u/TeaPrimary1147

I sort of slid into doing a new role for my company on top of my normal position. I am interacting with stakeholders now and they're asking my title. Its generic and moderately paid, I am telling them that title. I went to my boss and made a case, he had a million excuses and said to wait, which is fair, theres a lot factors that go into a decision like this. But now I see an "anonymous" company has posted this exact position locally offering 4x my current salary. We are in the middle of nowhere, it's him who posted. When I came to him about a raise and title change, he threw out a suggestion of an extra 200 dollars a month which I did not accept. There is work waiting to be done which I am being grossly underpaid for. I am considering quietly laying off those duties for now.

I'm frustrated and irritated. Help.

And for the record, he has a history of treating people like this, it's not personal.

My parents forced me into this world with their skin color which means no matter who I am as a person, I will have trouble finding a partner in the western world, jobs will hesitate to hire me or immediately try to lowball me while expecting more slave labour than most. People get to decide if they want to be racist to me every day, it's not a crime. Etc etc etc. They decided this was an acceptable thing for me to endure. Truly unbelievable.

Entire meeting recorded in video and sent to everyone including the CEO today and I had no idea until it was sent to me after. I feel exploited. This is Canada, anyone have any experience with responding to this? I'm thinking of just not having my camera on from now on, cry and moan though they might.

So there's what seems to be a growing movement. They've sent me an invite to their subreddit (I assume due to my affiliation with this one) and I've seen their videos on tiktok.

I get mad, think they're annoying edgelord freaks and bail everytime.

Today it occurred to me this is how the average person sees antinatalists.

Because I know antinatalists have deep empathy, logic and reasoning skills, I'm hoping someone here can help me square this circle.

How are we different?

And how can we be more palatable for the mainstream who need our message the most?

I'd say my first two golden rules are:

1. Don't ever try talking to parents. Even if they're thinking of having more kids, their hormones are in the way now. They have a sunken cost fallacy of already being "in it", no harm to have more now..etc.

OH ...I just answered my own question. Antinatalism is not about killing anybody lol. Nobody is dying with our philosophy.

All humans dying would yes, end human suffering. But with antinatalism, I think we are trying to make a difference where we can. I don't think any of us are deluded into believing we could prevent everyone on earth from procreating.

Oh and my number 2 rule is: when speaking to potential enforcers of children sentenced to exist on earth, don't use judgement ie "your child will suffer", use children's rights talking points and questions.

Awful fucking week, man. I mean, a lot of beautiful little moments here and there but I had to drag myself out of bed and slap life into my face. Coffee AND energy drinks or nothing at all. Today, finally, everyone was gone from the office. I put a good song in my headphones and was cruising away on my project, finally making progress. I was in the golden zone and omg even started dancing while working at my stand up desk.

Until.

Someone of the brand of humans who have repeatedly shown up as purposefully clueless and entitled shows up in my peripheral vision and makes his way over to my fuckong desk. At 4 in a Friday. To ask me clueless and inane questions that because my parents forced me into this world while broke, I have to answer.

I've had to smile, be endlessly patient and helpful to this brand of clueless and annoying human or end up on the street.

I could have hit that fucking man. You see a woman dancing, with headphones on. Enjoying

Enjoying herself. Busting her ass so you can be even ore of millionaire and you need to come over and ask where her coworker is when her desk is cleaned up for the weekend and it's obvious she gone. You need to interrupt and ask if what she left on her desk woth your name on it after calling and telling you it was here is Indeed yours and bumble around asking for kleenex and what not 😓😓😓😓 I hate my life man. I never get a goddamn break. Get home and neighbors kids are screaming at ear splitting volume outside. I hate hate hate my life.

Man 😭

I don't want to do it. Would you? Why or why not.

Imagine you forced a child into this existence.for no flippin reason and now they have to work. During the apocalypse.

I'm so angry at my parents. Who are senile and do not care, as always.

First date and this guy opens his mouth wide, middle of conversation to stick his finger i to his ba k teeth, scratched food out with his nail, wiped it on his jeans and kept on with the conversation like nothing. I was disgusted. Am I asking for too much? Basic hygiene and table manners at this age??

I don't know if you guys remember me but I was losing my mind, in Thailand for years surviving off this and other platforms. It was hell. I lived paycheck to meagre ass paycheck. Finally had to throw in the towel.. called everyone I know back home and begged for a plan ticket and place to stay. I got on that plane wearing cheap clothes I'd worn throw smoke and rainy seasons for years, carrying all I had left in 2 giant Walmart reusable bags. Couldn't get a single callback in Canada for four months. I had sticker shock over the prices and was constantly freezing. But finally... I found something. They flew me out, put me up, pay me well. I have benefits now. I am sad and don't want to live here but I thoguht I was dead and done back then. I got a new chance. You can too. These companies are so predatory. There's always another way. Good luck

Its against my beliefs to actively end my life but if things go sideways badly and I suspect they might...oh wait... thisnisncollapse support nvm... um, well I think I would be happy i didn't have to go to work anymore. I'd enjoy nature, relax, read books and slowly get through my extremely small food and beverage stash. After that, I hope I could just lay there and wait. Not likely, I know.

But I don't see the point of stashing food when I don't know if I will even keep/be able to afford this apartment. I have no car to move my stash with or anything to defend it with.

It seems like stressing about how to extend the life of picked flowers in a vase. You have to accept that despite everything you do, they will wilt and die. Why stress, just enjoy.

I have a feeling life must be worth fighting for but why and when is enough, enough? Maybe it's only instinct and DNA drive telling me that. My heart and brain are tired.