I'm facing a dilemma and I'd like to hear from other people who have been in a similar situation.
Have you ever had to cut off contact with your sister? What led to it? Was it worth it and do you ever regret it?
I'm grateful for:
- Having a job. It's shit pay and dead end and it makes me miserable but I get to be productive and earn _some_ money.
- My friend, for sending me regular updates on my cats and for taking such good care of them.
- Bagels. I love bagels. I had one today and it was the highlight of my day.
Personally, I'm not a fan. While anonymity is one of reddit's flagship features, I think allowing users to keep their profiles private makes the reddit boring and allows them to get away with a lot of crap.
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I often chat with people on reddit and knowing what they do on reddit is so important for vetting profiles and making conversation. At the same time, I think people should be allowed to choose how accessible they want to be on the internet. It's pretty basic.
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There's a lot I have to say on this subject but I'm more interested in hearing what everyone thinks. Do you keep your profile private? Why or why not?
Earlier in February, my Amazon Prime account was due for a subscription. I chose to not renew it. Mostly because I was pissed with their service. I don't want to pay extra to rent a movie if I'm already paying for the service. I don't want to pay extra to upgrade to an ad free service. It's a terrible model.
I also cancelled my Netflix subscription this month. Netflix was alright but I watched a couple shows on pirated websites because they weren't available on Netflix and realized.... it's not inconvenient at all.
It's not like I'm saving a lot of money by cancelling 2 subscriptions and we could discuss the ethics of piracy but I'm enjoying how much simpler my life has become since I made the shift. I'm no longer shown 10 recommendations after every watch. I'm not stuck in a binge watching loop anymore.
I don't know if anyone's been through something similar.
I used to practice gratitude avidly and strongly believe it was the reason I was happy most days, if not all.
Lately I've been going through a difficult time. I fell out of touch with gratitude practice because I had a lot on my mind.
Today I reflected on what was truly stopping me from still being grateful for things. I thought that practicing gratitude would be like admitting I still have good things in life. I feel scared of acknowledging the good things in life because I think I don't deserve it.
Regardless, I miss my old gratitude-practising self and will slowly work towards becoming that person again.
It's been a couple years (I think?) and this is a shot in the dark but I have to try.
I connected with a guy on this subreddit. We spoke on the phone for a bit, he was tipsy and said I sound like Rasika Dugal.
It's wild because I don't remember anything apart from that but it'd be fun if we got to speak again.
Ciao~
What's something that every zoomer can relate to, regardless of their location or culture?
The popular notion is: "Boomers had the world handed to them on a silver platter".
How true is this? What world events at the time made it easy for Boomers to achieve conventional life milestones (going to college, finding a job, starting a family, buying a house etc.)
Secondly, "Boomers ruined the economy for future generations"
Is there any truth to this claim? What exactly did they do that made things difficult for Millennials and GenZ?
I'm in between jobs and staying with my sister, her husband, and their 7yo son while I figure things out. I'm grateful they’ve let me stay here, but I really can’t wait to move out. Job hunting aside, getting away from this boy is my primary motivation.
Since I’m not paying rent, I handle chores at home and help look after my nephew. That means homework, meals, and keeping him occupied.
I know he’s a child and I know kids aren’t fully developed emotionally or mentally yet, but I still find him incredibly difficult to be around. My sister and her husband think he’s bright and well-behaved and "smarter than most kids his age". Hard disagree. Obviously I keep that to myself. It's embarrassing to admit how much I (23yo) hate a 7yo child.
I dread picking him up from school. I dread holidays and weekends. I dread being around him at any given moment.
Can you please make that magic happen? I've lost faith and I'm too afraid to try again. I want to be happy with you. I'll tough it out through the hard times. Just this once, can you please take the first step for me? I promise I'll be better this time.
I recently re-downloaded bumble just for funsies and maybe to meet someone nice.
I was swiping casually on the app and every time I matched with someone 25 or older, I thought "gosh, what kind of a dude wants to match with girls significantly younger??"
Then I realized I'm not 19 anymore. I'm almost 24. It is very normal and socially acceptable for a 26 year old to approach someone of my age with non-platonic intentions.
I guess it's because I feel inexperienced/lacking in various aspects of life, whether it's jobs, relationships, education etc. I feel the need to start acting my age.