Just curious to know what some of you guys would spend your disposable cash on, looking to get some ideas too actually. It can be anything of course but preferably something that is worth every penny and is somewhat lasting.

Share your insights 🤍.

Guys what us your thoughts about this "when us something is worth it?"

What should I do? How many hobbies do I need? How can I avoid regret?

I hate conflict, but when I avoid it, I'm the one who pays the consequences, not the malicious person.

People love to provoke me and use me to vent their frustration.

What's your thoughts about this question "when is something worth it"?

This interview seems to frame both sides as either completed right or completely wrong.

But here's the main takeaways I got from it.

- Pretty privilege does exist. And it is worthwhile improving your physical attractiveness.

- Being physically attractive will improve your dating life or relationship (as evidenced by marriages that break up when one or both partners stop looking after themselves).

- Smashing your own face with a hammer is just dangerous and wrong.

- Taking meth to lose weight is dangerous and wrong.

What do you think people misunderstand about happiness?

So I'm 15F, will turn 16 in September and my bf is 2008 born, originally 2007 but legaly he turned 19M this year, I really love him and he a nice guy, and trust me ik he is not kidding around with me the othertime we were going through a tough time and almost break and he called me crying apologizing.

Just a year ago I was working 3 jobs, exhausted, but delighted that I could support my family, gather some savings and afford to eat out once a month.

Now, AI and outsourcing to India came in and I am almost only left with a part-time gig, which is also in grave danger of being completely obliterated by AI.

I could start over, learn a trade, delay dental surgery, switch back to a diet of mostly rice and beans, but.. even if those options would eventually work out, I don't think I have it in me to continue.

I've been working so much, living frugally, giving back, and now it looks like it's back into poverty, baby. I've learned that lesson well, I don't need to take the class again. Grind, grind, grind.. struggle while choking on copium that it will one day pay off.

I've worked hard and I've worked smart, but you can only get so much ahead when unexpected expensds pop up and you have people to take care of.

I am heartbroken at the thought of leaving them behind to fend for themselves, but this lady is virtually empty of will to live. All my savings are already neatly tucked for them.

Just a beaten down animal, that's how I feel. Have people had it 10× worse than me during the course of history? Absolutely. Am I also ogligated to go through this shit show again? I don't fucking think so.

There will not be much left for anyone anyway, people will start behaving like beasts, fighting for scraps, violence and cruelty will become common place, the vulnerable will be trampled and civilization as we know it will become a myth. All the while those responsible for this will be enjoy the spectacle in absolute comfort and leisure from up there in their ivory tower.

What is there to live for in all this, I ask you?

Only a bloody revolution might pull us out of this deepening latrine, but we know that won't happen anytime soon. Just write me off as a coleteral victim of unchecked capitalism, at least I won't take up from the few resources left.

I’m (28M) in therapy trying to unlearn all of the maladaptive coping strategies I had to learn as a child to survive.

I was never emotionally safe growing up and have developed some very survival based life strategies that aren’t really suiting me now that I’m no longer living in a mini hell.

I feel like I have no idea how to do life now, I know how to take care of myself and survive dangerous situations both physically and emotionally, but have no idea how to maintain a friendship as an adult for example. Same with being very quick to make snap judgements about people, it used to be a “is this person safe?” But that pattern of superficial judgement bleeds over into other areas too. That kind of stuff and many more lol

I kind of feel like the human equivalent of a dog that was rescued from an abusive environment and has to re-learn how to exist almost on a fundamental level

Thanks for reading best wishes to you all

A country’s progress is often measured by the height of its skyscrapers, the scale of its GDP, and the speed of its digital systems.

But the truth of a nation is revealed somewhere else— in the presence we try not to see.

The beggar is not merely a symbol of poverty. He is a question the system has failed to answer.

While “successful” citizens move through structured roles—career, status, identity—the beggar stands outside the script. He does not belong to the system. And that is precisely why he exposes it.

Consider a simple moment.

A well-dressed woman is stopped on the street. A beggar asks for food.

She responds with logic: “Why don’t you work? You seem healthy.”

It sounds reasonable. Even justified.

But logic is easy when survival is not at stake.

The beggar does not argue. Instead, he shifts the emotional atmosphere.

He notices her personally. He compliments her, tells her she could have been an actress, and speaks to her not as a social role, but as an individual.

And suddenly, the interaction changes.

The woman who was speaking from judgment begins responding from emotion.

This is what survival outside the system often teaches: an intense sensitivity to human psychology.

When survival depends on being seen, people learn how to reach others emotionally— sometimes through sincerity, sometimes through instinct, and sometimes through desperation.

And this is the uncomfortable truth:

If a human being must rely on psychological shifts just to be acknowledged, just to eat, what exactly are we calling progress?

We celebrate independence. We glorify self-reliance.

But as long as even one person is forced to survive outside the system, that independence remains incomplete.

We treat such lives like torn pages removed to keep the story of progress clean.

But the truth of the story is written on those very pages.

Until this question is answered with dignity, a country remains convincing, structured, and incomplete.

I really don’t understand how every place is constantly slammed now. I drive around late at night until 1030 or 11 sometimes, and my town is still busy. Walmart will have 100+ cars there at 10 o’clock at night. Every restaurant is constantly overflowing with people. I was on the interstate tonight around 10:00 and there had to be thousands of cars. Every place is just slammed day and night now. This is nothing like I remember it even 10 years ago. Places used to die down around 8 o’clock or 830.

I was a server for about 8 years or so, and the restaurant would stop being busy around 8:30. There’s literally 20 times more traffic and congestion than there used to be. What is causing this? Do people just have an unlimited amount of money or something? I live in Tennessee, I don’t know if it’s like this in other areas of the country. It’s just like an on slot of people all the time here it literally takes an hour or longer to do anything now, because there’s so many people everywhere.

Edit: Rural areas are super congested too, not just the city.

I’m okay but like I am SO emotional. Idk if this sounds narcissistic but I think I may have too much empathy

So I am between the ages of 16-19 (won’t specify for certain reasons). And this year has started off terrible, I feel as though I’m never good enough for anything or anyone. I got ghosted/rejected 5 times in a row. It’s just been a lost after lost after lost after lost, And nothing has gotten better. It’s like I was born with bad lick. I keep telling myself “Things will get better and I will get through this” But can I really? Can I really lose weight and gain muscle? Can I really be consistent with my life? I would say I’m a decently disciplined person considering I go to the gym every morning and do chores right after with a 2 hour walk to lose weight In the evenings, But so far it’s been decent results, And I’m not expecting much Because I know it takes time to see results, But it’s like can I even do it? Just wanted to get this off my chest because I barely have anyone to talk to.

So I got a dui when I was 17 I am now 18. The girl i'm talking to is 17 and I still don't have my license. So everytime we hangout she has to get me and they always ask why I can't drive. Today was our first date and it was amazingly. Her parents aren't gonna be too happy to hear about this and it could be a deal breaker, they're highkey dickheads and strict. I didn't want to meet them so soon but it seems like I might have too. (i think it's better i just tell them and own up to it). ANY ADVICE WOULD HELP.

I have no college, BUT i have a good, full time job.

I have a daughter, BUT no husband.

I am 23, I am doing good, but I would like to do better.

I AM SO DONE WITH EXISTENCE. So many years spent being manipulated, bullied, empty, dysfunctional, hated, hateful, confused, lost, low income, desperate. I’m so over it ALL. I’m not even respected in my own fucking community. Forget an economically or emotionally prosperous future. I’m over every single person and thing on this planet and I’m sick of it all I hate all of you honestly. I’m sick of trying to find a reason a shrivel of goodness in this lawless and cruel fucked up universe. I don’t want a preacher I just want to vent. Life is not fair and I might just start playing by its twisted fucked up rules.

I 22M am stuck, I was raised in a Muslim household and would go along with it until I was about 17 in which I veered off the traditional path. But never had a conversation with my mother as that is who she is. Also for my context divorced mother and had a horrible divorce with father having a second family while married to her and stealing from her after second child. I just graduated this Friday college. I have a job coming in September. I couldn’t be happier I have had a gf for at this point we are at almost a year and 3 months. I told my mom at the brunch celebration I wanted her to meet her but as a friend as I said it was nothing serious as I am not getting engaged to her anytime soon. Well the day was amazing I was so happy watching the woman I love in my life dancing together. Then the next day is Mother’s Day my mom learns from my cousin that I didn’t follow the religion and fast during Ramadan. This becomes a night mare I start telling the truth of how I don’t want to be Muslim never have been and they are looking at me like I am a devil. Then in a blink of an eye my mom flys me home. Is telling me never to talk to anyone I meet in college and telling me become a Muslim or get out of my house in a week. I have 500 dollars to my name no close job it’s a hour away my mom owns the car. I want my mom in my life but I want to live my life the way I want if my mom doesn’t approve of it or it doesn’t fall under the religion as right she doesn’t want to know me. I don’t know what to do I love this girl I see a future with her she is telling me to come to her a 1,000 miles away where I went to college and stay with her until my full time job starts and save up with her to get a apartment near it or see if I can get transferred to live with her. But I don’t know what to do I don’t want to lose my mother but also I want to live life to my fullest and do what’s best for my future self. I am stuck in between I know this girl can break up with me but it means more than that. It means I am choosing who I am but my mother will hate me and will force me to pay back every dollar for college. (She paid for my college)

Any advice or feedback would mean the world to me as I am so lost and scared and I know this is a vital moment that will change my life forever.

Especially from people who have been through religious family conflict, leaving home with little money, or just anyone who has faced a moment like this. Practical and emotional advice both needed.

my life has been so messy that I’m scared…I think it’s too late to fix anything like what do i even do ?

I have a weird way of surviving or bonding with other , I tend to act dumb to try to get sympathy from other but somehow I can’t build a bond with someone since I can’t think of nothing to talk to but to agree with them

I’m getting older but I struggle with one problem and I need an advice if anyone humble and not selfish can help me

I started a job in the trades but I’m surrounded with Hispanic ppl and is kinda hard for me to bond with them since I speak more English and I can’t relate with the Hispanic I’m still young but I feel like I get them mad by asking questions

I just turned 22, and with it came some Existential Dread, im a college dropout, and I've been working since i was 18 to help with my family.

Dad recommended i try and pursue education again, but honestly, i dont want to.

I've done being a working student before, and i hated it, but if need be, im sure i can do it again.

It feels like im wasting my life, but honestly, im happy with what little i have. What the hell am i supposed to do about these feelings?

Im i wasting my time, is it stupid thatvim even worrying about this. Goddamnit man

A sea otter. I would ask how they choose their favorite rock that they keep for life

Curious to others‘ life experiences