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Cake day: November 7th, 2025
  • Swaus01@piefed.socialtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•We shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30.English
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    16 hours ago

    When we’re at school the teachers never actually take the time to talk about:

    • what non-university educated careers
    • what they involve
    • how to pursue trades based jobs

    And it’s weird, because I’m sure everyone would love to at least dabble in woodworking or some other form of craftsmanship. But they don’t get the chance to.

    The school-university pipeline works for a lot of people, but I don’t think uni straight after school is the ideal situation for most people. It means we lose sight of what education is actually for, outside of progression to further qualifications

  • Swaus01@piefed.socialtoCasual Conversation@piefed.social•I feel bad for having a job that requires nothing from me and I don't tell anyoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I haven’t been this excited about a post in a long time!! I need to know the name of your job position immediately

    It sounds like you’re keeping busy with gym and cleaning - you’re nowhere near “NEETdom” if that’s what you’re worried about. That said, I understand the concerns you have… And not to pile on more anxiety, but if you were to change to a different job you might be caught off guard by how demanding it is.

    Therefore I recommend you slowly build up to it. If possible, swap out some of the time you spend napping/gaming on the job to do some skills development like coding, art or languages. Equally as useful: use the time to research what other jobs you want to do, and compile a big document of your plans.

    I wouldn’t blame you for staying in that position forever. Our value isn’t measured in how much value we provide to our employer, and it’s not your fault that the role doesn’t give you many working hours. You’d also be surprised how little gets done in some fancy office jobs.

  • Swaus01@piefed.socialtoMental Health@lemmy.world•You Need To Quit Weed. English
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    3 days ago

    i don’t smoke weed and I haven’t watched kurzgesagt in a long while - but I have to say, isn’t this a staunch change in direction from their usual content? On a few occasions it’s seemed like they’re being lobbied to push a particular concept and this is one of those times, for me.

    Thumbnail is bad because really weed should used medicinally - for old people and adults - rather than recreationally, for young people. Where it migth actually effect brain development to some extent.