A hundred percent, but the fact remains that journalists have a very hard time supporting themselves in their profession. A job that is critical (when done well) to an informed public.

It must be depressing knowing you could just take a TypeScript React bootcamp and probably double salary in a year. Like, journos have an important job. It’s just not lucrative, despite its value to people/society.

Just do your best.

“If you clean your room every day you never have to clean your room” that one neat freak aunt that I laughed at when I was younger but now I low key see the wisdom 👁️ 👁 👁️

sure why not

I thought this about myself and then I watch some old shit like Seven Samurai and I am sitting up straight eyes wide taking it all in.

But yeah, there’s no law against just not liking any of it.

1 screen it, or try to be ok missing things.

I see you also married someone from a fairie tale kingdom. Some people just seem to have a certain animal magnetism, ye

I’m just saying there are legitimate questions here and the people deserve to know the truth

First time with one of these? They are pretty cool, yeah

Is this a Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reference? https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jonathan_Strange_and_Mr._Norrell

Pretty accurate to the story, now that I actually read it.

I’ve taken to saying “uhhhhhh” with a stupid expression on my face until I’ve processed the sounds / their meaning

I think you’re fine because this sounds totally normal to me

This mental checklist of things that point to me having adhd is growing uncomfortably large. Is there anything that can point to someone not having adhd?

Legitimately, when I was quitting nicotine, I would scroll on my phone when I was getting withdrawal pangs, and it helped.

Nowadays I have to watch myself, or else I’ll potentially lose hours. I know exactly what addiction feels like: going without and satisfying what feels like a need - it feels right. And these apps are definitely addictive. I didn’t really notice until I tried to stop.

I felt this way with instagram. My phone can barely handle the web app and you can’t even replay the video without an account. Truly garbage UX

Haha yeah, I remember we disagreed on something, but now I can’t remember what. Can’t have been too fundamental, anyway – see you around!

Oh I see it now. I’m just not used to them ever growing out before getting chipped or ruined somehow

That sounds very healthy.

Oh hey sugar_in_your_tea - I’m starting to recognize you from a couple of other comment threads in this community :)