jimibt wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 10:04 pm
greenmark wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:53 pm
jimibt wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:28 pm
*children of men*
don't underestimate (and i know you don't) the reach of so called influencers. you only have to look at the reach that andrew tit (not sure how you spell his surname, and didn't want to get that wrong - so approximated!!) had with young men.
we (not you and I) are living in an age where the reassuring warmth and buzz of the reverberant and comforting sounds of your own echo chamber (FFS are oyu listening -
boing, boing,
boing!!) provide a positive glow in such a way as to believe that you are a part of it, rather than being controlled by it.
not sure where it goes from here as normal face-2-face comms is the missing ingredient here. in tit 80's, we just squared up and shook hands. that wur nuthin, in tit 18 undreds... anyway, you get the point
I have no idea what you did/do as a career. But your eloquence and wit is a joy.
cv:
* dropped out of studying architecture after 18 months (see below)
* followed my (then) passion - being a musician. did this for 8 years
* got my wife (then one night stand) pregnant
* panicked and wondered how to make a living
* discovered the (then) cowboy wild west of programming (in c++, then laterally, c# [don't ask how that happened])
* continued to experiment with alternative contraception
* 4 kids later, discovered condoms
* kids all nest flown now
* winding down a self employed career in tv/audio media programming
* now focussed on using what talents i have left on stealing the low hanging fruit in the forex markets
* oh, and after living in London for 20 years (tho born and bred in Glasgow East End), now live in THE most beautiful part of SW Scotland
…as is bloody obvious, my life was never a plan, more a cherished journey with many gargantuan steps. i always (try to), embrace the unexpected, and have definitely found that it’s in life's surprises that i've found my greatest joys ...
blush..
