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No. 1714003 [Reply]

A Thread for former NEETs who escaped the NEET lifestyle and are trying to stay out and current NEETs who wish who want to get out of NEETdom

This is not a thread for wilful NEETs

Topics regarding NEETdom may include but are not limited to:
>Reasons why you became a NEET and why you want to leave it.
>Little things that motivate your escape/recovery.
>Changes that you face regarding leaving NEETdom.
>What made you slip up on your NEETdom escape/recovery.
>Asking for advice/help.
>Your success at becoming a normie.

Previous thread
#1 >>>/ot/472051
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No. 2564795

>>2564792
tu arretes de chouiner et tu réussis les rattrapages

No. 2564799

et le psy aussi(integrate)

No. 2565713

>>2549877
Honestly I was worried about this but I never had issues of being too old and being the outsider because of it. The more frequent issue was people who were like 18 wanting to be friends and hang out outside of class while I personally was not interested because of the maturity gap (and I'm not the nurturing type to take on a younger friend as a mom friend or whatever).
I wouldn't dwell on your age much. People reach similar stages of life at different rates and most people you meet understand this unless they come from extremely privileged backgrounds or have personality issues. You'll be alright.
I hooe you meet some cool people and get what you're looking for from the education.

No. 2565720

>>2565713
Samefag, want to ammend this because I wouldn't even say it's "similar stages at different rates", it's also through different routes and in different orders. I think it's important to keep this in mind because the attitude you have about yourself and your past really affects how you come off to others.

No. 2565723

>>2564792
What are your reasons? Not enough info to help you here.


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No. 569079 [Reply]

Are you learning a language? Do you want to ask for/share tips? Want to vent about grammar and complicated writing systems?Wanna share a page of your notebook you’re proud of? Looking for a study buddy? Found an amazing textbook?
Well, here’s the place for all things language learning.
All languages welcome, even English!
PS: no dumb questions like "Do I need to know how to write and speak (insert language here)???" "Do I really have to make efforts??". You won’t get banned but you’ll sound like a retard. Don’t be a language retard.
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No. 2561693

I’m learning Turkish. It’s really fun! I find some words and phrasing complicated but am so intrigued in the way it differs from English way of speaking.

No. 2565622

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It sounds so awkward using my very American name in practice conversations with the language I’m learning. Can I just… go by something else? Like how Chinese people take American names when they immigrate. Would that be weird? I’ve never liked my name anyway. Pic unrelated, but it is kind of funny.

No. 2565624

>>2565621
This is common to do when learning a new language, especially in a classroom setting. Nothing weird about it unless you go all Christian Christopher Ricardo Weston Chandler about it.

No. 2565639

>>2565622
I took a Japanese name while studying in a classroom and that's pretty common in a school setting afaik. It's fun to choose a name and learn the meaning of it and how it relates to the culture.

No. 2565836

>>2565622
Totally normal to pick a name thats in your target language. Like that another anon said, in a classroom setting it’s pretty common to do and fun. I have a very American name that’s is hard to pronounce in my target language, even in their own phonetics. So I have a name I use.


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No. 2365279 [Reply]

#1 >>>/ot/1905883
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No. 2560313

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I don't know how they manage to ban obvious jokes while actual racebait is still up and not redtexted in the same thread.

No. 2564959

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How is this fujosperging? she never even mentioned fujos. If picrel anon is reading this, i am sorry you caught a ban for trying to give me artist recommendations

No. 2565402

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>Upload low effort bad art to the bad art thread
>Gets banned for vendetta anyway
I'm sure the artist or her mutuals reported me kek nice try but it IS a terrible drawing. I've seen obvious vendetta posting in there like that Rarijack ship art but this is not one of them like come on.

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No. 2569918

>>2564959
some mods are over sensitive fujos


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No. 1683306 [Reply]

Post random things you ate and why. A picture of the thing you ate is always appreciated. Please don't vent about your life here.
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No. 2544411

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last year I bought fresh lychee that were so fucking bad I swore I would never shell out that money for them again. But they looked so pretty in the store so I bought a handful and they were perfect. I can't wait for fig season

No. 2563252

I had vanilla ice cream with nutella, bananas, raw oats and salt on top. I think my period may be close.

No. 2563590

Egg bacon sandwich with mayo and american cheese

No. 2564760

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Kimchi cheese toastie, at the art gallery. 10/10 will never have a plain cheese toastie again.

No. 2564784

I like eating arancini and the restaurant I went to yesterday served theirs with vodka sauce instead of marinara. Yummy


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No. 1724622[Reply]

my sunburnt countrywomen standing at the limit of an endless ocean, join me in observing this prisoner island.
free fairy bread and a sausage sizzle every sunday arvo
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No. 2563414

>>2563411
Aren't all the states pretty progressive at this point? Like everywhere I see it's acceptance for this shit left and right

No. 2563430

>>2563414
That's true, but don't you think Victoria is especially heinous? I still remember the Holly Lawford-Smith harassment campaign from a few years ago very well and the flyers around the Melbourne university campus. Nothing came out of it, but it was crazy how troons and handmaidens were boycotting free speech at an educational institution that supposedly encourages critical thinking.

No. 2563436

>>2563430
Yeah I suppose so. I live in NSW so maybe I'm biased. Over here people are less open and colourful with troonism but the underlying culture that normies have is still "accept or die". I suppose objectively Victoria is worse if you consider your points though so true

No. 2564764

>>2563436
>>2563430
I think regional Victoria and even Geelong is wildly different to Melbourne.
Same with NSW vs Sydney.
Today in Sydney I saw a bearded man in a dress with what appeared to be a fairly normie wife, and it's first time this stuff had gone from online to IRL for me, at least during daylight hours away from Oxford St. Everyone here dunks on Americans but I feel like we become them so much more rapidly than anywhere else, and troonism is the latest export catching on.

No. 2564844

>>2526593
The problem with Aussie friendships is that most people who are born here have already made their close friends in high school and are not looking to make new friends in adulthood.
Even those who have moved to my city from interstate are only looking for casual friendships like gym buddies. Really sucks for Aussies who never had close schoolmates to begin with.


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No. 2472431 [Reply]

ITT: Defenders and detractors debate the morality and utility of AI.

Topics of discussion may include but are not limited to:
>What jobs can be replaced by AI?
>How can deepfakes be stopped?
>Can AI-generated art be copyrighted?
>How does AI insert bias?
>What data should AI be allowed to collect?
>Will AI develop a conscience?
>Can AI chatbots replace human companionship?
>Will AI destroy us all?

Do not post AI-generated art in this thread.
/m/ AI containment thread: >>>/m/443713
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No. 2565111

>>2564489
You are right. ChatGPT says I'm bippie. I don't believe that shit. No way I'm bippie

No. 2566395

>>2551291
>lolcow
VPN ban
>r/collapse
losing popularity bc of people backing away from trumpster fire shituation.

i think forum discussion is probably headed for death sometime within our lifetime anyways just because the fucking kids can't read anymore BUT consider these as possible causes for the lack of traffic. also a lot of russian bots seem to have been turned off post-election for obvious reasons.

No. 2566407

>>2551008
if it's a confidence thing that you need help with, maybe stop asking for it to 'make it better' and start asking it for feedback? then you can put in the effort to reshape it yourself and you're still honing your writing skills in the process instead of just relying on the LLM.

No. 2566426

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>>2527973
it honestly disturbs me how much information these AI companies are receiving from their userbase on essentially psychological distress and manipulation/alleviation techniques in the form of live experiments right now.

https://futurism.com/chatgpt-users-delusions

it feels like we are truly in the worst timeline this shit is gonna spiral out of control before we can fix it

No. 2566593

>>2566426
It may be rocky at first but these are fewer deaths than your average doctor does. How many patients could have killed themselves after their dentist had a fight with it's wife and ended up tard raging on their maxilla on a Saturday and end up giving them TMJ tinnitus, and then ask for payment afterwards? That shit probably wouldn't even be an article
Here's what doctors are doing in 2024: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/french-man-dies-by-suicide-after-failed-beard-transplant
And yeah AI might hallucinate but real humans hallucinate too


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No. 2550225 [Reply]

Previous Thread: >>2530368
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No. 2564377

>>2564364
Talk dirty to me, baby

No. 2564393

>>2564377
omelette du fromage

No. 2564435

>>2564281
That would explain why it sounds like the average /g/ post

No. 2564521

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I'm watching "echo valley" and why tf didn't she burn the abusive cringey moid!?!? There would have been so many opportunities to burn that moid, before the horses.alsodo junkies really run elaborate con scams on their own struggling parents repeatedly, instead of just robbing random wealthy people?I haven't finished it yet, so maybe there was a history of rampant pedo-based pick-meism, before the lesbian marriage that might explain this Also anons are right, ss is a really bad actress I guess. It's hard to tell on euphoria bc they're all like that

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>>2564521
samefag, it's okay anons the fictional horses got out of the barn safely. And that is all that mattered, in this movie


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No. 1507741 [Reply]

A thread for anons trying to kick a habit. Whether it's smoking, drinking, sugar, caffeine, infighting - any vice you're trying to leave behind, discuss your progress here.
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No. 2563680

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One step forward, two steps back. Almost 2 years sober from weed after many years of heavy daily use… started drinking alcohol more and more over the last year. I don't think what's wrong with me is fixable. I can't tolerate being alone with my thoughts. Even with other activities to distract myself, my brain is too loud. The only relief I have ever experienced in my life has been through drugs or physical exhaustion. They're both unsustainable longterm. I'm so tired but somehow never tired enough.

No. 2563864

>>2563680
You need to fix your brain before you can fix the rest of your life. Get therapy, try out different types until you find one that works for you. It takes time but you'll get there.

No. 2563867

When I see other people smoke I start craving a cigarette a tiny bit

it good that we don't have a culture of people selling loosies here. the thought of buying an entire pack is enough to keep me away.

No. 2564202

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>>2563680
Sometimes I feel like I was born with a void in my heart that's never going to go away. But when I fill it with socializing, volunteering, music, trying really hard at work, fun video games, books, film, birdwatching, hiking, and exercise, it helps me ignore the hole. Idk if you're an artfag but I really enjoy watching Andrei Tarkovsky films because the meditative silence really forces you to just sit and reflect on your life. I've seen a lot of therapists and never had any luck with it, so far my solution has been pushing my energy outwards into loving and helping other people. When I'm serving others, I don't think about myself, and when I'm not thinking about myself I avoid the navel gazing spirals that lead me to bad choices.

No. 2564230

I keep falling into using my phone too much to browse the internet. It's easy to ignore my phone when I'm at work but I need to figure out how to get myself more interested in working on hobbies in my down time instead of laying on my bed with my phone in hand.


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No. 2480908 [Reply]

ITT: share uneventful, mundane, or just downright ordinary events from your everyday life.

Previous thread: >>>/ot/2442735

This thread is not for sharing random passing thoughts. This thread is for sharing mundane or otherwise ordinary events that you have experienced in your life. If your post does not contain a mundane event that you experienced, then it is off-topic and doesn't belong in this thread.

Lolcow is NOT a chatroom. If you want to discuss a topic, you have to discuss it in the appropriate thread. All off-topic posts in this thread should be reported.

For anons that struggle to understand the topic of this thread:
>Examples of mundane events:
>>2423333
>>2427539
>>2431892
>>2428345
>Examples of off-topic posts that belong in different threads:
Post too long. Click here to view the full text.
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No. 2563513

I watched Lost Highway last night and- aside from the uncomfortable sex scenes (though they're seemingly integral to the atmosphere…) I enjoyed it alot, like I can't stop thinking about it. Rip David Lynch

No. 2563663

Ordered a CD from a German record store, and another from a random Italian man selling from his house. The Italian dude shipped it and it arrived to my house in like 2 weeks max, the German one is still unknown. The Italian rando gave me a tracking link, the German record store didn't even bother. The memes about German postal being shit are true.

No. 2563713

My family is watching some Korean horror movie but with an English dub and I feel like I've heard these exact same cartoony voices in some ancient anime dub kek
Do they hire the same people even for Asian movies?

No. 2563714

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No. 2564754

>>2563513
Yeah I saw it this year at an impromptu Lynch festival in his memory and i think it's my favourite of his. Second favourite is Wild at Heart.


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No. 1952006 [Reply]

It's sakura season!
A thread for

>Traveling
Have you been to Japan? Do you wanna travel to Japan? When and where? What are your tourist recommendations? What are the overrated places? Best locations to eat and stay? Best experiences?

>General leaving
Do you live in Japan? Do you plan on living in Japan? What are the reasons for you to move to Japan? Are you currently studying, working, or both? Are you a nikkei or full gaijin? How is life in Japan as a woman? Do you plan to stay in Japan for long? The good, the bad, the neutral.

>Language
Do you speak japanese? Are you trying to learn japanese? What is your studying methods?

Etc, etc.

Share tips, recommendations, complaints, experiences or just pics!
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No. 2562850

>>2562843

No. 2562877

>>2560638
its because of tatemae that people are perceived as being friendly and nice there. really, it's a heavily-pushed social norm to always be polite and easy to deal with. some people are just starting to let their rudeness come out because of obnoxious tourists though.

No. 2563210

>>2560638
>Japanese aren't friendly. I don't even know where this stereotype came from to be honest. Both Japan and Korea have a fairly hostile attitude to foreigners
Huh really? When I went people were incredibly friendly, though I'm a white stereotype so I suppose colorism plays a part. People from little kids to old grandmas were super nice and friendly and went out of their way to help us even when we didn't speak more than a few words of each others language. Though this was just before the pandemic

No. 2563370

>>2563210
I'm not white and look racially ambiguous and people have been nice to me as well. I think knowing a little bit of Japanese helps even though my Japanese is total shit. Depending on the type of interaction it can be enough to communicate with a little bit of help from the google translation app. Everything will depend on if they believe you're making effort to fit in and not be annoying but to be honest it applies to many tourists in many countries, like how British football fans have a terrible reputation all over Europe but normal British tourists who aren't alcoholics don't. I also heard the exact same thing is happening with French tourists in Morocco and how obnoxious some of them can be, they take the "Moroccans are very nice and friendly" thing too far and ask insane things to random Moroccans on their way to the supermarket, home or work, now I'm seeing more and more people complain about them but the cultures are different so it's happening in a different way.

No. 2568371

>>2563370
I think anon is just making shit up. A poster did that up thread too and when they were called out, anon never replied.


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