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Yes. 3 years. Marriage ended. Sold everything. But emotionally, much better off than last year. Making ends meet with a return to non-tech after a 3 decade break. Won’t ever stop doing that at least part-time, going forward, for security. For tech, focused on a body of work to create opportunities. Optimistic.
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Not trying to counter you but this is the definition of rich. This modern idea that rich means you have infinite money and many Lamborghinis is odd - rich is being independent, with the ability to travel and do whatever you want, for the rest of your life. It’s OK to be rich, it doesn’t reflect poorly on you!
k, I'm rich then :D
I've been happily unemployed since 2022. Not planning to be employed ever again. Have enough money for the rest of my life already. Not because I'm rich, but because I live cheaply. Working on self-improvement: excercise, eat/sleep well, defeat phone addiction, become social. I enjoy drugs once a week. I travel all year in some beautiful places. Spend ~2 hours every day trying to find a wife. In 5-10 years (wifed up…
Can you comment on the finantial situation that allows you to do that?
I think most people just don't get this. It's quite possible to be happy not spending that much money.
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No need to be snarky, dude is going through a rough time, can use some empathy
Everyone thinks they know better, that's just the nature of people on internet forums. That's why I stopped asking for CV reviews - as soon as people know I'm struggling they come up with pointless edits. His point boils down to "you have no network, physical or digital" which might sound accurate with the information he's got, but isn't in reality because there's obviously more context than what I've shared here. I…
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> gaol The only time I've ever seen "jail" spelled this way was in Elden Ring, and I had to look it up to see how it's supposed to be pronounced to learn that it's an Old English way of spelling "jail" and is pronounced like "jail". Curious if you've been playing a lot of Elden Ring or if there's another reason you chose this spelling.
I've seen it a couple of times from British writers. But it's definitely a weird spelling that's on its way out.
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If you can I'd chat to my doctor about Adhd and trying something like concerta! I'm able to recognize many of the things you are mentionning here and had positive effects from methylphenidate.
He is unemployed which likely means he has no doctor or that high end health care if the sort you’re assuming is not something he has access to. Poor Americans can go to the ER, but talking to someone with knowledge and capacity to prescribe psychotropics is not how this works.
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In your opinion, what is false about it? Canada's growth segment in exports was minerals and tourism services. That's Canada's situation, unfortunately.
"Non-inflation-adjusted tourist dollars spent" was an odd metric to choose. The number of international arrivals is down YTD (-3%): https://www.trade.gov/i-94-arrivals-program
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Not really. I even live in one of the cities that is "under siege". It's basically another day. People read headlines, lock themselves in a cage of their own making, and assume the world is on fire. People would do better trusting their own eyes and ears.
Literally what people said in 1933.
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My milage does vary. I swore off caffeine for a decade. Then I discovered that stims restore some cognitive function that I had written off. The difference is that my anxiety is more interesting (to me) than distressing. I can sometimes leverage it as a mechanism for change. Granted - this also possible because my anxiety (currently) falls within a range. Turn it up a ½doz notches and I probably won't be mining it fo…
Have you tried tea instead? Its effect is markedly different from coffee. THere should be no anxiety, but still contain that cognitive benefit.
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He is unemployed which likely means he has no doctor or that high end health care if the sort you’re assuming is not something he has access to. Poor Americans can go to the ER, but talking to someone with knowledge and capacity to prescribe psychotropics is not how this works.
That's almost only the USA you know
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