Something I’m seeing frequently used in defense of AI is the argument that “people said the same thing by about the internet” and or “you can’t stop AI just like you couldn’t stop the interest”
I’m too young to remember the introduction of the internet to the public and have never heard of any stories of any significant opposition to it. Did it exist at all?
After the responses on some of the posts I’ve made in the last few days I’ve found myself asking a question, “am I done with the organized education system?” I had to drop out of college because of a lack of being prepared for it and then I went to community college and flunked out twice due to a lack of interest. I considered trade school for a while but I don’t want to spend the money on something I’m not interested in or waste the time learning when I could be working.
Then I started wondering if anybody else felt the same way. I mean in vast swaths of the world there are people who don’t attend traditional schools and many can’t read and or write and they still manage to live full lives.
Looking to create a fantasy for myself about moving somewhere new (can’t afford but I’m just looking for a dream)
Where’s the best place in the world for someone who works unskilled manual labor at $18.00 in an hour in Wilmington DE with no college degree or certifications?
27m here who is fantasizing about college and what could have been.
For a variety of reasons I had to drop out of Elmira College in my first semester in fall/winter of 2017/2018. Subsequently I went to Delaware Technical Community College twice in 2020 and 2022 and flunked out both times.
I’m not interested in trade school or going back to community college because I’m afraid of the commitment. I am currently employed making $18 an hour full time as a groundskeeper for an apartment management company.
I have a passion for the environment and would be employed in ecological restoration if I could. But it’s just not realistic. Maybe in another life I could have.
And so that’s why I’m here. I want to create an imagined alternate reality where I discovered my passion for environmental science earlier. I want to create fictional scenarios and experiences at a college where I graduated with a major in environmental science or something botanically related. Anyone interested in helping me imagine this?
In another post I explained how my local community college didn’t offer a horticulture program despite my interest in it and so I went back in forth in an email chain (twelve in total) with the advisement office. Some responses implied I was entitled and delusional, but I don’t understand why?
Did I break some type of rule or was some type of faux-pax? Like I genuinely felt good doing it and thought I was taking charge and self-advocating for myself?
Based on advice that was given to me in another post where I explained that I was applying to jobs I wasn’t qualified for (which got a ton of negative reception I wasn’t expecting) I’ve decided I’m going to quit looking for new jobs all together and wait for them to seek me out. I’m going to keep checking my emails and hope for the best.
Is it possible to be my own therapist? I’m having difficulty finding someone that can work within my available hours?
Was thinking I could talk to myself and then respond to myself?
Would it be unethical for someone to fake being an alcoholic so they can go to Alcoholic Anonymous for therapy?
27m here who is desperate for friends. I’m considering going to a bar to meet people but the problem is I can’t drink because of my medication.
Do you think it’s possible to fake drinking beer? Like I’d pour a glass of beer in a hidden portable water bottle or something.
27m here. I have no close friends. I was thinking of hanging out at my local library as a way to meet new people and make friends. Is this something that’s an acceptable thing to do? There aren’t any events in the evenings either. Can I just hang out there and wait for something to happen?
27m here. I live with my parents. Today I found out that my father throws out mail addresses to me. My mom claimed it was junk like pre-approved credit cards. Hypothetically if that were indeed true, isn’t it my decision to read them?
27m here. I’ve thought I’ve been gay since freshman year of high school but recently I’m wondering if I can even consider myself gay. I’m still a virgin and I’ve never actually dated anyone. I guess because I’m so used to it that I’m no longer interested in sex and dating. I don’t even consider the possibility of it anymore. I’m still attracted to men. There are men I find deeply attractive.
Can I still call myself gay? Am I actually asexual?
27m here. I haven’t had close friends since high school. I don’t have any interest in sex or dating. I don’t have any real interest in my career. Further my education isn’t really an option due to time and financial constraints. At this point I’m pretty sure I’m going to stay friendless without any deep connections the rest of my life.
Has anyone found peace in this sort of life? What do you enjoy about it? How can I turn this negative in to a positive?
27m here. I’m getting pretty desperate to meet people so I’m considering looking at clubs at my local community college to join. Do I have to be a student to join one or would I have to fake being a student? Faking being a student seems like it could be fun.
27m here who’s desperate for a change in their life. I have no degrees or certifications but I’ve been applying to a ton of jobs on indeed I’m not qualified for. I’m also applying to jobs that are part time.
If I ever hear back from any of these jobs I ask if they have any positions available that are full time and entry level. They usually don’t bother to respond at all.
Should I keep doing this?
27m here who dropped out of Elmira College in 2018 after one semester and then dropped out of Delaware Technical Community College in 2020 and 2022.
I’m interested in attending DelTech again for horticulture except they don’t have a program. I asked if they could create one for me and they more or less said no after fifteen emails back and forth.
Then I’m also interested in environmental science too. They don’t have that either. Next best thing is Biological Sciences which is an associate degree program.
However I only have about $3000 in Savings and I have to work full time 40 hours a week.
Do you think it’s all viable for me to pursue the Biological Sciences associate degree while working full time?
I wouldn’t be able to take classes between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday.
27m here. I have no real social life, I’m not interested in sex or dating or starting a family or having a career. I have this great emptiness in my life. I tried to look to religion but that’s not going to work because now I think it’s pretty selfish of me to want some connection or fulfillment without the actual association of finding god or meaning in life. It would just be a mere way to fight boredom.
I realized a short time ago that why should I run from the void? why not embrace it? And that’s why I’m here.
27m here from Wilmington, Delaware looking for a religion to fill a hole in my life. Most of my knowledge about The Friends comes from just being close to Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania. I know much of the history but my knowledge ends in the 1850s with Quaker participation in the Underground Railroad.
Are meetinghouses still plain and unadorned?
Are men and women still separated to different sides?
Are hats and plain dress still worn during service?
Are services still silent and meditation focused?
Edit: Thank you all truly and deeply but I decided I’m just not ready to make this sort of commitment because I haven’t actually found God and am uninterested in the actual practice of Catholicism.
27m here. I’ve been struggling with transitioning to adulthood and I feel my life is pretty empty. I don’t have an interest in a career. I haven’t had close friends since high school. I’m not interested in dating and settling down and having a family.
Maybe I need to look to religion to fill the huge void in my life. I grew up Protestant (Presbyterian) although my mother was raised Catholic. I’m Polish-American and Lithuanian-American which always made it feel strange going to a Presbyterian Church amongst WASPs. All my maternal cousins are Catholic.
I’m looking at Catholicism specifically because of that family background and because apparently there’s been a surge of young men like myself joining.
And while I do have a lot of problems with Catholic Church I do deeply admire the late Pope Francis and activist Dorothy Day and the current Pope Leo. I have an interest in liberation theology.
One of the biggest problems is that I myself am homosexual and do not agree with the church’s stance on abortion. However I am willing to keep my mouth shut and give up on homosexuality in exchange for a community and sense of belonging.
Given all this information, is there a place for me within the Catholic Church?
You are allowed to say no. At this point in my life I’ve learned that brutal honest is worth its weight in gold.