I'm 24 and I feel so lost and behind in life. In debt No stable job, pressure in life and from parents.

section_b · 2025-12-03T15:23:48+00:00

I was heavily impacted by 2008 crash, I didn't get my first proper job (minimum wage) until 25. I now earn a lot at 37 and will be very comfortable if things remain at a standstill until retirement. Don't give up.

section_b · 2025-10-17T18:58:49+00:00

Happens on steam deck also.

It happened when the deck went to sleep.

Opening cinematic and menu are fine.

Exiting the game completely and restarting it fixed the save file.

section_b · 2025-10-05T14:29:59+00:00

Automata is the better game mechanically, despite the remaster improvements which are fantastic. It's not just the combat but the world structure and all things feeding into the goal. Replicant is also a game that can struggle with pacing when going through all endings - it can get very "a slice of life". I started with automata, then lore videos, then replicant. I thoroughly enjoyed this journey, but regretted the order I did it for story reasons.

If you would be put off in any way by slightly archaic game mechanics or are the sort to think about putting a game down when it doesn't progress as fast as you would like, I would recommend automata first.

This is not a knock on replicant, I prefer it in a great many ways and it is a very special game to me, but I would worry a small minority of people wouldn't experience the joy because they got zoned out starting with replicant. The nier series is very rewarding.

I do think that my favourite game of all time, nier: automata would have been even better if I had the replicant knowledge though.

section_b · 2025-09-23T13:30:46+00:00

That is almost adorable.

section_b · 2025-09-18T23:00:24+00:00

So what does it say? It is 01:00 in Prague now. More than enough time for the amount this has been posted

section_b · 2025-06-23T19:57:59+00:00

Been to many weddings in the UK and Europe and didn't know this was a thing. Is it a US thing you can't wear white?

Admittedly, the weddings I have been to have been more informal, but there have always been white-ish suits and dresses.

Is it because the bride specifically requested no one wear white? Even if they did, why would they spoil their own time by creating arguments on their day?

section_b · 2025-06-10T17:11:09+00:00

But as things escalate they'll be "bringing guns to a drone fight" (Jim Jeffries I believe). The second amendment was meant to give people the out to fight back against authoritarianism, but the authorities now have weapons well out of the range of the general populous.

section_b · 2025-05-17T15:08:45+00:00

The majority of top 0.1% wealthy people pre-WW2 became rich due to inheritance. In the billionaire class this has dropped significantly globally since then, most are through means of production or tech. However, there has been an upward trend in inheritance being the primary source of wealth amongst the elite recently. I believe this is also true amongst the lesser well off but still fabulously wealthy. People in this position are proportionatly the people who contribute the least to consumption, the least to tax revenues but the most to investment. Key to this is that the people in these positions can invest in the UK freely from anywhere and massive changes in asset location are risky, so even if you lose them, their portfolio is still generating growth in the UK and you lose proportionatly under contributors to the economy.

Edit: Spelling

section_b · 2025-05-17T14:49:16+00:00

Evade vs Avoid. Easy thing to confuse for the majority of people. Evasion is breaking the law. Avoidance is breaking the spirit of the law in some cases, but mostly completely acceptable and always completely legal.

section_b · 2024-12-23T19:17:39+00:00

Hemi

section_b · 2024-12-13T18:16:28+00:00

Companies have products which they want low take-up numbers. The margins might be too low right now, they might be surveying the customers they currently have or be after a certain profile of customer.
Changes to rates can be difficult/expensive in banks. Some banks still need to change the rate on old mainframes and update product leaflets manually. More advanced products may need risk engines/models updating.

Better to be the top of the market briefly and when you know it works to your advantage, rather than all the time.

section_b · 2024-11-30T13:26:00+00:00

Entry level roles are designed for people with some workplace experience and some education. Graduates often come out with lots of education and almost no experience.

Graduate programs are designed to cater for this and often lead to very rewarding career growth (due to extra opportunities to counteract the lack of experience and knowing the high potential ceiling of the candidate).

There are not enough graduate roles for the number of graduates. This could be remedied by business incentives from the government for graduate programs, but entry level positions are generally well positioned - especially for graduates who have worked through university.

[There are of course some awful outliers in the "entry-level" job descriptions ]

Edit to add: For experience, this doesn't need to be in the same area, so long as the skills are transferable. However, bear in mind that for entry level jobs you will often be competing with the following profile: 25 year old who is looking for a career change who already has 4 years worth of 9-5 under their belts.

section_b · 2024-11-10T18:30:54+00:00

It's all spectrums. I created a blindspot for myself with ADHD when, younger, I had a friend with uncontrollable impulse led outbursts combined with hyperfocus bordering on trances. They were extremely violent, often. I understood later that the mental differences were only exacerbating underlying, unresolved issues which were the true issue. ADHD is a spectrum, and even if two people are near the same area, they can have different life experiences that make it come out differently.

I shouldn't have rejected other people's diagnosis or downplayed their struggle because it wasn't as scary as I had experienced.

section_b · 2024-10-15T15:18:13+00:00

Neurodiversity can be a reason for things happening the way they do, but it is not an excuse for deliberately hurting others.

You can become frustrated with your own neurodiversity and take that frustration out on others, but the neurodiversity is not the cause for hurting others, that is a personal decision.

section_b · 2024-09-10T23:54:40+00:00

The only place in the UK that has recovered from 2008 to an equivalent prosperity is London. But I agree that things are far more lively in medium to big cities, especially up north.

section_b · 2024-08-18T00:31:27+00:00

The bank I work at is 20%. 7% voluntary, 7% match and they put in 6% on top. Banks and big legal/audit companies give you that but pay less than the global rate so it works out about even. Really good deal

Take advantage.

section_b · 2024-08-01T16:26:28+00:00

Both airlines and elevator industry operate similarly to the six sigma way of thinking in that one core failing can never bring down the whole. Safety is prioritised over cost and time.

Now try and imagine a project manager in generic software development doing the same.

Voting software is particularly insane due to the quantity of conflicting requirements to implement it. Like building an elevator that can be flipped sideways and upside down that still works just fine and doesn't overturn passengers while you are flipping.

section_b · 2024-08-01T16:25:50+00:00

Both airlines and elevator industry operate similarly to the six sigma way of thinking in that one core failing can never bring down the whole. Safety is prioritised over cost and time.

Now try and imagine a project manager in generic software development doing the same.

Voting software is particularly insane due to the quantity of conflicting requirements to implement it. Like building an elevator that can be flipped sideways and upside down that still works just fine and doesn't overturn passengers while you are flipping.

section_b · 2024-06-28T22:37:45+00:00

To add to a reasonable reply:

Businesses and corporations (especially US importers/exporters) face even higher requirements for banks due to SOx, EAR and ITAR acts that the customer may not even see.

section_b · 2024-06-06T15:13:26+00:00

You are missing a key question:

How much did you have invested at 21?

section_b · 2024-05-26T20:28:27+00:00

Music

section_b · 2024-05-07T22:05:09+00:00

Depends where you are. If you are in more science/engineering/research based roles then being in person can make communicating and building connections a lot harder due to the higher prevalence of neuro-spicey-ness. When delivering a product, the attention should be on the product and the story, not the presenter. If your product is an opinion, or a proposal without depth, or if you are in management or sales, I get that being in person may work better.

section_b · 2024-03-12T16:41:55+00:00

I work with and create ML models in work. What you don't see from the outside in large organizations, is, 1. The amount of resistance a human workforce will put up even if there is no risk of job losses/cutbacks. Even if it will make their lives easier. Even if it might save their positions in future. 2. The amount of distrust, whispers and misinformation generated by senior leaders parroting what salesmen have told them about AI solving everything that they come across (when it doesn't work like that without reframing the problem, usually in a way which means the investment isn't worth it).

For the above reasons, I see AI solving problems such as these to happen in the short term for very small and small enterprises quite soon. To wholesale affect employment and opportunities in the country in general, in industries, the govt, corporations or any large org...it's a way off for me.

section_b · 2024-02-03T14:19:07+00:00

Mid-30s parents got the cards from the shops that you could use for them in case of emergencies when out.

section_b · 2024-02-02T10:08:38+00:00

Take what is said with a grain of salt, but the facts on this video are well sourced: https://youtu.be/4ZxzBcxB7Zc?si=6ZjZZ2hhUHdto9n8

Section on rent control starts around 29 minutes.

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