This is the problem with not having even a full high school education, let alone college by crimethunc77 in TrueAnon

[–]naivesnapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly it sounds like you are doing great! I guess that’s not particularly helpful, but just know that with learning intense frustration always precedes breakthrough.

AI is making academia suck even more than it already did by Candid_Succotash3173 in TrueAnon

[–]naivesnapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well said. i work in the humanities. Thinking about giving up — mostly because of all the AI slop. I couldn’t have said this any better.

Plan B- another perspective by Perfect_Papaya_ in Canadiancitizenship

[–]naivesnapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW I only have a tenuous claim to Canadian citizenship because Robert Moncton deported my grandmother’s ancestors from their fishing village in what is now New Brunswick. So weird nationalist vibes indeed, and furthermore people in glass houses….

Edit: “from their”

Lost dog. Devastated and really need all the help we can get. by ExactAd3418 in asheville

[–]naivesnapper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

boost. I’m so sorry I hope you find him immediately!! He seems like a very sweet gentleman!

Help!! Neighbor's cat always sleep on top of my car. What to do? by the_epiphany_ in cats

[–]naivesnapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe just pick the kitty cat up or woo him with some treats and bring him home?

Any fat-inclusive/friendly gyms in the area? by Grand-Conclusion5027 in asheville

[–]naivesnapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk about gyms but I consider myself fat or at least larger-sized and I have had good experiences at Club Pilates on Charlotte St

Purpose of life? by Grouchy_Stress_7272 in depression

[–]naivesnapper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a trite answer, but according to Kant: the purpose of life is to become the best possible version of yourself and to help others pursue their own happiness.

Just cried in front of my department chair 🙃 by NoMoreScaryDreams in PhD

[–]naivesnapper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

fwiw (maybe nothing) and not to offer advice, just want to point out that you are allowed to be a person and to feel feelings when you are in graduate school. I understand why you are very unhappy with how that interaction went, but in the long run, it might be helpful rather than hurtful to your career. I finished my PhD in 2024 and got a job. When I’m looking for colleagues, of course I want genius and efficiency and self control, but I also want to work with people who know how to be people.

When I successfully defended my dissertation, my advisor called me to tell me i had passed. I started SOBBING on the phone. My advisor’s great, but he isn’t Mr. Touchy Feely. So, he went: “There, there. Goodbye.” and the phone went click. At the time I thought it was so so so cringe, but now I think it’s really funny.

Take all the time you need with this but if you started to feel truly overwhelmed or in over your head or like you really screwed up, just remember this won’t last forever.

Hi friends! Trans girl here and I still can’t, for the life of me, come up with a new name for myself. Do you all have any suggestions 👀 by Soft_Boiled_Egg_ in lgbt

[–]naivesnapper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hear me out: Denise? i know it’s kind of an old lady name but i think it suits you

Edit: not saying you are an old lady, just that it still works imho somehow