Hey all, I am about to be a senior graphic design student in undergrad (1 more year left) and I'm trying to figure out what to do after i graduate ... between AI, Canva, and the "side hustle-ification" of graphic design, the current state of the job market is horrifying to me and I find myself going "shit.... why did i do this". I love the design world and how versatile and niche you can get but I'm scared of what the industry is evolving into and worry I wont have any success.
Ive been working part time as a contract designer for 2 years now as my main source of income while in school and thought about aiming for freelance but I know that world is a beast too unless you get lucky and miraculously get big on social media for your work, considering the algorithms make it literally impossible nowadays..
Anyway... here's what I'm thinking for the future:

• Graduate Undergrad
  
• get a graphic design job to gain real world experience for a couple years or so
  
• Go back to school and get my masters in something GD related (assuming $ permits)
  
• Start getting into the world of teaching as a GD Prof at a college
  

I love the idea of being around academia and eventually being in a place where I can be a full time professor and have those resources to pursue my own passion projects in design as well as take on freelance gigs on the side as desired.
Any advice is appreciated!

TW: Domestic violence, ideation, SA
These past couple months of my life have been transformation, but exhausting. I recently lost my grandfather to a terminal illness, the man who supported me in countless ways and really brought our family together when he first got sick. His death was crippling for the first couple weeks, but I have since been able to see that his suffering coming to an end is worth more than the rest of us having him still with us on earth. His passing put a lot of things in perspective, including my deep rooted unhappiness in my long term relationship and my unhealthy relationship with substances. Throughout this time, I lost a number of friends to the breakup, many of which led with the whole "bros before hoes" mentality, so much so that not a single one of them reach out when my grandfather did eventually die, and I had never felt so alone. In the mean time, I was able to grow very close with a group of coworkers my age, all in their twenties. On nights where all I wanted to do was get drunk and ignore my problems, they would drive me out to the dam and sit and listen to me sob about how I felt like I wasted the last couple months of my grandfather's life getting drunk with people who threw me away when I didn't want to party any more, all in the name of distracting myself from his inevitable death. They stepped up to the plate when I broke up with my ex and he lost his mind thinking I was a horrible person for not wanting him to come to my grandfather's funeral and just wanting to be alone instead of in a relationship where I was doing so much heavy lifting for little payout. I also had to come to terms with the fact that my ex and I only ever had sex when we were drunk because I really didn't enjoy it, but there was one time where he blacked out and didn't even remember us sleeping together. During that encounter, I had begged him to stop, but he couldn't hear me I guess, and he kept going until he finished and I just laid there and cried while he passed out next to me. I now know that was rape, but in the moment I felt like I did something wrong. That period of my life was so fucking hard, but I made it with the help of some awesome people and newfound sobriety.
Among the group of coworkers was Jack (25m). I will admit, I got butterflies the moment he walked into work that first time, but I never planned on acting on it; it was just a surprising thing that had never happened to me before. He and I started a friendship when he opened up about being new to the area, his desire to move up the ladder in the industry we both work in, and told me all about his dog who he loved so much. His girlfriend at the time, Alyssa (26f) had gotten a job here and they moved three hours north for her job, and he figured he might as well start working at a serious job in his dream industry. Our friendship grew when he commented to my good friend Tony (23m) and I about the growing resentment he had for the area and his girlfriend. Apparently, for years she had always been very dependent on him while still controlling most aspects of his life, but since they moved up here, she had stopped doing any house work, taking care of their dog, and demanding that he stay home to spend time with her instead of going out to meet new people in town (we work in a very social industry, and when he first started, we all got together and offered to take him out to see new things in town, meet other big people in the industry, etc, but didn't take it personally when he said no. However, this convo made it very clear that he wanted to go those four times we tried, but he was informed by Alyssa that he was a selfish bastard for wanting to go out without her and she felt like he hated her so much that he was trying to use work as an excuse to leave her alone. I can't make this up). He started crying about how he felt like a maid, like a doormat that she walked all over and how he wished he had never moved up here, how every time he tried to break up with her she threatened to kill herself and he couldn't live with the thought of being responsible for her death. Tony let Jack know that none of that behavior was okay, and we as a group talked about what Jack really wanted to do with his life and what was holding him back. Shortly after, Jack broke up with Alyssa, who once again threatened to kill herself, got violent with him, and blamed him for throwing in the towel when she did nothing wrong. Tony gave Jack a room in apartment to stay in when it became clear that Alyssa would attack Jack anytime he was home, and he officially moved out within the week. Our coworkers all banded together to make sure he had furniture for his new room, bought him a dresser and a bed frame and we each took our cars over to his old place to move him out. It took a village, but he now has a safe apartment of his own with Tony and he has repeatedly thanked us all for letting him fall apart without judgement. A few months later, my grandfather passed and I was shown the same love by our little group. I have some amazing coworkers.
I was sitting next to Jack in the back of Tony's truck when I got the call my grandfather died. In that moment, it became clear that he really did care about me, and I am so grateful that he was there for me even when I swore I didn't need anyone. This all happened shortly after my breakup and newfound sobriety, so I was an absolute mess, but Jack didn't care. I opened up to him about my assault, my problem with drinking, and all the ugly parts of myself and he never once treated me like damaged goods. He and I fell apart and helped each other try to stitch together new lives at the expense of our old ones. I constantly am reminded by friends and family how much happier I am now, and I can give a lot of that credit to Jack and his patience and care. The same can be said for Jack, too. He and I hooked up one night months after I was single and felt slightly more in control of my emotions, and after doing that a couple more times, we started dating five months ago.
Now here comes the kicker. Jack has made some shitty choices in the past that I did not know about until we got together. Apparently, he had cheated on one of his exes at college, and when he and Alyssa first got together, he had been sleeping with two other girls who he cut things off with pretty suddenly when he got the chance to sleep with Alyssa, then they started dating a few weeks later. There are a number of girls that he kinda fucked over before the age of twenty, but he doesn't talk to any of them anymore and knows that he was in the wrong for all of them. Growth, I hope. I found out that he was still somewhat connected to one of them, and when I told him how worrisome that made me, he immediately apologized for not realizing earlier how that would make me uncomfortable and quickly (per his own volition) let her know that he did not want to continue talking because he felt it was clear she only really wanted to sleep with him and she had very little respect for his monogamous relationships. She flipped shit and he was glad that he was able to cut ties because apparently that wasn't the first time she tried to guilt trip him into staying in touch with her. But mostly, Alyssa has become a fairly constant fixture in our relationship. Because they had a dog together, Jack has to ask Alyssa when he can go over there to see the dog. She only does it on her terms, which is understandable, but she will constantly blame him for not taking care of the dog (Tony has two cats, and while Tony wants Jack to take the dog to their apartment, he doesn't think the cats would feel safe and they are already very skittish). She texts him biweekly saying that she found something of his, like a box of ties, a thing of utensils, etc, and demands he come get them and walk the dog asap. More than once, she has called him early in the morning asking him to come over because something is wrong with the dog, but most recently she called at 7 am saying "You need to get over here now, something is wrong with the dog. This shouldn't all be my problem and you should be the one taking care of this." He tries to get more info but she refused and said it shouldn't matter, he should just drop everything and take her to the vet and stop asking questions. He asked her to wait a few hours and if she still needed help he would come. Turns out, she clipped the dog's nail too short and the dog was bleeding a little, and that's what the phone call was for. But most alarming, Alyssa texted Jack repeatedly when we were on a lunch date saying that he needed to come take the dog because she was going to the mental hospital for suicidal ideation. Understandably so, we get the bill and Jack loses his mind in the car. He was terrified. She never did go, and when Jack reached out to her mom, she said Alyssa was fine and had no idea what he was talking about. She texts him randomly telling him he better come spend time with the dog because she's thinking of moving south again, three hours away, and will basically text him threatening stuff all the time all with the guise of him seeing the dog. I know this is all something I signed up for, but between the crazy shit with Alyssa and his cheating in the past, I don't know how I got myself involved in something so messy. Yes, he was being abused and now he is so grateful for the love I give him, but I still feel somewhat insecure based off how much say Alyssa has on his mood. He doesn't fold for anyone like he does for her, and while she or us will move out of state within the next year, I guess I mostly need to know what people recommend in terms of me feeling more secure in myself. This is a bug weight on my shoulders and while I do love him and am happy he his around, I need to prioritize myself above all else. Please help.
TL;DR: My boyfriend (25m) and I (21f) have been through a lot. His ex girlfriend is very manipulative and I want to make sure I am taking care of myself to be the best version of myself after having a very transformative year (newfound sobriety, death of my grandfather, loss of many friends, and grief over a past relationship). I don't doubt that he loves me, I just want to look out for myself and make sure I am making healthy choices while we navigate a very heavy period of our lives together. Thanks in advance.

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I’m aware of my husband creatively allocating income so that it is unavailable for his ex wife to see and therefore request a portion of for child support. The money isn’t in his name. And his work (he is #2 at his job - so really him and #1) facilitated this. Legally he won’t earn the money until a flexible/decided upon date which in reality is when decides he would like to, which will be when the children are grown. Until then funds are added over time. He is wealthy and he does pay a large amount to his ex wife.
We have a prenup that includes a non-disparagement. I’m copying it below.
Am I legally doing something wrong knowing this and doing nothing?
Would I be legally wrong to do something?
I’m intimidated by husbands wealth and power and I don’t think I stand much of a chance against his team of people.
Non-Disparagement. The parties intend through this agreement, whether before, during, or after marriage, to refrain from communicating with each other in a negative manner and to refrain from communicating with third parties in such a manner which may disparage the other party. The parties agree not disseminate in any manner whatsoever and in any format or forum, any documents, materials, or things which may disparage, embarrass, or denigrate the other party, including but not limited text messages, e-mails, video recordings, audio recordings, and social media. In the event a party violates this provision, then such party shall forfeit any right or claim to any property which they may otherwise be entitled or, fi such party has already received such property, shall immediately return said property or value of said property to the other party.

This is probably a pathetic post, but if I can get some meaningful help, it’s worth it. Before you ask, yes, I already have a job, but I only get paid $600 per month. I already pay my own health insurance, which is $300 per month. If I gave my entire paycheck, that wouldn’t even cover our groceries for the entire month. I’ll be getting more hours at my job soon, but I hate constantly feeling like we’re living paycheck to paycheck. My father is retired and my mother is unemployed due to disability and mental illness. I like my job and I’d like to get promoted there rather than finding a new one—plus it’s hard to find one that works with my schedule, since my father often needs help with errands, as he’s disabled. In theory, I still have plenty of free time, but I’m usually tired despite getting enough sleep every night (or trying my best, anyway.) I’d like an extra way to make money, but everything feels monumentally difficult. I’ve tried digital art commissions, but I can never get anyone to see or interact with the post, so I guess I need to build up my social media presence first. Even doing things I enjoy, like writing or art, feels like it takes too much effort. I can only sit and draw for about thirty minutes at a time before I get burnt out. I know there are sites where you can take surveys for money, but it doesn’t seem worth it to sell all my information for a point worth $0.01. I don’t know what else to do. I’m tired of feeling like I don’t contribute enough, like I’m not good at anything. And, no, I can’t afford therapy.

I’m at a loss for what to do. At the beginning of the year, one of my step children came to their dad and I telling us their mom was neglectful at best and emotionally abusive at worst. At that time, we weren’t sure what to do without proof, so we asked them to share with us anything that could support what they shared so we could take action. We received pictures of a house that was virtually un-livable with clutter and pet excrament, audio of narc mom gaslighting and degrading them, pics of the vape she uses in the car with her kids inside (they have medical conditions that effect breathing), edible weed and mushroom gummies out in the open, and eventually came across social media posts by mom accusing her ex of SA on top of claiming that he was the narcissist. We were shocked since we had a good, working relationship with her for over 5 years and had no idea she was openly smearing him the whole time. We also documented one of the kids repeatedly telling us that mom was not giving them daily medications, despite the fact that they need to build up in their system to be effective. Long story short, narc mom discovered that the kids were gathering evidence and she predictably flipped. Since then, she power cleaned their house, made more posts about how her ex is trying to “kidnap “ her children, had punished her kids by restricting phone access so they can only call her or the crisis hotline, and had even coached one of the kids to say things to their father over the phone by reading written statements she had prepared. We tried to talk with the therapists involved with the kids, but in their minds, the kids were “exaggerating” how bad things were and that we should have talked to mom directly to clear things up. Though things have died down a bit, we are reaching a month of the kids being restricted from direct access to us when with her, medications still not being given, and more reports from the kids that mommy is still vaping in the car. I’ve been told by my partner and therapist that there’s really nothing that can be done unless it gets dramatically worse, but I can’t believe that just yet. Does anyone have advice on how to handle things from here? How do we keep our babies safe when no one sees their predicament as “serious”?

So I must fist say that I am in my early thirties and ave gone through accutane when I was eighteen and that god rid of a lot of my acne. And that I have been using tret since December 2022 . And my skin is mostly clear except around my period I would get like three pimples or the odd one . But all in all I don’t have j’huge issues. I started tret to improve texture and pores. I started spiro April 2023 because I was having unusual breakouts that I think were linked with a contraceptive pill that I stopped anyways. And I loved it so much because I had no side effects and no breakouts at all. And even if they were not a lot I would get very upset when I would get one or two like social anxiety. It’s been a few months like two months it seems to not be working as well as it used to. I started having my period again which I didn’t in the beginning for four months but the breakouts came back . Not bad but I have a little around my period. I must also mention that I started at 150 because my dermatologist told me to. So I can’t really up my dosage. Should I stop ? Like maybe my body got used to it . And there is no point now. Or is it still working but I am getting greedy ? I don’t know now because the tret also improves my skin. But during the summer I had nothing no acne at all ever and no period which was annoying..

Am I the A hole?
So a little back ground. About 2 and a half years ago my wife found out I had been watching porn and masturbating behind her back. From that point I didnt masturbate and had great sex with my wife. I was on TRT and cycling sarms into my workout so my libido was through the roof and my wife and i taken intimate videos together. So a year and a half ago I confessed to my wife that I had been masturbating but to our videos that we made together. She told me it made her feel like she wasnt enough in general even if it was to us. I respect my wife and i want to please my wife and make her happy so since then I have refrained from watching any porn even mild sex scenes on TV as well as getting rid of social media and adding restrictions so less and less women are on the only remaining social media I have left and that's youtube. I had Pinterest up until yesterday but got rid of it because while browsing on Pinterest I clicked on literally I believe it was 3 total photos in my Pinterest history of women. They are skinny and are well endowed. My wife has gained weight and has been trying to lose weight but is having a hard time. I never say she is fat or call her names or anything that would be demeaning to my wife and her self esteem. If anything she is always saying she is fat and I constantly will deny it and tell her that I am very attracted to her. Anyway these photos weren't provocative in anyway just pictures of women doing workouts. I knew when I was looking at them it was wrong and if she found out holy shit so I didn't continue after the 3rd photo. He'll I didn't even search for it, it was just in my Pinterest home feed. Now she is saying I want hoe's and sluts and not her. That I don't love her or respect her. That I'm jerking off. She then went and masturbated herself and watched porn. I know this because of the cameras and I was able to access her search history. Now before she saw the photos everything was great and fine!. She also made fun of me sexually. Saying I'm not big enough and I don't fuck like the porn videos and at least she will get wet. It was absolutely degrading and humiliating. She is literally demeaning me as a person and my character because of the 3 pictures. I love my wife and yes she has anger problems and is controlling and does not trust at all. Even when I think she is she will all the sudden be going through my phone and interrogation pursues. I literally have isolated myself. I have no friends. I don't go out. I don't spend money. I literally go to work and go straight home. I literally surrounded my whole life around her and yet because of 3 photos she is divorcing me. I haven't jerked off I haven't watched porn. I'm so lost. I don't understand.
I don't understand what it will take to earn her trust. I don't understand what it will take for her to stop trying to find something wrong when there isn't anything there. I don't understand how she can be so cold. I can't believe she would humiliate and degrade me like that. Do the very thing she accused me of and then basically rub it in my face. Doesn't seem very mature. She doesn't communicate well because everything you say has the worst alterior motive behind it. She literally looks for there to be problems. I don't understand and I feel like I'm being abused mentally and emotionally. Now I will confess I have hit and pushed my wife before and I haven't been physically violent towards my wife since November of last year and when it happened it was a game changer for me and my life in general. I have been doing alot of self help as communication and etc that even my wife will tell you I have not struck nor pushed my wife or been violent towards my wife in anyway since November of last year. Now I'm not proud or saying I was right. I was way wrong and am being a man about it and facing it. My wife had hit me and pushed me and kicked me and etc also. She actually struck me in the face about 2 weeks ago because I said I had already turned the TV down and I couldn't turn it down anymore without it muting and because she got angry at that she turned over and struck me in the face. So we have both been physical with eachother also but hers being very recent. I screwed up before and feel so much guilt for what i did that i ignored the hitting me. Believe it or not she didnt even Apologize she stormed off and i had to go into the bathroom and just hold her until she liked me again. However things got great and as I said before had been great up until the photos. Now I'm a cheating slut that doesn't want her or find her attractive and I don't love her or respect her and etc. I won't repeat what I have already wrote before so I'm lost and idk what to do. I love my wife and yes I have screwed up in the past but is 3 photos of women deserve everything I got and her divorcing me. Is this salvageable? Am I the asshole? Should I be the one to go? Should i let her go? Should I fight for her? Should I not speak to her and let it be for a little until she wants to talk? What if she does get divorce paper? She threatened to get them Wednesday since she is off and has court in the morning. I don't want this and love my wife and am hurting and hurt and have cried and cried and cried. I'm not afraid to admit I cried alot. I just said out loud I'm gonna miss you so much while crying hysterically. Please anything. I'm willing to hear anything at this point because I don't know if I'm even making right decisions anymore. Am I the asshole?

So I must fist say that I am in my early thirties and ave gone through accutane when I was eighteen and that god rid of a lot of my acne. And that I have been using tret since December 2022 . And my skin is mostly clear except around my period I would get like three pimples or the odd one . But all in all I don’t have j’huge issues. I started tret to improve texture and pores. I started spiro April 2023 because I was having unusual breakouts that I think were linked with a contraceptive pill that I stopped anyways. And I loved it so much because I had no side effects and no breakouts at all. And even if they were not a lot I would get very upset when I would get one or two like social anxiety. It’s been a few months like two months it seems to not be working as well as it used to. I started having my period again which I didn’t in the beginning for four months but the breakouts came back . Not bad but I have a little around my period. I must also mention that I started at 150 because my dermatologist told me to. So I can’t really up my dosage. Should I stop ? Like maybe my body got used to it . And there is no point now. Or is it still working but I am getting greedy ? I don’t know now because the tret also improves my skin. But during the summer I had nothing no acne at all ever and no period which was annoying..

So I must fist say that I am in my early thirties and ave gone through accutane when I was eighteen and that god rid of a lot of my acne. And that I have been using tret since December 2022 . And my skin is mostly clear except around my period I would get like three pimples or the odd one . But all in all I don’t have j’huge issues. I started tret to improve texture and pores. I started spiro April 2023 because I was having unusual breakouts that I think were linked with a contraceptive pill that I stopped anyways. And I loved it so much because I had no side effects and no breakouts at all. And even if they were not a lot I would get very upset when I would get one or two like social anxiety. It’s been a few months like two months it seems to not be working as well as it used to. I started having my period again which I didn’t in the beginning for four months but the breakouts came back . Not bad but I have a little around my period. I must also mention that I started at 150 because my dermatologist told me to. So I can’t really up my dosage. Should I stop ? Like maybe my body got used to it . And there is no point now. Or is it still working but I am getting greedy ? I don’t know now because the tret also improves my skin. But during the summer I had nothing no acne at all ever and no period which was annoying..

I'm going to preface this with the stereotypical "I never post I usually just lurk" statement so apologies if I use the wrong tags or my statement seems out of pocket. But this is something that's been heavy on my mind lately and I was wondering how other folks in the field felt about it. I've been an RBT for three years and am six months out from finishing my masters in ABA. I have a background (BSW) in social work and using trauma informed care with addicts and incarcerated women. However, after interning at a women's center and being sent on DV and rape cases I needed a break. I initially went into ABA with the thought "oh I'd love to help kids!". As I spent more time in the field my mentor introduced me to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and my views started to shift towards a more radical view of behaviorism. I love ACT. ACT supports beliefs I held long before I knew what it was. I use it with adult and teen clients, have developed my own metaphors and teaching curriculum for adult social skills groups, and am one of those nerdy people who brings it up in conversation far too frequently. Now that I'm almost through my masters I am realizing that yes, I LOVE ABA as a science and the more I learn the more fascinated I am by the study of behavior. Why do we behave the way we do? How do our private events influence our observable behaviors? How does the environment shape our behaviors? It's fascinating stuff! But the majority of my coursework has focused on treating individuals with autism, mostly kids, and other cognitive or learning disabilities. But there's so much more to it than that! I feel stuck now because I realize I absolutely do not want to spend the rest of my career in a clinic getting slapped around by small children, sick every 5 minutes because kids are germ goblins, or dealing with parents and money hungry ABA corporations. The more I understand ABA, the more I want to switch my focus back to working with recovering addicts and incarcerated individuals, because I truly believe ABA and ACT would be beneficial to those populations. Does anyone have any input on this? Have you seen ABA used in these settings? Am I just burnt out? Have I made a terrible decision going back to school for ABA?
I'd love to know your thoughts and opinions! (Be kind please, I'm AuDHD myself and a very sensitive soul. If you can't say anything nice, please don't say anything at all!)

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What do I do?
So a little back ground. About 2 and a half years ago my wife found out I had been watching porn and masturbating behind her back. From that point I didnt masturbate and had great sex with my wife. I was on TRT and cycling sarms into my workout so my libido was through the roof and my wife and i taken intimate videos together. So a year and a half ago I confessed to my wife that I had been masturbating but to our videos that we made together. She told me it made her feel like she wasnt enough in general even if it was to us. I respect my wife and i want to please my wife and make her happy so since then I have refrained from watching any porn even mild sex scenes on TV as well as getting rid of social media and adding restrictions so less and less women are on the only remaining social media I have left and that's youtube. I had Pinterest up until yesterday but got rid of it because while browsing on Pinterest I clicked on literally I believe it was 3 total photos in my Pinterest history of women. They are skinny and are well endowed. My wife has gained weight and has been trying to lose weight but is having a hard time. I never say she is fat or call her names or anything that would be demeaning to my wife and her self esteem. If anything she is always saying she is fat and I constantly will deny it and tell her that I am very attracted to her. Anyway these photos weren't provocative in anyway just pictures of women doing workouts. I knew when I was looking at them it was wrong and if she found out holy shit so I didn't continue after the 3rd photo. He'll I didn't even search for it, it was just in my Pinterest home feed. Now she is saying I want hoe's and sluts and not her. That I don't love her or respect her. That I'm jerking off. She then went and masturbated herself and watched porn. I know this because of the cameras and I was able to access her search history. Now before she saw the photos everything was great and fine!. She also made fun of me sexually. Saying I'm not big enough and I don't fuck like the porn videos and at least she will get wet. It was absolutely degrading and humiliating. She is literally demeaning me as a person and my character because of the 3 pictures. I love my wife and yes she has anger problems and is controlling and does not trust at all. Even when I think she is she will all the sudden be going through my phone and interrogation pursues. I literally have isolated myself. I have no friends. I don't go out. I don't spend money. I literally go to work and go straight home. I literally surrounded my whole life around her and yet because of 3 photos she is divorcing me. I haven't jerked off I haven't watched porn. I'm so lost. I don't understand.
I don't understand what it will take to earn her trust. I don't understand what it will take for her to stop trying to find something wrong when there isn't anything there. I don't understand how she can be so cold. I can't believe she would humiliate and degrade me like that. Do the very thing she accused me of and then basically rub it in my face. Doesn't seem very mature. She doesn't communicate well because everything you say has the worst alterior motive behind it. She literally looks for there to be problems. I don't understand and I feel like I'm being abused mentally and emotionally. Now I will confess I have hit and pushed my wife before and I haven't been physically violent towards my wife since November of last year and when it happened it was a game changer for me and my life in general. I have been doing alot of self help as communication and etc that even my wife will tell you I have not struck nor pushed my wife or been violent towards my wife in anyway since November of last year. Now I'm not proud or saying I was right. I was way wrong and am being a man about it and facing it. My wife had hit me and pushed me and kicked me and etc also. She actually struck me in the face about 2 weeks ago because I said I had already turned the TV down and I couldn't turn it down anymore without it muting and because she got angry at that she turned over and struck me in the face. So we have both been physical with eachother also but hers being very recent. I screwed up before and feel so much guilt for what i did that i ignored the hitting me. Believe it or not she didnt even Apologize she stormed off and i had to go into the bathroom and just hold her until she liked me again. However things got great and as I said before had been great up until the photos. Now I'm a cheating slut that doesn't want her or find her attractive and I don't love her or respect her and etc. I won't repeat what I have already wrote before so I'm lost and idk what to do. I love my wife and yes I have screwed up in the past but is 3 photos of women i didnt jerk off to not were they porn deserves everything I got and her divorce me? Should I be the one to go? Should i let her go? Should I fight for her? Should I not speak to her and let it be for a little until she wants to talk? What if she does get divorce paper? She threatened to get them Wednesday since she is off and has court in the morning. I don't want this and love my wife and am hurting and hurt and have cried and cried and cried. I'm not afraid to admit I cried alot. I just said out loud I'm gonna miss you so much while crying hysterically. Please anything. I'm willing to hear anything at this point because I don't know if I'm even making right decisions anymore.

Top 6 Updates of last Week:

• Meta launches AI tools for ad creative creation and paid subscription tiers.
• TikTok sues US Government over divest-or-sell law.
• Pinterest launches Media Buyer Certification Course.
• X will soon allow advertisers to use AI for audience creation.
• Youtube launches a promotions tab for Creators & SMBs to run quick ad campaigns.
• Reddit is planning to launch search ads and a mixed feed. * Using ‘keyword + reddit’ on google > using reddit search.

Trending

• Sam Altman debunks the rumours of gpt-5 and search engine launch, announcing new updates to GPT-4. The launch of GPT-4o.
• Google’s CEO responds to Search Quality Issues.
• Constellation Brands launches creative review for Corona Extra.
• Apple’s Safari 18 is expected to introduce webpage summarization, web eraser and more.
• Reddit’s Q1 2024 report showed strong user and ad revenue growth, 48% YoY increase in revenue.
• Jack Dorsey has left Bluesky Board sharing the company is making the same mistakes he and his team at Twitter.
• Ofcom is pushing for better age verification, filters and other checks in new online child safety code.
• Apple apologies for iPad Pro ‘Crush’ ad campaign.
• Ocean Outdoor and Battersea Power Station launch new premium DOOH network.
• OpenAI’s pitch deck for publisher partnerships gets leaked.
• Hubspot posts $617.4 million revenue for the first quarter of the year.
• Temu and Meta are being blamed by marketers for ruining performance and paid social marketing.
• Instacart and NBCUniversal’s new partnership connecting CPG with Streaming, changing retail.
• Sony and Apollo are in talks to acquire paramount.

TikTok 🎶

• TikTok is working on a collaboration feature similar to IG.
• TikTok shares new insights about brand and search experience on platform.
• TikTok to start auto-labeling AI-generated content to combat misinformation.
• TikTok is having ‘Creative Made Simple’ webinar for SMBs on May 16th.
  

  Instagram & Threads 🗂️

• Instagram continues to gamify content creation experience, to make people publish more.
  
• Threads adds view counts on posts.
  
• Instagram’s new ‘Meme it’ DMs feature capitalises on Gen-Z’s heavy use of DMs for chats and content sharing.
  
• Influencers see more Instagram engagement with still images than Reels.
  
• Instagram is teasing a new creator revenue program ‘Spring Bonus’.
  
• Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally.
  
• Instagram is testing an new UI for Carousels, with no dots.
  
• Despite IG adding 3-minute reels, they were found discouraging creators from creating long reels.
  

Meta 😅

• Meta’s newly launched AI creative tools for advantage+ campaigns.
• The feature to create reels from existing content is coming to Meta Business Suite.
• Meta’s turn away from the news industry has lead to 50% traffic drop to publishers.
• Error: Meta shares detailed targeting exclusion alert sent to advertisers was a mistake.
• Meta Business Suite adds ‘review’ feature to request post to be reviewed by other admins before publishing.
• WhatsApp launches new UI elements, giving the platform a new look.
• WhatsApp makes it easier to find new channels with categories.

X (Twitter) 🕹️

• X working on Analytics for X communities.
• Nintendo ends their X integration for Switch.
• X’s new algorithm update has lead to prioritisation of smaller accounts, says Elon.
• Chat History is now live for Gork AI on web.
• X is adding a ‘cast’ button to the iOS app.

Youtube 🕹️

• YouTube outlines its measures to ensure EU Election Integrity.
• Youtube expands testing of ‘Jump Ahead’ premium AI feature.
• MrBeast is parting ways with Night Media, Talent Management Company.
• Youtube testing a new shopping feed in Youtube Shorts.

Google 🔦

• Google launches new ‘Saved Comparisons’ feature for Analytics.
• Google Shopping Ads get conversion annotations.
• Google Search results without SGE jump to 65%, up from 25%.
• Google hides search results count under tools section.
• Google shares Disavow link tool will go away at some point.
• Google is defending lack of communication around Search Updates.
• Google’s site reputation abuse policy enforcement started on Monday May 6th.

Agency News

• Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media unveils Ensemble, a branded entertainment company.
• Omnicom is shuttering Honey & Sparks and the talent is being distributed.
• Nestlé Canada appoints Citizen Relations as Confectionery PR AOR.
• GE Lighting, a Savant company appoints Bakery as Social AOR.
• Rocket Cos. Puts its media account in review.
• We Are Social US partners with Valerie Moizel, CEO of The Woo to form Hello US.
• Virgin Active appoints We Are Pi for global brand transformation.
• Famous Footwear appoints Yard NYC and THE MAYOR as Creative AOR.
• Warner Bros appoints BigSmall to launch streaming service Max.
• Lovesac appoints Hearts & Science as media AOR.
• BUNTIN appoints Trex as Media Agency of record.
• IPG Health consolidates agency brand roster, launch of new Rise & Run brand.
• THIRD EAR appointed by Nissan North America and INFINITI USA as Multicultural AOR.
• Indie Agency Boathouse creates supplier diversity program, expanding external DEI efforts.

AI 🤨

• OpenAI increase AI content transparency with launch of new detection tools.
• Etsy’s plan to improve delivery tracking using new ML model.
• Absolut & Copy Lab launch copyright-free diverse images for fashion content.
• OpenAI and Stack Overflow announced an API partnership.
• OpenAI introduces Model Spec to better the model behaviour and explores how AI can generate explicit content.
• Eleven labs preview their music AI model.

Reddit & Pinterest

• Reddit announces new Public Content Policy, setting new parameters for data usage.
• Pinterest hires Former Levi’s CEO to Board of Directors.

Microsoft & LinkedIn

• Microsoft is building a bigger and better LLM ‘MAI-1’ to fight Google.
• Bing tests clear distinction between free and paid search results.
• LinkedIn shares new insights on measuring B2B marketing campaigns.

Marketing & AdTech

• Bluesky adds new features; DMs, Improved custom feeds, Video and more.
• Shopsense launches retail media platform for second-screen shopping.
• GAP names Fabiola Torres new global CMO.
• Ocean Outdoor becomes official OOH supplier to London Fashion Week.
• Curb, a ride/hailing app launches Curb journey Connect, one-stop ad solution.
• Constant Contact launches new AI feature for Brandkit and Campaign Builder.
• 160over90 launches Integrated Creator Commerce service with Lumanu.
• Omnicom announces major expansion in India.
• Kantar Media hires Lucy Bristowe as CEO for UK & Western Europe.
• Instacart and Uber Eats partner, allowing customers to order Uber Eats food via Instacart.

I hope this helps to plan your week ahead. Follow for more.

So:
Prices on everything world wide have gone up. Services & professional services as well.
It’s time to raise our rates as well. Fivver and cheap build websites have been exposed. But for the most part, the work world still doesn’t acknowledge that a Designer is actually a Visual Communications Specialist, with a foot in the door of Social Media, Marketing, Communications, Writing, Copy Editing, Budgeting and so many other things.
It’s time to raise our rates and claim our worth. We typically do more than other professions. Even the ones adjacent, but with much less consideration in salary or fees. To make matters worse, we know and actively use more professional-level software than probably 95% of the rest of the world’s workforce. I refuse to accept less than someone who can only claim just the Microsoft Suite.
I just looked at an RFP that has the copy editor, copy writer, production supervisor, digital content developer and fiscal manager paid at an hourly rate well above the designer. This is nonsense.
Hopefully this post gets you to consider raising your barates/whatever

Top 6 Updates of last Week:

• Meta launches AI tools for ad creative creation and paid subscription tiers.
• TikTok sues US Government over divest-or-sell law.
• Pinterest launches Media Buyer Certification Course.
• X will soon allow advertisers to use AI for audience creation.
• Youtube launches a promotions tab for Creators & SMBs to run quick ad campaigns.
• Reddit is planning to launch search ads and a mixed feed. * Using ‘keyword + reddit’ on google > using reddit search.

Trending

• Sam Altman debunks the rumours of gpt-5 and search engine launch, announcing new updates to GPT-4. The launch of GPT-4o.
• Google’s CEO responds to Search Quality Issues.
• Constellation Brands launches creative review for Corona Extra.
• Apple’s Safari 18 is expected to introduce webpage summarization, web eraser and more.
• Reddit’s Q1 2024 report showed strong user and ad revenue growth, 48% YoY increase in revenue.
• Jack Dorsey has left Bluesky Board sharing the company is making the same mistakes he and his team at Twitter.
• Ofcom is pushing for better age verification, filters and other checks in new online child safety code.
• Apple apologies for iPad Pro ‘Crush’ ad campaign.
• Ocean Outdoor and Battersea Power Station launch new premium DOOH network.
• OpenAI’s pitch deck for publisher partnerships gets leaked.
• Hubspot posts $617.4 million revenue for the first quarter of the year.
• Temu and Meta are being blamed by marketers for ruining performance and paid social marketing.
• Instacart and NBCUniversal’s new partnership connecting CPG with Streaming, changing retail.
• Sony and Apollo are in talks to acquire paramount.

TikTok 🎶

• TikTok is working on a collaboration feature similar to IG.
• TikTok shares new insights about brand and search experience on platform.
• TikTok to start auto-labeling AI-generated content to combat misinformation.
• TikTok is having ‘Creative Made Simple’ webinar for SMBs on May 16th.
  

  Instagram & Threads 🗂️

• Instagram continues to gamify content creation experience, to make people publish more.
  
• Threads adds view counts on posts.
  
• Instagram’s new ‘Meme it’ DMs feature capitalises on Gen-Z’s heavy use of DMs for chats and content sharing.
  
• Influencers see more Instagram engagement with still images than Reels.
  
• Instagram is teasing a new creator revenue program ‘Spring Bonus’.
  
• Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally.
  
• Instagram is testing an new UI for Carousels, with no dots.
  
• Despite IG adding 3-minute reels, they were found discouraging creators from creating long reels.
  

Meta 😅

• Meta’s newly launched AI creative tools for advantage+ campaigns.
• The feature to create reels from existing content is coming to Meta Business Suite.
• Meta’s turn away from the news industry has lead to 50% traffic drop to publishers.
• Error: Meta shares detailed targeting exclusion alert sent to advertisers was a mistake.
• Meta Business Suite adds ‘review’ feature to request post to be reviewed by other admins before publishing.
• WhatsApp launches new UI elements, giving the platform a new look.
• WhatsApp makes it easier to find new channels with categories.

X (Twitter) 🕹️

• X working on Analytics for X communities.
• Nintendo ends their X integration for Switch.
• X’s new algorithm update has lead to prioritisation of smaller accounts, says Elon.
• Chat History is now live for Gork AI on web.
• X is adding a ‘cast’ button to the iOS app.

Youtube 🕹️

• YouTube outlines its measures to ensure EU Election Integrity.
• Youtube expands testing of ‘Jump Ahead’ premium AI feature.
• MrBeast is parting ways with Night Media, Talent Management Company.
• Youtube testing a new shopping feed in Youtube Shorts.

Google 🔦

• Google launches new ‘Saved Comparisons’ feature for Analytics.
• Google Shopping Ads get conversion annotations.
• Google Search results without SGE jump to 65%, up from 25%.
• Google hides search results count under tools section.
• Google shares Disavow link tool will go away at some point.
• Google is defending lack of communication around Search Updates.
• Google’s site reputation abuse policy enforcement started on Monday May 6th.

Agency News

• Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media unveils Ensemble, a branded entertainment company.
• Omnicom is shuttering Honey & Sparks and the talent is being distributed.
• Nestlé Canada appoints Citizen Relations as Confectionery PR AOR.
• GE Lighting, a Savant company appoints Bakery as Social AOR.
• Rocket Cos. Puts its media account in review.
• We Are Social US partners with Valerie Moizel, CEO of The Woo to form Hello US.
• Virgin Active appoints We Are Pi for global brand transformation.
• Famous Footwear appoints Yard NYC and THE MAYOR as Creative AOR.
• Warner Bros appoints BigSmall to launch streaming service Max.
• Lovesac appoints Hearts & Science as media AOR.
• BUNTIN appoints Trex as Media Agency of record.
• IPG Health consolidates agency brand roster, launch of new Rise & Run brand.
• THIRD EAR appointed by Nissan North America and INFINITI USA as Multicultural AOR.
• Indie Agency Boathouse creates supplier diversity program, expanding external DEI efforts.

AI 🤨

• OpenAI increase AI content transparency with launch of new detection tools.
• Etsy’s plan to improve delivery tracking using new ML model.
• Absolut & Copy Lab launch copyright-free diverse images for fashion content.
• OpenAI and Stack Overflow announced an API partnership.
• OpenAI introduces Model Spec to better the model behaviour and explores how AI can generate explicit content.
• Eleven labs preview their music AI model.

Reddit & Pinterest

• Reddit announces new Public Content Policy, setting new parameters for data usage.
• Pinterest hires Former Levi’s CEO to Board of Directors.

Microsoft & LinkedIn

• Microsoft is building a bigger and better LLM ‘MAI-1’ to fight Google.
• Bing tests clear distinction between free and paid search results.
• LinkedIn shares new insights on measuring B2B marketing campaigns.

Marketing & AdTech

• Bluesky adds new features; DMs, Improved custom feeds, Video and more.
• Shopsense launches retail media platform for second-screen shopping.
• GAP names Fabiola Torres new global CMO.
• Ocean Outdoor becomes official OOH supplier to London Fashion Week.
• Curb, a ride/hailing app launches Curb journey Connect, one-stop ad solution.
• Constant Contact launches new AI feature for Brandkit and Campaign Builder.
• 160over90 launches Integrated Creator Commerce service with Lumanu.
• Omnicom announces major expansion in India.
• Kantar Media hires Lucy Bristowe as CEO for UK & Western Europe.
• Instacart and Uber Eats partner, allowing customers to order Uber Eats food via Instacart.

I hope this helps to plan your week ahead. Follow for more.

**This is something that has been shaking in my head that I wanted to bring up this discussion. I have no experience in this field so I am not using this as a declaration. Anyone who is in the know that needs to correct me of my reasons, please do.**
I have seen a lot of animated shows being cancelled, even if the show gets good viewership and reviews. I have seen animated movies that either don't get picked up or get released with no marketing or worse, made "generic". While live action production can have similar problems of mismanagement or getting original content or marketing, it seems animation gets it worse.
I tired to look at it from the perspective of the Studio. Let's see if these are accurate:

• THEY SEE NO GUARANTEE OF PROFIT WITH ORIGINAL CONTENT

This one is the easiest to see from the studio perspective. We all wish studios give us more original content and not cancel the ones that make it. But to the studio's POV, original content is not profitable. It is common for us to veer more towards stuff we have seen, existing IP, than to something we have never seen before. Even when we do make the original content popular, it takes a while for us to come around to it. So instead of waiting for original content to get its audience, they don't advertise it as much, or don't even bother producing it in the first place - Unless it has a well-known actor voicing or even producing it.

• THEY OVERLOOK THE REAL STAR OF THE ANIMATION

In live action, an actor can act their way into a good performance and generate popularity/revenue. With that, the studio would almost always demand a live-action actor to be the star of an animation to generate the same results. But the studio never realize that while a live-action actor can VOICE a good performance, the animators are what gives the actor that good VISUAL performance. This has been a constant fight with studios and their salary. Because they are not roles the studio can show off like a director or the actor, and that there can be many animators, the studio thinks anybody can animate.

• THE TIME SPAN OF THE ANIMATION PROCESS IS MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN

While a live-action shooting can take around 3-4 months, animating can take much longer; even longer than that if it is a movie. Even if the animation is 3D, drawing frame by frame can be time consuming. Sure a TV eam can do more than one episode at a time, but that is still a long time for the studio to wait. And if the studio has notes, a whole scene would have to be drawn again. The amount of FPS to maintain a quality animation can vary, but even if they hire a lot of animators to meet a deadline, they won't pay them that much and expect them to work longer hours a day. No wonder the studios focus on deadline than quality that they let people overseas animate without standards, or use AI to do the animation instead.
So what are ways animation can be worth it to the studios? Much of it involves social media. And most of it takes place BEFORE the animation phase. Here are my solutions:

• USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WORLDBUILDING

No matter if it is original content or existing IP, the creative team needs to prove to the studios that the people want to watch what they create. So why not use social media like youtube or even TikTok to share bits and pieces of the project even before the storyboard phase. They can show off the pitch video, the scenery, the people, and if possible, animate stills of characters interacting and using the voice actors to voice them. It would show off their personality, their interactions, and get the people interested in the project. Even sell merch to show the studio that people will buy it. Depending on how much the team can reveal, it at least gets people talking about something they want to see more of. And the studio will listen.

• GET ANIMATORS TO BE AS WELL KNOWN AS THE DIRECTOR AND VOICE ACTORS

We know directors and voice actors, but very few know animators. This one can be tricky, since the Director is usually the one who does the first animation and style, and voice actors have time to voice different projects. But promoting the animators would give them fans. And that would mean they are in high demand and be paid better. So to get them more respected by the studio, they would have to present themselves. Show off their abilities. See how their personalities are shown in the animation they work on. And in return, get more attention in animation projects.

• THE ANIMATION GUILD

This one is the most obvious and the most important one of all. Being in the union makes the statement about how an animator should be treated and paid. Even if the standards the union demands only raise the bar a tiny bit, it is still an important step. Even if the studio uses overseas animators, the union is there for anyone to hire and make a quality animation that can get the best results.
**Like I said, all random thoughts.**

I had a thought about a game mode, as I'm sure we all do a lot, that I would love to see in game. I know this is quite impractical for real world development/ specific ethos of cooperation mechanics the game hosts, but I always enjoy seeing suggestions so wanna put it here in case anyone is the same and to see if anyone is as interested in it as I would be and ideas that you think could make it better.
I like the concept of a double or nothing extraction operation/gauntlet. This would be an operation (just one per planet I am imagining, the rest of the operations being normal) with 4 missions, and the last one is a behind enemy lines/desperate get off the planet extraction with a high reward incentive.
Throughout the 3 missions of the operation, you have a set number of reinforcements for the whole thing (ie start with 50 - 60 or something). This reinforcement count, along with the number of samples you collect, carries forward through each of the 3 operations. If you run out of reinforcements, you lose all samples collected from the previous ones, and any medals you may have won. If you get to the end of the third and you aren't happy with where your count is, you may wanna consider getting out of dodge and not doing the next part.
Once you clear the 3 missions, you have the option to complete the operation and it's back to the super destroyer, or take a 4th one which is "behind enemy lines" (I dunno, something like that, outside of super destroyer coverage would be more applicable). You push through to an area which is exceedingly rich in samples, but also maintains the high number of patrols currently seen in game (which I understand they are working on reducing as standard) or a similar degree of ramped up challenge. You have no stratagems on this mission, but your first objective is to go and repair a massive walker which was ditched there (yep, this is a VERY unrealistic idea, but screw it it's just for fun). Once you have activated the repair procedure and defended the walker during it, the walker will escort you to a platform where it will allow an extract (think of a lore friendly reason here, it turns into a hellpod cannon or something in conjunction with the platform where it aims you into orbit somewhere where the destroyer can pick y'all up).
This walker is your stratagem replacement. It's stratagems replenish quickly and it's got a hefty arsenal (come to think of it this sounds very similar to gunship coverage from those COD games which introduced it), but of course you would need to coordinate with your team pretty efficiently on these shared stratagems, and you would also all be pretty keen to stay within range of this support as the hordes are attracted by your giant escort which you will need to liberate the launch platform and to escape. You are essentially defending the walker as much as it is defending you through use of these stratagems and your team coordination. (yes, it would require a ridiculous amount of coordination, I know there is a lot of reasons how this could go wrong in how you feel about the game, and a few great moments of cooperation hopefully).
If you manage to extract at this point, you'll be treated to all those lovleh samples and a stage 4 medal reward. It's a high risk, high reward decision to be made embarking on this one, and for the first 3 missions you would be incentivized to play things efficiently and make a lot of decisions which affect the long game of when you need to confront the "do we attempt level 4?" decision. You would also need to make sure your stratagem loadout across the team covers all the bases for the whole operation. I don't now how weighty that decision would be considering how much we all take the same stuff when we play with a set squad. It saddens me I can't think of a way to make this random friendly without people using mics for now.
I know it's a bit more of a hardcore mode which may take some of the more slapstick fun away, but it would be cool to have as an optional aside in my opinion, despite all the issues I know such a mode could face.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

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Really, I just need to get this out somewhere. I’d never had TikTok until March and I guess I never really believed all the talk about how addicting it is over most other social media sites. I work at a college and was bored over spring break so I downloaded it.
And yall? It was addicting and suddenly had me so insecure about every aspect of myself and my life. I bought new clothes, I started to want to lose weight (not a bad thing for my health but it was due to seeing video after video of people talking about how unhappy they were being fat and how everyone should lose weight basically). At its worse, it had me feeling unhappy with my husband who is truly the best husband out there. Suddenly I didn’t want to spend time with my son. I didn’t want to watch tv or movies or do anything other than scroll on TikTok.
I’m finally deleting it and also talking to my doctor about adjusting my depression meds but wowza. What a life lesson.

TLDR

Tried to play with the new "Cue Analysis" feature, does not seem to work for me. How has this new feature worked for you?

Small background

I started DJ'ing a month ago and have gotten used to setting up hot cues and working with them. I'd say I'm pretty confident in how rekordbox works at it's core.
Now, being an AI student, I was curious to see how well the "Cue Analysis" feature works in Rekordbox 7.
I bought Core to try it out, chucked all of my songs into the "CUE analysis playlist", boom done!

How it's been going for me

-- quoted from a conversation with someone --
So it's doing something weird, it's seemingly recognized my "A" cue point correctly, the start of the beat.
But every other cue is either in the wrong place or not something I would set ever
For reference, my normal cues:
https://imgur.com/a/eEhLEQv
A > Beat start / song start
E > Vocal start
B > 64 before first drop
F > 32 before first drop
C > 16 before first drop
G > drop
D > 32 before second drop
H > second drop
This is what the intelligent hot cue decided for me
https://imgur.com/a/Pz4uZ8k
A > Beat start
E > End of drop?
B > 16 before first drop
F > 16 before second drop
C > First drop
G > Second drop
D > After a pause in the song?
H > Also a random pause, but at the end?

What I've tried to 'fix' this

1. Tried a smaller analysis playlist size (reduced it to 10 instead of 180)
2. Made sure that in that smaller sample size, the hot cues were exactly right
3. Tried a different song Exact same result

Question:

So, what I'm wondering is as follows: "How has this feature been working for others?"
Maybe it's just how my cues are set up, or the genre of music I play (Drum and Bass)?

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