I’m not young but I still missed out!
All the hockey.
There are a lot of great paying shitty jobs. Working on pipelines, any remote construction etc.
A few things happened pretty quickly.
During the pandemic, tech profits soared which led to massive hiring sprees. For all the press about layoffs at the big guys, I think most still have more workers than they did pre-pandemic.
Interests rates soared. Before the pandemic interest rates were ludicrously low, in other words it cost almost nothing to borrow money. This made it easier to spend on long term or unclear projects where the hope seemed to be “get enough users, then you can monetize.” Once interest rates rose, those became incredibly expensive projects, so funding is now much more scarce. Companies are pulling back on bigger projects or, like reddit, trying to monetize them faster. Startups are also finding it harder, so fewer jobs.
And of course, AI. No one is quite sure how much that’ll change the game but some folks think most programmers will be replaceable, or at least 1 programmer will be able to do the work of several. So, rather than hire and go through everything severance etc might entail, I think a lot of companies are taking a wait and see approach and thus not hiring.
Like everyone else says, depends what you want.
If you can afford it, Vancouver is amazing (though, I am a biased Vancouverite.) In a good season, there are local ski mountains about 30 or 40 minutes from downtown, Whistler is a couple hours away. There’s awesome food all over the place, the underground scene is a blast and even some of the licensed etc venues can be pretty awesome. In the summer, everyone wants to be outside and if you’re into sporty stuff, there’s a boatload to do. The weather is generally pretty mild (though climate change is messing with that.)
The transit system can be amazing, depending on where you live. (In the suburbs, like most other cities, it’s kind of trash.) But there are trains, rapid busses etc if you live near any hub. And of course, bike paths galore!
Thanks for supporting and thus making it available for others!
The whole point about federation is you are welcome to find another instance that shares this view!
Personally, I don’t want to stumble onto CSAM or racist shit and have to block those instances myself. (It’s exhausting enough blocking the hentai and furry communities as it is!)
“But I read a book written by one of the few people who were privileged enough to read and write, and things didn’t seem so bad!”
I look forward to reading what an online community that specializes in Linux and Star Trek memes has to say about personal hygiene…
Prices are sticky but the rate of inflation slows. Hopefully at least. You don’t want to slow spending down so much so as to cause a recession, it’s a fine balance.
Given how long term an issue like inflation is, trying to tame it is a relatively new experience/adventure for humanity.
Thank you, I appreciate the explanation. Being fairly physics ignorant I was wondering about that.
“I can’t trust Obama. I’ve read about him and he’s not, he’s not… He’s an Arab. He’s not…”
“No ma’am, he’s a decent family man, citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign is all about.”
John McCain, defending Obama in the midst of the 2008 campaign. Because McCain was a good, decent Republican. Sadly, one of the last.
https://abc7chicago.com/mccain-defends-obama-arab-2008-campaign-john/4058948/
Shorts are new-ish to the platform. Like others that saw the success of TikTok (e.g., facebook with their reels, presumably instagram has something similar) they pumped out their own version to better trap people on the platform.
Same idea as ever but more addictive than before.
As long as it takes until the youth voting rate matches that of the elderly and we get good options that actually change anything…
But that would rely on us getting out and voting instead of bitching online so I don’t have much hope.
Good points.
Good advice, definitely important! I babysat her when she was even younger so have learned about the front to back but always good to have a reminder!
Or we just have amazing taste.
Great ideas!
The Irish potato famine was more an exogenous factor (a blight) not the direct result of mismanagement, which is generally a feature of communism. So that’s a pretty poor comparison.
Bengal was a mostly agrarian state so not really an advanced capitalist society. Again, not a particularly good comparison.