When you get to the end of your life, old and tired, and you look back on all the things you did and time you spent, what will make you say: yes, I did well and it was all worth it?...
What a great thing to do! I think it’s why a lot of people volunteer for causes and give their time and money to charity. Such a great way to directly see the positive impact you’re having on the world.
Whilst I am very anti landlord, that last point is interesting.
Say, if someone had enough money to buy out thousands of houses and made them cheapest around, undercutting everyone, then sold them to the occupants if they wanted to buy… Would that somehow fix the renting crisis we’re in today?
If anyone was free to buy a house whenever they liked, renting wouldn’t be such a problem. The problem is, renting nowadays is the only solution and therefore those who own properties are free to charge what they like and people either put up with that or be homeless.
Renting should be a temporary measure, however nowadays people can’t afford to actually buy homes because renting means they don’t have money for deposits.
Renting isn’t a choice for most people, it’s a means to keep them off the streets. The landlords have the monopoly.
Similar story, my friends dad told my friend off because he saw the song “Get Fucked, Stud” by Biffy Clyro on his iPod when we were on holiday. My friend promptly renamed it to "Stud"😂
The amount of times I told my students they can use their phone for certain exercises, then 90% of them just went on Tiktok or played Clash Of Clans, is why is started not allowing phones.
I get that to the 10% it was super helpful but it’s just easier to not allow everyone.
I’m all for giving them a chance to prove they’re able to be responsible. Especially the kids that always try hard and deserve to be trusted.
I found that a lot of kids struggled to accept any consequences of their actions, though taking their phones off them for playing games was pretty clear to them.
For sure! A lot of parents don’t really understand the amount of stuff teachers have to go through either, and we don’t get paid for the hundreds of hours we do outside of teaching hours.
It’s why I had to quit in the end. Felt like I couldn’t give it my all because I was mentally and physically exhausted.
I’ve definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is “smart” nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn’t require any of that before....
How in the hell (slrpnk.net)
Dad wins (i.postimg.cc)
The nostalgia is real (lemmy.zip)
Fallout 3, Shogun 2, Rabbit Burn, etc
What makes your life well-lived?
When you get to the end of your life, old and tired, and you look back on all the things you did and time you spent, what will make you say: yes, I did well and it was all worth it?...
How would you spend $20 million a year?
Pretend the $20 million is guaranteed, and if anything will increase slightly over time....
I have several questions, actually (slrpnk.net)
Looking for an alternative Keyboard app
Hi friends. My quest to remove Google products from my life continues....
Ad-free Facebook, Instagram access planned for $14 per month in Europe (arstechnica.com)
Don't be fooled Billy, it's not really a job, more of a parasitic relationship (lemmy.world)
This the big leagues kid (programming.dev)
You had unrestricted access to the internet as a child, didn't you? (iusearchlinux.fyi)
it's a secret mom's campaign to stop drinking out of the bottle.... (feddit.de)
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31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad) (www.nbclosangeles.com)
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Why must we be done this way? (lemmy.ml)
What's a current or growing trend only you seem to have concerns about?
I’ve definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is “smart” nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn’t require any of that before....