#how to make big career

[bixels]

The idea that uni protesters are "elitist ivy-league rich kids larping as revolutionaries" on Twitter and Reddit and even here is so fucking funny to me if you actually know anything about the student bodies at these unis. Take it from someone who's going to one of the biggest private unis in the US, 80% of the peers I know are either from the suburbs or an apartment somewhere in America, children of immigrants, or here on a student visa. I've heard about one-percenter students, but I've never met one in person. Like, don't get me wrong, the institution as a whole is still very privileged and white. I've talked with friends and classmates about feeling weird or dissonant being here and coming from such a different background. But in my art program, I see BIPOC, disabled, queer, lower-income students and faculty trying to deconstruct and tear that down and make space every day. So to take a cursory glance at a crowd of student protesters in coalitions that are led by BIPOC & 1st/2nd-gen immigrant students and HQ'd in ethnic housings and student organizations and say, "ah. children of the elite." Get real.

#also idk how to tell you this but even if it were true. wealthy children potentially sacrificing their educational careers to protest is #a good thing actually. idk how to tell you that caring about people from other nations is good #personal #“this war has nothing to do with most students cuz nobody's getting drafted” idk how to explain to you that we should be angry #that our tuitions of 10s of thousands of dollars that we pay every year for an education is being used to fund a genocidal campaign #also the implication that if you go to a uni institution you are automatically privileged by participation no matter your bg #i didn't /want/ to go to this school. i was supposed to go to a school with an art/animation program. but i realized my immigrant #parents have been working their whole lives to get me here. and turning the opportunity down would be a disservice to their sacrifice #this is getting into convos of “what 2nd gen kids owe their parents” which is different for everyone but. yeah #i just get pissed off at seeing people misrepresenting student bodies as “wealthy” and “privileged” and “elite” when it's such a blatant li #i remember a year ago a friend told me they can't fly home to hong kong for winter break because the plane tickets are too expensive #so they have to find temporary housing around the area #last quarter for a film doc class my film partner made a doc on a small group of marxist grad students from india discussing praxis #during a rally a few months ago in response to police presence the coalition invited palestinian students to speak about their experiences #and lead songs and read poems they wrote. these are STUDENTS. are they elitist too? #this is not to disregard my own personal privilege either. #this whole narrative's just to rationalize a lack of empathy to me. seeing a 19yo student get shot by a rubber bullet and your first #reaction is “HAW! HAW! bet richy rich didn't see THAT coming when she put on her terrorist hood!” #newsflash. these big uni campuses are HAUNTED by the violence of past protests and revolutions and police brutality. we know. #why do you think these coalitions have been making reinforced barricades at record speed

[canisalbus]

Imagine if Machete was Muslim instead of Catholic. His name would be something like Saif سيف, and Vasco would probably be something like Dhahabi ذَهَبِيّ

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#I don't know Arabic so I can't weigh in that much but if you say so! #it seems like these mean “sword” and “golden” respectively that's neat #Machete wouldn't be able to cling to his Catholic guilt in that case #I don't think Islam has the same concept of original sin that Christianity does #I'm simplifying but it's a belief that humans are born with an innate tendency for evil sinning is part of our nature #and staying on the positive and in God's good graces requires a lot of repentance which can lead to excess guilt and shame #I could be wrong but I'm under the impression that this idea of a manufacturing error is a very Christian thing #sorry I know you didn't sign up to hear me try to talk about big theology things and I don't want to make it weird #but I find this stuff really interesting I unironically like to read and think about how religions work #and how they shape things they come in contact with #in Machete's case in particular his troubled relationship with God and his career choice are big parts of his character #and why he turned the way he did and thinks the way he does you know #answered #kachavashka #Dhahabi is such a regal sounding name #I'd steal that in a heartbeat if I didn't already have one extremely gold-coded character

[mrsterlingeverything]

2023 almost over what have u achieved so far?

Fingered my ass

#graduated college #was sober for the whole last semester and 7 months total so thats big for me #successful temp internship and realized it wasnt for me #starting a new career and making money my own way the last few months #finished some drawings #have some fun projects in the works that i have time for now cuz of work #and yeah im very happy with how this year has gone for me it was a lot of work. didnt gain the weight i wanted but thats cuz of money #couldnt be more excited for 2024 !!!

[puppyeared]

people who do STEM or administration as a career full time and continue to do art as a hobby, I am scared of you but like in a hot way. youre like if we were allowed to have cold drinks in winter. i look at you and think of miles morales with his two cakes. do you want to make out sometime

#i say all of this positively bc i just! i cant help admiring it!! even if its mundane or not a big deal to you i seriously cant wrap my head #around it.. this is in no way at all meant to be condescending or anything. whenever i look at someones bio and theyre like oh im working #as a lab assistant biologist pharmacist realtor etc im like woag.... thats insane.. and then i peep your art tag and it knocks my socks of #how?? what lives do you lead??? im so curious. i seriously want a peek inside your brains someday. or at least shadow you at work lol #i cant help but feel sad when someone says smth like well i have to support myself and art cant do that for me. or maybe you were #pushed into pursuing a 'safe' career bc i hear it a lot. all of my relatives have the same story working as nurses and OFWs for the family #i think for me its not about missed potential but rather its being sad about making a decision to put your happiness aside to get by #ive tried so hard to do it but it didnt work out. i guess watching you guys do it is fascinating to me #or maybe youve made peace with your decision or actually like what you pursued but im still amazed!! it makes me wonder what made #you pick one over the other in that case.. is it like putting time for two different things the way you would for a schedule?? hmmm #im doing graphic design so i dont really interact with ppl in other faculties even humanities like sociology or childcare... so i cant help #wondering what it must be like as someone whos pursuing visual communication both as an interest and career #i seriously wish i could do smth like a desk job or even admin and maybe ill try that if this doesnt work. or i could look into trades #but dyscalculia already makes it hard to do things like cash and mental math so i get overwhelmed if i think about this too hard #yapping

[johncho]

these are the same scenes. to me

#better call saul #succcession #succession spoilers #screencaps #long post #im supposed to make a big deal about my dead [family figure whose support you've always wanted] at my #[significant event that would irrevocably change the course of ur career and thus ur emotional well-being bc you’ve tied your #self worth and identity to this one thing your family figure was good at and never thought you’d ever become?] how is that sincere

[violentdelightsandviolentends]

I physically shake with rage every time that I see j*s verstappen on my tv screen

I don’t even have the words to describe my hatred for that man

#I really can’t stand him #like severely #he’s going to ruin his own sons career because he’s got a big ass mouth #stop living life through your son and get your own #it makes me furious #how max has such a big heart is an absolute wonder #murph talks f1 #max verstappen #mv1 #formula one #formula 1 #f1 #mv33

[rowan-guerrins]

people on tiktok well on all social media sites actually will loudly critique the fact some people (especially those who only watched the movies) “didn’t get the point of the hunger games” and then turn around and say gale is the worst person in the universe and treat him like he’s a monster, and that all these traits are innate characteristics completely isolated from the circumstances in which he lived and the people around him. like girlie i think maybe YOU didn’t get the point here either.

#obviously this isn’t to say you need to or were “supposed to” like gale #there are a lot of good reasons to criticize him. esp wrt his sense of entitlement to katniss. #but he’s not supposed to be a Villain™️ #like he’s a poor traumatized (brown coded) boy whose very valid anger was used to groom him into a perfect soldier. #kind of almost like it’s a critique on the militarization of young boys. esp those who are underprivileged. #which doesn’t excuse his actions & it doesn’t mean you have to like him #but it’s enraging when people act like he is a heartless monster who is unredeemable or whatever. like. oh that’s not…. #bonus points if they babygirlify cato and clove (and marvel and glimmer) and cry about how they’re just kids #+ “they were only the way they are bc of the capitol 🥺”. #like yes it’s a big point that they were kids groomed to be child soldiers because the capitol pressured and “rewarded” career districts #to churn out child soldiers and whatnot. but that. ok. #truly just how do you hold the belief that to an extent excuses them or at least makes them sympathetic— #—but then not extend that empathy to gale. side eye. #esp bc a lot of the stuff is taking potshots at gale to uplift peeta/everlark. #like. uh! okay! #obligatory disclaimer i don’t actually like gale. however i am at my limit on weird and bad and inconsistent takes on him. #yeah he sucks. almost like that’s because he was horrifically oppressed by the captiol + then was groomed to be the ideal soldier by coin. #crazy how that’s the point. #and AGAIN. doesn’t EXCUSE what he does. but it’s important to acknowledge bc it v much contextualizes who and what he is and does. #the hunger games #gale hawthorne #i don’t think i need to tag this in the anti tag but lmk

[why-the-heck-not]

09.12.23, saturday

realized waaay too late that the bachelor’s thesis sign up isn’t just a ”click some buttons”-thing, instead u gotta fill out topics u’d be interested in. So I’ve given myself a nice long time of 3 days to decide before the deadline 😌 bc

I’m

dumb !! :)

So spent a good amount panicking & cursing all my life choices bc obv u gotta (i’ve given this 0 thought before this very day (even though I should’ve I’m aware) so like not the ideal situation to put urself in)

Then spent a good amount desperately looking through things and I think I have some sort of vision now (something to do with cyber investigation/cybercrimes (i think,, maybe.. still got a couple days), not too sure exactly what, but a faint idea would be enough for now. It also would make sense; always been interested in criminology (and shit like that) which I also minored in so that’d tie that up nicely)

Nothing else bc made the grave mistake of ”just gonna read a little this morning” and suddenly realizing it’s 2pm and I’ve read like 100pages and done nothing else the whole day

#it could help also bc been thinking abt going that way on the career path and this would be a good chance to see if I REALLY like it #or if I’m just accidentally basing my entire personality on Criminal Minds the tv show again #like if I get bored & done with it in 6 months then I could be for sure that it’s not the thing for me and won’t go chasing something I onl #like the idea of (big fear bc how would u ever actually know what any career is _actually_ like until u try and then u could realize u’ve #wasted years on just the idea of something) #i’m so glad tho I didn’t open this on the day-of #like at least there’s some days #i’m gonna think abt this for a bit more today & write a rough draft of what I’ll write on the form #and sleep on it & think abt it a bit more tmrw #and on monday I’ll send it in #i think that’s a long enough of a thing to make sure I’m just not grasping at the first idea I had just out of desperation #today #december 2023 #2023

[soldier-poet-king]

Okay so I've basically decided to apply for that gig, it came down to the fact that were it not my fear of earning my current boss' emnity, there would be very little hesitation about it (albeit I'd be going from permanent to contract again, but it's a longer contract, at an institution I'd really like to work for, with much better connections and experience than my current gig, as well as better pay, location, etc)

So now it's like. Well how/when do I tell my current boss that I'm applying? Esp since she's so....emphatic....about my role in this Big Upcoming Project and her idealized 5 year plan. Like??? I'm not guaranteed to get this gig! I'm a solid candidate, and would probably get at least an interview, but still! I'm just??? Wahhhh

I tired and jumpy and feel guilty for just existing and I'm TERRIFIED of every little noise and conversation because it's like waiting for the other shoe to drop and waiting for something bad you know it's going to happen no it's not the trauma no it's not because my boss is sort of similar to my mother personality wise no it's not a trauma response in addition to my own lack of experience

#the duality of fran #once again im like. oh i grew up working class how do u negotiate things like this #and career ambition and ladder climbing and earning the personal animosity of ur current boss #when like. if i DONT get that job BUT make it far enough into the interview process that she finds out #its gonna be. bad. bc I'll be here in this job but also she'll know i tried to leave #like i feel like it would be better if she heard it from me and not when the hiring guy calls her to ask about me #but also like. this is my first real job in the field. i dont have that many extra ppl i can use as references! #i have some. but she would definitely be the best IF shes not pissy with me over this #(that's a big and unlikely if) #screaminf crying throwing up #but in a bad way

[jakejeffreyperalta]

girls when they realize that they can't really study the subjects they like in the future because it has literally no profitable careers and in this day and age money is more preferable than having a career you geniuenly enjoy

#me at 12 years old after watching dps and someome told me that i could do literally absolutely nothing with an english degree except teach #most of my interests are in things that wont earn you a lot of money/only career is in teachiny #so now i have to find thinys that i can do and still earn money from #thinking about going into organizational or space psychology bc if you get employed in a big company ur set foe life #and all you have to do is be there for them and try not to make the company go into loss #seems fun #inly thinking btw idek how many careers there are #plus if i yave to do psychology i would prefer a degree abroad because rn there qre a lot more jobs you can get outside my country

[strawberrythiefs]

CORA & EDITH | DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA

#ok so you know how the film makes a big point that mary will become the next violet #i think this scene is drawing a similar parallel between edith and cora #except while violet wants mary to be HER #cora wants edith to be who she wanted to be but couldn't #with a fulfilling career as well as a husband and kids #downton abbey #downton abbey: a new era #downtonedit #cora crawley #edith crawley #**mine

[transmechanicus]

Local girl having not a little, not a bunch, but a whole lot of fun

#my stuff #listen my eyes came out SOOOO good #positively DISGUSTED at how pretty i am. insane! #i think the blue beanie looks better ngl it makes my eyes pop #sorry every mirror in my folks house is literally so dirty and that i take selfies like i’m prepping for an onlyfans career #anyway paypal me 50 dollar and i’ll post the Big Pajama Shirt ones (lying) #i’m already crushing this game once my hair recovers from gene poisoning and/or i get a wig it is OVER #vermillion class woman moment everywhere i go #also hi lesbians ;] #trans #lesbian #my face #my night is going FABULOUS time to go play elden ring while looking so so kissable

[rithmeres]

love how we get a full list of all 24 capitol kids and all 24 tributes lined up next to each other as foils and honestly it feels like a district-kids-vs-capitol-kids games before the games even happen because the pre-game beef is so understandably crazy that 17 of the 48 kids end up dead, missing, or hospitalized before the official games even start

#big ups to marcus shoutout marcus for disappearing into the sewers love that for him #interesting how the career kids are all dead because they tried to run. interesting how a mentor was the first to die. #so many things are so very interesting #like.. the capitol hates the district kids obviously but they also clearly do not care if their own kids die in the mentor program #it’s just more drama for the cameras right? more fuel for the propaganda fire #the salad of 🅱️ongbirds and flakes #thg reread #i will be honest with u though. it is hard to feel compassion for the mentors when they get all this pomp and circumstance when they die #while the tributes corpses are strung up and paraded in front of their fancy coffins. like what the hell man #i don’t know why corpse desecration is so so awful to me. like they’re already dead even if it’s gross it’s not making them suffer any more #i guess it’s just that exactly though. they’re already dead. why make them suffer more

[acecasinova]

I am.... 31

#which is KINDA WILD ngl #younger me never would have thought I'd make it this far #and yet! #I'm here! I'm married! I have a career! #I made it in spite of everything and I guess at this point I've gotta keep going #you know? #the world is terrifying and people make me furious about how little they care but there are so many small and big things to love

[fivekrystalpetals]

wow who would have thunk the reason the Tragedy of Sablier went down was not because of some intricate political intrigue, the four Dukedoms wanting to grab the power of the Abyss for themselves, the Baskervilles made to become the scapegoats for the Tragedy etc. etc.

but because...... every player in the backstory is I N S A N E

(I haven't read a wilder backstory for anything than this,, Retrace 66-74 what even are you???????? WHAT DO YOU MRAN OZ IS B_RABBIT DOES IT EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE??!?!?)

#pandora hearts #may-reads-ph #past arc #i-i-i will write a longer post for sure i just.... need to *screams* #i am remembering cheshire cat's words (the og one): #you can go this way or that everyone is mad here #but in all seriousness what in the world is wrong with levi baskerville? #he took one look at a lonely depressed girl and went: oh no poor dear you look at you aren'tcha gonna die anyway? #how about i impregnate you so that you can go give birth in Hell? ❤ #i want to yeet his ass to hell #he is the embodiment of Mad Scientist #all for the sake of ExPerIMEntatiONS #he is the root cause of all that went down #also is anything that he said even...true?? i mean we have only his word to trust? #was it even really necessary to cast lacie into the abyss?? or did he just make oswald do that so he can test out his theories?? #and then he tells everything to jack an outsider and not to lacie's big bro it felt like he wanted to intentionally cause the tragedy #on the other hand jack took one look at the new glen (oswald) and went: i am about to end this man's whole career

[mettywiththenotes]

I think one of the things I love the most about Haikyuu is that even though the whole manga comes from a place of love from Furudate who created the story specifically to get people into volleyball, there is nothing to make you feel bad about not wanting to play anymore

There are characters who are completely obsessed with volleyball. There are characters who aren't obsessed but are interested enough to keep going. There are characters who weren't into it but did it anyway and then just couldn't stop. There are characters who started doing volleyball and then realized they didn't like it anymore, then left and were better for it. There are characters who are like "this was cool and it was nice but I don't want to do this forever". There are characters who never play but still support the teams anyway

And the story validates every single one of these experiences. There's no "this experience is better than that experience", there are just characters who like it, don't like it, are obsessed with it or can appreciate everything that happens in a game regardless of their feelings towards it

It's just really nice to go through the story and feel the whole acceptance through the writing itself, to see that Furudate is encouraging you to try volleyball, to experience how fun it can be, and if it's not fun for you or you fell out of love with it or just don't want to do it anymore, then that's fine! At least you experienced it! At least you tried! At least you learned something about yourself! And hopefully you made friends along the way!

Haikyuu inspires people to try something new but never does it show a characters negative feelings or lack of feelings towards it as invalid and wrong. It just encourages you to do what makes you happy. I really appreciate that

#there's obviously more characters who have other experiences too that i missed #but still i think i made my point #i need to rewatch and reread this series #spoilers in the tags from this point on -----> #i think this ESPECIALLY hits home after the timeskip #learning what every character was doing in the future #how there definitely were those who went into volleyball as a career #but there were others who did something else like being a veterinarian or a singer or a fashion designer #the way there were characters who were so good at playing volleyball but it just wasn't what they wanted to do all their life #like nishinoya and tendou #ALSO #when udai was revealed #and he was literally just. some guy #hinata and others idolized him and he was just a guy who didn't wanna play volleyball #and the most important thing is it wasn't a big deal that he wasn't a little giant anymore #hinata moved on quickly and that was a good thing for him and his development into finding who he wanted to be #it really does show that udai's decision was valid. he inspired people with how great he was but he just didn't wanna do it anymore #AND AND he probably STILL ends up inspiring kids anyway because he became a mangaka who created a manga about volleyball!! #the cycle is complete!! #the emphasis on doing what you want because its fun and makes you happy is just!! very important i think!! #haikyuu!! #haikyuu!! manga spoilers #haikyuu!! spoilers #mettys posts #metty posts