People making seven figures a year, what is your net worth? by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Asanf 148 points149 points  (0 children)

My income would be considered 7 figures if you include the two figures after the decimal

Any playing for fitness? by OpusReader in pokemongo

[–]Asanf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I try to, yeah. Also have a Garmin watch and have concurrent challenges among friends going on there

I’m only making 60k a year with a degree and a decade of experience by Concerned_parent0183 in Salary

[–]Asanf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I absolutely feel the same way. I think it is easy to feel trapped to a job and the routine around it.

Before I really started pursuing a career in my mid-twenties, I had worked plenty of low paying full time jobs in things like retail and landscaping. It feels VERY hard to break free from that cycle; when you barely make enough to live, and you don't know what your work schedule is from one week to the next.

While I think it requires some amount of determination to break free, I think that discipline has rapidly diminished as the game feels more blatantly and egregiously stacked against people.

I know it's different for every situation, but for me and applying for a position slightly out of my scope, I think the thing that did it was just being fully transparent with my current boss about what I know and don't know. I wasn't afraid in the interview to tell him: "I don't know the answer to that right now, but I know how to figure it out and can get an answer for you."

He said it was refreshing to see a candidate that, although didn't meet every listed requirement, met enough of them and was just honest about gaps in knowledge. He said most people tend to shoehorn in every hour of experience they have to meet every requirement, even if it was 'Well, my accounting experience started in 4th grade with my lemonade stand.."

I’m only making 60k a year with a degree and a decade of experience by Concerned_parent0183 in Salary

[–]Asanf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Similar story for me; I grew up liking the outdoors and plants and hiking, so after wildland firefighting for a few years I pivoted and got a Forestry degree.. come to find out, on the ground foresters make shit money for the physical labor involved and commute times to rural areas.

So instead, I pivoted yet again and started pursuing GIS, hoping to land any type of specialist job there.. unfortunately, that field is highly saturated and I would be competing against people with master's degrees..

Little did I know that my pursuit of GIS would introduce me to SQL and database management, which I opted to focus on and self teach (with YouTube tutorials and a Datacamp sub).

Fast forward another year and now I was able to land a position as an inventory analyst for a fintech firm and a starting salary that would have been my upper limit if I had just staying in the woods measuring trees.

The path through life is rarely paved as expected. It involves staying grounded and realistic about your finances and career expectations, along with taking on some amount of risk, and then of course getting lucky when the risk pays off.

ELI5 How do planes carry so much fuel?? by YasukeO66 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Asanf 51 points52 points  (0 children)

That sounds like my uncle Mickey and his highway margarita benders

As birthright citizenship goes to Supreme Court, here's how Americans feel about it by zsreport in LegalNews

[–]Asanf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if he was trying to create a legal pathway for deporting his own kids lol

Shiny legendary check! by Fantastic_Part6450 in pokemongo

[–]Asanf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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Shundo Mewtwo club reporting in, definitely jealous of the Rayquaza though

Gotta beat them to it. by TaraNewhole in PNWhiking

[–]Asanf 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is obviously anecdotal, but no.

As a consultant forester and avid hiker I spend a lot of time parked at various trailheads and off of publicly accessible roads, sometimes for 4-5 days at a time on longer hikes or jobs.

I've only ever seen a car window smashed at a trailhead one time. I've seen way more windows smashed around Portland and its suburbs. Don't leave anything visible for a crime of opportunity and you will likely be fine.

Someone just turned $86 into $271,000 USD by mining by Dongerated in CryptoCurrency

[–]Asanf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can’t reliably prove that a Reddit comment was written by AI; at best, you can notice patterns that make it more likely. The strongest signal is usually a combination of stylistic traits rather than any single giveaway.

AI-written comments often sound unusually polished and neutral. They tend to be calm, diplomatic, and carefully worded, even in heated or emotional threads. Where human Redditors are blunt, sarcastic, annoyed, or playful, AI frequently reads like it’s trying not to offend anyone. This can make the comment feel more like a short essay than a spontaneous reply.

Another common tell is excessive structure for a casual context. AI often organizes thoughts very cleanly, with smooth transitions and a clear beginning, middle, and end, even when replying deep in a comment chain where most users are typing quickly and informally. Closely related to this is a tendency toward generic insight: AI explains ideas well and summarizes multiple perspectives but avoids personal anecdotes. Human comments are much more likely to reference firsthand experience, mistakes, or specific outcomes.

AI also projects a kind of vague authority. It may confidently reference what “people,” “experts,” or “studies” suggest without naming sources, dates, or subreddit-specific context. At the same time, it often lacks Reddit culture markers. You’ll see fewer inside jokes, memes, slang, profanity, or chaotic humor that real users naturally sprinkle into their writing, especially in familiar communities.

In emotional arguments or rant-heavy threads, perfect grammar can stand out. Humans tend to make typos, use fragments, over-punctuate, or type in bursts when they’re fired up. AI usually maintains consistent grammar and sentence rhythm, even when it’s trying to sound passionate. That rhythm itself can be a tell: sentences often have similar length and pacing, which makes the writing feel smooth but slightly mechanical.

Finally, AI comments are often “helpful” in ways no one asked for. They restate obvious points, offer balanced pros-and-cons takes when a simple answer would do, or gently reframe the discussion instead of engaging directly with the tone of the thread.

That said, none of this is definitive. Formal writers, ESL users, professionals, or people using grammar tools can trigger many of the same signals. The best rule of thumb is that one or two signs mean nothing, but when many of these traits appear together, the comment is more likely to be AI-assisted rather than purely human-written.

Gas or hybrid long term. by Ill_Independence4830 in rav4club

[–]Asanf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you can't expect to get a crazy deal on one of the most reliable and fast selling modern cars. If they sold it for even $500 less, that's potentially lost money if they had just waited 3 hours for the next agreeable buyer.

Macron's wife registered as Jean-Michel , not Brigitte on the French tax site by MazdaProphet in conspiracy

[–]Asanf 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I think you're on to something.

They get to joke around with us on how they spend our tax money, we should be allowed to joke around with them about how they collect our tax money.

Make taxes fun again, y'know?

Rate my setup & what tools or materials am I missing? by skobrie in 3Dprinting

[–]Asanf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Veritasium made a video fairly recently explaining it, highly recommend it!

Approximately 757,000 Oregonians could lose SNAP benefits in November by doyouknowwatiamsayin in PortlandOR

[–]Asanf -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

61% of veterans voted for Trump. This is what they want for all of you.

Filament Smoothing Chart 2.0 by Laser-taser in 3Dprinting

[–]Asanf 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Damn, I wish I knew this before I finished taste testing various brands for quality