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Not too bad, but could be better.
A funny story about my not so great love life: just matched with a girl on Tinder which I managed to have engaging text discussions with and it felt quite genuine. This is rare for me, so I was happy about it.
Well, in the end it became obvious to me it was just a pig butchering romance scam when she started to talk about how she can help me invest in cryptocurrency.
I guess I’m going to be a failure in love life for a bit longer lol.
Good that you figured it out though, and wasted their time.
As long as you love yourself, you’re not a failure.
Thanks. I’m content with my own solitude, but I can admit the affirmation I got from this event felt nice, even though it was all stimulated.
Why am I still in this country? And why is it so hard to get visas to leave?? And why won’t society simply accept me for who I am???
Yeah I’m very depressed.
Not doing good.
How are you?
Not doing good.
I’m sorry to hear that you’re not doing well. If you feel comfortable, sharing more about what’s going on might help, and I’m here to listen.
Nothing much. Disillusioned with the world itself. Disappointed that the place I was born in matters a lot.
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I hate that my teen years went to shit studying and rote-learning. No dating, no hanging out, no friends, nothing. Now I kinda want to go back to the “springtime of youth”.
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I’ve experienced a lifestyle of “gamble economics”, if that makes sense. Gamble your saving for a business, if it fails, you’re fucked, if it works, you earn little - that’s how my dad used to earn and also lose most of the time. There is no concept of “saving”. Being conditioned into that childhood, I am always paranoid. I can’t sleep at night.
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I thought that being an adult would be liberating. It’s not. It’s horrible. You’re an “uncle” to every little kid in your early 20s. You’re also a creep, if you act un-adult-ly. By default, there’s a lot of assumptions about you. Surviving as an adult isn’t easy - there’s unspoken rules and skills that you need to have. Social interaction and high tolerance to rejection is one of them.
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Contrary to popular beliefs, no one pities the mentally disadvantaged. You’re a “weirdo” and “slow-thinker” in real life, you experience whispers and eyes peering at you, your weird way of walking and slouching is being laughed at. If you show your weakness, you’re fucked up.
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Schools are fucking stupid, they don’t prepare you for adult life. I don’t know how to do taxes, banking or any of that. I’m not even sure how to get assets of my deceased parents, in case of an unforeseen tragedy. Dad has also lent and borrowed soft loan (no interest) to others, there’s no legal contract, it’s all based on word-of-mouth and trust, and I don’t even know I should be asking from, or giving money to.
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I paid a lot for 4 years of degree. Education is expensive, obviously. I thought that getting a degree = automatic job safety. Turns out it was all bullshit. It’s a cash-grab scheme.
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Nothing they teach you in university matters, it’s all outdated bullshit and niche stuff, you’re not going to work on that, tier-1 college students will gain access to them. Real, accessible job is shitty, low-paying, replaceable and repetitive.
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My parents went to a relative gathering for the first time. People kept asking them about jobs, and they blurted that I work at GitHub. He lied, because he was ashamed. I’ve simply participated in a stupid hackathon by GitHub, that’s it. Never got a proper job after graduation. I felt like I was stripped naked and hanging onto a pole, with my limbs tied for everyone to see.
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The recession is so bad, they’re demanding that graduates pay their employer for internship. Haha, what a fucking joke, right? Check these stories out (Reddit link btw) 1 2.
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Removing this one for privacy
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Nothing to save, everything to slave. There’s too many of us. Being a cog in a machinery is one thing, but being a spare cog made in excess hits different. The machinery demands that I am not needed.
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I’m waiting for a kidney.
other than that, ehh. the world turns, the wind blows, and life goes on. same as it ever was.
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eh. I keep reminding myself that there are people in much worse situations who are experiencing a lot less anxiety
Pretty horrible. Wife wants a divorce and is unwilling to try and fix things. Barely communicates with me at all.
I met my stepson when he was 9 months old. He’s 11 now. I’m the only father he knows. I’m devastated, because not only am I losing my wife, but I’m also losing my son, as I have no legal right to him. I’m estranged from the rest of my family, so the world is looking pretty cold and lonely from here.
I’m sorry to hear that, bro. Do you have any hobbies or interests you can focus on?
I had COVID the day after Christmas and still feeling crappy. Idk don’t know if this is nornal. Doctors can’t find anything wrong with me.
At this very moment I need to take a break from work to lie down and take a nap, I am completely out of energy. I had strong headaches yesterday the whole day.
I just need this to end, I want to have my life back.
I hope you don’t have long COVID but it kind of sounds like it.
Thanks me too. It’s very weird how long it’s taking for me to recover but I honestly think it’s my fault. I didn’t rest at all during the time I was already sick to the point I even moved some freaking furniture around. Now I am paying for it. I also talked with the person who I supposedly got it from and he had it much worse to the point he had pneumonia from it and he’s also not 100% yet. It might just be this new strain. That said, another doctor prescribed me a strong vitamin thing which is making me much better. This week I will also have another set of exams and etc, so I am crossing my fingers there will be progress and this will end.
