Grogon

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how is it to work everyday but Wednesdays and Thursdays? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I work 7 nights, 8 off, 7 nights, 8 off and so on...

All I can say is that ending my 7th nightshift coming out monday morning it is great to go shopping, it is great to go to the local spa, it is great to basically do any activity cause no crowds.

The downside is that I am usually the only person low age and rest are retired people. Or my friends that work shifts too and are off, thats great.

If I wouldn't have a wife that has only off weekends and works a regular 9 to 5 I'd probably try to work every weekend and take days off monday to friday. Weekends suck imo cause everything is crowded.

I like to go to the gym monday to thursday, I'm usually alone at 10 in the morning with a few old people doing random exercises. But they don't block the leg press, the benches and the pull up bars.

In general I am very grateful for working shifts (especially night) cause more money, less stress at work (quiet at night) and no management. And I can go to the gym when no one is there.

I wish I never drank so much from 17 to 25 in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I think I asked myself what happens if I do this another decade and where I might be.

I saw my belly fat, my chest fat, looked at myself and signed up for gym. Reading into gym and how to progresse efficiently gave it all an end cause I need protein, I need healthy fats I need good carbs and the most important: Water, Rest (good quality sleep) and no stress.

All this doesn't allow for weekends drinking or drinking in general. Yes I do drink on vacations a beer or two but I notice after a beer I actually don't like the taste. My cheat drink now is cappucinos lol.

I wish I never drank so much from 17 to 25 in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah could be. But how do I know how much I damaged my brain the last decade with all this drinking "for fun"?

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I wish I never drank so much from 17 to 25 (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Grogon@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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This has impacted my life so negatively I don't even know where to start.

My friends and I started drinking at 17 and went out almost every weekend. Every year we had huge events like festivals (Germany has many) and well those were like 3 days being drunk in a row.

If i could turn back time I'd probably just tell myself to not do it and probably do it again anyways.

I'm getting invested in the gym and it's so good. I wonder how I'd look like today if I would have just been at the gym in my 20s.

Not only that. I wonder how my friend circle would look like cause currently I have no friends I'd consider "friends". Those were all drinking buddies. They still drink every weekend and more and more I realised they are just functioning alcoholics.

And since I don't drink anymore (2 years) I'm basically out.

So I'd say alcohol didn't only have a negative impact on my brain while I was still young (and after) it also hit my wallet, my time for better things (sports).... etc.

Man. Sucks. Sucks to be me.

Now I am happy I have a wife, a house and going in the right direction but it is soooo hard to find friends or atleast people if you aren't in school anymore and coworkers busy with own life.

If I could give anyone younger advice I'd just stay screw it and go to the gym and find a hobby like climbing, swimming, golfing, tennis or something and get people there.

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[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Not required but makes life easier.

I think in sone places for example Singapore, Japan etc where most people are more with phones its really required.

I needed my bank card for example in Singapore to use the MRT but the App makes it so much easier. Or moving from A to B with Grab, uber, etc.

And without a phone you look normal in those places cause almost 95% staring at a screen. You got nothing to do, no one to talk to cause all on phone.

At first you think you are superior, dont rely on ohone and you arebt addicted like they are. But after that thought pops up 20 times in the same train ride you notice its just an illusion and not worth the energy to pretend you arent one of them. If I had a phone Id def watch shows or read news during public Transport. Its like reading news paper 20 years ago.

Nothing bad about phones. Its really just people using them 24/7, for example during dinner with family or friends. Go to a Restaurant. People have phones next to their plates and grab them every 10 seconds.

It might be cause they got nothing in common with the ppl at the table but why go eat out together then if all your phone contacts are better?

One day I will take a book with me to a table if someone uses phone. Ill double down being a better Person. For not using phone and for reading.

But the real thing is: why should they pay attention to you? You are competing against an algorithm that knows everyone better than you do and ever could. The question is: do the people want to fight that or just go with it? Its Hard to quit phone though with how Apps are designed. Just one more Clip, just one more message.

I swear in Singapore people walking while watching phone. They were able to dodge etc.

2000s were my best years evrn though Im in a better position now in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Im from Germany.

2000s were my best years evrn though Im in a better position now in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
2000s were my best years evrn though Im in a better position now in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Well I own a home which is direct neighbour to a loud Church. Its unsellable and cant move away til its sold so there is my sind...

2000s were my best years evrn though Im in a better position now in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
[–] Grogon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I played Warcraft 3 TFT Line Tower Wars and Diablo 2 LOD between 2004 and 2008. A but Starcraft BW and WoW inbetween

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2000s were my best years evrn though Im in a better position now (lemmy.world)
 

I remeber 2006 I was in the 6th grade, all the world cup songs, chilling at my local lake with friends, ... maybe it was just because I was a young kid.

But now I think a lot about the 2000s.

I was able to download and Listen to All Songs of 60s, 70s, 80s, and the 2000s had great songs too.

Like Linken Park with Breaking a Habit or Red Hot Chili Peppers with Snow.

It was also a time I spent a long time in Azeroth (WoW) but also a lot of time in real life with friends.

Right now at this moment my job is awesome, I earn enough money, have a wife,... but I cant recreate the Summers of 2000s.

I said it in 2015 those were the best days and now a decade later I still say it. The 2016s to 2019s were also great. But not like 2005 to 2009. Something about those years that gives me a cozy Feeling.

Sonetimes I think Corona ruined everything. Nothing is back to how it was pre 2020. People are so confused, lie and cant tell the difference between fake news and Real news, all only on the phones.

This feels like Im living in a Shell that is empty now. And all this being said my Life SHOULD now be better than in 2006. I have a great job, money, more free time... but dunno.

Anyone else feel this?

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AI is ruining my online experience (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Grogon@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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It was all fun and games two years ago when most AI videos were obvious (6 fingers, 7 fingers, etc.).

But things are getting out of hand. I am at a point I'm questioning if Lemmy, Reddit, Youtube comments etc. are even real. I wouldn't even be suprised if I was playing Overwatch 5v5 with 9 AIs while three of them are programmed to act like kids, 4 being non toxic etc..

This whole place could just be an illusion.

I can't prove it. Its really less fun now.

The upside is I go to the gym more frequently and just hang out with people I know are 100% real. Nothing worse than having a conversation with AI person. It was just an average 7/10 like I am an average 5/10 so I thought it could be a real thing but turned out I was chatting with AI. A 7/10 AI. The creator made the person less perfect looking to make it more realistic.

Nice. What is the point of internet when everything is fake but can't even or only be identified as fake with deep research.

I'm 32 and I know many young people who also hate it. To be fair I only know people who hate on AI nowadays. This has to end.

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My job feels like I am scamming my employer (lemmy.world)
 

Hey! I finished my nursing school about 12 years ago and worked on a ICU for about two years after nursing school as a RN.

Moved to a different country and now I am working at a facility for disabled people.

I work only nightshift and we have to be awake all night in case emergency but honestly, I never had an emergency. My clients sleep all night.

My base income is very high and in addition I get nightshift bonus, so I am getting a lot of money that isn't taxed at the end of the month either because in this country shift differential (night, sundays, holidays) isn't taxed.

I don't know I am doing this since two years and if I'd lay down on a couch no one would ever know.

Should I keep going or say something? My Nightshift coworkers don't do anything either but they just keep quiet. And if I am honest I think the dayshift doesn't do a lot either. Our clients really dont need a lot of assist... it's kind of weird getting paid for this job.