After I graduated from comp sci with big dreams of working in game dev, the only job I was able to find after a year of unemployment during the lockdowns was as a consultant at an investment banking firm and when I say it was soul-crushing that's not an exaggeration. Not quite on the same level as working on killing machines but I couldn't stand it, went back to school to pursue art.
The kicker? It's easy to get a job with a comp sci degree where I live. The military is understaffed. A STEM degree will get you fast-tracked with bonus pay into a cushy intelligence officer or analyst desk job with a pension, benefits, and if you're still able to sleep at night after a couple years that's not a hard pivot into the private sector.
I've been told by career military folks that I should just enlist when I was broke and desperate for a job, like it was obvious and like that knowledge wasn't already haunting me.
I know what it's like to make the wrong call when faced with that choice and I'm never doing that again, but it's made me reflect a lot on the kinds of compromises the system we live in forces upon us.
god I could be so wealthy if I had no ethics. that's so fucking frustrating. I'm living paycheck to paycheck because I'm not grifting vulnerable idiots on TikTok. I feel like I have the ability to very easily scam people. I could make a killing with AI. but god. I have morals and ethics and so I get to be poor as shit. I hate this fucking world
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While you have the privilege of being warm and comfortable in your home, preparing for the holidays. These people have to go through some of the most inhumane, soul shattering and painful things that should not be allowed to even happen in the first place. But very thankfully, you can help them out.
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consider though: coffee shop romance between rival sword-wielding vigilantes who look different when they're in action, magical girl style.
we can have it all if only we allow ourselves to indulge
they're meant to die by each other's sword why are they in a coffee shop
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For added context, Strom Thurmond's record was established while filibustering the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
I'd just like to clarify some things about Senator Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech in protest of the present administration and everything they are doing to the American people.
Senator Booker was NOT allowed to sit down, eat, or use the bathroom during his speech. Sitting or leaving the room to use the bathroom would be considered yielding the floor. Eating would have interfered with his speaking and the person who has the senate floor must continue to speak, except when listening to questions that they will then answer.
He only took occasional sips of water.
The person who previously held the record for longest speech on the Senate floor did have bathroom breaks and also did things like read from the encyclopedia.
Senator Booker did not do that. His speech was to point out the damage that this administration is doing and he stayed on that subject.
Senator Booker's speech did reach many people. It wasn't a silly stunt that was done so that he could take the record for longest speech. He wanted to show the country that democrats will do something to bring attention to the problems we are facing. That democrats are listening to them.
Senator Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes to "make good trouble."
(or If you want to support me pls buy something from my Depop I also source vintage so if you need anything fashion related I got you <3) like if anyone just bought like two things I would be able to really get through the rest of the month and February since I wonโt be able to do anything after surgery.
(crawls on all fours with blood drenched on me) I have to do arts and crafts
I am in the midst of a move to a new city and state that is much safer for me as a trans woman.
My partner died a few months ago, i found her body in the apartment where we built a life together for the past 5 years and i had to leave after that, ive had the good fortune to have somewhere to stay, with a change in administration and a difficult past year it's time to move to somewhere new.
I am looking to raise $3,800 to help facilitate this move to a safer, and healthier place for me to start grief counseling. I also have car repairs I need to do in order to continue working and also funds to take my cat to the vet. I also need funds for necessities like groceries and medical care as well
anything helps, if you can spare it
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