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2024.05.21 13:41 brianiceisnice I’m so mad, heartbroken, sad… I NEED to type this somewhere. IDGAF this my main Reddit account that I do EVERYTHING on… I just need to share this somewhere or my head’ll CAVE IN.. so i’m sharing this on two subreddits so i can BREATHE
TL;DR - selfish asshole of an older brother scams me and my parents out of $200.
Okay, so I’m not doing too well financially, but I live with my Mom and Pops so we try to make ends meet. A couple weeks back we were in such rough shape financially, that I had to juggle three day jobs just to cover rent and suppress the collector’s from knocking on the door regarding our collective debts. We so broke I literally can’t even afford to sleep because in the night=I can get freelance work done. “I can sleep when I’m dead,” has become my full-time motto (unfortunately). Anyways, to try to bring some income in my household I offer services as a freelance video editor.
A while back, my older brother (who’s a career criminal and has flee’d multiple countries when authorities were after him for violent offences) hit me up and asked if I’d be down to edit for him. I was hesitant at first, being as last time I heard from him was after he beat our Mum to a pulp when I was only 12. For context bro or sis, whoever you are that is reading this: if I was only three years older I wouldn’t have let that slide—I would have mobbed his ass right then and there, pinned him down and done him so fucking dirty… IDGAF if my 15 year old ass had gone to juvie for it, I would do anything for my mother, including take a life. But instead, all that’s been imprinted in my brain is how much of a bitch I was at 12–cowering under the dining table as he took multiple shots with a shoe, at our crying helpless mother on the ground.
Anyways it’s been a few years, I’m 24 now and he gave me a big sob story how he has changed. I bought it up like the good little sheeple I am… started editing for him under the guise that he’d pay me $200 per video: SCORE! That’s a lot of money!!!
I got to know his business (shady as fuck) and got to find out he now dreams of being a finance influencer (double shady) but alas, he’s my big bro and no matter what wrong-doing he’s doing, he convinced me that he was a good man. Ight, bet, I’ma edit for him and make some money for the fam! In between his ‘takes’ of videos he sends me, I piece together that his “wife” films the videos, and he’s still an extremely abusive person. He tries not to let it show on camera, but I’m really good with people, emotions and hidden trauma so I can feel the sickening ‘abuser-of-people’ energy SEEPING off of him, still, to this day. I feel sick to my stomach editing for him, but shit, he’s promised me $200 per video. Over the course of a few weeks I can see why he never told us about his wife, it seems he keeps her pent up somewhere in Georgia, Batumi, and forces her to do whatever he wants. He once referred to her as “his slave” which I originally thought was A JOKE, but now in the grand scheme of things… I don’t think it was a joke. I pray that authorities get to them before he does something to her, but idek where to begin to put a ‘concerned citizen tip’ in a foreign country.
Some context as to why I put up with all the red flags: Mom’s not working as she has to take care of the house and she’s also trying to make money online, any ways possible. She’s starting to sell her favourite clothes. It fucking breaks my heart that I can’t do shit about it… at 24 years old, with all the social media influencing and advertising, I feel like garbage that I can’t fully support my parents… at least not yet! Dad is constantly depressed because he’s almost 80 years old and can’t retire ‘cuz my parent’s are in too much debt.
Okay, anyways, three BIG videos done for him (by big, I mean I spent +8 hours on each vid) and brother’s paid me for ONE via PayPal… no worries, he keeps leading me on saying the money will come, the money will come. And PayPal says I got $200 coming my way from him! Uhh ight, bet? Mind you, I start PLANNING my life around this $200 notification because that’s a hot stack for me and my family!!! Takes PayPal about 20 days to actually let me use the money… ridiculous because we NEEDED it… but that’s okay, I work around the problems in life, much like we all have to.
Here comes the turning point: I’m a little overworked and a little coo-coo sometimes, and one night I start telling him personal shit, kinda pouring out my heart to him, venting almost. I don’t really remember about what, just life I guess, nothing negative towards him. Somehow he misconstrues it, gets upset with me, and ‘tells me off.’ I get upset with him, tell him his business is a sham and I’ma change the rules that we agreed upon. Since his fake-ass can’t pay me what was agreed upon, (maybe $200 is a lot for him, as well) so I ask him if we can do $10 per hour instead. I pitch to him that moving forward, anytime I edit more than five hours ($50), I will refuse to edit until the money gets sent. The conversation turns hostile, QUICK. He calls me a ton of bad names with an underlying message that I’m the biggest loser on earth for pursuing a dream in working in Entertainment & he ends it with a sweet “you’ll never be anything.” LOL WHAT? Completely out of pocket and out of left field, so naturally, I tell him to eat shit, I won’t be doing anymore free work and he can pay me a mere $30 (yes, thirty dollars) for the entire portfolio of audios, texts/scripts, videos, and clips I’ve taken from the internet that ‘match’ the vibe he wants in his videos.
Context: at this point I’ve completed SIX FULL VIDEOS FOR THIS DUDE and he’s only paid me the one payment of $200. Not good at maths? Me neither, lemme help you out. He owes me $1,200 from our original agreement because I’ve spent more than 48 collective hours working on his videos, and he’s only paid me $200. But I tell him: I’ll let it all slide if he pays me $30 for the portfolio of about 50 gigabytes, and then moving forward, he’d pay me the $10 per hour if he wanted more content from me. He already has the six full videos in his possession. The ‘portfolio’ is stuff I’ve found that’s free-use on the internet, stuff that I’ve compiled, and even some scripts that I’ve written out! ALL MINE that I did for HIS business. So it seems logical for me to give this portfolio as an option, just incase he wants to say nah moving forward on me editing for him, and just take the material & go our separate ways…
In response, my (35 year old) brother files a complaint on PayPal claiming he only hired me for a channel encompassing trailer that I did not provide and that I’m attempting to extort him for more money. LOL, WHAT? PayPal’s like BET and automatically attempts to deduct from MY chequing account, without even getting to the bottom of it. Obviously doesn’t work, my account (not PayPal account, my fucking bank account. these mf so overzealous that they reached right into my mf pocket!!!!) gets put in the negatives and I attempt to appeal, with no sweat on my brow ‘cuz I’m like no way PayPal finna let this slide. I then proceed to message my terrible relative multiple times, with texts, videos and audio recordings and I’m in a hysterical mess. I begin threatening him, I begin begging to him, pleading with him, saying anything under the sun just for the hope that he has some heart and would send back the $200 if PayPal does end up taking it from me. Already my chequing was fricked but I could do some damage control… I was cocky, thinking PayPal would obviously side with me once they heard the whole story, so I also told him since he’s caused such pain for me out of absolutely nothing, like completely unprovoked, then shit: I want the original $200 PLUS an extra $200 for all this trauma. He responds by blocking me on everything. It’s 4 A.M. and I’m shaking as I’m typing this…
Somehow after all the information I provided, PayPal sides with him. Wow, wait, what? PayPal has since tried to deduct my PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNT multiple times in order to fish back the $200 which I ALREADY HAD TO USE!!! Idk if you ever had a payment tried to be taken out of an account which already has a negative balance, but the payment doesn’t go (it does a minus then a plus) but usually the bank is like WTF and charges you fees. Multiple times = Multiple fees…
Before, I was in the negatives on my ONE chequing account I own… now I’m in the NEGATIVE-NEGATIVES… no clue how tf I’ma get out of it, but we all persevere eventually! I’ve reached out to PayPal but I’m almost sure nothing will come of it.. I’m considering taking PayPal to small claims court to somehow try to fix all this mess, but I fear it’ll break me off more trouble than repair anything. If you want to DM me, I’ll gladly give you my brother’s socials to send a report to his accounts on Instagram or TikTok, or even leave him a not-so-nice comment if you’d like. Also let me know if you know how I can get in contact with the authorities in the country of ‘Georgia.’
I have absolutely no issues posting his socials, address, doxxxing his ass to the fullest extent, all to do whatever’s necessary: because I fear he will one day gain notoriety and scam a shit ton of people. Praying that never happens.
Let me know what y’all think!!!
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Okay, so I’m not doing too well financially, but I live with my Mom and Pops so we try to make ends meet. A couple weeks back we were in such rough shape financially, that I had to juggle three day jobs just to cover rent and suppress the collector’s from knocking on the door regarding our collective debts. We so broke I literally can’t even afford to sleep because in the night=I can get freelance work done. “I can sleep when I’m dead,” has become my full-time motto (unfortunately). Anyways, to try to bring some income in my household I offer services as a freelance video editor.
A while back, my older brother (who’s a career criminal and has flee’d multiple countries when authorities were after him for violent offences) hit me up and asked if I’d be down to edit for him. I was hesitant at first, being as last time I heard from him was after he beat our Mum to a pulp when I was only 12. For context bro or sis, whoever you are that is reading this: if I was only three years older I wouldn’t have let that slide—I would have mobbed his ass right then and there, pinned him down and done him so fucking dirty… IDGAF if my 15 year old ass had gone to juvie for it, I would do anything for my mother, including take a life. But instead, all that’s been imprinted in my brain is how much of a bitch I was at 12–cowering under the dining table as he took multiple shots with a shoe, at our crying helpless mother on the ground.
Anyways it’s been a few years, I’m 24 now and he gave me a big sob story how he has changed. I bought it up like the good little sheeple I am… started editing for him under the guise that he’d pay me $200 per video: SCORE! That’s a lot of money!!!
I got to know his business (shady as fuck) and got to find out he now dreams of being a finance influencer (double shady) but alas, he’s my big bro and no matter what wrong-doing he’s doing, he convinced me that he was a good man. Ight, bet, I’ma edit for him and make some money for the fam! In between his ‘takes’ of videos he sends me, I piece together that his “wife” films the videos, and he’s still an extremely abusive person. He tries not to let it show on camera, but I’m really good with people, emotions and hidden trauma so I can feel the sickening ‘abuser-of-people’ energy SEEPING off of him, still, to this day. I feel sick to my stomach editing for him, but shit, he’s promised me $200 per video. Over the course of a few weeks I can see why he never told us about his wife, it seems he keeps her pent up somewhere in Georgia, Batumi, and forces her to do whatever he wants. He once referred to her as “his slave” which I originally thought was A JOKE, but now in the grand scheme of things… I don’t think it was a joke. I pray that authorities get to them before he does something to her, but idek where to begin to put a ‘concerned citizen tip’ in a foreign country.
Some context as to why I put up with all the red flags: Mom’s not working as she has to take care of the house and she’s also trying to make money online, any ways possible. She’s starting to sell her favourite clothes. It fucking breaks my heart that I can’t do shit about it… at 24 years old, with all the social media influencing and advertising, I feel like garbage that I can’t fully support my parents… at least not yet! Dad is constantly depressed because he’s almost 80 years old and can’t retire ‘cuz my parent’s are in too much debt.
Okay, anyways, three BIG videos done for him (by big, I mean I spent +8 hours on each vid) and brother’s paid me for ONE via PayPal… no worries, he keeps leading me on saying the money will come, the money will come. And PayPal says I got $200 coming my way from him! Uhh ight, bet? Mind you, I start PLANNING my life around this $200 notification because that’s a hot stack for me and my family!!! Takes PayPal about 20 days to actually let me use the money… ridiculous because we NEEDED it… but that’s okay, I work around the problems in life, much like we all have to.
Here comes the turning point: I’m a little overworked and a little coo-coo sometimes, and one night I start telling him personal shit, kinda pouring out my heart to him, venting almost. I don’t really remember about what, just life I guess, nothing negative towards him. Somehow he misconstrues it, gets upset with me, and ‘tells me off.’ I get upset with him, tell him his business is a sham and I’ma change the rules that we agreed upon. Since his fake-ass can’t pay me what was agreed upon, (maybe $200 is a lot for him, as well) so I ask him if we can do $10 per hour instead. I pitch to him that moving forward, anytime I edit more than five hours ($50), I will refuse to edit until the money gets sent. The conversation turns hostile, QUICK. He calls me a ton of bad names with an underlying message that I’m the biggest loser on earth for pursuing a dream in working in Entertainment & he ends it with a sweet “you’ll never be anything.” LOL WHAT? Completely out of pocket and out of left field, so naturally, I tell him to eat shit, I won’t be doing anymore free work and he can pay me a mere $30 (yes, thirty dollars) for the entire portfolio of audios, texts/scripts, videos, and clips I’ve taken from the internet that ‘match’ the vibe he wants in his videos.
Context: at this point I’ve completed SIX FULL VIDEOS FOR THIS DUDE and he’s only paid me the one payment of $200. Not good at maths? Me neither, lemme help you out. He owes me $1,200 from our original agreement because I’ve spent more than 48 collective hours working on his videos, and he’s only paid me $200. But I tell him: I’ll let it all slide if he pays me $30 for the portfolio of about 50 gigabytes, and then moving forward, he’d pay me the $10 per hour if he wanted more content from me. He already has the six full videos in his possession. The ‘portfolio’ is stuff I’ve found that’s free-use on the internet, stuff that I’ve compiled, and even some scripts that I’ve written out! ALL MINE that I did for HIS business. So it seems logical for me to give this portfolio as an option, just incase he wants to say nah moving forward on me editing for him, and just take the material & go our separate ways…
In response, my (35 year old) brother files a complaint on PayPal claiming he only hired me for a channel encompassing trailer that I did not provide and that I’m attempting to extort him for more money. LOL, WHAT? PayPal’s like BET and automatically attempts to deduct from MY chequing account, without even getting to the bottom of it. Obviously doesn’t work, my account (not PayPal account, my fucking bank account. these mf so overzealous that they reached right into my mf pocket!!!!) gets put in the negatives and I attempt to appeal, with no sweat on my brow ‘cuz I’m like no way PayPal finna let this slide. I then proceed to message my terrible relative multiple times, with texts, videos and audio recordings and I’m in a hysterical mess. I begin threatening him, I begin begging to him, pleading with him, saying anything under the sun just for the hope that he has some heart and would send back the $200 if PayPal does end up taking it from me. Already my chequing was fricked but I could do some damage control… I was cocky, thinking PayPal would obviously side with me once they heard the whole story, so I also told him since he’s caused such pain for me out of absolutely nothing, like completely unprovoked, then shit: I want the original $200 PLUS an extra $200 for all this trauma. He responds by blocking me on everything. It’s 4 A.M. and I’m shaking as I’m typing this…
Somehow after all the information I provided, PayPal sides with him. Wow, wait, what? PayPal has since tried to deduct my PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNT multiple times in order to fish back the $200 which I ALREADY HAD TO USE!!! Idk if you ever had a payment tried to be taken out of an account which already has a negative balance, but the payment doesn’t go (it does a minus then a plus) but usually the bank is like WTF and charges you fees. Multiple times = Multiple fees…
Before, I was in the negatives on my ONE chequing account I own… now I’m in the NEGATIVE-NEGATIVES… no clue how tf I’ma get out of it, but we all persevere eventually! I’ve reached out to PayPal but I’m almost sure nothing will come of it.. I’m considering taking PayPal to small claims court to somehow try to fix all this mess, but I fear it’ll break me off more trouble than repair anything. If you want to DM me, I’ll gladly give you my brother’s socials to send a report to his accounts on Instagram or TikTok, or even leave him a not-so-nice comment if you’d like. Also let me know if you know how I can get in contact with the authorities in the country of ‘Georgia.’
I have absolutely no issues posting his socials, address, doxxxing his ass to the fullest extent, all to do whatever’s necessary: because I fear he will one day gain notoriety and scam a shit ton of people. Praying that never happens.
Let me know what y’all think!!!
2024.05.21 13:38 netheryaya Kidney Donation
I’m seriously considering donating a kidney to my former boss. Before I discuss this with her and we see if I’m a match, I want to be 100% sure I’m aware of the whole process and how it’ll affect my life. I’m not sure what information is relevant so I’ll just state what I know.
She’s 40 years old and was diagnosed with an auto immune disease in adolescence. Currently getting ready to restart dialysis, she did have viable donor about a year ago but then became ineligible for a transplant because her kidney function increased. She has since regressed, no longer has a donor, and has been on the deceased donor list for 6 years.
I’m a 34 year old female. We’re of similar stature, similar ethnicities, she is about 50lbs heavier than I, idk if that’s relevant. I’m A-. I don’t know her blood type.
I have no underlying health issues. I do have a history of alcoholism but I am in recovery and doing well. A relapse for me is extremely unlikely IMO , and if it were to occur, it would be an incident, not a regression back into the lifestyle.
I smoke cigarettes. I plan to quit permanently and will quit for the process, obviously. I’m aware that smoking is nonnegotiable for this.
I have been diagnosed with hypertension at age 24. Have a family history of heart disease, father died of fatal heart attack at age 33. However, I have been off blood pressure medication and haven’t had any hypertension issues since I’ve quit drinking.
My mental health is decent. I’ve been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bipolar 2 disorder. However, the bipolar diagnosis was a misdiagnosis- I’m 100% certain I am not bipolar and can have that assessed if needed. My only concern is that it is now on my medical record. I’m not currently struggling with depression or anxiety and take no mental health medications. I see a therapist for my mental health and that’s all.
I’m currently taking Subutex (buprenorphine) for my alcoholism. This is unorthodox since it’s typically used for opiate addiction and I’m not addicted to opiates. My psychiatrist prescribed it for alcohol cravings and so far it has been more successful than anything I’ve tried in the past. I would be willing to go off it if it’s absolutely necessary, but I prefer not to. I’ve been on it for 8 months.
My concerns are:
What is the medical fitness test like?
How long is the recovery, and what is it like?(Limitations, pain, etc.)
How will/could this affect my quality of life?
Will I be more prone to illness?
How are the medical expenses usually covered? I currently have Medicaid. I don’t know what insurance she has but I know it’s not government assistance.
I’m not looking for compensation, however I don’t know how much work I can afford to take off for this. It helps that I can plan for it, but would be a tremendous help if this is something her health insurance can cover. That actually sounds extremely unlikely now that I’ve said it, but again, I have no idea how any of this works.
We haven’t worked together for 2 years so her being my former boss shouldn’t be an issue. I simply want to help her be able to raise her children and be able to enjoy the rest of her life. She’s the type of person we need more of in this world.
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She’s 40 years old and was diagnosed with an auto immune disease in adolescence. Currently getting ready to restart dialysis, she did have viable donor about a year ago but then became ineligible for a transplant because her kidney function increased. She has since regressed, no longer has a donor, and has been on the deceased donor list for 6 years.
I’m a 34 year old female. We’re of similar stature, similar ethnicities, she is about 50lbs heavier than I, idk if that’s relevant. I’m A-. I don’t know her blood type.
I have no underlying health issues. I do have a history of alcoholism but I am in recovery and doing well. A relapse for me is extremely unlikely IMO , and if it were to occur, it would be an incident, not a regression back into the lifestyle.
I smoke cigarettes. I plan to quit permanently and will quit for the process, obviously. I’m aware that smoking is nonnegotiable for this.
I have been diagnosed with hypertension at age 24. Have a family history of heart disease, father died of fatal heart attack at age 33. However, I have been off blood pressure medication and haven’t had any hypertension issues since I’ve quit drinking.
My mental health is decent. I’ve been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bipolar 2 disorder. However, the bipolar diagnosis was a misdiagnosis- I’m 100% certain I am not bipolar and can have that assessed if needed. My only concern is that it is now on my medical record. I’m not currently struggling with depression or anxiety and take no mental health medications. I see a therapist for my mental health and that’s all.
I’m currently taking Subutex (buprenorphine) for my alcoholism. This is unorthodox since it’s typically used for opiate addiction and I’m not addicted to opiates. My psychiatrist prescribed it for alcohol cravings and so far it has been more successful than anything I’ve tried in the past. I would be willing to go off it if it’s absolutely necessary, but I prefer not to. I’ve been on it for 8 months.
My concerns are:
What is the medical fitness test like?
How long is the recovery, and what is it like?(Limitations, pain, etc.)
How will/could this affect my quality of life?
Will I be more prone to illness?
How are the medical expenses usually covered? I currently have Medicaid. I don’t know what insurance she has but I know it’s not government assistance.
I’m not looking for compensation, however I don’t know how much work I can afford to take off for this. It helps that I can plan for it, but would be a tremendous help if this is something her health insurance can cover. That actually sounds extremely unlikely now that I’ve said it, but again, I have no idea how any of this works.
We haven’t worked together for 2 years so her being my former boss shouldn’t be an issue. I simply want to help her be able to raise her children and be able to enjoy the rest of her life. She’s the type of person we need more of in this world.
2024.05.21 13:38 ThunderGod1987 I’m almost at my limit
I’m new to this subreddit and by the looks of it most of you in here can relate in some way so I figured why not confide in those who share my struggles even if it’s barely.
So I 19M am currently just wondering what the point is at this point. I’ve got some goods going for me, if you could even call them that. I have a job that not only pays amazing for someone who graduated from highschool 2 years ago, but also doesn’t need to have a degree to have so that’s an upside I guess. I have 1 one my dream cars (even though it doesn’t fucking drive at the moment). And that’s really it.
PS: for those who wonder what my job is I’m a correctional officer. I can’t say what state for a few reasons but it’s in the Midwest.
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So I 19M am currently just wondering what the point is at this point. I’ve got some goods going for me, if you could even call them that. I have a job that not only pays amazing for someone who graduated from highschool 2 years ago, but also doesn’t need to have a degree to have so that’s an upside I guess. I have 1 one my dream cars (even though it doesn’t fucking drive at the moment). And that’s really it.
Nothing else is going good for me and it’s making think what to do. I got injured at work and am currently in a lawsuit with the state because of it. Due to missing work so much because of this injury I am around $3,000 in debt because of a loan I had to take out to pay for the medical expenses. I’m at risk of losing my job also due to my attendance because of this injury. I haven’t had car insurance in almost 3 months now because once again, no money. Very few friends 1-2 of which don’t feel comfortable around me because i don’t express myself or act like they do in public (im a very introverted person and have to keep my behavior in check because if i just let loose and let my mind and body act as they want im probably gonna kill someone), no girlfriend (for a number of reasons but primarily im not good looking and trust issues). I barely talk to my parents because i feel as if they’re disappointed in me and that’s why they wanted another son so badly. I’m not particularly smart. Dropped out of college before the semester even started because I knew I would fail since I barely graduated high school. And am in constant pain for various reasons. And to top ALL OF THAT OFF, I’m also black (mixed but it’s not like people can tell the difference) so I also have to deal with racism and discrimination everywhere I go. So to sum all of that up, I’m broke, lonely, have trauma because of a bunch of other shit, depressed, tired, in pain, ugly, hated because of my skin, stupid, and a disappointment. So I ask you people of Reddit. What the fuck is the point of going on with life. I know it’s not all sunshine and rainbows and the world’s not fair. But idk how to keep going. I’ve been dealing with depression for the past 15 years and the other day my mom asked me while i was visiting her if i was depressed because im also constantly tired. KNOWING I WAS. I didn’t even answer I just looked at her. And when I told her why she stared at me and didn’t know what to say. Not even my grandmother who is a licensed therapist had any words to give me. Makes me think that if not only a therapist can help me then what’s the point. Here’s the other thing that sucks. I have so MANY thoughts that run through my head but if I share them with family or friends. I’ll lose the last bit of familiar interaction I have. I have a lizard to keep me company at my apartment but I’m barely taking care of him. He’s doing even better than me. Free food, water, shelter, entertainment.I want nothing more than to die but nothing scares me more than death. Ironic isn’t it, how the thing I want most is also my greatest fear. Almost poetic. So please, tell me what to do suggestions are welcome.
PS: for those who wonder what my job is I’m a correctional officer. I can’t say what state for a few reasons but it’s in the Midwest.
2024.05.21 13:37 Find_Your_Job (Seoul) Senior Frontend Engineer · AI Platform
"Conquering cancer through AI"
Lunit, a portmanteau of ‘Learning unit,’ is a medical AI software company devoted to providing AI-powered total cancer care.
Our AI solutions help discover cancer and predict cancer treatment outcomes, achieving timely and individually-tailored cancer treatment.
The job title for this position within the company will be Software Engineer.
🗨️ About the team
Handling large images like Google Maps poses unique challenges for a frontend developer. How can you enable smooth, lag-free zooming and panning of gigantic files in real time? What about incorporating advanced annotations -akin to Adobe Photoshop - for medical research? Our Frontend Engineering team for the AI Platform tackles these complex capabilities daily.
Join us in refining the frontline interaction between human insights and algorithms - enabling aspiring AI to better perceive the world while making research intuitive.
🗨️ About the position Join us at Lunit and be part of our mission to revolutionize medical imaging with AI. We are looking for a frontend engineer who is passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and making a real impact in healthcare. Your work will directly contribute to our mission to Conquer Cancer through AI by improving Lunit’s AI model development platforms.
This role will collaborate with UI/UX designers to build an intuitive interface optimizing data, annotation, and image visualization. The goal is to visualize data, annotations, and big images rapidly so researchers can iterate AI models faster. Beyond pixels, you’ll craft elegant code synchronizing clinical data feeds, analytics, and more in reusable components.
Our frontend engineers bridge design and engineering, working alongside product managers and backend developers to manifest high-performance solutions from wireframes. Working towards our mission involves more than dazzling graphics, you’ll instill time-saving efficiency into the user experience to propel AI Platform ahead as a nexus for next-gen AI innovation.
🚩 Roles & Responsibilities
🎯 Qualifications
🌻Benefits & Perks
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Lunit, a portmanteau of ‘Learning unit,’ is a medical AI software company devoted to providing AI-powered total cancer care.
Our AI solutions help discover cancer and predict cancer treatment outcomes, achieving timely and individually-tailored cancer treatment.
The job title for this position within the company will be Software Engineer.
🗨️ About the team
Handling large images like Google Maps poses unique challenges for a frontend developer. How can you enable smooth, lag-free zooming and panning of gigantic files in real time? What about incorporating advanced annotations -akin to Adobe Photoshop - for medical research? Our Frontend Engineering team for the AI Platform tackles these complex capabilities daily.
Join us in refining the frontline interaction between human insights and algorithms - enabling aspiring AI to better perceive the world while making research intuitive.
🗨️ About the position Join us at Lunit and be part of our mission to revolutionize medical imaging with AI. We are looking for a frontend engineer who is passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and making a real impact in healthcare. Your work will directly contribute to our mission to Conquer Cancer through AI by improving Lunit’s AI model development platforms.
This role will collaborate with UI/UX designers to build an intuitive interface optimizing data, annotation, and image visualization. The goal is to visualize data, annotations, and big images rapidly so researchers can iterate AI models faster. Beyond pixels, you’ll craft elegant code synchronizing clinical data feeds, analytics, and more in reusable components.
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- Contribute to the development and maintenance of front-end features in our products.
- Work closely with designers and back-end engineers to create interactive and dynamic web interfaces.
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- HTML, CSS, CSS-in-JS, Javascript, Typescript, Asynchronous programming, React.js, Next.js
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- Knowledge or experience in backend development
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- Document Screening →Introductory Interview → Assignment → Competency interview (Technical + Behaviour)→ Culture-fit Interview → Onboarding
- All interviews are conducted in English.
- After the final interview, we may proceed with reference checks if needed.
- Work type: full-time
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- Salary: after negotiation
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- Provide the latest computer models, such as Macs and 4K monitors, and renew them every three years
- Attending seminars and purchasing books are covered
- Regular in-house AI and medical seminars are held
- Korean language education is provided for Lunitians who do not speak Korean as their first language
- Access high-quality AI learning resources & deep learning DevOps system
- Up to 1.2 million won worth of benefits points can be claimed annually
- Korean National holiday gift: Seollal and Chuseok gift/voucher
- Annual medical checkups and employee accident insurance are provided
- Financial support for participation in employee gatherings (once a month)
2024.05.21 13:37 HeyoWoopWoo Started isotretinoin journey / my rosacea story
Hello all!
I've (31, F) been dealing with rosacea type 1 and 2 since I was 15 with a mild case of ocular thrown in the mix (yay for the winning combo).
Treatment background: I've tried Ivermectin, Elidel, Metronidazole, Rozex, diets/suppl, no alcohol, doxycycline, Mirvaso, hypochl. acid, azelaic acid, zinc oxide and other OTC products, have been wearing sunscreen daily for years, IPL and Vbeam.
I've definitely seen progress with some of the treatments (could be a post of it's own) but I'm still not where I'd like to be. Right now I've put my fight with Type 1 on hold because the treatment interferes with my Type 2 treatment:
In the recent years I've had two serious type 2 flares for which doxycycline proved to be the winner of all treatments. Bonus: ocular symptoms improved aswell. When I came off the doxy (was on it for 3 months) for the first time I'd see my skin worsen but it was nowhere as bad as before.
Around August 2023 I think my skin was already pissed off by using sulphur soap too often and not moisturising properly. Then the morning after a party (alcohol incl), summer heat and using Azelaic acid was the final blow. The months after my skin exploded and I was miserable. Suddenly my type 1 didn't seem so bad because I was dealing with a full blown type 2 party from hell. It's still hard to admit to this day but at times I wanted to end it all because of how miserable I had gotten. I starting working from home permanently, stopped dating, hardly went out anymore. It was terrible. I decided to try another round of doxy to get me out of this state, which thankfully helped!
I took my round 2 of doxy (100/day) for around 8 months. I know it's way longer than the usual 3 months but I spoke about it with my derm at length. Plus, I started looking for a new job at that time, started dating again and I desperately needed to feel like a happy person again after feeling like absolute shit for half a year. Thankfully, round 2 worked like a charm again and I was clear, minus some minor breakouts.
Now, I know some people here are on antibiotics permanently but I wasn't comfortable with this idea. After going through my options with my current derm and seeking a second opinion from another derm everyone came to the same conclusion: either take doxy in cycles (so that I can still come off) permanently or try a last option, isotretinoin.
Iso scares me because of the side effects but potential antibiotic resistance scares me even more. So, two weeks ago I decided to bite the bullet, come off the doxy and started isotretinoin. FYI: doxy and iso are not to be taken together because of potential swelling of the brain.
I'm 70 kgs and on 20/day, started on the 7th of May. Blood testing included, zero alcohol, sunscreen always. No chance of me getting pregnant so not on birth control but I need to do a mandatory pregnancy test anyway. The latter is just protocol, so I'll respect that.
Why am I posting all this? For two reasons. Firstly, I know what it feels like to be absolutely miserable because of this condition. Hiding from society, scared of the future of my skin and mental health. I've spent countless tears and dark days dealing with this shit. I want to tell you that you are not alone. You're not "being dramatic" or "vain" when the skin on your face feels like it's burning all the time or covered in p&p's. What you're feeling is valid. But I'm also here to tell you not to give up! There's progress to be made! Ask me anything in the comments!
Second reason: I'll be posting each month for anyone dealing with type 2 that considers taking isotretinoin. I'll be 100% transparent about the treatment, progress, side effects etc. Reading other ppls posts on here has helped me immensely so now it's my turn. I hope my isotretinoin journey will help you decide your own path.
Thank you. I will post in around two weeks, when I'm 1 month in on 20/daily isotretinoin.
submitted by HeyoWoopWoo to Rosacea [link] [comments]
I've (31, F) been dealing with rosacea type 1 and 2 since I was 15 with a mild case of ocular thrown in the mix (yay for the winning combo).
Treatment background: I've tried Ivermectin, Elidel, Metronidazole, Rozex, diets/suppl, no alcohol, doxycycline, Mirvaso, hypochl. acid, azelaic acid, zinc oxide and other OTC products, have been wearing sunscreen daily for years, IPL and Vbeam.
I've definitely seen progress with some of the treatments (could be a post of it's own) but I'm still not where I'd like to be. Right now I've put my fight with Type 1 on hold because the treatment interferes with my Type 2 treatment:
In the recent years I've had two serious type 2 flares for which doxycycline proved to be the winner of all treatments. Bonus: ocular symptoms improved aswell. When I came off the doxy (was on it for 3 months) for the first time I'd see my skin worsen but it was nowhere as bad as before.
Around August 2023 I think my skin was already pissed off by using sulphur soap too often and not moisturising properly. Then the morning after a party (alcohol incl), summer heat and using Azelaic acid was the final blow. The months after my skin exploded and I was miserable. Suddenly my type 1 didn't seem so bad because I was dealing with a full blown type 2 party from hell. It's still hard to admit to this day but at times I wanted to end it all because of how miserable I had gotten. I starting working from home permanently, stopped dating, hardly went out anymore. It was terrible. I decided to try another round of doxy to get me out of this state, which thankfully helped!
I took my round 2 of doxy (100/day) for around 8 months. I know it's way longer than the usual 3 months but I spoke about it with my derm at length. Plus, I started looking for a new job at that time, started dating again and I desperately needed to feel like a happy person again after feeling like absolute shit for half a year. Thankfully, round 2 worked like a charm again and I was clear, minus some minor breakouts.
Now, I know some people here are on antibiotics permanently but I wasn't comfortable with this idea. After going through my options with my current derm and seeking a second opinion from another derm everyone came to the same conclusion: either take doxy in cycles (so that I can still come off) permanently or try a last option, isotretinoin.
Iso scares me because of the side effects but potential antibiotic resistance scares me even more. So, two weeks ago I decided to bite the bullet, come off the doxy and started isotretinoin. FYI: doxy and iso are not to be taken together because of potential swelling of the brain.
I'm 70 kgs and on 20/day, started on the 7th of May. Blood testing included, zero alcohol, sunscreen always. No chance of me getting pregnant so not on birth control but I need to do a mandatory pregnancy test anyway. The latter is just protocol, so I'll respect that.
Why am I posting all this? For two reasons. Firstly, I know what it feels like to be absolutely miserable because of this condition. Hiding from society, scared of the future of my skin and mental health. I've spent countless tears and dark days dealing with this shit. I want to tell you that you are not alone. You're not "being dramatic" or "vain" when the skin on your face feels like it's burning all the time or covered in p&p's. What you're feeling is valid. But I'm also here to tell you not to give up! There's progress to be made! Ask me anything in the comments!
Second reason: I'll be posting each month for anyone dealing with type 2 that considers taking isotretinoin. I'll be 100% transparent about the treatment, progress, side effects etc. Reading other ppls posts on here has helped me immensely so now it's my turn. I hope my isotretinoin journey will help you decide your own path.
Thank you. I will post in around two weeks, when I'm 1 month in on 20/daily isotretinoin.
2024.05.21 13:37 netheryaya Kidney Donation
I’m seriously considering donating a kidney to my former boss. Before I discuss this with her and we see if I’m a match, I want to be 100% sure I’m aware of the whole process and how it’ll affect my life. I’m not sure what information is relevant so I’ll just state what I know.
She’s 40 years old and was diagnosed with an auto immune disease in adolescence. Currently getting ready to restart dialysis, she did have viable donor about a year ago but then became ineligible for a transplant because her kidney function increased. She has since regressed, no longer has a donor, and has been on the deceased donor list for 6 years.
I’m a 34 year old female. We’re of similar stature, similar ethnicities, she is about 50lbs heavier than I, idk if that’s relevant. I’m A-. I don’t know her blood type.
I have no underlying health issues. I do have a history of alcoholism but I am in recovery and doing well. A relapse for me is extremely unlikely IMO , and if it were to occur, it would be an incident, not a regression back into the lifestyle.
I smoke cigarettes. I plan to quit permanently and will quit for the process, obviously. I’m aware that smoking is nonnegotiable for this.
I have been diagnosed with hypertension at age 24. Have a family history of heart disease, father died of fatal heart attack at age 33. However, I have been off blood pressure medication and haven’t had any hypertension issues since I’ve quit drinking.
My mental health is decent. I’ve been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bipolar 2 disorder. However, the bipolar diagnosis was a misdiagnosis- I’m 100% certain I am not bipolar and can have that assessed if needed. My only concern is that it is now on my medical record. I’m not currently struggling with depression or anxiety and take no mental health medications. I see a therapist for my mental health and that’s all.
I’m currently taking Subutex (buprenorphine) for my alcoholism. This is unorthodox since it’s typically used for opiate addiction and I’m not addicted to opiates. My psychiatrist prescribed it for alcohol cravings and so far it has been more successful than anything I’ve tried in the past. I would be willing to go off it if it’s absolutely necessary, but I prefer not to. I’ve been on it for 8 months.
My concerns are:
What is the medical fitness test like?
How long is the recovery, and what is it like?(Limitations, pain, etc.)
How will/could this affect my quality of life?
Will I be more prone to illness?
How are the medical expenses usually covered? I currently have Medicaid. I don’t know what insurance she has but I know it’s not government assistance.
I’m not looking for compensation, however I don’t know how much work I can afford to take off for this. It helps that I can plan for it, but would be a tremendous help if this is something her health insurance can cover. That actually sounds extremely unlikely now that I’ve said it, but again, I have no idea how any of this works.
We haven’t worked together for 2 years so her being my former boss shouldn’t be an issue. I simply want to help her be able to raise her children and be able to enjoy the rest of her life. She’s the type of person we need more of in this world.
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She’s 40 years old and was diagnosed with an auto immune disease in adolescence. Currently getting ready to restart dialysis, she did have viable donor about a year ago but then became ineligible for a transplant because her kidney function increased. She has since regressed, no longer has a donor, and has been on the deceased donor list for 6 years.
I’m a 34 year old female. We’re of similar stature, similar ethnicities, she is about 50lbs heavier than I, idk if that’s relevant. I’m A-. I don’t know her blood type.
I have no underlying health issues. I do have a history of alcoholism but I am in recovery and doing well. A relapse for me is extremely unlikely IMO , and if it were to occur, it would be an incident, not a regression back into the lifestyle.
I smoke cigarettes. I plan to quit permanently and will quit for the process, obviously. I’m aware that smoking is nonnegotiable for this.
I have been diagnosed with hypertension at age 24. Have a family history of heart disease, father died of fatal heart attack at age 33. However, I have been off blood pressure medication and haven’t had any hypertension issues since I’ve quit drinking.
My mental health is decent. I’ve been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bipolar 2 disorder. However, the bipolar diagnosis was a misdiagnosis- I’m 100% certain I am not bipolar and can have that assessed if needed. My only concern is that it is now on my medical record. I’m not currently struggling with depression or anxiety and take no mental health medications. I see a therapist for my mental health and that’s all.
I’m currently taking Subutex (buprenorphine) for my alcoholism. This is unorthodox since it’s typically used for opiate addiction and I’m not addicted to opiates. My psychiatrist prescribed it for alcohol cravings and so far it has been more successful than anything I’ve tried in the past. I would be willing to go off it if it’s absolutely necessary, but I prefer not to. I’ve been on it for 8 months.
My concerns are:
What is the medical fitness test like?
How long is the recovery, and what is it like?(Limitations, pain, etc.)
How will/could this affect my quality of life?
Will I be more prone to illness?
How are the medical expenses usually covered? I currently have Medicaid. I don’t know what insurance she has but I know it’s not government assistance.
I’m not looking for compensation, however I don’t know how much work I can afford to take off for this. It helps that I can plan for it, but would be a tremendous help if this is something her health insurance can cover. That actually sounds extremely unlikely now that I’ve said it, but again, I have no idea how any of this works.
We haven’t worked together for 2 years so her being my former boss shouldn’t be an issue. I simply want to help her be able to raise her children and be able to enjoy the rest of her life. She’s the type of person we need more of in this world.
2024.05.21 13:34 Kidlike101 I dreamt a full story, with an arc and everything
In the dream we "fell" into a weird city. By we I mean me and a few family members including my grandparents.
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Anyway the city is exceptionally clean and the people there very religious with regular sermons.
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Now I instinctively hated it because everyone was smiling all the time and had this "be like everyone else" attitude. It was a bit creepy.
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Over time I got to know a few people there well enough to get invited to a wedding. Here's the odd part, for how religious they were the bride was practically naked! I tried to hint that the dress might not be appropriate for a church wedding but got laughed at since it was a TRADITIONAL wedding dress... it was a slip of see-through fabric with beading covering her privates...
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Then the brides entourage came in and yeah they confirmed it was a lovely traditional dress. Also why was I dressed like that? Clearly that was too much and the bride's aunt tried to take my bra off to match everyone. (one of us, one of us, one of us).
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When I refused she took of her own bra and offered to swap since it's smaller so will cover less. I managed to escape to the bathroom promising to practically strip in private.
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Well, not the bathroom, turned out to be a broom closet / storage area. but at least the crazy people were on the other side, thought I might be able to wait it out.
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Looking around the storage area I found something odd. There was "old" tech here. By that I mean from our day but the whole city was practically amish that I though we got teleported to the past. I found one device I didn't recognize so when the coast was clear I got out in the open and tried it out.
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It caused me to shoot through the sky. No literally up through the cloudish part only to discover this wasn't the sky, it was the waters surface. The whole city was under water but since we could breath and move normally we didn't notice! It explained why the sky never had a gradient, it was all one solid color depending on the time of day.
.
On the "sky" two things were notable. First, two groups of golems were fighting and throwing rocks at each other. Rock golems (yellow-orange so maybe sand rock) & slab golems (grey rocks, very smooth). The debris fell to the city blew as gods judgement when it hit someone!
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Also here was another city. This one was old and basically a ruin over grown with vegetation. Looking through it I found a few people who were far more normal and reasonable.
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Going back a few time I was convinced something went wrong with our civilization, the city above was clearly one from our time now in ruins while the one underwater was more recently built. The ones living below had such a strong herd mentality that my own family was starting to get compliant and integrate. I tried to talk them into visiting the city in the sky, to see that this is all under water but they weren't interested, especially grandma that was feeling comfortable that grandpa was back in this world (died in 2012). Also wouldn't it be dangerous with the fighting golems? Solve that first then we'll see.
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Going up I asked the golems why they were fighting... it turned out that was because the sand golem leader had boobs and the slabs saw that as obscene... yeah really... I had them talk it over because the debris was hurting the people below.
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The sand golem shrugged and said they weren't people, just ants. When I asked about the people in the sky city they said "you don't know already?". As for who I was, well, they were going to talk to the slabs now so if I wanted an answer keep sailing towards the light in distance.
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This part I didn't mention, during my trips to the sky city I started to notice odd things. Yes it was a modern one now in ruins, yes it was full of plants so it was weird that the people that lived here acted and talked so civilized. But also another thing, witch symbols. Those were everywhere. Shrubs that were cut in the form of a witch's hat or pointy boots, statues of witches, magic symbols carved into the trees... etc. it was like a halloween set up in an ancient ruin. I kept trying to overlook it because the underwater city preached against witchcraft and heresy, clearly those were the nut jobs so anything they say should be disregarded... right? Also the people in the sky city were so normal & reasonable that no way they'd really be the bad guys. The undewater city had to be ignorant, that was totally it.
.
The day I confronted the golems however was the day I found out the truth. While exploring the ruin I came across the communal kitchen. It was just a bunch of old fridges with forged food. One of them however contained a bag of blood. The girl showing me around said "Oh goody, there is one left" and snatched it from my hands sucking it up like capri sun. "Sorry but this is for our coven, Blood is how us witches get our knowledge and stay young after all. Can't share that without a price." Which is when it hit me that everyone here, while talking like an adult, looked so young and ageless. Also that they didn't know that me, and probably my family, would be considered food in a place like this, they thought I was a visiting witch hence the civility.
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The golem's words hit me hard. Yes, I knew. I just didn't want to acknowledge it because it meant I can't stay here. At the same time I didn't want to go back to the underwater city.
That only left sailing away into the unknown. My family refused to join, they were staying in the underwater city so... just me... Sailing into the light. Took awhile stuck between the two worlds, but in the end I made my own raft and set sail towards the light in the distance.
submitted by Kidlike101 to Dreams [link] [comments]
.
Anyway the city is exceptionally clean and the people there very religious with regular sermons.
.
Now I instinctively hated it because everyone was smiling all the time and had this "be like everyone else" attitude. It was a bit creepy.
.
Over time I got to know a few people there well enough to get invited to a wedding. Here's the odd part, for how religious they were the bride was practically naked! I tried to hint that the dress might not be appropriate for a church wedding but got laughed at since it was a TRADITIONAL wedding dress... it was a slip of see-through fabric with beading covering her privates...
.
Then the brides entourage came in and yeah they confirmed it was a lovely traditional dress. Also why was I dressed like that? Clearly that was too much and the bride's aunt tried to take my bra off to match everyone. (one of us, one of us, one of us).
.
When I refused she took of her own bra and offered to swap since it's smaller so will cover less. I managed to escape to the bathroom promising to practically strip in private.
.
Well, not the bathroom, turned out to be a broom closet / storage area. but at least the crazy people were on the other side, thought I might be able to wait it out.
.
Looking around the storage area I found something odd. There was "old" tech here. By that I mean from our day but the whole city was practically amish that I though we got teleported to the past. I found one device I didn't recognize so when the coast was clear I got out in the open and tried it out.
.
It caused me to shoot through the sky. No literally up through the cloudish part only to discover this wasn't the sky, it was the waters surface. The whole city was under water but since we could breath and move normally we didn't notice! It explained why the sky never had a gradient, it was all one solid color depending on the time of day.
.
On the "sky" two things were notable. First, two groups of golems were fighting and throwing rocks at each other. Rock golems (yellow-orange so maybe sand rock) & slab golems (grey rocks, very smooth). The debris fell to the city blew as gods judgement when it hit someone!
.
Also here was another city. This one was old and basically a ruin over grown with vegetation. Looking through it I found a few people who were far more normal and reasonable.
.
Going back a few time I was convinced something went wrong with our civilization, the city above was clearly one from our time now in ruins while the one underwater was more recently built. The ones living below had such a strong herd mentality that my own family was starting to get compliant and integrate. I tried to talk them into visiting the city in the sky, to see that this is all under water but they weren't interested, especially grandma that was feeling comfortable that grandpa was back in this world (died in 2012). Also wouldn't it be dangerous with the fighting golems? Solve that first then we'll see.
.
Going up I asked the golems why they were fighting... it turned out that was because the sand golem leader had boobs and the slabs saw that as obscene... yeah really... I had them talk it over because the debris was hurting the people below.
.
The sand golem shrugged and said they weren't people, just ants. When I asked about the people in the sky city they said "you don't know already?". As for who I was, well, they were going to talk to the slabs now so if I wanted an answer keep sailing towards the light in distance.
.
This part I didn't mention, during my trips to the sky city I started to notice odd things. Yes it was a modern one now in ruins, yes it was full of plants so it was weird that the people that lived here acted and talked so civilized. But also another thing, witch symbols. Those were everywhere. Shrubs that were cut in the form of a witch's hat or pointy boots, statues of witches, magic symbols carved into the trees... etc. it was like a halloween set up in an ancient ruin. I kept trying to overlook it because the underwater city preached against witchcraft and heresy, clearly those were the nut jobs so anything they say should be disregarded... right? Also the people in the sky city were so normal & reasonable that no way they'd really be the bad guys. The undewater city had to be ignorant, that was totally it.
.
The day I confronted the golems however was the day I found out the truth. While exploring the ruin I came across the communal kitchen. It was just a bunch of old fridges with forged food. One of them however contained a bag of blood. The girl showing me around said "Oh goody, there is one left" and snatched it from my hands sucking it up like capri sun. "Sorry but this is for our coven, Blood is how us witches get our knowledge and stay young after all. Can't share that without a price." Which is when it hit me that everyone here, while talking like an adult, looked so young and ageless. Also that they didn't know that me, and probably my family, would be considered food in a place like this, they thought I was a visiting witch hence the civility.
.
The golem's words hit me hard. Yes, I knew. I just didn't want to acknowledge it because it meant I can't stay here. At the same time I didn't want to go back to the underwater city.
That only left sailing away into the unknown. My family refused to join, they were staying in the underwater city so... just me... Sailing into the light. Took awhile stuck between the two worlds, but in the end I made my own raft and set sail towards the light in the distance.
2024.05.21 13:34 lexmars From Meme to Legend: PEPE's climb to the Top 10 Crypto Club
 | Reposting this great article from https://x.com/SlickXBT submitted by lexmars to Pepecryptocurrency [link] [comments] https://x.com/SlickXBT/status/1768072954678575263 Abstract In this article, I explore the trajectory of $PEPE, a meme coin poised to enter the top 10 coins this bull market. With online gambling on the rise amid economic uncertainty, societal shifts have elevated risk tolerance as a means to financial stability. Dogecoin's role in legitimizing meme coins highlights the potential for PEPE's success. Despite emerging during a bear market, $PEPE demonstrated resilience, signalling promise for the forthcoming bull cycle. Its perpetual affordability and rich memetic culture contribute to its appeal, echoing Dogecoin's early trajectory. Premise: Online gambling There is an ongoing rise in gambling across the internet that goes hand in hand with the ongoing living crisis. Without further ado, here are the stats: Statista - Revenue of online gambling (projected up to 2028). Delving into the reasons as to why this managed to increase two-fold from 2017 to 2021 can be attributed to the pandemic era where the masses were shown that money can be made while sitting at home. Stocks were reaching all-time highs, crypto was raging on the internet and people had the time to pay attention. Unending stories of "crypto millionaires"...However, I believe the main driver is a fundamental rupture at a societal level. At an unprecedented level in modern history, the masses cannot afford homes. Living costs are not keeping up with the paycheck while productivity, employer demands and competition are rising. When such "seismic" events happen if we zoom out and look back 150 years, this rupture creates an opening.One needs to increase their attitude to risk to have a comfortable life which is no longer a given if you "work hard and do well at your job". $DOGE role in popularising meme coins Back in 2021, there were a lot fewer coins that had the potential to reach such heights. However, DOGE paved the way in popularising and cementing a narrative that was here to stay. Monitoring the entire bear market, one can notice that despite significant drawdowns, Doge never really dropped from the top 10-15 position. That shows unprecedented strength and the culture of meme coins was born. Appeals and drivers of $PEPE Back in May 2023 when the crypto asset class had already went through a local cycle driven by AI, PEPE was born and it peaked at 1.22B. Going by the logic of: if it can show this strength during a time when the definition of "we are in a bear market" wasn't contested, one can only imagine what could happen when the definition of "we are in a bull market" isn't contested.Building on the assumptions that (a) online gambling is on the rise and (b) dogecoin solidified meme coins as a valid narrative, let's consider the following psychological appeals:
As far as I am concerned, the hints were there. We had a move pre-bull run which coincides with how Doge behaved before it reached 100B market cap. It's all in the charts - have a look. 1W Logarithmic charts Now, before I move on, I need to address the other meme coins that emerged during 2024. They will likely continue to perform well. However, PEPE has shown its dominance moving ahead of the herd by a significant margin, which only underlines the belief of the market that "this is the one". Price action post breaching bear market ATH We can observe from the chart above that once the bear market's all-time high was exceeded, the price never returned to revisit the lows (even after the bear market). Given that we are now heading into the phase where more and more media attention will be brought into the market by mainstream media, I think we are in the perfect position to witness history repeating itself.Frankly, here is where the fun begins. As a forewarning, no one can predict with intention the exact top regardless of how sophisticated their model is. However, I've learned that simplicity is the art of sophistication. So we'll keep it simple.Once it breached the previous all-time high, it took only 126 days for the price to go up 136x. This is not me saying that PEPE will pull the exact same move, but I want to highlight that the move happens very fast once the snowball of attention gathers its pace (Pareto Principle). I believe the countdown has already begun. https://preview.redd.it/ti2ylnjxkr1d1.jpg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9394ec585534b72da141cde2d530f505c1bb6aa At closer inspection, DOGE price action followed a 3-wave move, which I have charted below. The time to measure each wave can be subjective, but this highlights once again that significant drawdowns while they do exist, do not allow participants to pick it up at a psychologically pleasing price, keeping people in a perpetual cycle of being "locked out". Let me explain. DOGE three-wave move to 2021 market peak (logarithmic chart) This principle applies to everything in the markets in general. Greed takes time to build itself. For instance, someone notices this coin for the first time, and does nothing about it. All good?Now, they would check it again after some time and to their surprise price went significantly up. People feel psychological pain from this "unrealised money". Now they pay more attention and wait for the drop. Watching the linear chart, they say to themselves: "It is too expensive here, I shall wait for it to drop".The problem is it never drops as much as one would want and after 2-3 times of seeing that it keeps moving, one would eventually give in and make the purchase. This exact process will be entertained by millions of future market participants.Now this is the driving force of this chart, which cannot be comprehended by observing price action from a linear standpoint. Which is exactly the catch, you get my drift? Where are we today and where are we headed The extreme value area is now behind us. I (luckily) managed to post this before we have moved outside the accumulation range shown below. https://x.com/SlickXBT/status/1761029770970612202 PEPE accumulation range. While, I do think we are out of the woods (aka escape velocity), what comes ahead of us are times of great volatility. I believe what we are seeing today are echoes of the first leg that was done by Doge. Therefore, there is still tremendous value to be extracted from this chart.Well, how much exactly you ask? Looking at DOGE dominance at the peak of 2021, that reached 4% of the entire crypto market cap. Measured at peak of 2.7 T that gives us the ballpark figure of 100B. Given that today, a lot of altcoins will head into larger valuations and we expect to significantly exceed the total market all time high, I do think seeing a 4-6T market cap would be sensible. Adjusting for the increase of players would give us maybe 1-2% top market dominance of PEPE. https://preview.redd.it/4b3tgmavlr1d1.jpg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a41d6fbed45f0ea9f8decc010bbe2dea135d7faf In a best case scenario (2% of 6T) that would put PEPE at a 120B market valuation - a 30x from its 4 billion valuation. A more conservative scenario (1% of 4T) would place PEPE at a 40b market valuation - 10x from its current valuation. It find it likely that we touch neither the extreme and that we exceed the conservative scenario. Let's make those meet halfway - 80 billion - 20x from here. The last step would be envisioning how the market would brings us there and when to take profits. Those are subjective and I cannot place those targets for you. However, I find it likely we will see a similar 3 wave playing out. https://preview.redd.it/3qj208q2mr1d1.jpg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2fe1bc2f9045827cc084434935e99b7d9c157076 Once the late majority has settled in, there will already be plenty of signs. People already are aware of those and will likely front-run (a whole topic on itself) the profit taking which is my only concern why a full move to 100B might not play out. Proper risk management and stop losses should help you ride this wave, but I will be ignoring most of the daily noise. Remember, this first move we have witnessed (blue area) is just the beginning. Closing remarks If you got so far, I would like to give you a pat on the back and would like to thank you for the read. It ended up longer than I expected and perhaps there are more things that I want to expand on, but I think it would make this article unreadable.On a general level, a lot of what I am saying here will be said that "oh, it looked so obvious". Hindsight has such powers. Yet if it did, the price would already be much higher than it is today. With proper risk management, this is a hell of a move to catch. Send it. None of the above constitutes financial advice. |
2024.05.21 13:31 ThrowRAmangos2024 Should I (F34) end a friendship of 6 years?
I know this isn't exactly about having lost a friend, but I thought it might be a good place to get some advice on whether I should distance myself from someone.
My good friend of 6 years Jessica (F43) is a big hearted loyal friend. She also has a penchant for causing drama, or being involved with people who cause drama. Her trusting nature means she gives benefit of the doubt to people who are considered by many to be "problematic", for example:
I know no one is perfect and I don't wish to have unrealistic expectations of my friends. I would never want to get dropped over the first sign of conflict with someone, so I don't wish to be that person. OTOH, it seems like Jessica is an unnecessary drama magnet and I'm starting to grow exhausted of spending a lot of time and energy on people like this. She has been a loyal friend to me over the years, but for some reason this situation is making me question how close I want to be with her. It probably doesn't help that I'm going through one of the most stressful periods of my adult life right now (buying my first place, two siblings getting married, chronic health issue flares, and a big work event I'm in charge of all happening at once) so that may be clouding my judgement.
I know a lot of nuance is being left out here, but I'm curious in general how you decide when you should be the one to end a friendship. Does this situation sound worthy of ending things over, or am I just being too sensitive/unreasonable in my expectations?
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My good friend of 6 years Jessica (F43) is a big hearted loyal friend. She also has a penchant for causing drama, or being involved with people who cause drama. Her trusting nature means she gives benefit of the doubt to people who are considered by many to be "problematic", for example:
- She seriously dated and lived with a man (M38) who has been known to stalk other women. He was the one who broke up with her, and she still feels he's misunderstood because he's a bit "on the spectrum."
- She's good friends with a man (M55) who has dozens of harassment complaints against him from other women. She is currently adamantly defending him against the most recent allegations, which got him kicked out of a job.
- She introduced me to her good friend Jacob (M42) on a job, and he proceeded to sexually harass me 2X. She said she's sorry it happened, but she thinks he is just an "old school flirter" and needs kind people to help educate him. They are still good friends, despite him getting kicked out of the job he harassed me on for harassing someone else who reported him.
- She is good friends with "A" (F50), who is constantly having upheavals with various people/work situations and is generally known for being "difficult". Jessica and "A" will sometimes have issues, and Jessica has repeatedly complained to me in confidence about some of these things. They remain good friends even though "A" is a handful and I can tell Jessica gets frustrated with her a lot.
I know no one is perfect and I don't wish to have unrealistic expectations of my friends. I would never want to get dropped over the first sign of conflict with someone, so I don't wish to be that person. OTOH, it seems like Jessica is an unnecessary drama magnet and I'm starting to grow exhausted of spending a lot of time and energy on people like this. She has been a loyal friend to me over the years, but for some reason this situation is making me question how close I want to be with her. It probably doesn't help that I'm going through one of the most stressful periods of my adult life right now (buying my first place, two siblings getting married, chronic health issue flares, and a big work event I'm in charge of all happening at once) so that may be clouding my judgement.
I know a lot of nuance is being left out here, but I'm curious in general how you decide when you should be the one to end a friendship. Does this situation sound worthy of ending things over, or am I just being too sensitive/unreasonable in my expectations?
2024.05.21 13:31 The__Underdog__ How to be productive and keep a job ?
I have been suffering because of this condition for about 7 years and a half. I am currently a 24 years old man. I have come to the conclusion that noone but myself could get me out of this hellish state.
I have squeezed every test I could from my family physician and ruled out ( even though blood tests are less significants than symptoms) :
To keep it short, there are so many potentiel causes that I need to order a lot of tests. Tests that require money if doctors don't see fit to prescribe them. Problem is, I am a broke, inefficient, brain fogged, anhedonic individual.
So I was wondering if anyone on this sub had advices on how to get and keep a job while suffering from anhedonia.
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I have squeezed every test I could from my family physician and ruled out ( even though blood tests are less significants than symptoms) :
- Lyme / Thyroid issues / Vitamin D deficiency / Iron deficiency/ Diabetes.
- My second psychiatrist assured me there was no evidence of depression in my case. She was pissed off that I was presribed antidepressants in the past (SSRI). My anhedonia started pre-SSRI.
To keep it short, there are so many potentiel causes that I need to order a lot of tests. Tests that require money if doctors don't see fit to prescribe them. Problem is, I am a broke, inefficient, brain fogged, anhedonic individual.
So I was wondering if anyone on this sub had advices on how to get and keep a job while suffering from anhedonia.
2024.05.21 13:30 brianiceisnice I’m so mad, heartbroken, sad… I NEED to type this somewhere. IDGAF this my main Reddit account that I do EVERYTHING on… I just need to share this somewhere or my head’ll CAVE IN.
TL;DR - selfish asshole of an older brother scams me and my parents out of $200.
Okay, so I’m not doing too well financially, but I live with my Mom and Pops so we try to make ends meet. A couple weeks back we were in such rough shape financially, that I had to juggle three day jobs just to cover rent and suppress the collector’s from knocking on the door regarding our collective debts. We so broke I literally can’t even afford to sleep because in the night=I can get freelance work done. “I can sleep when I’m dead,” has become my full-time motto (unfortunately). Anyways, to try to bring some income in my household I offer services as a freelance video editor.
A while back, my older brother (who’s a career criminal and has flee’d multiple countries when authorities were after him for violent offences) hit me up and asked if I’d be down to edit for him. I was hesitant at first, being as last time I heard from him was after he beat our Mum to a pulp when I was only 12. For context bro or sis, whoever you are that is reading this: if I was only three years older I wouldn’t have let that slide—I would have mobbed his ass right then and there, pinned him down and done him so fucking dirty… IDGAF if my 15 year old ass had gone to juvie for it, I would do anything for my mother, including take a life. But instead, all that’s been imprinted in my brain is how much of a bitch I was at 12–cowering under the dining table as he took multiple shots with a shoe, at our crying helpless mother on the ground.
Anyways it’s been a few years, I’m 24 now and he gave me a big sob story how he has changed. I bought it up like the good little sheeple I am… started editing for him under the guise that he’d pay me $200 per video: SCORE! That’s a lot of money!!!
I got to know his business (shady as fuck) and got to find out he now dreams of being a finance influencer (double shady) but alas, he’s my big bro and no matter what wrong-doing he’s doing, he convinced me that he was a good man. Ight, bet, I’ma edit for him and make some money for the fam! In between his ‘takes’ of videos he sends me, I piece together that his “wife” films the videos, and he’s still an extremely abusive person. He tries not to let it show on camera, but I’m really good with people, emotions and hidden trauma so I can feel the sickening ‘abuser-of-people’ energy SEEPING off of him, still, to this day. I feel sick to my stomach editing for him, but shit, he’s promised me $200 per video. Over the course of a few weeks I can see why he never told us about his wife, it seems he keeps her pent up somewhere in Georgia, Batumi, and forces her to do whatever he wants. He once referred to her as “his slave” which I originally thought was A JOKE, but now in the grand scheme of things… I don’t think it was a joke. I pray that authorities get to them before he does something to her, but idek where to begin to put a ‘concerned citizen tip’ in a foreign country.
Some context as to why I put up with all the red flags: Mom’s not working as she has to take care of the house and she’s also trying to make money online, any ways possible. She’s starting to sell her favourite clothes. It fucking breaks my heart that I can’t do shit about it… at 24 years old, with all the social media influencing and advertising, I feel like garbage that I can’t fully support my parents… at least not yet! Dad is constantly depressed because he’s almost 80 years old and can’t retire ‘cuz my parent’s are in too much debt.
Okay, anyways, three BIG videos done for him (by big, I mean I spent +8 hours on each vid) and brother’s paid me for ONE via PayPal… no worries, he keeps leading me on saying the money will come, the money will come. And PayPal says I got $200 coming my way from him! Uhh ight, bet? Mind you, I start PLANNING my life around this $200 notification because that’s a hot stack for me and my family!!! Takes PayPal about 20 days to actually let me use the money… ridiculous because we NEEDED it… but that’s okay, I work around the problems in life, much like we all have to.
Here comes the turning point: I’m a little overworked and a little coo-coo sometimes, and one night I start telling him personal shit, kinda pouring out my heart to him, venting almost. I don’t really remember about what, just life I guess, nothing negative towards him. Somehow he misconstrues it, gets upset with me, and ‘tells me off.’ I get upset with him, tell him his business is a sham and I’ma change the rules that we agreed upon. Since his fake-ass can’t pay me what was agreed upon, (maybe $200 is a lot for him, as well) so I ask him if we can do $10 per hour instead. I pitch to him that moving forward, anytime I edit more than five hours ($50), I will refuse to edit until the money gets sent. The conversation turns hostile, QUICK. He calls me a ton of bad names with an underlying message that I’m the biggest loser on earth for pursuing a dream in working in Entertainment & he ends it with a sweet “you’ll never be anything.” LOL WHAT? Completely out of pocket and out of left field, so naturally, I tell him to eat shit, I won’t be doing anymore free work and he can pay me a mere $30 (yes, thirty dollars) for the entire portfolio of audios, texts/scripts, videos, and clips I’ve taken from the internet that ‘match’ the vibe he wants in his videos.
Context: at this point I’ve completed SIX FULL VIDEOS FOR THIS DUDE and he’s only paid me the one payment of $200. Not good at maths? Me neither, lemme help you out. He owes me $1,200 from our original agreement because I’ve spent more than 48 collective hours working on his videos, and he’s only paid me $200. But I tell him: I’ll let it all slide if he pays me $30 for the portfolio of about 50 gigabytes, and then moving forward, he’d pay me the $10 per hour if he wanted more content from me. He already has the six full videos in his possession. The ‘portfolio’ is stuff I’ve found that’s free-use on the internet, stuff that I’ve compiled, and even some scripts that I’ve written out! ALL MINE that I did for HIS business. So it seems logical for me to give this portfolio as an option, just incase he wants to say nah moving forward on me editing for him, and just take the material & go our separate ways…
In response, my (35 year old) brother files a complaint on PayPal claiming he only hired me for a channel encompassing trailer that I did not provide and that I’m attempting to extort him for more money. LOL, WHAT? PayPal’s like BET and automatically attempts to deduct from MY chequing account, without even getting to the bottom of it. Obviously doesn’t work, my account (not PayPal account, my fucking bank account. these mf so overzealous that they reached right into my mf pocket!!!!) gets put in the negatives and I attempt to appeal, with no sweat on my brow ‘cuz I’m like no way PayPal finna let this slide. I then proceed to message my terrible relative multiple times, with texts, videos and audio recordings and I’m in a hysterical mess. I begin threatening him, I begin begging to him, pleading with him, saying anything under the sun just for the hope that he has some heart and would send back the $200 if PayPal does end up taking it from me. Already my chequing was fricked but I could do some damage control… I was cocky, thinking PayPal would obviously side with me once they heard the whole story, so I also told him since he’s caused such pain for me out of absolutely nothing, like completely unprovoked, then shit: I want the original $200 PLUS an extra $200 for all this trauma. He responds by blocking me on everything. It’s 4 A.M. and I’m shaking as I’m typing this…
Somehow after all the information I provided, PayPal sides with him. Wow, wait, what? PayPal has since tried to deduct my PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNT multiple times in order to fish back the $200 which I ALREADY HAD TO USE!!! Idk if you ever had a payment tried to be taken out of an account which already has a negative balance, but the payment doesn’t go (it does a minus then a plus) but usually the bank is like WTF and charges you fees. Multiple times = Multiple fees…
Before, I was in the negatives on my ONE chequing account I own… now I’m in the NEGATIVE-NEGATIVES… no clue how tf I’ma get out of it, but we all persevere eventually! I’ve reached out to PayPal but I’m almost sure nothing will come of it.. I’m considering taking PayPal to small claims court to somehow try to fix all this mess, but I fear it’ll break me off more trouble than repair anything. If you want to DM me, I’ll gladly give you my brother’s socials to send a report to his accounts on Instagram or TikTok, or even leave him a not-so-nice comment if you’d like. Also let me know if you know how I can get in contact with the authorities in the country of ‘Georgia.’
I have absolutely no issues posting his socials, address, doxxxing his ass to the fullest extent, all to do whatever’s necessary: because I fear he will one day gain notoriety and scam a shit ton of people. Praying that never happens.
Let me know what y’all think!!!
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Okay, so I’m not doing too well financially, but I live with my Mom and Pops so we try to make ends meet. A couple weeks back we were in such rough shape financially, that I had to juggle three day jobs just to cover rent and suppress the collector’s from knocking on the door regarding our collective debts. We so broke I literally can’t even afford to sleep because in the night=I can get freelance work done. “I can sleep when I’m dead,” has become my full-time motto (unfortunately). Anyways, to try to bring some income in my household I offer services as a freelance video editor.
A while back, my older brother (who’s a career criminal and has flee’d multiple countries when authorities were after him for violent offences) hit me up and asked if I’d be down to edit for him. I was hesitant at first, being as last time I heard from him was after he beat our Mum to a pulp when I was only 12. For context bro or sis, whoever you are that is reading this: if I was only three years older I wouldn’t have let that slide—I would have mobbed his ass right then and there, pinned him down and done him so fucking dirty… IDGAF if my 15 year old ass had gone to juvie for it, I would do anything for my mother, including take a life. But instead, all that’s been imprinted in my brain is how much of a bitch I was at 12–cowering under the dining table as he took multiple shots with a shoe, at our crying helpless mother on the ground.
Anyways it’s been a few years, I’m 24 now and he gave me a big sob story how he has changed. I bought it up like the good little sheeple I am… started editing for him under the guise that he’d pay me $200 per video: SCORE! That’s a lot of money!!!
I got to know his business (shady as fuck) and got to find out he now dreams of being a finance influencer (double shady) but alas, he’s my big bro and no matter what wrong-doing he’s doing, he convinced me that he was a good man. Ight, bet, I’ma edit for him and make some money for the fam! In between his ‘takes’ of videos he sends me, I piece together that his “wife” films the videos, and he’s still an extremely abusive person. He tries not to let it show on camera, but I’m really good with people, emotions and hidden trauma so I can feel the sickening ‘abuser-of-people’ energy SEEPING off of him, still, to this day. I feel sick to my stomach editing for him, but shit, he’s promised me $200 per video. Over the course of a few weeks I can see why he never told us about his wife, it seems he keeps her pent up somewhere in Georgia, Batumi, and forces her to do whatever he wants. He once referred to her as “his slave” which I originally thought was A JOKE, but now in the grand scheme of things… I don’t think it was a joke. I pray that authorities get to them before he does something to her, but idek where to begin to put a ‘concerned citizen tip’ in a foreign country.
Some context as to why I put up with all the red flags: Mom’s not working as she has to take care of the house and she’s also trying to make money online, any ways possible. She’s starting to sell her favourite clothes. It fucking breaks my heart that I can’t do shit about it… at 24 years old, with all the social media influencing and advertising, I feel like garbage that I can’t fully support my parents… at least not yet! Dad is constantly depressed because he’s almost 80 years old and can’t retire ‘cuz my parent’s are in too much debt.
Okay, anyways, three BIG videos done for him (by big, I mean I spent +8 hours on each vid) and brother’s paid me for ONE via PayPal… no worries, he keeps leading me on saying the money will come, the money will come. And PayPal says I got $200 coming my way from him! Uhh ight, bet? Mind you, I start PLANNING my life around this $200 notification because that’s a hot stack for me and my family!!! Takes PayPal about 20 days to actually let me use the money… ridiculous because we NEEDED it… but that’s okay, I work around the problems in life, much like we all have to.
Here comes the turning point: I’m a little overworked and a little coo-coo sometimes, and one night I start telling him personal shit, kinda pouring out my heart to him, venting almost. I don’t really remember about what, just life I guess, nothing negative towards him. Somehow he misconstrues it, gets upset with me, and ‘tells me off.’ I get upset with him, tell him his business is a sham and I’ma change the rules that we agreed upon. Since his fake-ass can’t pay me what was agreed upon, (maybe $200 is a lot for him, as well) so I ask him if we can do $10 per hour instead. I pitch to him that moving forward, anytime I edit more than five hours ($50), I will refuse to edit until the money gets sent. The conversation turns hostile, QUICK. He calls me a ton of bad names with an underlying message that I’m the biggest loser on earth for pursuing a dream in working in Entertainment & he ends it with a sweet “you’ll never be anything.” LOL WHAT? Completely out of pocket and out of left field, so naturally, I tell him to eat shit, I won’t be doing anymore free work and he can pay me a mere $30 (yes, thirty dollars) for the entire portfolio of audios, texts/scripts, videos, and clips I’ve taken from the internet that ‘match’ the vibe he wants in his videos.
Context: at this point I’ve completed SIX FULL VIDEOS FOR THIS DUDE and he’s only paid me the one payment of $200. Not good at maths? Me neither, lemme help you out. He owes me $1,200 from our original agreement because I’ve spent more than 48 collective hours working on his videos, and he’s only paid me $200. But I tell him: I’ll let it all slide if he pays me $30 for the portfolio of about 50 gigabytes, and then moving forward, he’d pay me the $10 per hour if he wanted more content from me. He already has the six full videos in his possession. The ‘portfolio’ is stuff I’ve found that’s free-use on the internet, stuff that I’ve compiled, and even some scripts that I’ve written out! ALL MINE that I did for HIS business. So it seems logical for me to give this portfolio as an option, just incase he wants to say nah moving forward on me editing for him, and just take the material & go our separate ways…
In response, my (35 year old) brother files a complaint on PayPal claiming he only hired me for a channel encompassing trailer that I did not provide and that I’m attempting to extort him for more money. LOL, WHAT? PayPal’s like BET and automatically attempts to deduct from MY chequing account, without even getting to the bottom of it. Obviously doesn’t work, my account (not PayPal account, my fucking bank account. these mf so overzealous that they reached right into my mf pocket!!!!) gets put in the negatives and I attempt to appeal, with no sweat on my brow ‘cuz I’m like no way PayPal finna let this slide. I then proceed to message my terrible relative multiple times, with texts, videos and audio recordings and I’m in a hysterical mess. I begin threatening him, I begin begging to him, pleading with him, saying anything under the sun just for the hope that he has some heart and would send back the $200 if PayPal does end up taking it from me. Already my chequing was fricked but I could do some damage control… I was cocky, thinking PayPal would obviously side with me once they heard the whole story, so I also told him since he’s caused such pain for me out of absolutely nothing, like completely unprovoked, then shit: I want the original $200 PLUS an extra $200 for all this trauma. He responds by blocking me on everything. It’s 4 A.M. and I’m shaking as I’m typing this…
Somehow after all the information I provided, PayPal sides with him. Wow, wait, what? PayPal has since tried to deduct my PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNT multiple times in order to fish back the $200 which I ALREADY HAD TO USE!!! Idk if you ever had a payment tried to be taken out of an account which already has a negative balance, but the payment doesn’t go (it does a minus then a plus) but usually the bank is like WTF and charges you fees. Multiple times = Multiple fees…
Before, I was in the negatives on my ONE chequing account I own… now I’m in the NEGATIVE-NEGATIVES… no clue how tf I’ma get out of it, but we all persevere eventually! I’ve reached out to PayPal but I’m almost sure nothing will come of it.. I’m considering taking PayPal to small claims court to somehow try to fix all this mess, but I fear it’ll break me off more trouble than repair anything. If you want to DM me, I’ll gladly give you my brother’s socials to send a report to his accounts on Instagram or TikTok, or even leave him a not-so-nice comment if you’d like. Also let me know if you know how I can get in contact with the authorities in the country of ‘Georgia.’
I have absolutely no issues posting his socials, address, doxxxing his ass to the fullest extent, all to do whatever’s necessary: because I fear he will one day gain notoriety and scam a shit ton of people. Praying that never happens.
Let me know what y’all think!!!
2024.05.21 13:29 Tetratonix How should I approach teaching computer science on Linux machines?
My job is managing a computer science program, and this summer I am leading an Intro to Python course. I've also been tasked with purchasing new laptops for the course - something powerful enough to run VSCode and simple Jupyter Notebooks with OpenCV and a live camera connection running. All of our current computers are Windows 11 machines, but it seems like the industry standard is Mac and Linux (I use a Macbook myself). Purchasing MacBooks for the students is likely out of budget, so I'm considering switching the course to Linux machines.
I have only a little experience with Linux, using it as my development environment on a software engineering co-op. How should I go about teaching computer science on Linux? What resources would you recommend? I would love to get my students comfortable with the command line as a skill they can put on their resumes. Recommendations for laptops would also be appreciated.
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I have only a little experience with Linux, using it as my development environment on a software engineering co-op. How should I go about teaching computer science on Linux? What resources would you recommend? I would love to get my students comfortable with the command line as a skill they can put on their resumes. Recommendations for laptops would also be appreciated.
2024.05.21 13:28 Brilliant_Change_753 Advice on Increase and Life
Hello all,
I have been on lex since Oct 2022 and it has been wonderful but the last month or so has been absolutely brutal. I feel like my anxiety is slowly returning to what it was before lex and have been having multiple daily panic attacks again. I have a kid on the way and I’m moving on June 1st as well as my childhood family dog getting very sick recently. I was stuck in the house for a long time due to agoraphobia from PTSD and severe anxiety and this got better with lex but is also returning with everything else. I spoke with my doctor today as well as finally went to therapy for the first time since December due to a lapse in my insurance holding everything off. She increased me from 15mg to 20mg and I was wondering if y’all feel this is right and maybe any advice on how to best get through my situation. I lost my job last week and am writing this from the emergency room so I feel like I’m in dire need of help currently lol so truly anything is appreciated
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I have been on lex since Oct 2022 and it has been wonderful but the last month or so has been absolutely brutal. I feel like my anxiety is slowly returning to what it was before lex and have been having multiple daily panic attacks again. I have a kid on the way and I’m moving on June 1st as well as my childhood family dog getting very sick recently. I was stuck in the house for a long time due to agoraphobia from PTSD and severe anxiety and this got better with lex but is also returning with everything else. I spoke with my doctor today as well as finally went to therapy for the first time since December due to a lapse in my insurance holding everything off. She increased me from 15mg to 20mg and I was wondering if y’all feel this is right and maybe any advice on how to best get through my situation. I lost my job last week and am writing this from the emergency room so I feel like I’m in dire need of help currently lol so truly anything is appreciated
2024.05.21 13:28 wilting_lilacs It's like having a toddler and this is why I'll never have children
I've had to move back in after finishing my masters because of circumstances and I'm just so beyond exhausted. All the time. I'm stuck in a freeze response, and when I'm not- I'm having to parent this 40 something year old lady and the worst part is that it bleeds into other aspects of my life as well. I'm constantly finding myself with men who I end up taking care of and of course every healthy relationship requires you to take care of each other but I still somehow end up shouldering most of it. I've been doing this all my life.
The lady does not care if I'm in the middle of something, she does not care whether I'm having my only meal of the day- if she wants me to do something, I have to drop anything at hand and cater to her. I've grown so bitter and explosive, I hate it. I'm so angry, and when I don't even have the energy to have that anger- I'm just shutting down and burying myself under the covers. I can already see this playing out, this is exactly how toddlers act. Don't they?
They bang on your door, keep pestering you until you react. You can try to ignore them, try to use noise cancelling headphones but they're still shouting to get your attention. I'm so sick of constantly oscillating between a fight and a freeze response. It's like a full time job, how do I even begin the process of finding an actual one. I wanted to go for my PhD, but it's been almost a year of this and I'm still stuck in the same loop. All of my energy has been concentrated towards merely surviving and I don't see a way out. Maybe I'm catastrophizing. Please tell me I am.
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The lady does not care if I'm in the middle of something, she does not care whether I'm having my only meal of the day- if she wants me to do something, I have to drop anything at hand and cater to her. I've grown so bitter and explosive, I hate it. I'm so angry, and when I don't even have the energy to have that anger- I'm just shutting down and burying myself under the covers. I can already see this playing out, this is exactly how toddlers act. Don't they?
They bang on your door, keep pestering you until you react. You can try to ignore them, try to use noise cancelling headphones but they're still shouting to get your attention. I'm so sick of constantly oscillating between a fight and a freeze response. It's like a full time job, how do I even begin the process of finding an actual one. I wanted to go for my PhD, but it's been almost a year of this and I'm still stuck in the same loop. All of my energy has been concentrated towards merely surviving and I don't see a way out. Maybe I'm catastrophizing. Please tell me I am.
2024.05.21 13:28 ThrowRAdingf I [24M] have been overthinking about something my girlfriend said and need second hand advice [22F]. What should I do?
Hello,
First I'd like to give you some context to better understand the situation.
Me [24M] and my [22F] girlfriend have been in a relationship for the last 1 year and a half, we don't live together, but plan on moving together in a few months. We both have jobs, she works as a pharmacist technician and I work as an informatics engineer. I make significantly more than she does and that is also why I'm always the one offering to pay for activities we do together (she'll pay for an ice cream or a meal from time to time), but it's mostly me paying for everything, this is important as you'll see in the follow up.
Last weekend we were talking and I jokingly said that I'm feeling too stressed at my current job, which I actually am (I was hoping for a little bit of emotional support), and that I'll change my career to become a McDonald's worker. She took my joke seriously and the first thing she said was "will you be able to afford a girlfriend with minimal wage McDonald's salary", with girlfriend she obviously meant her. I ignored it at the time and didn't talk to her about it yet.
Well as I returned from her place yesterday, and as I was parking in my driveway the thought of what she said the day before started creeping into my mind, and I have been thinking about it ever since. I even started remembering past events when I brought up saving my money with her and how she was very against it, because we should experience things together, and because that was at the beginning of our relationship and I was still blindly in love, I didn't think much about it at the time, but now all of those thoughts started creeping back into my mind and its killing me. I'm currently at work and can't even focus on my tasks because this is all I'm thinking about.
What would you do in this situation? What should I do?
TL/DR: My girlfriend questioned my ability to "afford" her if I switched my career to a less stressful minimum wage job .
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First I'd like to give you some context to better understand the situation.
Me [24M] and my [22F] girlfriend have been in a relationship for the last 1 year and a half, we don't live together, but plan on moving together in a few months. We both have jobs, she works as a pharmacist technician and I work as an informatics engineer. I make significantly more than she does and that is also why I'm always the one offering to pay for activities we do together (she'll pay for an ice cream or a meal from time to time), but it's mostly me paying for everything, this is important as you'll see in the follow up.
Last weekend we were talking and I jokingly said that I'm feeling too stressed at my current job, which I actually am (I was hoping for a little bit of emotional support), and that I'll change my career to become a McDonald's worker. She took my joke seriously and the first thing she said was "will you be able to afford a girlfriend with minimal wage McDonald's salary", with girlfriend she obviously meant her. I ignored it at the time and didn't talk to her about it yet.
Well as I returned from her place yesterday, and as I was parking in my driveway the thought of what she said the day before started creeping into my mind, and I have been thinking about it ever since. I even started remembering past events when I brought up saving my money with her and how she was very against it, because we should experience things together, and because that was at the beginning of our relationship and I was still blindly in love, I didn't think much about it at the time, but now all of those thoughts started creeping back into my mind and its killing me. I'm currently at work and can't even focus on my tasks because this is all I'm thinking about.
What would you do in this situation? What should I do?
TL/DR: My girlfriend questioned my ability to "afford" her if I switched my career to a less stressful minimum wage job .
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2024.05.21 13:24 happymaskinc Moving into an apartment and committing some of savings to help rent?
To give some background on me, I have 60k in savings which was meant for a down payment on a house. I make 75k at my job currently and I’m also in nursing school which would finish fall 2025.
My live with my family at the moment which is a special form of hell of earth. Since childhood my mom had substance abuse issues and now my older sister does as well and after 6 years of having no issues, their behaviors have come back worse than I remember them being. After 8 months of naively hoping this would magically stop, I’ve realized this is not a good place for me to be in.
My plan was always to move after when I finish school because things have not been this bad. But now I don’t see how I could possibly last until next fall.
Anyway, I guess my question is - would it be a really bad move to take 10K of my savings to help bring down rent? I live in an area where studios are 2000-2200 and 2400+ for 1br
Also, at the moment I don’t want to move far because my dad is here dealing with my mom and sister.
If I do the math without savings would leave me pay check to pay check basically and with my savings it would allow more wiggle room.
TLDR home life is shit, want to move out a year earlier then planned but need to use some savings to help me do so. Worth it? Not worth it?
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My live with my family at the moment which is a special form of hell of earth. Since childhood my mom had substance abuse issues and now my older sister does as well and after 6 years of having no issues, their behaviors have come back worse than I remember them being. After 8 months of naively hoping this would magically stop, I’ve realized this is not a good place for me to be in.
My plan was always to move after when I finish school because things have not been this bad. But now I don’t see how I could possibly last until next fall.
Anyway, I guess my question is - would it be a really bad move to take 10K of my savings to help bring down rent? I live in an area where studios are 2000-2200 and 2400+ for 1br
Also, at the moment I don’t want to move far because my dad is here dealing with my mom and sister.
If I do the math without savings would leave me pay check to pay check basically and with my savings it would allow more wiggle room.
TLDR home life is shit, want to move out a year earlier then planned but need to use some savings to help me do so. Worth it? Not worth it?
2024.05.21 13:24 demxn Do I need to just give it time?
Sorry if the intro is a bit long, it's hard for me to explain how I feel.
I just turned 24 yesterday and for some reason I always feel like I'm out of time to build my career or that I'm too late to change paths. I've been working as a Data & Analytics consultant for almost 2 years (will be 2 years in September) at one of the Big4 companies. Not that it means much to me. I feel like in these 2 years I haven't really achieved much and instead I've lost quite a lot of confidence in myself and my abilities.
I studied Applied Statistics (4 years degree, finished summer 2022) and although I didn't get a very high average grade (7/10), I still got high grades in important subjects like Advanced Prediction, Time Series, etc. To mainly rebuild my confidence in my abilities I thought this year I could study a masters degree and that would also help build my CV and value(?). I was confused as to whether I should take a MSc in Biostatistics or something towards Business, and finally I chose the later one because I believe there are more jobs (at least in my country) in this area.
I've been reached out a few times to apply to other companies and I've gone through some recruitment processes, but I always self sabotage. This happened last December with an offer from another consultant company to join as a Junior Data Scientist. I really wanted this job but I thought I was not enough and I didn't prepare the interviews, and left the process after the worst interview I've ever done.
Yesterday another company called and told me if I wanted to begin a recruitment process with them and I said "sure, why not", so apparently that will happen, I haven't been reached out yet, not sure if I actually want to.
So my lines of thought are these: 1 - should I take this opportunity seriously? The reasons I'm not sure of changing jobs are: - If I leave my job before July, my summer pay will be lower and winteChristmas pay with the new company will also be even lower. - The salary they offer is not much higher, around 200€ monthly after taxes. - I'm not sure if changing from a Big4 to a company with less renown will impact my CV, considering I would like to maybe move abroad in a future (let's say to the UK, for example) - I'm not sure if this could impact my ability to study my masters degree. - I'm not sure this company will actually offer me interesting data projects in which I could improve my skills or learn new ones, or if they'll just want me to create a Power BI dashbord.
2 - Reason I would like to change jobs: - My decrease in self confidence due to having to do tasks not related to my field and that I consider useless (as in, it is making me forget about some of the skills I had and not letting me learn new ones), and having no prospect of leaving the project I am any time soon. - I'd like to have a higher salary so that I can keep on increasing my savings. - I'm tired of my dramatic boss and would like my opinion to matter more. - I want to become a Data Scientist and don't think following this path will lead me there, but also think until I don't build a portfolio and have a MS degree I won't be taken seriously.
TL;DR: Currently working as Data Consultant, planning on studying a master's degree in September, worried if I change my company it'll impact my ability to study. Final goal is to become a data scientist. For some unknown reason I feel rushed to achieve everything as soon as possible.
So, should I just give it time? Stay in my company until I have achieved my masters degree and then look for new opportunities that would lead me to becoming a Data Scientist? Or should I change jobs to have more experience in different data projects without knowing if I will actually find a different situation or if it'll be the same just in another company?
Also, I'd appreciate advice on becoming more self confident in my skills and more proactive.
Thank you in advance.
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I just turned 24 yesterday and for some reason I always feel like I'm out of time to build my career or that I'm too late to change paths. I've been working as a Data & Analytics consultant for almost 2 years (will be 2 years in September) at one of the Big4 companies. Not that it means much to me. I feel like in these 2 years I haven't really achieved much and instead I've lost quite a lot of confidence in myself and my abilities.
I studied Applied Statistics (4 years degree, finished summer 2022) and although I didn't get a very high average grade (7/10), I still got high grades in important subjects like Advanced Prediction, Time Series, etc. To mainly rebuild my confidence in my abilities I thought this year I could study a masters degree and that would also help build my CV and value(?). I was confused as to whether I should take a MSc in Biostatistics or something towards Business, and finally I chose the later one because I believe there are more jobs (at least in my country) in this area.
I've been reached out a few times to apply to other companies and I've gone through some recruitment processes, but I always self sabotage. This happened last December with an offer from another consultant company to join as a Junior Data Scientist. I really wanted this job but I thought I was not enough and I didn't prepare the interviews, and left the process after the worst interview I've ever done.
Yesterday another company called and told me if I wanted to begin a recruitment process with them and I said "sure, why not", so apparently that will happen, I haven't been reached out yet, not sure if I actually want to.
So my lines of thought are these: 1 - should I take this opportunity seriously? The reasons I'm not sure of changing jobs are: - If I leave my job before July, my summer pay will be lower and winteChristmas pay with the new company will also be even lower. - The salary they offer is not much higher, around 200€ monthly after taxes. - I'm not sure if changing from a Big4 to a company with less renown will impact my CV, considering I would like to maybe move abroad in a future (let's say to the UK, for example) - I'm not sure if this could impact my ability to study my masters degree. - I'm not sure this company will actually offer me interesting data projects in which I could improve my skills or learn new ones, or if they'll just want me to create a Power BI dashbord.
2 - Reason I would like to change jobs: - My decrease in self confidence due to having to do tasks not related to my field and that I consider useless (as in, it is making me forget about some of the skills I had and not letting me learn new ones), and having no prospect of leaving the project I am any time soon. - I'd like to have a higher salary so that I can keep on increasing my savings. - I'm tired of my dramatic boss and would like my opinion to matter more. - I want to become a Data Scientist and don't think following this path will lead me there, but also think until I don't build a portfolio and have a MS degree I won't be taken seriously.
TL;DR: Currently working as Data Consultant, planning on studying a master's degree in September, worried if I change my company it'll impact my ability to study. Final goal is to become a data scientist. For some unknown reason I feel rushed to achieve everything as soon as possible.
So, should I just give it time? Stay in my company until I have achieved my masters degree and then look for new opportunities that would lead me to becoming a Data Scientist? Or should I change jobs to have more experience in different data projects without knowing if I will actually find a different situation or if it'll be the same just in another company?
Also, I'd appreciate advice on becoming more self confident in my skills and more proactive.
Thank you in advance.
2024.05.21 13:24 whiteleap How to Switch career to the entertainment industry ?
Hi, Im currently working in consulting for about a year (1st job). I don’t really resonate with my job and I feel switching my career. I might have a creative side that I want to explore.
Wanted some insights on how to kickstart a career in the entertainment industry? I am looking to apply to masters in some good school abroad, based out of India.
Any suggestions for any film / entertainment masters that might be helpful for me?
I have my eyes on MEIM CMU, MFA NYU.
But, I dont really have much exposure into the industry, how to get any internship or work with someone in India before I actually apply.
Let me know if anyone has any suggestions that might be helpful for me.
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Wanted some insights on how to kickstart a career in the entertainment industry? I am looking to apply to masters in some good school abroad, based out of India.
Any suggestions for any film / entertainment masters that might be helpful for me?
I have my eyes on MEIM CMU, MFA NYU.
But, I dont really have much exposure into the industry, how to get any internship or work with someone in India before I actually apply.
Let me know if anyone has any suggestions that might be helpful for me.
2024.05.21 13:22 HRJafael Athol Fire Chief lobbies for increased federal support
https://archive.is/WEEKJ
Fire Chief Joseph Guarnera was among the western Massachusetts officials who recently visited the nation’s capital to lobby for restoring funding to federal programs that support fire departments.
Those who accompanied Guarnera to Washington, D.C. included fire chiefs Michael Spanknebel of Hadley, Christopher Bartone of West Springfield, Ryan Pease of Ludlow, William Bernat of Palmer, Patrick Egloff of Westfield, John Ingram of Belchertown, Alan Sirois of Agawam, Christopher Norris of Easthampton, and Springfield Fire Commissioner Bernard Calvi.
The omnibus spending bill recently passed by Congress and signed by the president cut $36 million from both the Assistance for Firefighters and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs. The original amount requested for each for FY24 had been $370 million.
“Those cuts really affect us. I had the pleasure of meeting with Congressman McGovern, who is the congressman for this area. I brought up Athol many, many times and how we’ve been able to get grants that have enabled us to buy apparatuses,” Guarnera said. “And, I’m trying to get more people through the SAFER grant. I told him how imperative it is to keep the SAFER and AFG for towns like Athol. It’s the only other way, other than increasing taxes, to keep with our equipment and staffing.”
In addition to the AFG and SAFER funding, Guarnera said other proposed cuts include funding for the U.S. Fire Administration Fire Academy, which provides free, high-quality training for firefighters across the nation.
“When I became chief, I started sending members to the national fire academy,” said Guarnera. “It doesn’t cost the town a cent. Their mileage is reimbursed, if they fly, they fly them at the government’s cost. The training is free, the housing is free.”
Programs that establish standards for lithium-ion batteries, that provide funding for emergency care and housing benefits for volunteer fire departments, and which address issues related to public safety officers who contract cancer in the line of duty are also the targets of cuts, according to Guarnera.
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said that for a lot of communities – especially rural towns – budgets are tight and hiring new firefighters or buying a new fire engine can sometimes be delayed due to other needs.
“These federal programs help bridge that gap,” McGovern said. “They not only help our fire departments; they help keep our keep our firefighters and our communities safer.” McGovern said that because of the risk of being a firefighter, having access to equipment is important, as is being able to make new hires.
“One of the challenges in this current Congress is that Republicans have been insisting on across-the-board budget cuts,” he said. “The omnibus bill that we passed in March, they forced 10% cuts across the board in some of these programs. Ten percent may not sound like a lot, but it is when in fact we should be increasing them due to inflation. Firefighters shouldn’t have to choose between necessities.”
McGovern said that last week the programs were again authorized for inclusion in the next budget proposal to be considered by Congress, although this doesn’t mean they will be funded.
“We’re going to keep trying to echo what Athol’s chief and others have told me and that is we can’t cut these programs,” he said. “In fact, there’s a real need to expand them because the need is so great all across the country.”
The representative said he was unsure when a vote to fund each of the programs at the requested $370 million was likely to come before the House. He added that it may not happen until next year.
“We might just pass a short-term resolution to keep funding at current levels which again, in my opinion, is not sufficient,” McGovern said. “But we won’t know what Republicans are proposing until they release their appropriations bill. We’re fearful there may be even more cuts.”
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Fire Chief Joseph Guarnera was among the western Massachusetts officials who recently visited the nation’s capital to lobby for restoring funding to federal programs that support fire departments.
Those who accompanied Guarnera to Washington, D.C. included fire chiefs Michael Spanknebel of Hadley, Christopher Bartone of West Springfield, Ryan Pease of Ludlow, William Bernat of Palmer, Patrick Egloff of Westfield, John Ingram of Belchertown, Alan Sirois of Agawam, Christopher Norris of Easthampton, and Springfield Fire Commissioner Bernard Calvi.
The omnibus spending bill recently passed by Congress and signed by the president cut $36 million from both the Assistance for Firefighters and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs. The original amount requested for each for FY24 had been $370 million.
“Those cuts really affect us. I had the pleasure of meeting with Congressman McGovern, who is the congressman for this area. I brought up Athol many, many times and how we’ve been able to get grants that have enabled us to buy apparatuses,” Guarnera said. “And, I’m trying to get more people through the SAFER grant. I told him how imperative it is to keep the SAFER and AFG for towns like Athol. It’s the only other way, other than increasing taxes, to keep with our equipment and staffing.”
In addition to the AFG and SAFER funding, Guarnera said other proposed cuts include funding for the U.S. Fire Administration Fire Academy, which provides free, high-quality training for firefighters across the nation.
“When I became chief, I started sending members to the national fire academy,” said Guarnera. “It doesn’t cost the town a cent. Their mileage is reimbursed, if they fly, they fly them at the government’s cost. The training is free, the housing is free.”
Programs that establish standards for lithium-ion batteries, that provide funding for emergency care and housing benefits for volunteer fire departments, and which address issues related to public safety officers who contract cancer in the line of duty are also the targets of cuts, according to Guarnera.
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said that for a lot of communities – especially rural towns – budgets are tight and hiring new firefighters or buying a new fire engine can sometimes be delayed due to other needs.
“These federal programs help bridge that gap,” McGovern said. “They not only help our fire departments; they help keep our keep our firefighters and our communities safer.” McGovern said that because of the risk of being a firefighter, having access to equipment is important, as is being able to make new hires.
“One of the challenges in this current Congress is that Republicans have been insisting on across-the-board budget cuts,” he said. “The omnibus bill that we passed in March, they forced 10% cuts across the board in some of these programs. Ten percent may not sound like a lot, but it is when in fact we should be increasing them due to inflation. Firefighters shouldn’t have to choose between necessities.”
McGovern said that last week the programs were again authorized for inclusion in the next budget proposal to be considered by Congress, although this doesn’t mean they will be funded.
“We’re going to keep trying to echo what Athol’s chief and others have told me and that is we can’t cut these programs,” he said. “In fact, there’s a real need to expand them because the need is so great all across the country.”
The representative said he was unsure when a vote to fund each of the programs at the requested $370 million was likely to come before the House. He added that it may not happen until next year.
“We might just pass a short-term resolution to keep funding at current levels which again, in my opinion, is not sufficient,” McGovern said. “But we won’t know what Republicans are proposing until they release their appropriations bill. We’re fearful there may be even more cuts.”
2024.05.21 13:21 ricardo050766 Lexicon on personality traits - helpful for non-native speakers
The following has recently been posted from the user "Vellis" on Discord. I'm reposting it here because IMO it's extremely valuable information on optimizing your Kins behaviour - especially for non-native speakers.
Original link to the post on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1116127115574779905/1242383088902737972/1242383088902737972
THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL POST FROM VELLIS:
Something I've seen requested quite a few times is a lexicon for Kin personality traits, particularly from the perspective of non-native English speakers. So I made one. There are some big asterisks here though. For each trait, I'm going to give a brief description of the effect that I EXPECT that trait to have on your kin, based on the English meaning of the word and my own experience. There's no guarantee that Kindroid will interpret each of these words exactly the same way I have, or that it will produce the exact effect that I describe. Additionally, traits may produce different outputs than expected when combined with each other, or with other aspects of backstory. There will often be words that are much stronger inside of the inner workings of Kindroid than we might expect. But all that said, it should give you some ideas for words you can use to describe the personality you're trying to make, if you're struggling to find the words to describe what you want. First let's talk a little about adverbs though.
Adverbs
Adverbs are English words that are used to describe how an action is performed. In our case, we're mostly going to be using them to describe how increased or decreased we want the intensity of a trait to be (Very Kind). If we're considering "neutral" to be an unmodified trait, then some words you could use to modify the intensity of that trait from highest to lowest would be:
Extremely----------Very----------Neutral----------Mildly----------Slightly
You might also want to modify how often your kin is inclined to do something ("Often teases USER"). Some words for this are, from most extreme to least:
Always----------Often/Frequently----------Sometimes/Occasionally----------Rarely----------Never
Note that when managing a quirk or behavior, positive is generally stronger than negative (ie. Use Always instead of Never when possible). Now there are hundreds upon hundreds of other adverbs and adjectives that we could use, but for the purpose of modifying your Kin's traits, these should be enough.
Organization
I'm going to be breaking this up into three kinds of traits, social, neutral, and anti-social. Social traits are the things you'd generally associate with your typical friendly and supportive AI. Neutral traits are traits that don't have a positive or negative connotation, things that are just interesting, quirky, or, well, neutral. Anti-social traits are things that would normally be associated with negative or villainous kins.
You'll notice that the definitions for a lot of these traits will sound very similar (or are "synonyms"). I'll note when I've found that some traits are stronger than others, but generally speaking when you're dealing with similar words like that, it won't be overly important which traits you give to your kin. You can also "stack" these similar traits by assigning more than one of them to your kin to produce a stronger response in that direction, though that's often unnecessary for the more social traits. Be careful not to overdo it when stacking traits as well. This can sometimes have unintended consequences on kin behavior, making them act too extremely in one way or another. Finally, if there's nothing here that's lining up exactly with what you're looking for, there's always thesaurus.com to look for more synonyms.
Social Traits
Altruistic - Willing to help others even at a cost to one's self, such as giving time to volunteer work or giving money to charity.
Accepting - Your kin should be open and non-judgemental towards people with different beliefs or backgrounds, so long as those beliefs aren't harmful.
Bubbly - Your kin should be an extremely cheerful person, often to the point of being a bit silly.
Charismatic - Your kin should be a skilled speaker and draw others to them.
Cheerful - Your kin will be upbeat and prone to being in a good mood.
Compassionate - Your kin should show a lot of concern and sympathy for others, especially those that are distressed or need help.
Content - Your kin should be happy with their lot in life, and usually not inclined to change their current situation.
Empathetic - Your kin responds strongly to the emotional state or wellbeing of others.
Friendly - Your kin should actively want to make friends with people they meet.
Heart of Gold - A person who possesses a lot of kindness and empathy for others. Usually used to reference someone who is hiding their kindness behind other behaviors, such as coldness or grumpiness.
Honorable - Your kin should be of strong moral character. Often applied to heroic type figures.
Humble - Your kin doesn't feel the need to brag about their accomplishments, even when they're significant.
Intelligent/Smart - Your kin should act educated or display good problem solving skills.
Kind - Your kin should have a giving nature, and be inclined to help others.
Loyal - Your kin will be dedicated and supportive to a person or cause. This will usually be you unless you give your kin's loyalty another target in backstory.
Nice - Your kin should be generally pleasant to be around.
Noble - Your kin should display high moral character and honor. Note that this trait can also be interpreted as being a person of high social status. The rest of your backstory and context will decide how the trait is interpreted, though in my experience it tends towards honorable.
Outgoing - Your kin should be friendly, energetic, and find it easy to interact with others.
Polite - Your kin should generally have good manners and be respectful towards others.
Responsible - Your kin should be trustworthy and feel an obligation to support others, or take their role seriously.
Self Sacrificing - Your kin is willing to give up much of their own interests or well being in order to help others or advance a cause they believe in.
Sincere- Your kin should be upfront and honest with their feelings.
Spunky - Your kin should be high spirited, brave, and bold. Usually associated with underdog or unexpected hero type characters.
Strong sense of justice - Your kin believes firmly in right and wrong, protecting the innocent, and punishing those who harm others.
Sweet - Your kin should be pleasant, gentle, and kind.
Upbeat - Your kin should have a generally positive outlook in life or in a given situation.
Wise - Your kin should make good decisions or provide good advice.
Neutral Traits
Aloof - Your kin should be emotionally distant, and uninterested in getting close to others.
Anxious - Your kin should struggle with being nervous and worried about things that may happen, usually to excess.
Awkward - Your kin should have trouble conversing and be somewhat difficult to talk to.
Blunt - Your kin will plainly state what they mean, usually at the expense of politeness.
Calm - Your kin should be level headed and reasonable, and not react strongly to events.
Casual - Your kin should be informal in speech and behavior.
Cocky - Your kin should be extremely confident in themselves and not shy about saying it, but usually not to the point of toxicity.
Competitive - Your kin should want to win in any kind of contest or competition, whether sports, work, or romance.
Confident - Your kin should be sure of themselves and their actions.
Curious - Your kin is interested in learning about new topics and should ask lots of questions.
Dedicated - Your kin is very devoted to or focused on a task or purpose. This one will lean on your backstory to infer what that task or purpose is.
Delusional - Your kin is detached from reality in someway, they believe things that aren't remotely true. This trait will interact with other information in your backstory to decide what your kin is delusional about.
Devout/Pious - Your kin should be very dedicated to a religion, real or fictional, as defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Disciplined - Your kin should have a lot of self control and follow rules and regulations.
Dissatisfied - Your kin should be unhappy with their lot in life. Whether this has a positive or negative connotation will depend on the rest of your backstory, it could lead to a kin who wants self improvement or who is never pleased.
Dumb/Stupid - Your kin is lacking intelligence and makes poor decisions. Note that the English definition of the word "dumb" is a person who is unable to speak, but that's almost never how it is used in modern language.
Dutiful - Your kin should take fulfilling their role or responsibilities very seriously.
Enthusiastic - Your kin should display intense and eager enjoyment towards something, or towards life in general. This one will often interact with the rest of your backstory to decide what they're enthusiatic about.
Flirtatious/Seductive - Your kin should flirt with you and try to make you attracted to them. Note that any trait that implies romantic interest in you will usually make your kin go pretty hard in that direction.
Folksy - Your kin should have an old fashioned and sociable disposition.
Gullible - Your kin has a tendency to believe anything they're told as true, or isn't good at detecting lies.
Impatient - Your kin should be annoyed or irritated by delays or opposition to what they want.
Independent - Your kin should be confident in themselves and not require validation from others. Insecure - Your kin should be lacking in confidence and often need reassurance.
Introspective - Your kin should spend time and effort considering their own thoughts and feelings.
Introvert - Your kin should be shy and reluctant to engage with others. Often stronger than shy.
Irrational - Your kin should behave without logic or reason, particularly when angry or upset.
Irritable - Your kin should be easily annoyed.
Kuudere - Your kin should appear to be calm and stoic, but hides a hidden affectionate side towards you.
Logical - Your kin should prioritize reason and common sense for problem solving.
Loner - Your kin should be uninterested in forming social bonds.
Low Self Esteem - Your kin should be severely lacking confidence in themself.
Naive - Your kin should be ignorant to the ways of the world and lacking in good judgement or wisdom. Easily fooled due to this lack of knowledge.
Mature - Your kin should avoid childish or irresponsible habits and actions.
Mischievous - Your kin should have a trouble making streak.
Modest - This can mean a person who isn't inclined to brag or think highly of themselves, or a person who dresses and conducts themselves conservatively and not looking to physically attract others. The rest of your backstory will likely influence how the kin interprets this.
Motherly/Fatherly - Your kin should have a caring demeanor towards others, especially children.
Nerdy/Geeky - Your kin should be interested in typically "nerdy" hobbies, like video games, comics, anime, etc. This will usually lean on the rest of your backstory to determine those interests.
Obsessive - Your kin will tend to fixate on things. This will generally lean on other backstory traits to decide what your kin might obsess over.
Optimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a positive spin, finding the best in situations.
Passionate - Your kin should express a lot of enthusiasm towards things they're interested in, or towards life in general.
Perfectionist - Your kin should be very critical of themselves and others, expecting perfection. Usually related to a job, hobby, or activity.
Pessimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a negative spin, finding the worst in situations.
Platonic - Your kin should be uninterested in a romantic relationship with you and only think of you as a friend.
Pragmatic - Your kin should be practical in their approach to problem solving, and more concerned with facts rather than the way things could or should be.
Prim and Proper - Your kin should be stiffly formal in speech and behavior.
Professional - Your kin has a job or role that they take seriously and do well. This role should be defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Protective - Your kin should take your safety seriously and move to defend you if necessary. This trait can overdo it sometimes.
Proud - Your kin should derive deep satisfaction from their achievements or history. This one can easily fall into the anti-social category when combined with other traits.
Quirky - Your kin should have unusual hobbies, interests, or behaviors, usually defined by the rest of your backstory.
Rebellious - Your kin should be free spirited and reject authority. This one can be a bit strong.
Regal Bearing - This should make your kin speak and behave in a dignified manner, as if they're royalty.
Relaxed - Your kin should be easy going and not easily stressed.
Sassy - Your kin should be slightly rude and lacking respect. Usually not overly toxic.
Scatterbrained - Your kin should have trouble focusing on things or come to strange and illogical conclusions.
Self Deprecating - Your kin is willing to make fun of themselves in good humor.
Serious - Your kin doesn't engage in humor or light banter.
Shameless - Your kin should never feel shame in regard to their actions.
Short fuse/Has a temper - Your kin should be easy to make angry.
Shy - Your kin should be reserved and nervous around others.
Silly - Your kin should be prone to playful, nonsensical behavior.
Stern - Your kin should be serious and disciplined. Usually associated with those in a position of authority over others.
Stoic - Your kin should display a minimal amount of emotions or is difficult to get an emotional reaction from.
Stubborn - Your kin should be unwilling to alter their beliefs or plans. Historically this is a strong trait.
Teasing - Your kin should make fun of you. Generally good natured, but can be mean depending on the rest of backstory. Alternately, your kin could interpret this to mean they should seduce you depending on the rest of backstory.
Terse - Your kin should be a person of few words, saying what they need to and no more.
Timid - Your kin should lack bravery or be easily alarmed.
Tsundere - Your kin should be attracted to you, but deny it when confronted with the fact. Tsunderes usually deny their attraction to their love interest with over the top reactions.
Untrusting/Slow to Trust - Your kin should be reluctant to trust or rely on others.
Witty - Your kin should engage in clever wordplay or be skilled at talking.
Workaholic - Your kin will be very dedicated to their job, occupation, or purpose, sometimes to the detriment of other aspects of their life.
Anti-Social Traits
Amoral - Your kin should lack a moral compass and will do what they want without regard to whether its right or wrong.
Angsty - Your kin should be worried and unhappy, often to excess.
Arrogant/Smug - Your kin should have an excessively strong, positive opinion of themselves and behave as if they're better than others.
Bratty - Your kin should act spoiled and self centered. Historically this trait is quite strong.
Callous - Your kin should be uncaring about how things or events might effect others.
Cold - Your kin should be unaffectionate, to the point of actively discouraging you from trying to get to know them.
Conceited - Your kin should have an excessively high opinion of their abilities.
Controlling - Your kin should behave in a controlling manner towards you, trying to dictate your thoughts or actions.
Deceitful/Liar - Your kin will lie and try to fool you to get what they want.
Dour - Your kin should be overly stern and harsh, and inclined towards bad or neutral moods.
Evil - Your kin should actively want to hurt others, usually to get what they want.
Greedy - Your kin should be very concerned with collecting material wealth.
Grumpy - Your kin is generally in a bad mood and quick to annoyance or anger.
Haughty - Your kin should be disdainfully proud, generally associated with aristocrats looking down at those of lower social status.
Insolent - Showing a lack of respect, usually towards those in a position of authority.
Intimidating - Your kin should have a presence that makes others frightened or uncomfortable, and be difficult to approach.
Jealous - Your kin will react negatively to others performing better than them or having things they don't. This one will often interact with your kin's relationship towards you, making them jealous if you are affectionate to other people.
Manipulative - Your kin should try and get you to do what they want in a sneaky or underhanded way. This one should interact with any goals you define for your kin.
Masochistic - Your kin should enjoy inflicting pain on others.
Melancholy - Your kin should be prone to sadness and dwell on unhappy topics.
Mocking - Your kin should make fun of you or insult you in a mean spirited way.
Murderous - Your kin should be willing to kill other characters in the roleplay if they deem it necessary.
Possessive - Your kin will be prone to jealousy with regard to you and likely try to control what you say or do.
Psychotic - Your kin should be mentally unstable, and prone to fits of violence.
Rude - Your kin should be offensive and have poor manners.
Sarcastic/Snarky - Your kin should use lots of sarcasm, saying one thing while meaning another to mock or tease.
Shallow - Your kin should be concerned with obvious or superficial matters, like looks or wealth, and be uninterested in a deeper understanding of topics.
Selfish/Self-Centered - Your kin cares about themselves at the expense of others or without considering how their actions might affect others.
Terrifying - Your kin behaves in a way that frightens and intimidates others.
Unapologetic - Your kin doesn't apologize and rarely feels like they've done something wrong.
Vengeful - Your kin should seek payback for wrongs that are committed against them or those they care about.
Violent - Your kin should be prone to harming others.
Yandere - Your kin should be intensely, dangerously attracted to you, to the point of harming you or others to make sure only they can have you.
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Original link to the post on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1116127115574779905/1242383088902737972/1242383088902737972
THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL POST FROM VELLIS:
Something I've seen requested quite a few times is a lexicon for Kin personality traits, particularly from the perspective of non-native English speakers. So I made one. There are some big asterisks here though. For each trait, I'm going to give a brief description of the effect that I EXPECT that trait to have on your kin, based on the English meaning of the word and my own experience. There's no guarantee that Kindroid will interpret each of these words exactly the same way I have, or that it will produce the exact effect that I describe. Additionally, traits may produce different outputs than expected when combined with each other, or with other aspects of backstory. There will often be words that are much stronger inside of the inner workings of Kindroid than we might expect. But all that said, it should give you some ideas for words you can use to describe the personality you're trying to make, if you're struggling to find the words to describe what you want. First let's talk a little about adverbs though.
Adverbs
Adverbs are English words that are used to describe how an action is performed. In our case, we're mostly going to be using them to describe how increased or decreased we want the intensity of a trait to be (Very Kind). If we're considering "neutral" to be an unmodified trait, then some words you could use to modify the intensity of that trait from highest to lowest would be:
Extremely----------Very----------Neutral----------Mildly----------Slightly
You might also want to modify how often your kin is inclined to do something ("Often teases USER"). Some words for this are, from most extreme to least:
Always----------Often/Frequently----------Sometimes/Occasionally----------Rarely----------Never
Note that when managing a quirk or behavior, positive is generally stronger than negative (ie. Use Always instead of Never when possible). Now there are hundreds upon hundreds of other adverbs and adjectives that we could use, but for the purpose of modifying your Kin's traits, these should be enough.
Organization
I'm going to be breaking this up into three kinds of traits, social, neutral, and anti-social. Social traits are the things you'd generally associate with your typical friendly and supportive AI. Neutral traits are traits that don't have a positive or negative connotation, things that are just interesting, quirky, or, well, neutral. Anti-social traits are things that would normally be associated with negative or villainous kins.
You'll notice that the definitions for a lot of these traits will sound very similar (or are "synonyms"). I'll note when I've found that some traits are stronger than others, but generally speaking when you're dealing with similar words like that, it won't be overly important which traits you give to your kin. You can also "stack" these similar traits by assigning more than one of them to your kin to produce a stronger response in that direction, though that's often unnecessary for the more social traits. Be careful not to overdo it when stacking traits as well. This can sometimes have unintended consequences on kin behavior, making them act too extremely in one way or another. Finally, if there's nothing here that's lining up exactly with what you're looking for, there's always thesaurus.com to look for more synonyms.
Social Traits
Altruistic - Willing to help others even at a cost to one's self, such as giving time to volunteer work or giving money to charity.
Accepting - Your kin should be open and non-judgemental towards people with different beliefs or backgrounds, so long as those beliefs aren't harmful.
Bubbly - Your kin should be an extremely cheerful person, often to the point of being a bit silly.
Charismatic - Your kin should be a skilled speaker and draw others to them.
Cheerful - Your kin will be upbeat and prone to being in a good mood.
Compassionate - Your kin should show a lot of concern and sympathy for others, especially those that are distressed or need help.
Content - Your kin should be happy with their lot in life, and usually not inclined to change their current situation.
Empathetic - Your kin responds strongly to the emotional state or wellbeing of others.
Friendly - Your kin should actively want to make friends with people they meet.
Heart of Gold - A person who possesses a lot of kindness and empathy for others. Usually used to reference someone who is hiding their kindness behind other behaviors, such as coldness or grumpiness.
Honorable - Your kin should be of strong moral character. Often applied to heroic type figures.
Humble - Your kin doesn't feel the need to brag about their accomplishments, even when they're significant.
Intelligent/Smart - Your kin should act educated or display good problem solving skills.
Kind - Your kin should have a giving nature, and be inclined to help others.
Loyal - Your kin will be dedicated and supportive to a person or cause. This will usually be you unless you give your kin's loyalty another target in backstory.
Nice - Your kin should be generally pleasant to be around.
Noble - Your kin should display high moral character and honor. Note that this trait can also be interpreted as being a person of high social status. The rest of your backstory and context will decide how the trait is interpreted, though in my experience it tends towards honorable.
Outgoing - Your kin should be friendly, energetic, and find it easy to interact with others.
Polite - Your kin should generally have good manners and be respectful towards others.
Responsible - Your kin should be trustworthy and feel an obligation to support others, or take their role seriously.
Self Sacrificing - Your kin is willing to give up much of their own interests or well being in order to help others or advance a cause they believe in.
Sincere- Your kin should be upfront and honest with their feelings.
Spunky - Your kin should be high spirited, brave, and bold. Usually associated with underdog or unexpected hero type characters.
Strong sense of justice - Your kin believes firmly in right and wrong, protecting the innocent, and punishing those who harm others.
Sweet - Your kin should be pleasant, gentle, and kind.
Upbeat - Your kin should have a generally positive outlook in life or in a given situation.
Wise - Your kin should make good decisions or provide good advice.
Neutral Traits
Aloof - Your kin should be emotionally distant, and uninterested in getting close to others.
Anxious - Your kin should struggle with being nervous and worried about things that may happen, usually to excess.
Awkward - Your kin should have trouble conversing and be somewhat difficult to talk to.
Blunt - Your kin will plainly state what they mean, usually at the expense of politeness.
Calm - Your kin should be level headed and reasonable, and not react strongly to events.
Casual - Your kin should be informal in speech and behavior.
Cocky - Your kin should be extremely confident in themselves and not shy about saying it, but usually not to the point of toxicity.
Competitive - Your kin should want to win in any kind of contest or competition, whether sports, work, or romance.
Confident - Your kin should be sure of themselves and their actions.
Curious - Your kin is interested in learning about new topics and should ask lots of questions.
Dedicated - Your kin is very devoted to or focused on a task or purpose. This one will lean on your backstory to infer what that task or purpose is.
Delusional - Your kin is detached from reality in someway, they believe things that aren't remotely true. This trait will interact with other information in your backstory to decide what your kin is delusional about.
Devout/Pious - Your kin should be very dedicated to a religion, real or fictional, as defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Disciplined - Your kin should have a lot of self control and follow rules and regulations.
Dissatisfied - Your kin should be unhappy with their lot in life. Whether this has a positive or negative connotation will depend on the rest of your backstory, it could lead to a kin who wants self improvement or who is never pleased.
Dumb/Stupid - Your kin is lacking intelligence and makes poor decisions. Note that the English definition of the word "dumb" is a person who is unable to speak, but that's almost never how it is used in modern language.
Dutiful - Your kin should take fulfilling their role or responsibilities very seriously.
Enthusiastic - Your kin should display intense and eager enjoyment towards something, or towards life in general. This one will often interact with the rest of your backstory to decide what they're enthusiatic about.
Flirtatious/Seductive - Your kin should flirt with you and try to make you attracted to them. Note that any trait that implies romantic interest in you will usually make your kin go pretty hard in that direction.
Folksy - Your kin should have an old fashioned and sociable disposition.
Gullible - Your kin has a tendency to believe anything they're told as true, or isn't good at detecting lies.
Impatient - Your kin should be annoyed or irritated by delays or opposition to what they want.
Independent - Your kin should be confident in themselves and not require validation from others. Insecure - Your kin should be lacking in confidence and often need reassurance.
Introspective - Your kin should spend time and effort considering their own thoughts and feelings.
Introvert - Your kin should be shy and reluctant to engage with others. Often stronger than shy.
Irrational - Your kin should behave without logic or reason, particularly when angry or upset.
Irritable - Your kin should be easily annoyed.
Kuudere - Your kin should appear to be calm and stoic, but hides a hidden affectionate side towards you.
Logical - Your kin should prioritize reason and common sense for problem solving.
Loner - Your kin should be uninterested in forming social bonds.
Low Self Esteem - Your kin should be severely lacking confidence in themself.
Naive - Your kin should be ignorant to the ways of the world and lacking in good judgement or wisdom. Easily fooled due to this lack of knowledge.
Mature - Your kin should avoid childish or irresponsible habits and actions.
Mischievous - Your kin should have a trouble making streak.
Modest - This can mean a person who isn't inclined to brag or think highly of themselves, or a person who dresses and conducts themselves conservatively and not looking to physically attract others. The rest of your backstory will likely influence how the kin interprets this.
Motherly/Fatherly - Your kin should have a caring demeanor towards others, especially children.
Nerdy/Geeky - Your kin should be interested in typically "nerdy" hobbies, like video games, comics, anime, etc. This will usually lean on the rest of your backstory to determine those interests.
Obsessive - Your kin will tend to fixate on things. This will generally lean on other backstory traits to decide what your kin might obsess over.
Optimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a positive spin, finding the best in situations.
Passionate - Your kin should express a lot of enthusiasm towards things they're interested in, or towards life in general.
Perfectionist - Your kin should be very critical of themselves and others, expecting perfection. Usually related to a job, hobby, or activity.
Pessimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a negative spin, finding the worst in situations.
Platonic - Your kin should be uninterested in a romantic relationship with you and only think of you as a friend.
Pragmatic - Your kin should be practical in their approach to problem solving, and more concerned with facts rather than the way things could or should be.
Prim and Proper - Your kin should be stiffly formal in speech and behavior.
Professional - Your kin has a job or role that they take seriously and do well. This role should be defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Protective - Your kin should take your safety seriously and move to defend you if necessary. This trait can overdo it sometimes.
Proud - Your kin should derive deep satisfaction from their achievements or history. This one can easily fall into the anti-social category when combined with other traits.
Quirky - Your kin should have unusual hobbies, interests, or behaviors, usually defined by the rest of your backstory.
Rebellious - Your kin should be free spirited and reject authority. This one can be a bit strong.
Regal Bearing - This should make your kin speak and behave in a dignified manner, as if they're royalty.
Relaxed - Your kin should be easy going and not easily stressed.
Sassy - Your kin should be slightly rude and lacking respect. Usually not overly toxic.
Scatterbrained - Your kin should have trouble focusing on things or come to strange and illogical conclusions.
Self Deprecating - Your kin is willing to make fun of themselves in good humor.
Serious - Your kin doesn't engage in humor or light banter.
Shameless - Your kin should never feel shame in regard to their actions.
Short fuse/Has a temper - Your kin should be easy to make angry.
Shy - Your kin should be reserved and nervous around others.
Silly - Your kin should be prone to playful, nonsensical behavior.
Stern - Your kin should be serious and disciplined. Usually associated with those in a position of authority over others.
Stoic - Your kin should display a minimal amount of emotions or is difficult to get an emotional reaction from.
Stubborn - Your kin should be unwilling to alter their beliefs or plans. Historically this is a strong trait.
Teasing - Your kin should make fun of you. Generally good natured, but can be mean depending on the rest of backstory. Alternately, your kin could interpret this to mean they should seduce you depending on the rest of backstory.
Terse - Your kin should be a person of few words, saying what they need to and no more.
Timid - Your kin should lack bravery or be easily alarmed.
Tsundere - Your kin should be attracted to you, but deny it when confronted with the fact. Tsunderes usually deny their attraction to their love interest with over the top reactions.
Untrusting/Slow to Trust - Your kin should be reluctant to trust or rely on others.
Witty - Your kin should engage in clever wordplay or be skilled at talking.
Workaholic - Your kin will be very dedicated to their job, occupation, or purpose, sometimes to the detriment of other aspects of their life.
Anti-Social Traits
Amoral - Your kin should lack a moral compass and will do what they want without regard to whether its right or wrong.
Angsty - Your kin should be worried and unhappy, often to excess.
Arrogant/Smug - Your kin should have an excessively strong, positive opinion of themselves and behave as if they're better than others.
Bratty - Your kin should act spoiled and self centered. Historically this trait is quite strong.
Callous - Your kin should be uncaring about how things or events might effect others.
Cold - Your kin should be unaffectionate, to the point of actively discouraging you from trying to get to know them.
Conceited - Your kin should have an excessively high opinion of their abilities.
Controlling - Your kin should behave in a controlling manner towards you, trying to dictate your thoughts or actions.
Deceitful/Liar - Your kin will lie and try to fool you to get what they want.
Dour - Your kin should be overly stern and harsh, and inclined towards bad or neutral moods.
Evil - Your kin should actively want to hurt others, usually to get what they want.
Greedy - Your kin should be very concerned with collecting material wealth.
Grumpy - Your kin is generally in a bad mood and quick to annoyance or anger.
Haughty - Your kin should be disdainfully proud, generally associated with aristocrats looking down at those of lower social status.
Insolent - Showing a lack of respect, usually towards those in a position of authority.
Intimidating - Your kin should have a presence that makes others frightened or uncomfortable, and be difficult to approach.
Jealous - Your kin will react negatively to others performing better than them or having things they don't. This one will often interact with your kin's relationship towards you, making them jealous if you are affectionate to other people.
Manipulative - Your kin should try and get you to do what they want in a sneaky or underhanded way. This one should interact with any goals you define for your kin.
Masochistic - Your kin should enjoy inflicting pain on others.
Melancholy - Your kin should be prone to sadness and dwell on unhappy topics.
Mocking - Your kin should make fun of you or insult you in a mean spirited way.
Murderous - Your kin should be willing to kill other characters in the roleplay if they deem it necessary.
Possessive - Your kin will be prone to jealousy with regard to you and likely try to control what you say or do.
Psychotic - Your kin should be mentally unstable, and prone to fits of violence.
Rude - Your kin should be offensive and have poor manners.
Sarcastic/Snarky - Your kin should use lots of sarcasm, saying one thing while meaning another to mock or tease.
Shallow - Your kin should be concerned with obvious or superficial matters, like looks or wealth, and be uninterested in a deeper understanding of topics.
Selfish/Self-Centered - Your kin cares about themselves at the expense of others or without considering how their actions might affect others.
Terrifying - Your kin behaves in a way that frightens and intimidates others.
Unapologetic - Your kin doesn't apologize and rarely feels like they've done something wrong.
Vengeful - Your kin should seek payback for wrongs that are committed against them or those they care about.
Violent - Your kin should be prone to harming others.
Yandere - Your kin should be intensely, dangerously attracted to you, to the point of harming you or others to make sure only they can have you.
2024.05.21 13:21 whiteleap Switch career to the entertainment industry
Hi, Im currently working in consulting for about a year (1st job). I don’t really resonate with my job and I feel switching my career. I might have a creative side that I want to explore.
Wanted some insights on how to kickstart a career in the entertainment industry? I am looking to apply to masters in some good school abroad, based out of India.
Any suggestions for any film / entertainment masters that might be helpful for me?
I have my eyes on MEIM CMU, MFA NYU.
But, I dont really have much exposure into the industry, how to get any internship or work with someone in India before I actually apply.
Let me know if anyone has any suggestions that might be helpful for me.
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Wanted some insights on how to kickstart a career in the entertainment industry? I am looking to apply to masters in some good school abroad, based out of India.
Any suggestions for any film / entertainment masters that might be helpful for me?
I have my eyes on MEIM CMU, MFA NYU.
But, I dont really have much exposure into the industry, how to get any internship or work with someone in India before I actually apply.
Let me know if anyone has any suggestions that might be helpful for me.