?
Tommywishbone MUST impress everyone here, right - not just me? Or is deadlifting 585x12 at over 50 not impressive here?
I'm more than happy to post a video of me bench pressing 250-lb for 17. Does that meet Getbig's standards?
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After Walter Sobchak made me melt like 3-5+ times yesterday, I realized something:
Social media can mess with our minds.
Remember when the [mainstream] "media" was blamed for giving us unrealistic body-images, or self-images? Well - social media can do that too.
I know I'm strong - I know wes had a physique at 60 that MARK WAHLBERG had - at 20!
And don't even dare say that physique didn't get Wahlberg millions of adoring female fans.
I'm honestly not one to care what is said about me online - unless it's NOT TRUE.
That's why Walter Sobchak calling me poor immediately caused me to melt, and why I immediately took photos of my home to show that wasn't true.
And weak...ok, let me try to understand this:
Bench pressing a one rep max consistently between 325-lb and 345-lb @ 170- to 180-lb is "weak"? ???
How about benching 315x8 @190? In Dave Palumbo's Bros vs. Pros bench-off, ANDY HAMAN benched 315x20. And the man weighed 245- to 260-lb at the time.
So WTF is "strong" by Getbig's standards?
FYI, I take things very personally, LOL. I'm more offended when Getbiggers bash others than the people actually being bashed!
My concern is - Getbig's high standards mess with people's heads. Normally I'm oblivious, until I melted yesterday.
I'll dig up an example showing why it's bad to be so critical on here to people doing very well [in general, not just to me].
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Before anyone calls me crazy for posting this thread, or chronically MELTING from reading Walter Sobchak's posts...let me give you one clear VIVID example of what I'm talking about:
Does anyone remember Italian IFBB pro Daniele Seccarecci [1980 - 2013]? He posted on Getbig leading up to the 2013 Finnish Pro. Getbiggers were critical of him - specifically of his conditioning. Here is the thread in question:
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=488677.0
As we all know, he died in his basement shortly after returning home from the IFBB Finnish Pro. Sadly, his mom was the one who found him. He was only 33.
So my point is - I think we as Getbiggers have some level of responsibility in not trashing people needlessly. The bodybuilding world is one rife with people with body image issues. And I think slamming these people - who look amazing, and have world class physiques - is not a positive good.
It's this constant criticism leading to heavy self-induced pressure to improve, which also led to Dallas McCarver's death. And at only 26? Wow.
My experience is that some bodybuilders don't even want to hear CONSTRUCTIVE comments, that could help them. But just trashing them...I honestly believe Daniele Seccarecci upped the diuretics after reading the negative comments on here.
In a sense - a loose sense, obviously, but still - we have blood on our hands.
I honestly don't feel personally attacked on Getbig. I'm weird, I write long posts, and I'll always be looked at as an autistic geek. But Getbig is my favourite place online, and most people are friendly to me here.
I get that this is a snowflake post...but I was just thinking of Daniele's death, and some of the in-fighting between members here.
Is it making the board a better place?
Just wondering. I guess I wish people didn't trash others just for the sake of being negative.
Lastly - I'm 100% pro free-speech, and I would never demand anyone be censored. I'm just curious what other Getbiggers think of members who just come here apparently just to trash others. Sometimes I see members picked on without any cause that I can discern.
PS - this will my last long post. When I wake up today, I'm going to start typing one-handed.
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Anyone who doesn't get the government stimulus.
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MELTDOWN WARNING: I melt numerous times in this thread.
I'm not one to call myself "rich". All I want is to live modestly and to provide for my children off my current savings for the rest of my life - barring complete economic collapse - which is a possibility that I do NOT ignore. 2020 was a crazy year.
Lol, we've just been Rope-A-Doped out of TRILLIONS by China. So let's not pretend our entire economy is guaranteed to survive.
Every time I pay for something in cash here, the tellers seem surprised. At drive-thrus, they also pass me the payment machine on a stick, and seem surprised I have cash. I don't trust banks, so I use them as little as possible. It seems like "they" are trying to eliminate fiat cash currency. Not good.
Back to Getbig's standards, I feel like no amount of proof is enough. Look at how Larry Wheels gets slammed. Seems the better/stronger you are, the more grief you get. wes was called a "tiny tit", meanwhile, there are fit 20-year-old's who strive to look like wes did at 60.
What was that giant 6'4" French bodybuilder who competing in LA, then the Amateur Arnold, who may have won it? There was a full thread slamming him.
To my knowledge, I've never boasted about money, but I can't stand being called out for things aren't true [being weak, being poor - ABANDONING MY CHILDREN...WTF, seriously who says that to someone?].
Walter Sobchak did this, and it led me to a day of chronic melting.
Every time I read one of his posts about me - I would immediately MELT. He even had a way to make me melt by addressing qualities I'm happy with - like when he reminded me how I FAILED to style my hair around Canada's Prime Minister Blackface, Justin Trudeau. Looked like sh*t though - I looked like a troll. Trudeau probably uses hair products.
Regardless, I immediately MELTED.
Although most of what he said that was true didn't cause me to melt.
But when he called me poor, I immediately MELTED. When he said it again, I MELTED again.
I spent the entire day MELTING over Walter Sobchak's posts about me.
I came to realize long ago, there is no pleasing Getbig.
So here's my question:
What is "rich" to Getbig? Conversely, what is poor? What is "strong"? What is fit/healthy? What man is "handsome" by Getbig's standards?
Does anyone actually meet Getbig's standards?
Tommywishbone MUST impress everyone here, right - not just me? Or is deadlifting 585x12 at over 50 not impressive here?
I'm more than happy to post a video of me bench pressing 250-lb for 17. Does that meet Getbig's standards?
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Re: Define "Rich" by Getbig's Standards in 2021.
« Reply #1 on: Today at 04:53:33 AM »
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After Walter Sobchak made me melt like 3-5+ times yesterday, I realized something:
Social media can mess with our minds.
Remember when the [mainstream] "media" was blamed for giving us unrealistic body-images, or self-images? Well - social media can do that too.
I know I'm strong - I know wes had a physique at 60 that MARK WAHLBERG had - at 20!
And don't even dare say that physique didn't get Wahlberg millions of adoring female fans.
I'm honestly not one to care what is said about me online - unless it's NOT TRUE.
That's why Walter Sobchak calling me poor immediately caused me to melt, and why I immediately took photos of my home to show that wasn't true.
And weak...ok, let me try to understand this:
Bench pressing a one rep max consistently between 325-lb and 345-lb @ 170- to 180-lb is "weak"? ???
How about benching 315x8 @190? In Dave Palumbo's Bros vs. Pros bench-off, ANDY HAMAN benched 325x20. And the man weighed 245- to 260-lb at the time.
So WTF is "strong" by Getbig's standards?
FYI, I take things very personally, LOL. I'm more offended when Getbiggers bash others than the people actually being bashed!
My concern is - Getbig's high standards mess with people's heads. Normally I'm oblivious, until I melted yesterday.
I'll dig up an example showing why it's bad to be so critical on here to people doing very well [in general, not just to me].
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Re: Define "Rich" by Getbig's Standards in 2021.
« Reply #2 on: Today at 05:23:34 AM »
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Before anyone calls me crazy for posting this thread, or chronically MELTING from reading Walter Sobchak's posts...let me give you one clear VIVID example of what I'm talking about:
Does anyone remember Italian IFBB pro Daniele Seccarecci [1980 - 2013]? He posted on Getbig leading up to the 2013 Finnish Pro. Getbiggers were critical of him - specifically of his conditioning. Here is the thread in question:
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=488677.0
As we all know, he died in his basement shortly after returning home from the IFBB Finnish Pro. Sadly, his mom was the one who found him. He was only 33.
So my point is - I think we as Getbiggers have some level of responsibility in not trashing people needlessly. The bodybuilding world is one rife with people with body image issues. And I think slamming these people - who look amazing, and have world class physiques - is not a positive good.
It's this constant criticism leading to heavy self-induced pressure to improve, which also led to Dallas McCarver's death. And at only 26? Wow.
My experience is that some bodybuilders don't even want to hear CONSTRUCTIVE comments, that could help them. But just trashing them...I honestly believe Daniele Seccarecci upped the diuretics after reading the negative comments on here.
In a sense - a loose sense, obviously, but still - we have blood on our hands.
I honestly don't feel personally attacked on Getbig. I'm weird, I write long posts, and I'll always be looked at as an autistic geek. But Getbig is my favourite place online, and most people are friendly to me here.
I get that this is a snowflake post...but I was just thinking of Daniele's death, and some of the in-fighting between members here.
Is it making the board a better place?
Just wondering. I guess I wish people didn't trash others just for the sake of being negative.
Lastly - I'm 100% pro free-speech, and I would never demand anyone be censored. I'm just curious what other Getbiggers think of members who just come here apparently just to trash others. Sometimes I see members picked on without any cause that I can discern.
PS - this will my last long post. When I wake up today, I'm going to start typing one-handed.
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Matt's version of Matt:
Near genius-level IQ, good-looking, hand-throwing badass with a $600,000 house, 'army commendations', and a range of incredible talents including speed typing, speed talking, and an almost superhuman ability to analyse a range of complex information in order to separate fact from fiction.
The correct version of Matt:
Jobless, unemployable retard with autism, mong face, and narcissisitic personality disorder. Never served anywhere in the military. Can't comprehend the maths needed to begin a master's degree. Doesn't understand percentages. Doesn't understand the difference between science and ideology. Awful writer. Doesn't understand brevity. Allows himself to be emotionally and physically abused by women. Can't sustain a relationship. Can't decorate his house. Can't let go of his stupid childhood trophies. Can't stick to a point. Can't accept that he lives in squalor and poverty.
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Matt, it is relative. The richest person on Getbig is piss poor compared to Jeff Bezos.
Be happy with what you have and try to improve different aspects of life in a balanced and realistic way.
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Matt's version of Matt:
Near genius-level IQ, good-looking, hand-throwing badass with a $600,000 house, 'army commendations', and a range of incredible talents including speed typing, speed talking, and an almost superhuman ability to analyse a range of complex information in order to separate fact from fiction.
The correct version of Matt:
Jobless, unemployable retard with autism, mong face, and narcissisitic personality disorder. Never served anywhere in the military. Can't comprehend the maths needed to begin a master's degree. Doesn't understand percentages. Doesn't understand the difference between science and ideology. Awful writer. Doesn't understand brevity. Allows himself to be emotionally and physically abused by women. Can't sustain a relationship. Can't decorate his house. Can't let go of his stupid childhood trophies. Can't stick to a point. Can't accept that he lives in squalor and poverty.
OK ::)
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Getbig Rich = A number followed by nine zeroes.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/01/how-much-you-need-to-make-to-be-in-the-1-in-every-state/112002276/
To be part of the 1% in the US you need to earn around $550,000 yearly. To be rich on getbig you need to own at least one private jet.
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I want my fellow Getbiggers to know - I'm not trying to be a triggered snowflake who whines to mods every time someone posts something "mean" to them. Getbig is my ANTI-SJW Safe Space - and I want to keep it that way! Getbig was THE cause/source that undid my ENTIRE university "woke"
education indoctrination training. In fact, I'm somewhat concerned SJW's could very well petition Getbig's servers to remove the board, like they did with Parler.
I HATE Cancel Culture! The LAST thing I want to do is to condemn Getbig - again, this board is my sanity safe space. Getbig and the Getbiggers who make it happen will always be near and dear to my heart.
But as Ron said - we should strive to abide by certain standards: not attacking people's wives or family members for example.
I know I have posted a lot about myself in the past - but I've been consciously reducing such posts. I WILL post about me - but ONLY if it's relevant to the thread discussion, and appropriate.
It's like "name-dropping". I remember not telling a friend I spoke to a certain pro at an expo because I didn't want to be perceived as name-dropping/bragging. But is that really "name-dropping"?
Ron has met all the top IFBB pros. Is it somehow wrong for him to talk about that?
But I just want everyone to know - I want to be a productive board member, and I take ALL constructive criticism to heart:
- Reminding me my posts are too long = constructive...AND appreciated [I'll be posting one-handed today to reduce my average post size].
- Calling me "racist" = not constructive. That's just immature name-calling.
But I woke up today, and realized how badly Walter Sobchak made me MELT.
In fact, even seeing his name in a post that had nothing to do with me made me MELT.
He could have been talking about his favourite chicken wing sauce, and it would have caused me to MELT.
Not much bothers me on here, but I draw the line when anonymous gimmicks accuse me of abandoning my children. WTF. My last 9-5 job was in 2006. My Calculus teaching job at the university was over six years ago, and it was only one course. So spending day after day with my kids was ALL I DID.
Also, I know some posters here can be dicks...but accusing a father of ABANDONING his children? And just MAKING THAT UP?
I don't even judge the family lives and relationships of people whose divorces are public news. The ONLY time I would make such a comment would be towards people convicted of domestic/child violence, or at the LEAST - charged.
And that's what caused me to MELT, and to post photos of my home, and the playroom for my kids, etc.
I didn't want to hijack the Shizzo/booty thread, but I take it very personally when people accuse me of not supporting my children.
I post here publicly using my real name, and the internet is forever.
There is NO CHANCE I'm going to allow an anonymous gimmick like Walter Sobchak [who has very little money] to tell the internet I don't support my kids! My kids are my life!
Anything else he says doesn't bother me - calling me racist, anti-Semitic, a closet homosexual [not true], poor [not true], or even retarded [not true - I'm a high-functional autistic; low-functional autistic people like Rain Man are the ones who appear retarded, even though they're not].
But stating a LIE that I abandoned my children in a public forum?
Walter - dude: even the scummiest people I know don't bring people's CHILDREN into the discussion.
I guess after seeing my $600,000 home and sprawling back yard, you had to find something else to trash me for. But my kids? Seriously?
So I hope everyone understands why I melted so badly yesterday. I have been trying not to derail posts and make them about me. But I make exceptions if my kids are mentioned, or if I'm called out for something I can prove.
Unlike Walter Sobchak, I prove my claims.
To conclude:
- Some Getbiggers are very hard to impress. Remember, to them Phil Heath's physique "sucks", wes, who is in better shape past 60 than 95% of 20-somethings, is "small", and Larry Wheels isn't impressive.
- I think we should leave families/wives out of our criticisms of people here. Getbig is the ultimate Anti-Safe Space to me, but bashing someone's family is like allowing biting in combat sports. It just degrades the quality, and doesn't bring anything productive to the table.
I feel like a Safe Space Triggered Snowflake posting this...but I think my points are legitimate.
Lastly [for real]:
- I WILL start posting one-handed today to reduce my post sizes.
- I take ALL constructive criticism about my posts seriously.
I love Getbig - why would I want for Getbiggers who I have complete respect for to not want me here? So OF COURSE I want to be a net positive contributer here!
It's almost 8am here - I'll be going to bed soon, and when I wake up, all future [shorter] posts will be typed one-handed. :)
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ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......... ........
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I sometimes post one-handed in the porn threads.
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I sometimes post one-handed in the porn threads.
LOL ;D
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Matt's version of Matt:
Near genius-level IQ, good-looking, hand-throwing badass with a $600,000 house, 'army commendations', and a range of incredible talents including speed typing, speed talking, and an almost superhuman ability to analyse a range of complex information in order to separate fact from fiction.
The correct version of Matt:
Jobless, unemployable retard with autism, mong face, and narcissisitic personality disorder. Never served anywhere in the military. Can't comprehend the maths needed to begin a master's degree. Doesn't understand percentages. Doesn't understand the difference between science and ideology. Awful writer. Doesn't understand brevity. Allows himself to be emotionally and physically abused by women. Can't sustain a relationship. Can't decorate his house. Can't let go of his stupid childhood trophies. Can't stick to a point. Can't accept that he lives in squalor and poverty.
HAHAHAAHAAAA! Don't know why, but that specific insult made me legit LOL ;D
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I want my fellow Getbiggers to know - I'm not trying to be a triggered snowflake who whines to mods every time someone posts something "mean" to them. Getbig is my ANTI-SJW Safe Space - and I want to keep it that way! Getbig was THE cause/source that undid my ENTIRE university "woke" education indoctrination training. In fact, I'm somewhat concerned SJW's could very well petition Getbig's servers to remove the board, like they did with Parler.
I HATE Cancel Culture! The LAST thing I want to do is to condemn Getbig - again, this board is my sanity safe space. Getbig and the Getbiggers who make it happen will always be near and dear to my heart.
But as Ron said - we should strive to abide by certain standards: not attacking people's wives or family members for example.
I know I have posted a lot about myself in the past - but I've been consciously reducing such posts. I WIlL post about me - but ONLY if it's relevant to the thread discussion, and appropriate.
It's like "name-dropping". I remember not telling a friend I smoke to a certain pro at an expo because I didn't want to be perceived as name-dropping/bragging. But is that really "name-dropping"?
Ron has met all the top IFBB pros. Is it somehow wrong for him to talk about that?
But I just want everyone to know - I want to be a productive board member, and I take ALL constructive criticism to heart:
- Reminding me my posts are too long = constructive...AND appreciated [I'll be posting one-handed today to reduce my average post size].
- Calling me "racist" = not constructive. That's just immature name-calling.
But I woke up today, and realized how badly Walter Sobchak made me MELT.
In fact, even seeing his name in a post that had nothing to do with me made me MELT.
He could have been talking about his favourite chicken wing sauce, and it would have caused me to MELT.
Not much bothers me on here, but I draw the line when anonymous gimmicks accuse me of abandoning my children. WTF. My last 9-5 job was in 2006. My Calculus teaching job at the university was over six years ago, and it was only one course. So spending day afte day with my kids was ALL I DID.
Also, I know some posters here can be dicks...but accusing a father of ABANDONING his children? And just MAKING THAT UP?
I don't even judge the family and relationship lives of people whose divorces are public news. The ONLY time I would make such a comment would be towards people convicted of domestic/child violence, or at the LEAST, charged.
And that's what caused me to MELT, and to post photos of my home, and the playroom for my kids, etc.
I didn't want to hijack the thread, but I take it very personally when people accuse me of not supporting my children.
I post here publicly using my real name, and the internet is forever.
Ther is NO CHANCE I'm going to allow an anonymous gimmick like Walter Sobchak [who has very little money] to tell the internet I don't support my kids! My kids are my life!
Anything else he says doesn't bother me - calling me racist, anti-Semitic, a closet homosexual [not true], poor [not true], retarded [not true - I'm a high-functional autistic; low-functional autistic people like Rain Man are the ones who appear retarded, even though they're not].
But stating a LIE that I abandoned my children in a public forum?
Walter - dude: even the scummiest people I know don't bring people's CHILDREN into the discussion.
I guess after seeing my $600,000 home and sprawling back yard, you had to find something else to trash me on. But my kids? Seriously?
So I hope everyone understands why I melted so badly yesterday. I have been trying not to derail posts and make them about me. But I make exceptions if my kids are mentioned, or if I'm called out for something I can prove.
Unlike Walter Sobchak, I prove my claims.
To conclude:
- Some Getbiggers are very hard to impress. Remember, to them Phil Heath's physique "sucks", wes, who is in better shape past 60 than 95% of 20-somethings, is "small", and Larry Wheels isn't impressive.
- I think we should leave families/wives out of our criticisms of people here. Getbig is the ultimate Anti-Safe Space to me, but bashing someone's family is like allowing biting in combat sports. It just degrades the quality, and doesn't bring anything productive to the table.
I feel like a Safe Space Triggered Snowflake posting this...but I think my points are legitimate.
Lastly:
- I WILL start posting one-handed today to reduce my post sizes.
- I take ALL constructive criticism about my posts seriously.
I love Getbig - why would I want for Getbiggers who I have complete respect for to not want me here. So OF COURSE I want to be a net positive contributer here!
It's almost 8am here - I'll be going to bed soon, and when I wake up, all future [shorter] posts will be typed one-handed. :)
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I want my fellow Getbiggers to know - I'm not trying to be a triggered snowflake who whines to mods every time someone posts something "mean" to them. Getbig is my ANTI-SJW Safe Space - and I want to keep it that way! Getbig was THE cause/source that undid my ENTIRE university "woke" education indoctrination training. In fact, I'm somewhat concerned SJW's could very well petition Getbig's servers to remove the board, like they did with Parler.
I HATE Cancel Culture! The LAST thing I want to do is to condemn Getbig - again, this board is my sanity safe space. Getbig and the Getbiggers who make it happen will always be near and dear to my heart.
But as Ron said - we should strive to abide by certain standards: not attacking people's wives or family members for example.
I know I have posted a lot about myself in the past - but I've been consciously reducing such posts. I WIlL post about me - but ONLY if it's relevant to the thread discussion, and appropriate.
It's like "name-dropping". I remember not telling a friend I smoke to a certain pro at an expo because I didn't want to be perceived as name-dropping/bragging. But is that really "name-dropping"?
Ron has met all the top IFBB pros. Is it somehow wrong for him to talk about that?
But I just want everyone to know - I want to be a productive board member, and I take ALL constructive criticism to heart:
- Reminding me my posts are too long = constructive...AND appreciated [I'll be posting one-handed today to reduce my average post size].
- Calling me "racist" = not constructive. That's just immature name-calling.
But I woke up today, and realized how badly Walter Sobchak made me MELT.
In fact, even seeing his name in a post that had nothing to do with me made me MELT.
He could have been talking about his favourite chicken wing sauce, and it would have caused me to MELT.
Not much bothers me on here, but I draw the line when anonymous gimmicks accuse me of abandoning my children. WTF. My last 9-5 job was in 2006. My Calculus teaching job at the university was over six years ago, and it was only one course. So spending day afte day with my kids was ALL I DID.
Also, I know some posters here can be dicks...but accusing a father of ABANDONING his children? And just MAKING THAT UP?
I don't even judge the family and relationship lives of people whose divorces are public news. The ONLY time I would make such a comment would be towards people convicted of domestic/child violence, or at the LEAST, charged.
And that's what caused me to MELT, and to post photos of my home, and the playroom for my kids, etc.
I didn't want to hijack the thread, but I take it very personally when people accuse me of not supporting my children.
I post here publicly using my real name, and the internet is forever.
Ther is NO CHANCE I'm going to allow an anonymous gimmick like Walter Sobchak [who has very little money] to tell the internet I don't support my kids! My kids are my life!
Anything else he says doesn't bother me - calling me racist, anti-Semitic, a closet homosexual [not true], poor [not true], retarded [not true - I'm a high-functional autistic; low-functional autistic people like Rain Man are the ones who appear retarded, even though they're not].
But stating a LIE that I abandoned my children in a public forum?
Walter - dude: even the scummiest people I know don't bring people's CHILDREN into the discussion.
I guess after seeing my $600,000 home and sprawling back yard, you had to find something else to trash me on. But my kids? Seriously?
So I hope everyone understands why I melted so badly yesterday. I have been trying not to derail posts and make them about me. But I make exceptions if my kids are mentioned, or if I'm called out for something I can prove.
Unlike Walter Sobchak, I prove my claims.
To conclude:
- Some Getbiggers are very hard to impress. Remember, to them Phil Heath's physique "sucks", wes, who is in better shape past 60 than 95% of 20-somethings, is "small", and Larry Wheels isn't impressive.
- I think we should leave families/wives out of our criticisms of people here. Getbig is the ultimate Anti-Safe Space to me, but bashing someone's family is like allowing biting in combat sports. It just degrades the quality, and doesn't bring anything productive to the table.
I feel like a Safe Space Triggered Snowflake posting this...but I think my points are legitimate.
Lastly:
- I WILL start posting one-handed today to reduce my post sizes.
- I take ALL constructive criticism about my posts seriously.
I love Getbig - why would I want for Getbiggers who I have complete respect for to not want me here. So OF COURSE I want to be a net positive contributer here!
It's almost 8am here - I'll be going to bed soon, and when I wake up, all future [shorter] posts will be typed one-handed. :)
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If you want a serious response Matt, surely all you've done in this thread is draw attention to your weak spot?
(ps - you're a shit Dad)
See what I mean? ;D
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If you haven't sucked a wang, that would make you Getbig rich.
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from 2021 onwards . . . having a roof over your head and food . . .
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canada has free social services right?
matt check yourself into the funny farm
or very least seek counseling
you need someone with their compass working correctly to guide you back in the hanger
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Let’s get a few things straight:
You have the maturity level of a 10 year old.
You have advanced mental issues that require medical attention.
You live with your mom.
You wear Crocs - you are obviously a repressed homosexual.
You live like brokeass white trash in a hinterland hovel.
Sending a mandatory check to your baby mommas isn’t the same as being a responsible father.
You are a racist and an anti-Semite.
You are a spindly manlet with no grasp of reality.
You have accomplished NOTHING in the “sport” of bodybuilding.
Your entire life revolves around internet acceptance.
You are a weak man, in mind, body, and spirit.
You are a condescending know-it-all.
You are pathetic and your behavior is the direct result of how you are treated here.
Your posts are moronic and insipid on your best days.
Matt I am not ever going to give you my acceptance, so stop begging. You are a racist, and a nasty immature anti-Semite. That behavior overrules any of the supposed slights I have foisted upon you. You come into every thread trying to make it about you. You are Shizzo and PrimePedo wrapped into one slightly less obese and soggy package. You equate spending time with your kids (because you are unemployable) with raising them correctly. It isn’t a time issue - you are mentally incapable of being the guiding and teaching figure they need.
Don’t blame me for your shortcomings. I would typically not give a shit about some weirdo fake manlet playing strongman in some backwoods shithole. But if you are going to come on Ron’s board and into every thread and go out of your way to act like an unabashed racist....then you are going to get both barrels of Walter Sobchak all fucking day!
All fucking day, every day.
And Mini-Matt...if you moved that house to the suburb I live in near Chicago, I wouldn’t bother using it to park my cars in. What a neutral color tapestry joke - and clean up that squalor.
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OUCH :o
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wow Matt, you fell right into it like I used to with Walter. He made you look pathetic. You really have a lot of mental health issues going on, get some help.
I used to care what people on the internet said about me, now, whooooooo cares. They have zero effect on my life. Makes for some good laughs though at the insults they come up with
learn not to care Matt. Geezus youre a mess
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Let’s get a few things straight:
You have the maturity level of a 10 year old.
You have advanced mental issues that require medical attention.
You live with your mom.
You wear Crocs - you are obviously a repressed homosexual.
You live like brokeass white trash in a hinterland hovel.
Sending a mandatory check to your baby mommas isn’t the same as being a responsible father.
You are a racist and an anti-Semite.
You are a spindly manlet with no grasp of reality.
You have accomplished NOTHING in the “sport” of bodybuilding.
Your entire life revolves around internet acceptance.
You are a weak man, in mind, body, and spirit.
You are a condescending know-it-all.
You are pathetic and your behavior is the direct result of how you are treated here.
Your posts are moronic and insipid on your best days.
Matt I am not ever going to give you my acceptance, so stop begging. You are a racist, and a nasty immature anti-Semite. That behavior overrules any of the supposed slights I have foisted upon you. You come into every thread trying to make it about you. You are Shizzo and PrimePedo wrapped into one slightly less obese and soggy package. You equate spending time with your kids (because you are unemployable) with raising them correctly. It isn’t a time issue - you are mentally incapable of being the guiding and teaching figure they need.
Don’t blame me for your shortcomings. I would typically not give a shit about some weirdo fake manlet playing strongman in some backwoods shithole. But if you are going to come on Ron’s board and into every thread and go out of your way to act like an unabashed racist....then you are going to get both barrels of Walter Sobchak all fucking day!
All fucking day, every day.
And Mini-Matt...if you moved that house to the suburb I live in near Chicago, I wouldn’t bother using it to park my cars in. What a neutral color tapestry joke - and clean up that squalor.
damnnnnnnnn this is next level. I hid under the bed after reading this
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My standard for "rich" is having the means to live a middle class life (with medical care), even if you are unable to get another job.
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still having a job or not having your business shut down . . .
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/01/how-much-you-need-to-make-to-be-in-the-1-in-every-state/112002276/
To be part of the 1% in the US you need to earn around $550,000 yearly. To be rich on getbig you need to own at least one private jet.
;D ;D ;D
^ I grin smiley means I find the post funny. Three means I had a legit LOL.
Here is socialist Canada, $80,000 a year puts you in the top 10% of income...$104,000 puts you in the top 1% [IIRC]. I may be misremembering that slightly: it may be that $103,000 puts you in the top 3%.
Either way, it's a joke.
Jordan Peterson said that to be in the top 1% globally, you need to earn only $34,000 a year [I assume USD].
When I was 19, I learned that the poorest citizen in Canada is in the top 7% of the global richest.
That's when I stopped subscribing to socialist "eat the rich" socialist redistribution schemes [rebranded communism, basically].
All of us here, regardless of wealth, are fortunate to live in North America [as most of us do].
As long as my kids don't go without, I'm happy.
Also - I know no Getbiggers will admit to being poor, but what about having millions of dollars do you think would make your life better? To me, the best part of having money is not having to work the 9 to 5 grind. I got to be a full-time dad. THAT mattered to me.
Can anyone here tell me the joy that comes from having more toys? Because I'm not seeing it.
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Let’s get a few things straight:
You have the maturity level of a 10 year old.
You have advanced mental issues that require medical attention.
You live with your mom.
You wear Crocs - you are obviously a repressed homosexual.
You live like brokeass white trash in a hinterland hovel.
Sending a mandatory check to your baby mommas isn’t the same as being a responsible father.
You are a racist and an anti-Semite.
You are a spindly manlet with no grasp of reality.
You have accomplished NOTHING in the “sport” of bodybuilding.
Your entire life revolves around internet acceptance.
You are a weak man, in mind, body, and spirit.
You are a condescending know-it-all.
You are pathetic and your behavior is the direct result of how you are treated here.
Your posts are moronic and insipid on your best days.
Matt I am not ever going to give you my acceptance, so stop begging. You are a racist, and a nasty immature anti-Semite. That behavior overrules any of the supposed slights I have foisted upon you. You come into every thread trying to make it about you. You are Shizzo and PrimePedo wrapped into one slightly less obese and soggy package. You equate spending time with your kids (because you are unemployable) with raising them correctly. It isn’t a time issue - you are mentally incapable of being the guiding and teaching figure they need.
Don’t blame me for your shortcomings. I would typically not give a shit about some weirdo fake manlet playing strongman in some backwoods shithole. But if you are going to come on Ron’s board and into every thread and go out of your way to act like an unabashed racist....then you are going to get both barrels of Walter Sobchak all fucking day!
All fucking day, every day.
And Mini-Matt...if you moved that house to the suburb I live in near Chicago, I wouldn’t bother using it to park my cars in. What a neutral color tapestry joke - and clean up that squalor.
Brutal.
(Are we sure about the Crocs thing though? Asking for a friend...)
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gaspari,,,
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(Are we sure about the Crocs thing though? Asking for a friend...)
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sure hope ole Matty is a "grower" cause aiya
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Let’s get a few things straight:
You have the maturity level of a 10 year old.
No, I don't. Give me the names of three psychologists in Thunder Bay. Send them each a check to prepay for a psychological test that makes a determination on maturity level. I'll post all three results on Getbig. But you need to pay for it.
You have advanced mental issues that require medical attention.
No, I don't. I have some degree of lock-down depression, and that won't go away until my police state province returns to normalcy. Unlike you, I have no issue admitting what's up with me. Most people hide their issues and struggles, and live lives suffering in silence. I shine light on any issues/struggles I face, in order to draw the attention of the people who can help me overcome them. Also, you "own multiple companies" [no you don't], remember? So how come you're diagnosing me with mental issues? Let me guess - you're a fully trained medical doctor, and you run the "multiple companies" you own in your off-time? ::)
I'm not a doctor, but my diagnosis for you is that you lie a lot - particularly to yourself.
You live with your mom.
Haha, so you like my house, do you? :) :D This is why I know you're lying:
You told me you own a house and other property so expensive that you could buy my province. Ok - say I believe you. If you DID own such an expensive house, my lowly $600,000 house would be a SHACK to you - and that's what you would say about it.
But no. Now that I proved to you I live in a nice 22-month-old house, you claim I live with my mom.
And NOTHING I say or do or post will prove otherwise to you.
Ok Walter:
Give me TEN random times over the next 48 hours, and I'll post VIDEOS entering EVERY ROOM IN MY HOUSE, to show they are empty, and that I live alone.
ANY TIMES. I'll even scream in the video, to show I'm home alone.
Even if I did that, you'd say "You just got your mom to leave at 3:45am to make it look like you live alone."
Hahahahahaha.
NOTHING I do will make you believe me.
But your lies are obvious - if you live in a home as expensive as you claim, you would think my house is a shack. But you don't. You ACKNOWLEDGE I live in a nice home, so now you default to claim I live with my mom. Which proves to me you don't live in an expensive home, or else you would think my house is a shack, and wouldn't need to suggest I live with my mom to come to grips with the fact my home is nice. Either way, you saying I live with my mom is a tacit way of you saying my house is nice, and thus it couldn't possibly be my own.
So just to be clear - you ACKNOWLEDGE my home is nice...but I live with my mom...right? And that explains it?
Ok, so at least my parents are millionaires, right?
You wear Crocs - you are obviously a repressed homosexual.
In 2006, I owned a pair of crocks. I'm not a repressed homosexual. But just to be clear:
You think a repressed homosexual would openly/publicly follow bodybuilding, partake in discussions about which actor is the best looking or has the best physique, and post controversial truths about the association between homosexuality and HIV spread *while being called homophobic*?
I'll ask this again: are you a FUCKING idiot?
WHY would I be open about things WAY more taboo than being homosexual, but be scared to be publicly homosexual - something NO ONE CARES ABOUT?
So I have no problem saying THE most stigmatized facts - facts that 95% of the population is scared to say due to employment fears and being socially ostracized - but I'm a closet homosexual who has spent almost 20 YEARS being publicly associated with bodybuilding, despite the possible gay connotations, in addition to having NO PROBLEM saying Brad Pitt was a beautiful man in Sleepers.
WHY THE F*CK WOULD I MAKE A COMMENT LIKE THAT IF I AM A CLOSET HOMOSEXUAL TRYING TO HIDE MY SEXUAL ORIENTATION??
The reason why I OPENLY make such comments sometimes is BECAUSE I am straight, and perfectly comfortable with that - and not concerned if some ACTUAL IMMATURE people [like you] assume any straight man willing to compliment another man must be gay. Are you in high school?
Dennis Newman is handsome. Gunter Schkierkamp is handsome.
There is NOTHING gay about acknowledging that. Again, unless you are in high school.
You live like brokeass white trash in a hinterland hovel.
So? I live life on my own terms. I enjoy simple things. NOTHING is more important to me than my health and my family. There is NO amount of money or material riches or ANYTHING that I would trade if it meant living my life without my kids.
As for my White Trash life:
Pre-COVID, I would spend the day with my kids, enjoy a nice workout and sauna/hot tub/pool, go home, lie down on my couch to read Getbig and watch YouTube videos, shoot a load, and go to bed.
Do you have a problem with this? Yep - you are right that I have a nice, simple life. And it's all on my own terms.
Sending a mandatory check to your baby mommas isn’t the same as being a responsible father.
Mandatory implies a court order. Family courts have ruined many lives - especially lives of men. I wanted to leave the courts out of it. That's why I not only voluntarily paid spousal support - but I OVERPAID it. I paid for ALL my children's expenses, AND I paid their mothers spousal support, just to make their lives easy, so I could spend as much time with my kids as I wanted. Both my parents think I'm an idiot for overpaying...but I love my kids, and I did it in part out of fear of Canada's anti-male family courts. I didn't realize that in 2007, family courts here became much more egalitarian. But I don't regret overpaying. It allowed me to spend every day with my babies during their formative years - which were the best years of my life.
Tell me - are you accusing me of father absenteeism to make me melt? Is this how you address people in real life?
I'm astonished - to insult a person is one thing, but I would NEVER accuse someone of being a bad father! Those are fighting words.
You are a racist and an anti-Semite.
You voted for Trump - all Trump supporters are considered racist by some [lots of] people. Do you consider yourself racist? You also told Vince Goodrum he likes "grape drank" and KFC. Do you not think people would consider you racist for saying that?
You are a spindly manlet with no grasp of reality.
I thought spindly means long or long-limbed, and weak? I'm none of those. I am a manlet, yes. But I find women are forgiving on male height as long as the guy is not shorter than they are.
No grasp on reality? Is that why I was posting what a joke COVID is when you were going along with it?
Remember how you posted that Illinois is opening up, and you're happy about it? Haha, you do whatever the government tells you, because you're afraid of being arrested!
Meanwhile, I haven't followed ANY of the COVID mandates.
Feel free to post ANY claim I've stated that has been proven wrong.
You have accomplished NOTHING in the “sport” of bodybuilding.
I reached 220 million YouTube views on my bodybuilding channels. That made me the #10 most viewed online bodybuilding video source in the world.
I was Bodybuilding.com's #18 top affiliate partner worldwide in 2007.
As for bodybuilding [muscle-building] - I'm a classic ectomorph. My bodybuilding genetics SUCK. I have genetically low muscle fiber concentration, and reject theories like "hyperplasia". Bottom line: you can't build what isn't there. I realized early on I have bad genetics for bodybuilding. That's why I decided not to seriously pursue it, and just trained for strength and health.
WHERE did I ever claim to have ANY success, or even POTENTIAL, in bodybuilding?
Your entire life revolves around internet acceptance.
So I have posted the most unpopular, most "controversial" suppressed truths online for almost 14 years now, to gain "acceptance"?
So I post facts, knowing I will be called racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, homophobic, and more, in a personal quest to gain "acceptance"?
Reality: I post what I do because 95% of people can't, because they fear getting reprimanded at work - even fired. I post the most unpopular topics because people like you aren't allowed to, and need to hide behind anonymous usernames to speak your mind. I'm under no such pressure.
But you honestly think I post the most culturally "unacceptable" material online to gain "acceptance"?
How does that make ANY sense? I speak my mind to proliferate unpopular facts because others cannot! And I do it knowing full well it will damage my social reputation, and limit my options in life.
Luckily, I don't care. I'm comfortable, set for life, and say whatever I want. And there's nothing ANYONE can do about it.
You are a weak man, in mind, body, and spirit.
So bench pressing 225x26, 250x17, and 315x8 is "weak" to you?
What do you consider "strong"? ???
I have been weak in mind and spirit lately - especially in spirit. I don't think hiding that is a good thing. Opening up about that here runs the risk of people making fun of me - but only you have done so. Most Getbiggers have been supportive of me, and I'm grateful and blessed to share a board with such a positive group of supportive guys.
I've been feeling a bit better lately, and I owe Getbig in part for that. So to any of the good dudes reading this: thank you for talking to me during this depressing period of my life, and thanks for lending me an ear.
Two Getbiggers who recognized I was in distress invited me to talk to them on the phone. And I thanked them for that. It means a lot. We should all be so lucky to have such supportive people in our lives.
You are a condescending know-it-all.
When I confidently assert my views - it is because I am stating facts derived from primary sources. When I do so firmly, it's because my data is NOT open for debate. Are you suggesting I should state objective irrefutable facts with doubt? If what I'm saying is observably true, why shouldn't I express such things with complete confidence?
I am not condescending to anyone who engages with me cordially, and shows me a basic modicum of respect. When people insult me, call me a bigot or imply it, or otherwise disrespect me, then YES, I am condescending.
I would NEVER be condescending to anyone who interacts with me respectfully. AbrahamG, for instance, is a pretty consistently respectful Democrat. That's why I enjoy reading his posts, and sharing a dialogue with him. I find, like most liberals, he is contradictory at times, and that sometimes pushes me to condescend. But I only ripped into him recently because he called Fortress a prick.
I don't care what race, sex, sexual orientation, political stripe, religion, or anything else anyone is - I treat individuals on the basis of their individual actions. I don't need money, which is why respect means more to me. As long as people show respect to others, I return that same respect to them.
Do I at times condescend to others if personally attacked, or disrespected? Yes. But I try never to do so without reason or history to justify it.
You are pathetic and your behavior is the direct result of how you are treated here.
Your posts are moronic and insipid on your best days.
Well...I love this board, lol. Getbig is literally my favourite website online. YouTube used to be...but they are too agenda-driven and political now. They are basically Cable News now, online.
My posts are long, but they are not moronic. Insipid...well...as I said, I all be shortening my posts starting later today.
Matt I am not ever going to give you my acceptance, so stop begging. You are a racist, and a nasty immature anti-Semite. That behavior overrules any of the supposed slights I have foisted upon you. You come into every thread trying to make it about you. You are Shizzo and PrimePedo wrapped into one slightly less obese and soggy package. You equate spending time with your kids (because you are unemployable) with raising them correctly. It isn’t a time issue - you are mentally incapable of being the guiding and teaching figure they need.
Don’t blame me for your shortcomings. I would typically not give a shit about some weirdo fake manlet playing strongman in some backwoods shithole. But if you are going to come on Ron’s board and into every thread and go out of your way to act like an unabashed racist....then you are going to get both barrels of Walter Sobchak all fucking day!
All fucking day, every day.
And Mini-Matt...if you moved that house to the suburb I live in near Chicago, I wouldn’t bother using it to park my cars in. What a neutral color tapestry joke - and clean up that squalor.
I didn't ask for your acceptance - you initiated our beef by calling me weak. I responded by stating I am not weak, especially for my size. Was it my hope that you would acknowledge that? Sure. You can acknowledge I am, at the least, strong for my size without "accepting" me.
To me, that's just a matter of agreeing on base reality. Why do you consider me weak? What is your definition of "strong"?
Why do you own your own companies [you don't]? Are you unemployable? What if I told you not everyone wants to work for some "woke" bureaucracy, and deal with workplace headaches and drama?
Making up comments about my relationship with my kids is just nasty. There are multiple things you said about me that are valid, yet you feel the need to make things up? Also - and not just about me - calling someone a bad father is a dick move. Reading your posts, I think you are nasty, and a liar. I don't know if you have kids, but if you do, I would NEVER insinuate you were a bad father without possessing STRONG evidence proving that.
Some things, you just don't say. It would be like me saying you hate your mom and dad.
Also, I never blamed you for my shortcomings. I consider your posts to be negative contributions to the board, but that's not for me to decide. And I can handle personal attacks, and have for years.
But it's when you brought my family into the discussion and stated I am a bad father on a public forum where I post using my real name that I drew the line. You can follow me around in every post I write, and every thread I start. You can call me ANY NAMES YOU WANT. But bringing my CHILDREN into the discussion, all of whom are 11 and under is just an absolute piece of shit thing to do.
And if you owned "multiple companies" and lived in the million dollar house you claim, you wouldn't be such a bitter, caustic person. You claim all-around personal success, and insult me like you're in high school.
That's why I don't believe you have the success you claim. You can call me weird, but anyone reading your posts, where you do nothing but viciously tear others down, would assume you are a miserable, unhappy person.
But you own multiple companies, and live in a million dollar house, and warm up with my workout right?
Uh huh.
If that's true, and you're still so miserable that you insult people online who you don't know, every day, I actually feel sad for you. For you to have so much success in life, but spend your time trashing people online - even their families - just makes me think that no amount of success will make you happy.
But that's a moot point - you don't own multiple companies, you don't live in a million dollar home, and you're not stronger than me. Prove it.
Enjoy your life in Chicago - it's in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the only city that has more murders than Thunder Bay. :-\ :-X :D :P
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buying $800 dollar sneakers . . .
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I don't need money, which is why respect means more to me.
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I was gonna rent some space in Matts head but Walter Sobchak has full occupancy in the entire thing
but hey Matt doesnt have mental issues ::)
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I'm a classic ectomorph
Don't think so.
More eco-meso.
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What a fucking clusterfuck of a thread .
GEEZUS !!!!
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What a fucking clusterfuck of a thread .
GEEZUS !!!!
Wes and I are the richest people on getbig ::) ::) :D
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Rich is an arbitrary term.
There's being rich (from a numbers standpoint) vs being wealthy and I think the distinction is what you should concentrate on.
If you make a large amount of money (say $1million per month) you could say that you're rich, but if your expenses add up to $1.1million per month, you're no longer rich, but instead are falling into deep debt. Even if your salary suggests otherwise, by living above your means, you are no better than the average poor person.
If you have assets that generate income for you on a monthly basis and that income allows you to not have to have a JOB (because the income generated is enough to pay for all your costs of living), then you are wealthy. Aim to be wealthy and the idea of money will change in your mind. The concept of being rich is a moment in time. With the value of money changing over time, your definition and my definition of rich will always fluctuate, but the definition of wealth doesn't.
The wealthiest man in the room is not the one with the most money, but instead the one with the most time. Show me the man who has the most amount of free time to do whatever his heart desires and that man is in fact the wealthiest. Money has no true inherent value, hence why the value of real estate, stocks and money itself (currency index) can change from day to day. What has true value is time, as it is a limited commodity and it stands still for no man. Find a way to maximize your free time and that in turn maximizes your life, maximize your life and you will in turn have more time for your family (partner + children), have more time to spend with those you love and value the most and your time spent on this earth will never be in vain.
By "GetBig" standards, I'd say the wealthiest man in the room is the ideal to aim for.
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Rich is an arbitrary term.
There's being rich (from a numbers standpoint) vs being wealthy and I think the distinction is what you should concentrate on.
If you make a large amount of money (say $1million per month) you could say that you're rich, but if your expenses add up to $1.1million per month, you're no longer rich, but instead are falling into deep debt. Even if your salary suggests otherwise, by living above your means, you are no better than the average poor person.
If you have assets that generate income for you on a monthly basis and that income allows you to not have to have a JOB (because the income generated is enough to pay for all your costs of living), then you are wealthy. Aim to be wealthy and the idea of money will change in your mind. The concept of being rich is a moment in time. With the value of money changing over time, your definition and my definition of rich will always fluctuate, but the definition of wealth doesn't.
The wealthiest man in the room is not the one with the most money, but instead the one with the most time. Show me the man who has the most amount of free time to do whatever his heart desires and that man is in fact the wealthiest. Money has no true inherent value, hence why the value of real estate, stocks and money itself (currency index) can change from day to day. What has true value is time, as it is a limited commodity and it stands still for no man. Find a way to maximize your free time and that in turn maximizes your life, maximize your life and you will in turn have more time for your family (partner + children), have more time to spend with those you love and value the most and your time spent on this earth will never be in vain.
By "GetBig" standards, I'd say the wealthiest man in the room is the ideal to aim for.
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if free time equals wealth, Im a kazillionaire :D
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Rich is an arbitrary term.
There's being rich (from a numbers standpoint) vs being wealthy and I think the distinction is what you should concentrate on.
If you make a large amount of money (say $1million per month) you could say that you're rich, but if your expenses add up to $1.1million per month, you're no longer rich, but instead are falling into deep debt. Even if your salary suggests otherwise, by living above your means, you are no better than the average poor person.
If you have assets that generate income for you on a monthly basis and that income allows you to not have to have a JOB (because the income generated is enough to pay for all your costs of living), then you are wealthy. Aim to be wealthy and the idea of money will change in your mind. The concept of being rich is a moment in time. With the value of money changing over time, your definition and my definition of rich will always fluctuate, but the definition of wealth doesn't.
The wealthiest man in the room is not the one with the most money, but instead the one with the most time. Show me the man who has the most amount of free time to do whatever his heart desires and that man is in fact the wealthiest. Money has no true inherent value, hence why the value of real estate, stocks and money itself (currency index) can change from day to day. What has true value is time, as it is a limited commodity and it stands still for no man. Find a way to maximize your free time and that in turn maximizes your life, maximize your life and you will in turn have more time for your family (partner + children), have more time to spend with those you love and value the most and your time spent on this earth will never be in vain.
By "GetBig" standards, I'd say the wealthiest man in the room is the ideal to aim for.
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Awesome post
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if free time equals wealth, Im a kazillionaire :D
Maybe you are. If you do not need to work another day of your life and you have automatic income that can sustain your overhead costs (property taxes, mortgage/rent, utilities, food & transportation) for the rest of your natural life, then you are very wealthy indeed.
Why exist in a reality where you have to trade the best years of your life for money? Humans lead a very sad existence when you truly look at our realities in a capitalistic society. We have full time jobs and part time lives. We exchange the best years (25-65) of our lives in order to make a "name" for ourselves and generate income, to then believe that a retirement some time past the ages of 64-67 would allow for glorious years of leisure and travel. Little do most people realize that the average life expectancy is 78 years of age. To only enjoy retirement for a meager 10 years (on average) of your elderly life is a sad predicament to find yourself in. Not to mention that you'll likely not have the physical stamina or mental capacity to truly appreciate what it is that retirement then means.
But yes Josh, to answer your question, you are wealthy by the aforementioned standards. Remember, there are levels to the measure of wealth.
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Awesome post
Thank you sir.
It's an honor to have the opportunity to share amongst our group here. Every day I learn something new from all of you and I appreciate your presence here.
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Wes and I are the richest people on getbig ::) ::) :D
DAMN RIGHT !
If anyone needs any cash just PM me or Josh..................th en slap yourself for being stupid!! LOL ;D
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Maybe you are. If you do not need to work another day of your life and you have automatic income that can sustain your overhead costs (property taxes, mortgage/rent, utilities, food & transportation) for the rest of your natural life, then you are very wealthy indeed.
Why exist in a reality where you have to trade the best years of your life for money? Humans lead a very sad existence when you truly look at our realities in a capitalistic society. We have full time jobs and part time lives. We exchange the best years (25-65) of our lives in order to make a "name" for ourselves and generate income, to then believe that a retirement some time past the ages of 64-67 would allow for glorious years of leisure and travel. Little do most people realize that the average life expectancy is 78 years of age. To only enjoy retirement for a meager 10 years (on average) of your elderly life is a sad predicament to find yourself in. Not to mention that you'll likely not have the physical stamina or mental capacity to truly appreciate what it is that retirement then means.
But yes Josh, to answer your question, you are wealthy by the aforementioned standards. Remember, there are levels to the measure of wealth.
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I have a roof, food, everything is paid for, no debt, no payments and no desire for high end materialistic things. All I care is Gazoo is happy and I can roll out and go fishing whenever I want, and I can. And thats more than enough for me.
you should come fishing with me
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if free time equals wealth, Im a kazillionaire :D
You and me both.
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You and me both.
Me too.
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Matt, at your age you should have realized that life is a scam and most people will only see the negative side of you.
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If you have enough money to live well without working that is good.
Someday you will want to retire and get off the hamster wheel.
It's not Getbig Rich but it's good enough for me.
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Brutal.
(Are we sure about the Crocs thing though? Asking for a friend...)
Sorry Taffin,yes we are sure about crocs. Tell your “friend” to just come out already.
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Great write up Matt C. Keep up the good work.
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What was that giant 6'4" French bodybuilder who competing in LA, then the Amateur Arnold, who may have won it? There was a full thread slamming him.
Found him:
The 6'4" / 350-lb ripped mass monster from France who "sucks" [on Getbig] is bodybuilder Morgan Aste.
Stavios summed up Getbig's impossible standards in this post:
Lmao
Typical getbig
A 6"4 shredded 350 lbs monster of a man is not impressive ;D
Btw he is doing a show september 5th.
Don't know if he will be good as a bodybuilder but still impressive as hell
^ Sums it up. No matter how good you are at anything, there will always be some people on here who think you "suck".
Ah well...I need to stop fighting that, and just accept it. I like this board a lot, but nothing is perfect. I guess I just don't understand the standards of some people.
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Despite all her riches and material wealth, Jennifer Lopez is unaware that she has a standing offer from wes to lick and finger his butt hole.
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Despite all her riches and material wealth, Jennifer Lopez is unaware that she has a standing offer from wes to lick and finger his butt hole.
For a second, I read that as HER butt hole.
Would seem to take a while to reach it.
Oh wait, no - I was thinking Kim Kardashian.
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Despite all her riches and material wealth, Jennifer Lopez is unaware that she has a standing offer from wes to lick and finger his butt hole.
The offer still goes too....just waiting for her to get back to me about it.
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Despite all her riches and material wealth, Jennifer Lopez is unaware that she has a standing offer from wes to lick and finger his butt hole.
Damn.
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Sorry Taffin,yes we are sure about crocs. Tell your “friend” to just come out already.
Hah - yeah, I know, right - what a total huomo... hah just gotta pop something in the trash - be right back)
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Hah - yeah, I know, right - what a total huomo... hah just gotta pop something in the trash - be right back)
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Hahahahha
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LOL ;D
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No, I don't. Give me the names of three psychologists in Thunder Bay. Send them each a check to prepay for a psychological test that makes a determination on maturity level. I'll post all three results on Getbig. But you need to pay for it.
No, I don't. I have some degree of lock-down depression, and that won't go away until my police state province returns to normalcy. Unlike you, I have no issue admitting what's up with me. Most people hide their issues and struggles, and live lives suffering in silence. I shine light on any issues/struggles I face, in order to draw the attention of the people who can help me overcome them. Also, you "own multiple companies" [no you don't], remember? So how come you're diagnosing me with mental issues? Let me guess - you're a fully trained medical doctor, and you run the "multiple companies" you own in your off-time? ::)
I'm not a doctor, but my diagnosis for you is that you lie a lot - particularly to yourself.
Haha, so you like my house, do you? :) :D This is why I know you're lying:
You told me you own a house and other property so expensive that you could buy my province. Ok - say I believe you. If you DID own such an expensive house, my lowly $600,000 house would be a SHACK to you - and that's what you would say about it.
But no. Now that I proved to you I live in a nice 22-month-old house, you claim I live with my mom.
And NOTHING I say or do or post will prove otherwise to you.
Ok Walter:
Give me TEN random times over the next 48 hours, and I'll post VIDEOS entering EVERY ROOM IN MY HOUSE, to show they are empty, and that I live alone.
ANY TIMES. I'll even scream in the video, to show I'm home alone.
Even if I did that, you'd say "You just got your mom to leave at 3:45am to make it look like you live alone."
Hahahahahaha.
NOTHING I do will make you believe me.
But your lies are obvious - if you live in a home as expensive as you claim, you would think my house is a shack. But you don't. You ACKNOWLEDGE I live in a nice home, so now you default to claim I live with my mom. Which proves to me you don't live in an expensive home, or else you would think my house is a shack, and wouldn't need to suggest I live with my mom to come to grips with the fact my home is nice. Either way, you saying I live with my mom is a tacit way of you saying my house is nice, and thus it couldn't possibly be my own.
So just to be clear - you ACKNOWLEDGE my home is nice...but I live with my mom...right? And that explains it?
Ok, so at least my parents are millionaires, right?
In 2006, I owned a pair of crocks. I'm not a repressed homosexual. But just to be clear:
You think a repressed homosexual would openly/publicly follow bodybuilding, partake in discussions about which actor is the best looking or has the best physique, and post controversial truths about the association between homosexuality and HIV spread *while being called homophobic*?
I'll ask this again: are you a FUCKING idiot?
WHY would I be open about things WAY more taboo than being homosexual, but be scared to be publicly homosexual - something NO ONE CARES ABOUT?
So I have no problem saying THE most stigmatized facts - facts that 95% of the population is scared to say due to employment fears and being socially ostracized - but I'm a closet homosexual who has spent almost 20 YEARS being publicly associated with bodybuilding, despite the possible gay connotations, in addition to having NO PROBLEM saying Brad Pitt was a beautiful man in Sleepers.
WHY THE F*CK WOULD I MAKE A COMMENT LIKE THAT IF I AM A CLOSET HOMOSEXUAL TRYING TO HIDE MY SEXUAL ORIENTATION??
The reason why I OPENLY make such comments sometimes is BECAUSE I am straight, and perfectly comfortable with that - and not concerned if some ACTUAL IMMATURE people [like you] assume any straight man willing to compliment another man must be gay. Are you in high school?
Dennis Newman is handsome. Gunter Schkierkamp is handsome.
There is NOTHING gay about acknowledging that. Again, unless you are in high school.
So? I live life on my own terms. I enjoy simple things. NOTHING is more important to me than my health and my family. There is NO amount of money or material riches or ANYTHING that I would trade if it meant living my life without my kids.
As for my White Trash life:
Pre-COVID, I would spend the day with my kids, enjoy a nice workout and sauna/hot tub/pool, go home, lie down on my couch to read Getbig and watch YouTube videos, shoot a load, and go to bed.
Do you have a problem with this? Yep - you are right that I have a nice, simple life. And it's all on my own terms.
Mandatory implies a court order. Family courts have ruined many lives - especially lives of men. I wanted to leave the courts out of it. That's why I not only voluntarily paid spousal support - but I OVERPAID it. I paid for ALL my children's expenses, AND I paid their mothers spousal support, just to make their lives easy, so I could spend as much time with my kids as I wanted. Both my parents think I'm an idiot for overpaying...but I love my kids, and I did it in part out of fear of Canada's anti-male family courts. I didn't realize that in 2007, family courts here became much more egalitarian. But I don't regret overpaying. It allowed me to spend every day with my babies during their formative years - which were the best years of my life.
Tell me - are you accusing me of father absenteeism to make me melt? Is this how you address people in real life?
I'm astonished - to insult a person is one thing, but I would NEVER accuse someone of being a bad father! Those are fighting words.
You voted for Trump - all Trump supporters are considered racist by some [lots of] people. Do you consider yourself racist? You also told Vince Goodrum he likes "grape drank" and KFC. Do you not think people would consider you racist for saying that?
I thought spindly means long or long-limbed, and weak? I'm none of those. I am a manlet, yes. But I find women are forgiving on male height as long as the guy is not shorter than they are.
No grasp on reality? Is that why I was posting what a joke COVID is when you were going along with it?
Remember how you posted that Illinois is opening up, and you're happy about it? Haha, you do whatever the government tells you, because you're afraid of being arrested!
Meanwhile, I haven't followed ANY of the COVID mandates.
Feel free to post ANY claim I've stated that has been proven wrong.
I reached 220 million YouTube views on my bodybuilding channels. That made me the #10 most viewed online bodybuilding video source in the world.
I was Bodybuilding.com's #18 top affiliate partner worldwide in 2007.
As for bodybuilding [muscle-building] - I'm a classic ectomorph. My bodybuilding genetics SUCK. I have genetically low muscle fiber concentration, and reject theories like "hyperplasia". Bottom line: you can't build what isn't there. I realized early on I have bad genetics for bodybuilding. That's why I decided not to seriously pursue it, and just trained for strength and health.
WHERE did I ever claim to have ANY success, or even POTENTIAL, in bodybuilding?
So I have posted the most unpopular, most "controversial" suppressed truths online for almost 14 years now, to gain "acceptance"?
So I post facts, knowing I will be called racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, homophobic, and more, in a personal quest to gain "acceptance"?
Reality: I post what I do because 95% of people can't, because they fear getting reprimanded at work - even fired. I post the most unpopular topics because people like you aren't allowed to, and need to hide behind anonymous usernames to speak your mind. I'm under no such pressure.
But you honestly think I post the most culturally "unacceptable" material online to gain "acceptance"?
How does that make ANY sense? I speak my mind to proliferate unpopular facts because others cannot! And I do it knowing full well it will damage my social reputation, and limit my options in life.
Luckily, I don't care. I'm comfortable, set for life, and say whatever I want. And there's nothing ANYONE can do about it.
So bench pressing 225x26, 250x17, and 315x8 is "weak" to you?
What do you consider "strong"? ???
I have been weak in mind and spirit lately - especially in spirit. I don't think hiding that is a good thing. Opening up about that here runs the risk of people making fun of me - but only you have done so. Most Getbiggers have been supportive of me, and I'm grateful and blessed to share a board with such a positive group of supportive guys.
I've been feeling a bit better lately, and I owe Getbig in part for that. So to any of the good dudes reading this: thank you for talking to me during this depressing period of my life, and thanks for lending me an ear.
Two Getbiggers who recognized I was in distress invited me to talk to them on the phone. And I thanked them for that. It means a lot. We should all be so lucky to have such supportive people in our lives.
When I confidently assert my views - it is because I am stating facts derived from primary sources. When I do so firmly, it's because my data is NOT open for debate. Are you suggesting I should state objective irrefutable facts with doubt? If what I'm saying is observably true, why shouldn't I express such things with complete confidence?
I am not condescending to anyone who engages with me cordially, and shows me a basic modicum of respect. When people insult me, call me a bigot or imply it, or otherwise disrespect me, then YES, I am condescending.
I would NEVER be condescending to anyone who interacts with me respectfully. AbrahamG, for instance, is a pretty consistently respectful Democrat. That's why I enjoy reading his posts, and sharing a dialogue with him. I find, like most liberals, he is contradictory at times, and that sometimes pushes me to condescend. But I only ripped into him recently because he called Fortress a prick.
I don't care what race, sex, sexual orientation, political stripe, religion, or anything else anyone is - I treat individuals on the basis of their individual actions. I don't need money, which is why respect means more to me. As long as people show respect to others, I return that same respect to them.
Do I at times condescend to others if personally attacked, or disrespected? Yes. But I try never to do so without reason or history to justify it.
Well...I love this board, lol. Getbig is literally my favourite website online. YouTube used to be...but they are too agenda-driven and political now. They are basically Cable News now, online.
My posts are long, but they are not moronic. Insipid...well...as I said, I all be shortening my posts starting later today.
I didn't ask for your acceptance - you initiated our beef by calling me weak. I responded by stating I am not weak, especially for my size. Was it my hope that you would acknowledge that? Sure. You can acknowledge I am, at the least, strong for my size without "accepting" me.
To me, that's just a matter of agreeing on base reality. Why do you consider me weak? What is your definition of "strong"?
Why do you own your own companies [you don't]? Are you unemployable? What if I told you not everyone wants to work for some "woke" bureaucracy, and deal with workplace headaches and drama?
Making up comments about my relationship with my kids is just nasty. There are multiple things you said about me that are valid, yet you feel the need to make things up? Also - and not just about me - calling someone a bad father is a dick move. Reading your posts, I think you are nasty, and a liar. I don't know if you have kids, but if you do, I would NEVER insinuate you were a bad father without possessing STRONG evidence proving that.
Some things, you just don't say. It would be like me saying you hate your mom and dad.
Also, I never blamed you for my shortcomings. I consider your posts to be negative contributions to the board, but that's not for me to decide. And I can handle personal attacks, and have for years.
But it's when you brought my family into the discussion and stated I am a bad father on a public forum where I post using my real name that I drew the line. You can follow me around in every post I write, and every thread I start. You can call me ANY NAMES YOU WANT. But bringing my CHILDREN into the discussion, all of whom are 11 and under is just an absolute piece of shit thing to do.
And if you owned "multiple companies" and lived in the million dollar house you claim, you wouldn't be such a bitter, caustic person. You claim all-around personal success, and insult me like you're in high school.
That's why I don't believe you have the success you claim. You can call me weird, but anyone reading your posts, where you do nothing but viciously tear others down, would assume you are a miserable, unhappy person.
But you own multiple companies, and live in a million dollar house, and warm up with my workout right?
Uh huh.
If that's true, and you're still so miserable that you insult people online who you don't know, every day, I actually feel sad for you. For you to have so much success in life, but spend your time trashing people online - even their families - just makes me think that no amount of success will make you happy.
But that's a moot point - you don't own multiple companies, you don't live in a million dollar home, and you're not stronger than me. Prove it.
Enjoy your life in Chicago - it's in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the only city that has more murders than Thunder Bay. :-\ :-X :D :P
You have outdone yourself with that batshit crazy, volcanic eruption meltdown post and made all of my points in the process.
Seek professional help....and buy new underwear, you look like you’re homeless and can’t find your way back to the Shire.
Shizzo take note, this is how a true master plays a Stradivarius.
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If you have a food to eat and a roof over your head you are doing better than a huge percentage of the world.
I'm not rich but I'm doing okay. I'm retired working a very part time job that pays for incidentals like a yearly vacation or car repairs. I live in the house of my dreams which I'm sure isn't a dream house for people that have real money. My parents came to this country with nothing and I grew up in a city. I have some perspective on what it's like to have some humility for being poor. Now I have 1400 sq foot gym in my house. A build in pool. Two very boring plain used cars but at least they are paid off and work. I have 5 years to pay off my house free and clear.
Now get big standards are a 5k square foot house on either coast. A couple of exotic cars with a Caddy Escalade for every day driving. Money to charter a personal jet for all trips or at the minimum first class commercial. A boat with a Captain to drive it out to sea for parties. The boat has to be a minimum of 50 feet.
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We changed it to 75 feet now,you must have missed the memo ! LOL ;D
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MY ATTEMPT AT BEING CONCISE:
Let’s get a few things straight:
You have the maturity level of a 10 year old.
- No, I don't.
- I'll bet you $1,000 CAD that I can get documentation from three psychologists proving you're wrong. Conditional on you prepaying the psychologist fees, which can be taken out of the $1,000 you'll owe me later.
You have advanced mental issues that require medical attention.
- No, I don't. I'll offer you the same bet as above.
You live with your mom.
- Thank you for thinking my home is so nice that it couldn't belong to me.
- Give me TEN DIFFERENT TIMES over the course of tonight and tomorrow, and I will take videos of the ENTIRE HOUSE, showing it's empty, and include a slip of paper with your gimmick name on it as well as the times you specify, proving the videos are from tonight.
You wear Crocs - you are obviously a repressed homosexual.
- I wore Crocs [with socks] in 2006.
- I'm not a repressed homosexual. I'm not homosexual. I'm not bisexual. I'm not asexual. I'm heterosexual. And I am bewildered with your obsession with closet homosexuals. It's 2020. Not 1955.
You live like brokeass white trash in a hinterland hovel.
Correct. And that's how I like it.
Sending a mandatory check to your baby mommas isn’t the same as being a responsible father.
My kids are my life. I don't know a single person my age who has spent more time with his children than I have. Most don't have kids, and I can only think of two friends who have more kids than I do. To me, there is nothing more fulfilling than fatherhood. Hopefully, I'll have another baby or two, post-COVID.
You are a racist and an anti-Semite.
- So? What are you going to do about it? And you poking fun at Vince Goodrum using racial stereotypes is acceptable in your mind?
- Again, so? Do you have a problem with me talking about Jewish global power? What are you going to do about it?
You are a spindly manlet with no grasp of reality.
- Not according to the dictionary definition of spindly.
- Yes, I am a manlet.
- Please tell me all about reality, oh wise one.
You have accomplished NOTHING in the “sport” of bodybuilding.
I never said I did. Nor did I say I could.
Your entire life revolves around internet acceptance.
Why would I exclusively talk about the least popular, most controversial topics in our culture if my goal was internet acceptance?
You are a weak man, in mind, body, and spirit.
- What is the heaviest bench press, squat, and deadlift that still falls within your definition of "weak"?
- The insanity that was COVID/2020 has indeed left me mentally and spiritually defeated to some extent. I feel no reason to deny that. Do you think it makes you cool or tough to make light of someone going through bad times - especially when they are out of their control? If one of my children died, and I suffered long-term depression because of it, would you make fun of me? Because that speaks volumes to your character, if so.
You are a condescending know-it-all.
You are pathetic and your behavior is the direct result of how you are treated here.
Your posts are moronic and insipid on your best days.
I state objectively verifiable facts, that are not open to debate. Facts are not meant to be accepted or rejected - merely acknowledged. I apologize if the facts I post are above your level of comprehension.
Matt I am not ever going to give you my acceptance, so stop begging. You are a racist, and a nasty immature anti-Semite. That behavior overrules any of the supposed slights I have foisted upon you. You come into every thread trying to make it about you. You are Shizzo and PrimePedo wrapped into one slightly less obese and soggy package. You equate spending time with your kids (because you are unemployable) with raising them correctly. It isn’t a time issue - you are mentally incapable of being the guiding and teaching figure they need.
- I have never asked for your acceptance, and I never will. I have suggested that you acknowledge the objective fact that I am strong - or at least, strong for my size. If not, post your definition of "strong".
- In my 17+ years on Getbig, I have never seen any member bring up another member's children. Some girlfriends and wives have been brought up - but I have never seen a person bring up someone's children. There is no way I can believe you have any level of success in life because of that. Also, if you owned "multiple companies", you wouldn't need to post anonymously. If you were as strong as you claim, you could anonymously post a video by blurring out your face. Do it - prove how much stronger you are than me.
Don’t blame me for your shortcomings. I would typically not give a shit about some weirdo fake manlet playing strongman in some backwoods shithole. But if you are going to come on Ron’s board and into every thread and go out of your way to act like an unabashed racist....then you are going to get both barrels of Walter Sobchak all fucking day!
All fucking day, every day.
And Mini-Matt...if you moved that house to the suburb I live in near Chicago, I wouldn’t bother using it to park my cars in. What a neutral color tapestry joke - and clean up that squalor.
I never blamed you for my shortcomings.
I think at least half your posts comprise just insulting others, which adds nothing of value to the board.
But you want us to believe you are an independent millionaire who owns at least two companies, lives in a home worth over a million dollars, bench presses 405-lb or more, yet despite having all that going for you, you are one of the most negative, pessimistic, insulting members of Getbig, who spends at least half his posting time tearing down other members...and even their children [literally a first in Getbig history].
No one with that much going for them is that bitter. If you had 10% of what you claim, you'd be comfortable, and simply not devote so much of your time being negative.
Also, just a tip:
I'd you're going to make up lies, try to make them remotely believable. For example, it would cost you nothing to post a lift video, covering your face for anonymity.
You can't and won't post that, because you don't lift what you claim.
I know some people believe their own lies - you may be one of them.
But do you think even one person here thinks you bench press 405-lb?
No one does. You're an anonymous name online claiming to be a strong millionaire, posting absolutely NOTHING to prove any of that - even videos of your lifts which would cost you NOTHING to upload, and can be captured in a matter of minutes.
Keep lying, Walter.
Tell me more about the wealth and property you don't have.
Say it enough times, and you might start believing it yourself.
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Straps down Matt?
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MY ATTEMPT AT BEING CONCISE:
FAILED ;D
I think at least half your posts comprise just insulting others, which adds nothing of value to the board.
Depends if you've got a sense of humour and can take things as a joke... you twat
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If you have a food to eat and a roof over your head you are doing better than a huge percentage of the world.
I'm not rich but I'm doing okay. I'm retired working a very part time job that pays for incidentals like a yearly vacation or car repairs. I live in the house of my dreams which I'm sure isn't a dream house for people that have real money. My parents came to this country with nothing and I grew up in a city. I have some perspective on what it's like to have some humility for being poor. Now I have 1400 sq foot gym in my house. A build in pool. Two very boring plain used cars but at least they are paid off and work. I have 5 years to pay off my house free and clear.
Now get big standards are a 5k square foot house on either coast. A couple of exotic cars with a Caddy Escalade for every day driving. Money to charter a personal jet for all trips or at the minimum first class commercial. A boat with a Captain to drive it out to sea for parties. The boat has to be a minimum of 50 feet.
Your lifestyle and living arrangements are just my cup of tea.
Honestly, what the hell is wrong with that?
I just don't get why people want so much. Many people even go into debt to LOOK rich.
I was actually going to rent my house for another $2,400 a month [it's a duplex - and that's what I rent the other side for, which is exactly the same construction].
I mean...$2,400 a month is an extra $28,800 in annual income. And I literally spent 90% of my time in my bedroom and basement.
Then guess what happened, oldtimer1?
The premier of my province has made it so tenants can't be evicted until "the Covid-19 pandemic is over".
???
That means if I did rent my place, the tenants wouldn't even have to pay me - and I'd have no legal mechanism to evict them.
So whatever. I'm not taking that risk. I don't really need all this space, but there is no way I'm going to rent to anyone if I have no way to evict them until "the pandemic ends"...which for all I know could be 2023.
Back to your post - again, what's wrong with living like that?
Who needs a giant mansion?
That said...a home gym would be nice right about now.
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Cliffs?
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FAILED ;D
Yeah, lol.
Next up - I will be posting using only my right hand. Hopefully THAT will help.
Depends if you've got a sense of humour and can take things as a joke... you twat
Your posts are funny. A joke can be both insulting and funny.
Some post's by Walter are funny. But I'd say half are just insulting people. I'm not even clear if they are jokes.
I found a lot of Walter's posts to be negative, but never thought much about them. Only when he dragged my children into the discussion did I actually find his comments offensive.
Psychologically, it may be akin to kids who torture bugs and kids who torture animals. To me, both are cruel. But not many studies suggest kids torturing bugs have issues. But kids who torture animals are generally classified as being potentially disturbed in some way.
I just assumed Walter Sobchak was a run-of-the-mill gym rat on juice, who posts negatively online. Nothing uncommon there.
But the second he started insulting my kids I was like "Is this guy fucked?"
I can't say I've ever seen any Getbigger ever insult another member's children. I literally cannot even pretend to be in a mindset to insult another person's family.
For all the stuff he said, I just thought of him as an unhappy person, probably due to being broke, and struggling to make ends meet.
But when he brought my family into it, I could only suspect he is a disturbed individual. And by disturbed, I don't necessarily mean psychopathic or anything - maybe just chronically severely depressed.
I'm just trying to think...who spends 50% of their time on a message tearing people down? It would make sense if the people he attacks had a history attacking him. Frankly, I didn't even say a word to this guy before he started following me around and bashing me.
Another point to consider on the topic:
Say Walter is juiced to the gills, massive, and can bench press 500. If he can, why is he making fun of me for bench pressing 345 at 180?
In my experience, strong lifters don't poke fun at other lifters who have clearly put a lot of time in, even if they are weaker.
Any 270-lb man benching 500-lb KNOWS that a 180-lb man benching 345-lb put his time in to get there. And I have never seen the stronger man in that case make fun of the weaker man, unless the weaker man insulted the stronger guy.
Put another way:
All strong men are aware of where they stand on the hierarchy of strength. Because of this natural order, stronger guys don't need to poke fun at guys beneath them on the hierarchy.
This is why I don't believe Walter lifts very much, if he even lifts at all.
Picture me ripping into a guy who has a max bench of 200. That wouldn't even cross my mind, because it goes without saying that I'm much stronger.
Lastly: note that Walter claims to be an independent millionaire who benches 405-lb and lives in a huge house worth over a million dollars...yet he refuses to prove any of this.
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Cliffs?
Walter Sobchak:
- Independently owns two successful companies.
- Bench presses 405-lb.
- Lives in a large home worth over one million dollars.
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Sorry, I forgot to include that. Thank you for reminding me, Phantom Spunker:
- Walter Sobchak thinks I've a abandoned my three children, and posted comments to that effect numerous times on here. Each time he accuses me of abandoning my children, I MELT.
In fact, it's gotten so bad, that any time I even just see Walter Sobchak's user name, I MELT.
In fact, I've MELTED more over the past few days from reading Walter Sobchak's posts than I've MELTED in over 17 years on Getbig.
When I see Walter Sobchak has replied to one of my posts, I immediately MELT, even before reading a word of it.
Then when I do read one of Walter Sobchak's whole posts, I MELT multiple times over the course of reading it.
I've never MELTED so many times in my life than I have in the past three days of reading Walter Sobchak's posts.
I'm not really afraid of too much. I have no fear speaking my mind to the strongest men, even if we disagree. As long as I'm respectful and cordial, what's the big deal?
But Walter Sobchak is an exception - I can honestly say, if we met, I'd melt within the first ten seconds of being in his presence.
I'm not saying this as a compliment, precisely, but there's never been a Getbigger who has made me MELT again and again, like Walter Sobchak has been able too, especially over the past three days.
And honestly, I seldom melt - be it here in Getbig or elsewhere online, or anywhere else.
I welled up when my son was born. I may have outright cried, but I can't recall.
Is it safe to say that a grown man crying falls under the umbrella of melting?
In any case, the form of MELTING I consistently experience from Walter's posts comprise being thrown into a rage immediately upon reading his comments about my children.
I've always been overprotective of my children, and in a warped and unintended way, Walter Sobchak has really put my paternity instinct for protecting my children into overdrive.
Say whatever you want about me. My only request is to leave my family out of it.
My family are Salt of the Earth type people. They really don't deserve any stress or grief caused by me.
My kids are 11, 10, and 4, for crying out loud.
I'd seriously rather get shanked by a Getbigger than have my innocent children dragged into any beef someone here has on me.
Also, I can't do much to an anonymous trash-talker, but I am hyper-overprotective of my children.
Let me put this on record:
If I ever go to jail for murder in my life, I can guarantee that it stemmed from protecting my children.
Walter Sobchak may well be 6'4" and 290-lb. I don't give a fuck how big or strong he is. When it comes to protecting my children, something just snaps in my brain - I go from brave to fool-hardy.
A man my size would have to be insane to fight a guy the size Walter Sobchak claims to be. But I know myself. And if a man that size [allegedly - and allegedly that strong] disrespected my kids to me in person, I just imagine attacking such a man with the ferocity and rage of a day rabid dog.
I know I posted a lot here, but I love my kids - and frankly, I don't even want to think about what I'd do to keep them safe, because I just know I'd murder someone if I felt it came to that.
Jail is NOT a deterrent for me when it comes to defending my children.
I'll be honest, of all my loved ones and good friends, my kids are the only people I would commit murder to protect if I had to, in order to keep them safe. My kids are the best thing that ever happened to me. My kids are my life.
Walter Sobchak:
Who calls out small children?
Dick.
Trash me all you want in ten threads a day for the next year, if that floats your boat. You seem to have some good [bad] material on me already, 85% of which is true. And I can get you plenty more.
But bringing my kids into it? My youngest child is literally the most innocent little 3-year-old girl I've ever been blessed to have in my life.
Does it make you feel like a big man talking about a child who isn't yet able to defend herself?
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Is it safe to say that a grown man crying falls under the umbrella of melting?
a man should never cry... that's some bitch made effeminate shit.
get a grip, man.
again:
who gives a shit what some rando on the net says – u r acting like a bitch - get over it.
b that guy who punched a cop in the face.
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matt should run some testosterone... might cry less and would also help his depression.
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hazbin is one of the most humble rich guys on getbig.
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Walter Sobchak bashing adult Getbig members = seemed like he had a stick up his ass, but I didn't give it much thought.
Walter Sobchak trashing me as a father, and dragging my small children into this discussion = I thought: maybe he has psychotic depression, or some medicated psychiatric condition that he decided to reduce the intake of his prescription without consultation with his psychiatrist because the medication was making him "drowsy", or something.
I'm not normally one to speculate on the psychiatric status of anonymous negative people online. But who brings small children, one being only three years old, still learning to talk, into a discussion to trash a guy who never uttered a negative word to him prior to being the recipient of repeat personal attacks? In 17 years on Getbig, not ONE person has done that. And we've had our share of negative members here.
So Walter Sobchak - let's pretend all your claims are true:
You independently own two successful private companies, live in a home worth over one million dollars, bench press 405-lb, deadlift in the 500+ range for reps, earn a handsome annual income deep into the six figures, yet devote half the time you spend on Getbig personally attacking fellow members, some of whom [presumably not just me] literally didn't state a single negative word to you in all the time during which we both actively posted here.
Again - let's pretend all your personal claims are true:
It seems to me that your millions aren't making you happy.
Nor does being stronger than 99% of men make you happy. Nor does living in a big, expensive, no doubt very comfortable home made to your specifications, presumably in one of the safer urban areas near Chicago.
If you have all that going for you - if all those claims above that you've made about yourself in other threads are true - then you are in the top 1% of income, net worth, and physical strength. Independently owning two private companies would also put you in the top 1% of industriousness, risk-taking, and entrepreneurial ability. And if you carry the size and muscularity you claim, you would most likely be in the top 1% of male size/muscularity - effectively making you among the top 1% of biggest AND strongest men alive. That would mean you could walk into ANY gym in North America at any time, and always be in the top 10% of biggest and strongest men present.
If what you are saying is true, in most gyms, you would consistently be the strongest man in the facility, any time of day, any day of the week. The 10% figure is just in the event you walk into a gym, and happen into a group of top powerlifters training there. Most times you walk into a gym, there is NOT a 405-lb bench presser there.
And yet half your posts here are just taking other Getbiggers down a peg? Some of whom you have zero history with, and who have never posted a single iota of negativity towards you in their respective posting history?
If you have all the extensive business and personal success and vast financial and material wealth you claim to have, in addition to possessing a physical strength level which makes you stronger than 99% of men, why would you make fun of people beneath you?
If you are as strong as you claim, it would mean you are the strongest person at your gym almost every time you enter - and that would be true at almost any time in every gym in North America.
So here's the thing: men who are accustomed to being that strong have no need to tear down other people, consistently, with no basis. You'd be so accustomed to being the strongest man everywhere you go that you would take it for granted. And you'd also grasp that if a 175-lb lifetime lifter is consistently that size, that obviously he didn't ever devote to steroid cycling. And you would grasp that dabbling in steroids literally a decade or more earlier would have zero or next to zero benefit today.
If you are as strong as you claim, you either use steroids or eat high calories - or both. So you would be well aware that smaller lifters may do both, but at lower levels.
The fact that you think my 170-lb physique at around 15% body fat is the result of ANY serious level of steroid use just makes me wonder if you even work out.
If you were like "Did you take a month of Anavar to look like that?", THAT would be a reasonable question...but NOTHING in my results should make any long-term lifter think I even remotely take steroids seriously - or even a high-protein diet, for that matter.
Frankly, I should be flattered you think I actively use steroids.
But the ONLY people I get that suspicion from are those who don't work out.
If you are a legit 405-lb bench presser, by necessity, you know what it takes to achieve that. And a lifter in the 170's with 15% body fat shouldn't even register as a steroid user to you. If you don't work out, then yeah - I could see why you would think I use steroids.
When gyms reopen, you better believe I'll be benching 360-370 at 175-lb body weight.
And if another Getbigger was benching 280 and throwing his hat in strongman contests in his region, it wouldn't cross my mind to make fun of him - because everyone would know I'm stronger, so why point it out just to poke fun?
Do you think I'm a long-term steroid user, stuck at 175-lb?
If so, did you think that maybe I DON'T WANT to get any heavier than 175-lb? I have three small children who need me. Do you think I want to put on size to gain strength, knowing it can ONLY hurt my health? Did you ever stop and think that some of us don't want to reduce our organ integrity, tax the processes of our bodies, reduce mobility, potentially reduce our lifespans, and risk injury, just for a plastic trophy?
How about a friendly bet, Walter Sobchak?:
When gyms open in Ontario, I'll surpass all my previous best lifts at 175-lb, within six months. I'll give you a 70-lb weight advantage [245-lb], and we'll both upload our top lifts, and post them here. Let's see how much you can out-lift me with a full 70-lb body weight advantage. You can feel free to use whatever steroids you want, as well. I would do it drug-free - not like you'd believe me anyway.
Then let's see how much you make fun of me for being "weak".
I'll give you a 100-lb weight advantage if you want. I'm not saying I'd beat you - I just want you to eat your words, seeing my "weak" top lifts at 175.
And back to my previous point - do you think it's cool bringing my children into this discussion and speaking negatively about them?
Do you think it makes you a big man to talk badly about a 3-year-old girl, still in the process of learning to speak? Even my two oldest children are 11 and 10, and you have the audacity to state they were raised poorly?
I'll say this as a general statement:
If anyone in person ever bashed my commitment as a father, or insulted my children, I'd very politely ask them to apologize. If they refused to apologize, I'd give them one more warning.
Then a switch would flip in my brain, that I have no control over.
Then I'd go to jail.
So my STRONG SUGGESTION to you, Walter Sobchak, is: continue to be an internet tough guy, while you are safe behind your computer screen. But I must SERIOUSLY caution against you talking trash about a man's family in real life - especially insulting his commitment as a father, or telling him his children didn't receive a proper upbringing.
The odds of you travelling to Middle-of-Nowhere, Northern Ontario are about 0%, but I am absolutely, positively 100% confident that if anyone disrespected my commitment as a father, or insulted the upbringing of my children in person the way you did online, I'd very politely ask them to apologize.
And they would apologize.
And that would be the end of it.
Once again - my kids are my life. I take any issues involving my children very seriously.
And you would NEVER insult a father in real life. Or bring up his children in ANY context. Not just to me - but to ANY man with kids. You're too scared to post using your real name, and you're describing yourself as a badass. Do you REALLY think anyone here believes any of your claims?
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hazbin is one of the most humble rich guys on getbig.
Fantastic example - in fact, hazbin is so humble about it, you'd forget he's rich. I think he knows it just goes without saying...and he's so used to being wealthy, it wouldn't surprise me if he almost forgets he's even rich, lol [because he doesn't think about it]. Just like how he's one of the best former bodybuilders here - and I can't fathom him not knowing that.
I see NOTHING "cool" about bragging about wealth. We - most of us - are bodybuilding and fitness afficionados here, right? Well... I'm not sure if you remember the 2004 bodybuilding documentary "Raising The Bar", featuring Dave Pulcinelli in his quest to become the best Mr. Delaware competitor ever.
In it, Victor Delcampo [who later turned pro] gave a good analogy:
Some people buy a sportscar to be flashy...to show it off, basically [to ultimately impress others]. But a bodybuilder doesn't need a sportscar - his BODY is his sportscar!
And that's my thought EVERY TIME that I see some out-of-shape person wearing expensive designer clothes, or buying expensive cars. I see out-of-shape women with mounds of makeup on, who never considered a treadmill.
Not to mention the masses of people living with massive debt just to APPEAR rich.
I just don't get it.
PS - it wasn't my attempt to brag about anything I have. 85% of the things I hear about myself are true. It's the 15% that I hear about myself that are lies that I can't stand. Walter Sobchak has been making statements about me that are objectively and provably false, and enough was enough.
As for his claim that I live with my mom... I'll ask this AGAIN to anyone who wants to call me out:
Give me a time tonight, in the dead of night, and I'll take a video of my entire house, going into every room to show they are ALL empty.
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LMAO @ Walter's moronic "logic" - I live in a house that "sucks" according to him, but he also thinks it's such a good house that it can't possibly belong to me. Hahahahahaha, what a dumb liar. And he's such a low IQ moron, he's too dense to grasp that he exposes his lies through posts like that.
- I posted photos of my house within MINUTES of Walter calling me poor. Walter still calls me poor.
- Walter then says I live with my mom - A STATEMENT IMPLYING MY HOUSE IS EXPENSIVE, AND MUST NOT ACTUALLY BELONG TO ME.
LOL, what a fucking tool.
See...this is why I don't lie, and why autistic people in general, generally never lie. See how much of a tool you look like when caught in blatantly obvious lies, like Walter's above, and many more?
For example, he said he warms up with my workout. Who in the FUCK warms up with 315x8 on bench? In fact, that's SUCH a lie, it actually makes me think Walter doesn't work out AT ALL.
The thing about lying about what you lift, is that it NEEDS to be plausible. Was it Chris Cuomo who posted a video pressing a 100-lb dumbbell with one arm, while seated? NO ONE DOES THAT. Aside from high level strength athletes.
The dumb fuck knows so little about working out that he doesn't even know what a realistic lie is! What a moron!
Likewise with Walter Sobchak - if he's stronger than me [deadlifting 500 for reps, for example], he wouldn't make fun of people who lift.
The thing is, anyone stronger than me had to put a lot of time in to get that strong. And the experience is somewhat humbling. And there'd be no reason to make fun of someone weaker. A person stronger than me wouldn't attack me because they already know they are stronger.
A stronger person WOULD very likely make fun of a weaker lifter IF that weaker lifter was being cocky, of otherwise claiming to be the strongest, etc.
Stronger men have no reason to dump on weaker men because they pose no threat to them.
In fact, the existence of weaker men is the reason why stronger men get to be at the top of the physical hierarchy. Not only are they no threat, their existence is what creates the social status of stronger men.
If Walter Sobchak was stronger than me [assuming he even works out], he could buy a $5 Halloween mask, scribble "Walter" on it, and post a 15 second video of him benching 405-lb. He could maintain his anonymity, and upstage me at the same time.
Moot point: he's a bitch who probably doesn't even lift. I bet I could lift everything he does, even if he had 70-lb in body weight on me.
PS - LOL @ claiming to warm up with 315x8. What a fucking idiot.
Conversely, he may be very strong, but fat and bald, forced to painfully accept that women don't give a shit if a man benches 405, if he's a fat ugly bald guy. Not that this matters - he'll never post a video because he's either fat, bald, ugly, weak, or whatever else.
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Getbiggers own
50 75 150 ft minimum yachts.
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Getbiggers own 50 75 150 ft minimum yachts.
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Not bad.
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Matt made those posts at 4am and 545am his time. But hey, he thinks he is mentally ok. ::)
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Walter Sobchak bashing adult Getbig members = seemed like he had a stick up his ass, but I didn't give it much thought.
<Morgan Freeman voice> ....but like with any calm before the storm, things were about to change...
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Rich in 2021 means having a roof over your head and having enough money to eat
Because of Covid you cant do anything else...
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Getbiggers own 50 75 150 ft minimum yachts.
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Nice sized yacht, easy to maintain without money from Uncle Junior or bitcoins from gib.
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<Morgan Freeman voice> ....but like with any calm before the storm, things were about to change...
:D :D well done
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Matt--you are exactly like I used to be. When Walter was all over me I would stay up all night at times furious at an anonymous screenname saying these things about me. I was losing it. I even hired these 18 year old hackers to try and find his real identity. My mental health was shot. The best thing that happened to me was getting a long term ban. Now I just dont care if anyone on the internet says anything about me. I cant control other peoples actions, all I can do is control mine. And wow, life is so much better. You will just ignore this post and keep yourself wound up and OBSESSED with Walter, maybe someday you will get it together.
As far as whether Walters behavior is right or wrong, who cares? Its his choice how to act on here, its your choice how to react. And your choices are pretty bad
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me after reading this thread
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me after reading this thread
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Nice to have a black woman posting on getbig again.
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Good morning/afternoon fellas!
What did I miss? 🤣
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Good morning/afternoon fellas!
What did I miss? 🤣
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Good morning/afternoon fellas!
What did I miss? 🤣
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Oh my lord, I LOLed until I almost peed a little.
I’m a little bit miffed that this thread of beauty was going on and no one PMed me to let me know !
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Think and grow rich!
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This thread is full of sorrow and heartache. And long responses by Matt.
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:D No shit.
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:)
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Hahahhaha
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A lot of good responses here. Wealth is very relative. It's not how much you make, but how much you spend.
I know people who make way more than i do that are in debt up to their ears and have little or no retirement plan.
There are a lot of flashy rich people around these days, but i think for most of them it's going to be temporary. It's not easy to maintain true wealth over a long period of time unless you are good with money.
One of my best friends works as a Drilling Engineer and makes ~$250k a year, his wife also works part time making around 50k. They have two kids. In the last 10 years i've loaned them money 3 times and paid their mortgage twice. They live in a 4k+ SF house with all the fancy things; they have a bedroom furniture set worth more than a new car. Both drive $100k cars that are financed. She gets a new Aston Martin every 2-3 years. I drive a used truck with 100k+ miles on it and make a fraction of what they do, but i learned very young to manage money correctly.
Most people would say they are rich, but they aren't. They essentially live paycheck to paycheck, they are always stressed out about money. It's crazy to me, but they simply cannot stop spending money. For them it's about status and showing off how rich they are, but it's all for nothing.
Truly wealthy people are typically very smart with money and don't spend it on silly things, but some of them do. I've met some very wealthy developers through work connections over the years; they are all different. Some are humble people and some are arrogant douchebags who throw money around to impress people. One of the wealthiest young builders in Houston is a complete fucking tool, at 42 years old he's making millions a MONTH. Complete asshat, but hey he is truly "rich". He grew up dirt poor and worked his way to the top with just a high school education. When he started making money he went back to his home town and bought as many houses as he could near the people he grew up with, just so he could put a yard sign with his name and picture on it. That is true arrogance, but he's filthy rich. But will NEVER be happy.
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BUMP….strictly for entertainment purposes. 😂
The first few pages are classic Getbig.
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BUMP….strictly for entertainment purposes. 😂
The first few pages are classic Getbig.
I see you...
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Mattymelt
Don't let Walter make you melt
Instead, make some Pattymelt, Enjoy Life
Be happy you are loved and alive.
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Does getbig consider 5.5 million wealthy???
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Think about this: In 1990 access to what is available daily for FREE on Getbig would have made you kinda rich.
Today, with all that is accessible here historically, the years and years of accumulated knowledge and wisdom and with the censored social media policed curated internet, we are still all rich to have such a place to gather and exchange information and such. It's a rare commodity.
We should all thank Ron for this (thanks Ron!!!).
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Does getbig consider 5.5 million wealthy???
Yes very.
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Wealthy, at least means not having to work and still having enough to live a good upper middle class lifestyle if you so choose.
On the male hierarchy not having to work puts you higher than anyone who has to work.
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Rich is 10 million dollars, no less
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Im pretty well off nowadays but my true wealth is in knowledge...being able to create and make my own income along with my extensive vocabulary to verbally trash people like Shizzo and Matt when they say something stupid....
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Rich is 10 million dollars, no less
I feel you.
Having a $200k or $2M doesnt really change your life. You can just buy nicer things.
It's when you get to $10M that things start to get interesting
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I retired 2 years ago early 30s, could of late 20s but market drew 85% down turn. Whilst it's euphoric to be making life changing money at a young age, be nice to the people you meet on the way up. You'll cross them again on the way down. I'm able to retire my kids and their kids. It's a weird feeling but the more I make, the less I want.
Being hungry in your 20's & 30's is essential, at this age you're gonna want all the things. Later in life you'll learn that wealth is derived from what we don't need, not what we have. Don't base your personality on your possessions.
The only people who talk about money are those that don't have any. Don't measure yourself by another's success You'll only end up risking more and losing. Many will bait you into this to protect their primacy.
Take time off, travel, live your life and enjoy it. It's later than you think.
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Wealthy, at least means not having to work and still having enough to live a good upper middle class lifestyle if you so choose.
On the male hierarchy not having to work puts you higher than anyone who has to work.
^This
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A lot of good responses here. Wealth is very relative. It's not how much you make, but how much you spend.
I know people who make way more than i do that are in debt up to their ears and have little or no retirement plan.
There are a lot of flashy rich people around these days, but i think for most of them it's going to be temporary. It's not easy to maintain true wealth over a long period of time unless you are good with money.
One of my best friends works as a Drilling Engineer and makes ~$250k a year, his wife also works part time making around 50k. They have two kids. In the last 10 years i've loaned them money 3 times and paid their mortgage twice. They live in a 4k+ SF house with all the fancy things; they have a bedroom furniture set worth more than a new car. Both drive $100k cars that are financed. She gets a new Aston Martin every 2-3 years. I drive a used truck with 100k+ miles on it and make a fraction of what they do, but i learned very young to manage money correctly.
Most people would say they are rich, but they aren't. They essentially live paycheck to paycheck, they are always stressed out about money. It's crazy to me, but they simply cannot stop spending money. For them it's about status and showing off how rich they are, but it's all for nothing.
Truly wealthy people are typically very smart with money and don't spend it on silly things, but some of them do. I've met some very wealthy developers through work connections over the years; they are all different. Some are humble people and some are arrogant douchebags who throw money around to impress people. One of the wealthiest young builders in Houston is a complete fucking tool, at 42 years old he's making millions a MONTH. Complete asshat, but hey he is truly "rich". He grew up dirt poor and worked his way to the top with just a high school education. When he started making money he went back to his home town and bought as many houses as he could near the people he grew up with, just so he could put a yard sign with his name and picture on it. That is true arrogance, but he's filthy rich. But will NEVER be happy.
I would modify this to: It's not how much you make, but how much you keep.
Wealth is measured by assets, not by income or spending. If you make a lot but spend yourself into debt, you are not wealthy.
Question TIO...
Why did you keep loaning your friend money when he made much more than you, was over-spending, and being foolish with his money, while you were being conservative and living within your means?
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I retired 2 years ago early 30s, could of late 20s but market drew 85% down turn. Whilst it's euphoric to be making life changing money at a young age, be nice to the people you meet on the way up. You'll cross them again on the way down. I'm able to retire my kids and their kids. It's a weird feeling but the more I make, the less I want.
Being hungry in your 20's & 30's is essential, at this age you're gonna want all the things. Later in life you'll learn that wealth is derived from what we don't need, not what we have. Don't base your personality on your possessions.
The only people who talk about money are those that don't have any. Don't measure yourself by another's success You'll only end up risking more and losing. Many will bait you into this to protect their primacy.
Take time off, travel, live your life and enjoy it. It's later than you think.
Wisdom.
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"I make myself rich by making my wants few." -- Refrigerator magnet.
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I feel you.
Having a $200k or $2M doesnt really change your life. You can just buy nicer things.
It's when you get to $10M that things start to get interesting
What do you do with 10M that you don't do with 2M? Plane? I have a friend that has one and he leases it out to a company but uses it himself a few times a month. It's nice to fly out of the private airport but you can't do very long trips in it. I don't know if I'd consider that life changing though... kind of a nice perk.
I retired 2 years ago early 30s, could of late 20s but market drew 85% down turn. Whilst it's euphoric to be making life changing money at a young age, be nice to the people you meet on the way up. You'll cross them again on the way down. I'm able to retire my kids and their kids. It's a weird feeling but the more I make, the less I want.
Being hungry in your 20's & 30's is essential, at this age you're gonna want all the things. Later in life you'll learn that wealth is derived from what we don't need, not what we have. Don't base your personality on your possessions.
The only people who talk about money are those that don't have any. Don't measure yourself by another's success You'll only end up risking more and losing. Many will bait you into this to protect their primacy.
Take time off, travel, live your life and enjoy it. It's later than you think.
This
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What do you do with 10M that you don't do with 2M? Plane? I have a friend that has one and he leases it out to a company but uses it himself a few times a month. It's nice to fly out of the private airport but you can't do very long trips in it. I don't know if I'd consider that life changing though... kind of a nice perk.
This
Domestic help. Nanny, house keeper, personal chef, gardener/grounds keeper, driver, PA, PT (not needed for getbiggers) etc.
A couple of hires depending on your needs changes life quite dramatically.
Potential issue however is that people who built their own wealth are usually people who can't sit still and live life in the slow lane, so tend not to consider a lot of these things.
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I would modify this to: It's not how much you make, but how much you keep.
Wealth is measured by assets, not by income or spending. If you make a lot but spend yourself into debt, you are not wealthy.
Question TIO...
Why did you keep loaning your friend money when he made much more than you, was over-spending, and being foolish with his money, while you were being conservative and living within your means?
I agree with your modification. You have to hang on to what you have to stay wealthy. So many people will make a big chunk of money or inherit money, just to blow half of it in a few years. You will never get it back.
When i worked in big oil, i was getting quarterly bonus checks in the 30-40k range. I invested 80% of those funds over a period of 5 years. I knew the big oil money was temporary, it's not a good job market to be in, but it pays very well if you can manage the ups and downs. While everyone else was buying boats and fancy cars, i bought two houses and several tracts of land that will multiply in value over the next 20 years.
I make a decent salary today, definitely not considered rich, but i have a lot of assets. Three rental houses (two are already paid off) and over 50 acres of land in prime areas. I've spent the last 20 years living frugal and buying things slowly that will have a large return. I may not retire at 50 but i don't have to worry about money at all as long as i'm smart. It opens up a new lifestyle when you don't stress about finances. I travel a lot, but i travel cheap. There are ways to make money go a long way if you plan well.
My friend has paid me back, which i didn't mention. I've known him since i was 8 years old and since i have the ability to lend him money i do. He's one of maybe three people on the planet that i would help financially, because i know he's a good person who is honest, he's just stupid with money. If he was gambling or something there is no way i'd help him.
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Getbig really is the land of the rich. Half of this board can retire at 30. Fucking smart bunch. You all need to teach me the ways.
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Domestic help. Nanny, house keeper, personal chef, gardener/grounds keeper, driver, PA, PT (not needed for getbiggers) etc.
A couple of hires depending on your needs changes life quite dramatically.
Potential issue however is that people who built their own wealth are usually people who can't sit still and live life in the slow lane, so tend not to consider a lot of these things.
I think lots in the 2M range do nanny (if au pair counts), maid service, and gardener. I don't know any who do a personal chef or driver though. Maybe they aren't getting to the 10M range because of all those services ;D
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Getbig really is the land of the rich. Half of this board can retire at 30. Fucking smart bunch. You all need to teach me the ways.
I guess I'm the only one here who is poor af, smh
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Don't forget a personal security team to prevent kidnapping.
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Getbig really is the land of the rich. Half of this board can retire at 30. Fucking smart bunch. You all need to teach me the ways.
1) don't get married
2) don't have kids
3) don't get addicted to anything (drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, etc)
4) don't go in consumer debt
That's a good start.
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1) don't get married
2) don't have kids
3) don't get addicted to anything (drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, etc)
4) don't go in consumer debt
That's a good start.
Pretty much.
For most of my career i've saved or invested over 50% of my salary per year.
I also live like a cheap ass except for certain things.
Drive old cars, wear normal cloths, buy off brand items, etc.
I still shop for sale items at certain stores. You can save $500 a month easy if you just shop smart.
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1) don't get married
2) don't have kids
3) don't get addicted to anything (drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, etc)
4) don't go in consumer debt
That's a good start.
To late for 1 and 2 haha. I’m good on 3 and 4.
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Don't forget a personal security team to prevent kidnapping.
It’s way harder to kidnap fat people.
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Regardless of what you think of Grant Cardone and his investment advice, I find his breakdown of what constitutes "rich" to be compelling. The first 10 minutes of this video are gold.
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MELTDOWN WARNING: I melt numerous times in this thread.
I'm not one to call myself "rich". All I want is to live modestly and to provide for my children off my current savings for the rest of my life - barring complete economic collapse - which is a possibility that I do NOT ignore. 2020 was a crazy year.
Lol, we've just been Rope-A-Doped out of TRILLIONS by China. So let's not pretend our entire economy is guaranteed to survive.
Every time I pay for something in cash here, the tellers seem surprised. At drive-thrus, they also pass me the payment machine on a stick, and seem surprised I have cash. I don't trust banks, so I use them as little as possible. It seems like "they" are trying to eliminate fiat cash currency. Not good.
Back to Getbig's standards, I feel like no amount of proof is enough. Look at how Larry Wheels gets slammed. Seems the better/stronger you are, the more grief you get. wes was called a "tiny tit", meanwhile, there are fit 20-year-old's who strive to look like wes did at 60.
What was the name of the giant 6'4" French bodybuilder who competed in LA, then the Amateur Arnold, who may have won it? There was a full thread slamming him.
To my knowledge, I've never boasted about money, but I can't stand being called out for things that aren't true [being weak, being poor - ABANDONING MY CHILDREN...WTF, seriously who says that to someone?].
Walter Sobchak did this, and it led me to a day of chronic melting.
Every time I read one of his posts about me - I would immediately MELT. He even had a way to make me melt by addressing qualities I'm happy with - like when he reminded me how I FAILED to style my hair around Canada's Prime Minister Blackface, Justin Trudeau. Looked like sh*t though - I looked like a troll. Trudeau probably uses hair products.
Regardless, I immediately MELTED.
Although most of what he said that was true didn't cause me to melt.
But when he called me poor, I immediately MELTED. When he said it again, I MELTED again.
I spent the entire day MELTING over Walter Sobchak's posts about me.
I came to realize long ago, there is no pleasing Getbig.
The ramblings of a weak minded fool. How can you even parent in your mental condition? :'(
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Rich is having your health, plenty of people around you that truly care, a solid wife or gf that enhances your life deeply, and enough money that you can live on your own terms.
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I think lots in the 2M range do nanny (if au pair counts), maid service, and gardener. I don't know any who do a personal chef or driver though. Maybe they aren't getting to the 10M range because of all those services ;D
Are those 2M folks still working though?
10M lets you have all that without the need to still work.
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Regardless of what you think of Grant Cardone and his investment advice, I find his breakdown of what constitutes "rich" to be compelling. The first 10 minutes of this video are gold.
That's actually pretty much how I got to the $10m figure, so naturally I will agree that this is a great video :D
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Regardless of what you think of Grant Cardone and his investment advice, I find his breakdown of what constitutes "rich" to be compelling. The first 10 minutes of this video are gold.
I love listening to him but would never invest with Cardone Capital.
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I love listening to him but would never invest with Cardone Capital.
This.^ Dude is a shark.
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This.^ Dude is a shark.
Yeah, that private jet, posh Miami Beach condo and fleet of cars is paid by his investors. If Cardone Capital goes broke he walks away with probably a mansion in some other country while you lose your whole investment.
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The ramblings of a weak minded fool. How can you even parent in your mental condition? :'(
Matt “Cawksucker” Canning letting everyone know he is NOT affected by what is posted about him.
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Are those 2M folks still working though?
10M lets you have all that without the need to still work.
No need to work.
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Are those 2M folks still working though?
10M lets you have all that without the need to still work.
True
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I love listening to him but would never invest with Cardone Capital.
I agree.
He's got some really good ideas about money and he's a great motivator but I'm not giving him any of my money.
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THATS NOT BENNETT..
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Kept Slave in the Shed (https://64.media.tumblr.com/714a771d4050191dd11e23a1f17bea25/846f8720c5d4493c-1d/s1280x1920/946e82179e571bce144baa083e50bdd99c697823.jpg)
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Haha that’s great.
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It’s way harder to kidnap fat people.
Not if you knock them over and roll them.
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The very definition of rich is to be able to do this whenever you want:
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Kept Slave in the Shed (https://64.media.tumblr.com/714a771d4050191dd11e23a1f17bea25/846f8720c5d4493c-1d/s1280x1920/946e82179e571bce144baa083e50bdd99c697823.jpg)
Don't give your slave so much grain.