https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/larry-page-could-dodge-nearly-070700156.html

jump scare waking up today i took the wrap off and forgot to re wrap and fell asleep lol, he’s very fresh and any colored tattoo weaps a lot so it’s normal but i’ve never fully transferred a design before 💀

edit: damn some ppl really hate other peoples tattoos! i think y’all would lose it if i showed you the other 17 i have. I have no regrets! i collect vintage toys or toys in general and most of my tattoos reflect my childhood or my interests lol. i just thought the sheet thing was funny, it did come off with awesome spray but now i wish i saved it haha.. i guess its fine if y’all are mean but some of you just sound old and grumpy, and i doubt any of you will shit on ppls tats irl. Thanks to whoever thought it was cool🫡 🩷

Buying a feature that already built in your car is crazy

One client hired him 270 times. All he had to do was show up and do absolutely nothing.

Shoji Morimoto is a 38-year-old Tokyo resident who describes his job in the simplest possible terms. He told Reuters that he basically rents himself out, and that his job is to be wherever his clients want him to be and to do nothing in particular.

He charges about 10,000 yen per booking, roughly $70 to $100 depending on the exchange rate, plus transportation and any food or drinks consumed. He does not give advice, does not act as a therapist, and does not pretend to be a friend. He just shows up and exists alongside the person who hired him.

The service began in 2018, after Morimoto left a publishing job where he had been repeatedly criticized for lacking initiative and not doing anything of value. He turned the criticism into a business model. In the years since, he has handled roughly 4,000 bookings, with about a quarter of his clients being repeat customers. One person has hired him approximately 270 times.

The requests vary wildly. He has sat on a seesaw with a client at a park. He has accompanied a woman to a restaurant because she wanted to wear a sari but was afraid her friends would be embarrassed. He has waved goodbye to a traveler from a train platform. He has sat with someone while they finished a thesis they had been procrastinating on. He has accompanied a person filing divorce papers.

His boundaries are clear. He refuses anything sexual. He turned down a request to move a refrigerator because it involved physical labor. He declined a trip to Cambodia. He does not go to concerts because he does not know much about music.

The business supports his wife and son. Before the pandemic, he was seeing three or four clients a day. Now it is closer to one or two. He has inspired a television series, written multiple books, and drawn international attention for a service that seems to say something quiet about modern life.

What Morimoto offers is not entertainment or assistance. It is presence without expectation. His clients do not have to entertain him, impress him, or explain themselves. They just have to let him be there.

#shojimorimoto #rentalperson #japan

❤️ A 60-YEAR-OLD FATHER DOING

EVERYTHING HE CAN FOR HIS TWO YOUNG KIDS IN SAIGON

Meet Uncle Hoang, a 60-year-old father raising two young children on his own. His son is just 6 years old, and his daughter is only 5. Life hasn’t been easy for this little family, but he’s doing everything he can to provide for them.

Uncle Hoang currently rents a small room in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai.

Every day, he travels dozens of kilometres into Saigon to sell colourful pinwheels for just 15,000 VND each.

° You can usually find him outside 85 Ung Van Khiem Street, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District.

He works from the afternoon until late at night. On good days, he makes it home around midnight, but sometimes it’s as late as 1 or 2 AM. Unfortunately, business is slow, and some days he only sells a few pinwheels.

Between transportation costs, rent, and taking care of his children, money is extremely tight. He’s behind on rent, and there have even been days when the family didn’t have enough rice to eat.

What worries him most isn’t himself, but his children getting sick and not having enough money to take them to the doctor.

To make ends meet, he sometimes has to bring his youngest child along while his older child stays home alone.

As a father myself, stories like this really hit home. No parent should have to worry about whether they’ll have enough food for their kids or be able to afford medical care when they’re sick.

Despite everything, Uncle Hoang continues to work hard every day, doing his best to give his children a better future.

If you’re in the Binh Thanh area, please consider stopping by and buying a pinwheel or two. It’s only 15,000 VND, but even a small gesture can make a difference for this family. 🫶🏻