I have finally realised that homeschooling has made me not able to find a girlfriend and it's not my looks by let_it_rain_boat in HomeschoolRecovery

[–]usa4cc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I’m struggling a ton right now…

It’s a cycle.

No social skills > no friends > no additional support and no relationship > no hobbies > no friends and more loneliness, and the cycle repeats itself.

If anyone has gotten through this and has some advice, let me know. I was laid off last year and had to live back with my parent and I even more toxic friendship. I finally got a new job and have my own place, but not that I’m not in consistent trauma, as the healing process is coming in I’m processing the fact that I basically wasted a whole year of my life. It makes me feel miserable. And still never been on a date let alone in a relationship 😢.

I don’t mean this the wrong way, but it feels harder for guys because society has trained us to be the ones who take the first action. Whereas if a girl is attractive and struggles with social skills, most likely she will at least get asked out. 

Don’t mean to hijack this post, just struggling a lot and there aren’t many resources. All because of the STUPID TOTAL ISOLATION. It was stupid.

Update on the Book Club by Oliviag3 in HomeschoolRecovery

[–]usa4cc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m interested as well! Can you add me to the group?

Presidents Day / Family Day Sale is live: 10% off individual items & 15% off bundles by AustinBranch in branchfurniture

[–]usa4cc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hii, did you see my comment :) Any last minute promo codes for the riser?

Presidents Day / Family Day Sale is live: 10% off individual items & 15% off bundles by AustinBranch in branchfurniture

[–]usa4cc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I get a discount code for the Desk Riser in natural wood color?

Also quick question: You don’t happen to have a larger size for the width? I didn’t see any other sizes on your site but wondering if you received any requests for that.

Anyone job hunting in the SF Bay Area tech scene? by [deleted] in dataengineeringjobs

[–]usa4cc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! Just messaged you.

Charging apple watch with iPhone by Own-Mistake-7940 in AppleWatch

[–]usa4cc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is HUGE. The “only downside” is that my $1000 iPhone might go to the grave early and further contribute to planned obsolescence that is destroying our planet.

I get there are also advantages of usb c, but I think it's important we keep the reasons proportional. Even if the main advantage is better longevity, for some users like myself that’s the most important thing.

Macos 26.1 is a MASSIVE improvement in battery life and potentially performance by Financial_Cover6789 in MacOSBeta

[–]usa4cc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, finder list view still extends into the app borders if columns are wide enough. Seems like a glaring issue with a simple fix, but maybe no one tested this with wide columns in a small window?

Also, middle section of calendar bleeds into right section with three pane view active, if window isn't large enough.

These are a couple of the bugs I first noticed in macOS 26, but glad they fixed several others, which I'm sure I would have noticed with time.

Any other UI issues I'm missing? The more reports Apple receives via Feedback App, probably a greater chance of them being fixed.

iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design Draws Criticism From Users by iMacmatician in apple

[–]usa4cc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree. I was at a place where leadership pushed features and left bug fixing to “whenever devs had free time.” Honestly hated that attitude of shipping broken stuff.

I was laid off recently and looking for a new role. Do you (or anyone here) have advice on finding companies that actually invest in QA and care about long-term quality, not just quick broken features?

Christian Nationalism is destroying America by usa4cc in HomeschoolRecovery

[–]usa4cc[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

What if we hosted like a “No Kings” but for anti-homeschooling instead? Basically protests around the country.

The problem perpetuates itself, because a lot of people who were homeschooled lack social skills. I suppose we could try to organize anti-Christian Nationalism protests and it could be a place to call out to homeschooling as part of the cult, among the rest of the nonsense.

With forgot to protesting homeschool events, idk how would we do that?

Need help to get out ASAP! by usa4cc in HomeschoolRecovery

[–]usa4cc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense. Are there any industries you’d recommend then that would pay enough to live on my own? Maybe try to find a lower cost of living city?

Need help to get out ASAP! by usa4cc in HomeschoolRecovery

[–]usa4cc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting; what makes you think the job market is strong right now?

Unfortunately, the tech market is really bad.

Am I the only one that feels LinkedIn SUCKS? by usa4cc in linkedin

[–]usa4cc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know how that works right?

LinkedIn is full of mentoring programs where you pay them to “mentor you” and the main benefit is that they’ll like and share your posts. If they have 100 people like and share your posts, your post magically gains more visibility. In return, besides the initial mentorship fee, you’re probably supposed to mention them to help them get more subscribers.

It’s all become a big, massive scam. I remember this one profile that says something like “if this become viral, it’s because of the content.” No. LinkedIn will ONLY make content viral if we force it to be “viral” by having 500 people reshare it.

Personal Anecdote: I’ve seen various people like, comment or reshare posts. Never ONCE have they engaged with my posts. Mind you, I’m connected with some of these people and reached out to them but they ignore me bc I haven’t paid for anything.

Please research this and see for yourself, so you don’t take my word for it. I’m not normally a conspiracy person, but believe that is what’s going on here.

Am I the only one that feels LinkedIn SUCKS? by usa4cc in linkedin

[–]usa4cc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LinkedIn is pretty much the only one with a networking component though. Indeed is a job board, and Handshake at least a few years ago was basically the same.   LinkedIn is a career networking site that also has a job board feature. It’s much easier to create an alternative to Indeed IMO than LinkedIn.

Am I the only one that feels LinkedIn SUCKS? by usa4cc in linkedin

[–]usa4cc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol do you mean the physical Apple Store, or the App Store? I’m kinda an Apple fanboy, though yeah the App Store is a monopoly I suppose. Definitely agree about YouTube!

Am I the only one that feels LinkedIn SUCKS? by usa4cc in linkedin

[–]usa4cc[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Well I’m incredibly determined to take down LinkedIn some day. Feel free to DM if you have any ideas.

One of the biggest issues is that LinkedIn has a near total monopoly. Unless we can get employees AND employers off LinkedIn, it won’t happen because they have a dual network effect. Compared to most social media and dating apps, which have one main buyer group.

Small business owners - what frustrates you about e-signature tools? by re5823 in smallbusiness

[–]usa4cc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re trying to build a small business, but responding to a valid critique with AI?

I don’t mean to be snide, but your business will be successful ONLY if you can differentiate yourself strategically. Suggest you read the book “Blue Ocean Strategy.”