u/Glass-Situation6916

I am currently living here and it sucks. The landlord or building owner there is a shady guy who asks for illegal damage deposit (just found out yesterday it’s illegal), takes forever to respond to maintenance issues, and the building just has odd issues like occasionally smelling like straight poop.

The area is convenient but the building seems like an old one that wasn’t maintained well being painted over with a shiny coat to distract from all the issues.

I know it sound silly but ever since I had a mental shift to seeing work as kind of a boring video game with boring rules, it’s made it way easier to remember processes, move quickly and be efficient.

I’ve been getting complimented by managers, seniors and such ever since. Before I struggled heavily because I saw my work as very important, and it stressed me out, and I’d have anxiety and make mistakes.

Oddly enough, caring less while doing what’s expected results in good work. To the point that I’m now in discussions for promotions. Feels like I’m in Office Space

I had an appointment set up with a ISP, but apparently I’m not in their network area.

Wondering if there’s any ISP I can set up an appointment with today, and have installation done the same day?

Is it tough financially?

I grew up as someone very anti capitalist like Austin & Ashley and funny enough, as I got older and saw how most ppl kind of are, I kinda relate to the old lady’s point of how this system is pretty much human nature.

That’s why I like season 2. Cause it shows that despite all the performative crap, despite all the right and wrong, despite this and that, when people are given an opportunity to climb, most of them will, even if it’s at the expense of others.

All of us in one way, shape, or form willingly participate in some form of exploitation. Whether it’s foundation of our tech, the way we get food, the countries we exploit for cheap manufacturing, exploitation is hand and hand with humanity.

Alongside that is dissonance. Many of us believe despite the cruel reality of this world, we deserve better, or that it’s not fair.

That was Austin & Ashley, two players who weren’t in the game competitively, so they chose to play the defence role that shields their egos. That it’s the systems fault, that it’s capitalisms fault or rich ppl.

What happens when they are tested? They fold. Like many others do when presented with chance to climb financially or socially.

Of course, this isn’t relative to all people cause some rare individuals truly do practice what they preach, but for many of us, we’re variations of Ashley, Austin, Josh, Lindsay or whoever else.

That’s why I love Beef. The characters were not likeable to most of us cause they were kind of real. They were hypocrites, liars, performative, and more.

That’s something I love about Beef in season 1 & 2. The mirror it holds up is very raw & ugly.

I remember it was when I was 20, and I slept with my 3rd girl ever and when I put condom on she said my dick is really big. I heard it before but thought it was just bullshit but that time really solidified it for me and then I actually measured

It’s the first time I bet big, and I was literally praying for this one to hit. I needed it more than ever and to lose by only 1 point makes it way worse.

This is what gambling always leads to. This feeling of emptiness.