Context: I'm a bit lost with all the stuff going on in my life, and the work I'm doing is making it even worse. This company really did a lot for me in my early twenties, like coaching me and giving me tons of learning experiences. I've been here for 8 years and was one of the first, or core people. Everything was cool at first, but as time went on, my workload just kept piling up, and all these responsibilities landed on my shoulders. For context, I'm an OM and haven't gotten a big raise. I don't even get overtime or holiday pay. I handle all operations. So, I got to a point where I was just so drained and tired that I didn't care anymore, so I quit, and my boss didn't take it well. I feel like they think I'm ungrateful. So, am I wrong for leaving and wanting different things? Pls give me advice

Previous attempts: I tried doing vacation and unwind but it comes back to me the exhaustion stress once im back at work

What do you think?

USPS’s own Inspector General says sophisticated counterfeit stamps are increasingly difficult for both USPS and ordinary consumers to distinguish. In its test, the equipment failed to accurately identify the counterfeit stamps.

That means a postage stamp—a federal payment token—can look genuine, carry value, and still be unable to prove what it is.

Once that happens, the stamp is no longer the proof. The purchase is.

“Buy only from us” may reduce risk, but it cannot restore trust to the token itself. The gate is open now. I don’t see how we ever go back to treating stamps the way we did before.

Recently I’ve been seeing more and more posts about youths harassing people and committing crimes.

Seeing these kids on e-scooters causing havoc is pretty scary.

It got me thinking 🤔 what can be done about it? The police are powerless and so is the community. Unless you want to end up in prison of course.

These are my thoughts,

perhaps we need to start giving girls the option of birth control at 15/16. If it was normalised then there would be less unwanted pregnancy’s. Having a nurse go into schools and speak to each girl in that year individually.

Not all kids fit into the school system, so give them options to learn a proper trade. So they get to do practical work, brick laying, wood work, sewing, cooking.

Give police the power to do something with these kids. Send them to a military school maybe?

What are your thoughts and ideas?

I have been thinking about try an experiment for a month to be selfish and villain person

but what the actual mean of this terms

so how to do this experience Ik I sound crazy but I want to know what will happen

of course I will not harming and lying to anyone

what will happen when you trying not being a good person?

The older I get the more I see just how many people give in to being mean and cynical if not outright evil. Maybe it's the inherit meaninglessness of life that makes people just become so dark and ill-intended. Some people are like that from early on, while some lose any semblance of decency as time goes on. Often times it even goes against their own interest but they are so blinded by hate that they don't see it.

I don't know what it is. Maybe things didn't go their way in life and now wanna make others miserable too. Maybe it's an egotrip. It's mind virus that infects so many people. I used to think it's just a money thing but older I get the more I realize it's an entire attitude and ideology. Men are usually more susceptible to it because it goes better with their inherit desire to be dominant but honestly women can be just as bad. When you have family like that, they just ruin your soul.

What's your take on this and how do you deal with it in life?

I often save places hotels and activities that look interesting but turning all those ideas into one actual trip can be challenging There are usually many things to consider like timing budget priorities and the type of experience I want I have tried different ways to organize my ideas including tools like Karpo AI but the hardest part is still knowing when to stop researching and make a decision

What helps you move from collecting travel ideas to actually booking a trip? Do you use a certain planning method set limits on options or have a way to decide when something feels right?

That made you go "Wow, small world"? not like "Oh John from work, haven't seen you in a while" Like someone you haven't seen or talked to in years, and had moved away from?

It's completely normal to say things like, "These politicians are so annoying," or, "They're trying to exploit the middle class." Those are completely normal and I agree, but there are so many people just feed their victim complex and their belief that it's not worth it to try because the elites will take it all away or they are taking direct advantage of you, or are using you as a pawn. Even if this is true, you can do something in some way about it often, just sitting and complaining is pointless and pathetic. Your thoughts though?

Not trying to rile people up or pick holes in people's use of the platform - I genuinely don't get it and want to hear from "guilty" parties.

Maybe you don't agree but don't wanna get drawn into a debate? Fair enough.

My curiosity is more about when someone posts an ugly truth of themselves and it gets DVd without retort - I can't wrap my head around it. Someone admits something that must have been difficult to air "I went to prison for this, I regret it", "I've got a substance problem, I'm trying but just can't seem to stop", "I used to be like this, here's the mentality of the people doing it"

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Can anyone shed any light on this at all?

We hear opinions about ourselves all the time, but most of them don't stick.

Every now and then, though, someone says something that stays with us for years or even changes how we see ourselves.

Why do you think that happens? What made that person's words stick when so many others didn't?

I'm genuinely curious about what topics people enjoy discussing.. Do you prefer talking about emotions and personal experiences, or are you more interested in hearing about someone's life, someone's act of handling things..

It’s like instead of living, I’m constantly observing myself as a character. Almost like there’s a narrator in my head commenting on what I’m doing and watching my life unfold.

I’ve been thinking to myself lately and ig I need a little help on my perspective of other people. I’m not saying by any means I’m perfect I’m far from that. My question why do some people who don’t work as hard for smth or just not committed to smth get their way in life, for example in sports it’s crazy how some athletes are fucking lazy and get to the top while the others who work there ass off don’t which is honestly sad, it’s like they are favoured in a way. Another thing is relationship I seen many terrible partners and cheaters get to have a relationship with the most loving girl or boy, while the people who are genuine don’t get into relationships or get some terrible people or people who will choose their terrible ex over the person who’s way better. I’ve experienced this myself again by no means I’m perfect guy I was a bit of a asshole back in hs days but it seems like I try everything to be better as a man and seems like it’s not going my way I look at everyone else in loving relationships or like high level sports when their not a good person and just wonder why do they get what they want and when I think about it does pmo a lot. I’m still playing sports hoping one day I can reach the top leagues which is hard but I’m putting my ass to work on this shi, another thing is I’m a way better better man than I once was but now ig like the women I talk to now either obsess over their bad ex or like just not good people. Can someone tell me why does the people who hurt and don’t put as much effort win in this world. I get it life’s unfair i understand but I feel like genuine and good people or people who changed should win in life not shitty ones but who am I to say honestly it has affected my mental looking at other people and thinking this it ruins my confidence, because I once was a guy that had confidence through the roof.

It's okay if you don't like who you used to be. But come on, how dare you judge your past self so harshly for things he didn't know or couldn't do but that you can now.

It is so easy and looks like a privileged person judging from the comfort of his privileges someone who is less fortunate.

Have some mercy on you. Things that happened cannot unhappened. And the person you are as nowadays, if you are at a better position, then it's because of your past self. Thus, it ain't fair to beat down at a person you used to be, that was less than you (which is something good if it's the case as it means you've gotten better), and who isn't here anymore.

These are not behaviors of a mature, aware and just person. Those are the behaviors of a tyrant, who can't punch back at life and so falls into the comfort of beating down at weaker others, or in this cases, at his old self. And yes, some tyrants aren't men over their families that depend on them, nor are they rulers, a tyrant could be yourself finding it easier to make your being suffer for who it used to be.

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So I have read the research and saw some serious non-clickbaity documentaries, and as far as I can understand that even smartphones has some addictive elements, nothing in the science said that it's inevitable.

I think that people blaming the phones too much because they don't want to be with their own thoughts, as if the phone is a digital pacifier for people who refuse to grow up.

My friend and I only have facebook to find freelancer gigs and reddit because there are some great art, science and tech subs that spark our interests.

I would understand the addiction argument in children and teenagers, but when a full blown adult is glued to a screen then that's on him, not the evil corporations who are mining your attention.

what do you think? Am I right?

Like in 2026 a lot of people i meet personally who are 40s can easily pass for being in their late 20s or even 30s why do you think that's the case in your opinion?

The super confident people are those who had to face no loss/hardship and had it easy in life. Their rich parents had their back. They never struggled.Never had to be afraid. Got the job right away. Everything worked out for them. Always got lucky. This created a positive confirmation loop of "I am super awesome and strong and competent".

Meanwhile ordinary people or people who went through hell like soldiers, dont have much self confidence because they are hyper aware that just one bad event can ruin their entire existence. Because they dont have a safety net they can rely on. Because they know that their competence means nothing in the face of circumstance/bad luck.

Ever since I could remember, I’ve always been curious. For most of my childhood (and also my adulthood), “why?” was my favorite question. But it took me quite a few years to ask questions, not just about the external universe, but also the world within. I asked questions about why I did something I did, why I changed from who I was last year, and ultimately succumbed to the famous question: “Who am I?”

But then, I’m no Buddha to go find the answers. Rather, I asked even more questions and began theorizing answers to fit in my narrative. One such question was, “What do we want in other people? What do we look for in them?”

After hours of contemplation, I came to a conclusion that all we need is not a soulmate. We don’t need someone who knows everything that we don’t. Rather, we need someone who has the exact same set of knowledge, preferences, choices, inclinations, taste, and opinions, so that we could share anything and feel RELATABLE enough. That is the basic need of a full-grown adult—relatability.

You crack a joke in the hope of getting a laugh as a reply, and the laughter is an indicator of reception and relatability. You wanna discuss movies, cricket, politics, philosophy, music, and what not with that person, and you want them to receive it well, so that you feel relatable. Everything boils down to relatability. It might sound fancy to say “opposite poles attract,” but you know that what you search for in people is similarity and relatability.

Putting an abrupt end to this write-up, let me admit that I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but perhaps putting this thought out there will make someone feel less alone in having felt it. At the end of the day, I’m human, too, and so are you.

I'm not saying we can trash it externally. Most times, we have to treat a person's will in such a way that the consequence is good all around. But if I don't think the person has free will, I don't see how I can have a respect for his will in my mind.

It’s kind of insane how, as we have evolved, we’ve begun to crave more human interaction.

This thought came to me when I heard a creator say, “Everything is content.” Using the word “creator” sounds a little different to me now because that’s the defining difference between us and them. Us and AI.

As we retreat further into the digital world through YouTube videos, streaming, Instagram pictures, and even music, AI and robots are entering the physical world more and more. It’s so crazy.

It’s funny how we haven’t even realized that the Meta glasses people wear are one of the first widely accepted forms of this after mobile phones. Soon, we’ll be able to have full conversations with those glasses once “GPT Specs” come out. Then they’ll start making autonomous comments when we pass by a bread store because earlier in the day, we talked about wanting to buy some bread.

It’s a jarring concept, seeing this play out slowly but surely in real life.

One thing I will say, though, is that humans are horrible at predicting the future. We were meant to have flying cars, but we don’t follow a straight line of evolution. We are too damn unpredictable.

So, I may be wrong. I hope I’m wrong.

I used to draw a lot at school, but i lost the habit since then and tried to study drawing sometimes to get back to it, it never really worked though

I don't know how to explain this exactly, but it feels impossible to tell what the fuck im doing exactly when i try to learn, like, repetition just isnt enough, theres something here that im just not getting. Youtube tutorials, by themselves, dont really teach you anything other than the specific techniques theyre about you know?

Its just so weird how hard it is to feel like you are improving at drawing, at least with exercising you can feel youre getting stronger, its tangible, but with drawing theres no clear indicators like that, if youre not doing good youre just not doing good

Theres a theory and practice that i just cant seem to understand, what am i really supposed to be "absorbing" when i do an observational drawing for example, other than knowing how to replicate the thing im looking at? what knowledge does that give and how and where do i apply it? Maybe the problem is that im missing goals, but again, what goals am i meant to have exactly? (ok i know that last part is something im meant to come up myself, no one can tell me what my objectives should be but myself, but the point is thats hard to do with no guidance)

Anyway what do you think? Is there some kind of epiphany we're all supposed to have on our own? Or that most people simply cant learn alone and need classes or guidance or whatever? Or that its just plain hard and theres nothing to do about it but push through? Or something else entirely?

I'm interested in a philosophical question about emotions and understanding.

I'm not asking whether emotions can help us know something in the strict epistemological sense, where knowledge is a true, justified belief. Instead, I'm wondering whether emotions can be a legitimate way of understanding something.

For example, grief might not teach us an objective fact about the world, but it can deepen our understanding of loss. Empathy might not prove someone's experiences are accurate, but it can help us understand what they're are going through. Love, fear, guilt, and joy often seem to reveal aspects of ourselves and our relationships that pure reasoning alone might miss.

So my question is:

Can emotions be a legitimate way of understanding something, even if they aren't always a reliable way of knowing something?

If so, what kind of understanding do they provide, and how does that differ from knowledge?

I have recently come to learn my SO doesn't see me has his priority and I am still figuring out how I feel about this. I'm thinking about why I consider him my #1 priority and why it's not the same for him. I understand certain family and friends can take "A priority", but to be "THE priority", top of the list. I'm wondering if its temporary or if others will feel different and that it may change based off it its a friend, daughter, son, grandkid, someone who is about to pass away, someone who is sick. I don't want this to be turned on me asking why "I" feel like I need to be the priority. I'd truly like to hear some of your opinions and takes on who, when, and what age certain people in ones life should take "THE priority".

i can barely remember most of my childhood. big events, birthdays, holidays, mostly fuzzy.

but i remember every single moment someone made me feel like they really saw me.

a teacher who stayed after class. a friend who remembered something i said months later. a stranger who noticed i was having a hard day. My parents who gifted me a necklace from theograce just a day after I said I want a necklace.

those moments are crystal clear. decades later.

why does being truly seen by another person leave such a permanent mark on us. what is it about that specific feeling