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Re: I have quit my job

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Post by [deleted] »

hvasilev wrote: post #65
jmauritz wrote: post #8

This guy seems smart and ambitious but has a very romantic/naive mindset. A job is an exchange of services, never get it confused with your own mission or "dream".

The issue with the world view that "a job is an exchange of services" is that it is unsustainable. The sheer time magnitude of work - 40 hours a week + commute for many decades dictates that it is a very significant portion of your life. On top of that on a day-to-day basis the timeslot itself between 9/5 is the best part of the day for the vast majority of people. Seems like in order to have a deeply fulfilling life…

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Re: I have quit my job

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Post by Majestic121 »

paskozdilar wrote: post #95
nebulous_two wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is some fatalistic nonsense. There is a long way to go for an IT person to die of starvation. It would have to be intentional: wanting to die of starvation.

I don't understand a single thing you're talking about. The path is very simple: don't work -> run out of money -> unable to afford food and rent -> work again / die of starvation Can you specify which part of the path is intentional? Why would anyone want to die of starvation?

The path is not realistic, there's a lot between "don't work -> run out of money", including using up savings that you had, taking up unemployment benefits, finding another kind of work or going for part time, getting help from a large number of charities... And finally, if you end up actually on the verge of starvation, as an IT person you most probably can get another job even with a gap in your resume.

The whole "if you don't work you die" is very dramatic but not very true in the west, and most people that die of poverty are dying from other reasons than starvation, mostly drugs and cold.

Strangely, I'd bet that the strongest link between poverty, food and dying is through obesity, not starvation

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by TOMDM »

smordistan wrote: post #98
TOMDM wrote: post #94

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What money is the US spending in order to worsen it's own citizens basic needs? Not needs it stubbornly refuses to subsidize, but actively making sure they remain unmet?

Universal health care for one. Were you actually asking in good faith? This gets brought up fairly often.

Universal healthcare would be a fantastic move for the US.

I don't think the US spends money on making healthcare worse for people though. (Unless you want to argue that universal healthcare would be cheaper than the current standard and thus by way of opportunity cost the US is spending on worsening the healthcare of it's citizens)

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by TOMDM »

d33 wrote: post #99
TOMDM wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What money is the US spending in order to worsen it's own citizens basic needs? Not needs it stubbornly refuses to subsidize, but actively making sure they remain unmet?

I'd go with a TSA as an example of such spending. It's a net negative to the society - lots of money being spent to give an impression of security while it's proven that they clearly fail at their mission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Security_Admini...

Good point, I'll concede that one.

I think there is some level of malicious intent implied on the grandparent that I don't think you can attribute to TSA policy makers though.

Re: I have quit my job

#105

Post by smordistan »

annie_muss wrote: post #45

I genuinely wish the author all the best, but I can't help but feel concerned. ADHD might be better named as "novelty addiction". I myself have quit jobs many times when I would have done better to stay put, always hunting for something new. If the author was successful as a freelancer and as an employee then he seems to have the ADHD under control well. That gives me hope that he will find his footing as he takes hi…

Does ADHD affect your ability to hold a committed relationship?

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by phone8675309 »

TOMDM wrote: post #103
smordistan wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Universal health care for one. Were you actually asking in good faith? This gets brought up fairly often.

Universal healthcare would be a fantastic move for the US. I don't think the US spends money on making healthcare worse for people though. (Unless you want to argue that universal healthcare would be cheaper than the current standard and thus by way of opportunity cost the US is spending on worsening the healthcare of it's citizens)

The US actively spends money propping up a broken healthcare subsidized marketplace and means-testing people as a way to gatekeep Medicaid, both of which prevent people from accessing affordable/single-payer healthcare.

Re: I have quit my job

#107

Post by smordistan »

TOMDM wrote: post #103
smordistan wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Universal health care for one. Were you actually asking in good faith? This gets brought up fairly often.

Universal healthcare would be a fantastic move for the US. I don't think the US spends money on making healthcare worse for people though. (Unless you want to argue that universal healthcare would be cheaper than the current standard and thus by way of opportunity cost the US is spending on worsening the healthcare of it's citizens)

That is the primary logic behind universal health care.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by forbiddenvoid »

nnnnico wrote: post #93
DocTomoe wrote: post #80

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Seems like the problem is in your attachment to your flat. Fixer-upper houses in the countryside are basically cheaper than a year's one-bedroom rent in the Bay Area. It's all a question of trade-offs. Would you rather a) have a soul-crushing job and a nice flat or b) live happily, but in the Mid-West?

That is possible if you have 0 responsabilities, or just dont care

"You could just move somewhere cheaper" is always written by someone without a spouse or children.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by [deleted] »

kxrm wrote: post #18

I left my last job because it wasn't really going how I wanted it to go. My wife and I have setup our finances such that we can live on a single income. For almost two years I did nothing but tinker on toy projects, personal projects and explore electrical engineering. I certainly found interesting companies along the way to apply for, and took contracting jobs that interested me, but largely I got to just explore. I…

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Re: I have quit my job

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Post by eezurr »

paskozdilar wrote: post #74
MrDresden wrote: post #71

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> "So, from one to another, just remember it’s quite the privilege to publish a statement declaring in a public space that you’re “taking a break” from work." Why this anger towards the author for doing what he considers to be the best thing for himself? Yes, being able to take a break from work is a privilege. But it isn't one that people should be publicly shamed for when needing to exercise it. Rather we should wo…

> Why this anger towards the author for doing what he considers to be the best thing for himself? Because most of us don't have the luxury to take a break from work. Honestly, I feel jealousy towards people who can take a break from work. I've been feeling like I'm on a treadmill since my teen years. I am not ashamed of it, though - jealousy is a human feeling and we can't wish it away, we can only control it and not…

There's a term for that type of thinking: "crab mentality". It's named after the behavior of crabs when they are placed in a bucket. When a crab tries to escape, the other crabs notice and begin pulling the escaping crab back into the bucket.

For us humans, when we manage to climb out of a bucket we land in a larger bucket that contains the one we climbed out of. Eventually we get our bearings and begin to see the new walls that surround us. Unhappy with the walls, we start climbing again. And so goes the story of Sysiphus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus

I think the solution is to be happy with what you have. Not an easy task though.

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