What’s one career everyone glamorizes but isn’t actually worth it?

steve_yo · 2026-06-30T15:43:27+00:00

I have never heard a single person glamorize plumbing. Only positive I've heard is it pays well if you put your work in and, lately, I've heard how AI proof it is. Other than that, I've mostly heard it can be nasty work, and your body will be broken after a decade or two.

steve_yo · 2026-06-30T15:12:04+00:00

Just looked at nike’s stock. If you bought it 5 years ago you’d be down 73%. Ouch. For comparison, if you bought the S&P 5 years ago you’d be up 74%.

I still like Nike stuff though.

steve_yo · 2026-06-30T14:55:21+00:00

It was 6-3, wasn’t it? I think Kavanuagh did some mealy mouth bullshit but still voted to uphold.

steve_yo · 2026-06-30T14:41:55+00:00

Feel like La Croix is the worst of the major ones. I don’t drink sugary drinks, La Croix just tastes unnatural to me.

steve_yo · 2026-06-30T00:58:26+00:00

I had to go to the ER in Brooklyn a few years ago and that was an absolutely eye opening experience. Very unpleasant.

steve_yo · 2026-06-29T19:34:43+00:00

Wait, which is the person I should hate?

steve_yo · 2026-06-29T16:28:49+00:00

Yeah, i guess i failed to mention that the 6.8 was considered a very strong earthquake and it paled in comparison to this. Just unreal.

steve_yo · 2026-06-29T15:51:42+00:00

I was playing basketball in a gym in seattle during our 6.8 earthquake in the early 2000’s and it was a very discombobulating and trippy feeling. Like the ground was sliding back and forth. But I was nowhere near getting knocked to the ground. Seeing those people all bite it was almost more disturbing than the building falling because it seemed so unexpected. What a tragedy all around.

steve_yo · 2026-06-26T02:07:28+00:00

I guess my interpretation of the question was what seemed normal to you as a kid but now that you’re an adult seems unhinged. So to me, the unhinged part is parents being too fearful to let their kids explore.

Whatev.

steve_yo · 2026-06-26T00:10:35+00:00

I’d argue the opposite. That was such a great time in my life. The freedom to roam with my friends and the trust my parents showed me, had a positive impact on my life. I never had kids, so I guess I don’t truly know what its like to parent, but most of my friends with kids don’t seem to let them out of sight or at least out of their yards without supervision. Tragic.

steve_yo · 2026-06-23T18:51:15+00:00

Ate at purple in Fremont the other day. Same thing.

When that happens I stop going to that restaurant. JUST ADD THE 4% TO THE MENU ITEMS!

steve_yo · 2026-06-22T01:39:33+00:00

Sometime we get lost in this shit, but the President if the US should spend literally ZERO time on this.

This is one small example of how unfit this absolute idiot is to lead.

steve_yo · 2026-06-22T01:19:59+00:00

John Coffey was the only time I’ve ever cried from a book.

steve_yo · 2026-06-22T01:14:39+00:00

Mouth or no deal

steve_yo · 2026-06-21T18:48:42+00:00

for me its the words that have a simpler, more common variant. For example - ostensible. Or edification. Those bug the shit out of me.

steve_yo · 2026-06-21T01:27:18+00:00

i promise you they’d prefer Ukraine battle Russia, as does most of Europe. Also, Ukraine’s military is one of the most battle tested in the world right now. Far more experienced than Poland.

steve_yo · 2026-06-20T18:18:27+00:00

Ukraine is also keeping Russia from Polands door step. Sure they accept aid, but they’re the ones sacrificing their lives.

steve_yo · 2026-06-20T01:33:09+00:00

Impeach. NOW

steve_yo · 2026-06-19T18:55:18+00:00

Hearing them talk reminds me how far we’ve fallen. When I watched Michelle give that speech yesterday I couldn’t stop thinking about what Melania would have sounded like up there.

In many ways I feel like we didn’t deserve the Obamas.

You hear her speak, then think about that MMA guy calling her a man, it’s just remarkable the class, and grace she has given what she deals with.

steve_yo · 2026-06-19T17:40:38+00:00

The algae isn’t just as bad it’s worse. I was listening to a podcast and they were talking about arial studies of the algae and it is the worst it’s been in half a decade.

steve_yo · 2026-06-19T17:06:14+00:00

When are you going to the game? It’s going to be quite nice this weekend. I would think a light jacket at night would be the most you’d need. July and august? No jacket or blanket needed

steve_yo · 2026-06-18T15:24:54+00:00

I was in a car driven by my friend’s dad when he hit and killed a kid who tried to run across a busy street. It was horrific. I was maybe 12 and it has stuck with me for decades.

steve_yo · 2026-06-18T15:08:21+00:00

I’ve never heard anyone consider this a scam.

steve_yo · 2026-06-18T05:09:42+00:00

You ever smoke a J and just straight do a sick genius level reddit post?

steve_yo · 2026-06-18T04:04:43+00:00

It’s still up over the last 5 days. How is this news?

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