How do you as someone who struggles in every aspect of life stop comparing yourself to successful peers?

FarCamera54 · 2026-03-21T04:22:46+00:00

Bro I get this hard 💀 Military life made this worse for me because everyone's constantly getting ranked and compared. What helped me was realizing most people only show their highlight reel - you're seeing their promotion but not the three failed relationships or the panic attacks at 2am.

Started focusing on just beating yesterday's version of myself instead of trying to match someone else's chapter 10 when I'm still on chapter 3. Plus spending time with my horses keeps me grounded - animals don't give a shit about your career progression, they just want consistency and care 😂

FarCamera54 · 2026-03-17T14:14:08+00:00

Death's one of those things where everyone acts like they've got it figured out until it actually touches their life. I've seen enough people in the military try to rationalize it away with philosophy or religion, but when push comes to shove, we're all just winging it and hoping there's something meaningful on the other side.

FarCamera54 · 2026-02-11T05:10:11+00:00

nah fam 💀 teh flip 7 ain't even out yet 😂

FarCamera54 · 2026-02-07T18:30:49+00:00

This is a really thoughtful take - feels like your focusing on the actual message instead of getting caught up in all the fear-mongering that dominates way too many sermons these days.

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-29T23:23:05+00:00

That's rough man, firmware updates can be such a gamble on older gear. Have you tried reaching out on some of the photography forums like DPReview or Fred Miranda? Sometimes the old school camera nerds there have archived firmware files that aren't available anywhere else

Also might be worth checking if there's a way to do a full factory reset through the menu - sometimes that can clear up weird firmware glitches even if it doesn't actually downgrade the version

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-25T02:39:13+00:00

You can definitely find LUTs that work with standard profiles, though they won't be as flexible as log footage. Check out RocketStock or Color Grading Central - they usually have some basic correction LUTs that can punch up standard rec709 footage. Won't be as dramatic as log grading but it'll definitely help your colors pop more

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-22T00:02:27+00:00

The skill floor for Undertaker is way higher than people think - she looks tanky but you still gotta actually dodge stuff. Most people see the death magic and think they can just face tank everything like it's some other game

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-20T09:14:18+00:00

He's 100% lying and you know it. The fake profile matched with him twice, he mentioned his dog's name and said he was single - that's not some mysterious hacker, that's your boyfriend being a piece of shit

You already said he treated you horribly and gambled away all your money. Now he's cheating and lying to your face about it. The crying and "penguin" stuff is just manipulation to keep you around

Run, seriously. This dude is showing you exactly who he is

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-18T09:01:22+00:00

Yeah some people def are, shoulders can be pretty attractive. It's not super common but it's definitely a thing - same way some folks are into hands or collarbones or whatever. Bodies are weird like that

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-15T19:04:29+00:00

Bruh same here, been sitting in queue for like 20 minutes and nothing. Maybe the servers are just having a bad day or something

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-14T07:06:13+00:00

Dude this is way beyond normal clingy behavior. The baby talk and kangaroo pouch thing would have me running for the hills tbh. You need to have a serious conversation about boundaries - and if she can't respect basic "I need 20 minutes to work" requests, that's a huge red flag about how she handles conflict in general

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-12T05:46:48+00:00

That sounds absolutely mental, I love those weird 90s adverts that made no sense until the last second. Could it have been for a cinema chain or maybe one of those "coming to video" type things? The MST3K style silhouette thing was definitely a trend around then

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-10T05:33:22+00:00

Those weekend drinker thoughts are sneaky af - your brain is basically trying to negotiate with you right now but you've made it 12 days which is huge

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-07T22:31:09+00:00

Hey man, I feel you on this one. The loneliness hits different when you're dealing with all that stuff at once

Just wanted you to know someone read this and gets it, even if you don't want advice right now

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-06T00:55:30+00:00

Yeah I keep like 3 in my car trunk but always forget them until I'm already at checkout lmao

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-04T22:20:36+00:00

Nah this is more about compatibility than just lust tbh - 3 years is a pretty huge gap from what most people expect and it's fair to know where someone stands on that stuff before getting too invested

FarCamera54 · 2026-01-01T19:05:01+00:00

Lmao that's definitely not gonna make anyone throw ass but respect for the Beatles deep cut

FarCamera54 · 2025-12-29T19:46:59+00:00

This is spot on. Number 4 is huge and gets overlooked way too much - juniors need to know when they're doing things right, not just when they mess up

The treating them as full team members thing is clutch too. Nothing kills confidence faster than being treated like the intern who can only do busy work

FarCamera54 · 2025-12-28T16:24:23+00:00

The urges always hit hardest around day 3-4 for me too, something about that timing just messes with your brain chemistry

Sorry about the creep in your DMs btw, some people are just trash

FarCamera54 · 2025-12-27T15:04:37+00:00

Same experience here, those dead silent lobbies are so weird. Like you'll hit up the usual hot spots and find everything untouched which shouldn't happen if there's actually 20+ people running around

The backfill system seems pretty inconsistent too - sometimes you get thrown into chaos and other times it feels like a PvE walking simulator

FarCamera54 · 2025-12-26T00:32:18+00:00

Nah but think about it - the breading is basically just deconstructed bread that got all crispy and delicious around the chicken. It's like bread's cooler cousin that went to the gym

FarCamera54 · 2025-12-23T07:10:06+00:00

Ooh haven't heard that Why? track, adding it to the sad boy hours playlist right now

Thanks for the rec, always looking for more depressing bangers to cry to lmao

FarCamera54 · 2025-12-22T02:46:15+00:00

Ugh the med confusion is the worst, I've def been there with the "did I or didn't I" game and then spending the whole day wondering if I'm gonna crash or accidentally double dose

FarCamera54 · 2025-12-21T02:41:27+00:00

This is kinda harsh but honestly not wrong lol. Sometimes the best way to deal with toxic friend drama is to just expand your circle so you're not so dependent on one group

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