aroundtown
Joined 9 years ago
Joined 9 years ago
Every time I have posted a question on SE it is either flagged as already answered (when it's not) or people screaming "XY Problem!"
My approach to SE now is "Look, Don't Touch".
I wish we could fight for more rights. We are too spread out for protests to work. The politicians do everything they can to separate themselves from their electorate. And the average person doesn't have enough money to weather a week of no paychecks. Meanwhile half the populace gets angry at the thought of helping out anyone beneath them as they don't want them to get ahead.
The worst is that you have a very vocal minority trying to constantly burn down the house so that they can be king of the burn pit.
In both cases they will remind you of how easy it is to get someone else in who can do your job.
I know a bunch of capable programmers that would love the chance to go into one of these specialties but don't have the resources nor opportunities (time/money/location) to go back to school.
Siri could be so much better.
If we had more empathy for one another it would be easier to solve the problem instead of arguing about who suffers most.
We all suffer, we should help each other suffer less.
The constant bombardment of "Men's advantages" by many groups has had the effect that empathy for men's issues non-existent unless it intersects with problems that matter to them.
If you don't drink, go to church, or have kids, it is damned hard to find a place to hang out and meet other 30-40 year olds.
Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Learn to accept you are not perfect and will screw up. At some point, when your child is older they will have some anger directed toward you for something you did (or didn't do). Likely something small and seemingly insignificant. This is normal.
Listen to your children, ask questions, be interested in what they are saying.