dingus

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I apologize compulsively at work and this thread is making me feel some type of way. Seems like everyone must hate me for it based on this thread I guess. It's like I'm in an unwinnable scenario of bothering people if I fuck up and bothering people if I apologize about it. So then what?

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I don't blame them. I hate working out but I do it anyway. Also I love junk food. What am I really doing

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Maybe you might want to try out a different perspective. Because weirdly, being an adult can give you the freedom of being more childlike.

Think of it this way...as a child, no matter what kind of home life you had, abusive or not, you had to go to school for much of the day. As an adult, the same thing applies. Except now you'll be at work instead of school. So realistically, that part is actually the same if that makes sense. The time each takes out of your day is roughly equivocal.

Ok. So then where does that take us? The time spent during work or school is similar. So now the real differences are going to come outside of work/school.

As a kid, what happened outside of school? Your life was hell. You didn't get to play and do kid things the way a normal kid does.

Aa an adult, what happens outside of work? Believe it or not, you can do whatever the fuck you want.

That's right.

Want ice cream for dinner? Fuck it, you're an an adult and can do what you want. Want to buy some toys and play with them? Fuck it, you're an adult and can do what you want. Want to climb a tree? Fuck it, you're an adult and can do what you want.

Use the now to live the childhood you didn't have. Difference is instead of spending your non play time at school, you'll just be at work instead, earning your own money to do whatever the fuck you want. :)

Best of luck.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Relatable. I answered a phone call about work and then when I hung up I started hyperventilating and then had to put my head down for a few minutes. Rest of the day was chillin.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Some card companies don't boost it automatically. I had the same credit card for like 8 years. Always paid it off in full each month and used the card very often as it is my primary card. I had an incredibly low credit limit of like $1k and was hoping when in the world they would ever increase it since it had been literal years and years of frequent usage and on time payments.

Yeah turns out I just had to ask and they increased it. Then only a few months later I asked for another increase and they increased it again to a much better number. So I mean it's not automatic at all companies, but they seem pretty open to raising it if you pay on time like you said.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Hope you're having a fun time lol

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Don't quote me on that."

I say a lot of "facts" that come to my head that I think I'm remembering correctly and are relevant to the scenario/conversation. But I never know if I'm actually saying anything correct or if it just sounds convincing but isn't true like ChatGPT.

Some of my coworkers can get amused or annoyed with it and some like to respond things like "I'm never going to quote you on anything ever" lmao.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I actually was in a corner store somewhere last year and "Deez Nuts" were being sold as a real brand.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Oh yeah, I definitely "forgot" it accidentally

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I saw something similar on my way to work. Some pedestrian was trying to jaywalk across a busy, high speed road. A car stopped in the middle of the road to "be polite" and help them cross. What the car and pedestrian couldn't see was that an additional car in the next lane was going very fast and did not have visibility of the pedestrian. Their view of the pedestrian was blocked by the stopped car. And the pedestrian's view of the fast moving car was also blocked by their position at the stopped car.

The pedestrian crossed the whole way of the road, but came maybe a foot away from being hit by the fast car. I was afraid I was about to watch someone die.

Don't stop for people at odd places in the road unless it's an emergency. Sometimes "being polite" for someone is actually dangerous.

Edit: I will say that there is still partial fault with ALL parties involved. If you are driving the speed limit and see a car suddenly stopped ahead in the road, slow down. You don't know why they are stopped and there might be something in the road. But both the pedestrian and the stopped car should have done things differently.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean...I'm old enough and have tried on and off for years at this point that that advice isn't particularly helpful. Maybe if I was in my teens or twenties, sure. But people say things like "oh you're just a late bloomer" or "oh you'll just figure it out, it comes naturally" have never been all that helpful to me.

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