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The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by accrual »

throwaway34443 wrote: post #33
sgt101 wrote: post #3

Ok, no capital letters as a writing affectation is immediately upsetting... but I'll let my anxiety about that subside and focus on the content. I get it, I really do. I find it a daily struggle. Last week I told my boss I couldn't travel this week. He was fine about it, there wasn't even a discussion. But I've worried about it ever since. Not because I want a raise or a promotion, but because I need this job and I w…

I think I've found my peace. I'm 24, planning to live my entire life without long term relationships, so I don't have to worry about responsibilities to others. I live in Europe so theoretically retirement is not a death sentence, but if it gets too difficult I can always kill myself. One advantage of this life is that it becomes quite easy to save money when you don't have pointless expenses. So far I am very happy…

It is peaceful and I'm finding myself in a similar place at a slightly older age. Responsibility to others can indeed be draining. But I'd encourage you to see beyond ending yourself as an alternative. There's always another way to go forwards and grow.

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by Xeronate »

righthand wrote: post #20
carabiner wrote: post #9

Author lives in NYC (a little city?) and seems to be rediscovering early '00s hipsterdom ("authenticity"), JOMO, and realizing her surrogate activities are just that. Her instagram is a sea of beige and rouge that represents what I hate about IG: an unattainably fashionable and curated portrayal. Oddly, this is what I loved about tiktok. On tiktok I watched a 60 year old man talk about his early mornings working at c…

Eating a big mac and posting on Tiktok isn’t authenticity. It’s two bad health choices. Asserting someone is not serious or intelligent because they don’t post on your marketing driven social media app of choice is very pot-kettle behavior.

Agree but at the same time talking about leaving the rat race and glorifying the simple life is old hat for anyone over the age of 25. It gets annoying reading trite advice written by someone that sees it as profound insight.

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by bdangubic »

spokaneplumb wrote: post #41
notnaut wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is hacker news not social media? Or do you find that it works as a form of social media that is “good” whereas all these other forms you’ve abandoned are “bad?” If it’s a simple matter like that, what ideas could other social media take from HN to improve?

No personalized feed driven by anything other than user selections. User identities downplayed. Profiles, but barely. Can’t “follow” people. If HN is social media, the term’s being used so broadly we’ll need something other term to refer to the kind of thing that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, et c, are.

to add

- no pictures

- no videos

- no adds

- no “for you” feeds

- not owned by US adversary (this is X, Facebook, TikTok (current and new one after the “sale”…) all are owned by people who do not care about Americans and work actively to destroy it)

- no personal shit like “look at my life, I won’t have money for milk but here is a picture from Hawaii

- insane shit gets easily flagged

- no influencers

- …

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by saltcured »

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF wrote: post #35
uncletaco wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you the author on an alt? This article and comment are the first time I've ever seen someone on this website not use capitalization.

1) lots of people write like that; it's become a bit of a trend 2) the author did not capitalize "I" when referring to themselves like OP did

It was also pretty common in my cohort of Gen X who got on the internet back in the early 90s.

We might blame ee cummings, but it's a bit like blaming William Gibson for every cyberpunk affectation that appears today...

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by throwaway34443 »

accrual wrote: post #51
throwaway34443 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think I've found my peace. I'm 24, planning to live my entire life without long term relationships, so I don't have to worry about responsibilities to others. I live in Europe so theoretically retirement is not a death sentence, but if it gets too difficult I can always kill myself. One advantage of this life is that it becomes quite easy to save money when you don't have pointless expenses. So far I am very happy…

It is peaceful and I'm finding myself in a similar place at a slightly older age. Responsibility to others can indeed be draining. But I'd encourage you to see beyond ending yourself as an alternative. There's always another way to go forwards and grow.

Oh, certainly. I am not suicidal or depressed, but I simply do not see a point in living further if I had to work myself to exhaustion every day just to feed myself, or became severely ill. Having an escape button feels quite nice even if I'm not going to press it.

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by duxup »

Devthrowaway80 wrote: post #34

The rest of this persons feed is jam-packed with ludicrously pretentious photos of people posing in expensive clothing in ways clearly carefully chosen to appear spontaneous, uploaded to the internet for attention. The irony.

I'm probably drifting from the blog post here:

I'm usually averse to pointing out conflicts like you mention but there's certainly an sort of "internet culture" of playing the game of internet imagery and etc and ... decrying it / pining for something simpler / more fulfilling.

They know they can just go be simpler and give it a shot right?

People are full of conflicts so that alone isn't a surprise, but the scale of this seesaw on the internet feels weirdly large.

I sometimes think they mean that the people they see with all the "titles, achievements, influence" are not the people they like, and some simpler ideal is just the natural argument against them. Meanwhile ... they would rather be the folks with "titles, achievements, influence.".

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by bookofjoe »

collingreen wrote: post #25
DennisP wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, periods are just a small percentage of the characters. Maybe we should skip them.

And spaces! They don't even have any content, just the wasted space! Let's drop those too.

>'The Art of Asking Your Boss For A Raise' by French experimental author Georges Perec is best read aloud. It’s a theatrical piece with dazzling, recursive language that evokes laughter and pity at 'your' plight as you tackle the practical and emotional burden of asking for a much needed (if not deserved) pay increase while in the employ of one of France’s largest companies.

>The entirety of the book's 80 pages are one sentence, without punctuation, capitalization or spatial breaks.

https://www.michael-maiello.com/logical-loops-with-georges-p...

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

carabiner wrote: post #9

Author lives in NYC (a little city?) and seems to be rediscovering early '00s hipsterdom ("authenticity"), JOMO, and realizing her surrogate activities are just that. Her instagram is a sea of beige and rouge that represents what I hate about IG: an unattainably fashionable and curated portrayal. Oddly, this is what I loved about tiktok. On tiktok I watched a 60 year old man talk about his early mornings working at c…

Have some sympathy. She's been told she's a princess her whole life and is waiting for the rich prince to provide the IG worthy lifestyle of luxury and ease she deserves.

Re: The quiet rebellion of a little life

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Post by duxup »

mattbee wrote: post #31

Mmmm the OP describes a very expensive mid-life retirement: an unspecified number of children, cats, a dog, a garden, living near enough a park that you might want to walk through, shopping at a farmer's market, books and art in your home, wine, and all in a "culturally rich" location! I think most humans are pleasure seeking and would choose the above, if it were a choice! But the pinnacle for most people I know wou…

It reminds me of some of the "I had a job in finance but it wasn't fulfilling so I went and did X" and X is where they take their massive nest egg and largely without much hassle just buy a nice retirement (farm or something and do wood working).

It's presented as some sorta contrast / revelation, but story is one that wasn't going to happen without the first part.

Reminds me of the start up that gets acquired and the former founder sitting on his pile of cash upset about what they do with his product. Bro you took gobs of money to let them do that thing ...

I'd be most interested in folks jiving those two lives and how they intersect rather than the almost strange born again type stories.

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