At a certain point, money is not about wealth or what you can buy with it but rather about power. And in life’s twists, those who amass a decent amount of wealth and power come to believe they are “chosen” because of how society treats them. The poors worship the rich. if we were living in a sane society, these amounts of wealth would be looked at disgustingly by society. Shit is beyond fucked and I don’t think anything can unfuck modern society.

if these people were any kind of Christian they would be worried about the end of their mortal lives. Instead they are speedrunning everything Christ taught us NOT to be.

Is it though? Just kidding of course I know it is. You measure ass to tip right? Right.

https://youtu.be/w43ojF7WVxU

What are you doing for the cause lol I love how it’s so easy to talk big on the Internet. Are you burning down courthouses and shooting cops?

Have you noticed that the courts are ruling against Trump’s fascist policies? Do you know what will happen if Trump continues to disobey lawful orders? It becomes lawful to disobey those orders.

I know it’s fun to be a doomerist online but we’re not at boiling point yet. It’s getting hot and people are growing more sympathetic towards minorities and understanding that if there is no due process then anyone can be targeted, journalist, opponents, etc. until that happens at large most people are unbothered.

While this sounds nice police largely have no fear of consequence because qualified immunity and even threatening to do harm against a cop carries big consequences. The truth is that lawmakers need to step up and make it clear what they’re doing is illegal, that way refusing an unlawful command or protecting yourself can be easily defended in court. Shooting a cop is only going to add fuel to the fire.

Lmao same here buddy.

I’ve done much worse for a dollar. The industry feels shit because of stupid AI hype coupled with tight budgets. It’ll pass. Though if I could do something else for a similar amount of money I probably would

Well, I can kind of relate. I’m 10 years into network engineering and about 2-3 years into SDN/data center automation. It used to be exciting at first but now it’s gotten kind of boring.

Don’t underestimate the power of your half ass, your half ass is probably many people’s whole ass.

Your work can be fulfilling and it’s exciting when it is but it’ll never satisfy your need for human connection. I’m in a role where I’m compensated adequately but I’m very unfulfilled. It’s not toxic but I’m very disconnected. I’m trying to upskill at the moment and get my CCNP DEVCOR so I can look for a more cushy role with probably less pay

Sounds like you’re burned out then … How long in your role?

Just need a tight deadline or a bad performance review to fix that right up

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I think it’s formed if you cope hard enough to believe in us vs them (as in believing there’s a fundamental difference between you and people you disagree with) and also tap into fear(these people aren’t just different, they want to take what you have and everything you value) then you can take pleasure in other people’s suffering. it’s disgusting and I fear most of the country is no longer capable of empathy