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  1. Comment on One Punch Man Season 3 in production in ~anime

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    And just like that, my hopes have been thoroughly dashed

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    And just like that, my hopes have been thoroughly dashed

    5 votes

  2. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Nice! That's also a pretty relevant album for you.

    Nice! That's also a pretty relevant album for you.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Gen Z and millennials proudly wear ‘lab-grown’ diamonds, oblivious to the fact they’re made from burning coal in China and India in ~enviro

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    I definitely caught that vibe reading through it, even without digging deeper into names. They started droning on about how the verisimilitude of lab grown diamonds is a direct analogue for the...

    I definitely caught that vibe reading through it, even without digging deeper into names. They started droning on about how the verisimilitude of lab grown diamonds is a direct analogue for the foundation of a relationship and my first thought was "oh, it's just diamond mining companies huffing copium". You put it much more eloquently though haha

    7 votes

  4. Comment on Anime is going digital. Fans are wary. in ~anime

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    I've softened up a bit on 3DCG anime. Used to hate it as my only experience with it had been godawful time/money-saving 3D renders in 2D anime. But two shows had impressed me: Beastars and...

    I've softened up a bit on 3DCG anime. Used to hate it as my only experience with it had been godawful time/money-saving 3D renders in 2D anime. But two shows had impressed me: Beastars and Dorehedoro. Highly recommend these two, especially Dorohedoro. Such a strange series.

    12 votes

  5. Comment on What do you do when you feel like nothing? in ~talk

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    Think you may just be depressed, friend. I experience that same thing all the time. I never know what to do really, when it happens. Sometimes playing a game outside my comfort zone or forcing...

    Think you may just be depressed, friend. I experience that same thing all the time. I never know what to do really, when it happens. Sometimes playing a game outside my comfort zone or forcing myself to learn/play a song on guitar helps me push through it, but sometimes nothing really helps the general anhedonia. In cases like that, I've learned that it's okay for me to have done basically nothing all day; I'll watch youtube videos all day or even take a nap. I don't think it's so bad to have a day full of nothing. Maybe your brain needs it.

    41 votes

  6. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been enjoying the hell outta that cute little game, too. I love that zybellium and perk points are very finite resources, and you really have to lean into a certain niche if you want to go...

    I've been enjoying the hell outta that cute little game, too. I love that zybellium and perk points are very finite resources, and you really have to lean into a certain niche if you want to go far. You can absolutely make a bad build if you spend zybellium on the wrong thing or take a perk point that doesn't benefit you. Still can't get past compression tier 8 lol

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Mark Zuckerberg is building a top-secret compound in Hawai'i in ~life

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    Nah it was more that the rich person in question building bunkers grew up in a country wherein they are the majority. Absence of conflict/personal growth seem like it would make the person in...

    Nah it was more that the rich person in question building bunkers grew up in a country wherein they are the majority. Absence of conflict/personal growth seem like it would make the person in question create conflict or create aggressors

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Mark Zuckerberg is building a top-secret compound in Hawai'i in ~life

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    I suppose I should ditch the racial tinge and just say that mainly I believe that when you live in a vacuum/bubble as the ultra rich do, they seem to create conflict possibly as a means to cope...

    I suppose I should ditch the racial tinge and just say that mainly I believe that when you live in a vacuum/bubble as the ultra rich do, they seem to create conflict possibly as a means to cope with ennui and paranoia bunkers seems to be the outlet

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Mark Zuckerberg is building a top-secret compound in Hawai'i in ~life

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    Maybe experiencing actual prejudice and attacks on their selves prevent the manifestation of baseless paranoia? That's my running theory

    Maybe experiencing actual prejudice and attacks on their selves prevent the manifestation of baseless paranoia? That's my running theory

    9 votes

  10. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    Felt like I'd update you. Just sent HR my job rejection email. To have been lied to the way I was honestly makes me sick. My hair is important to me and I'm sure there are plenty of other...

    Felt like I'd update you. Just sent HR my job rejection email. To have been lied to the way I was honestly makes me sick. My hair is important to me and I'm sure there are plenty of other positions where nobody will give a damn about my long hair. Thank you for your cynicism; it made me realize I need to value myself sometimes.

    16 votes

  12. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    No compensation whatsoever. Just drafted up my job decline email. Got told on two occasions that my hair was okay, and then suddenly it wasn't. I didn't grow my hair our for 4 years just because I...

    No compensation whatsoever. Just drafted up my job decline email. Got told on two occasions that my hair was okay, and then suddenly it wasn't. I didn't grow my hair our for 4 years just because I thought it would be funny. Shit's important to me. I can only hope I'll be able to find another opportunity

    7 votes

  13. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    Duly noted! Much appreciated :)

    Duly noted! Much appreciated :)

    2 votes

  14. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    I'll definitely look into some nearby community colleges and see if they're offering cert courses. Maybe talk to an advisor or something if I settle on one. Not too sure how it all works haha....

    I'll definitely look into some nearby community colleges and see if they're offering cert courses. Maybe talk to an advisor or something if I settle on one. Not too sure how it all works haha. Thank you!

    3 votes

  15. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    Oh I'm not worried about that. Tildes is the only social media platform I use lol. But I getcha

    Oh I'm not worried about that. Tildes is the only social media platform I use lol. But I getcha

    3 votes

  16. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    This is the plan for sure. Maybe they like me and offer a promotion to level 2 after a year or so, or maybe they don't and I take that sweet, sweet resume fuel with me elsewhere. Gonna have to...

    As for the immediate job, if you're willing to cut your hair, take the job, get a year or two of experience, shop out your resume (because it's easier to get hired when you're already doing the work) and jump ship as soon as something better comes along. Get established, and grow your hair again once you're valuable enough that your manager will go to bat for you. At that point, people will know your flowing locks mean you're a great and powerful wizard.

    This is the plan for sure. Maybe they like me and offer a promotion to level 2 after a year or so, or maybe they don't and I take that sweet, sweet resume fuel with me elsewhere. Gonna have to swallow my pride I think to get to where I want to go, much as it chagrins me. Thank you for your (indeed cynical but nonetheless valuable) advice. Love the wizard comment lol

    7 votes

  17. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    Yes, in the US. Dunno bout Christian but definitely conservative. Which makes me throw up in my mouth a little, but hey, a job's a job. Little late in the game to be backing out, truthfully. I can...

    Yes, in the US. Dunno bout Christian but definitely conservative. Which makes me throw up in my mouth a little, but hey, a job's a job. Little late in the game to be backing out, truthfully. I can only hope I won't be made to follow the standards as rigorously as the students

    6 votes

  18. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    I've always been a fan of the more hands-on stuff. Taking care of servers/users on servers is something I've always been interested in. I don't know if programming is much my style, but I like...

    I've always been a fan of the more hands-on stuff. Taking care of servers/users on servers is something I've always been interested in. I don't know if programming is much my style, but I like general maintenance and improvement things; keeping things up and running, upgrading when it's time, adding user accounts to servers and setting up perms and all that. That probably sounds super vague but vague is my knowledge of the umbrella of IT

    4 votes

  19. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    The problem is I don't want to be that guy. Going through all of that before I'm even there a year would make me feel like I've painted a big target on my back along with a note that says "Pain in...

    The problem is I don't want to be that guy. Going through all of that before I'm even there a year would make me feel like I've painted a big target on my back along with a note that says "Pain in the ass: terminate ASAP". I don't think I could reasonably convince them that I ascribe to those philosophies, as I fear it would be painfully obvious that I'm abusing the religious exemption clause (I'm white as hell, ain't no way anybody gonna believe I practice sikhism or rastafarianism). I'll probably just have to end up cutting it off :/. I knew that it was probably a foregone conclusion, but I just hope it's worth it in the long run

    5 votes

  20. Comment on New job quandary in ~life

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    Honestly? I don't have any goals. I know I want to be in IT, and I know how incredibly vague that desire is, but I don't have the money to go to college for it. I haven't bothered narrowing it...

    Honestly? I don't have any goals. I know I want to be in IT, and I know how incredibly vague that desire is, but I don't have the money to go to college for it. I haven't bothered narrowing it down because it doesn't matter currently; I just don't have the time/money(!!!) for it. So until the time comes that I feel I have the breathing room to pursue a degree, general technical work like this is ideal for me. I felt that this position, just being a level 1 bozo learning the ins and outs, would be invaluable experience on a resume as it feels like it would open doors for me to progress to level 2/3/whatever where I can be in a position to be financially secure enough to pursue an education. From my understanding, it's not easy to get an IT job at this level without certs/degrees/experience, even though it's the lowest tier of tech. So I figured I could be spending another 2 years at my dead end technician job, or actually make progress in the grand scheme and set myself up for opportunity.

    Probably gonna just lose the hair.

    5 votes