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[–] imadabouzu@awful.systems -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe hot take, but when I see young people (recent graduation) doing questionable things in pursuit of attention and a career, I cut them some slack.

Like it's hard for me to be critical for someone starting off making it in, um, gestures about this, world today. Besides, they'll get the sense knocked into them through pain and tears soon enough.

I don't find it strange or malice, I find it as symptom of why it was easier for us to find honest work then, and harder for them now.

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know man, there are plenty of jobs that don't involve any of whatever that is, like line cook or caregiver or going on disability.

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 4 points 3 months ago

Also he's a programmer? You can find a Python job that isn't, you know, this bullshit.