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New comment by rubitxxx15 in "Planet squeezed in between two stars"

rubitxxx15 — Sat, 24 May 2025 03:32:04 +0000

But it’s constantly being pulled in two directions- a total nightmare.

And one of these days, it’ll get burned.

New comment by rubitxxx15 in "How to live on $432 a month in America"

rubitxxx15 — Sat, 24 May 2025 03:15:50 +0000

As an introvert, I believe I could live in a remote location without problem. I often wish I could switch off my hearing to just enjoy silence, and dream of getting a chance to spend time in an isolation chamber.

That said, I don’t know if I’d want to live in a depressing small town, unless it had a good diner.

New comment by rubitxxx15 in "Find Your People"

rubitxxx15 — Fri, 23 May 2025 17:16:23 +0000

It’s a great speech, but I’ve listened to this “chase your dream” thing for decades. I took career and personality tests but nothing in them fit. I don’t fit. I’ve gotten seriously jaded and live with crippling mental health problems and constant stress because I feel like I failed to find my people and now I just hide from my people.

So, as an older adult, I think maybe we need to be teaching more responsibility to kids today rather than this Disney fantasy. If people just focus on trying to do the best they can, that’s good enough. And spend that extra time improving your home, volunteering, and working on your finances like people did in the mid-to-late 20th century.