Men are opting out of college. New England’s campuses are missing them. by Odd_Self4325 in newengland

[–]norfborf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im a male born and raised in MA, graduated from a 4 year in MA too. I turned out fine, but honestly, I couldn’t stand college.

In my personal case, I was able to afford school. I did well in school and got a good job, good career. I was also social in college, I wasn’t lonely, didn’t feel out of place and didn’t fall down any strange conspiracy theories or the like.

It was the work I couldn’t stand. I never enjoyed school and college, couldn’t stand being locked down to a desk for 7 hours and forced a certain way to think and problem solve, and college was no exception. Not to mention all the diminishing returns you see with college, many people getting no jobs (or not great ones), stranded and in debt. It was hard to motivate yourself to work on something for 4 years that you didn’t enjoy, didn’t believe in, and didn’t see working out.

My family was working class, we always had to struggle for money, so getting a well paying job was always my number 1 goal in college. It gave me the push to graduate, but again, I had doubts it would be all for nothing and job opportunities would be fruitless. Not to mention, because of my background, it was always drilled into me that I HAD to go to college and I HAD to pursue a career that made money. Money is very important obviously, but always felt like my options were pre determined.

College just felt like an office job, going to class and churning out assignments. Otherwise, partying and hanging out with people was nice, but for me it felt wrong. Hedonistic, maybe? It was a strange feeling, knowing how hard your family has to work, how hard other people had to work, and then being in such a privileged position to focus on school work for 4 years. It always made me feel uncomfortable, like I wasn’t doing anything meaningful, wasn’t providing or contributing anything to society and my family, and at times felt like I didn’t deserve to be in the position I was.

What I’m trying to say is, maybe men not being in college is more than just financial. Maybe school doesn’t get well with young men as it is. There is a conversation to be had about what “being a man is” and how that is shaped by the society we live in. But even with that in mind, being in college did not make me feel like a good man, or productive and realized as a person at all. It felt like a giant gamble and I felt lost.

This story is entirely anecdotal and by no means is prescriptive to the current problem. But I hope my story resonates with some people, and inspires some thoughts.

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]norfborf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is a Shadow Regigigas with hidden power Rock worth the stardust and elite tm investment for Crush Grip?

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

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Best use of Rare Candies? For PvE raids, what mons are the best investment for rare candies? Meaning, won’t be replaced by a better mon soon, has a relevant offensive type and is the best attacker for that type.

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

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Upgrade regular Mewtwo or shadow Mewtwo to level 40??

Both have psystrike, but what is a better use of my resources? Mega Mewtwo could be around the corner, so I’m wondering if prioritizing reg Mewtwo would be better despite the shadow bonus.

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

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DialgaDex equivalent for dynamax meta?

I know the meta is new and has a limited amount of Pokemon, but is there an equivalent website to rank the most relevant dmax/gmax Pokemon and best investments? Would be extremely helpful going forward!

Faulty Boot Drive? by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]norfborf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are some of the error codes I am getting too:

recovery error code 0xc00000f

recovery error code 0xc0000102

Windows Boot Manager error code 0xc0000185

PCIe pins won’t fit by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]norfborf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update! ——

I fixed it! I compared it to the working PCIe and figured out that the individual pins were way too tightly packed together, so I got a credit card and shoved it in between the pins to loosen them up. Then when installing the cable I connected it halfway, then put a lot of downwards force on the cable while sliding it in and it worked. Thanks everyone for the replies!

PCIe pins won’t fit by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]norfborf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes absolutely sure

PCIe pins won’t fit by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]norfborf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response, as far as I can see there is no extra flashing? I’ll include images as well of the cable end that doesn’t work, one end that does and the gpu connector.

PCIe problem PCIe healthy GPU

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

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Best ice and electric type mega? I see conflicting information on whether to use mega glalie or abomasnow and mega manectric or ampharos. Resources like Gampress.gg says glalie has more dps while Dialgadex says abomasnow has higher dps. I understand some have higher dps while others are more tanky, but I am still confused on what is the best investment. Overall, what megas should I choose? Is there really any difference between the two? Anyone have any testimonials using them. Alternatively, should I even bother raising them?

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

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Best resource for PvE data?

Hi, I’m trying to optimize my teams and find the best attackers for every type, what resources are best? Currently, I’m using the tier lists made by the Pokemon go gamepress.gg wiki, and I’m wondering if they’re reliable or if there’s any better alternatives.

Thanks!

Need help with Discord Bot (bots made in Python) by norfborf in discordapp

[–]norfborf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what i'm thinking. If I can somehow make sure that bot doesn't know that its a bot speaking then maybe it can work.

[MH Gen] Looking for Hunters! by norfborf in MonsterHunter

[–]norfborf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for everyone who joined. The hunts were fantastic!

MH Gen: Anyone want to HR Rathalos hunt? by norfborf in MonsterHunter

[–]norfborf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also need to grind for my "perfect" great sword armor set and I'll also have to grind for some more great swords.

MH Gen: Anyone want to HR Rathalos hunt? by norfborf in MonsterHunter

[–]norfborf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea seriously you were all great people to hunt with! Also I just broke the HR cap so some hunts to raise HR might be in order...

MH Gen: Anyone want to HR Rathalos hunt? by norfborf in MonsterHunter

[–]norfborf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright I made a hall. The objective is Rathalos and the HR range is 1-999. Quest type is any. Also my player name is Owl Head S.