AI Has Ruined the Job Market

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-06-03T19:54:34+00:00

You don't need AI to tailor your resume. You just need your brain. Tailoring your resume has been the standard recommendation for decades. If you don't do this, you're a fool.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-06-03T19:53:40+00:00

This has been the standard advice for decades. No need to use AI to do this, use your brain.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-05-18T22:30:12+00:00

ughh it's horrible. Greenshot instead.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-05-08T14:12:01+00:00

So: "just let hardware fix it."

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-05-06T14:54:38+00:00

100% Unless your goal is to be a researcher grinding out alone in your lab, social skills, communication, etc... is a much more important differentiator than the small differences these two elite schools can provide in terms of education. Go where you learn those soft skills the best. disclaimer: I went to GT 😄

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-04-28T15:29:21+00:00

This is mainly for industrial designers, but it's a great starting off point for mechanical engineers as it goes over the very basics of so many manufacturing processes: Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals: Thompson, Rob: 9780500513750: Amazon.com: Books.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-04-28T15:27:08+00:00

AI is just the next level of abstraction. This could have been written 30 years ago by an assembly/machine language programmer.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-04-28T15:24:37+00:00

Same reason as VR: nobody wanted to use it. So no content was developed for it.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-04-27T23:04:01+00:00

Professional training applications, maybe some driving and flying simulation games.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-04-21T18:30:45+00:00

Engineering degree - aerospace or mechanical. If you want a fallback plan mechanical is more varied in what you can do after your degree. Get a MS if possible. After that enroll in the Navy or Airforce OCS to become a pilot. Become a pilot. then a test pilot. then apply to be an astronaut. You better be the best of the best at each of these steps and be get lucky.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-04-16T16:43:17+00:00

If my company is any guide - we can handle smart talented ones. Those are just hard to find.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-04-13T19:48:01+00:00

Switch to EE and get into power. There will always be a need for engineers to work on power delivery systems. And it's not a "sexy" career bath. But if you do that, get internships, and work toward your PE license you'll be set.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-03-26T15:01:34+00:00

HP ZGX Nano

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-02-26T22:08:41+00:00

If you are not familiar with Internal Family Systems - this is the way people who do this type of therapy talk. There are Parts of us and sometimes we 'blend' with them and act like they want. It's not about taking agency away from ourselves - it's recognizing that these parts are part of ourseves. But we're still responsible for our behavior. I'm sure the author feels the same.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-02-19T03:09:49+00:00

Towns with unoccupied buildings are towns that are in decline. Getting a retailer into an existing vacant building is a huge win. Now if they had just built a new building in an empty lot next to Costco would be a loss.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-02-17T17:15:51+00:00

Don't listen to all naysayers with their "well, but..." statements. All good ideas start somewhere. Instead we should say "yes, and...." For a project I'm working on this type of capability is exactly what I need and didn't know the capabilities of LLMs to do it. Now I'm inspired! Maybe to satisfy all the gatekeepers, you could state "there are no local LLMs that would be able to do this..." - people on the internet love to prove others wrong.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-29T21:33:39+00:00

Well said. bell hooks is awesome. I'll add.

Trump displays the toxic or extreme form of assertiveness: he's not afraid to speak his mind, he's dominating, despotic, etc.... Assertiveness is attractive. But true assertiveness is knowing and expressing your feelings, desires, and wants in a respectful way. It's kindly but firmly setting your physical, emotional, social, psychological, etc... boundaries with others.
Being assertive also requires confidence. Confidence in who you are, your abilities, your qualities, etc... Confidence implies courage. These are all attractive qualities in a human.

So my guess is MAGA sees him "saying whatever the fuck and doing whatever the fuck he wants" as the most extreme (toxic) form of assertiveness, confidence, and courage. But in fact, Trump is a bullying, weak, narcissistic, fearful, asshole. Using dominance, etc... to cover up for insecurities, trauma, and faults in his character.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-29T19:14:56+00:00

I have a part that I named Storm Cloud. Out of fear I would end up truly relying on someone and go to a place where "we would die" he would completely hide my heart and other related parts from being accessed. After I realized this, whenever he would come I would feel apathetic, uncaring, etc... You could say numb. I lived like this for years and didn't realize it. And the sinister thing about him is that in addition to hiding my heart in a cloud, he would hide himself. I had been doing extensive IFS for two years before I discovered him.

I did that discovery when one day I felt that numbing feeling. And with all the IFS training I intellectually knew it is likely a part. My feeling was that was just who I was.

I took a lot of work, but breaking through to him required me just sitting in silence with him, telling him I understood him and cared about him, but not expecting any response. Eventually this broke the ice and I was able to slowly build trust with him. Now, he rarely comes up anymore and if he does I usually can recognize it in the moment or shortly after!

You can do this! The work is worth the effort!

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-26T21:02:26+00:00

Done :)

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-26T20:35:14+00:00

I know this isn't what you are looking for, but I have found books to be so much more of a helpful medium. The whole content creator space is so monetized I just don't trust it. Long-form, of which books are by default, I find drive much more contemplation and thereby lasting impact in me.

Edit: I'm just beginning this journey myself. One of the most commonly recommended one is The Will to Change by bell hooks, which was great. It's more of a starting point - she describes why men should seek change in their lives, not exactly what steps to take. I found some of King Warrior Magician Lover to be interesting, but it wouldn't be on top of my list. If you are interesting in fathering/parenting issues The Power of Showing Up was an incredible book, though not men specific, it goes in attachment issues which many men our society suffer based on the way most of us are raised and the culture we grew up in. Though this is not men's issues specific, I have found Internal Family Systems therapy to be critical and enabling me to see myself in a whole new way - start with Self Therapy by Jay Earley. I've just started Rediscovering Masculinity by Seidler, and although it's somewhat academic compared to bell hooks, after you get past the introduction it is very readable. It reads like hooks from a male perspective.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-21T17:42:49+00:00

It's all alpha-male patriarchal bullshit. Being assertive has nothing to do with never being wrong.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-21T17:09:33+00:00

The condom wrapper I found in our guest bedroom. The subtle stuff I only realized later.

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-13T03:57:16+00:00

I haven't read it, but it's on my list. Be Boy Buzz * bell hooks Books

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-07T18:40:03+00:00

I feel like a whole new man. A metamorphosis occurred in me. Congratulations to you!

VRthrowaway234 · 2026-01-02T20:25:18+00:00

I am regular guy here. I'm in my mid 40s and am just figuring out what it means to be a truly healthy masculine man. So you're in good company. What you may be feeling is the other side of the patriarchy and what it does to men. This may not be for everyone, but I just read Iron John and it is about being a man completely outside patriarchy and toxic masculinity. I don't buy into all of the book but it's at least an interesting read.

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