I’m in my 20’s and I consider myself a complete ignorant, in the sense that whenever I make a decision I always think “What would the future me do if I had more experience/knowledge?”...
You can still be introverted and need those close to you.
You would most likely prefer smaller groups to crowds, maybe self reflect and retreat into your own mind more than others, probably think before you act. You would also most likely feel tired after being in a crowd, feel comfortable being alone(doesn’t mean 4months alone would be ok), and have few friendships but you are very close with those friends.
I am an introvert but I still need my partner, my family and my friends. I just don’t need them that often and I am fine being on my own but I would definitely prefer to be with them than without them. That is why we chose them, right? Because we enjoy their company.
First schools in 1200.
First Uni in Uppsala 1477.
Compulsory education to the lower classes in form of oral education by the priest about the bible and two prayers was from 1400.
First secondary level education in 1623. Compulsory reading abilities by all classes from 1723
Then compulsory formal 4 years school education by all by 1842.
By 1858 they changed the first 2 years of the formal school to compulsory primary education focusing on basic reading abilites when it turned out many could still not read.
It is advised to brush your teeth at least twice a day, but when? Just before bed is a gimme because you’re about to lie mostly still for 6+ hours. Best to not leave food particles to fester....
Do you have another job? Get one. Work fast, work hard, get a lot of money fast, buy a better pc. Get a notebook or something for browsing around the house.
I mean you don’t need a full time job. Flipping burgers at mc donalds for a month or two would suffice to pay for a new pc if you don’t have to pay for housing and living during that time.
Now I don’t know where in the UK you live but its getting close to Christmas so they will need more people to sort post and packages for the next two months. Retail will also need more staff for the next two months.
Leading up to Christmas is one of the best times to find a job for extra cash.
If you’re also any good at photography and have a portfolio you could probably find a studio that is looking for an extra pair of hands with family photos and christmas cards.
Don’t put yourself in debt unnecessarily praying for a business to hopefully be successful enough to pay off the monthly payment on a laptop that you can’t actually afford.
If you are currently beneath the personal allowance limit of £12,570 then it’s still only 20% on anything above the limit until you reach 50k and then it’s 40% on anything above 50k. So 12,5k-50k is still 20% and anything under 12,5k is still tax free.
So if you do get a job to save up for a pc you would only pay lets say 200 in tax on 1k if you’re in the 20% bracket.
It’s not like they would force you to pay 20% on your whole allowance just because you hit the allowance limit.
You say TAX like it’s a big scary thing but the only difference is that you have to work a couple of extra hours to make up for the tax that you will be paying. If you get £10 per hour you would have to put in 2.5 more hours to make the same as you would before the 20% bracket.
I’m currently paying 34% on everything I make if I make over 3k. I would gladly take the allowance and put in a few extra hours if I hit the 20% bracket.
Hypothetically, if a colleague has repeatedly demonstrated the utter lack of reading comprehension skills (like pulling the same door labelled “push” for the hundredth time), what job could one suggest for them where this “disability” wouldn’t be detrimental?
Boyfriend of 2 years (best friend of 6) just told me he’s started seeing someone else. No discussion. Just ghosted me for a week and hit me with this news. Thought he was my soulmate, lmao. I feel like someone just ripped out my insides. Just turned 31 this year, this shit is not any easier than when I was a teenager....
How are there people at Snapchat HQ going like: “We know what the users want: A terrible AI-Chat forced on them and avatars that don’t have our iconic style, but rather a look like they’re from your deepest nightmares. Push the update everyone! We are their heroes!”
Now you’re homeless instead unable to find roof over your head. You can’t even rent that spot in the alley where the cardboard boxes don’t get as wet as the others.
The seafood with shells is the worst one but it has gotten better. I didn’t even know I had it since I haven’t really been exposed to seafood with the shells on until I was at a dinner party and they came out with shrimp cocktails with unshelled shrimp hanging off the sides. I got so anxious and sick at the sight of it I had to excuse myself to go to the bathroom and throw up. Now I can almost manage to sit next to someone who has unshelled shrimps. But lobsters and such served in the shell with legs and shit makes me sick.
However.
My phobia is a bit special because since I’ve had seafood without the shells before I saw them with the shells it doesn’t really affect my diet.
No. All bugs are scary and vomit inducing. And those fuckers are definitely worthy of the title “sea bug”.
Spiders are strangely enough kind of okay as long as they are hairy. Spiders without wigs are scary.
Shellfish of all kinds are scary and vomit inducing unless they are cooked and the meat is served without the shells.
I have been brave enough to actually try to work with my phobia by stopping and looking in the seafood section at the store. Some times if I’m brave enough I will try to touch a crab if it’s packaged.
One question that I have though is where does it end? The word blacklist from an etymology standpoint has got bothing to do with race. So where do we disregard the historical context of the meaning of words because people take it out of context and it makes them feel uneasy?
I am not saying that I am against using blocklist instead of blacklist. I am just asking. Where does the history anfd usage behind the term supercede the out of context hurt feelings?
Finally got around to printing a bunch of lid holders and got everything nice and neat. Some missing because they are in use. Also you can see my printed spice rack.
I was thinking about this after listening to Marc Andreassen blather on about how he doesn’t trust government as a repository of trusted keys and other functions. He advocates for private companies to perform critical functions. Standard libertarian stuff in many respects....
We all know, women sizes differs between brands, models and countries. Men had the war to tha k for standardize sizing due to uniform requirement. Need a pair of pants? Hip size and leg lenght is all you need! For wonen though, it depends wich country, company, cut of pants. You’vegot hips sizing, waist size, various non...
Say you went out on like 2 dates and said person was too clingy and you ghost em, now you might have to face them due to work. Apologize or not? And if apologize, do it preemptively or upon meeting?...
I (female) once went on a very not good date. The guy had no interests except for dead watching youtube, no ambitions and the only thing going on in his life was that he had sent a submission to attent a Polish university.
The only thing we did was havr a walk around town because usually walking makes people talk. Except they don’t if they don’t have anything to talk about.
So the date was nearing its end the guy looked like it went smooth af and leaned in for a hug.
So I stretched out my hand and shook his and thanked for the date.
But if you ask me what my favourite interests are and I tell you that I like reading Fantasy books and baking and spending time with friends and PC gaming and you have no idea what any of those are. And then I ask you back.
You can’t tell me “Some times I go out and have ONE beer with my friends. Can you drink more than one beer? Eh. We usually meet up for one hour once per month. What I do the rest of the time? Eh. Nothing? I watch youtube before I go to bed? Channels? What type? Ehhh… Anything else that is happening in my life? WELL, I AM going to go study medicine in Poland 😎. When I’m going? I’m not really sure. Well I am waiting for the reply back from them. I am enrolled yes! What letter? The confirmation letter. No I haven’t heard back from them yet. How I know I’m enrolled? Well I did send them my submission letter so I am definitely enrolled. How I know if I haven’t gotten confirmation? Eh. Well. I sent them a submission letter ofc.”
That’s when I looked at my watch and said “Ooh time sure does fly fast! I need to hurry if I’m to catch the bus. Thank you for your time. Goodluck with your submission. Bye.”
And my mind has always been like this even before social media.
If I read a book I hyperfixate on it and don’t put it down until I’m done which can be a whole 27 hours.
If I am talking with my partner or if I am trying to study my mind starts to wander thinking “Hmm. I wonder what we’ll fo for dinner tonight. Oh. But then we need the pan. I better clean the pan. Oh but these trash needs to be taken out but I don’t want to do that now I’ll just chill a bit. Oh were you talking to me?”
Existing is hard sometimes and it’s not because I’m looking at reels two times per month.
A very dear friend of mine, which unfortunately is a bit sheltered, couldn’t really understand how I can’t focus. “I also have to read a page several times to get the information to stick I don’t understand what you mean.”
And then I tried to explain that when I read a page my mind just thinks of other things and after several pages I realise that from like the 3rd sentence I have been thinking about other things. So I try to read them again and again and again. And It’s not like I’m actually reading I just go through the motions of turning the pages of my economy book while my brain is doing the equivalent of taking the ring to mordor.
This friend didn’t really understand how people could be depressed either “I mean. Just don’t be sad all the time. That’s what I do.”
“I’m sorry. I am autistic and might’ve misunderstood your signals. But would you possibly like to go out for a coffee some day?”
Then you’ve covered your ass. They know you’re shit at signals and further know to not speak cryptic to you. They also know that you’re interested and have a choice of just saying “No I’m sorry” without being cornered.
Pew is still making content but it’s more vlogs about him trying to stop being a hyped up youtuber and to find work life balance while now also raising a tiny bebe.
So he moved to Japan so that people wouldn’t recognise him as much, started making friends and is now living quite a normal life to what he used to do.
Mine have their own free vpn service which encrypts all traffic and hides your IP. So even if the government want anything on you they can’t give it to them.
On top of that they are notorious for not giving the government anything. They also have competitive pricing.
I think this is mostly a US thing. Why use yearly salary? You’re not paid once a year, are you? Most likely once a month. Referencing monthly salary makes much more sense....
On the other hand. I make around $13k, single household, studio flat close to the city center and I make do just ok. Wouldn’t hurt to earn a bit more. But on the other hand I work a bit less than 50%. It’s hard to find work though and inflation is making living harder.
It should be within reasonable range, like e.g. you won’t wake up as a Yedi or Superman tomorrow and world hunger won’t be solved just in a few days, etc
What lesson that you didn't see when you were younger and now can see, you would teach to your younger self?
I’m in my 20’s and I consider myself a complete ignorant, in the sense that whenever I make a decision I always think “What would the future me do if I had more experience/knowledge?”...
the Lactaid-brand eggnog gives me explosive diarrhea
why 😭...
How old is your country's education system ?
What are your favourite things under 50$ that make your life a bit easier or more pleasant?
I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!
When do you brush your teeth?
It is advised to brush your teeth at least twice a day, but when? Just before bed is a gimme because you’re about to lie mostly still for 6+ hours. Best to not leave food particles to fester....
I'm tempted to get a Gaming Laptop but not for Gaming should I? (kbin.run)
Yes I am a gamer, no I don't want to use the Laptop for gaming....
What job doesn't require reading ability?
Hypothetically, if a colleague has repeatedly demonstrated the utter lack of reading comprehension skills (like pulling the same door labelled “push” for the hundredth time), what job could one suggest for them where this “disability” wouldn’t be detrimental?
Does anybody have a solution for vertically storing baking sheets and cutting boards in a cupboard?
The only space I have is in a cupboard stored vertically, but they’re clumsily leaned against one another other....
What did you do to survive the night of/after a breakup?
Boyfriend of 2 years (best friend of 6) just told me he’s started seeing someone else. No discussion. Just ghosted me for a week and hit me with this news. Thought he was my soulmate, lmao. I feel like someone just ripped out my insides. Just turned 31 this year, this shit is not any easier than when I was a teenager....
What part of your body do you tend to neglect in the shower?
I always forget about my naval. When I was younger I would never wash behind my ears.
Snapchat's new avatar design (feddit.de)
How are there people at Snapchat HQ going like: “We know what the users want: A terrible AI-Chat forced on them and avatars that don’t have our iconic style, but rather a look like they’re from your deepest nightmares. Push the update everyone! We are their heroes!”
You can have any B-tier superpower you like. What do you choose?
I’d be Cables Don’t Tangle Man.
Do you have any phobia? (psychcentral.com)
What is a phobia?...
The average temperature in my area is 10°C above the historical average today (i.imgur.com)
My 3D printed kitchen bags drawer (lemmy.world)
At Safeway right now, it's Halloween up to aisle 13 and Christmas from there on. (lemmy.world)
Pegboard Kitchen Storage (www.instagram.com)
What’s the funniest internet argument you’ve ever read?
Inspired by this Jon Bois video where body builders argue about the number of days in a week....
Bypassing "wifi pausing"
I’m currently stuck in a used bedroom infested with flies at the time of writing this....
What is a story from the internet that will remain in your mind forever?
Any other websites like "tunefind.com" ? to discover the songs played in movies/series?
and is there a open-source shazam?
Finally organized all my kitchen containers. Bonus custom spice rack. (lemmy.world)
Finally got around to printing a bunch of lid holders and got everything nice and neat. Some missing because they are in use. Also you can see my printed spice rack.
What is the biggest corporate heel turn that you know?
I was thinking about this after listening to Marc Andreassen blather on about how he doesn’t trust government as a repository of trusted keys and other functions. He advocates for private companies to perform critical functions. Standard libertarian stuff in many respects....
What's something that you were surprised to find out a lot of people hate?
How would you go in making a standardize size chart for women clothing?
We all know, women sizes differs between brands, models and countries. Men had the war to tha k for standardize sizing due to uniform requirement. Need a pair of pants? Hip size and leg lenght is all you need! For wonen though, it depends wich country, company, cut of pants. You’vegot hips sizing, waist size, various non...
Should you apologize to someone you ghosted before if there is a chance you might run into them?
Say you went out on like 2 dates and said person was too clingy and you ghost em, now you might have to face them due to work. Apologize or not? And if apologize, do it preemptively or upon meeting?...
What is the most "Thankless" job?
If someone comments saying their actual current job, please be kind and thank them in a reply.
How to improve ADHD-like symptoms (www.deprocrastination.co)
What are some (realistic) things you wanted to get for a while, just for fun?
I’ve got 3 on my list....
You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?
I’m picking “Colonel” needs to be respelled to match how it’s pronounced....
Who is a Youtuber you find to be overrated ?
Nord VPN tv commercials are incredibly misleading (www.ispot.tv)
A VPN isn’t going to protect you from malware or trackers. I’m not sure how they can get away with this marketing....
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What's with telling YEARLY salaries?
I think this is mostly a US thing. Why use yearly salary? You’re not paid once a year, are you? Most likely once a month. Referencing monthly salary makes much more sense....
What is the best thing that could happen to you this week?
It should be within reasonable range, like e.g. you won’t wake up as a Yedi or Superman tomorrow and world hunger won’t be solved just in a few days, etc
Do you like waffles?
And while we’re at it, what’s your opinion of pancakes and French toast?