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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 26 points 5 months ago

Most people who know me think I'm a just swell normal guy with perhaps some offputting vibes. But I was raised under circumstances that would fuck up most people. Turning out well-adjusted, educated, and starting a stable family all basically started as a rebellious phase. I still am gutter trash deep down, but I've got a wife and a kid now who I somehow support on a single income working 100% from home. I've overcommitted to this bit and there's no going back. I have to "be a sane human" who doesn't "sleep in storage units" now. I've become a man who "updates underwriters" and doesn't "dress like a wizard, cast spells in public parks, and barf on the sidewalk". God help me.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

We're all faking it, at least a bit. The fact that you care enough about your family to keep your shit together proves that you're not trash inside.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Proof is perhaps too strong a word for it, but whatever spends is money, eh?

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

You can dress like a wizard, just do it at sponsored events, or with your kids. Don't barf on the sidewalk, but the wizard stuff is fine, in moderation.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

That stuff is behind me, for now. The fact that I'm a bearded recluse in a tower who makes a living staring long and deep into a glowing piece of glass that is slowly driving me insane is pretty cool though

[-] Tricky@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Thanks for this different perspective. Makes the grind more tolerable

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Dear diary, today my palantir put me in touch with a pretty chill wizard...

this post was submitted on 22 May 2024
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