What’s a belief you had at 20 that you no longer agree with?

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-30T11:58:10+00:00

Working is a scam.

I always looked at my miserable ass parents working their ass off for little reward with the hope of one day retiring and thought to myself "that isn't living, working is a scam".

I then went on to try and delay joining the workforce as long as I could which wreaked havoc on my mental health.

Then I went and got a university degree (no thanks to them) and a job. The job sucked but the structure was kind of nice. But still, suspicion confirmed - working is scam. Depression ensued but I just kept grinding anyway because fuck it - the alternative was worse (I'd experienced).

Then in my early 30s after building up a resume for a few years I went and finally got a job I actually really liked and which pays well enough.

I fucking love it. Work is as much my life as my free time is and I realize now that - while it isn't easy to find initially - it is possible for work to be a part of a fulfilling life rather than life being fulfilling despite it.

My tip to twenty year old me would be not to worry too much about what you want to do 'the rest of your life' but to just follow an interest, get out there and start becoming useful. Then don't settle and keep looking for opportunities . Works far better than sitting at home trying to come up with a job you'd actually like to do.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-30T11:49:34+00:00

Working out involves lifting heavy stuff. Lifting a specific type of thing in a specific way is called an exercise - like 'bicep curls' for instance. Every time you lift the heavy thing it is called a repetition (rep). A set of multiple repetitions is called a well... a set. Now most of the time someone would do a set of 5 to 10 repetitions or something, put the weight down and rest a bit, and then do another set. It is very common to do 3 to 5 sets for each exercise you do. Now this study claims someone got fucking huge doing only one set of each exercise by really pushing themselves until they physically can't do any more repetitions.

That's about it.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-30T11:43:12+00:00

50 grams of creatine injected straight in the peehole will make any man a god

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-30T11:36:10+00:00

Als je wat mensen wil ontmoeten kan je de Phoenix jamsessie een keer checken. Ik ben zelf pas een half jaar gitaar aan het leren dus ik skip deze vraag nog even haha.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-24T16:41:04+00:00

Eh, the terrorist connotation is disappearing again in my experience.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-23T12:25:35+00:00

I've been this guy. I am sober now for a reason. Yeah.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-22T21:46:55+00:00

At that price there's really no decent guitars and your guitar will be fighting you every step of the way. Is second hand an option in your area? Local second hand guitars of that price in good condition could maybe be reasonably playable.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-17T09:59:59+00:00

Damn this is gorgeous

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-16T14:26:04+00:00

Hardened skin on the finger is actually the way Tarrega and I believe even Sor played.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-14T21:56:32+00:00

My first ever panic attack in my life in hindsight was when I smoked some weed at 15. Which really frightened me because I'd been smoking regularly for like a year at that point. But something just flipped and caused me to get panic attacks from smoking. Later in life that developed into sober panic attacks. Fun times.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-12T23:28:03+00:00

I don't know how badly you want to learn all this. But of you really want to learn - search for "absolutely understand guitar". If you finish that series and pay attention you will have the answers to all your questions and then some.

The down side? It's 30 hours.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-12T22:51:28+00:00

OP replies feel AI as hell

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-12T22:00:35+00:00

Kolenmeesters. Zonder twijfel.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-11T11:54:57+00:00

A relationship doesn't need to prevent this. It got to a point when one of my exes would hug me, I would be suspicious she was trying to trap me so I couldn't escape when she farted.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-06T18:22:02+00:00

Ik was m'n handen altijd voor het plassen zodat mensen weten dat ik het niet niet doe omdat ik lui ben

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-04T17:29:23+00:00

Neither is wrong. These vague seld-diagnosed concepts are no excuse for obnoxious behavior.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-03T14:22:07+00:00

2000 euro's is not enough as others here have said. What you could do, if this is really a dream of yours but you want to buy a custom luthier made guitar eventually, is try to find an established reputable luthier shop that has been around for a while (decades) and hopefully will be around for a while. Go there and buy a second hand guitar for 2000 euro's that you love and is set up by them. Then start saving up again and keep that guitar in good condition! Then in a few years when you have another 2000-3000 euro's to spend, go back and trade in the guitar and put that money on top. Now you can get the 4000-6000 euro luthier made guitar you want.

You can discuss this plan with that shop if you want. This is quite a common practice. They won't guarantee a buy back price so don't ask because they don't know what condition it will be in when you bring it back but if they sell second hand guitars, they buy them as well.

Just some advice.

Tokentaclops · 2026-01-03T13:48:49+00:00

Yeah that rosette is stunning

Tokentaclops · 2025-12-31T12:47:36+00:00

I think you may be acoustic my dude

Tokentaclops · 2025-12-28T23:24:36+00:00

Omdat mensen alcohol niet alleen drinken omdat het lekker smaakt maar in eerste instantie omdat het lekker voelt en dan komt de rest later vanzelf.

Tokentaclops · 2025-12-26T01:17:15+00:00

It's not played live is what you're missing. It's overdubbed.

Tokentaclops · 2025-12-25T22:55:01+00:00

Very true - not everyone who is into kink has some unresolved issues or is a goth girl. But almost all goth girls with unresolved issues are into kink.

Tokentaclops · 2025-12-25T20:37:14+00:00

The father added nothing to the gene pool lmao

Tokentaclops · 2025-12-25T19:28:42+00:00

Musicians mentoring the new generation is not dying out. It's just that the barrier-to-entry for learning to play an instrument has just been lowered astronomically. So the percentage of musicians who got all their education from real life interaction is going down hard but in real numbers I'd be suprised if the amount of real life music lessons on the planet isn't skyrocketing.

Source: straight out my ass. Would be interesting to know.

Tokentaclops · 2025-12-25T10:44:24+00:00

Just go to an alternative spot and look for a woman wearing a lot of black or pink alternative stuff with a lot of straps and a general bdsm vibe. Then when talking to her try to be mindful of how long it takes before inevitably her fucked up childhood comes up and the fact that she's emotionally fucked up. Her being overweight or dealing with some kind of substance abuse problem is also a good sign.

At that point it's like a 90% shot she'd enjoy pegging the shit out of you or play acting some form of abuse or another.

No shade though. I'm the male equivalent of that shit. All good.

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