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Inability to adjust to modern times


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2024 Sep 6, 5:23pm   104 views  4 comments

by FuckTheMainstreamMedia   ➕follow (3)   💰tip   ignore  

Not about me, I’m curious why people get stuck and stagnant.

I’ve seen three ways recently…

First I’m a manager at a work place where some employees have been around 20 plus years but probably 80% of the employees have been here fewer than 8 years. The long time employees have ridiculously long memories. And they keep bringing up negative past incidents that predate my time here x4. Like slights that I can’t do anything about . It’s crazy. Just before I got here a retired guy lodged a discrimination complaint based on an incident that happened TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO!!! Unfortunately the miserable supervisor that is subject of the complaint is inexplicably still here in the same exact role and very happy making everyone else’s life hell.

Second, some of the employees, most of whom are slightly younger than me, refuse to engage in technology which drives me nuts. Especially when the oldest employee here(by like 20 years…he’s approaching 80!) is readily diving into the new database and management system we are having installed. I had an Atari 2600 when I was 8, had a C64 when I was 13. Literally technology was a part of my upbringing in the 80’s. My brother who is 3 years younger, even moreso. I love my smart phone and think it’s improved my life and standard of living immeasurably. I am appalled at people that won’t do very basic things like open their email at the beginning of work or almost feign stupidity(it seems) when a software is changed. Keep in mind all of these employees are Gen X or younger. The dude approaching 80 is the only boomer in the group.

And finally….I collect baseball cards. Have since I was a kid. Times have changed and I’ve rolled with the changes. I do collect complete sets, which is an antiquated way of collecting. But I also collect individual cards I like. My collection is headed by a Shohei Ohtani autographed card numbered out of five followed by vintage graded cards of Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle. I’m all over the place really but point being I’ve embraced the modern market while holding onto the roots of my collecting. Others that grew up during the card explosion in the 80’s seemingly can’t let go. They bitch moan and complain about how terrible things are now. While third party graders have brought very clear condition guidelines to the masses and while card quality has greatly improved, these stuck in the mud dinosaurs long for a time that ended three decades ago, more than half my life!

And I don’t get it. I think life must be miserable if you never change, never learn new things. Thing is, I’m an ISTJ. I have massive respect for the law, for tradition and my first question at a proposal for change is “what are we trying to fix or improve”?

Ok, I’ll stop. I’ve clearly gone Ohomen. Apologies.

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1   Patrick   2024 Sep 6, 5:34pm  

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

had a C64 when I was 13


I got one in high school.

I want to improve everything if possible.
2   stereotomy   2024 Sep 6, 5:38pm  

You are not failing to adjust to modern times. You are having a natural reaction to attempts to make you believe the propaganda of globomomo. Globohomo didn't exist in its current form until recently. Before, you might remember it as "Political Correctness," which was its moniker in the early naughties (2000's - 2010's). Unfortunately, it has mutated to an extremely virulent memetic strain, to which young women and otherwise vulnerable persons are susceptible.

Welcome to the farm, where all confused animals are properly cared for
3   Ceffer   2024 Sep 6, 6:53pm  

You're trying to wear out my brain, aren't you?
4   WookieMan   2024 Sep 6, 10:16pm  

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

Ok, I’ll stop. I’ve clearly gone Ohomen. Apologies.

At least you had decent paragraph breaks with the content unlike Ohomen. Some stories need big paragraphs, I give an A-

Live in the future and reminisce on the past. But don't let it control your future ever. Also don't let others drag you down. Some may legit be trying to help you, but I've found that most people really don't "actually" want to help you. Especially at work. FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

And I don’t get it. I think life must be miserable if you never change, never learn new things.

I'm writing a book. Semi auto biography. A lot of it's already here on Patnet after 13k comments. I need to figure out the artistic style of writing. Change is good. I write a lot. I fucking do nothing with it. Never gave it a shot. Well I am. Ghost writing of course. If by 2026 you see Uncle Tom on shelves... it's me.

A huge motivator is when my friends laugh at me about writing. You get put down enough you don't do it. I'm doing it. Fuck them. Had a friend mock me about it. He fucking hasn't travel in 5 years. At all. He had kids. Boo fucking hoo. I have 3 and travel 5 times a year.

Until you realize most people are jealous of ANY success you have, you're blind. People I call friends call my wife the rich bitch. I respond, sorry you suck at life. Ain't my problem. Crickets. Jealousy is a disease. Exponentially worse than Covid or AIDS. It's a mental illness. I'd rather hang out with an alcoholic, druggie, etc. than a jealous piece of shit. Get over it. You suck.

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