DjMeas

American here. If I was at a mall here in the US and heard this kind of bragging I'd roll my eyes, too.

I was once trying to buy some snacks at a market and a person's card was declined so they started bragging about how much money they had in the bank and that the store was wrong. Everyone just sighed and groaned around her.

I'm currently working with a team of a few seniors and the rest mid-levels. I've helped get a few juniors hired but they've buckled under the pressure after 6 months.

They studied development at school and did great with their classwork but perhaps they thought they knew a lot and ended up realizing that they barely scratched the surface.

Though not required to learn deeper aspects of development, having a team, partner or mentor goes a heck of a long way. It's like learning the piano. You can hit all the right notes but it doesn't mean you have musicality.

If that's how my basement light was set up I definitely wouldn't close the door to the entrance.

Oddly, it's not monsters I fear but cockroaches. I guess they're like tiny little monsters to me.

In another post, the user who didn't want vaccines said it's that they did not want to put the comfort of others above their own.

I guess that's a valid stance but it's definitely not a view I share.

I'm getting downvoted for being happy? I never said others should become parents but okay.

Totally can relate as a father but there are too many wonderful things about having my son that an infinite amount of panels to describe the joy would not be enough to showcase it.

When I went on the first few dates with my now-wife, I did not flirt with her as in try to tease her or do anything overtly sexual.

I honestly think I won her over because how enthusiastic I was about telling stories. She said I was so charming because of how passionate and animated I was while telling her about myself that she could see how confident and content I was.

Prior to meeting her at 35, I had never had a girlfriend and had only ever gone on 2 dates.

I agree that it's impossible not to affect others. Every action has a reaction which I hope sparks something positive from my end at least.

To give some perspective, I received my kidney transplant at 37 shortly after starting dialysis at 36 due to something out of my control. My wife almost passed from stage 3 breast cancer in 2017. I admit I'm biased and don't want to see others suffer from preventable diseases but do understand that everything has an inherent risk, including vaccines (present though smaller), and it's up to the player to play their hand as they see fit.

I said as well so I mean you both.

And that's a weird way to react as well, telling people to touch grass.

A genuine question: What about people who don't get vaccinated and can potentially spread their diseases? Does that not affect others just like choosing the risk of getting vaccinated?

At first I thought it was dumb but then I took the plunge.