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unless you've had a 25% pay increase since 2020, you've had a pay cut. if you were making $20 an hour in 2020, for example, then unless you are now making $25 an hour or more, you've had a pay cut. any job that doesnt give you a raise every year is actually giving you …
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doesnt do anything. trump was impeached twice, nothing happened and no one cares the democrats trying to impeach are like dwight schrute handing out demerits it's like citing someone for disturbing the peace as they fire a machinegun into the side of your house it's like fining someone for littering as they dump raw sewage …
you've been lied to your whole life, my friend. a simple lie that we all take for granted as truth: 'work hard and you'll get ahead.' the sad reality is even simpler, and all encompassing: 'work hard, or you will be punished.' i like to ask the question: 'if you wanted to stop working, could …
remember that episode of the office where michael accidentally starts a rumor that stanley's wife is having an affair, and so over the course of the day starts a dozen other obviously false rumors, so that no one will believe anything they've heard that day? that same scenario is happening in real life, to you …
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the short answer is, i'm a quitter. the long list of excuses are: i don't enjoy losing. i only find learning fun if i have noticeable progress. there's not enough time in the day. chess isn't fun. i can only have so many hobbies. i'd rather be reading. i don't have patience. the fun of …
Jonas David 