20 somethings think 30+ is forever away.

has majorly spilled over into real life as well. way too many anxious control freaks these days, not enough chill people who are willing to listen and learn.

people.

people don’t like openness and freedom. it’s scary. they prefer to be coddled by walled gardens and curated experiences that make sure they don’t come across anything they find unpleasant or disagreeable.

most people are very happy to be spoonfed bias-confirming garbage their entire life, and re-regurgitating it out again. the open internet is a huge threat to those people.

it’s oblivion in space.

New monitors: Maybe my eyes suck, but my set of two 21-inch LCD monitors from 2005 is still going strong

Your eyes don’t suck. You just want to abuse them for some reason. Modern display tech is way easier on your eyes.

that isn’t how reality works.

it’s actually really not hard if you stop seeing validation from other people and seek it from yourself.

what about a radical lifestyle adjustment.

it’s not medical care. it’s eldercare.

that isn’t how any of this works. You don’t ship people off to other countries like they are cattle. Jesus.

Set goals and meet them. If you need more time or money, then start working towards that and achieve it. Invest in yourself.

Stop making excuses and being miserable. Because all you’ve done to me is whine for three paragraphs about how helpless you are. Time to grow up buttercup, the only person who is ever going to ‘rescue’ you is yourself.

don’t sell yourself short. you are probably depressed and lazy.

billionares also feel like they are poor and struggling and only that next 10 billion will make them successful.

that doesn’t mean it’s true. it means they are mentally ill.

reality exists outside of our feelings.

and this is often from people who are not ‘lonely’ on the outside, but their many relationships are entirely performative. and they have built up their entire life as one big act.

they dont’ want help. they just want to complain. and they will actively hate you if you try to help them.

how do I know? because I’ve been there a million times. and life is a lot better when you give up trying to help people who are only interested in being miserable.

the person you should be helping is yourself. invest in yourself, not throwing yoru time and energy away on people who will never give that time and energy back to you. it will leave you miserable and depressed and drained.

you don’t. just start learning shit and you will see what sticks and develop new interests.

life doesn’t require a per-conceived path. a lot of people just make shit up as they go. my entire career has been that way.

one thing i notice abotu ‘lonely’ people is they systematically refuse to change anything in their life.

and this is often from people who are not ‘lonely’ on the outside, but their many relationships are entirely performative. and they have built up their entire life as one big act.

My mother has Alzheimer and it’s costing us 15K/mo to care for her. She only has about a year of money left. She is in good physical health but mentally she is a toddler. her care costs are double my take home pay, so if her money runs out before she dies, i am screwed.

Nothing I can do about it. It’s the American healthcare system. Some problems are totally outside of anyone’s person control.

i don’t really use apps on my phone anymore other than for maps. i just my phone primarily as a phone.

those traits make you a social outcast.

they don’t like you. that’s what they meant.

non-genuine people don’t like genuine people. they are a threat.

people also change. i knew genuine peopel who became non-genuine because they just wanted popularity, money and power.

they don’t bullshit, try to impress, or brag constantly. they don’t shit on other people to boost themselves up, or go incessantly about their victimhood in society.

maybe like 5-10% people are genuine by that metric.