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Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by gavinray »

madrox wrote: post #24

Shoutout to the author. I don't think I've met you, but I'm proud of you. What you've done is not easy. Neither is talking about it. I've not had nearly the adversity of the author, but I do know a little bit about what it's like to have an alternative background that makes companies not want to take a chance on you. It motivates you to take advantage of the chances you're given. The first time someone gave me a job,…

  > When I came into a position to make my own hiring calls, I tried paying that forward, and I got some great employees from it. Arguably a couple duds as well, but I never regretting giving the chance.
That is the most impactful thing you could have done, I'm sure you changed several peoples lives

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by jeron »

ProllyInfamous wrote: post #20

Please don't get a motorcycle: A good felon buddy of mine has been out now for 4 years. He slowly built a car repair business, with steady clientele, and got his life back on track – including reasonable sobriety and a steady relationship. He and his girl would cruise around often, enjoying their newfound happiness . Last week he totaled his Harley and his body (destroyed bike, multiple broken bones). Total reset. He…

as someone who just got back from a nice motorcycle group ride: lol

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

gavinray wrote: post #22
ProllyInfamous wrote: post #20

Please don't get a motorcycle: A good felon buddy of mine has been out now for 4 years. He slowly built a car repair business, with steady clientele, and got his life back on track – including reasonable sobriety and a steady relationship. He and his girl would cruise around often, enjoying their newfound happiness . Last week he totaled his Harley and his body (destroyed bike, multiple broken bones). Total reset. He…

That's horrible but also a stark reminder for how quickly life can change for any one of us...

Neither of us have health insurance (forty-something Americans -- USA! USA! USA!). My helpfulness towards him mostly knowing he has nobody else to help him (ER already stabilized him post-accident, plus another trip for sepsis). Also, I love dogs.

This has been a very terrible and very real lesson in mortality. Wish we had some basic social safety nets for middle-aged unemployables (e.g. single-payer healthcare).

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

#44

Post by khazhoux »

arthurofbabylon wrote: post #11

“ No part of the prose was machine-generated. You will not find machine-written prose on this blog. I consider it deeply disrespectful.” <3

Writing articles by hand isn’t just smart— it’s important. No shortcuts. No filler. No excuses.

Key insight: relying on AI for writing assistance helps neither the author nor the audience.

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

jeron wrote: post #42
ProllyInfamous wrote: post #20

Please don't get a motorcycle: A good felon buddy of mine has been out now for 4 years. He slowly built a car repair business, with steady clientele, and got his life back on track – including reasonable sobriety and a steady relationship. He and his girl would cruise around often, enjoying their newfound happiness . Last week he totaled his Harley and his body (destroyed bike, multiple broken bones). Total reset. He…

as someone who just got back from a nice motorcycle group ride: lol

Stay safe, young grasshopper.

You can be the best rider in the world and still have a bad day/week/month/year/life.

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by rileytg »

ProllyInfamous wrote: post #20

Please don't get a motorcycle: A good felon buddy of mine has been out now for 4 years. He slowly built a car repair business, with steady clientele, and got his life back on track – including reasonable sobriety and a steady relationship. He and his girl would cruise around often, enjoying their newfound happiness . Last week he totaled his Harley and his body (destroyed bike, multiple broken bones). Total reset. He…

I’m sorry if i’m missing something… what does this have to do with his story other than addiction and felony?

(fwiw i agree regardless, don’t get a motorcycle, lost too many friends to accidents or the following addiction)

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

rileytg wrote: post #46
ProllyInfamous wrote: post #20

Please don't get a motorcycle: A good felon buddy of mine has been out now for 4 years. He slowly built a car repair business, with steady clientele, and got his life back on track – including reasonable sobriety and a steady relationship. He and his girl would cruise around often, enjoying their newfound happiness . Last week he totaled his Harley and his body (destroyed bike, multiple broken bones). Total reset. He…

I’m sorry if i’m missing something… what does this have to do with his story other than addiction and felony? (fwiw i agree regardless, don’t get a motorcycle, lost too many friends to accidents or the following addiction)

The wrecklessness which brings some people into prison, is what brings them & others lusting towards motorcycle culture, often shortly upon release. Something something something anti-social something.

I'm just offering real-world advice after witnessing all the broken bones and jerked roadrash upon this tattoo'd convict's broken body. Shouldn't be alive.

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by zuzululu »

stringfood wrote: post #33
zuzululu wrote: post #25

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By your own logic the man you 'commend' for turning his life around would be dead at 19 - every good thing he's done since, including the post you're replying to, exists only because nobody took your advice.

No, you are projecting your own opinion here. I've commended him for turning away from his wrong path while condemning him for his actions individually that have destroyed lives through the same exact suffering he experienced. I offered no advice.
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