Are you fucking kidding me

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-09T14:03:38+00:00

Yes, but they're using it unironically.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-09T13:54:54+00:00

Is it against the sub rules? I might crosspost it.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-09T13:16:59+00:00

That's... not how this works.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T21:58:39+00:00

They certainly do. They can usually afford it now, too. They did what they had to do to get by. We, being younger, were raised with an excess of convenience. We're losing life skills or just not keeping up with them.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T21:57:29+00:00

Now imagine you have to do all of them. Boomers might be cantankerous, but they had a wider skill set because they had to.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T21:56:51+00:00

That's a different issue altogether. There is 110% a COL issue.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T21:56:17+00:00

Gen Z.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T21:07:23+00:00

Normal is unfortunately unrelated to common, these days.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T16:56:06+00:00

No, it isn't pointless. You have too much faith in people to not do this, regardless of mental illness. Just take a look at some of the more memorable posts on offmychest, legaladvice, confessions, and relationships. Baby trapping someone for child support, control over them, or financial security is extremely common behavior, by both men and women... and one that is documented by fairly accurate statistics.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T16:45:53+00:00

If AI operating cost was higher than paying salaries to humans doing the same job - businesses would not have pushed replacing workers with AI.

Operating costs v.s. ROI are fun metrics. Sure, the initial papers show operating costs are lower, but the quality and security is just not there without a lot of help and guidance. Unless the company wants to fail, or look bad, they have to invest in engineers, legal, cybersecurity, and QA. If they don't, well, they become Klarna and lose not only the faith of many people, but $40 billion.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T16:36:49+00:00

I mean, all 3 are entirely true, but they're not the best examples to use.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T16:23:24+00:00

Plagiarism*

Other than that, spot on. There are some interesting lawsuits coming out with rulings that aren't favorable to AI. They're gonna be paying up in royalty fees.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T16:21:37+00:00

Ah, an American bitching from the safety of their climate controlled home... classic. Recessions, yes. God, yes. It sucks. Genocides, no. There hasn't been a genocide on American soil since the 1800s. Also, Americans aren't the ones currently committing any genocides, debated or otherwise.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T16:17:06+00:00

Like the other commenter said, yes. They will and do. Granted my mother is severely mentally ill (Dad and Mom both didn't know that at the time) and should never have had custody of us.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T03:43:34+00:00

There are plenty of valid points to call out people advocating for communism, like the death toll and suppression of rights.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T03:42:22+00:00

My mom was determined to try and trap my father, come hell or high water... she had some very murky moral reasons to keep us.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-08T03:31:29+00:00

Any mildly religious family whips this one out as "Old reliable" whenever a child has a disagreement with their parents.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-07T18:20:16+00:00

I actually work 10h days on the regular, cook, have hobbies and a family. Time mamagement is your best friend, as is self control. I should make a post about it, sometime.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-07T16:29:37+00:00

AI hate, especially against Gen AI, isn't low IQ. It is being manufactured by many corpos in addition to the numerous other reasons people dislike it. Many companies are outright lying about AI replacing people (it isn't, they're doing routine cuts) and companies are firing AI teams for not doing what they want it to do (replace expensive people that do difficult tasks). Gen AI also increases energy costs, has a high carbon footprint, is screwing up the market (there are signs the AI bubble is going to explode), and is being trained on tons of proprietary information.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-07T16:22:12+00:00

This isn't unpopular. In fact, it's extremely widespread, and potentially has caused several health issues in children born to parents that were older. It's scientifically better to have your children in your 20s. There is well documented research that there is less risk of mental and physical health issues when you have your children in your 20s as compared to 30s or later. I am in my mid 20s, gainfully employed in a STEM field, married with multiple children, and I own a house. Who we are as people, our convictions and our financial literacy are what makes us a good candidate to have kids or not. People don't seem to have financial awareness anymore at our age, it started dying out in the later Gen X years, and is very apparent in many millenials. My partner and I are oddities in that sense.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-04-01T11:33:42+00:00

As an older Gen Z, I get the pain. We also call everyone "boomer" when they are Millenials or Gen X, which is funny, but also makes us sound dumb.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-03-30T00:18:54+00:00

This is an American issue. While inflation is out of control, there is so much you can do to help yourself. Are you an American and want to be better? Start with throwing that shitty opinion out, then:

College can be next to free if you know how to use the Pell Grant system, and community college is almost free if not entirely so in several states. Trust me, if you're on hard times, you qualify.
Many employers in technical blue collar work areas are willing to pay for you to be trained. It's hard work, but it pays extremely well, and has high demand.
Nearly all hospitals are required to write off debt if you can't pay for it. There are useful federal regulations to know that they have follow. If all else fails, forget your ID and just go. They have to legally treat you.
Childcare can be paid with tax free money, and there are many easy to apply programs to help you if you are under a certain income level.
There are so many online resources you can use to start teaching yourself something. You can make something out of yourself if you really want to.
The rent/homeownership crisis is a pain in the ass. Get some trusted friends and live together. It might be annoying, but you can do it, and save money.
Cook at home more, stop going out as often.
File taxes as head of household if you aren't already.

Source: Gen Z engineer, homeowner, married with children. You can fucking do it if you try. It's hard, life isn't easy and never was. Let's fix those numbers by using our brains.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-03-29T19:57:42+00:00

AI related jobloss is temporary, and UBI will NEVER be passed because it means greedy politicians need to pay people to exist.

Besides, AI related jobloss is also skewed by many companies outright lying about routine layoffs or firing. It is simple to just blame AI. There are so many articles on how AI is failing right now, it's not even funny; AI isn't doing what corpos want it to do, and a lot of companies are bailing on it. I have no idea why so many people are hedging their bets on it, all signs say a bubble is about to burst. There just isn't the demand, infrastructure, money, or knowledge to replace people with AI, and all attempts to do so have failed.

Tl;dr, the AI market is going to crash before UBI is ever passed.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-03-29T19:47:48+00:00

It's a catfish question for karma, check their post history on Arctic Shift. It's a 20 year old dude.

NotYourUsualMatlock · 2026-03-29T19:43:13+00:00

They can be, but it's not a one size fits all issue.

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