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[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (18 children)

I love asking people what their first irresponsible purchase would be if they won the lottery.

Everyone has the day dream of paying off medical debt, your parent's mortgage, new car, fun vacation. But that's all responsible. I want to know what the unhinged thing you probably shouldn't do is. My favorite answer was Baja Blast on tap bedside.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago

An auto shop.

Just spend my days fixing cars, I'd have a few dozen and just restore em. Nothing crazy, I'd have things like a pristine geo metro. All the cheap cars that I just enjoy. I'd sell em, but I like keeping old stuff working.

Or I'd spend a year and go to every Cubs game. Just follow em around the country.

[–] Archelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fully fitted set of 15th c. style gothic plate armour and accompanying zweihander.

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

Custom made modern, or actually reconditioned ancient?

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Idk im probably autistic but like i just wouldn't buy anything irresponsible lmao like i dont get the question i guess, if you really enjoy something it's not irresponsible and you're rich as hell so go for it.

[–] placebo@lemmy.zip 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

if you really enjoy something it’s not irresponsible and you’re rich as hell so go for it

That's how lottery winners lose everything very fast.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Not quite, they buy crazy expensive things that don't actually make them happy -- that's the irresponsible part. Spend thousands on bottle service at the club wake up in the morning feeling empty and used and find the next socially encouraged stupid thing to soend money on. One fancy sports car won't affect a lottery winner's finances much, but they buy one lose the novelty of it after a few days and then they end up with 12 sports cars and now they're actually at risk of going broke. But if they spent that money on something that actually made them happy, not just what society says is supposed to be fun, they wouldn't become spending addicts. They'd get plenty of happiness and usage out of those things and not perpetually search for the next high.

Oh god that's the sort of question I would have to ask if they really want to know the TRUE first thing or the first thing appropriate for general audiences lol.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You don't need a million bucks to do two chicks at the same time.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I do for the kinda chicks that would double up on a guy like me.

[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago
[–] HurricaneLiz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hi it's me. I'd like to know more about topic.

[–] HurricaneLiz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Renaissance Fairs seem to be great places for ppl who are unique to meet and get a date, just from what female friends I have who go to them have told me

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

RenFaire/SCA events are amazing for that because, in my experience, you can meet a lot of kinky people if you know the right people/group or can pass a vibe check with rhem

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Most of the times I've done that I was broke

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

Can confirm. It's actually free to vibe with people.

[–] SavinDWhales@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I will confess: I bought two. I did not need two. The second one was not hunger. It was gratitude, and it was delicious.

https://youtu.be/IEkAQwBkxes

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

I want to hire a hairdresser that washes my hair and does the head massage every morning. Everyday my head shall be rubbed.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Buy areas next to churches and put sex shops in them. Although, now that I think about it, those places would probably rake in cash, like 70% of pastors are massive perverts with too much money

[–] dg2445@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Make sure you donate all profits to charity, and advertise as such.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've never been interested in Vegas. But recently I found out there's a place near Vegas that lets you rent a tank and then you can run over cars and I think you can shoot it too. And you can shoot a real minigun! To shoot that gun for a minute is like $14,000. So I take a few of my friends to go do that,

[–] agentlangdon@infosec.pub 10 points 1 day ago

To shoot it for 10 seconds is about $400. I go there myself to shoot the ww1 guns.

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Buy a large tract of land and do my best Hobbit impression

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A rich weirdo did that in Knoxville, but as an overpriced themed resort.

https://www.ancientlorevillage.com/

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

I remember lewis black said ball scrubber for unhinged thing.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Realistically irresponsible or insanely irresponsible?

Realistically irresponsible: I'd buy a huge piece of land out in the woods. Build a house, add a 1 acre pond with an island in the middle where I could go and sit and read.

Insanely irresponsible: I've often wondered how much it would cost to live full time at Disney World. Full deal, Park passes, meal plan, etc.

Understanding that they'd make you change rooms every month to avoid letting you have tenant rights. That's assuming the lottery winnings aren't enough to just buy enough stock to control the company.

[–] VAK@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

I'd strongly recommend you change the pond to a river. Just cleaner, especially if you buy all the way upstream too.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I've also wondered how much it would cost to live fulltime in my worst nightmare's version of hell.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago
[–] Mpatch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You would read up until the mosquitos and spiders came at you from that swamp. Then the frogs would start their croaking and splashing. Followed by the chorus of crickets and cicadas. And more likely some dick blue Jay would show up and yell at you for no good fucking reason, with its ugly ass noise it makes, like can you even call that a bird call?

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Well, the mosquitos aren't that big a deal. The fish and the frogs take care of them. I don't mind the noise of the frogs, crickets, or cicadas. Their sounds are nowhere near as bad as the noise people make.

I already make ponds on the property I have. I just dream of a larger one.

[–] neomachino@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

10 acre quail farm

[–] Jubei_K_08@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'd buy an abandoned old villa or chateau in Italy or France and rebuild it.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Pretty sure there are programs where you can just get a castle so long as you maintain it. Hell I think both Italy and France will pay you to do it for some of the remote ones.

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Castles are relatively cheap to buy, at least compared to luxury villas. Sure, you can throw few millions in one if you wish, but I've seen listings around the internet for around 50k. But you'll still likely need few millions for upkeep and repairs, regardless of purchase price.

[–] nlgranger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can't say for Italy but in France it's basically free indeed. Maintenance costs are high and the repairs must follow strict patrimony preservation rules with certified workers.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do they pay for the renovation costs too, or is that where you're actually spending all your money?

[–] nlgranger@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

That is where you spend your money in practice. There is not enough state money to maintain all the castles. To be fair, there are a fuckton of them, even though our government is garbage, we can't realistically justify to maintain all of them anyway.

Idk isn't that admirable and not irresponsible at all lmao?

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Rescue 99 Dalmatians so I can have the Dalmatian Plantation I was promised at the end of 101 Dalmatians.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Buy a massive bowl of cocaine and dump my face in it

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Omnitrack VR, and that stem cell clinic

I'd buy a tank or have one commissioned. Depends how much money I'd have from said lottery.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 3 points 1 day ago

A full set of Brady's drums! They're the best drums in the world, they're made of jarrah wood.