Oka

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[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I did, but it only applies to federal loans. I'm currently paying "personal loans" which are student loans from other lenders.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 34 points 8 months ago (17 children)

Despite having a degree, which shows that you can do the job, employers still ignore your application, or reject you.

Now, college students have a thing called loans. Whether or not you have a job, those loan providers still want to be paid.

If the student can't pay the loans, and their family cosigned the loans, but they can't pay it, then thats a LOT of pressure from family, and everyone involved is going to have a bad time.

My degree is in game programming. I rolled a nat 1, I guess, cause all the gaming jobs are abruptly disappearing this year, and I just graduated last year. I've given up on pursuing a job for a game company, for now.

I've been in the red a couple times. I'm barely afloat as it is. During December and January, I was thinking about either suicide, or abandoning my life. Going on the road.

But I didn't have the strength to really do it.

I'm at about $130,000 in debt. I am working minimum wage. And entry level for my field is 60-90k.

You can imagine how gutwrenching it might be to be that close to having a liveable income, when you were raised poor, and you've only had minimum wage jobs your whole life. Now I'm back at a minimum wage job, and I have to pay ~$1000 a month in just school loans.

So...I can relate.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)
  • Minecraft, sometimes.
  • Garden of the Sea, when I first played it
  • Walkabout mini golf
  • Lumber Tycoon 2 on Roblox
[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago

I've played every BL to date, except new tales.

The writing peaked in 2, it was great in 1, it went downhill after that.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My car is in the front yard

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago

The company is at fault. I don't think there's laws currently in place that say a vehicle has to be manned on the street, just that it uses the correct signals and responds correctly to traffic, but I may be wrong. It may also be local laws.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 18 points 8 months ago

The idea of reusable bags was great, but they operated the same as the old plastic bags. They're thicker, more durable, but most people don't care enough to bring back their old bags, and will just buy new ones because it's convenient. Speaking from personal experience.

Also, different places have different protocols, sometimes they make you bag your own groceries if you bring your own bags. Again, some people won't bother.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago

It's a healthy habit, nothing to worry.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Playing with sticky items (tape, stickers) rolling them in my fingers, sticking them to my hands and peeling them.

Additionally, touching things to my lips.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (8 children)

In a way, NFTs were supposed to solve this.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I just graduated with a BS in Game Programming. I already feel I'm never getting a job in the industry.

[–] Oka@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

That's a good question. I believe if a mental, physical, or psychological trait hinders your QOL or impedes your ability to perform basic tasks, it qualifies as a disorder or dysfunction.

I think everyone has traits that make them lean towards dysfunction, but they are manageable, tolerable, or not seen as abnormal.

Most Deaf people don't see their deafness as a handicap or dysfunction. While some hearing folks might think "they're missing out on so much" it can't be further from the truth.

This was the first time I saw Asexuality mentioned on a major community, so I was happy to see the spread of awareness, then the first comment was along the lines of "it's probably a mental disorder". To me, that sounds anti-LGBT.

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