Dying too young: Deaths among middle-aged adults reversing life expectancy trends.
Those damn deplorables dying of being racist. Wish they’d stop doing that and making the U.S. look bad. It’s really inconvenient when we compare ourselves to other countries.
"alt-right" has become a catchall for anything that doesn't fit a 20th century political narrative
— hello again (@bobpoekert) October 24, 2019
Quite true. I’ve noticed the same thing, and I agree that if the Battle in Seattle happened today the media and “progressives” would definitely be calling the protestors alt-right or worse.
These days if you don’t toe the line completely you’re alt-right, a Russian asset, racist, or all three.
you can do electronics without having the cops called on you but if you want a job doing that you need a degree (usually) and that seemed like an expensive waste of time. software you can just start doing
— hello again (@bobpoekert) November 24, 2019
Same with infrastructure for me. I was already good at it. I didn’t need anyone’s permission to start doing it, and credentials when I first started were actually a net negative.
It’s changing now, though. Credentials are starting to matter more and bureaucratic pretend work is beginning to dominate. As a result of this the practitioners are starting to get worse (much dumber, less capable of making leaps of thought), so I would likely not be able to break into the field today were I starting fresh.
Almost without exception, those activities and interests that as a kid just about everyone told me were worthless and useless were the ones that provided me the best possibility of income and a good life as an adult.
“Do what you love” isn’t that great of advice, but ignoring what other people tell you is best for you is probably nearly always a winner.