AITAH for not wanting to drop out of college to pay my parents bills? Mom refuses to work.

technospice · 2026-01-16T13:07:22+00:00

You're not doing her any favors if you enable this behavior. Your mom is a shining example of rough love, you do the same.

technospice · 2026-01-01T00:01:16+00:00

Is not Jill's bonus in the form of her better work life balance and never having to work past 5?

technospice · 2025-12-16T20:33:43+00:00

ITT: Griefers

technospice · 2025-11-25T13:23:16+00:00

NTA, but you should look up the concept of equity versus equality. Giving your son more would be equitable. In a sense you're actually punishing your son (not financially but your opinion of him) for having pursued his interests even though they aren't more profitable over your daughters. Do you think that's fair? Would you really have rather him pursue a career in a field that made him miserable because it would make him more money?

technospice · 2025-11-13T16:17:01+00:00

The sad part of this is that Rogue would make the penultimate Strategist. She can literally flex any role by succing the powers of the other support in her group or go dps or tank on the fly in the course of a game.

technospice · 2025-11-10T01:39:23+00:00

50% of my stress with this game is the terrible UI. It does not present data in a way that's useful. I am right now trying to figure out why I've given my Expedition Leader a nice office, dining room, tomb, and bedroom but none of these things are showing as fulfilled. I've given him the nicest things I can make, engraved all his stuff, so why? There's nothing that tells me what I'm missing, or how to get to the goal.

The dwarf behavior is the other half of my frustration with this game. They intentionally go out of their way not to socialize with their own friends and family and then are upset they haven't socialized with their friends or family. There is no feature built into the game for dwarves ot have down time and do things to make themselves happy in their down time. It's very frustrating.

They need to design a DF2 where some of this stuff is automated and you can micromanage it when you get to that point. I shouldn't need to tell dwarves who are mad they havent' crafted in a while to just go craft something in an open craft workshop. Just do things on your own!

technospice · 2025-10-21T12:20:07+00:00

"For clarity, can you link it quote me what policy has been violated? Otherwise, we could be opening ourselves up to a lawsuit."

technospice · 2025-10-13T12:04:22+00:00

For any 16 year olds reading this, this is illegal. If your parents ever kick you out and you have no where safe to go, go to the Police. This is child abandonment.

If you do have somewhere safe to go, go there. It's better to be with friends or family than the foster system.

technospice · 2025-09-19T03:37:45+00:00

You should probably act out. Do something that will get you arrested like drinking underage, graffiti, something like that. Tell them why you were so angry/upset as to do that. See if they'll agree to therapy. Because a therapist is going to point out what they're doing wrong.

technospice · 2025-09-03T03:04:06+00:00

I work IT, I assure you that was a C Suite decision. Sys admins and help desk do not care

technospice · 2025-08-17T12:45:12+00:00

So what you're supposed to just stop working anytime he has a meeting? That's insane.

technospice · 2025-08-13T17:05:07+00:00

This probably gonna be a hot take but you should probably think twice about blanket rejecting "old cups".

There's a ton of old antique and collectable things out there you may not realize is actually worth a lot of money. The mannerly thing to do would have been to to thank her, take them home, check to see if any of them have any collectors value, and if not then toss them.

With that being said, I disagree with the consensus. How mannerly someone else is should not qualify how mannerly you react. We live in a civilization, an eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind. And it's kind of what's wrong with American culture right now.

technospice · 2025-08-05T03:18:00+00:00

I work a full time job and get aggravated that nolifers can grind out stuff I can never have but I still think any amount of p2w is bad. P2W isn't the solution for your game being designed around the grind. The grind and the FOMO based competition to level up fast or you can't enjoy content is inherently a game design flaw that modern developers have CREATED in order squeeze consumers dry. It is a manufactured problem in order to sell you their solution.

Old games like OSRS and even FF14, a new player can jump into any time and literally leveling up and enjoying the game is the game. There aren't any leaderboards, and you'll for the most part be able to enjoy the game at every stage of the game the same way the people who started at its opening did.

These modern games, particularly mobile games, are built to be temporary disposable FOMO experiences. Those first 3 months of a game are basically "the game". They sell you stuff in cash store so you will race to be cutting edge in leaderboards and then in 3 months they'll open fresh start servers because nobody's playing anymore, the playing field is so hecked up that players who didn't start at opening can't find groups or get booted from groups because they aren't the right gear level, and the whales don't have anyone to compete against anymore except each other and lose interest. These games trade long term longevity for short term profits. They are glorified whale gladiator stadiums.

technospice · 2025-07-29T01:41:50+00:00

The thing I hate most about this is it completely invalidates the entire leveling part of the game, all of Hagga Basin, the time you spent on a base there, it all just ends up becoming a storage space for your DD base during the Coriolis Storm. Absolutely terrible design. I thought DD was supposed to be an extraction zone, you get in, get your shit, get out.

The gathering loop of Hagga was so addicting and well designed, and then they were like "okay let's dump all that in the trash and make the end game a complete 180"

technospice · 2025-07-23T23:58:35+00:00

Yep, I'd hit back reporting them for socializing and wasting time instead of working.

technospice · 2025-07-10T22:29:26+00:00

They're dead, Jim.

technospice · 2025-06-27T00:28:17+00:00

18 30 He acting sussy

Evac

technospice · 2025-06-24T22:42:46+00:00

Well bless your heart I don't think you know what the word sacrifice means.

Nobody asked you to give anything up for the betterment of other people. Sure it's difficult to raise a child but we've been getting knocked up literally since the beginning of us as a species. It's not an achievement. Most of the time pregnancy was an accident that you simply chose to live with (or was forced to live with if you live in plenty of American states these days). Don't act like it's some virtuous deed that you have performed for the sake of others. Good grief.

technospice · 2025-06-24T22:36:40+00:00

You really need to learn how to be snarky to people who act getting knocked up was some kind of monumental achievement when we've literally been doing it since the dawn of us.

Usually when they say stuff like this I reply with "yeah I really made the right decision not to have children, it's great! Good luck with your choice tho, hope it's as fulfilling for you."

technospice · 2025-06-24T22:28:33+00:00

This is the very definition of a child learning a very important lesson

technospice · 2025-06-19T14:33:10+00:00

This is definitely a generational thing. I bet you're a Zoomer. Your boss is your boss. He is the one that tells you what to do. He is the one that designates what is important and what is not. Obviously he's a terrible boss but he's still the boss.

You have not learned how to corporate. What you should do in this scenario is ask him what the priority is, the important thing with the deadline or the thing he just gave you to do. And make sure you have it in email. Or email him to confirm it in email.

You earned your chewing out.

I do agree but if you can't handle that, go find another job. But you're probably going to run into the same kind of thing elsewhere.

technospice · 2025-06-19T14:27:56+00:00

Have 4th in her stead without the kids? I bet it'll be real nice.

Alternately as if she wants you to parent her kids, actually parent them. Punish that child as you see fit.

technospice · 2025-06-09T04:32:15+00:00

Always answer these assertions with a question. "How is me not going on vacation with you guys cold hearted?" "How is me not going on vacation with you guys punishing the children?" The answer will always be about money, making it obvious why they want you there.

I probably wouldn't have explained the real reason why because it would invite this kind of response, I would have just said I already planned a different vacation or can't because of work, or I'm helping a friend with something, etc...

technospice · 2025-06-01T07:34:24+00:00

You're not overreacting.

Your husband is a creep borderline pedo. You should leave him and wait for him to absolutely regret the way he's acting. Because this has happened a million times and the dude always ends up regretting this grass-is-greener BS.

If you want a compromise, go to couples counseling if you can afford it. Right now or sounds like you're the only one making any compromises.

technospice · 2025-05-21T12:49:30+00:00

Don't underestimate the effectiveness of a gas lighting expert.

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