just a reminder to be conscious of how you’re spending your time as you’re doing some late night scrolling there’s a never ending rat race here where capitalism has taught us to be addicted to the ever elusive carrot stick. there’s always more money and more prestige to be had, and seeing coworkers complain about my company puts me in a negative headspace too yes it can also be entertaining, educational, and sometimes heartwarming here, and the same can be said about all social media. but on the whole, i feel much more happy, more present, and more content with how i’m living my life when i’m off blind. ofc there is a nagging feeling of fomo since social media has done a great job of getting us chemically addicted to dopamine hits that never end instead of living a more simple life where we feel raw pleasure from simple activities and are not numbed by dopamine where our threshold for pleasure is set so obnoxiously high. there are great videos on reclaiming your control over futile addictions by doing dopamine detoxes, like this one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9QiE-M1LrZk only be active on blind if you’re discontent and are actively trying to jump ship. otherwise go out and enjoy your job and your life, spend some real quality time with your family, set up that get together with friends you’ve been holding off, get back into your old hobbies, really live a more intentional life! find your entertainment, education, and heartwarming stories in the physical world with real people! your younger self would be unbelievably proud and in awe of how far you’ve come. you’re likely in tech making much more than you thought possible when you were younger. look at yourself with that kind of admiration. give yourself a pat on the back. you’ve already made it. 🤗 the goalposts will keep moving and you’ll never feel fulfilled chasing tc! i know we all know this truth to some degree, but still we fall into the trap, blinded by our ego of wanting more and the promise of a better life on the other side. contentness comes not from what you lack, but by what you do have. don’t let yourself be grounded down to a jaded, bitter corporate slave! DON’T LET THE SYSTEM WIN!!!! GO OUT AND LIVE UR LIFE MOFOS!!!!! i’m rooting for us all!!!!! 💜 tc 250 yoe 3
This applies to any social media app like insta, FB, Snapchat. People are spending more time on useless stuff now a days!
don’t blame the users. they are up against multibillion dollar companies who know exactly how to psychologically and chemically get them addicted.
Blind can both motivate and demotivate you! Not for weak hearted people!
Cheers to that 🥂
Blind is only good for salary and TC nothing more
yep i agree. i am glad that there is a platform for salary transparency. but once you start a new role, stay off blind (unless need to vent)
Why are you poasting here
my first sentence can answer that
I like it, you can see how you are not the only one suffering in tech and ask for advices(-trolls)
i agree in small doses this can be healthy
Well said!
Social media platforms are evil, but 🤷♂️