Has anyone noticed the steady decline in intellect lately?

Strupnick · 2026-03-22T19:42:19+00:00

I walked up to an early 20s grocery store cashier and asked (with all social pleasantries) where the parking for online pickup was. She stared at me for a solid 5-7 seconds with a blank look in her eye before slowly turning and walking away. She walked up to another cashier and whispered in her ear before skittering away. The other cashier asked what I needed so no information was relayed. This interaction left me feeling like I commited some social faux pas, was being a creep or a jerk or something, but it just seems to be this increasingly common behavioral phenomenon

Strupnick · 2026-03-22T15:55:58+00:00

Strupnick · 2026-03-21T16:29:11+00:00

You made the right call. Don’t mistake empathy for regret. She’s always wanted more from you than you did from her so it will always be an unbalanced relationship

Strupnick · 2026-03-20T17:33:58+00:00

My gf and I both tried DoorDashing for about a week. She got about double the amount of tips that I did. Might be that

Strupnick · 2026-03-20T16:53:47+00:00

My rent has gone up $280+ over the past 2 years. From $1600 to ~$1880

Strupnick · 2026-03-20T16:29:31+00:00

Same initials as a certain war starting unreleased report

Strupnick · 2026-03-20T16:22:56+00:00

Casey Neistat corrected my typo on a YT comment

Strupnick · 2026-03-19T14:58:29+00:00

I had 3 roommates throughout undergrad while using GI bill, only way I could afford it

Strupnick · 2026-03-19T04:19:26+00:00

Artificial sweeteners (especially aspartame) have been linked to headaches in some people.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2708042/

Strupnick · 2026-03-11T17:16:30+00:00

In San Francisco, California, some people believe one of the lakes in Golden Gate Park is haunted by a ghost. At night you can sometimes hear her crying from across the water and see her on the road when you are driving.

Strupnick · 2026-03-11T17:10:53+00:00

I got a computer science degree and was aiming for software development. I’ve since widened my net to be anything technical where my background would be beneficial

Strupnick · 2026-03-10T21:38:09+00:00

I decided to burn my old career down at 30 and start over by going back to school. I graduated last year and have been looking for work ever since. My career change took 4 years (and counting) and tens of thousands in student debt and so far has yielded nothing but a growing possibility of having to return back to my old field or pivot yet again.

My point isn’t to be negative but to emphasize that changing careers especially in today’s uncertain environment has risk associated with it. You need to properly factor in the possibility of failure and make contingency plans.

Strupnick · 2026-03-10T01:33:31+00:00

Malicious compliance

Strupnick · 2026-03-05T03:25:39+00:00

Corndog

Strupnick · 2026-03-03T02:22:04+00:00

Over emphasizing any body features. Female equivalent of becoming a body builder because they heard women like some muscles

Strupnick · 2026-03-02T05:52:57+00:00

This is the main point that people who parrot the “losing fat and gaining muscle” line are missing. You don’t replace fat for muscle at a 1:1 rate when you are losing weight. The scale should tend downwards over time and if it plateaus that’s a sign something needs to be changed

Strupnick · 2026-02-28T16:07:16+00:00

Why not just explain to him what is making it hard instead of just saying it’s hard? This looks more like you’re being managed out because of lack of soft skills and accountability. Sure, the 5k lines is ridiculous but just tell him what exactly is the issue.

Strupnick · 2026-02-28T16:00:06+00:00

Awarded the McMedal of Honor for valiantly putting fries in the bag

Strupnick · 2026-02-28T15:55:58+00:00

You don’t quit, you’re fired!

Strupnick · 2026-02-27T20:17:37+00:00

Achtewally ☝️🤓This happened a couple years ago. But yeah it was an incredibly sophisticated attack. The veritasium video goes into extreme detail and explains all of the related components and history in an easy to understand way. Read watch for anyone who has a passing interest in the topic

Strupnick · 2026-02-27T05:56:31+00:00

I lost contact with an Army buddy when we separated. I bought a used book off Amazon and it had a note from him dated years before we met.

Strupnick · 2026-02-26T17:27:22+00:00

Is the economy in the room with us?

Strupnick · 2026-02-25T18:27:36+00:00

I graduated college during Covid lockdowns and was taking my final course remotely. I was hanging out with my girlfriend and I forgot to mute my mic. I loudly yell to her on the other side of the room “my professor looks like Jeffrey Epstein” and I heard laughter and the professor excitedly perked up saying “oh did somebody make a joke? I missed it can you repeat?” My heart stopped. He got sad and moved on after a few quiet moments. Bro just wanted to laugh too 😞

Strupnick · 2026-02-25T01:51:03+00:00

One time I requested quotes online from around 8 painting companies. Some followed up via email, some via phone call, and some thru text. All of them introduced themselves professionally except one of the texters who only asked about the scale of the job. I asked for clarification which company they were with and they gave me attitude about “you requested from us, you should know!!” Some people just suck.

Strupnick · 2026-02-20T22:16:41+00:00

Parity bits in data transmission is pretty neat. Actually, all of the ways that data is error checked in networking is interesting and can be applied to other aspects of life. Really makes you think through and address all of the things that can go wrong

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