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Hey so I'm about 2 years deep into working full time as an adult in modern US (multiple jobs, 6-7 days/week, as most ppl need nowadays). And uh. How do people do this their whole lives? I can't do this anymore. How in tf is this sustainable? 😭
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Anonymous 1d

Like existence is just endless pain and misery Squeezing in a lil getaway or vacation just makes everything so much worse and more stressful, and depletes the survival fund Like I can manage one social event every other month or so But

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Anonymous 1d

Find a purpose!! Find your meaning!! Volunteer for a youth organization, coach a sports team, be someone’s teacher or mentor, have a family, be an artist, etc etc.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

How do we not all just 💀 ourselves??? How are there not mass sewerslides???

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I live with a large group of people all making bulk food together and saving up as much as we can. The goal is to retire at 40. I'm 26 now. 14 more years to go living small. Then I can spend the rest of my life living medium

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22h

And where tf are they supposed to have time for this? The system is broken and people are suffering

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 11h

damn okay, just tryna find the beauty in it all

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8h

There's no beauty. Only pain. Lmfao I am also in grad-school, so I got that. And I have high responsibility at all my jobs, so I'm pm the mentor to all of my employees 😭👍

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8h

Basically, adult world is trying to find enough time to make it back to work Maybe you can dream about seeing your friends if you have enough time to access REM sleep

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8h

Unless you come from money Then you can have time to live life if

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8h

*ig

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