Real Luxuries in Life

1. Living 5 minutes from work
2. Living 5 minutes from the gym
3. Having quiet neighbors
4. Having money left at the end of the month and investing it
5. Peace at home
6. Drinking coffee without rushing
7. Sleeping with a clear conscience
8. Laughing with people who truly get you
9. Traveling often for vacations
10. Waking up naturally without an alarm
11. Enjoying a home-cooked meal with loved ones
12. Having time to read a book in one sitting
13. Finding joy in simple daily routines
14. Having a pet that greets you happily at the door

These are the things that actually feel rich.

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Black Canary "Back Ally Shift"
Two years ago, I took advantage of this awesome back alley to make this crossplay as Black Canary happen. The LED lighting was perfect in assisting me with the right lighting in the right place, where I could create a scene similar to Batman and Green Arrow comic books, along with some fan artwork I drew from. The city of Camdenton is great for anyone who wants to do cosplays and goths without going to the big cities. Sometimes, the good old small towns tend to have what you need and want to make your day that much better. That July night was definitely one of them.

I'm so happy I don't need to get a job anymore! Coworkers suck ass. Not all but most of them.

Original 16x24 artwork — hand-painted, one of a kind.
Bold lines, fluid color, and made with care.
$400 | Ready to ship | Perfect for collectors or unique wall art

It’s been close to impossible to finding local friends to hang out and do art. I go to art shows I get Artist‘s phone number as I text them and they don’t reply. Lol so sorry I joined meet up and I get no response. Bumble BFF has been discontinued. So then I go on dating sites and people yell at me so if you are local and you would like to do art with me, please text me! (727) 479-9891

I don’t know about you, but my depression always subsides when I’m creating art. And it’s always better when I have a friend to share the experience with even if we’re working on our own projects. That’s all I’m looking for.

Hella hype for this weekend. After work our entire IT department is going camping. Looking forward to relaxing in the woods with the IT homies. Sheeeeeesh!

Been an insane past few weeks,battleing on/off being sick as it warms up here,potentially going to a industrial doom metal concert but not sure yet,there was a Doom metal brunch event I was going to the day before yesterday but just was too work out from the week,still working on music and the per usual artsy things,seeing the Psycho Killer film with my best friend tommarrow,very excited....

I feel better now that I'm back working into the night. I hate getting up early and this schedule suits me just fine. Too bad nary a soul is active here anymore this late...or ever. I'm getting hammered and I'll just have to harass myself.

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Perhaps there are others here who also work in the IT sector and/or have strong connections to the topic:

Currently, I am finding it increasingly difficult to continue working in my field, but in general and not explicitly related to my workplace.
Professionally, I deal with the topic of AI on a daily basis, but also to such an extent that issues such as professional recognition and even promotions depend on excessive use.
AI undoubtedly has its (sometimes really good) uses. Nevertheless, the ethics of its application on the current global scale seem extremely difficult to me.
So difficult that I don't know if I want to remain in this profession with a clear conscience, because I am no longer an IT consultant or developer, but rather feel like an AI coordinator whose job it is to mediate cleanly between humans and machines.
I am currently observing how jobs are increasingly being outsourced to AI. Either actively, by no longer advertising the positions, or passively, by dismissing everything that can be replaced via personnel interviews with seemingly flimsy justifications (you can always find a way to get rid of someone Unwanted).
And global experience shows how wonderful this outsourcing of work is: work becomes less valuable, company owners pocket the dividends, and the social divide grows ever wider.

I chose this profession to solve problems and help people, to specialize in consulting and service, to actively help people, to identify challenges that I am familiar with, and to support them. Even when the day was long and difficult, I could go home with a clear conscience. Because when the problem was solved, my customers were grateful and happy—and so was I, because I was able to help someone.
Today, I have become part of the problem. I no longer help to support people, but to replace them—and I am just waiting to be replaced myself.
I used to have the desire to continue my education in my field, to live my life and to learn. Now I no longer know why I should.

The future and the existence I had once envisioned, the “healthy world,” are no longer there.
And in the evenings, when darkness descends, I can hardly sleep. With my eyes closed, I lie awake, feeling paralyzed, as if my thoughts are constantly running into a wall. I don't dare talk about it with those around me because I only see myself as a burden on the world. I think no one needs my problems—everyone is struggling with their own, and I am just another burden, another eyesore in an already fragile world.
How can I still represent the hope and confidence of a world that is dying, when I am a correspondent of its murder?