thisisnotgoingwell

I hate to laugh at the suffering of others but this quote threw me... "Do I feel like I made a mistake? Possibly. Ask me again when I'm not so emotional," she added.

Baruth said her post wasn't a plea for sympathy but a call for awareness.

I can't believe how her brain is working overtime so she doesn't have to hold herself accountable for this lol. What a trait to have. Would probably vote for him again

I've done much worse for a dollar. The industry feels shit because of stupid AI hype coupled with tight budgets. It'll pass. Though if I could do something else for a similar amount of money I probably would

Well, I can kind of relate. I'm 10 years into network engineering and about 2-3 years into SDN/data center automation. It used to be exciting at first but now it's gotten kind of boring.

Don't underestimate the power of your half ass, your half ass is probably many people's whole ass.

Your work can be fulfilling and it's exciting when it is but it'll never satisfy your need for human connection. I'm in a role where I'm compensated adequately but I'm very unfulfilled. It's not toxic but I'm very disconnected. I'm trying to upskill at the moment and get my CCNP DEVCOR so I can look for a more cushy role with probably less pay

Sounds like you're burned out then ... How long in your role?

Just need a tight deadline or a bad performance review to fix that right up

It's probably still a lot more uncommon than being uncircumcised because "well I guess it should look like mine or most of the others"

I mean it's very common for fat men to be nicknamed "gordo" ie fatty. Of course it's ignorant but definitely not meant offensively.

I grew up with those words being common and I hope they don't come back in any form. They're very damaging even to straight males. But I'm sure as long as there's a counter culture they won't go away.

Case in point, I've been getting really into Latin dance, taking group classes, taking private classes, etc. the people that I see dance that look amazing are having a lot of fun with the dance and the music, the body movements, everything. When I try to move a certain way with my hips there's this fucking voice in my head that's snickering saying "gay" and if I can get out of my own fucking head and just feel the music, feel myself and connect with who I'm dancing with I have a great time and I get a lot of compliments. I hate that even when I know it's wrong and even completely illogical the fear of being perceived as feminine or weak is something that I have to struggle with on a personal level.

I think it's formed if you cope hard enough to believe in us vs them (as in believing there's a fundamental difference between you and people you disagree with) and also tap into fear(these people aren't just different, they want to take what you have and everything you value) then you can take pleasure in other people's suffering. it's disgusting and I fear most of the country is no longer capable of empathy

Wake up, Neo

I agree on the "weak" part, being able to empathize with orders requires that you be able to admit your own faults, but I think empathy is actually a high-intellect ability. It's deeper than being just uninformed.