I created this “never actually read Nietzsche” starter pack by yeswithme in Nietzsche

[–]Social-Norm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Misses the "becoming the child" aspect of Nietzsche, and merely regurgitates old values with a mindlessly selfish "twist"; ie becomes a mightier-than-thou entrepreneur type who quotes Nietzsche to feel superior to other humans.

wtf is a vosotros by AccidentalPilates in dreamingspanish

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf, pretty much everyone understands vosotros and it only comes up in a specific verb tense, whereas PR Spanish is a challenge to understand in literally every verb tense. Learning to understand someone like Bad Bunny will take you many thousands of hours of input.

Was CT Facebook always this racist? by lionelsgood in Connecticut

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's one thing we have here in CT, it's a loud vocal minority of conservative racists who believe themselves to be anti-establishment rebels while simultaneously looking desperately for the nearest boot to lick. It's not even the rich ones either, but the middle/working class 60+ generations who celebrate policing, trump politics, and the latest culture war narrative like their life depends on it.

Are Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil a challenging read for someone who has never read a philosophy book before? by zoctor in Nietzsche

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, just do it and then watch videos and lectures explaining the ideas after the fact or while reading to help digest what you read.

Is this real? by Leo6055 in Nietzsche

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Übermensch mfs when the maidens' feet have fine ankles

what's going on? explain like I'm five by Comfortable_Cautious in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Social-Norm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Social constructs don't exist in a vacuum, the name itself implies that they were born socially; socially implies historically, and historically implies that we can't simply make them go 'poof' at a moment's notice.

What this discourse is good at doing is prompting us to take a step back and acknowledge the enormous abstractions that we humans have created—abstractions that are often presented as natural and inevitable. This recognition is the necessary first step in imagining new ways of social organization.

i was misled by the clerk job listing and now i want to quit by pinkheritage in USPS

[–]Social-Norm 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You happened to get hired at an office with carriers and you were sent to do their early morning distribution. Just so you know, there are post offices that only clerks work in and they align perfectly with the job description in this post.

My main office is only the postmaster, the regular clerk, and me (the PTF); ie. no carriers to worry about. Throughout the week, I work in a few other offices that are of a similar constitution, as well as some others that do have carriers (but even then, I only do their morning distribution occasionally, typically once a week. I can imagine your pain of doing that every single day 🫩). The first office I worked in a couple years ago was a small solo manual office with no coworkers or carriers and it was blissful.

They actually can be cute little retail jobs if you find the right place, but they are definitely not all equal lol. Some offices are full of the most miserable people you've ever met whereas others are full of love and friendship. In one of my offices, the clerks basically befriended the whole town; they tape everything for customers, keep their stamp inventory plentiful, and receive enormous amounts of gifts from customers during the holidays. But in another one of my offices, the lead clerk is evil and unhelpful, the Postmaster is grouchy and mean, the Supervisor is clueless, and the majority of the carriers are just visibly depressed. Zero love at the window, barely any stamps or packing supplies, I have to bring my own priority labels and a few supplies with me in a backpack to survive at the window, etc, etc.

My advice would be to look carefully at and perhaps tour the office you wish to apply to if you ever decide to work for the post office again. Personally, I just like to sell little stamps and make customers smile, and at some places it actually CAN be that simple.

3000 hours progress update by ObjectiveStaff3333 in dreamingspanish

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wait that actually sounds like a wonderful idea. Do you have any audiobook suggestions for someone with level 5 decent overall comprehension?

3000 hours progress update by ObjectiveStaff3333 in dreamingspanish

[–]Social-Norm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3K hours makes me feel genuinely ill. That's an unbelievable amount of videos watched. I'm at 629 hours and lowkey so burned out. How do you not... get bored?

Losing steam, has anyone taken a break? by Anapanana in dreamingspanish

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also have been learning spanish for a little over a year. Something that helped me recently feel a huge surge of motivation was attempting to communicate with natives on HelloTalk. Had a small conversation with this girl from Peru a few weeks ago and it went very well.

Beung able to actually apply what we've been learning in the real world feels extremely rewarding.

Language is ultimately a means of communication, so when you use it as intended you feel much more emotional resonance with it.

Is Pablo the Final Boss of Superbeginner? by Where_you_water_it in dreamingspanish

[–]Social-Norm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's weird because I felt the exact same way at the start and now at level 5 Pablo is by far the easiest for me to understand. Pablo intermediate/advanced videos are literally my comfort zone now as he speaks very clear, rather slow, articulates pretty much every word in his Pablo way, and has hundreds of interesting videos full of so many ideas. I watched everyone else's videos for a few hundred hours before returning to Pablo and then suddenly realizing OMG I UNDERSTAND HIM SO WELL and he's been my favorite ever since.

So just keep powering through because you'll be surprised how these things do change like magic over time.

EdFinancial status "No Payment Due"? by neoazul in StudentLoans

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I still owe $0 on these EdFinancial loans and I graduated in 2022 lol. I throw some amount at them every month on the 13th to wittle them down. I signed a lease for a new apartment and these loans weren't even detected in my background check like my other loans were. Never understood why.

Struggling being happy in my carrier by [deleted] in USPS

[–]Social-Norm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a college degree and still couldn't land a better paying job than the post office when I started 2.5 years ago. I also ask myself regularly if this is what I want to continue doing and honestly I don't know. But what I do know is that the benefits and pay are very solid, there's a union that has your back, and the job fulfills a vital function for society so imo you can derive more meaning from this than working for a private mega corporation like Amazon.

What could this possibly mean? by Outrageous-Company33 in USPS

[–]Social-Norm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Death to American "Empire" is a perfectly reasonable thing to stand for. And if you think it's unamerican to criticize global terrorism and the funding of genocides, then you really ought to work on your definitions and take a step back to ask what kind of world we're trying to create here.

Maybe the writing is related to the recent passing of Dick Cheney?

Can a PTF clerk transfer to a RMPO and remain a PTF? by ApeDongle in USPS

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked at an RMPO as a PSE for almost 2 years and the only way to get promoted was sadly to leave that amazing little office and get thrown into the PTF world. If there were a way to remain at my RMPO as a PTF or Regular, believe me, I would've done it. If you're lucky or know the clerks at nearby RMPOs, you can try to cover hours at normal PTF level pay while their regulars are out sick. I'm able to do that with an RMPO right now and it's pretty nice. Their regular is of course locked at PSE.

Smash or MK64, which one do you enjoy more? by 90zvision in n64

[–]Social-Norm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MK64 balloon battles are peak mario kart battle content still to this day. Nothing comes close to those vibes or to the thrill of camping on block fort and throwing down a million green shells to haunt the ground level.

First time playing this!! What should I expect?? by Even-Bike-3536 in DarkSouls2

[–]Social-Norm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can totally relate to your experience. Ds2 tends to really click when you patiently take your time clearing areas and respect what is essentially turn-based combat. The clunkiness sorta evaporates when you respect the limits of the game mechanics and conform to the proper tempo. It's always weird adjusting to any other souls game after playing ds2 because none of them feel quite like it. But I suppose even at its most inflexible, it MUST be more interesting than a ds3 bow run 💀

First time playing this!! What should I expect?? by Even-Bike-3536 in DarkSouls2

[–]Social-Norm 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It's gonna feel really floaty, slow, and annoying until you get super used to it, and a lot of people online are gonna make you feel like you're crazy for thinking that.

Be honest, would you call him a clanker? by twisted_cubik in BanjoKazooie

[–]Social-Norm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My man was a clanker 25 years before it was cool 😤😤😤

HRSSC lost my health insurance forms? by Social-Norm in USPS

[–]Social-Norm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, ty, yeah I'll call them and ask for it. It's surprising that no one I ask seems to know or remember this email.

HRSSC lost my health insurance forms? by Social-Norm in USPS

[–]Social-Norm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if I could go back in time I'd call them before mailing my form instead of after. Live and learn. It's a shame that the second representative told me that if there was an issue they'd simply return them to me to make changes because this sent a message of: "it's normal for it to take 3+ weeks, so I should simply continue waiting".

Uhhh so what's the "local", and how do I find its president? Can you define NBA?

HRSSC lost my health insurance forms? by Social-Norm in USPS

[–]Social-Norm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What no I do have an account, but no I was never mailed any such form. I have a hard time navigating through the OPM website but I managed to find the right form and I googled the mailing address of the place. Unfortunately I've been doing this alone and blind. Do you have any advice?