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In my experience, I've seen way more girls doing things with friends than guys. Heck, in college, I saw my friends once a semester, if that. I can go months without seeing my friends, and it's like nothing has changed when I see them again. From my POV, women value friends more, but I could be totally wrong. I'd like to hear other people's perspectives on this.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-affirmative-action-unconstitutional_n_64789e10e4b0047ed77f8fd4
Supreme Court Declares Affirmative Action In Education Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court declared affirmative action programs at public and private colleges and universities unconstitutional on Thursday in a decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts.

The decision puts an end to most systems designed to help Black and Latino students access higher education after centuries of racial discrimination. Colleges and universities will no longer be allowed to seek greater diversity of their student bodies by preferencing race, although student applicants will not be precluded from discussing their race during the application process as it relates to their individual experience. The most immediate effect will be a decrease in the number of Black and Latino students admitted to the most selective schools, studies show.

In his opinion, Roberts stated that schools are not permitted to judge candidates for admissions based on their race.

“Many universities have for too long done just the opposite,” Roberts wrote. “And in doing so, they have concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.”

Most companies just direct you to apply on their website where you either have to make an account or many people already applied and you have next to no chance of being called in for an interview. I do have LinkedIn, but most companies there do not offer EasyApply and instead just direct people to their own websites. Wirkn is pretty good except it's only exclusively for finding retail jobs, and obviously the retail industry is extremely competitive and stubborn. I tried to apply for Amazon because apparently they'll hire anyone no matter what... only to find out that none of the facilities that are within my area are even hiring.

I'm still in school so that further limits the kind of jobs I can get and since I don't have a car nor have a driver's license, even worse. I just want to be able to get a part-time or temporary job atm until I graduate, and then I won't mind doing full-time, contract, internship, etc. I am currently taking computer programming in college and sadly the tech industry isn't really hiring anyone unless they're very skilled and/or experience, so tough luck there. My only past experience would be volunteering at Habitat For Humanity as a retail associate and some food bank when I was still in highschool; I have worked before... but those just hurt my chances.

So I was thinking, maybe I shouldn't even bother applying online because there's too much competition and gatekeeping. Instead, maybe I should just either apply in-person or just contact recruiting agencies as well as NGOs that can perhaps help me be connected with companies desperately seeking employees for work. If there's supposed to be a labour shortage even after all these years since 2020, then why the fuck is it still extremely difficult to get interviews, let alone be hired? I will also attempt to apply for a "real" job (corporate career relevant to my education) later on, but the way things are going, I fucking doubt it.