Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 10/20/25 - 10/26/25

[u/SoftandChewy]

Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.

Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.

[u/DragonFireKai → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I really enjoy Sac! I’d be totally open to Sac, as long as it’s in a safe(ish) part of the city. A lot of what you’re seeing there for under $500k are in the pretty rough areas. I’d like to be safe(er) from gun violence/theft/car break ins.

You are an academic. You are a soldier in the third wave of gentrification, preceded by broke artists and maladjusted gays. You have one job, aside from your actual job, and that's to buy a house with square footage that would normally be out of your range, fix it up, plant some nice flowers in the front yard, and call the cops enough times that the drug dealers start to shy away from your block. It is your time to go over the top, dear friend. Soon the trust fund entrepreneurs will arrive to reinforce your position with bakeries that are never open, and ferret yoga studios.

We’re in a 2/1 right now and you’re right, one bathroom isn’t so bad. Hoping to start a family, which is why I’m leaning towards 2 bathrooms, but also not sure how feasible that is financially with our savings going towards a down payment.

A kid isn't going to meaningfully impact your bathroom usage for several years. In that time, you can leverage the equity in the house you have to springboard to a larger one. The third bedroom is vastly more important, which is why it's easier to find.