I'm also highly unmotivated,

i feel that this is more likely the reason you arent working.

Quote from: Verbatim on January 01, 2017, 05:56:46 PM

I'm also highly unmotivated,

i feel that this is more likely the reason you arent working.

Everything about jobs--both the process behind getting one and eventually having one--goes against everything I've stood for over the past 15 years of my life, so getting motivated doesn't really seem like a realistic possibility.

Lying is the most uncomfortable thing for me. And I don't mean lying about your credentials--I mean filing the application in the first place. You're basically saying, "I think I am qualified for this job," when you know you're not. And then when you finally get an interview, most people have to lie even more. Or "stretch the truth," which is still lying.

Then you get the job, fucking over hundreds of people who are more qualified than you and would probably be much happier to be in your position. Then the misery, depression, and guilt sets in, because now you have what you've dreaded having since you were a small child: a job. People are relying on your sorry ass now. People are paying you to do work you know you don't care about and won't do very well at as a result.

Then you get your first paycheck and wonder what you're gonna do with it. You think it's so much the first time, but it's really nothing at all in the grand scheme of things. You either save it, only opting to spend it on things you absolutely need, or you go spendthrift and purchase a bunch of frivolous shit. Either way, you have less money now, so you have to get more. It doesn't end. There's never a point where your job is completed. So you go back to work and get more pieces of paper to buy shit you don't need, or enough shit to sustain your miserable existence with, and back again. You maintain a sense of stagnation and stultification that never goes away, and the only thing in your day you have to look forward to is when it's finally over, because you get to fall asleep and peacefully do nothing--the thing you've always wanted to do to begin with.

Then you realize that this is your life now. Doing this, nonstop, for no greater purpose and no chance of ever looking up--because you work at Starbucks or some shit. Even if you get your dream job, you'll most likely end up hating it anyway. And hell, if you do like your job, you've probably been reduced to a soulless husk anyway. You've convinced yourself that what you're doing isn't completely miserable and soul-crushing, because to admit that would make you miserable. And that's not how you're supposed to feel. You're supposed to be happy to be a drone.

So, which part of that am I meant to be excited about?

Quote from: Eli on January 01, 2017, 10:12:44 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on January 01, 2017, 05:56:46 PM

I'm also highly unmotivated,

i feel that this is more likely the reason you arent working.

Everything about jobs--both the process behind getting one and eventually having one--goes against everything I've stood for over the past 15 years of my life, so getting motivated doesn't really seem like a realistic possibility.

Lying is the most uncomfortable thing for me. And I don't mean lying about your credentials--I mean filing the application in the first place. You're basically saying, "I think I am qualified for this job," when you know you're not. And then when you finally get an interview, most people have to lie even more. Or "stretch the truth," which is still lying.

Then you get the job, fucking over hundreds of people who are more qualified than you and would probably be much happier to be in your position. Then the misery, depression, and guilt sets in, because now you have what you've dreaded having since you were a small child: a job. People are relying on your sorry ass now. People are paying you to do work you know you don't care about and won't do very well at as a result.

Then you get your first paycheck and wonder what you're gonna do with it. You think it's so much the first time, but it's really nothing at all in the grand scheme of things. You either save it, only opting to spend it on things you absolutely need, or you go spendthrift and purchase a bunch of frivolous shit. Either way, you have less money now, so you have to get more. It doesn't end. There's never a point where your job is completed. So you go back to work and get more pieces of paper to buy shit you don't need, or enough shit to sustain your miserable existence with, and back again. You maintain a sense of stagnation and stultification that never goes away, and the only thing you have in your day to look forward to is when it's finally over, and you get to fall asleep and peacefully do nothing--the thing you've always wanted to do anyway.

Then you realize that this is your life now. Doing this, nonstop, for no greater purpose and no chance of ever looking up--because you work at Starbucks or some shit. Even if you get your dream job, you'll most likely end up hating it anyway. And hell, if you do like your job, you've probably been reduced to a soulless husk anyway. You've convinced yourself that what you're doing isn't completely miserable and soul-crushing, because to admit that would make you miserable. And that's not how you're supposed to feel. You're supposed to be happy to be a drone.

So, which part of that am I meant to be excited about?

Do you ever find enjoyment out of... you know... ANYTHING?

Verb you should go on one of those volunteer trips where people go to places like Nepal and help build stuff for struggling communities

Since last year, I've filed over 100 job applications

That's a pretty impressive thing to do in ~30 hours :^)

Verb you should go on one of those volunteer trips where people go to places like Nepal and help build stuff for struggling communities

not a bad idea, but like all other things, that's gonna cost me money i don't have

but i forgot you have a childs understanding of the English language so i should have tried to make it even more obvious that the wii u has no place in this discussion

The Wii U is the most relevant console in this discussion, and I have the greatest grasp of the English language on this website.

verb even used his financial aid money to buy a ps4

Except I didn't. Do you know what "live off" means, little boy? It doesn't mean buying frivolous things like PS4s. My dad bought one for the both of us, because we both play games on it, you worthless fucking cunt.

I wish you knew how much fun it is to fantasize about strangling you to death.

Quote from: Shirou Emiya on January 02, 2017, 12:49:16 PM

Exept said online is even worse than Sony's in every way. Two second input lag on Smash Bros., no region filter, no dedicated servers, no ping monitoring, and getttig paint rollered by a dead jap from across the map in Splatoon is not acceptable.

But it's free.

That makes it better by default.

By that logic Candy Crush must be a better game than Super Metroid since the former is free and the latter is not.

you're bringing lord of the rings into a discussion that's comparing star wars and star trek

There is nothing wrong with doing this.

it's irrelevant and you're only trying to bring it in to try and shift the conversation away from comparing PSN and XBL so you don't have to concede that PSN is worse than XBL

PSN isn't worse than XBL. They're both just as shitty as each other because neither of them are free.

I'm willing to bet that PSN is better than XBL, because Xbox has the worst track record ever when it comes to providing anything for their consumers. PSN is also fast as hell, so that helps.

By that logic Candy Crush must be a better game than Super Metroid since the former is free and the latter is not.

Nope, because those are games. We're talking about online services.

You only need to have two things to have a good online service: Functionality and no fees.