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[YHWH's Strongest Soldier]

I pooped today!

Shut up, Jer.

 

[The Last Stand]

You will attempt to make a joke and people will look at you as if you’ve just garrotted a puppy in front of them and your heart will sink and you’ll think shit, got that wrong.., again.

Shit, that’s every day for me.

Rent is going up, energy will go up, loans payments will increase, gas is still at an all time up. Only one job interview responded but I still hand to wait this week for an answer. $20 an hour despite being “above minimum wage” FEELS like minimum wage since both paychecks are siphoned before I could even see them.

 

[YourFriendlyLurker 2.0]

all my work has been more on screens

My gentle nigga, if you only knew how that shit fucks me up. My eyes are still relatively well aka I don't need glasses, but everything I see during the day I fucking screens and I feel how my eyesight deteriorates day by day. My work is a screen. My library is a screen. I love assembling puzzles as a hobby, and it is even worse, trust me on that. Sometimes, I really wish they invented some method of transmitting texts direct to my neocortex without me needing to open my eyes (no, audiobooks don't work for me).

 

[Otterly]

$20 an hour despite being “above minimum wage” FEELS like minimum wage since both paychecks are siphoned before I could even see them.

Well I hope you get something soon. It may amuse you to know that 20 dollars an hour is about 15 quid an hour which works out to just under 30k a year. The median wage for the UK is 32k a year.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

why am I so sleepy 24/7 Jesus FUCKING christ

 

[YHWH's Strongest Soldier]

Well I hope you get something soon. It may amuse you to know that 20 dollars an hour is about 15 quid an hour which works out to just under 30k a year. The median wage for the UK is 32k a year.

I thought you were joking, but UK median really is that much lower compared to even Belgium, Netherlands, and Sweden (and it probably still includes London). That's not even comparing it to the US or Switzerland. It's like Italy level. Grim and not especially amusing.

 

[The Last Stand]

Well I hope you get something soon. It may amuse you to know that 20 dollars an hour is about 15 quid an hour which works out to just under 30k a year. The median wage for the UK is 32k a year.

Thank you, Rita. I’ve been looking for job offers online for days. I hope I have something tangible soon. These expenses will make it where I could barely enjoy days off with my current shift. I work late as well.

 

[PetiteFeet]

My gentle nigga, if you only knew how that shit fucks me up. My eyes are still relatively well aka I don't need glasses, but everything I see during the day I fucking screens and I feel how my eyesight deteriorates day by day. My work is a screen. My library is a screen. I love assembling puzzles as a hobby, and it is even worse, trust me on that. Sometimes, I really wish they invented some method of transmitting texts direct to my neocortex without me needing to open my eyes (no, audiobooks don't work for me).

Spend more time outside in the sunlight, it'll help your eyesight.

 

[Otterly]

Thank you, Rita. I’ve been looking for job offers online for days. I hope I have something tangible soon. These expenses will make it where I could barely enjoy days off with my current shift. I work late as well.

That does suck. I hope something good lands at your feet soon. Best of luck.

 

[The Last Stand]

That does suck. I hope something good lands at your feet soon. Best of luck.

I hope you’re able to retire in peace. America has its flaws, but I’m sure Europe is worse. You cannot even post online without the fascist police knocking on your door. Oh, and not sure if ai mentioned it, but energy bills are increasing because of data centers opening up for artificial intelligence. Now we all have to pay more so some nonce could create AI lolicon or whatever.

 

[el_4aba7]

Can many people here message me and tell me about their lives and problems they face? I live in the middle-east, born but european of origin. I've lots of problems but this year really feels my last.

 

[long waters]

im outside and working out more than ever but simultaneously all my work has been more on screens than ever so I'm getting massive eyestrain plus allergens aghhhhhhhhhh

My gentle nigga, if you only knew how that shit fucks me up. My eyes are still relatively well aka I don't need glasses, but everything I see during the day I fucking screens and I feel how my eyesight deteriorates day by day. My work is a screen. My library is a screen. I love assembling puzzles as a hobby, and it is even worse, trust me on that. Sometimes, I really wish they invented some method of transmitting texts direct to my neocortex without me needing to open my eyes (no, audiobooks don't work for me).

You fellas really sound like you could use some blue light filtering glasses. They may sound like a meme, but I've been using them for almost a decade now and I swear I have no issue staring at the screen literally all day. I'm a terminally online dumbass and between work screen time and home screen time I probably spend 12+ hours a day in front of a monitor, but I don't seem to have any such issues.

 

[Spilled Spaghett]

Shit, that’s every day for me.

Rent is going up, energy will go up, loans payments will increase, gas is still at an all time up. Only one job interview responded but I still hand to wait this week for an answer. $20 an hour despite being “above minimum wage” FEELS like minimum wage since both paychecks are siphoned before I could even see them.

I live at home because rent is so ungodly expensive, and it's better than living alone. I make about $20 in my current position. The company wants me to promote me, but not locally. I would have to move. So the added cost of paying $1300 or $1600+ just in rent would outweigh any sort of pay raise even if it went up to $30/hour. When a third of my paycheck is being taken in taxes it makes my blood boil. I don't know how anyone could look at their paystub and not go into a blind rage over all the parasites living for free with government benefits.

 

[YHWH's Strongest Soldier]

You fellas really sound like you could use some blue light filtering glasses. They may sound like a meme, but I've been using them for almost a decade now and I swear I have no issue staring at the screen literally all day. I'm a terminally online dumbass and between work screen time and home screen time I probably spend 12+ hours a day in front of a monitor, but I don't seem to have any such issues.

I second the recommendation. Use the night light setting on your pc and the blue light glasses. Also, print everything you read at your employer's expense if you can. Paper doesn't tire out your eyes in the same way. Fuck the trees.

 

[Motherf*cker]

I'm a great aunt! a healthy 8lbs boy born around 11 this morning.

Went to a movie, it was balls.

It's hot and the crazies are all out, but it's interesting to see their personal world. On guy was greeting nobody, one guy was playing with moldy foccicia, one guy looked like he was conducting an orchestra. I wonder if you collected all the crazies, could you create the world's most eclectic musical? What would it sound like?

 

[Unnecessary Surgery Land]

You fellas really sound like you could use some blue light filtering glasses. They may sound like a meme, but I've been using them for almost a decade now and I swear I have no issue staring at the screen literally all day. I'm a terminally online dumbass and between work screen time and home screen time I probably spend 12+ hours a day in front of a monitor, but I don't seem to have any such issues.

im buying them right now jfc thank you why was this never suggested to me until now

I literally had someone here help me with my nightmares and another just now with my eyes

Only taking kiwi advice from now on

 

[AnOminous]

I love reading of people rejecting their degrees in a weird self-destructive kind of way. Mine was already wishy-washy but I'm so tired of apologizing for or explaining it. It's one thing to say "I got a degree in engineering but don't use it", it's another to choose a bad degree and then not use it either.

I

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resent

resemble this comment. What if your degree, though, is a representation of absolute evil and you can't even reconcile it with your beliefs any more? You literally have a degree in evil.

 

[Overwritten Tapes]

Got 2 flat tires, 2 blocks from my friends tire shop, in pouring rain. The flat in the trunk lost air and seal too, not that it would have made a difference.

Lugged one wheel after another on my shoulder and put them on. Drove to the shop and made sure the lug nuts were to torque spec.

Sucks that it happened, glad that it happened so close to home territory.

 

[Halo Cipher]

I’m actually doing really well lately. I’m drawing more and trying new styles. The migraines I suffered for months are completely gone. Trying EMDR in a few weeks. I’m reading books that interest me again. Nearly finished unpacking. I’m staying on top of things. I’m enjoying the slow life of a book in my hands while sitting in the glow of the sun on my deck. Can’t remember the last time I just stopped to breathe.

Guy I’ve been dating for a couple months took me to the beach to have lunch last week. He got a bit freaked out at my intensity that day because I don’t have a filter when I like someone but I gave him space he wanted, reassured him that we go at his speed, and now he’s all in. Going out for a proper dinner together this week, a big deal to be a public couple for us both when we’re terrified of having our hearts broken. I realised I don’t need to corner him to get what I need and he doesn’t need to be afraid that I will get angry if he tells me he needs brakes to process. Honest communication and effort to not be reactive from past relationship baggage is doing wonders for us both. He feels safe and reliable, and I know I can trust him to be real with me in the good and bad. What a lovely chapter in life I’ve just started.

 

[Candlelight Desolation]

Got 2 flat tires, 2 blocks from my friends tire shop, in pouring rain. The flat in the trunk lost air and seal too, not that it would have made a difference.

Lugged one wheel after another on my shoulder and put them on. Drove to the shop and made sure the lug nuts were to torque spec.

Sounds like some based grit there, continuing on in that situation. Good you were that close.

Tax: Doing a lot of decluttering right now, it feels healthier.