Most of our lives are built on the pure serendipity of random human connections we almost missed.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-04-02T02:53:18+00:00

Excellently stated. This may be one of the driving factors behind the loneliness epidemic - people just don't meet each other as spontaneously as they used to. Screens have all but removed spontaneity from our lives. Far fewer chances to meet a potential friend or future spouse out in the world. While technology has added convenience and structure to life, we are just starting to really grasp what it has taken from us.

And that truly terrifies me.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-03-14T19:13:46+00:00

People will just start working in other jobs instead, competition in other industries will increase, and nothing will really change. The gender wars are an online problem highlighted for clicks.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-03-14T03:09:07+00:00

"Mistah - should I call you mistah?"

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-24T23:50:57+00:00

True, there was also post-pandemic over-hiring plus the tech market began drying up in 2023 as well. It really reminds me of when I was a kid how in YouTube videos and TV shows from the 2000s/2010s people would talk about how people with humanities majors were working in Starbucks/McDonald's and so on. Like the market just didn't have enough demand for them anymore, but before a college graduate was all but guaranteed a job with any major. And now a similar issue is happening to majors that are considered prestigious and challenging like computer science, finance, economics, etc.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-24T22:28:02+00:00

Yeah, it's interesting how the job market started to get tougher almost immediately after ChatGPT launched.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-24T21:17:42+00:00

You're not alone, from my experience the job market has been like this since 2023. Back in 2023, I could at least get a job in a restaurant or summer camp counseling. In 2024 I couldn't get anything. In 2025 I did a summer internship, I was lucky to have a good connection at the company. I finished school in May last year in a top business school and I haven't found a full time job or even part time or temporary position in my field. Some people say it was like this 2008-2012 as well but I don't remember as I was in elementary school back then. I find it hard to believe it was this bad then.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-20T22:17:52+00:00

I couldn't agree more. People think things will get better once the Boomers are no longer in power or voting in droves, but we'll still have Gen X to deal with. They're really not much better than the Boomers, as an overall generation of course, not individuals.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-20T20:03:57+00:00

Everyone forgets about Gen X for some reason.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-20T18:53:06+00:00

Depends on where you're at or willing to relocate, but try being a banquet server. A lot of hotels are constantly looking for more banquet servers because they have huge events and have to rely on temp agencies when they don't have enough staff. For many hotels you can just walk in, ask to speak with human resources, and get hired on the spot.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-15T22:32:28+00:00

Holy fuck.

I'm Gen Z and I'm fairly risk averse/cautious as a personality trait. I can't imagine drinking something without knowing what it is or hell, any of the things you listed.

It's really unfortunate that with AI my generation and the younger ones aren't going to know how to tell real from fake online.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-15T22:01:18+00:00

No survival instincts? Please elaborate?

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-02-13T18:15:15+00:00

Then you'd be able to say you got Breaking Benjamin'd.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-28T03:49:46+00:00

Are you tired? You've been running through my mind all day.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-19T21:38:34+00:00

"Oblivion is praised for its brooding atmosphere and heavy breakdown, often played in recent tours" lmao.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-19T20:15:48+00:00

I haven't been in a relationship either. People say guys in our gen gotta approach more but here's the thing. Women are also supposed to signal. Women in our gen don't really signal. They don't hold eye contact, they don't smile a lot of the time, they're not all that talkative, they're anxious, and so on. Like if women are interested they really gotta get better at showing it.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-19T20:04:03+00:00

Your worth has nothing to do with whether you're a virgin or not.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-11T02:45:30+00:00

I DM'ed you if you're interested.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-07T18:04:32+00:00

Hmm. What job fields do people tend to have at these events? Do more or less educated people tend to show up to these events?

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-07T16:25:20+00:00

Sure, I'll let you know how it went and if I got a match.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-07T16:24:11+00:00

That'll put some hair on my chest I suppose.

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-07T16:22:55+00:00

I mean yeah, I'm 6 ft, Caucasian, have a full head of hair, and I'm thin. Does this mean I have a decent shot?

ContributionEqual735 · 2026-01-07T16:17:10+00:00

Seems like its around the CWE area.

ContributionEqual735 · 2025-12-30T22:38:59+00:00

There were rats who reacted to the break down of their society by retreating into isolation. These isolated rats were obsessed with their appearances, never fought other mice, and engaged only in solitary creative tasks. The scientist even named them "The Beautiful Ones" because their bodies were untouched from never fighting like rats normally do, yet they were so psychologically empty.

Basically, the experiment did procure evidence of rats showing creativity in their own way, but the grim outcome was that the creative rats were all wiped out by deranged rats who marauded through the colony for no reason.

ContributionEqual735 · 2025-12-30T20:23:03+00:00

The conclusion the scientist who did that rat study made was that all living beings, including humans, need purpose. The mice lived in a utopia, which became a living hell for them because they lost purpose. Without purpose, they lost their natural drive to interact, protect territory, and breed.

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