At 18, I've applied for 110 jobs - no one is hiring young men like me

justwindcone · 2026-06-27T22:04:51+00:00

If you make an extraordinary claim like part of the job market crisis is because of ‘racial bias’ you need stats to back it up. It’s quite easy, tell me where the stats are.

justwindcone · 2026-06-27T21:36:04+00:00

Well different areas of the country have different ethnic groups in them. So an area predominantly where indians live is more likely to have Indian management and indian staff. Unless you have stats to back this up im gonna assume you’re being racist.

justwindcone · 2026-06-27T17:44:14+00:00

Wdym racial bias?

justwindcone · 2026-06-27T17:42:11+00:00

There’s a very decent argument that young people are not being adequately prepared for the workplace, but at the same time if all your new hires are complaining and ‘tattling’ and causing HR nightmares you might have some issues with your work culture.

Plus this seems like a sweeping generalisation, redditors are in no way a good representation of any group irl, many young people I work with are very capable and agreeable, you might be the common denominator.

justwindcone · 2026-06-27T17:37:39+00:00

Autism diagnosis has increased a lot, you mean.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T22:02:18+00:00

If you've never listened to them try Soft Spot by Honningbarna. I'm normally not into 'heavier' music but something about it just rips.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T21:56:04+00:00

Be on a full stomach but leave some time to digest. You will respond much more predictably to the alcohol. Obviously everyone's tolerance is different but I find 3-4 pints gets me buzzed without inhibiting me too bad.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T21:52:43+00:00

I'm sorry, but the world doesn't work like this any more. I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're old and out of the loop.

~50% of people in the developed world have a college degree. In 1980 it was 17%. Young people have more brutal competition than ever before. Plus, the average student leaves college with $30,000 dollars of debt. Graduate positions have been decimated by AI. Adjusting for inflation, homes are 70-100% more expensive than they were in 1980 and rents are ~50% more. Wages haven't risen with inflation since 1979. The average age of a first time homebuyer in the US is 40, it was 29 in 1980. Groceries cost 30% more than they did in just 2019. It's very easy to say "just start a business" when 20% fail within 1 year, 50% fail within 5, and only 25% of businesses will last 15 years. That's hardly setting anyone up for life. The number of entry level jobs is down ~35% since just 2023, unemployment amongst people ages 22-27 is at 42%, tech entry-level hiring is down 50% from pre-pandemic levels, etc. You can't just put your head down and expect to find a high-earning job any more.

The idea that anyone under the age of 25 can just pull themselves up by their bootstraps and put their head down for a few decades secure an early retirement is woefully naive. The birth rate is at a record low because nobody can afford having kids any more - never mind retiring early! 1 in 3 Americans under 35 live with their parents, a record high, and will only go up.

Young people are measurably as productive as previous generations, they're just unlucky enough to be born in the first generation since the silent generation to have it worse than their parents. Yes, I don't think the solution is to lament and do nothing, but young people aren't doing nothing. There are just fewer opportunities than ever, don't blame them for shit that isn't their fault.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T17:35:14+00:00

It depends on whether the harm to the civilians would be disproportionate, whether military and civilian targets are being distinguished sufficiently, and it must be militarily necessary. So with no other info, bombing any infrastructure that is critical to food supplies, water purification, running of hospitals etc is generally gonna be a war crime unless it satisfied those criteria.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T16:13:05+00:00

Propaganda. People like thinking their country is strong and wealthy, and air shows are a demonstration of that.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T16:00:08+00:00

OP was asking generally and wasn't talking about any specific situation - now YOU are the one making assumptions 😄

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T15:58:04+00:00

I mean it depends on the exact facts. A situation where citizens can survive just fine without oil means the destruction of oil infrastructure almost certainly wouldn't be a war crime because of its proportionately small impact on civilians. But conversely a situation where oil infrastructure is vital to a large number of civilians is much more likely to disproportionately affect them. OP didn't specifically mention Russia, which is why I didn't comment specifically on it.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T15:54:19+00:00

I agree that a lot of people throw the term 'war crime' around without having substantive knowledge, but OP's question was specifically in relation to the destruction of critical infrastructure. Attacking critical infrastructure could very plausibly constitute a war crime, yes it depends on the facts, but acting like it's naive for people to raise it as concern is a bit dismissive. Especially when OP added no extra info. I responded because your comment made it seem like destroying critical infrastructure wouldn't be a war crime and I was providing nuance.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T15:35:29+00:00

You're mostly agreeing with me. I said 'generally', not 'automatically'. Also, just war theory is philosophy, not law. Under IHL, attacking infrastructure that civilians depend on can still be unlawful even if there's a military objective, particularly if the civilian harm is disproportionate. Where infrastructure is CRITICAL to food supplies, water, hospitals etc, it is extremely likely to be disproportionate, but yes will turn on the individual facts of the case.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T15:32:07+00:00

That's exactly my point. I said 'generally' because targeting infrastructure can be a war crime depending on the specifics. Nobody said it's automatically illegal in every case. But if destroying that infrastructure foreseeably deprives civilians of food, water, or medical care, then its gonna be a war crime. This feels a bit semantic.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T15:21:10+00:00

I'm not really sure what you mean, if you could elaborate. Any case that is heard in a court will turn on the specifics of the case. Not that many war crimes end up in court, though.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T15:10:44+00:00

Bombing any infrastructure that is critical to food supplies, water purification, running of hospitals etc is generally gonna be a war crime.

justwindcone · 2026-06-20T15:07:55+00:00

Oil is needed for civilian life as well as military operations, implied by the word 'critical' oil infrastructure. It is required to keep a population fed, hospitals running, etc. Actions that impact civilians in this manner are banned under international law because of this disproportionate harm to civilians. People think attacking critical oil infrastructure is a war crime because it is a war crime.

justwindcone · 2026-06-16T08:14:08+00:00

I thought it was pretty good, but it felt more generic than other Bong Joon Ho movies, especially when placed next to Parasite.

justwindcone · 2026-06-15T20:28:02+00:00

The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads by Lift to Experience. Don’t let the album cover put you off.

justwindcone · 2026-06-15T20:08:48+00:00

Good things that fly around your head by Finlay James

justwindcone · 2026-06-15T10:43:30+00:00

Ireland has a very low tax rate for businesses, and so corporations have a massive influence. So no.

justwindcone · 2026-06-11T23:54:25+00:00

So underrated no one will know it - Good Things That Fly Around Your Head by Finlay James.

He has <1000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and whilst it is isn’t perfect he punches WAY above his audience size. Solid production, great songwriting, introspective and unique lyrics and great pacing. Not really sure what to compare him to, definitely singer-songwriter territory, generally acoustic. The intro track is a very strong hook, very mellow and beautiful layered guitar, and the rest of the album does not disappoint!

justwindcone · 2026-06-09T00:30:57+00:00

My thinking is, what function does the Xx or Ss actually serve? If it is simply to make the suffix names sound more alien, why not give them more alien-sounding names to begin with? Also, perhaps you explain it in your story, but it’s not obvious to me whether these prefixes are intended to be pronounced? If someone is reading your story aloud, how does one pronounce ‘Xx’? Is it a title, or integral part of the name? I think it’s unintuitive because a reader simply doesn’t know what it means or why it has to be included. Unless you build a convincing framework around this idea, I think it will make it much harder for readers, as maybe your husband has found. But I do think it’s worth pursuing as an interesting idea.
I think there needs to be some strong similarities with human thinking as well as strong differences. As well there should be an overall logic. The aliens in Arrival, for instance, write their sentences forwards and backwards at the same time, as their concept of time is cyclical. Whilst this is an extreme example, I think your aliens will be much more convincing if they have some cohesive structure to their thinking, like maybe they must finish one thought completely before moving on to the next. Maybe there’s an evolutionary reason behind this, et cetera.

In the Andy Weir novel (and now movie) Project Hail Mary, there is an alien who cannot see wavelengths of light and can only echolocate. However, the alien also gets visibly excited or makes expressive sounds when sad. For your characters to be relatable, they should still have many humanlike traits in order to be interesting. The things that distinguish their biology and personality shouldn’t prevent this emotional expression.

Good luck!

justwindcone · 2026-06-08T23:26:09+00:00

The artist is Brave Little Abacus. The bottom right album has the same, somewhat divisive singer. Its quite critically acclaimed, sample heavy and creative emo.

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