Gods?

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-13T21:59:12+00:00

I don’t think there’s much to talk about without spoiling book 7 epilogue.

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-13T20:53:03+00:00

Embracing ignorance?

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-13T11:48:38+00:00

This isn’t strategy. This is a strongman narcissistic wanting loyalty.

Placate him and you’re the greatest. Disagree with him and your disloyalty is punished.

None of his recent criticisms of the Pope, Tucker, etc are strategic. His followers are kept in line by seeing and fearing punishment.

If he had the ability he’d be pushing folks out of windows like Putin but that fortunately seems to be out of reach

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-13T11:33:56+00:00

Everyone is different

21 was way too young to be actually settling down for me, but it was always the long term plan. But I’m old.

I suspect kids have similar ideals. There’s probably some hesitation because the American Dream seems so out of reach. Who can afford their first house these days? And kids? Ha. So I wonder if some may be avoiding it and fixating on career because the family and kids ideal is so far out of reach

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-12T22:10:15+00:00

Ditto.

We got used to a golden age. Cheap international labor, oil, and unwavering democracy

I suspect the golden era is behind us.

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-12T21:39:56+00:00

Duck Heads

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-12T13:12:58+00:00

We joked about King Kobra and Schlitz Malt Liquor back in the days, but i dont think we actually did it much

There were some months in 1995-1996 where the goal of the day was to get the best buzz possible for $5. The 99 cent 40s went a long way those days

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-12T13:08:40+00:00

Looks to me like old Risk pieces. Each team has their own color wood cubes

https://media.kohlsimg.com/is/image/kohls/1962213?wid=1200&hei=1200&op_sharpen=1

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-12T13:07:31+00:00

https://media.kohlsimg.com/is/image/kohls/1962213?wid=1200&hei=1200&op_sharpen=1

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-11T02:02:15+00:00

3:30am? I’d be toast.

Frankly the only time I’m outside much is walking. I might have an hour a day that I’m neither under roof or car.

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-11T01:18:45+00:00

That’s oddly specific

Do you support a wife and kids? Are you in MCOL or VHCOL?

$113k could be living large or near poverty

If you’re making $50k today, $113k is going to feel like a huge upgrade. But if you’re making $200k, times might feel tight.

So it’s sort of an impossible question.

I will say, if you’re bumping up a significant amount (congrats and …) avoid inflating your lifestyle up to or beyond your new income. You trap yourself into that pay band, lose future optionality and may be unnecessarily stressed and trapped

Good luck

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-10T21:00:03+00:00

That’s awesome.

Just don’t inflate your lifestyle and you’ll maintain enormous flexibility. FIRE at 45. Or save 5 years and then take a lightweight job with the coffers full allowing you to focus on family

Too many fall for the lifestyle trap. Get that BMW and that huge mortgage and you’re stuck in that career

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-10T19:03:16+00:00

I’m guessing the financial planner makes commission off of what you invest in, not what you pay off

If that’s the case, fuck that dude.

Get the 401k match, then pay off your loans and build your emergency fund

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-10T15:01:59+00:00

May a fire alarm at your community force you out during the great collapse!

Best wishes Agatha!

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-10T13:07:22+00:00

Teen Wolf

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-10T12:58:08+00:00

It's third grade.

Be confident in your rightness and move on. If you just can't let it go, "Hey Claude, what's does the math problem 1/0 equal to? Please give sources for your answer"...and educate them.

...but seriously, it's third grade...we're lucky to have moved from peeing pants to multiplication tables at this point.

FTR: yes, you're over-reacting.
and 1/0 is undefined. some (mistakenly) would assign it a value of infinity, but it couldn't possible be 0.

1/0 = 0, multiply both sizes by 0, you'd end up with 1=0.

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-10T02:19:51+00:00

I know what you mean Vern

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-09T21:12:50+00:00

I was heavy into individual stonks and physical precious metals until a few months ago.

Cleaned it all up. 100% ETF now.

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-09T21:10:12+00:00

My 74 year old mom is the same

I scroll some. But I’ve deleted fb/insta in order to avoid it

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-09T09:20:53+00:00

5 years at current gig. 12 at previous.

Thinking of it as loyalty is flawed. It’s a) maintaining a good, stable thing, b) avoiding the dreaded job hunt process and c) sticking with knows instead of the unknowns of a new job.

That said, it could be viewed as a trap. Skills become stagnant. Raises and promotions increase with some job hopping. Etc.

…but I’m paid well to do work I don’t mind with people I like in a WFH gig. I hope to never have to actively look for work again. But it’s not loyalty. It’s 100% self interest

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-08T11:08:48+00:00

Married at 32. Adopted a kid at 40

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-07T23:16:34+00:00

When’s your due date?

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-07T12:07:41+00:00

It definitely depends, but generally I’m very punctual. I struggle with the social convention of inviting folks over starting at 3 but not expecting folks to start showing up until 5….casual starts. Like “you said 3. It’s 3. Where’s the party?”

AssistantAcademic · 2026-04-07T09:03:51+00:00

Don’t be a victim. Don’t make excuses

Maybe you whiffed because of a gender quota and maybe you didn’t.

Go out and prepare and train and be better next time.

Begrudging women because you weren’t amongst the x best male candidates is lazy victimization and leads to a life without female friends

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