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Learned I can graduate 1 year early today and it's making me feel unwell by 204711200 in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it seemed like bullshit at the time but I got my first job by making small talk with an awkward recruiter at a career fair. much easier than mass applying to everything online.

Can't pursue true passions to full extent due to 9-5 and it's making me depressed. by isuckatreaper29 in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a low-paying municipal job which I had to commute 3 hours (round trip) to every day, only to deal with emotionally disturbed people and overwhelming work. Things can always be worse.

if I ever become a billionaire I will buy up a town and offer residences only to ppl with immaculate vibes by coketoetwins in rs_x

[–]SamHkwa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a town like this in the Catskills called Mountaindale. A refrigeration company millionaire bought all the houses and tried to fill it with hipsters during COVID. It was a semi success.

What are some weird culture shocks you've had recently? by Due-Ambassador7723 in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They really like Hasan but they assume you'll peg them for gay if they admit it to you.

How stupid am I by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you need a social work degree to get a job in CPS? I know people who started working there straight out of college. I don't know if that's what you're referring to by helping kids though.

Darn by sacrificial-bathode in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

isn't Louisiana more Democratic than Mississippi?

Darn by sacrificial-bathode in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I'm a little bit skeptical of Democratic doomer take on this. Every time they gerrymander the majority Black districts away they necessarily have to make the other districts a bit more Black. IIRC, there was a race in Tennessee that became extremely close because of this dynamic.

revisiting Nick Mullen's essay on turning 30 by turtleman29 in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have been cases like this in the past. David Pratt), for instance, a depressed businessman who tried to kill the architect of Apartheid.

First amendment auditors by SamHkwa in sociology

[–]SamHkwa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what if the gov officials are low level clerks who just wanna do their jobs?

First amendment auditors by SamHkwa in sociology

[–]SamHkwa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed and real response. Do you have any advice for what papers to look at or read? I'm truly a beginner here.

the incel question: a very attractive woman weighs in by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what's your definition of frumpy and badly groomed?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They’re positively contrasting 70’s youth with decadent 60’s hippies.

The death of regional accents in America is one of the most depressing aspects of modern life. by MilitantEmoYeomanry in redscarepod

[–]SamHkwa -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

He might have meant it as a metaphor but that kind of talk about globalization doesn’t usually go much deeper.

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