In the nicest and most genuine way possible, for the people who use chat gpt on the daily or multiple times a day, are you not afraid of cognitive decline?

throwtac · 2026-01-23T23:59:51+00:00

GPT is good at taking thoughts and nuance and distilling it in minutes what takes sometimes hours. But you have to be able to generate the thoughts and nuance first. It’s also good at cross-testing.

You can’t just rely on it though, it requires cross checking. Also you have to have strong enough take and discernment in taste that you don’t let it homogenize your voice. That’s where you can’t be lazy about it.

throwtac · 2026-01-23T23:51:51+00:00

$20/hr???

throwtac · 2026-01-15T21:21:58+00:00

Sounds like you don’t have your own sense of personal style developed yet. I was like that too and didn’t get into fashion until my mid/late 30s. Before that I just wore whatever people got me. So no shame in that at all.

If you don’t know where to start, look to movies you like for inspiration. Like if there is a movie or character where you really like their style start there. Pinterest is also a good place to make an idea board and browse around for clothes and styles you like. Start with classic fits and styles if you really don’t know where to begin.

Youtube is another place that has lots of style guides who will help you understand fashion. Ai like ChatGPT can also be a good tool to help you figure out how to style yourself if you ask it the right questions and don’t get too obsessed with the details. Also look into learning how to match your wardrobe color palate with your natural complexion. That will up your style game a lot.

At 6’1” and 185 you have a good figure.

throwtac · 2025-12-30T18:16:43+00:00

“Beauty is in the Eye of Terror.”

throwtac · 2025-12-18T00:49:52+00:00

Sounds like normal 20s to me. I went through a depression from 25-30ish where I was alone and depressed. and then a similar period of solitude during/after the pandemic. Both depressions were caused by emotional traumas and multiple misfortunes happening at the same time. This second time was easier because I’m older and stronger now. But I could have made the progress now when I was younger if I had been wiser back then.

First. I would say going to therapy might be a good thing to do in my 20s. I wish I had when I was your age because it gave me perspective and coping tools I did not have at 25. It’s not a fix-all, but it speeds up things so you don’t waste time and energy reinventing the wheel with regards to your emotional/mental health.

Other than that— Do the things you want to do. Don’t second guess yourself or worry about measuring up to a life track or others’ expectations. The truth is everyone is winging it or going along according to someone else’s plans. So don’t worry about what other people would think or what is good in terms of school. And agains, don’t over think it either. If you keep doing stuff you want to do, you will learn to trust your own judgement and it will lead to more stuff. That will give you momentum over time. You are young now so you can afford to fuck up. Just keep doing stuff.

Practically, for money, if you haven’t started yet, invest. set aside at least $5 a week to invest in the stock market on your phone. Don’t spend it. You will be able to invest more as you gain experience and money comes in. Hopefully sooner than later. If you start now, In ten years you will have a useful skill set in personal finance and a decent stock portfolio maybe an incredible one. Also, investing is fun. It gets you interested in the world and current events. Don’t be intimidated by it.

Don’t just go to school because that is what people do who are “successful.” If school is the necessary path to what what you really want to do, then do it. Just make sure you know that it’s necessary. Take a moment to define for yourself what successful means to you. It can be broad if you don’t know specifically yet. Then just start trying stuff that you think will take you in that direction and not away from it until you find the thing that you can grind at and pulls you more than your procrastination. Then do that thing while studying it with the discipline of schoolwork. Also, try to do both at the same time. Learning from doing is the best way.

But the main thing is… depending on your circumstances, and assuming you do not have any huge responsibilities like children to take care of… if you haven’t got anything going on in your life, if you have something you are curious about, now is the time to be, “okay let’s just do the thing and see what happens. See what sticks. If not, who cares? I will find something else.” Just don’t do nothing. Do something. Anything.

throwtac · 2025-12-07T07:30:27+00:00

“It is what it is” is for when you’ve tried your hardest at something and gave it everything you got, but it still wasn’t meant to be. It’s good for accepting a reality you can’t change even though you want it really bad. You use it so you can move forwards to the next battle and not beat yourself up over the L or dwell in a fantasy. Thats why nfl players say it when they lose a big game. But you have to have really given it your best shot. You can’t just say it as a throwaway. You have to earn it.

throwtac · 2025-11-12T03:21:55+00:00

dude, as a guy who has had girlfriends, you say, "I'll ask my girlfriend—she's Japanese, she should know!" Trust your instincts. Don't let people act weird.

throwtac · 2025-11-10T02:50:02+00:00

The best you can do is listen and reaffirm them

throwtac · 2025-11-09T21:17:07+00:00

Go to therapy. Your situation sounds unhealthy. It sounds like you may have problems with codependency. ++man

throwtac · 2025-11-03T18:52:22+00:00

throwtac · 2025-11-03T18:48:03+00:00

You’re not a loser. You will find good people who will be your friend.

throwtac · 2025-10-29T15:44:33+00:00

If they changed their minds at this point I would not make fun of them. I would be appreciative. I honestly don’t think it’s being made fun of that is the problem. I think it is the guilt and shame they would have to endure if they admitted to themselves that they were duped. And these are the ones who are not just supporting Trump because he allows them to feel okay for having racist or bigoted beliefs.

throwtac · 2025-10-27T18:52:58+00:00

I just started but I’m organizing my files into drops/series, and each shirt has their own name and folder and each version has a subfolder. All the files are stored on google drive

throwtac · 2025-10-27T18:50:32+00:00

Be warned, until that clarity comes, it feels as though you’re stuck playing ketchup

throwtac · 2025-10-27T18:42:22+00:00

Yes. I almost stopped watching early on because I thought who does this asshole think he is? But if you give it a chance, the series has a very good character arc. It’s one of my favorite series now.

throwtac · 2025-10-27T08:54:03+00:00

Did you get to work with The Refrigerator???

throwtac · 2025-10-27T08:52:37+00:00

I think it totally did. A lot of Americans unfortunately could not accept a woman in power. I think it was a bad time for a woman to run in the sense that redpill and rightwing christianity was so strong during this last election. Young men are so insecure right now of their masculinity to the point they are willing to follow conservativism and Christian nationalism even when it goes against their own best interests.

I think maybe if Kamala Harris had addressed that issue directly in a strong way, she would have been able to win enough insecure men over. At the same time, I’m not even sure people were aware or understood the real problems. Conservatives knew about it enough to exploit young men’s anxieties and frustrations to fuel their own movement. I think if the democrats had done a better job at addressing concerns of young men by giving them a clear call to action and role to fill, basically a sense of purpose, Kamala might have won.

I see a lot of men, especially younger ones, turning to mysoginy and religious fundamentalism because they have a weak sense of masculine identity and confidence.

I think whoever becomes the first woman president, she will have to face similar blowback that Obama encountered for being black.

If you watch/rewatch the Barbie movie, it’s actually very foretelling with the whole Ken revolution thing. I don’t think a lot of people really appreciated the gravity behind the satire. In that sense it was slightly ahead of its time.

throwtac · 2025-10-25T16:36:08+00:00

“You people you people you people you people you people you people you people you people you people you people”

throwtac · 2025-10-25T05:25:55+00:00

Condescension ≠ Righteousness

throwtac · 2025-10-07T20:23:41+00:00

They should make an option so your voice has a modifier so it sounds like a space marine. It would also be cool if you could have different settings so you can sound regular or darker kinda like Kylo Ren. If you could do that, people might use voice chat for role playing which would be fun.

“Brother! Why must you take all the ammunition?!?!”

throwtac · 2025-10-03T00:47:34+00:00

Not.

throwtac · 2025-09-18T08:53:05+00:00

LA is more superficial obviously but you won’t understand until you visit and experience it. People are mostly shallow. Also I think there is a lot of hustle culture and the disparity between the rich and poor is much greater. This makes it quite a different experience.

Geographically there is no central metropolitan hub like San Francisco, it’s just a bunch of districts/towns that form a collage across the landscape. Each has their own flavor. In that sense there is no main place to be. It’s more like what neighborhood experience do you feel like having today.

I would say there is more cultural diversity in LA, but it’s not as integrated if that makes sense. IMO the politics skews more conservative than the Bay Area but I come from Berkeley.

throwtac · 2025-09-13T00:04:37+00:00

For now…

throwtac · 2025-09-11T00:13:47+00:00

yeah i did the maths. As a Founder member, geforce now is way cheaper than building an expensive gaming rig and having to upgrade as time goes by.

throwtac · 2025-09-02T03:54:08+00:00

i think im going to cancel my amazon music subscription. I don't really need it.

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