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Cake day: July 29th, 2023

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  • Run kids through 12 years of school. Teach them little that engages them or makes them feel valuable. Tell them for half of those years that their best hope to achieve happiness is to go to college so that they can earn enough to consume the good life and then retire. Then wonder why so many lack a sense if purpose and belonging.

    Some kids are fortunate. They have a family that truly support them, helpinh them gain experience in life and some insight into finding their way. For those with families that aren’t that way, finding your way can be much harder. A significant amount of kids have parents that are checked out. Sometimes it’s because the parents are too busy working. Sometimes its for worse reasons.







  • The internet only helps in limited ways. my career in IT is largely down to the fact I can do it all myself without much need for others.

    I’m coming to terms that I’ve basically lived a false life because of this. If I had had more friends and resources to lean on growing up I would have gone into construction, heavy equipment, or farming.

    I’m trying to change that now. But, I look around and see more clearly that the ones who have success in these trades have a good social bond with those around them. I’ve never known how to do that. Really lacked the confidence when I was younger. Might be time to throw myself in the deep end and try anew.