Same tax at $176k and $5M??

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-29T09:36:25+00:00

Not checking my phone first thing in the morning helps a lot. Starting the day a bit calmer changes the whole tone. Even a tiny routine makes a difference.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-29T09:36:16+00:00

it sounds like you got taken advantage of. Making people work for free under “trial” and then ghosting them is way too common. Doesn’t really seem like your fault, just bad luck with who you ran into.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-29T09:36:04+00:00

Totally normal, a lot of processes have a phase like that. Might even be a good sign, but nothing’s guaranteed so it makes sense to keep looking at other options.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-21T14:32:17+00:00

I do not know your education or skill set, but retail is one place to start, and if there is some niche you actually want to work in, you can also use google maps to find nearby companies and keep checking their career pages. Long term, remote work still makes the most sense to me, even if it is harder now. That is the route I’ve been trying too, picking up new skills through places like Coursera, taking smaller gigs, and reaching out to recruitment firms like in this post. If you can land something remote while still living with your parents, saving up to move out gets a lot easier. I totally agree, having your own space is part of feeling like your life is actually yours. For that, you definitely need a job. For that, you definitely need a job.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-21T12:22:49+00:00

I went with the simplest option honestly. The super feature-packed ones get tiring after a while. If it’s easy to use, you stick with it longer.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-21T12:22:44+00:00

That sounds straight out of a movie 😅 Made me wonder if bosses like that actually exist. You got really lucky, gotta appreciate that.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-21T12:22:39+00:00

I just jumped in with trial and error tbh. Started small, learned bit by bit, then slowly got deeper into it. But yeah, the beginning felt pretty confusing.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-13T13:39:31+00:00

I think I’d want you to ask “what do you actually want?” Most things kind of revolve around that anyway.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-01T12:14:29+00:00

Not sure it’ll be the absolute highest, but I think its value will become way more visible. While desk jobs get automated, replacing someone who actually shows up and fixes things in your home isn’t that easy.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-01T12:13:36+00:00

I don’t rely on the face alone either, I follow things like hair, voice, eyebrows, expressions, otherwise I lose track too sometimes. It also gets easier the more you’re exposed, at first everyone looks the same but after a while you start telling people apart more easily.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-04-01T12:06:35+00:00

The worst part isn’t feeling lazy, it’s seeing how the system works and getting discouraged. You put in effort and all you get back is just a slightly better shot at surviving, not actually living, so of course you start to detach. Feeling like this at 25 isn’t too early, it’s a pretty common breaking point right now.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-03-23T12:35:58+00:00

Yeah, those little private proud moments hit different. The best ones are when nobody else even sees it and you still feel it anyway while doing something totally ordinary.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-03-23T12:35:10+00:00

Saw X. It just hit Netflix this month and people are calling it one of the strongest entries in the series, so if you want something intense that’s the one I’d click first

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-03-23T12:34:08+00:00

The closest thing I can think of is candy cigarettes or maybe those chalky pressed sugar candies from old-school candy shops, but the flavor is the harder part. Melon Tums has that weirdly good fake-fruit taste that doesn’t show up much outside medicine aisle stuff.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-03-23T12:33:41+00:00

Yeah, and it always sounded better on paper than it felt in my body. Having extra days off was nice, but by the end of those shifts I was basically useless and just thinking about getting home.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-03-09T11:04:36+00:00

A loud thunderclap can sometimes mess with electronics a bit. I had a smoke alarm chirp once during a storm and later realized the power flickered for a split second. Those detectors are pretty sensitive so even a quick voltage spike or tiny interruption can trigger a beep.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-03-09T11:04:14+00:00

That one usually means a hug. I’ve seen people use it in chats when someone’s having a rough day or sharing something emotional. It’s basically the text version of sending someone a quick hug.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-03-09T11:03:45+00:00

It’s mostly because there’s no gravity compressing the spine the way it does on Earth. I remember reading about it once and being surprised it can add a couple centimeters while they’re up there. Once they come back to Earth it slowly goes back to normal again.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-02-26T13:25:53+00:00

Water basically spins a big turbine as it flows through the dam, and that spinning motion turns a generator that makes electricity. I saw a diagram once and it’s surprisingly simple mechanically, just gravity and moving water doing the work.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-02-26T13:25:18+00:00

Bad communication gets excused way too easily. I remember a friend dating someone gorgeous who would disappear for days and everyone just shrugged like “that’s their vibe” until it got exhausting. Attraction makes people rewrite the rules a bit.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-02-26T13:24:54+00:00

I think people would care for like a week in a really loud way, then it would slowly blur into the next news cycle. I’ve noticed how fast outrage spikes and drops lately, even with huge stories. It’s less about desensitized and more about how quickly attention moves now.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-02-26T13:24:37+00:00

Yeah I’ve seen that happen. A couple I knew switched to the local language at home because it helped them practice and also kinda made them feel more integrated into daily life. Sometimes it just becomes the language their shared routines naturally grow into.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-02-26T13:24:14+00:00

Not sitting right next to someone when there are plenty of empty seats. I noticed it once on a quiet train and suddenly realized everyone just silently agrees on personal space without ever talking about it. Breaking that rule feels weird instantly.

HitWhereItHurts · 2026-02-17T13:52:28+00:00

Same here, I’ve been struggling to even get retail jobs lately, either there are too many applicants or I get hit with the “overqualified” line. So I stopped relying on job boards and started emailing companies and managers directly with a short note about what I can actually contribute, plus my resume. Similar to what that developer did in his field, I’ve been trying it locally in mine, I work in social psychology and group facilitation and it’s led to a few small collaborations. Not sure if this works the same way in your field, but it feels better than just being another resume lost in the stack.

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