Polls: Other

Oh c'mon. EVERYONE has thought it at one time or other.

On your first outing behind the wheel, were you scared, thrilled, proud, nervous? Something else?

If you could be magically turned into a full-fledged biological member of the opposite sex for a month, with no repercussions, and you switched back to your old self at the end of the month like nothing ever happened, would you? I think I would. I've always been curious about the differences between men and women, and think that being able to experience the way the world works from a woman's perspective first-hand would be very interesting.

I am a guest at someone's house and the host drops and ice cube on the kitchen floor. They have no pets and a normal reasonable level of cleanliness. He explains as he picks it up and runs water over it that it's still clean because any surface dirt would have been washed away due to the temperature difference. Multiple AIs backs this up with the usual stupid caveats.

What do you think?

is quality (how interesting or emotionally impactful) or diversity more important in own experiences?

It's not hurting anyone or destroying things. it just casually waltz's around the city and lounge around where desired. The locals just walk on by them like they were stray cats or other critters. your reaction?

Source: Conan the Barbarian movie

If given a choice between taking the elevator and the stairs, what do you prefer to take?

I take the stairs.

NEET = Not in Education, Employment, or Training

I feel completely burnt out in terms of exploring careers and jobs, which speaks volumes because I was always career-oriented since I was a young child. Since age 7, I was obsessed with jobs. I used to dawn a play police vest and direct traffic in the neighborhood. Then I was the "mailman". As I grew older, starting in high school, I was a fire explorer. I had my state EMS first responder certification by age 17. I was doing many clinical ride-alongs during high school. I was optimistic about careers from a young age.

Fast forwarding today, I am 30, and I have held 25 jobs and have never been able to maintain job security. I am collecting disability checks now to survive. Imagine the cycle of climbing a ladder to be pushed off in anguish each time. This cycle becomes beyond tiresome and has left me bitter. In addition, any and all savings or money I collect during my short tenure dries up each time, and I essentially begin from scratch again. There is no progression forward.

Come to find out, even without my personal issues and struggles, my generation as a whole is struggling to gain their footing in life. We are being shoved into this predatory "own nothing, be 'happy'" movement. Homeownership is becoming less and less obtainable. Rent is more and more becoming the only option, and even that is sucking people dry. Everyday essentials like groceries and transportation has become increasingly burdensome. There is red tape and process everywhere, making everything an unnecessary chore. To put a final nail in the coffin, we are hearing automation is becoming a major existential threat to our jobs, livelihoods, and career growth. Graduates are leaving college struggling to find work. Those who have jobs are finding themselves living paycheck to paycheck and having to work multiple jobs. You are damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I can see the phenomenon of NEETs on the rise.

By asocial I mean you don't feel one of them, you find it difficult to relate to people, and social settings and interactions especially with unfamiliar people stress you.