Knuckledragger

If one is under 30 and has an education that will actually lead to gainful employment, then one also has (A) student loans the size of Turkmenistan's GDP, (B) intellectual gifts earning a giant scholarship, or (C) rich AF parents. This is to say nothing of the cost of housing, transportation (the nest major economic bubble/bust is auto loans, you can quote me on this), energy, etc. As for an economic recession, Ol' Cheeto Dust is getting that warmed up as we speak. The Fed just lowered interest rates while the economy is still "booming" (generally the opposite of that is the rule) and the FDIC voted to ease regulations (also know as protections) put in place post-2008. The excrement is going to hit the ventilator, the only question is at what speed are the blades turning. Also, to be clear, I'm a Gen Xer. I expect the world to burn, and it has yet to disappoint me. ...and now some pictures: Abandoned motel in Arizona. Painted Hills, Oregon. Tuscany hills, Italy.

Be that as it may, the economic realities facing millennials/zoomers/whatever else we're calling them bear almost no resemblance to what awaited baby boomers.

$500,000 system in Hà Nội, Việt Nam.

Hallerbos Belgium. Southern Utah during a sandstorm. Foggy Spring morning in southern Germany. Sunset in Northern Manitoba.

What would one drive with an 8 ch SET? Two four-way speakers? A low power surround system?

According to the OP, the turntable is like that because he has 1 year old child who likes the spinning shiny thing.

$40,000 "Octoblock" SET amp by Specimen Audio: https://www.specimenproducts.com/product/single-ended-octoblock-tube-amplifier/

In the parlance of our times, BRUH.

Ice Cave, Yoho National Park, Canada. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS. A supercell thunderstorm over the Saskatchewan prairie.

Test Tone @ Home live right now: http://mixlr.com/illuminator/chat

79 is a pretty damn good long ride. RIP.

Moscow. Abandoned church. Monte Tobbio, Italy. Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. The Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/epstein-portrait-bill-clinton-blue-dress-872203/ You can get your own print for this for like $150. #AccidentalRenaissance Castle Hill from above, Canterbury, New Zealand. Cannon Beach, Oregon. Peyto Lake in Alberta, Canada. Click for slightly larger.

Nubert Nupro X-8000s.

O Grove, Galicia, Spain. Supercell Thunderstorm and Lightning over the Kansas Plains. Greensburg, KS. Sunrise at that Wanaka Tree, New Zealand. Click for slightly larger.

$1M setup (paunchy middle aged dudes not included.)

Moonrise Milky Way Sunset come together for epic light! Lake Heron, New Zealand. Valensole in South of France. "Cathedral Under the Bridge" The blue hour under the Pinellas Bayway Bridge.

Man, this poor thread is neglected. Hey Head Case? Do you hate yourself? Do you WANT to? The sequel to the 2013 torture platformer Electronic Super Joy is on Steam and it's free as in beer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113940/Electronic_Super_Joy_2/ I couldn't get anywhere with the original ESJ, but I loved the soundtrack. It's the most EDM thing ever, but EnV (the artist) has such a strong sense of melody he makes some great earworms. I hope the soundtrack to ESJ2 is anywhere near as good.

3 shots of J. Saul Kane's home studio. Sun flares in the Antarctic. Wisconsin winter sunrise.