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I think most of them will say “no”, especially because it has been years since we worked together. But I may ask some of them just to confirm. Thank you.

Hello, I am a computer science major, graduated with my BS in 2014. I worked for years across three different companies (or 5 if you split up the mergers, or way more if you count contracting work). I feel my resume is strong, but I lack some crucial pieces:

I have no references, as I left my most recent company on bad terms. The response I got when I criticized their RTO demands was that it was just “funny money” involved in keeping the buildings occupied.

I have no portfolio. My GitHub projects are messy and out-of-date. I started a new one recently, but I’m burnt out and finding it difficult to work on. I have a website, but it is limited in terms of features (I still haven’t bothered implementing the search bar out of fears of mishandling potential SQL injections etc) and contains many personal videos of mine, including vlogs as I went through a recent mental health crisis from which I am still attempting to recover. I leave them up on the off chance they might help somebody, but any potential employer will probably not be sympathetic to or understanding of my behavior.

Finally, I have no AI experience. I don’t really want to support that particular part of the tech industry, I see it doing too much harm. But most companies are all-in on it and specifically looking for AI devs.

So, yes, I have been applying to local fast food places. So far, only McDonald’s interviewed me, but they said they’re not hiring right now. Mostly I get no responses at all. I’ll keep trying until money runs out. I don’t know what will happen then.

I wish I had gone for environmental science instead. I want to do conservation work. I went for computer science because I wanted to make video games, not to sit through mindnumbing meetings and be forced to use bloated corporate bullshit to accomplish nothing for nobody. I wish I could have known how things would go.

I hope others are doing better, but it sounds like there are many layoffs going around and fewer opportunities to share. Good luck.

I hope someone knows the answer to this. I’m having a similar issue with my pet poove.

Sometimes the bad is attributed to satan. …whom god created and continues to allow to do evil, I guess, because something something “free will” and we’re just supposed to ignore all the times god instantly killed other beings who took actions against his will.

Mysterious ways, how dare you ask reasonable questions, etc etc. It’s all about victim-blaming.

If they believe their kids went to heaven, they might also thank god for murdering kids “taking his children home.” It’s a death cult.

I think a lot of people don’t realize that not every Jewish person is Judaist and not every Judaist is Jewish. There’s this weird idea that all members of the race believe the same thing, which is demonstrably false, yet people continue to conflate the race and the religion.

I’m also unsure if I possibly missed a text from him in the few days between losing my phone and getting a new one

Have you tried logging in to your phone service carrier’s account online? Mine lets me view and send texts through my web browser. You might be able to see texts your phone didn’t receive.

Other than that, it sounds like you were attracted to him, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a good fit for you. I don’t get the impression that you did anything wrong. He might be looking for someone more convenient for him. If the conversations are nice but the intimacy is difficult, maybe you could remain friends? I don’t know. If it seems like he’s just trying to get something out of you, it’s probably best to move on.

How religion declines around the world

I think the biggest book I’ve ever read is Stephen King’s “The Stand”, and I’ve read it more than once. Read as long as you’re interested, then put the bookmark in and give it a rest until you find yourself interested again. Don’t force yourself to push onward, take it at your own natural pace.

I’m currently reading the quran for the first time. The second surah was very long, it took me multiple sessions to get through. There are over 100 surah. It will take me months to finish. It’s very repetitive. But I want to know what’s in it because many people believe it and are even willing to kill and die for it. So I try to process each statement as I go, and I don’t worry so much about when I’ll get to the end. It will happen eventually if I keep reading. It’s also not the only thing I’m reading, I switch to whatever I feel like at the time.

It’s not always because they believe the bible, but it is often because they believe the bible. It describes a rapey abuser who can and will torture you to death if you don’t blindly obey him, and they call that “love”. They do completely backwards, wrong, harmful things while genuinely believing they are in the right.

You know that vague “mandate” they keep talking about? Spoilers, it’s from god. That divine being which we have no actual evidence for, no reason to believe its existence, no way of contacting it to verify what it wants. It gives them a blank check to do whatever they want regardless of how many people they hurt.

Critics say the animals suffer,pointing to deadly collapses and dangerous escapes, while advocates point to the jobs they create and the heritage they uphold.

“We’ve been abusing animals for years, so we feel entitled to keep doing it.”

Especially with inconsequential bullshit like this.

I wish it was inconsequential. Grown adults believe this nonsense is literally true, and they vote.

Because in order to grow a religion, you have to convince people of a delusion or make converts, which end up being even more zealous for said idea.

Exactly.

Why is reality not enough for people? Our universe is endlessly fascinating.

Yes. And when this happens:

Add on to that that the bad people share the same beliefs makes predicting when evil behavior or shadowy fucked up evil behavior is gonna happen really difficult.

…the response is usually “well, they weren’t really christian.” The implication being “they based their morality on an unreachable source with divine authority and committed their lives to it in a BAD way, I’m doing it in a GOOD way.”

Magical thinking is deadly.

Normalized delusion is a deadly problem.

I want to change.

Good. Think about the person you want to be.

Remember that other people have thoughts and feelings, too. They do not exist just for you.

We can’t change the past. The guilt you are feeling is natural, but punishment is typically ineffective. Think about what led you to make the choices you regret. Think about how you can make better choices in the future.

Therapy is a good idea. I have an appointment scheduled next week. I’m no expert, but I think the remorse you feel is a good sign. You’re not broken, you just made some mistakes. Change can be difficult and painful, but improvement is impossible without change. Good luck.

“Why don’t they sympathize with me for choices I willingly made?”

Simple. I sympathize more with the children.

The problem is people making shit up. There is no evidence, argument, or reason suggesting the existence of any god. It is backwards, wishful thinking and very harmful.

Magic isn’t real, nor are spirits and souls. Reality is endlessly fascinating, please do not obscure it. People are dying because the average human thinks it’s okay to treat assumptions like facts. Accountability is impossible when you’ve normalized delusion.