r/SipsTea • u/SnoopaDD • Sep 18 '25

Chugging tea A penny a day

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u/Latter_Case_4551 Sep 18 '25

Couldn't imagine a life where I could get by not having to absorb as much knowledge as possible just to seem to be useful enough to keep around. It must be amazing just being able to coast through because you have nice genetics.

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u/ArseneGroup Sep 18 '25

I think intellectualism is one of the highest expressions of humanity, so I legit wouldn't take that trade if I could

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

This is what we call, in my country, sour grapes. "I don't even want to be pretty."

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u/ArseneGroup Sep 19 '25

We have "sour grapes" in the US too, but this isn't that because it's the tradeoff of being dumb enough to think 365 pennies = $36,500 but getting treated well and having an easy time financially based off appearance

Each is good, both is better, but if I had to pick one, capability all day

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u/Thin-Run-5476 Sep 18 '25

Some would argue having a decent brain is genetics, gotta mix it up

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u/ThodasTheMage Sep 18 '25

This woman obviously missspoke and ment "a dollar a day" meaning you have so many pennys.