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2024.05.14 12:48 rastamami Transferring a 529 Account
Hello, I'd appreciate some advice.
I opened and maintain a 529 account for child family member. I read in another post that 529 accounts can affect a child's eligibility for FAFSA and I dont want that to happen. So I"m thinking to transfer to my name, and when the time comes I can transfer to the child's. Im thinking to indicate this in my will also, as I do not trust the child's parents. There's only about 5k in the account so far but can I transfer this account to my name, even though I opened it with the child's social security number? Are there any implications to doing this?
thank you!
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2024.05.14 12:46 Cool-Ad5520 Thoughts on skipping a grade?
My daughter is currently in kindergarten. Her teacher approached us and said she would like to put her in second grade next school year and skip 1st grade. My daughter started reading at 3 and everyone around has comment that she's advanced for her age. I'm obviously quite proud but a bit concerned about the social aspect. She's physically small for her age 25 percent on the growth chart. What are people's experience with having a kid skip a grade? I'm concerned about classmates being older, making new friends, leaving her old friends behind, bullying, etc.
My wife wants to do it cause my daughter gets bored at school right now.
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2024.05.14 12:45 Quario84 22 [M4F] NY/USA - just looking for a fellow nerd
Sorry if i come off as a little awkward i'll be as honest about myself
About me
- my name is ryan
- White
- Brown hair
- Wears glasses
- I'm 6,2
- A little on the chubby side but working on losing weight
- I'm on the autism spectrum
- Very socially awkward
- Extremely empathetic
- Kind of clingy -LOVE to info dump
My interests include:
- Reading (especially horror stuff like stephen king)
- Movies (any genre works for me but mainly horror)
- Video games (again any genre works but i especially love platformers and puzzle games)
- Animation of any kind
I would like to find a person who is a very kind soul who is ok with me infodumping on certain occasions.
I don't mind your height or weight but i do prefer if the age range is from 20-25 though i would prefer if you showed a picture first then i'll give mine in exchange and i would love to hear your interests đ. You could start with favorite movies/games to play/watch
I'm hoping I could make a connection with someone. Doesn't have to be romantic.
If you prefer to chat on reddit or discord i don't mind either way. (I'll send my discord in dms)
Btw i'm usually open, and when i don't respond. Usually it's because i'm asleep XD
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2024.05.14 12:44 haf_420 Very little desire to see people but lonely
I 22m havenât been diagnosed but I recognises myself in the schizoid traits. Reading some posts here often evoke me childhood memories, itâs like you put word on my thoughts. I donât go out much, I have few friends and I donât push to see them. However, sometimes being alone is really hard and would do anything to see anyone. Also there is like 2 or 3 people I always want to see. This is new to me because I just recently started to socialise more. Because one of the main traits of schizoid personality is basically wanting to stay alone, I was wondering if something you feel lonely too. And if you have also one person being your all social life.
NB: First post here, I would love to discuss more about SPD so I can understand myself better. Also sorry for my spelling, not my native language and iâm wasted rn
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2024.05.14 12:43 broadcastnewsnetwork Kiran Pichai: The Journey of a Teenage Scion
| Roots of Legacy Born in 2007 to the esteemed household of Sundar and Anjali Pichai, Kiran Pichai entered a world of both privilege and expectation. As the offspring of Sundar Pichai, the renowned CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google, Kiranâs early years were infused with the legacy of digital innovation and business leadership. Kiran Pichai Cultural Fusion Growing up in the vibrant landscape of America, Kiranâs roots remained firmly entrenched in his Indian heritage. Sundar Pichaiâs own upbringing in Madras, Tamil Nadu, where his father served as an electrical engineer, imparted a rich cultural backdrop to Kiranâs childhood. Alongside his younger sister, Kavya, Kiran embarked on a journey shaped by the dual influences of tradition and modernity. Educational Odyssey As Kiran navigates his teenage years, education forms the cornerstone of his development. Currently immersed in secondary school studies, he embraces the opportunities afforded by his familial background while carving out his own path. Blessed with American citizenship, courtesy of his fatherâs pioneering ventures in the United States, Kiran embodies a fusion of global perspectives and entrepreneurial spirit. Physical and Intellectual Growth Physically and intellectually, Kiran is in a phase of dynamic growth. Standing at 4 feet 8 inches tall and weighing approximately 47 kg, his youthful vigor is complemented by a keen intellect. With his endearing brown eyes set in a visage adorned by black hair, Kiran exudes a charm that belies his age. Aspirations and Inspirations Inspired by his fatherâs illustrious career trajectory, Kiran harbors aspirations of making his mark in the realms of technology and innovation. Sundar Pichaiâs transformative leadership at Google serves as both a beacon and a challenge for Kiran as he nurtures ambitions of his own. Digital Footprint While Kiranâs social media presence remains nascent, his fatherâs digital footprint looms large. Sundar Pichaiâs Instagram account boasts a following of 2 million, a testament to the widespread admiration for his visionary leadership. Wealth and Fortune In terms of wealth, Kiran resides within the orbit of affluence that surrounds the Pichai family. Sundar Pichaiâs stewardship has propelled Googleâs brand value to staggering heights, with estimates surpassing 1940 billion USD. A titan of industry, Sundar Pichai commands a personal fortune exceeding 1310 million USD, with an annual income of approximately 242 million USD. The Promise of a New Generation As Kiran Pichai charts his course through adolescence, he stands poised on the threshold of boundless potential. Guided by the legacy of his fatherâs achievements and fueled by his own aspirations, Kiran embodies the promise of a new generation at the intersection of technology and ambition. submitted by broadcastnewsnetwork to u/broadcastnewsnetwork [link] [comments] |
2024.05.14 12:42 experts_on_demand 10 Best AI Apps for iPhone and Android in 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer limited to science fiction movies. It's woven into the fabric of our daily lives, quietly working behind the scenes to enhance our smartphone experience. From streamlining communication to fueling creative expression, AI-powered apps determine the mannerisms through which we interact with our mobile devices.
In this article, we will look at the ten best apps for iPhone and Android. Alongside this, we will weigh their pros and cons for optimal transparency. Make better
data-driven decisions with AI and big data by the end of this article. Here are our top ten picks.
1. Otter.ai
Drowning in sticky notes and illegible handwriting? Otter.ai is your AI-powered solution for effortless note-taking. This app uses real-time speech recognition to transcribe conversations and lectures as they happen.
Focus on the present moment during meetings, interviews, or classes, knowing Otter.ai captures every word. Search through the transcribed text later to pinpoint key points, revisit specific moments, and ensure you never miss a crucial detail again.
Pros: Ditch notes, capture every word, easy search later
Cons: Less clarity, limited free storage, freemium account
2. Grammarly
Grammarly is one of the top ten Android apps for users. Its AI-powered app analyzes your text, identifying grammatical errors, typos, and awkward phrasing. It doesn't just point out mistakes but also suggests corrections and improvements.
Whether crafting an email, composing a social media post, or tackling a report, Grammarly ensures your message shines.
It can even suggest synonyms to enhance your vocabulary and recommend different sentence structures for smoother flow. With Grammarly by your side, you can confidently write, knowing your communication is clear, concise, and polished.
Pros: Flawless writing, improves clarity, boosts vocabulary
Cons: Limited free features, over-reliance, lack of human editorship
3. Moises App
Moises uses AI to separate audio tracks, allowing you to remove vocals from a song to create karaoke tracks or isolate specific instruments for musical experimentation. This app is a treasure trove for musicians, music lovers, and anyone who wants to get creative with audio manipulation.
Pros: Create Karaoke tracks, isolate instruments for remixes, a treasure trove for music lovers
Cons: Mandatory subscription, may require high-quality audio, limited editing features
4. Lensa
Lensa takes your selfies and transforms them into captivating works of art. Explore a library of artistic styles, from classic oil paintings and Renaissance portraits to whimsical cartoon filters and edgy pop art.
Lensa.ai utilizes AI to blend your features with these artistic styles, thereby creating unique and personalized digital masterpieces.
Whatâs more? You can even experiment with various filters, find your perfect artistic doppelganger, and share your creations on social media to impress your followers. Whether you crave a touch of artistic grandeur or a playful cartoon makeover, Lensa.ai offers a fun and creative way to see yourself in a whole new light.
Pros: AI art makeover, explore art styles, fun social media fodder
Cons: In-app purchases, subjective taste in art, privacy concerns
5. ELSA Speak
Regarded as one of the top ten apps for iPhone, Elsa is a pioneer in language development. Struggling with English pronunciation? Look no further than
ELSA Speak, your AI-powered English coach. This app utilizes AI to analyze your spoken English, identifying areas for improvement. It provides personalized feedback on your pronunciation, highlighting sounds and words that need work.
ELSA Speak goes beyond simple corrections. It offers interactive lessons and exercises to help you master specific sounds and improve your fluency.
With regular practice and ELSA Speak's guidance, you can gain the confidence to speak English clearly and effectively in any situation.
Pros: Personalized feedback, improves pronunciation, gains speaking fluency
Cons: Limited languages, requires commitment, subscription format
6. WOMBO Dream
Ever feel creatively blocked or simply yearn for your inner artist? Look no further than WOMBO Dream. This art generator takes the reins, transforming your simple text prompts into unique and captivating paintings.
Describe a "mystical underwater city" or a "portrait of a courageous astronaut" to the app. WOMBO Dream uses its artistic intelligence to translate your words into stunning visuals. Explore a variety of artistic styles, from dreamlike landscapes to classic oil paintings.
With this app, anyone can become an art director, generating conversation-starting masterpieces in seconds.
Pros: AI art generator, explore creative prompts, instant artwork
Cons: Limited control, subscription for extensive styles, lack of artistic interpretation
Overwhelmed with AI? Hereâs a
step-by-step guide to AI basics and platforms.
7. Color by Number
This app takes the classic coloring-by-number concept and injects a dose of AI. It utilizes AI to generate unique pixel art coloring pages based on various themes and styles. While coloring is a relaxing and therapeutic activity, the AI-generated aspect adds a touch of novelty and keeps things interesting for creative minds.
Pros: Short video clips, caption comprehension, target language learning
Cons: Lacks broader understanding of the topic, requires internet connectivity, does not emphasize speaking or writing
8. Socratic by Google
Stuck on a homework problem and traditional methods aren't cutting it? Look no further than Socratic by Google! This learning app is your virtual study buddy. Simply snap a picture of your math problem, science question, or even a historical passage you're struggling with.
Socratic uses its AI smarts to analyze the content and provide you with step-by-step explanations, relevant videos, and alternative solution methods.
It even tackles multiple subjects, making it a versatile tool for various academic challenges. While Socratic can't solve every problem for you, it acts as a powerful guide, helping you understand concepts and develop problem-solving skills for future success.
Pros: Step-by-step solutions, multiple subjects supported, explanatory videos
Cons: Limited problem-solving types, limited solving capabilities, best for understanding concepts
9. Adobe Premiere Rush
This is a great option for anyone who wants to create and edit professional-looking videos on their phone. It has a simple and intuitive interface, but it also offers a wide range of features, including the ability to add multiple video clips, music, and titles.
You can also use
Premiere Rush to adjust the color and lighting of your videos and to add special effects.
Pros: Easy to use, mobile-friendly editing, rich asset library
Cons: Limited features, cloud dependence, export restrictions
10. PlayPhrase
This app combines AI and language learning to create a fun and interactive experience. PlayPhrase uses AI to analyze short videos and generate captions in multiple languages. You can choose a video clip, and select the target language you're learning, and the app will transcribe the audio with captions.
Pros: Engaging video clips, interactive learning experience, multilingual options
Cons: Limited context, Excessive comprehension, needs web connectivity
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2024.05.14 12:40 Specialist_Bake6514 Vapiano P3: Italian Food Made in Germany
| The kitchen is on fire. Welcome to the final part of the Vapiano story where the tables are turning. In the first two episodes we followed Mark Korzilius' journey from setbacks to founding Vapiano, a groundbreaking restaurant concept, highlighting its fresh ingredients, dynamic atmosphere, and data-driven operations that drove rapid success. While achieving initial profitability and garnering attention from industry giants like McDonald's, Vapiano's global expansion has led to stellar revenue growth. However, it has also resulted in the emergence of numerous side projects (or distractions), operational challenges, increased costs, significant investments, and a notable accumulation of debt. This underscores the prioritization of top-line growth over profitable growth. We will continue on this thread and see how the story ends, but I would encourage you to read part one and two for better context. Vapiano P1: Italian Food Made in Germany (substack.com). Let's dig in. Before Going Public We are now in 2015 and the year is a disaster for Vapiano's PR department. Employee time stamps are being manipulated, endless overtime for employees and high turnover in managerial roles are reported; mice in the kitchen and even rotten food allegedly found. The company is confronted with allegations of exceeding working hours among trainees in an article published by Welt am Sonntag, while the same outlet accuses Vapiano of manipulating punch times. The auditing firm PwC is commissioned to investigate the allegations and finds that there is no systematic approach but rather misconduct by individual employees, a mistake thatâs being corrected. Internal however, investigations into stamp times are carried out regularly now and beyond its obvious reputational impact, this sucks up valuable management time and attention. In the summer of 2015 CEO, co-founder and investor Gregor Gerlach, who has been running the group since 2011 is stepping down and Jochen Halfmann is taking over. A new Vapiano People Program with an App is being developed with the aim to better interact with customers that will incorporate innovate features such as mobile pay. The German website sees a launch of new magazine to further promote the brand and there is now a full inhouse blogger and Instagram team being installed. In October the company buys seven restaurants from original co-founder, former co-investor and ex-president previously responsible for internation expansion Kent Hahne (2x Bonn, 3x Cologne, 1x Koblenz and one in Cologne thatâs under construction). This package of Vapiano restaurants is very successful and generates net sales of more than 20 million euros in 2014. Hahne opened his first Vapiano restaurant in Cologne in August 2006 and in 2015 with his company apeiron AG, Hahne operates six L'Osteria franchise restaurants, a direct Vapiano competitor, and two self-owned restaurants GinYuu. Then in November of 2015, the next public relations bomb goes off with allegations regarding the company's quality standards. The company immediately investigates the issue through internal and external specialists but finds no evidence of any quality issues. Nevertheless, knowing that the group is now being closely watched, the companyâs already in place hygiene standards are being reinforced. Additional audits and inspections are performed nationally. Further, all Vapianos worldwide are being audited twice by the partners SGS Institut Fresenius and SAI Global. Auditing software is purchased to simplify the implementation of the audits and the resulting measures. Apart from the external examinations, there is a food sampling plan in place being performed continuously. Again, all of this sucks up costs, management time and attention. With all these tumultuous developments the companyâs growth engine is undeterred. Revenue grows by a whopping 50 million euros to 202 million euros, an increase of 33%. Impressive. While average spent per customer increases in all countries, the number of customers per day in Germany decreases by 3.3% partially due to the negative press towards the end of the year. Five own, four JV and 19 new franchise restaurants are added that year to the group, the total number of own managed restaurants grows to 51, there are 31 JVs and 84 franchises which bringing the total to 166 Vapiano restaurants. Global restaurant sales are now above 400 million euros. But while revenue grows by an astronomical 50 million euros, operating profits, alarmingly, shrink again. Gross margins are staying perfectly healthy above 75% but operating costs keep growing disproportionately fast. The Companyâs outstanding debt jumps by almost 30 million, close to 85 million euros by the end of the year. With operating profits at 9.5 million euros, alarm bells should be going off right now. In Q4 of 2015, new CEO Jochen Halfmann introduces Strategy 2020. The new strategy includes five essential points. One, profitable growth in the newly defined core markets of Germany and Austria as well as in the UK, Netherlands, France and USA. Two, operational excellence through strict âbest practiceâ management. Three, further development and digitalization of the concept considering guest feedback. Four, greater focus on long-term employee retention and five, building a modern and sustainable IT landscape. Soundâs good on paper but letâs see how things pan out. Vapiano's investments (capital expenditures) that year are primarily directed towards new restaurant openings, renovations of existing establishments, and share acquisitions in other Vapiano restaurants from franchisees or JV partners. A significant portion of funds is allocated to the digitalization of the guest experience, including the development of a new app scheduled for market release in 2016 and the implementation of a time recording system across all group restaurants. The world's first standalone Vapiano restaurant with a delivery service that year is built in FĂŒrth, Germany. The company keeps expanding its presence in both inner-city locations and international markets, such as Shanghai, China. To finance all of this, the group has its own operating cash flow which comes in at 18 million while capital expenditures are 26 million euros plus 14 million for acquisitions. The funding gab is filled with 26 million euros of new debt and a seven-million-euro equity raise. At that end of the year and after the equity raise Gregor Gerlach (through his AP Leipzig GmbH & Co. KG entity) holds 30.1%, Hans-Joachim and Gisa Sander through their Exchange Bio GmbH hold 25.5% and the Tchibo heirs, Herz through their Mayfair Beteiligungsfonds II GmbH & Co. KG hold 44,4%. But for the first time the restaurantâs concept that was so successful to date is being questioned. Some customers are starting to mislike the operational flow of the concept itself. If you want pasta, you must queue for pasta. If you want pizza you stand in a different queue. A small side salad, yet another queue. "You spend more time carrying trays than an actress in Berlin-Mitte. The audience in the pasta limbo can only consist of people who have worked for an insurance company for a long time and, like Stockholm syndrome, they can no longer get away from the industrial canteen feeling," writes TV host Beisenherz provocatively. While overly harsh in his assessment he's not entirely wrong judging by customers venting their frustrations in forums and social media channels. It isnât uncommon for those who ordered pizza to have already finished eating while there is little movement in the pasta queue. Long term that doesn't go down well, QSRs competitors like LâOsteria are handling this process differently, with much success. https://preview.redd.it/6cas01oked0d1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=2da6e0b4bc0e07dbee558de412feb414cd598d4a Tipping Point Where are now in the year 2016 and things start to deteriorate visibility. Perhaps not for the lemanâs eye but any business minded observer can see that there are problems under the hood. Yes, revenue grows yet another whopping 50 million to almost 250 million euros but half of that growth, comes from acquisitions of restaurants that the group didnât already own 100%, which is now being fully consolidated within the groupâs accounts. Here is a concrete example. In the past, Vapiano SE, the groupâs top holding company held an indirect 50% stake in a French subgroup via the subsidiary VAP Restaurants SA, based in Luxembourg, and included this as an associated company in the Vapiano SE consolidated financial statements using the equity method. Due to the acquisition of additional shares in September of 2016, Vapiano SE's indirect share in the French subgroup increased to 75%. This means that Vapiano SE takes control of the French subgroup, which is therefore included in the groupâs financial statements as part of the full consolidation. The revenue from the acquired subsidiary now recorded in the consolidated income statement amounts to 12.8 million euros. While thatâs great for the top line, the loss of the fully consolidated entity equates to 0.2 million euros. Yes, you are buying revenue, but there are losses attached to them, not profits. A similar case is the Swedish entity that runs eight restaurants with revenue of 11.5 million euros but has losses of 235 thousand euros. So much for Strategy 2020 and âprofitableâ growth. That year the groupâs operating profits are absolutely tanking, halving to 3.5 million euros. Operating profits are now a mere 1,4% of revenue. Remember original founder Mark Korzilius who talked about operating margins of 25% to 28% at the restaurant level? Yes, there are overhead costs for the organization that sits above the chain of restaurants, but operating margins that low indicates a course correction is needed. Whatâs telling is that in the annual report, in the management discussion section, the company starts talking about EBITDA as a proxy measure of profitability, rather than operating profit or net income. This wasnât the case in the years before. Is this window dressing for an upcoming IPO? EBITDA is short for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization. How can you measure profitability of a restaurant chain that absolutely and unequivocally needs capital investment to maintain its restaurant operations, the very source of cash generation, by simply excluding this maintenance charge (depreciation in the income statement)? Vapianoâs own annual report talks about the fact that existing restaurants must be rejuvenated from time to time and that new interior designs have to be implemented every few years. These things wear and tear, they go out of style, kitchen equipment breaks and needs replacement. This business absolutely needs maintenance capital expenditure, why anyone talks of profits before these maintenance costs is beyond me. Fun fact: in the previous annual report EBITDA is mentioned seven times, mostly around restaurant acquisitions and financing, not however as a profit indication for the group. In the new annual report, EBITDA is mentioned 28 times. Maybe itâs just me but belated Charlie Munger liked to call EBITDA: bullsh*t earnings. When in doubt I stick with Charlie. Interestingly, EBITDA for Vapiano keeps growing while operating and net profits keep falling. Operating cashflow for the group that year is about 21 million euros, but capital expenditure is 30 million and acquisitions for subsidiaries another 20 million. To finance these expenditures another 28 million euros of debt and 16 million of equity is raised. Net debt rises above 130 million euro. The operating cashflow of the group before any capital expenditures is 21 million euros. I am not sure free cash flow would be significantly positive after maintenance capex is paid out; itâs not broken out so we canât be sure. Granted, I am not on the ground during this time, and I am not in the board room, I am simply reading whatâs in front of me, but to me this is starting to look like a distressed situation. Regardless, the following year the company goes public. IPO Where are now in the year 2017 and its Vapianoâs first year as public company. The companyâs annual report reads the following âSales revenue, like-for-like growth (LfL) and the earnings figures EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are used as the most important financial performance indicators for controlling operational business activities.â The very same report however also says: âThe majority of the group's investments regularly go towards opening new restaurant locations and modernizing existing restaurants. The latter are differentiated into regular replacement investments that occur during ongoing operations (Maintenance CAPEX) and fundamental investments in the renovation of a restaurant (Remodeling CAPEX). On average, a restaurant remodeling takes place nine years after opening.â It says it right there in their own report; every nine years a remodeling is taking place. Remodeling and updating is not cost free, so why exclude depreciation charges which reflect capital expenditures? I understand that perhaps you would want to strip out one-off opening costs, thatâs fine and fair, but donât go overboard. The number of restaurants increases by 26 (previous year: 13) to a total of 205. The increase consists of 27 new openings and one closure. Group revenue grows to an astonishing 325 million euros but here comes the shocker, operating profits turn negative to 25 million. Fine, strip out foreign exchange losses of 3 million, IPO costs of 5.8 million and new opening costs of 6.1 million and you still have 10 million euros of operational losses. All the while the debt load of almost 130 million hasnât materially changed, so those operating losses are before a six-million-euro interest payment. 184 million euros are raised through the IPO of which 85 million go to the company. This money is earmarked for further expansion as the group has ambitions to almost double the footprint to 330 restaurants by the end of 2020. The company is currently not profitable on an operating basis, and still wants to expand aggressively? I donât get it. The remaining 100 million euros of the IPO money raised is distributed to co-founder Gregor Gerlach and Wella heirs Hans-Joachim and Gisa Sander. The family office of the former Tchibo owners GĂŒnter and Daniela Herz with a 44% stake, donât sell a single share. After the IPO, 32% of all the companyâs shares are now in free float. One year later, in 2018, things get even worse. Revenue grows to 371 million, but operating losses mount to 85 million euros, thatâs before interest expenses of 9 million. Even the beloved EBITDA figure turns negative, meaning the operating business before any expansionary or even maintenance capital expenditures is loss making. All regions are experiencing significant deterioration in their earnings profiles. Like for like sales are down 1% across the board. Thatâs revenue, not profitability. The question naturally arises: is the Group approaching its natural saturation point here or this operational by nature? The operating cash flow is now 9 million while financing cost are close to 7 million. That leaves 2 million for maintenance capital for 74 own restaurants and 76 joint ventures ones. Describing this as financially tight, would be an understatement. Things are not looking good at this point. Yet the company still grows restaurants by 26 new sites. 64 million euros are spent on acquisitions, new openings, and maintenance costs, financed through a 20 million-euro equity raise and 72 million of new debt. The Company now has net debt outstanding of over 160 million euros. After the equity raise and by the end of the year 2018, Mayfair owns 47.4%, VAP Leipzig, Gregor Gerlachâs entity owns 18.9% and the Sander couple own 15.5% of the company. Yes, the Sanders and Gerlach may have taken 100 million euros off the table, but they still have substantial skin in the game. Plus, Mayfair hasnât sold a single share and instead injects more money into the company through the equity round. The stock has now fallen from its IPO price of 23 euros per share to under 6 euros by the end of 2018. Something must be done here. And indeed, there is pivot in strategy and a hard push for change. At last, the management team abandons its aggressive growth plan and curtails new openings significantly. Additionally, the team wants to run a thorough analysis of weak locations to then either discontinue or sell sites. In Europe, the operating focus will be put on corporate restaurants and joint ventures in major cities to ensure the ideal size and location to match the respective demographic target group. Outside of Europe, the franchising business is being expanded and at the same time a consolidation of the existing corporate and joint venture markets is being sought. All future investments will be reviewed to achieve higher rates of returns on new openings. Investments are also being made in the renovation of older restaurants. The goal in the future is to also open smaller formats, like Mini-Vapianos (less than 400 square meters) or Freestander at prominent transportation hubs outside city centers (currently in FĂŒrth and Toulouse) to cater to individual location requirements, and to enter new partnerships. I am not sure why management hasnât stopped all expansion altogether, bringing the ship in order first, getting profitable, clean up, all hands-on deck before considering any further expansions whatsoever. But again, itâs easy to comment from the sidelines; maybe they saw white spaces that would be covered by competing concepts if they werenât moving fast and aggressively enough. Although pushing internationally means competing with local players such as Jamie's Italian, Prezzo, Pizza Express, Wagamama, Nando's and many more which brings in its own dynamic. Management also aims to enhance guest satisfaction. This involves refining operational processes, reorganizing the support center, and refocusing on the core offering: providing fresh and high-quality Italian food at affordable prices for a broad audience. The group also aims to reduce waiting times, especially during lunch, while also improving the evening atmosphere. There is even what I would call an evolution, away from Vapianoâs original concept, reorientating the customer journey. The ordering flow is being changed, offering guests synchronized preparations of all dishes while eliminating wait times at the cooking stations. The open show kitchen remains, staying true to original mantra of freshness and transparency but now guests can choose their preferred method of ordering through a mobile app, using a digital order point (kiosk), or by personally placing an order with a waiter. Guests can still freely choose their table and are then informed about the complete preparation of their order through a pager or their smartphone. This is a substantial deviation from the original concept, but a needed one. The group is also exploring and implementing the expansion of take-away and home delivery services but only at suitable locations, not universally across new openings. I am not sure why home delivery is even a priority here; it adds operational complexity. Itâs better to clean up shop first and get back to the basics before adding new complexities. To be fair management does try to simplify. There are 49 different permanent dishes on the menu and additional 10 seasonal ones. Customers can choose from eleven different types of pasta. There is simply too much choice, and it makes orders complicated. The company announced to slim the menu down to its most popular and typical Vapiano dishes. Thereâs no need for an Asian salad at an Italian restaurant. "We have to go back to the roots, i.e. classic, honest Italian cuisine" says COO Everke. Regardless, in November of 2018, the supervisory board pulls the plug on CEO Jochen Halfmann and replaces him with Cornelius Everke. Everke himself has just become COO five months ago. Since 2017 he was responsible for international expansion. From 2011 to 2017 that role was filled by Mario Bauer â put a pin in that name, heâll play a key role in the groups fate later. Then nine months later, in the middle of 2019, Cornelius Everke quits. He essentially concludes that his skillset and experience in the areas of internation expansion is no longer needed in the foreseeable future. To put it differently: Vapiano has moved from a growth story and has become a restructuring case, and other skills are required for that job. In June of 2019 Everke says the following â(weâve) made a bit of a mistake when it came to foreign expansionâ. No sh#t. Vapiano postpones the presentation of the 2018 annual financial statements three times in the spring of 2019, citing negotiations over an urgently needed loan of 30 million euros. Itâs not until the end of May that a binding loan commitment comes through from the financing banks and major shareholders. We are now in August of 2019 and the corona pandemic is just around the corner. Supervisory board chief Vanessa Hall takes over as interim-CEO and things are unravelling. Visitor numbers are declining; originally, it was planned to sell the US business but halfway through the year the buyer cannot come up with the money. But not all restaurants are performing poorly. The group's poor figures contrast starkly as an example with the experiences of the Swiss-German franchisee, who runs six restaurants. The Sodano family in Switzerland pays Vapiano a royalty of 6% of sales for the use of the brand. Enrico Sodano explains in an interview that they operate largely autonomously from the licensor. If an âaccidentâ were to occur, he could immediately replace the Vapiano sign with Sodano, he says. The family concluded the rents and contracts with employees and suppliers independently. The Sodano family have six locations in Bern, Basel and Zurich, around one million guests every year and 350 employees. Things are going well on the ground. The delivery service theyâve built is offering them a second income stream. Expansion into Winterthur, St. Gallen and Lucerne are being planned; small locations with 150 to 250 square meters and an attached delivery service. Originally, Vapiano restaurants used to be huge but for such a large restaurant to be profitable, 800 to 1,000 guests per day are needed. Thatâs possible in medium-sized cities, but not in smaller towns which is why the Vapiano group now also supports smaller formats. Back to our corporate drama. The 2019 annual report would be the last report the group files. By the end 2019 the outstanding debt of the company is at an astronomical 450 million euros. Revenue has grown by another 7%, produced by four net new openings through two JVs and two franchise restaurants but operating losses come in at 317 million euros. That sound like an absolute shocker at first but depreciation and amortization charges are 345 million, so that operating cash flow is actually positive but unfortunately capital expenditures and interest payments are so large that they are eating up all of the companyâs operating cash flow. Then in the beginning of 2020 Corona hits with full force and the world shuts down. As a result of the measures to prevent further spreading of the virus, the group is forced to cease all global business operations (except in Sweden). While all these shutdowns are happening, the group is the middle of negotiating with its lending banks and main shareholders. There are additional financing needs for restructuring measures, even without a pandemic happening in the background. The situation is so dire that the company starts pleading to the German government to roll out the package of financial help more quickly. Unfortunately, itâs to no end. The rapid closure of restaurants and the resulting lack of operating cash inflows in conjunction with the additional financing requirements, lead to the companyâs final knockout punch. In April of 2020, the Vapiano group officially files for insolvency proceedings. The end of an era. New Beginnings Because of the pandemic, the majority of the group's subsidiaries in Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United States, Sweden, and China also file for insolvency or seek liquidation. The US business never gets sold in the end and is wound down. In the summer of 2020, significant group divestments occur, including the sale of 75% shares in the group's French subsidiaries, shares in franchisor companies, Australian subsidiaries, German subsidiaries, associated companies, self-managed restaurants in Germany, and insolvency-related sales in the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Sweden. The buyer of the Vapiano brand and one of these bundles of Vapiano restaurants is company named Love & Food Restaurant Holding, a consortium led by Mario C. Bauer â a name I told you to remember. Bauer was a former Vapiano board member and led the national and international expansion, opening 200 sites in 33 countries from 2011 to 2017 until he was succeeded by Cornelius Everke. Bauer didnât feel comfortable with the IPO at the time but clearly has a lot of managerial and entrepreneurial talent. The buyer consortium is an absolute A-Team comprised of European QSR top league hitters, including the founder of the Pret A Manger chain Sinclair Beecham; Henry McGovern, the founder and Ex-CEO of the giant international restaurant and foodservice operator AmRest; the Van der Valk Family that runs hotels and Vapiano restaurants in the Netherlands, and co-founder and ex-CEO Gregor Gerlach. The acquisition value is 15 million euros and entails 30 Vapiano restaurants in Germany, albeit thatâs just the purchase price which comes on top of any capital investment needed to refresh and return the sites to its former glory. Nevertheless, just as a thought experiment, if you can get each site to 2 million euros of revenue and 400,000 euros in operating profit on average, which wouldnât be an overly aggressively assumption given the companyâs history, youâve got yourself a package that can deliver restaurant-level operating profits of 12 million euros or more. Itâs not disclosed how much capex was needed to refresh the operations, just that fact that the overall investment plus purchase price was a middle double-digit million-euro figure. Stil, it probably was a decent purchase. The same consortium buys Vapianoâs French business for 25 million euros just two weeks prior. After the transaction concludes, the master franchise is given to Delf Neumann and his Gastro & Soul GmbH. Neumann is an experienced operator, and he is ambitious to revitalise the brand with new services and products. For example, instead of pizza, the restaurants will be serving pinsa - a flatbread made from sourdough, wheat and rice flour, topped similarly to a pizza. It targets a more health-oriented customer base looking for a less calory heavy option. The menu overall is expanded by including a variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes. https://preview.redd.it/kpt7ea6red0d1.png?width=1242&format=png&auto=webp&s=c9930ced85ee364e9df414547cae06b47a03fc19 Today Neumannâs Gastro & Soul GmbH operates 18 Vapianos on its own account and has 29 franchise sites, amongst other brands. By the year 2021, Vapiano operates 191 restaurants in 34 countries. This is around 50 fewer sites than before the bankruptcy. The number of branches is particularly thinned out in Germany â from 80 to 55. Nevertheless, Vapiano's home country remains by far the largest market, followed by France with 35 restaurants and Austria with 15 locations. âWe have shrunk ourselves to health,â says Bauer in the aftermath and there is no further shrinking planned. Quite the opposite, the smell of expansion is in the air again â pun intended. Not as aggressively as before and with a new menu and ordering process. Overall, the team around Bauer is filled with industry experts with knowledge and networks gained over decades who have a great track record, a long-term view, and the staying power to let Vapiano breath and finds its way back to success. The pressure of being a public company with all the associated quarterly, half-year and yearly disincentives have been removed. The menu is changed and extended with new types of pasta and sauces with significantly more vegetarian and vegan dishes available. Guests can order with restaurant staff, at terminals or on their phones and there are barcodes attached to the tables identify the respective seat. The food is brought to your table, all at the same time if you are in a group, no more annoyances with waiting in line. There is a plan for smaller, 350 square meter locations, with half the number of guests and significantly fewer staff and less set-up costs required to make the economics work. Locations that capitalize on remote work and increased demand for local lunch options, higher population density with shorter delivery routes and therefore cost-effective in house delivery services are targeted. And Bauer is testing the concept of ghost kitchens, which operate without a dining room or service staff, focusing solely on preparing food for delivery services, which for obvious reasons have a very different operational set up and footprint. Original founder Mark Korzilius however is not entirely convinced. He is not a fan of the pinsa for instance and he considers Vapiano's pizza as its cash cow, flagship product and believes that the core Vapiano proposition of Pizza, Pasta, Bar that has given the company its original success is being diluted. He instead admires the competitor L'Osteria, saying theyâve done a better job by focusing on Italian classics, especially the impressively large pizzas that sticks out beyond the plate is leaving every customer in awe. The guys who run LâOsteria are the same guys who have built Vapiano with him in the first place. Bauer on the other hand, like a true business leader, remains undeterred, stating that he is frequently asked whether Vapiano's restart was bold or foolish. He believes in entrepreneurship, franchising, in his experienced fellow partners and importantly the Vapiano concept. By the year 2024 you can find over 140 Vapiano branded restaurant in 27 countries across the globe, including locations far away from its birthplace like Australia, USA, Columbia, Chile, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. And why not? Italian food is, and will remain to be, incredibly popular. Vapiano offers fresh and tasty food at affordable prices in a good atmosphere. This combination of attributes should attract a lot of customers. It certainly has in the past. For more stories: WIP Thomas Weitzendoerfer Substack submitted by Specialist_Bake6514 to unpackbusinesses [link] [comments] |
2024.05.14 12:40 leahhhhhhh_ks I feel like an asshole for sending my former friend mixed signals(a lot of rambling)
So my former friend, letâs call her Flower. About 6 months ago, I met Flower at my new school. Originally, I intended to stay friendless but Flower introduced herself to me and through some weird twist of partially untruthful events, we became friends. Anyways, at first I thought she was a little outspoken and opinionated than most other people, which I didnât have any issues with at first. For context, our friendship before all the other issues was actually pretty decent. We shared common intrests and morals.
At one point, I had a little bit of a crush on her and Iâm almost 100% sure she really liked me, like more than me. Which I blame on myself because I purposefully held hands with her on a few occasions, flirted with her, and all that other signal stuff. Iâm pretty sure the only reason I even started liking her in the first place was because another girl I was close friends with had recently cut contact with me when I told her I liked her, around the same time I had met Flower. But recently I realized she has some issues with her social filter. Flower would just say some really unhinged things outloud.
For example, yelling to a girl with autism to âshut the fuck upâ in class as well as picking on that same girl on an almost daily basis, telling boys that theyâre gay even if theyâre not and possibly making them feel insecure like for example two guys who are just walking by her and she just says âoooh how fruityâ or âyou guys are so gayâ yall get the point. Itâs not that sheâs homophobic or anything like sheâs actually gay too but idk that isnât normal for people to just say outloud, and that was only a few examples of some of the things she said. The worst part was that Flower expected me to get behind her on everything she said. I tried not to obviously, I even apologized to a few people after she was done slandering them. I started giving her the cold shoulder for a few weeks after I began to take notice to her true colors, even ditching classes and running away from her to avoid seeing and talking to Flower.
It got so bad that about a week ago I sent her a really long text listing all the messed up things sheâs done and said, that she really needs to fix whatever possesed her to do that crazy shit, and that I want no assosiation with her until she does fix her issues. Which, in hindsight was probably not the smartest move considering I have social studies and science projects with her. Iâm 99% sure she cried after I sent her that text because I sent it to her in a class that I have with her and a few minutes after I sent it she went to the restroom and didnât come back for like 10 minutes. Anyways, for the rest of the week, Iâm a little ashamed to say I made it like my goal to smile at her everytime I saw her and act like I was living my best life while she was sulking and looking like a baby who throws a lot of tantrums(i donât know how else to describe it that isnât an insult to her). I even sent Flower a follow up message basically saying stop acting like a baby and man up(not in those words but that was like the sub text).
I feel bad for her, because I know I accidentally did that manipulation tactic on her. For those who arenât familiar with it, itâs when you give a person a lot of love and attention then unexplainable draw back and be really cold to them, the person will miss the way they felt with your attention and crave your attention even more(or in my case making it hurt even more when I gave Flower an ultimatum).
So, people of Reddit, what do I do now? Any advice? Because I still have to see her and talk to her for school on an almost daily basis.
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2024.05.14 12:37 No-Unit-4968 How to Get Garlic in Hades 2
While working on the structures within the Crossroads, you would need a tavern to rest at. The only way you can unlock it is with the Rite of Social Solidarity Incantation. But one of the ingredients for this incantation is garlic, which can be very hard to get. In this guide we will see how to get garlic in Hades 2
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2024.05.14 12:36 bigbigcloud Currently a Vietnamese senior student, will graduate around 08/2024. I need some advice on applying for Master's degree abroad.
A bit about me:
- CPA: 3.24
- IELTS: 7.0
- Current Status: Fourth-year student, graduating in August 2024
- Goal: To study abroad in 2025
- Field of Interest: Cyber Security
- Current Job: Cyber Security researcher (focused on auditing source code)
- Purpose for Masterâs Degree: To engage with a global working environment and improve my resume
- (Should I add anything else?)
My question:
- Is a Master's degree only focused on researching a topic? I read that to apply for a Master's degree, I need to find a research topic, find a group with similar interest (those currently studying for their Master's), and then apply for that school. Is this the case for all Master's programs, or are there other formats, e.g. just studying like in Univeristy, but with more advanced knowledge?
- I also read that a LOR is a must, is that true? Any suggestion on getting a strong LOR?
- Where can I find Master's degree programs? Currently I'm searching on https://www.masterstudies.com/programs. Is this sufficient, or are there other resources I should consider?
- Is there a centralized resource or platform for finding scholarships?
- Are there any universities you would recommend for a Cyber Security Masterâs degree?
- Any other advice or recommendations for someone in my situation?
I incredibly appreciate any guidance. Thanks so much for your time.
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2024.05.14 12:34 Adorable_Vehicle_945 Was Lizzie attracted to Darcy from the beginning ?
A lot of people i ask think so, but they explained this interpretation based on the adaptations rather than the book . I read that Joe Wright thought so as well but he seemed to misunderstand a lot of things in the story. I don't even think he read it that carefully. I guess that's because she talks about him a lot but JA only gives us conversations or observations important to the pilot or so we could laugh at how absurd her characters are acting at times, considering how important Darcy is to Lizzie's arc, JA had no choice but make Lizzie tell us what going on with him.
So, i tried to look for a hint for this in the source materiel and i did not find any. I don't think that she was attracted to him in the assembly at first sight, and when he insulted her she supressed her feelings out of disappointment and denial when she had just met the guy an hour ago, or that she called Ann sickly and cross out of jealousy ; because there is no indication in the text for this, what the narrator says she was simply offended. It's not like she spent hours crying and thinking about it, if anything Mrs Bennet talked more about the insult than Lizzie did. The only thing that "not handsome enough to tempt me" thing changed is her behaviour towards him. I mean we have no proof that if another man made that comment, she would not be just as offended. There is a bunch of other interpretations like maybe she was always sensitive when it comes to looks because of her sister Jane and their mother constantly calling her inferior in beauty, or maybe she was insulted by the fact that the richest and most important man in the room who moved in cercles much higher than hers insulted her appearance, it would make her feel that her beauty is inferior to what he usually sees. Or she was acting like her mother did when Darcy first visited Longbourn at the end of the Book, and was trying to offend Darcy out of resentment and dislike. To add to that, we have no reason to suppose that if Wickham did not tell her the story, she would be that interested in Darcy.
There is even a passage where JA compares Lizzie's feelings for both Wickham and Darcy, we know that Lizzie was attracted to Wickham since their first meeting because he was charming and he flattered her vanity but it ended badly; but with Darcy, she began to like him in Pemberly because of the goodness within him, how he loved ardently despite all that happened between them, and because he is always trying to improve himself and it turned out to be a much more successful attachment. If WE make Lizzie attracted to Darcy from the start, we take away this point that JA was trying to make. Not all successful relationships are love at first sight. I mean Darcy was at his worst during that assembly, he offended everyone, the ladies thought him handsome but when they saw how he was acting all his looks and wealth seemed like nothing. I don't know why Lizzie would be attracted to him while he was acting like an jerk. This is what Wickham has over Darcy "the countenance", they are both equally handsome but Wickham's manners and air is much more charming than Darcy's.
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2024.05.14 12:33 dylandalal Getting ready to apply to SWE roles in Film/TV space, worried resume isn't focused enough
https://preview.redd.it/fs8frmmhbd0d1.png?width=1230&format=png&auto=webp&s=65b57760fd3db5e61ce0c75c348ac88fb95f5515 Got news yesterday that my company will be closing in the next month, so getting ready to start sending out applications again. This resume is decently similar to my last one, except that didn't have my top role on it, and the last resume got me maybe 5 interviews from 70 applications. Worried that I cover too wide of a range of topics. Ideally, I'd stay in a niche of Machine Learning film/tv pipelines- however, this is a very niche niche, and I don't see many postings for it. So I'll be applying for everything in film.
My second point pertains to Virtual Production (if you're not familiar, it's the big LED stage they made The Mandalorian with), and my fourth is for data science/analysis. I'm keeping the second because it's film-related, it shows leadership capabilities, and I have exact numbers. I'm keeping the fourth because data analysis is a component of machine learning, and I learned a lot from that role- I definitely have a lot to talk about from it, and CS interviewers love to hear about how I improved a social science study with algorithms.
I guess my question is, along with any general critique on formatting, phrasing, wordiness, anything; would I be better off removing unrelated roles when I apply to certain positions, or should I leave them? I will probably apply to Virtual Production and Data analysis roles, as like I said, my specialty is decently difficult to find listings for. I also have a personal project more directly related to Film-ML pipelines, I could remove one of the bullets and add a projects section.
Tl;dr should I remove unrelated positions when applying to certain roles, any and all feedback is appreciated. Thanks!
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2024.05.14 12:31 jakeMonline 22 M - Regretting Comp Sci
I did a comp sci degree because I loved computer viruses and hacking. I was 8 when I set this as a life goal and by the time I was 21 and with a degree a whole 13 years later, I got a job in « Application Support » (read: random database tasks for minimum wage in a warehouse an hours drive away) and Iâve realised this isnât what I want. I actually want a career where I interact with other humans, where I talk to people and build things with them. And preferably one where I can get out of the UK quickly too!
Iâve always assumed consulting could be this, so Iâm open to ideas maybe around that or something else entirely (if I need to study an exam for it thatâs fine, Iâd love to do stuff related to say agriculture but just so long as the manual lifting isnât tooooooo much a part of it)
Any ideas are much appreciated, and if it matters, Iâd like to leave the UK and go to either France or the Netherlands. So if you know of positions that require a human touch that are in demand in either itâd be much appreciated to know!
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2024.05.14 12:28 AdviceAndFunOnly How to not be alone?
I don't know if it's my fault that I'm alone or not. I actually try to do things to spend time with others but just can't. Especially since I need to spend time with others to feel motivated and also concentrated, because now, often times I literally feel like I live on my phone while my studies don't matter.
Well first of all, I don't even have many possibilities to spend time with people in the first place. For example here in university for some reason everyone goes their own way during recess and we don't have a common recess or a room for everyone to come together.
Of course I could start a sport or another activity, and I already did in the past, but the issue here is that I'll only spend a limited amount of time in the activity too unfortunately. And even say I'll have to pay a lot.
And another problem is that even when I do meet people and I like them and they seem to like me too, it's impossible to see them outside and organise stuff with them. And that's even worse when I don't even see them in university for example THAT much, it's not like I spend every day with them.
But the thing is that everyone does want to hang out and meet but only in specifically organised events every few months where you need to spend money and bring food. And not like meet even once a week and regularly hang out and have fun. And especially I don't understand this cuz in this university we have more free time than usual. What will happen if I'll go to college the next year where I'll have much less free time?
And somehow people do have free time for spending their lives on social media apparently.
Maybe I'm annoying them too much cuz I ask to hang out too much in group chats and don't say that much anything else? But the thing is that I want to see them irl, not to talk infinitely and send memes and only see each other once a year. I want real socialisation not Internet one.
And also the thing is that I do it cuz I know that in the next year maybe I won't see them again. If I'll switch to another university and study something else then I won't really see them that much. And often time that's exactly what happened. I had "friends" from high school that I've never seen even once time since high school even if I would've loved to.
It was even worse when I met a nice group only at a one time event. Afterwards, I have all their contacts on Instagram, I have 1000 friends there but I don't see any of them anymore.
Maybe I'm too annoying sometimes, talking about stuff that interests me and disregarding the other person. Honestly, I don't know. I try to not be annoying and to be nice and funny. Don't know if this works tho.
I'm kinda depressed cuz I would've loved to have a group of friends, either to have fun and laugh together, or to help each other and do creative stuff. This would've made me more down to earth, actually feel whatever is happening, I would've done more sports, etc. And the main reason why I'm so distracted and living on my phone is because it seems like I have no other option.
Like I wanna have a group of friends like in series. Why can't this be the case? If anything, it seems like series are so popular because we don't have that many friendships in real life anymore, we only hang out online.
I don't know whether it's my fault or rather the fault of the society. Maybe I should move to another country, idk. I live in France and I've heard Italy is better but idk.
Keep in mind I can't actually have to get along with literally everyone, for example I'm Jewish and I won't tolerate anyone who doesn't like Jews.
But even tho this does limit my circle of friends, I don't think that's the main reason why I'm lonely, because even with people who have no problem with that and who are Jewish themselves and who even say that we both get along, even with them there's literally the same problem.
Maybe I'm kinda lonely cuz I'm not such a fan of going to bars and drinking? And yeah I'm not a fan of alcohol but I can still go to a bar if I were with my friends so idk.
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2024.05.14 12:28 AdviceAndFunOnly How to not be alone?
I don't know if it's my fault that I'm alone or not. I actually try to do things to spend time with others but just can't. Especially since I need to spend time with others to feel motivated and also concentrated, because now, often times I literally feel like I live on my phone while my studies don't matter.
Well first of all, I don't even have many possibilities to spend time with people in the first place. For example here in university for some reason everyone goes their own way during recess and we don't have a common recess or a room for everyone to come together.
Of course I could start a sport or another activity, and I already did in the past, but the issue here is that I'll only spend a limited amount of time in the activity too unfortunately. And even say I'll have to pay a lot.
And another problem is that even when I do meet people and I like them and they seem to like me too, it's impossible to see them outside and organise stuff with them. And that's even worse when I don't even see them in university for example THAT much, it's not like I spend every day with them.
But the thing is that everyone does want to hang out and meet but only in specifically organised events every few months where you need to spend money and bring food. And not like meet even once a week and regularly hang out and have fun. And especially I don't understand this cuz in this university we have more free time than usual. What will happen if I'll go to college the next year where I'll have much less free time?
And somehow people do have free time for spending their lives on social media apparently.
Maybe I'm annoying them too much cuz I ask to hang out too much in group chats and don't say that much anything else? But the thing is that I want to see them irl, not to talk infinitely and send memes and only see each other once a year. I want real socialisation not Internet one.
And also the thing is that I do it cuz I know that in the next year maybe I won't see them again. If I'll switch to another university and study something else then I won't really see them that much. And often time that's exactly what happened. I had "friends" from high school that I've never seen even once time since high school even if I would've loved to.
It was even worse when I met a nice group only at a one time event. Afterwards, I have all their contacts on Instagram, I have 1000 friends there but I don't see any of them anymore.
Maybe I'm too annoying sometimes, talking about stuff that interests me and disregarding the other person. Honestly, I don't know. I try to not be annoying and to be nice and funny. Don't know if this works tho.
I'm kinda depressed cuz I would've loved to have a group of friends, either to have fun and laugh together, or to help each other and do creative stuff. This would've made me more down to earth, actually feel whatever is happening, I would've done more sports, etc. And the main reason why I'm so distracted and living on my phone is because it seems like I have no other option.
Like I wanna have a group of friends like in series. Why can't this be the case? If anything, it seems like series are so popular because we don't have that many friendships in real life anymore, we only hang out online.
I don't know whether it's my fault or rather the fault of the society. Maybe I should move to another country, idk. I live in France and I've heard Italy is better but idk.
Keep in mind I can't actually have to get along with literally everyone, for example I'm Jewish and I won't tolerate anyone who doesn't like Jews.
But even tho this does limit my circle of friends, I don't think that's the main reason why I'm lonely, because even with people who have no problem with that and who are Jewish themselves and who even say that we both get along, even with them there's literally the same problem.
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2024.05.14 12:26 ToyotaCivic32 My (20F) gf tells me I (21M) donât put in enough effort and donât care for her even though I am trying my absolute hardest. I feel bad, what should i do?
My gf and i have been together for 5 months and things are pretty rocky right now. Especially now actually, because she said she wanted to go on a break until she returns from her trip in 2.5 weeks. The reason is because I did not blow up her phone at 12 AM last night saying happy birthday or say happy birthday to her in the early morning. Keep in mind this week I have finals and as an engineering major I have to make sure i focus really hard and pass my courses. Instead I said happy birthday at 2 PM (her time 4PM), when i woke up from a late night study sesh. She then texted me saying she was really really upset and that my effort did not match her idea of effort.
The kicker is because she left on her trip on Saturday, I celebrated her birthday with her on friday. I bought her a birthday tiara, then a gift she said she wanted from her âlistâ and set up a whole surprise thingy from my trunk with lots of balloons and decorations and some flowers. I tried my best because money for me is really tight right now. But I spent 1 week doing all that, and it was a lot of effort from me. I also brought her out to eat and had a outing with her. And as someone who never celebrated my birthday, i didnât know what to put together and it was really out of my comfort zone but i really enjoyed putting it together and i thought she would really like it!
But apparently that was not good enough. Today she said to me she wished i put a note inside or made it more sentimental since i couldnât afford what she really wanted. She said what she really wanted wasnât what she mentioned in her âlistâ but something else. To put it simply, she thinks my gift was not birthday worthy because what i gave her was a regular gift you give when you think of someone when youâre out and about. Essentially this girl expects me to read her mind or in between the lines. But unfortunately i am not a psychic. Thereâs just so many rules to this relationship.
In addition to that she compared me to her friends and all the things theyâve done for her on her birthday, like order food to her hotel or spam her phone at 12 AM. Or someone who drove 3 hours to see her where she is right now. I just think itâs so unfair how she expects me to do all these things and compares me to her friends. Iâm trying my best. I also already celebrated your birthday 3 days ago!!! Especially since she said her love language is acts of service, I try my best to fulfill that! I didnât know it was gift giving too!
I am really upset and just so exhausted with this relationship. It feels like nothing i can do will be good enough. And if i try to defend myself, she says I invalidate her feelings. Iâm almost at the point where i wonât even defend myself and explain my side and feelings anymore because she will just say i am making it all about me and invalidating her feelings. So, where do i go from here?
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2024.05.14 12:22 Vee_Olet INFJ date: Is this guy interested romantically?
TL,DR: IS THIS A DATE đđđ please help confirm I'm not just being DELULU *A continuation of this post:
https://www.reddit.com/infj/comments/1cpmneq/is_this_infj_asking_me_out_is_he_interested_in_me/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share Hi!!! Entp Gurlie here, back again with a date update??? So the date went well, he arrived exactly 10 minutes late, but I chalked it up to the unpredictable traffic...
Please INFJs I want to know if this is actually a date, or just a hangout to him. 1. I offered a walk next to the lake but he was pretty hesitant and asked to sit pottery painting, which checks out INFJs hesitancy towards surprises lmao.
- And he dressed casually, in white tee and pants, so I felt a bit overdressed cause I had makeup on, in a sundress and he didn't clarify if it was a date or not. As for any solace, I noticed when I turned my back he aggressively tried to fix his hair.... and he couldn't even look at me at first, so I felt kind of bad inside but didn't show it. Just acted a bit anxious at first, i think.
- We ended up talking about philosophy, like, straight away. He seems to base his life ish and his attitude towards life on philosophies (determinism atp), typical INFJ behaviour lmao. He presented it at first in the most objective, factual way possible, and I was bemused and wanted to find out how HE actually feels about it himself. Had to coax it out of him how conflicted or resigned at first he was, and what's his thoughts on it. He went from presenting factually to speaking "I feel, I think..." To even "I don't know WHO I am!" In a sort of heartfelt way. And then the convo smoothly flowed towards art, and religion and I managed to make him laugh a bunch of times. Once specifically he threw his head back and laughed. And I felt so proud of myself lol, like YES! A proper laugh from him! Cus he doesn't emote all that often. And he ran along with that joke and added some sarcastic remarks to it. I added a bunch of perspectives that had him confused and unprepared to answer with my crazy Ne, adding logical implications to his thought experiments. I hope I didnt put him off with the new perspectives...
- Emoting and feeling: The more the date goes on, the more he emotes and seems himself. At first he was kind of factual and objective (I'd say passive and a bit emotionless), but as time went on he became a lot more comfortable and joked and became more emotive. Even if it's not romantic, I think he enjoyed this. And I'm SO glad. But in my mind my curiosity demands an answer of the nature of this rendezvous!!! đđđ
- We never actually talked about any feelings, romantically and personally. In the sense that, he has a sort of "emotions are just temporary" and that's almost all he has to say about feelings at first.
- We talked abd enjoyed it to the point where a lot of times we weren't painting to focus on the thinking and talking. As such, we couldnt finish the statue. So he asked me if I wanted to finish it anf give it to him later to bring home, and when I refused adamantly, he said "We can finish this together next time then? Is that okay?" And we left it at the shop, and he told the shopkeeper to add his number, to which he did, so I think it's not casual airy suggestion.
From these, my Ti brain drew these conclusions (even amidst the fog of being infatuated and in denial lmao): 1. He enjoyed this hangout. Was willing to drive a bit far to my bus stop to help me catch a bus. 2. The previous signs leading to this date pointed to him being romantically interested. He asked me out first when I confessed I wanted to talk and hang out w him, and even if the date had none of the traditional romantic elements he enjoyed it. So maybe he still is? He talked at first in a cutesy way, like a sort of mask? But i wasnt fw that and just talked in a straightforward way, and he dropped the cutesy act real quick. 3. I think he sort of cheapens his personal feelings a little. And I think he worries about the fact that we're graduating and can't continue this in the same college, so that's why he isn't pursuing. 4. We still have a month left before we take my country's version of the SATs or the National University Entrance Exam day. In the heat of exam season a lot of us are frugal with our time, understandably, and esp him. He always spends him time either buried in books, studying or sleeping. So him taking a whole afternoon out for me was something special to him. I think I do mean something to him?
All this to say, my deductions lead me to believe he has feelings for me but doesn't intend to pursue them because of future, and is willing to spend whatever time in the present he can with me. Esp if you take determinism (his special interest) into account.
INFJs, please help this helplessly infatuated ENTP gurlie out đđđđ I know this is such a long read, but I accidentally fell in love with one of you and I'm worried my feelings aren't reciprocated.
Thank you for reading this far, I'll be so grateful if anyone can help.
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2024.05.14 12:22 Little-Draft5827 Opening up after being sexually abused
We recently opened up a relationship, which opened up past wounds.
In the past, I was raped and later, sexually abused. I had many years to process it; as a result I limited my social interactions to the level where I can exist peacefully without many triggers.
I have friends, although an introvert I have a pretty active social life. I need a lot of alone time to reconnect with myself.
I want to ask the community if there is a way to get past the triggers and build a fulfilling life?
What Iâm feeling lately is anxiety, fear, and grief. You donât need to recommend me books, Iâm pretty sure Iâve read them all.
I want to hear about your personal experiences and possible get advice.
P.S. itâs possible that my partner will go on dates while I do my internal work and tune in when I feel like it⊠but how long will it takeâŠ
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2024.05.14 12:21 LadyDairhean Generations
The Great Depression had a significant and lasting impact on society, especially in the Dust Bowl states. Oklahoma suffered the worst and is still suffering from its effects. The stock market crashed in 1929. This was 11 years after the end of WWI when a lot of working age men were killed. My father was 19 years old. Children age 4 and older had to go to work in the fields harvesting and hoeing weeds. My maternal grandmother who was born in 1932 cut broomcorn and picked cotton by hand. The International Harvester for cotton was invented in 1940, but only came into widespread use by 1970. The broomcorn industry died out in 1980. Older boys age 11 and up went to work in sawmills and the trades. Watch the movie Walk the Line. Johnny Cashâs older brother of 14 was almost cut vertically in half when he slipped and was cut through the sternum by a large saw blade. Can you imagine being that young and handling dangerous machinery with no safety equipment? Safety equipment didnât exist back then and neither did child labor laws. Those old Boomer children worked just as hard as adults to help feed their families. They were punished for playing. They had to suck it up and endure extreme hardship just to eat and they ate very little. Everyone was starving and filthy. There was as no indoor plumbing, no electricity and no air conditioning. I watched my grandmother work from sun up to exhaustion and she slept in her clothes. When she died, her bra strap hooks were rusted from sweat because she never removed it, meaning she hadnât bathed in decades. She was 4-8â and wore a child size medium. She was conditioned to hard work and starvation. She and her family including my mother never overcame the effects of the Depression. She was functionally illiterate despite graduating high school in 1948.
Education stopped at third-fourth grade for the average child because parents were extremely poor and couldnât afford to pay for schooling. School was different then. Teachers lived in a teacherage provided by the school district and earned a living stipend from the state to teach grades 1-4 how to read, write, sign their names, cipher, count money and read a watch. That was the extent of free education. Advanced learning after 4rth grade was taught by subscription very similar to private tutoring. Grades 5-7 were called grade school. Grades 7-12 were called high school. They didnât have Junior High.
In 1935, the Second New Deal created the Works Progress / Projects Administration (WPA) to help people recover from the Depression. A lot of new schools were built during this period. Schools were funded with a combination of state aid and a tax levy called a mill collected from every resident in a school district. When Boomers say they shouldnât have to pay a school tax because they donât have children in school, this is what theyâre referring to. They had the right to vote against a tax levy. These days, we call them temporary sales tax increases to fund things like new gym equipment. Everyone inside the school district votes on the increase and everyone inside and outside the district has to pay the sales tax if they shop at a store in the district. These no-voters will shop outside the district if the tax increase passes.
Fast forward to WWII (1939-1945) and the Korean War (1950-1953) and we see a significant decrease in school attendance that results in the closure of many rural schools. Many of this second generation of Boomers grew up in boarding schools and orphanages because their mothers couldnât afford to feed them. This period resulted in a high population of youth being institutionalized. One of my grandmotherâs sisters was raped by her uncle at age 14 and was sent to an asylum for the mentally ill. My mother (born 1952) and her sisters were taken by DHS (called CPS today) and sent to a girlâs state school after their father died of cirrhosis at the age of 42. He was a bootlegger who literally drank himself to death. Prohibition (1920-1933) was another result of the Depression. It lasted until 1952 in Oklahoma. Forced sterilization in mental institutions was outlawed in 1951 for the sake of medical study. The practice began in 1931 because the state believed that mental illness/retardation was genetic and caused by incest/inbreeding. It runs in my motherâs family so I can confirm the state was right. Mutations in the brain can be passed from mother to child.
The third generation of Boomers was born during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). I was born in 1973, so Iâm technically Gen X with Boomer influences but not to the point that Iâm a raging psycho. I consider those born in the 60s to be the third Boomer generation. My town lost its high school in 1968 and stopped at the eighth grade. All those who graduated from the 60s-1980 are the anti education gatekeepers of the workforce that Iâm personally struggling with. These are the people who hate anyone with an education level above theirs. Theyâre offended by education unless youâre a doctor or a lawyer and they can use you. They are also anti-technology and refuse to use it. They are bullies who are socially enmeshed and always in your business. This generation of women married older men because men their age were fighting in a war. Or, they married wealthy men. Those women didnât have to work and became bored housewives. I blame daytime soap operas for teaching these idiots their horrible social skills. They stayed home almost 24/7 except for when they were at the hair salon or shopping. They wore a lot of makeup too and nail polish contained formaldehyde. The amount of lead and toxic chemicals they were exposed to was very high. My mother was in this category from 1970-1980 when she divorced my father. Men who came home from the war were addicted to heroin and may have turned to cocaine, crack or meth. Many ended up homeless or hooked up with women for the welfare benefits. They were insanely abusive. Very few were able to adjust. Women who did not marry well, had to work cash jobs to support themselves and they might have qualified for USDA commodities and food stamps under Johnsonâs War on Poverty (1964). We didnât have welfare reform until 1996. My mother became an alcoholic and was addicted to amphetamines sold as diet pills in the 80s. We had pure meth from 1980 that my stepdad was addicted to and an explosion of brown meth from 1994 to the present. Almost this entire generation and my own Gen X either experimented or became addicted to meth. It affected Millennials too.
Child prostitution as a means of survival and CSA were common during the Depression because there was no law against it and itâs something society has difficulty grappling with. Oklahoma passed its first anti-child molestation law in 1945 after the end of WWII. I remember those old Boomer women saying that talk about sex was vulgar and those matters werenât discussed. It was swept under the rug until 1990 when teens finally began to speak out. We had an explosion of violent rape and domestic violence in the 90s by Boomers and chauvinists who couldnât bear to give up their right to sex on demand and beating women.
We got the Department of Education and mandatory attendance in 1980 so Gen X was the first generation to have a well rounded education since 1929. All the generations that came before us are jealous because we also got child labor laws and the statutory rape law. Weâre the first generation that didnât have to endure backbreaking work as children. We got easy jobs like paper routes, babysitting and mowing. As teenagers, farm kids hauled hay but thatâs about as strenuous as it got. Many Gen Xers got pregnant young and had to drop out of school or couldnât go to college. They had to get married and raise a family. Iâm struggling with this portion of my generation being jealous as well.
I think Gen Z is the best generation because they are so far removed from the absolute hell that previous generations went through. They have the best education, the best social skills and are the most well adjusted of all the generations that came before them. Gen X just needs to teach yaâll life skills and survival skills that you can hand down to Gen Alpha.
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2024.05.14 12:20 Uniform-Master The Psychology Behind Uniforms: How Clothing Influences Perception and Behavior
Uniforms wield a profound influence on human psychology, permeating various aspects of perception, behaviour, and social dynamics across diverse settings. From the disciplined ranks of the military and law enforcement to the structured environments of schools, workplaces, and service industries, uniforms stand as potent symbols imbued with layers of meaning. In this article, we embark on an exploration of the captivating realm of uniform psychology, delving into the intricate ways clothing shapes not only how individuals perceive themselves and others but also how they interact within social contexts.
Uniforms serve as more than mere garments; they represent authority, professionalism, and belonging. In environments where uniforms are prevalent, they act as visual markers that instantly convey a sense of hierarchy, discipline, and cohesion. For instance, the crisp uniforms worn by military personnel command respect and adherence to protocol, while the standardized attire of law enforcement officers signifies their role in upholding order and safety within society. Similarly, in educational institutions, uniforms foster a sense of identity and unity among students, instilling a shared sense of purpose and belonging within the school community.
Beyond their symbolic significance, uniforms exert a tangible influence on behaviour and social interactions. Research has shown that individuals wearing uniforms are often perceived as more authoritative and trustworthy than their counterparts in civilian clothing. This perception of authority can shape how individuals interact with uniformed personnel, leading to increased compliance and deference to directives or commands. Moreover, uniforms serve to level the playing field, minimizing socio-economic differences and promoting inclusivity by providing a common visual identity for all members of a group or organization.
The Symbolism of Uniforms: Uniforms wield profound symbolic significance, transcending mere functionality to communicate nuanced messages about an individual's role, status, and group affiliation. Acting as visual cues, uniforms offer insights into one's identity within a specific organization or context. For example, police officers don their uniforms to project authority and maintain societal order, while medical professionals don scrubs to convey competence and trustworthiness. Consequently, uniforms serve as potent emblems of identity and belonging, shaping not only how individuals are perceived by others but also how they perceive themselves.
Authority and Obedience: Uniforms possess a potent association with authority, eliciting respect and compliance across various social spheres. Numerous empirical studies consistently corroborate that individuals outfitted in uniforms are perceived as more authoritative and reliable than their counterparts in civilian clothing. This perception of authority exerts a significant influence on behaviour, prompting individuals to adhere to instructions or commands issued by uniform figures. Within hierarchical institutions such as the military and law enforcement, uniforms play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining command structures, fostering discipline, and instilling obedience among personnel. Thus, uniforms serve as indispensable tools for shaping behaviour, reinforcing hierarchical order, and promoting adherence to organizational directives.
Group Cohesion and Identity: Uniforms play a crucial role in cultivating a strong sense of group cohesion and identity among wearers. When individuals put on a uniform, they are not only representing themselves but also signalling their affiliation with a specific group or organization, whether it's a sports team, a military unit, or a corporate workforce. This shared identity fosters a profound sense of belonging, nurturing camaraderie and teamwork among members. In wearing the same uniform, individuals are reminded of their collective goals and values, serving as tangible symbols of unity and purpose. Consequently, uniforms serve as powerful catalysts for bolstering collaboration and productivity within group settings, while also contributing to the cultivation of a vibrant organizational culture and morale.
Impression Management and Professionalism: The role of uniforms in impression management cannot be overstated, as they wield considerable influence over how individuals are perceived in both professional and social environments. Wearing a uniform communicates a sense of competence, reliability, and professionalism, instilling confidence in clients, customers, and colleagues alike. Whether it's the impeccably tailored attire of a flight attendant or the crisply pressed uniform of a hotel concierge, uniforms project an image of meticulous attention to detail and professionalism, thereby enhancing the credibility and reputation of the individuals and organizations they represent.
Gender and Identity Expression: While uniforms have traditionally been associated with standardization and conformity, they also offer opportunities for self-expression and identity assertion. There's been a notable shift towards gender-neutral and inclusive uniform policies in recent years, recognizing and accommodating diverse identities and expressions. Companies and organizations are increasingly providing a range of uniform options that cater to individual preferences, fostering inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. This acknowledgement of diverse identities through uniform policies promotes a more welcoming and affirming environment for all employees.
Conclusion: In conclusion, the psychology behind uniforms unveils the nuanced ways clothing shapes perception, behaviour, and social interactions. Uniforms wield considerable influence as symbols of authority, group identity, and professionalism, moulding both external perceptions and internal self-image. Recognizing the psychological impact of uniforms empowers organizations to craft uniform policies fostering cohesion, professionalism, and inclusivity across diverse contexts. As we delve deeper into uniform psychology, we glean invaluable insights into the pivotal role of clothing in shaping human behaviour and social dynamics.
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2024.05.14 12:20 Lesbicons Question about Leviticus
Hello. Not sure how to begin this post so I'll just jump in.
I am the owner of a cat that has been sexually abused. I do not know all the details of her abuse as the file I obtained gave limited information on it. When I first met her, she was very shy and avoided humans/being touched by them. Within a year, she had already transformed into a more confident kitty that loves being held and seeks people out for companionship. She has brought a lot of joy to my family's life.
I am new to Christianity and have a disability that makes some reading comprehension a challenge, so please bare with me, but this brings me to my next question: should she be put to death because a human had relations with her? Or is that a passage that only Jews need to follow? Is her spirit defiled beyond repair or is there anything I can do?
My parents and I owned another cat when I was younger that I later was said to have been sexually abused. She is long gone now, but what about her spirit? I know animals may not necessarily go to heaven, but this has been disturbing me for a very long time.
Thank you and God Bless
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2024.05.14 12:19 bestboopnow Magic-focused MC
I'm craving the itch for MAGIC
Too many MCs are gettin' in there with their fists and stuff, nah, that ain't it. Gimme some goddayumn spell-slinging mofo that stands at the back and uses weird obscure ways of using the magic or uses a ritual to break the world or smth, I don't care I just need magic it's been too long since I've read some.
Here's what I've read: (feel free to use as recommendations) (I listen to audiobooks for everything)
- Mother of Learning
- Beneath the Dragoneye Moons
- The Completionist Chronicles
- a guilty pleasure, I love Dakota Krout but he's better at being funny than writing compelling narratives
- Mageling
- I gotta finish it, seemed pretty good
- Mage Errant
- I really liked it, I love schools in stories
- Secrets and Spellcraft
- Still in the middle of it, pretty slow but also good
- Paranoid Mage
- I love the ideas presented, he just gets caught up in explanation too much, book 2 a little better at that and haven't read past it, I dearly intend to eventually, it's certainly not a book series you can binge but one you have to let it last for a while
- Dear Spellbook
- It doesn't feel like it gives much reason to keep reading on, I love time loops however so it was enjoyable
- Fate's Anvil
- I'm not sure why I got book 2, I never read it
- Legend of the Arch Magus
- I really enjoyed it, can't wait for more, although I don't think it's very good it's more like a guilty pleasure
- Somnia Online
- I was on a VRMMO itch when I found this, adored it, bit slow
- Chronicle Series
- Honestly I've read this series probably twice and I genuinely cannot remember a thing from it, I genuinely do not know if it should even go it this list or what it's about, the blurbs don't help either
- Rise of the Mystic Mage
- Excuse me but when did book 2 come out I loved book one, I just bought it and it's already my next read, although I am still looking
- Never Die Twice
- I loved The Perfect Run sososo much I keep trying to like this book but it's always like at a bad time I get into it, I'll finish and love it one day
- Saga Online
- I remember really enjoying it but also found it a bit of a slog at times. It had amazing and memorable moments but a lot of what felt like filler
- The Unwanteds
- Nothing to do with LitRPG I found this bc of my mum, I love the magic so much but books get to be more of a slog with each one, book one was amazing, stuck in book 4
- Magic 2.0
- Honestly this might have played a small role in why I became a programmer (specifically a game designer), I love the coding is magic in this and it was like my first listen on audible, going back to it to finish it a few years later was hard because it's a bit of a slog but I love it nonetheless
- Awaken Online
- Guilty pleasure of mine, been following the story for years and years, my friend says it's not that good and he's a media studies nerd so I trust his judgement on that, I enjoy it a lot
- Wolfman Warlock
- Same universe as completionist chronicles from a different author, loved it just as much, see its entry near the top
- New Era Online
- I keep seeing people liking this book but it's just so much talk from about how this and that works and general thoughts, it should be naturally included into the dialogue or the worldbuilding I get bored and zone out for important bits, let me know if it's really worth it
I'm feel bad for saying negative things so I couldn't, they are all pretty good at least, if in different areas, I've listened to bad stuff, none of these are awful
This does not include semi-magic-wielding MCs, pure magic, or at least pure-magic focused. Not including things like MCs that mainly sling magic guns and not a wide variety of magic tools. Not including dungeon core.
I have about 200~ titles in my library, don't think that just because this list is long I listen to mostly magic stuff, I don't, although I wish I did
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