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So I finally got around to reading this - and I don’t want to be insensitive to anybody who’s struggling - but this is really *exactly* what I anticipated as an anxious and depressed teenager. This is what the future looked like lots of people told me I was ~being dramatic~ https://t.co/Gi8KJr0s2T
I was literally nauseous all the time bc I couldn’t understand how everyone seemed so confident that if they followed instructions everything would work out. I wanted to work in the media but I was (correctly) terrified that the industry would toss me out https://t.co/oe98blZqlH
Me, aged 17: how can you trust employers? the economy? Everything is built on lies and manipulation Friend: lol chill out you conspiracy nerd *12 years later* Friend: I got fired, haven’t paid off my student loans, and people tell me to code Me: *deep breath* I’m so sorry
@visakanv Wow funny to see this tweet again Was recently asked why I talk about being frugal and healthy, and this expresses it very similarly How do you trust your life will stay the same? The economy, infrastructure, services, are all built on multiple shaky levels of abstraction