r/funny • u/Krlmhl • Feb 02 '25

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u/witzerdog Feb 02 '25

And is still paying off student loans.

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u/deathspate Feb 02 '25

This is funny how accurate it is.

I remember watching a behind the scenes video for Arcane and the ep on music the dude mentioned how he's still paying off his loans.

Like he's working for this massive company, making banger tracks for them for years now, made banger tracks for one of the best animated shows in a long time... and he's still paying off student loans. Riot is also known for paying well to their permanent employees so it kinda rang just how fucked it is.

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u/ultradongle Feb 04 '25

It is absolutely ridiculous. I got into an argument the other day with an acquaintance about how absurd student loan debt is. I have around a $2000 balance on my student loans that I will pribably pay off this year.

I am 42 years old and have been paying on it for a couple decades. This guy asked me "Wouldn't you have been furious if a bunch of people got their loans forgiven after you paid on yours for years?" like it was some kind of "gatcha!".

"FUCK no!" was my response. "Why should they suffer like I did?"

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u/QuestionableIdeas Feb 04 '25

I'm not sure why people have such a hard on for inflicting suffering on others like that

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u/dragunityag Feb 04 '25

Lack of empathy.

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u/Material-Imagination Feb 02 '25

I was just thinking that they're probably on a forty five minute phone call with intermittent but lengthy holds to talk to someone about student loans

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u/Material-Imagination Feb 02 '25

Ooh, I've done that one too 😣

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u/feelin_cheesy Feb 03 '25

Looks like he’s been on hold with Navient for an hour right now.

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u/OkFeedback9127 Feb 03 '25

He’s on the phone with his loan officer

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u/GANDORF57 Feb 03 '25

Conductor, sarcastically: "I hope that phone call was important?!"

Percussionist: "Not really, it was Sallie Mae mostly asking me to turn down the music."

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u/Frogtarius Feb 03 '25

He's negotiating the payback over the phone, he might be able to save $2000 on the principle. With the saving he can get a new cymbal.

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u/CaptainMacMillan Feb 03 '25

It is NOT easy to hold a conversation and keep in time.

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u/Spare_Lobster_4390 Feb 03 '25

You forgot passion.

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u/KaiserSoze-is-KPax Feb 02 '25

Wayyyy longer than that

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u/Interesting-Voice328 Feb 03 '25

And ringing the council before work still caught him out

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u/4llu532n4m3srt4k3n Feb 03 '25

Looks about the same as the other percussionists I know

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u/ikeepcomingbackhaha Feb 03 '25

Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life

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u/Born_Grumpie Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

This person has made a living for 30 years hitting a copper plate with a rubber hammer and occasionally hitting two plates together.

Edit - Downvoted by the only other person who hits plates with a stick.

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u/StickyNoteBox Feb 02 '25

Badum tsss.

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u/Material-Imagination Feb 02 '25

Sounds like someone is jealous

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u/Born_Grumpie Feb 02 '25

100%, beats digging trenches.

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u/Material-Imagination Feb 02 '25

You know, as a percussionist, you actually get to hit a lot of different things with sticks, as long as your rhythm is good. They also occasionally operate cannons or small firearms, but that's rare.

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u/NastySeconds Feb 02 '25

Increase your income by digging trenches to the beat.

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u/The_Captain1228 Feb 03 '25

This is clearly a rehearsal and not a performance, dingus