r/LibyanThinkers

من فترة كنت ما انسان في قمة الروعة، راجل كبير و كتعلم و كثير الاطلاع. اتكلم عن خيبة الامل من الناس القراب و كيف تأثر علي الشخص. كان يقول فيها و الالم باين في عيونه. و الحق كلامه قاعد يطلع في مواقف صارتلي و قعدت نتفكر. من يومها و اني نبي نكتب عن خيبة الأمل بس مش عارف شن نكتب او عن شن بضبط. بس اليومين لفاتو صارلي موقف تاني خييييي من ناس قريبة مني رغم قبلها تكلمنا علي تضياحتي و ان مفروض نضحيش هكي، لتوا جوي مقلوب. من كثر ما جوي مش تمام حرفيا فت الخدمة و شديتها تمشي علي الكرنيش مشيت لمحل بيتزا كنت زمان نمشيله بشكل شبه اسبوعي.

لو عندك اي شي عن خيبة الامل شاركنا

وكيف تشوفو في روحكم من ناحية الاستعمال وهل تشوفو في روحك عندكم استعمال زايد لي التليفون

السلام عليكم .

First off, it's nice seeing a Libyan community that's actually willing to have discussions instead of the usual social media drama.

I wanted to ask something that's been on my mind recently.

What are the highest-paying careers in Libya today?

For some context, I'm 19 years old. I studied Electrical Engineering at PTQI, and I've been working in the oil field for around a year now.

People always say oil industry is where the money is, but honestly... that's not really been my experience.

My base salary is 1,336 LYD before deductions, and depending on how many days I spend in the field, I usually end up earning 500–1,000 LYD in allowances.

Even some of the older guys who've been here for 10–20 years seem to make somewhere around 4,000–6,000 LYD. That's definitely better, but it's still not the kind of money people outside the industry imagine.

(And before anyone says I'm making this up, I can literally show my salary emails lol.)

I already know some people are gonna say "go private sector."

Yeah... I'm already trying to do that.

The reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to figure out what skills are actually worth investing my time into while I'm still young.

A bit about me:

• I'm pretty good with computers.
• I recently started learning programming.
• I speak English fluently.

And before someone says, "everyone speaks English nowadays," I know it's more of a requirement than an advantage.

The difference is that I actually use it at work. I communicate with foreign engineers, studied at PTQI partly in English, and most of the technical documentation I read is in English. That's a bit different from just being able to watch YouTube or scroll through TikToks 😂.

So I'm curious...

If you were 19 again in Libya, what career or skill would you focus on if your goal was simply to maximize income?

I'm open to pretty much anything:

• Jobs in Libya
• Remote work
• Business ideas
• Skills that are actually making people money

I'm just trying to make smart decisions early instead of waking up at 35 wondering where the time went.

Thanks in advance. 🙏

TL;DR: 19 years old, working in Libya's oil sector after studying EE at PTQI. The pay isn't nearly as high as people make it out to be, so I'm trying to figure out where the actual money is in Libya. Looking for career advice, industries, remote work, businesses, or skills that are genuinely worth pursuing.

الترجمة :
Praise be to allha, this world is fleeting and will pass away. Praise be to allha, this is not our home, nor our homes, and our true abode is with the Lord of the Worlds.

كنت من فتره يطلعلي فيديوهات للشخص هذا الذي اسمه (قاسم) اغلب فيديوهاته يتكلم عن تنمية الذات و كيف تكون ذئب و كيف تكون ميقا و من هذا كلام

لن اتكلم عن نصائحه جيده و أيضا دفاعه عن الاسلام و هذا مشكور له بدون شك .

لكن تعقيبي عليه في عناوين و مواضيع التي يتكلم عنها التي عباره عن كيف تكون نرجسي أو شيطان تتحكم بخصمك (و عياذ بالله) و كيف تكون ميكافيلي اغلب هذه فيديوهات اراها مفسده و لانه تصنع شخص سيكوباتي لا يهتم بالغير و شخص مغرور و مفسد

مع هذا شهدت فيديوهات هذه بلكي يكونوا (كلك بايت) لكن في واقع نفس كلام الذي عنوان هو نفسه في فيديو ، مشكله دائما ما يتكلم عن ميكافيلي و مع انه شخصية ميكافيلي هذه فيها الغموض و فكر اغلب الطواغيت منه هو اصلا ، و خصيصا اذا قريتوا كتاب (الأمير) ستجد كلامه نفسه يطبق في الواقع ، و هذا ما نرى قاسم يشجع عليه و هلبا صغار يصدقوا فيه و بل من سببه اصبح اغلب شباب الذي يتابعونه عندهم نوع من التكبر و الاستعلاء و انه على حق مهما الشخص الذي امامه ينصح فيه ..

قاسم ياريت يغير من اسلوبه و مواضيع نرجسيه و التي تبني شخصية السيكوباتي الخالي من المشاعر و الضمير .

و انتم شن رايكم بالقاسم ؟

السلام عليكم.

I've been trying to find English books in Tripoli, but it's been surprisingly difficult.

I'm mainly looking for:

• Novels
• Self-improvement/personal development books

I specifically want them in English because I've had too many disappointing experiences with Arabic translations. I find that a lot of the meaning, writing style, and tone get lost, so I prefer reading the English editions.

Most bookstores I've visited either don't have the books I'm looking for or only carry the Arabic versions.

And before anyone suggests PDFs 😅... I've been reading on screens for so long that my eyes need a break. I'd much rather have a physical copy.

I've even considered printing PDFs at one of the bulk printing shops (نسمع بيهم في شارع عمر المختار في المدينة) if I can't find the actual books.

If you know any good bookstores or libraries—whether in Tripoli or anywhere else in Libya that offers delivery—I'd really appreciate your recommendations.

Thanks in advance! 📚

عن الرجل الكلاسيكي وأنه أصبح نادرًا مقارنة بما نراه اليوم وأنا أفتح بابًا للنقاش وتبادل الآراء لا أكثر في شخص شاف الكلام “تافه” رغم إنه حاط صورة سوبرمان وأرجح عمره أو عقله صغير معذور الغريب ليس أن يختلف الناس معك بل أن يظن بعضهم أن أي موضوع لا يوافق رأيه هو “تافه” ما تراه تافهًا قد يراه غيرك قضية تستحق النقاش واختلاف الاهتمامات لا يجعل أحدًا أرقى من الآخر بل يكشف فقط اختلاف طريقة التفكير

اليوم قريت فيه شوية و ضيعت عقابه فاااا

مش عارف شن انقول

انحاول نبدا العشر الايام الجايات احسن

اللون الاسود الانجزته بشكل عام او مدى رضاية عن اليوم

Hello, I am not a Psychiatrist nor I am specialised in psychology but I am indeed interested in learning about it
And here is a list of things I learned from reading about, watching lectures about or actually firsthand experiencing the art of manipulation

Note: if you grow up in a house where manipulation was masked as love and care you are less likely to identify a manipulator and more likely to mistake manipulation for love

1-love bombing
The first time you get to know a master manipulator, they will tell you how cool you are, they will tell you that time passes very fast with you and that they never met anyone like you before, they may even tell you that you are the exact same person as they are or that they see themselves in you or they may tell you that they think you are their soulmate… all of which will happen within weeks, days, sometimes even hours of meeting them!

2- the tests
You may think that you are having a genuine conversation with them, you may think that they are asking about you and about your family or they are a bit curious about your living situation just to get to know you but the reality of this investigation disguised as a fun conversation is to know if you are a victim material or not
be extra careful if you are a girl getting to know a guy he may ask you if you are willing to live abroad with him? or maybe live on bread and water? He may ask you if you are okay with getting in his car and going out?
all to test you
They will call up late they will show up unannounced. They will cross your boundaries just to test them.
They may start an argument out of nothing and walk away and see if you are going to call them run after them or try to make things right so never fall for such nonsense.

3-the future faking
They will promise to buy you something or to go out with you somewhere and in case it is romantic they will promise you marriage! They will say something among the lines of: I think I found my dream person when we get married. I will build you the prettiest house ever.
They will promise to get you a present and then act like they had some big major life changing event that stopped them from actually getting you the present or they may just say oh sorry I fell asleep all day. I couldn’t get you the thing I promised.
Or they will just act as if they never promised you anything
They will promise a beautiful future (usually within days of meeting them) then never deliver!

4-they will judge you and bully you, but make it look like they are loving on you
They will tell you something like you are so beautiful if you lose some weight you’ll be even prettier
They will tell you that I love spending time with you, but you have this trait in your personality that is making it really hard for me to stick around
They may say I really enjoy my time with you. I don’t know why you don’t have much friends.
To your nervous system, it might not be as alarming as calling you fat or boring or dumb but if you sit and think about it, it was more of an insult than a compliment.

5-the gaslighting
They will call you crazy for finding out that they cheated on you
They will tell you that you don’t remember things correctly they will make you question your own sanity by flipping the narrative and accusing you of misunderstanding being too sensitive or not loving them enough.

Guys, if you are interested in learning more, please let me know and if you want to know how to protect yourself and be as unattractive as possible to them give me a notice
Thank you for reading🌸

📷 June 14th, 2025