u/Deep_Bird_1789

TWICE this week, I have encountered two sitters who, after confirming availability, told me I can't visit their homes - where my dog would be staying for 2 weeks. What the heck is going on?! They are total strangers who could have a meth lab, or 15 dogs, or live in filth with rat traps. Especially with ai being so prevalent in real estate photos, I'm baffled at how confident they were to oppose me viewing their homes. "We don't allow people to see our house" - "I don't do home tours" what the helly?

Maybe Rover needs to do something about this bc who in their right minds leaves their dogs or kids overnight in a place they haven't seen with total strangers they know nothing about? Am I being unreasonable?

This summer, for the first time, I began to use FB Marketplace. This is the third time I use it, I gave away an AC for free. The flap parts needed tape so I didn't want to charge for it. I also thought, it'd be great to give it away to people who need it this summer with the heat.

One lady said she could get it. She was over 90 minutes late. She came with two other guys who came to pick it up. They grabbed it and then they walked away. Not even a thank you or a bye. It was SO bizarre and IDK really bugged me. I shouldn't care but wtf, I carried it all the way downstairs from my 5th floor apartment, and there were hundreds of people who really wanted the AC... again, I should not care but the interaction was extremely rude. I even waved and said "Bye" and they didn't even turn around to say bye back.

I'm slammed with work and can't make it today. I'll just transfer them over to you via Ticket Master. We paid $168 on Stub Hub. My loss your gain!

Hey all, I have 12 years of experience as a full-time influencer. I have worked with almost every major brand in my niche. And I've been making 6 figures annually.

However, recently I've been struggling with:

PEOPLE

• I have noticed random people from my past following me now. And engaging. People that I want nothing to do with.
  • Full relationship exes to one-time Tinder dates. From LONG ago. Ick.
  • Ex-coworkers from the worst corporate job of my life. One just DM'ed me. She was obsessed with my personal life and would bully me. She finally found my Instagram...
  • Estranged relatives. For instance, we don't know our father, but his racist family, whom I stay far away from... found me...and are engaging. Wtf.

I think it's messing with my craft. I now want to hide. Do I block them? It's like... bringing your high school reunion and past trauma to work.

AGING

I've also been struggling with TIME flying. I'm 41 now. I don't want to slave my personality away forever. Social media now REQUIRES you to give your insides. Your personality. Your spark. You have to perform more and more now. Before, it was photos, informational voiceovers... now that's not enough. Expert-quality work is not enough. You need to give away your personality. Now we need to talk to the camera, give more of ourselves. This isn't healthy long-term.

PASSION < BUSINESS

Running this business and working with brands takes up SO MUCH TIME. I feel like I recently have NO time left to actually post organic things I'm passionate about. Especially because my niche requires SO MUCH WORK TRAVEL. It's disorienting.

SATURATION & PRICING

Ever since TikTok and Reels, anyone can go viral now. Anyone can amass a large following. Now, 100k followers is not a big deal.

Supply is high, the standards are higher, but the prices... they're going down. I used to charge 20k+ for 1-2-post campaigns when I had fewer than 20k followers. Now... with all the baby bloggers... they have RUINED the pricing models.

Baby bloggers, CHARGE MORE SO WE CAN ALL MAKE MORE! These are CORPORATIONS. We should ALL be making at the very least $10k from every single corporate campaign. This is the work of a production company, advertising company, on-screen talent, and writer, AND we provide the audience. They literally would charge a man 50-100k back in the day for this stuff. So 10k is nothing to them. But if baby bloggers are charging $500... we're cooked.

STABILITY

I am ready to move on from this full-time. It's been incredible. Great. But it's no longer feeling sustainable. What career paths do you recommend from here to getting back to 9-5 that pay at least 150k a year? I had plenty of corporate experience before this. But I'm curious what type of jobs I should search for?

Hey all, I have over 10 years of experience as an influencer in my niche. I have worked with almost every major brand in my niche. I have amassed a nice following. And I've been making 6 figures annually as well.

However, recently I've been struggling with:

PAST PEOPLE

• Recently, I have noticed random people from my past following me. And... engaging. People whom I've wanted nothing to do with.
  • Full relationship exes to one-time Tinder dates. From LONG ago. Eeek.
  • Ex-coworkers from the worst corporate job of my life. One just DM'ed me. She was obsessed with trying to peer into my personal life and would bully me. She finally found my Instagram...
  • Estranged relatives. For instance, we don't know our father, but his racist family, whom I stay far away from... found me...and are engaging. Wtf.

I think it's messing with my craft. I now want to hide. Do I block them? It's like... bringing your high school reunion and past trauma to work.

AGING

I've also been struggling with AGE. I'm 41 now. I feel like social media now WANTS you to give your deepest insides. Your personality. Your spark. You have to perform more and more now. Before, it was photos, informational voiceovers... now that's not enough. Expert Nat Geo quality work is not enough. You need to give your personality to people. Now we need to talk to the camera, give more of ourselves.

PASSION < BUSINESS

Running this business and working with brands takes up SO MUCH TIME. I feel like I recently have NO time left to actually post organic things I'm passionate about. Especially because my niche requires SO MUCH WORK TRAVEL. It's disorienting.

SATURATION

Ever since TikTok and Reels, anyone can go viral now. Anyone can amass a large following. Now, 100k followers is not a big deal.

Supply is high, the standards are higher, but the prices... they're going down. I used to charge 20k for 2 post campaigns when I literally had less than 20k followers. Now... with all the baby bloggers... they have RUINED the pricing models. Baby bloggers, CHARGE MORE SO WE CAN ALL MAKE MORE! These are CORPORATIONS. We should ALL be making at the very least $10k from every single corporate campaign. This is the work of a production company, advertising company, on-screen talent, and writer, AND we provide the audience. They literally would charge a man 50-100k back in the day for this stuff. So 10k is nothing to them. But if baby bloggers are charging $500... we're cooked.

I WANT STABILITY

I am ready to move on from this. It's been incredible. Great. But it's no longer feeling sustainable. What career paths do you recommend from here to getting back to 9-5? I had plenty of corporate experience before this. But I'm curious what type of jobs I should search for?

Hey all, I have over 10 years of experience as an influencer full time. I have worked with almost every major brand in my niche. And I've been making 6 figures annually as well.

However, recently I've been struggling with:

PAST PEOPLE

• I have noticed random people from my past following me now. And engaging. People that I want nothing to do with.
  • Full relationship exes to one-time Tinder dates. From LONG ago. Ick.
  • Ex-coworkers from the worst corporate job of my life. One just DM'ed me. She was obsessed with my personal life and would bully me. She finally found my Instagram...
  • Estranged relatives. For instance, we don't know our father, but his racist family, whom I stay far away from... found me...and are engaging. Wtf.

I think it's messing with my craft. I now want to hide. Do I block them? It's like... bringing your high school reunion and past trauma to work.

AGING

I've also been struggling with AGE. I'm 41 now. I don't want to slave my personality away forever. And I feel like social media now REQUIRES you to give your insides. Your personality. Your spark. You have to perform more and more now. Before, it was photos, informational voiceovers... now that's not enough. Expert quality work is not enough. You need to give away your personality to people. Now we need to talk to the camera, give more of ourselves. This isn't healthy.

PASSION < BUSINESS

Running this business and working with brands takes up SO MUCH TIME. I feel like I recently have NO time left to actually post organic things I'm passionate about. Especially because my niche requires SO MUCH WORK TRAVEL. It's disorienting.

SATURATION & PRICING

Ever since TikTok and Reels, anyone can go viral now. Anyone can amass a large following. Now, 100k followers is not a big deal.

Supply is high, the standards are higher, but the prices... they're going down. I used to charge 20k+ for 1-2-post campaigns when I had fewer than 20k followers. Now... with all the baby bloggers... they have RUINED the pricing models.

Baby bloggers, CHARGE MORE SO WE CAN ALL MAKE MORE! These are CORPORATIONS. We should ALL be making at the very least $10k from every single corporate campaign. This is the work of a production company, advertising company, on-screen talent, and writer, AND we provide the audience. They literally would charge a man 50-100k back in the day for this stuff. So 10k is nothing to them. But if baby bloggers are charging $500... we're cooked.

STABILITY

I am ready to move on from this full time. It's been incredible. Great. But it's no longer feeling sustainable. What career paths do you recommend from here to getting back to 9-5? I had plenty of corporate experience before this. But I'm curious what type of jobs I should search for?

I moved to Miami 5 years ago, and I've been struggling with how to make new friends at this age. I feel like a lot of people either already have their close friends group, are busy with kids, or just not interested in prioritizing time for connection/ friendships.

Also when I was in my 20s, it was so much easier. I'd make so many friends without even trying. Now it's like looking for a drop of water in the sahara desert. I'm parched.

I miss having movie nights and deep conversations. I've had those friendships when I was younger, so I know it exists. But how the heck do you form that now? There is no college or barista job. And I work remote!

I'm not athletic, so athletic clubs don't work for me. I love yoga, writing, art, gardening, and swimming. But those are not activities for connecting with people. Should I take a language course? Maybe make friends while learning beginner Spanish? IDK!

I am a highly sensitive person -

I've never done any cactus. Never any psychs. Never shrooms. But I'll be in Quito next month. And I have a connection to the land that very few ppl in my life know about. I found out about this experience super randomly. It's led by a local ancestral healer lady. Looked it up and thought "maybe i should do this". I do have some.. unhealed stuff with the connection I have to the land. First time in the country too. Ingeneral in life also, feeling a bit... weird, lost, restless. A lot of "limbo" and "almost transitions" are happening.

How scary is this experience? I'm very sensitive. Even just dark chocolate makes me super stimulated and I can't sleep if I eat dark chocolate close to bedtime. I can't even consume a regular latte. I always ask for half the espresso and then can only drink half of that. Green tea and yerba mate stimulate me perfectly. As a teenager, I once smoked pot and got WAY too high to function for 2 days. And once in Amsterdam, I ate just half a brownie, and I was high for literally 3 days. I hated it.

I can drink alcohol just fine. Tobacco works nicely on me.

My question is... should I do this then? Does it work at a smaller dosage? And... what are the side effects of this? Has anyone had a bad experience?

ALSO - I once took lion's mane and couldn't feel any emotions for 24 hours and I wanted to just "turn off my switch" if u know what i mean. Wellbutrin did this to me, too long ago. And also... ashwaganda.

But I could really use a spiritual... something... especially my first time in that country to really come to terms with some ancestral stuff and the land..... Thoughts?

ETA more context: coca was totally fine for me. i would smoke pot in college and it was fine i just knew to stop after like 2-3 puffs. And I was thinking maybe doing 25% of the dose with her in her house. But a lot of you are saying I can also just do this at home. So I'm considering all your insights. TYSM. Upvoting every single one of these comments n very grateful for the help.

I am a HIGHLY*** sensitive person -

I've never done any cactus. Never any psychs. Never shrooms. But I'll be in Quito next month. And I have a connection to the land that very few ppl in my life know about. I found out about this experience super randomly. It's led by a local ancestral healer lady. Looked it up and thought "maybe i should do this". I do have some.. unhealed stuff with the connection I have to the land. First time in the country too. Ingeneral in life also, feeling a bit... weird, lost, restless. A lot of "limbo" and "almost transitions" are happening.

How scary is this experience? I'm very sensitive. Even just dark chocolate makes me super stimulated and I can't sleep if I eat dark chocolate close to bedtime. I can't even consume a regular latte. I always ask for half the espresso and then can only drink half of that. Green tea and yerba mate stimulate me perfectly. As a teenager, I once smoked pot and got WAY too high to function for 2 days. And once in Amsterdam, I ate just half a brownie, and I was high for literally 3 days. I hated it.

I can drink alcohol just fine. Tobacco works nicely on me.

My question is... should I do this then? Does it work at a smaller dosage? And... what are the side effects of this? Has anyone had a bad experience?

ALSO - I once took lion's mane and couldn't feel any emotions for 24 hours and I wanted to just "turn off my switch" if u know what i mean. Wellbutrin did this to me, too long ago. And also... ashwaganda.

But I could really use a spiritual... something... especially my first time in that country to really come to terms with some ancestral stuff and the land..... Thoughts?