3233: Make It Myself - Revision history

DollarStoreBa'al at 13:50, 16 April 2026

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← Older revision		Revision as of 13:50, 16 April 2026
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-| titletext = It's not as big a loss as it looks, because now I have have leftover supplies, which will help me talk myself into doing this all over again with a new project!
+| titletext = It's not as big a loss as it looks, because now I have leftover supplies, which will help me talk myself into doing this all over again with a new project!
 }}

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|This page was created BY A BOT MADE WITH 20 MINUTES OF CODING, 30 MINUTES OF TROUBLESHOOTING, ANOTHER HOUR OF CODING, AND A SUBSCRIPTION TO CURSOR. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
-There are many people who complain about the retail price of items (especially, but not only, after rising prices such as with the trend of high rates of inflation occuring at around the time of this comic). People sometimes claim that they could make something themselves, thinking it will be quick and easy. Instead, Cueball reflects real life by listing the actual effort he would expend on such a project. In total, Cueball spends $60 creating his replacement, and requires 5-6 hours of "labor" which likely has a value greater than $80 by itself, and then ends up just buying the one in the store because his {{w|do it yourself|do-it-yourself}} replacement proves unreliable or fragile. This means that Cueball actually lost $60 on this venture, as well as at least a few hours and several trips to the store.
+There are many people who complain about the retail price of items (especially, but not only, after rising prices such as with the trend of high rates of inflation occurring at around the time of this comic). People sometimes claim that they could make something themselves, thinking it will be quick and easy. Instead, [[Cueball]] reflects real life by listing the actual effort he would expend on such a project. In total, he spends $60 creating his replacement, and requires 5-6 hours of "labor" which likely has a value greater than $80 by itself, and then ends up just buying the one in the store because his {{w|do it yourself|do-it-yourself}} replacement proves unreliable or fragile. This means that he actually lost $60 on this venture, as well as at least a few hours and several trips to the store.
-Furthermore, Cueball misses the point that most people aren't as technically capable as Cueball (or as [[:Category:Cueball's computer problems|irrationally confident]] as Cueball is about his technical capabilities), so may not even be able to ''start'' to consider the self-built item, and might therefore reasonably consider the $80 price tag good value.
+Furthermore, Cueball misses the point that most people aren't as technically capable as him (or as [[:Category:Cueball's computer problems|irrationally confident]] as he is about his technical capabilities), so may not even be able to ''start'' to consider the self-built item, and might therefore reasonably consider the $80 price tag good value.
 The title text has Cueball compensating for his losses by deluding himself into believing that the leftover supplies will help him with a future project. He shows unusual self-awareness in recognising that this will likely just cause him to repeat the whole process, but fails to notice that this is actually an argument against his proposal.

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|This page was created BY A BOT MADE WITH 20 MINUTES OF CODING, 30 MINUTES OF TROUBLESHOOTING, ANOTHER HOUR OF CODING, AND A SUBSCRIPTION TO CURSOR. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
-There are many people who complain about the retail price of items (especially, but not only, after rising prices such as with the trend of high rates of inflation occuring at around the time of this comic). People sometimes claim that they could make something themselves, thinking it will be quick and easy. Instead, Cueball reflects real life by listing the actual effort he would expend on such a project. In total, Cueball spends $60 creating his replacement, and requires and 5-6 hours of "labor" which likely has a value greater than $80 by itself, and then ends up just buying the one in the store because his {{w|do it yourself|do-it-yourself}} replacement proves unreliable or fragile. This means that Cueball actually lost $60 on this venture, as well as at least a few hours and several trips to the store.
+There are many people who complain about the retail price of items (especially, but not only, after rising prices such as with the trend of high rates of inflation occuring at around the time of this comic). People sometimes claim that they could make something themselves, thinking it will be quick and easy. Instead, Cueball reflects real life by listing the actual effort he would expend on such a project. In total, Cueball spends $60 creating his replacement, and requires 5-6 hours of "labor" which likely has a value greater than $80 by itself, and then ends up just buying the one in the store because his {{w|do it yourself|do-it-yourself}} replacement proves unreliable or fragile. This means that Cueball actually lost $60 on this venture, as well as at least a few hours and several trips to the store.
 Furthermore, Cueball misses the point that most people aren't as technically capable as Cueball (or as [[:Category:Cueball's computer problems|irrationally confident]] as Cueball is about his technical capabilities), so may not even be able to ''start'' to consider the self-built item, and might therefore reasonably consider the $80 price tag good value.

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 There are many people who complain about the retail price of items (especially, but not only, after rising prices such as with the trend of high rates of inflation occuring at around the time of this comic). People sometimes claim that they could make something themselves, thinking it will be quick and easy. Instead, Cueball reflects real life by listing the actual effort he would expend on such a project. In total, Cueball spends $60 creating his replacement, and requires and 5-6 hours of "labor" which likely has a value greater than $80 by itself, and then ends up just buying the one in the store because his {{w|do it yourself|do-it-yourself}} replacement proves unreliable or fragile. This means that Cueball actually lost $60 on this venture, as well as at least a few hours and several trips to the store.
-Furthermore, Cueball misses the point that most people aren't as technically capable as Cueball (or as [[:Category:Cueball's computer problems|irrationally confident]] as Cueball is about his technical capabilities), so may not even be able to ''start'' to consider the self-built item, and might therefore consider the $80 price tag good value.
+Furthermore, Cueball misses the point that most people aren't as technically capable as Cueball (or as [[:Category:Cueball's computer problems|irrationally confident]] as Cueball is about his technical capabilities), so may not even be able to ''start'' to consider the self-built item, and might therefore reasonably consider the $80 price tag good value.
 The title text has Cueball compensating for his losses by deluding himself into believing that the leftover supplies will help him with a future project. He shows unusual self-awareness in recognising that this will likely just cause him to repeat the whole process, but fails to notice that this is actually an argument against his proposal.

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 There are many people who complain about the retail price of items (especially, but not only, after rising prices such as with the trend of high rates of inflation occuring at around the time of this comic). People sometimes claim that they could make something themselves, thinking it will be quick and easy. Instead, Cueball reflects real life by listing the actual effort he would expend on such a project. In total, Cueball spends $60 (and 5-6 hours of "labor") creating his replacement, and then ends up just buying the one in the store because his {{w|do it yourself|do-it-yourself}} replacement breaks sooner than the engineered product. This means that Cueball actually lost $60 on this venture, as well as at least a few hours and several trips to the store. And most people aren't as technically capable as Cueball (or as [[:Category:Cueball's computer problems|irrationally confident]] as Cueball is about his technical capabilities), so may not even be able to ''start'' to consider the self-built item.
-The title text has Cueball compensating for his losses by deluding himself into believing that the leftover supplies will help him with a future project. But also reflects that this will likely just cause him to do all this once again, trying in vain budling a product him selv, and then ending up once again buying the product and just ending up losing more money and having more spare parts to continue this proces again and again.
+The title text has Cueball compensating for his losses by deluding himself into believing that the leftover supplies will help him with a future project. But also reflects that this will likely just cause him to do all this once again, trying in vain budling a product himself, and then ending up once again buying the product and just ending up losing more money and having more spare parts to continue this proces again and again.
-Weather building a new product is at all realistic depends on the supplies. When deciding whether to do work personally versus paying for a product or service, a common dilemma is that the DIY approach requires specialized tools and/or buying a larger amount of material than one will need. There may not be a future personal project requiring a specialized drill bit or leftover screws, in which case the leftovers will gather dust until they are thrown out or sold off at a steep discount. If Cueball was determined enough to put the leftovers to use, he might offer to create improved versions of his solution for other people, gradually amortizing the up-front costs and ultimately creating a competing product years later. Barring major cost-saving innovations, that new product might end up costing a similar amount to the original. If the original's price was inflated, the two products might drive down each other's prices through competition.
+Whether building a new product is at all realistic depends on the supplies. When deciding whether to do work personally versus paying for a product or service, a common dilemma is that the DIY approach requires specialized tools and/or buying a larger amount of material than one will need. There may not be a future personal project requiring a specialized drill bit or leftover screws, in which case the leftovers will gather dust until they are thrown out or sold off at a steep discount. If Cueball was determined enough to put the leftovers to use, he might offer to create improved versions of his solution for other people, gradually amortizing the up-front costs and ultimately creating a competing product years later. Barring major cost-saving innovations, that new product might end up costing a similar amount to the original. If the original's price was inflated, the two products might drive down each other's prices through competition.
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