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   shibao (shibao@shitposter.world)'s status on Sunday, 26-Apr-2026 14:01:13 JST shibao
   i think i just need to completely give up on doing something cool and just relax and do what i should do and even if i were to end up doing something cool again, it would only be by the grace of god/the universe and only after having absolutely no expectation of doing something cool. i should just do my often banal duties as best as i can and find joy in the pleasures i have been provided regardless how mundane they may be
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     reldred (reldred@social.bcicorporate.com)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 00:05:52 JST reldred

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     @shibao@shitposter.world hmm, i'd probably say, don't panic, and remember to live you're life, you're the youngest now that you're ever going to be. Career stuff is a weird one, my technical skills and abilities never really changed too much in the last decade, what did change was I got older and people naturally started to take me more seriously. Careers are something you'll keep working on til your 60/70, and realistically you probably won't peak until you're in your forties. People always say dumb shit like they wanna retire by the time they're 30/35 and it never fucking happens because even if they're in a position to do it by that age, they realise they aint even at their peak yet and there's a lot further to go. And shit, you've seen me, I've only just now broken into the big leagues and I'm about to turn forty. What I can't get back again though is to be in my 20's again. so yeah, remember to live, the cool shit will kinda happen if you keep your eyes open and don't make excuses to not do things. say yes to more things, preferably not more overtime though lole.
     
     i dunno where i was going with this, probably just 'don't panic'. i see your gen panic all the time that if they don't make it in their twenties it's all joever and idk i'd say probably don't do that. i'd say you're already doing pretty well, keep putting a bit of cash away, don't go and get into shitloads of debt like i did, and keep working on being the best you can be at your craft, and don't hole yourself away and become a hermit workaholic like i did lmao

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     pwm (pwm@darkdork.dev)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 00:19:59 JST pwm

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     @shibao even before I've never had a cool job, just an easier, bigger paycheck
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     shibao (shibao@shitposter.world)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 00:20:00 JST shibao

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     @pwm you're 1000% underemployed you don't get to say that
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     shibao (shibao@shitposter.world)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 00:20:01 JST shibao

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     @pwm see that amount of hedonism has always just felt very bad to me. eudaimonia perhaps at the very least, but i just have a hard time accepting the hedonism. it probably has something about puritan inspired baptist upbringing but also spiritual yoke. maybe i took the traditional baptist view of "if you're gay then you just can't ever experience the fruits of god's creation because you're not straight! so you gotta be celibate and never ever have desires or urges because that would be lust and simply just accept the yoke that you have been given." but even after rejecting that i still have yokes.
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     pwm (pwm@darkdork.dev)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 00:20:01 JST pwm

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     @shibao maybe I've given up (I've totally given up lmao), but the only fulfilment I get from work is being good at it. Doesn't really matter what. I derive more satisfaction from people.
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     pwm (pwm@darkdork.dev)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 00:20:02 JST pwm

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     @shibao fuck (literal) bitches (metaphorical), get money.
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     reldred (reldred@social.bcicorporate.com)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 00:31:10 JST reldred

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     @shibao@shitposter.world and get to bed at a decent hour lmao

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     Rusty Shackleford (rusty__shackleford@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 27-Apr-2026 01:25:24 JST Rusty Shackleford

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     @shibao

     Pleasure seeking behavior, when not approached in healthy ways, can be less than satisfactory, sometimes even self-harmful. This is the prudent decision, possibly something to reflect and ruminate about when doing shadow work.

     RE: https://mastodon.social/@rusty__shackleford/116375464359351038

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