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Bored Panda reached out to Sam Dogen, the host of the Financial Samurai blog and the author of the bestseller, 'Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom.' He was kind enough to shed some light on adapting to an ever-changing world and shared his thoughts on what employees can do to continue to stay relevant in the job industry.

"Each generation operates in its own world, but may erroneously extrapolate how things were with how things are today. If one thinks this way, this shows failure to adapt to an ever-changing world," the personal finance expert told us via email.

"Work overtime, holidays, nights, weekends, whatever you can. The boss will be so impressed by your commitment that you'll get a promotion and a raise!"

Nope. He'll get the raise. I'll get f**k all. And then I'll be expected to stay over every time. Goodbye, family, friends. Goodbye, work-life balance. Hello burnout.

Final score:

138points

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Landithy 1 year ago

More like the boss will come to expect it then come for you when you start to burn out.

37points

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them If hes / she’s picking on you, it means they like you

NYTX1987 , mstandret Report

Final score:

126points

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Corvus 1 year ago

This is just as wrong and delusional as "If you ignore the bully, they'll leave you alone."

81points

"For example, I grew up in a world before the Internet for 18 years. Only until I got to college was I able to start surfing the web. If I was stuck in the past, I'd still be going to the library to do research instead of Googling for credible sources online!" he said.

"People need to change with the times, otherwise, they will get left behind. One thing I wonder is why we still need to spend four years or longer to get a college degree if we can now research and learn much quicker thanks to the internet? It makes no sense that the cost to attend college is also skyrocketing when most information can be found for free online," Dogen, the author of 'Buy This, Not That,' pondered.

"As a result, expect more and more people to reject the notion of going to college in the future."

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them “You can buy a house. It’s so easy”

tashrader , Kindel Media Report

Final score:

99points

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sturmwesen 1 year ago

Barbie house or Polly Pocket?

54points

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them dress for the job you want, not the job you have. b***h, i work in a factory. cant be wearing a suit and tie with all this machinery trying to kill me. also, osha said i couldnt.

indeedicus18 , Kateryna Babaieva Report

Final score:

99points

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John Harrison 1 year ago

Okay, but do you really need the words "Use your head to see if this applies to you" tacked on to the end?

31points

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Go right into the store and ask for the manager. Give a firm handshake, look them in the eye, and get the job.

mzialendrea , olia danilevich Report

Final score:

93points

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James016 1 year ago

Manager: "You'll need to apply online"

113points

Meanwhile, the host of the Financial Samurai blog revealed that the best way to stay relevant is to keep networking with people in your industry, as well as to keep your skills sharp and updated.

"I also recommend everybody build a brand online by starting their own dynamic website where they can share their thoughts freely. Having social media profiles on LinkedIn, X, and Meta are not good enough. You want to own your brand by owning your website to show your creativity, knowledge, and skills."

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Work a summer job waiting tables in the Hamptons and you'll have enough money to pay for a year of college, room and board, books, and still have extra spending money for the weekends.

Flaturated , Kate Townsend Report

Final score:

89points

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Bernd Herbert 1 year ago

Somebody needs a reality check

55points

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them As an older person, this is hard.

Here are my best guesses for the worst old people advice:

1. Vote Republican. They are good for the economy and for national defense.
2. Keep some dimes in your pocket to leave for tips.
3. Don't bother to vote. They are all the same.
4. You don't need a union. Only losers need unions.

BillTowne , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

89points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Regarding #1 - I can totally imagine some old German dude in the 1920's/1930's saying "Vote for that Adolf guy - he is good for the economy." In other words - think ahead before you vote!

56points

therearesomebirds , Ketut Subiyanto Report

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them When I was 23, somebody told me I was "significantly behind the curve" because by 23 you're supposed to own a house and a car. I still can't wrap my brain around it. Putting aside how wildly out-of-touch that is, even if you had the cash... who looks back on their 23yo self and thinks "yep, that person is totally ready for the responsibility and harsh reality of homeownership?" Not me, that's for sure.

Final score:

85points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago

If anyone ever tells you you are behind any kind of curve it is their interpretation of what a curve should be. Go make your own.

36points

WittyUnwittingly , Andrea Piacquadio Report

It’s vital to keep in mind that just because someone belongs to a certain generation doesn’t mean that they behave exactly like their peers. There’s a lot of variation. Assuming that all Baby Boomers are identically “outdated” in their beliefs would be just as hurtful as telling someone that all Millennials and members of Generation Z are “lazy” or lack ambition.

However, certain general trends and outlooks toward work and life do exist, even if there are plenty of exceptions and nuances.

The viral Reddit thread confirmed that different generations do have broadly different attitudes toward work, family, success, and life in general. And while that’s expected to a certain extent, in some cases, it seems like there’s very little overlap. Well, at least at first glance.

#10

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them I went to the hospital and somehow managed to stay overnight without anybody asking for my insurance information. Eventually received a hospital bill in the mail for $1200; I was billed the "uninsured" rate.

I asked my parents for advice. "If I submit this to my insurance, it will likely go down, right? Worst case scenario I end up paying the entire $1200 out of pocket?" I said. They told me yes. So that's what I did...

Couple weeks later, I received another bill from the hospital. They had submitted the claim to my insurance. The insurance company negotiated them down to my $6000 out of pocket maximum and stuck me with the rest. I called the hospital and explained the situation, and asked if I could "unsubmit" the insurance claim and just pay the uninsured rate. The representative laughed at me and said something like "I'm afraid the cat's out of the bag now!"

The American healthcare system, ladies and gentlemen.

Final score:

83points

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Corvus 1 year ago

And the saddest thing is that any attempt to change this causes panic cries of "ThAt'S cOmMuNiSm!"

72points

#11

My older male neighbour keep telling me I can get a girlfriend if I'm persistent and don't take no for an answer and court her at her home and work everyday because that's how he got his now wife, like mate that's F*****g stalking it's not the 60s anymore

Visible_Bus6909 Report

Final score:

81points

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Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

Who wants a wife that is with them because her life had been ruined and she realised she could never escape her captor? Compared to one that felt an independent attraction from the get-go?

25points

#12

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them My grandma used to tell me never to get tattooes, or I won't find any work. Now I live in a society where even grannies have tattooes and nobody cares. Nobody. Cares. Just don't be an a*****e.

HoboBonobo1909 Report

Final score:

79points

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Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

I love that piercings, tattoos, and coloured hair are becoming more and more prevalent. One thing that younger generations have done, made it possible for many more people to express themselves with their own bodies.

44points

Sure, someone telling you that you’ll get a job if you head on over to a store, ask for the manager, look them in the eye, and give them a firm handshake isn’t all that helpful in the 21st century. However, the idea behind the advice—the importance of confidence, body language, and being proactive—is actually timeless. The specifics might change, but the context remains the same.

What really doesn’t help, however, is if someone tells you just how easy it is to buy property. The economy and job industry have changed enormously over the decades. Unless someone puts in the effort to keep up with the news, they might assume that everyone can afford a house on their day job salary.

CNN reports that US home prices hit a new all-time high in July 2023, as property inventory hit historical lows. Homes in Chicago, Cleveland, and New York saw the biggest price increases in July, as well as June. What compounds the problem, aside from high prices and fewer properties to choose from, are the sky-high mortgages. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to over 7% in August of this year. This is the highest level in 20 years.

#13

“Respect your elders”

I respect everyone until you give me a reason I shouldn’t. You don’t need to earn my respect but that doesn’t mean you’re obligated to it just because you’ve been around the block. The most disrespectful and judgmental people I have ever met or dealt with are all “elders”

HobbesXSV Report

Final score:

76points

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Phoebe Bean 1 year ago

Respect is earned, not automatically given to anyone, elder or not.

40points

#14

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them “Don’t say you can’t afford a kid. You always can make do. Our first kid slept in our dresser drawer”

Hot-Bint , Satura_ Report

Final score:

75points

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BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

I got this advice from a taxi driver once. It was a double whammy because it is terrible advice and I was suffering through infertility at that time

51points

Caro Caro 1 year ago

I'm sorry to hear that. Must have hurt like heck. Hugs honey.

9points

Zobi123 1 year ago

Ugh I am so glad my mom taught me early on to never ask people about kids (unless you know they have them, of course). You just never know what is going on in their lives, and it's such a sensitive topic.

3points

Deb Dedon 1 year ago

It's also terrible advice because a lot of modern furniture is too flimsy to balance the extra weight of a child in an out-stretched drawer.

2points

Fire Singer 1 year ago

Oh no! That's one of many reasons I try not to ask people about their opinion on having kids unless I know them.

1point

Michelle 1 year ago

Yeah if you did this now in the US the department of children and families would take your kids forever so this is some really outdated not great advice lol

17points

Michelle 1 year ago

I can't upvote this one enough lol

4points

Shane Hussel 1 year ago

You thonk kids get taken away because their parents are poor? 🤣

1point

Admiralu 1 year ago

True. Some states hassle poor parents over the smallest things and they have little recourse

0points

Jessica Cooney 1 year ago

Nothing like sharing your poverty with your kids......

11points

RustyMouse 1 year ago

And have a high chance of passing it on for generations to come.

1point

Jules 1 year ago

If you can't give a child a good life then don't create one

6points

John Harrison 1 year ago

Babies born into poor families can't have a good life? Wow, you're something else, Jules.

2points

iseefractals 1 year ago

You can't, and if you're one of those special people that pretends you'll just "figure it out" don't expect everyone around you to make exceptions or sacrifices so as to make the consequences of your dumb choice easier.

4points

Corrsfan 1 year ago

I don't even have a dresser

2points

Donkey boi 1 year ago

My mam always used to say, 'There is no "Right time" to have a baby, so don't wait for something that will never come. Just don't do it at the wrong time'.

2points

StrangeOne 1 year ago

Even if there is a "right time", your situation could change gradually or in an instant after you have a kid. There's no predicting what will happen later on. I think some people have that anxiety of what if something makes it harder on them and they'll end up regretting their decisions or feel guilty for making a bad move. I believe some of these anxious people are the same ones shaming parents with kids for ending up in tough times with kids.

0points

Thomas Ewing 1 year ago

Don't have kids, and rent, don't buy.

1point

Maggie Fanelli 1 year ago

I did it on very little money. If you breastfeed and have a baby shower/get secondhand everything (people are desperate to unload their old baby gear), it’s really not a lot of money.

1point

George LaMonica 1 year ago

I waited until I was financially stable and owned a house at 43 to have a child. Best decision I've ever made. I can afford to live in the 3rd best school district in the country, pay for any extra curricular activities and tutors. Never forget that the single best and most accurate indicator of your child's success is what zip code the grow up in.

1point

Craig Reynolds 1 year ago

Really? Our house and our cars are all paid off. We have no debt. Try doing that with kids...

1point

Stylishsidewaysbird 1 year ago

You should NOT have kids if you can’t emotionally and financially afford them.

1point

Andrea Purzycki 1 year ago

I want kids but I was stressing about the costs, especially of child care. I expressed by worries to a friend who has kids and she simply said "somehow you just make it work". That response was actually helpful to me and helped calm me. I don't know why.

1point

StrangeOne 1 year ago

It's the drive of determination, and also a proactive response rather than a reactive response. Worrying will give you something to do but get you nowhere. On the contrary, having worries like that means you care. Your friend is practically saying she can see you being a good parent because you actually give a damn, and she can tell you're capable in critical thinking. Very, very important assets to have when taking care of little ones.

1point

John Harrison 1 year ago

Why is this bad advice? It is certainly far better to have children when you're more financially stable. But maaaany couples have had children when they're essentially poor.

1point

Susan Teter 1 year ago

Yep. And condoms are cheap. Don't make a lifetime mistake cuz you're drunk or slipped and fell into someone's vagina.

0points

FranklySpeaking 1 year ago

According to a 2015 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study, the average cost of raising a child from birth until the age of 17 is $233,610. This estimate is based on a middle-income family of four and excludes any college costs. Taking into account the inflation in the economy, you can expect to spend $292,017 raising a child in 2022, or more considering child care expenses are rising rapidly. And that doesn't take into account the impact on the planet of yet another person's carbon footprint.

0points

Moxie Mettle 1 year ago

Have you priced day care and baby supplies lately It costs at least $300 a week for child care!

0points

The Veil of Fire 1 year ago

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0points

Pamela Blue 1 year ago

The government has made sure that you now cannot afford a kid. You can't take them out, you can't drive them anywhere, as you are forced to purchase expensive equipment for them to survive, and if you don't purchase all these things you're considered an awful parent. So - no, the days of keeping your kid in a drawer are well over.

0points

Mark Reaves 1 year ago

Well, with the right mix of poverty, government handouts, and child abuse, you can raise a large family. I literally see people do it all the time here. It's those who actually care a lot about children that end up childless.

0points

Isaac Harvey 1 year ago

In my state, the minimum wage is $15/hour. The living wage for a single adult living alone is about $36/hour, and the living wage for a married couple, both working, with one kid is about $30/hour each. Assuming only one of them were working, the living wage would be approximately $55/hour.

0points

vennyp0o 1 year ago

I'm trying to find a productive way to put this, and it has to do with the would-be next generations of bourgeoisie and proletariat...

0points

Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

Babies don't need to cost much anyway, that's a rubbish argument. Breastfeed them (as long as competent help is available of course, which is outside of the mother's control), have them in bed with you (as we have done for hundreds of thousands of years), carry them in a cloth baby carrier (much cheaper than a 'travel system'), use cloth nappies (will do for baby after baby) and gentle pottying from birth, very low cost (for those that don't factors that prevent one or more of these options, obviously). This doesn't mean parents can afford what comes next.

-3points

Dreaming Spirit 1 year ago

If you're in the US, you need to factor loss of one person's income (as from I read here, there's only a few weeks of paid parental leave), or costs of daycare. Also, it's not a given that your child will be healthy. If it's not, then therapy can cost an arm and a leg.

10points

Santrikea 1 year ago (edited)

Yeah I have two and I never found it too expensive. It's more expensive after they hit the teen years than when they're babies. Babies are easy. Teens want name brands and electronics. And boy can they eat!!

4points

rullyman 1 year ago

Breastfeeding is incredibly time consuming. You can't really do it if you are working. So either you don't work for a year, or you pump and send your baby to nursery which also costs a fortune.

3points

Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago

Not everyone can breastfeed. There are many reasons why not. I didn't produce enough to do it so we did formula, which is very expensive. Cloth nappies are a good idea if you have a washer and dryer in your home, co-sleeping can be extremely dangerous. And this doesn't include the cost of having the baby at a hospital, which can cost a ton of money.

0points

Rae North 1 year ago

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#15

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them My mother : "Women like it when men take charge and show they know stuff".

Dominarion , Adrian Swancar Report

Final score:

62points

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Debbie 1 year ago (edited)

People like it when people show they know stuff instead of just acting dumb or be ignorant. (At least I do)

34points

justhereforpics1776 , Guilherme Stecanella Report

As we’ve written on Bored Panda recently, members of each generation tend to think that they see things far more clearly compared to members of older generations. For one, people tend to think similarly to their social circles. So if you’re surrounded with folks who think that Baby Boomers and Gen Y have outdated beliefs, you’re likely to think that, too.

What does undoubtedly change, however, is the (rapidly advancing) technology, as well as the culture of the times.

#16

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Work hard at your job and you’ll get a promotion/raise.

Give at least 2 weeks notice to maintain good relationships.

Don’t buy Starbucks or Avocados and you will be able to buy a home in no time.

Final score:

59points

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Oerff On Tour 1 year ago

I can agree with the first 2, but "don't buy Starbucks" is a sound advice. Not only is it overpriced (and overrated), but also the quality of their coffee is so horrible that you have to add a sh!tload of other stuff to make it somewhat palpable.

32points

#17

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them If you're loyal to that company they'll take care of you.

rrrdesign , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

56points

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DC 1 year ago

No. They'll grind you to pieces that are easy to brush off. And then do so.

33points

sunnysideHate , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

#18

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them 1: go in to apply in person - they are just going to tell you to go online.

2: ask to meet the manage to make an impression - the manager doesn't care and wants you to f**k off so they can work

3: send a thank you note for the opportunity - unless they plan on hiring you, they have already forgotten who you are.

4: go above an beyond to get a raise - f**k that. Act your wage because otherwise they are going to take advantage of your hardwork and never reward you for it.

5: buy a house in cash - literally impossible nowadays

6: all debt is bad - you literally need debt to build up a credit score and you need a credit score to be able to get any kind of housing.

7: don't take days off if you don't have to - look perfect attendance is a lie they hammer into grade schools to make you feel guilty for taking your paid time off that is part of your total compensation. If you don't feel bad collecting your paycheck, do not feel bad taking the paid time off you are entitled to.

Final score:

55points

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Annik Perrot 1 year ago

That "building your credit" stuff must be à very US thing. When we bought our house, we were commended by the banker, because we didn't have a single loan pending.

24points

#19

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them People usually reply something about tattoos making you unemployable, but I was once told you couldn't even have a beard or mustache at a job interview.

RagnarHedin , BM Capture Report

Final score:

53points

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BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

Some professions, it makes sense. Like if you HAVE to wear a respirator mask with a complete seal

36points

#20

If you break the law and try to take over the U.S. government, you will never be able to be president.

D_Buc Report

Final score:

49points

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Tamra 1 year ago (edited)

Apparently you can have 91 federal and state felony charges brought against you and still become president.

38points

#21

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Save your money, it will be useful in the future. Lol! What money? What future?

Noobeaterz , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

47points

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PandaRave 1 year ago

There’s a difference between being a doomer and a realist. Get a savings account and plan ahead. There’s no penalty for at least trying.

19points

#22

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them I’ll play. My MIL just hit me with “both political parties are the same”, this afternoon on a 2.5 car trip. Needless to say I had a lecture prepared…

SamJackson01 , Kelly Sikkema Report

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46points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Both parties may have flaws, but at least one of them hasn't devolved into a death cult.

53points

#23

My dad: If you want to work somewhere, you have to show up there in person asking for a job!!!

1. I have no company I “aspire” to work for

2. I have a feeling the receptionist would just go, “uhhh I don’t give the jobs around here, please check our online job postings and leave weirdo”

angeltay Report

Final score:

46points

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Wintermute 1 year ago

As a receptionist, yup. I always take a resume anyway, I always walk it to HR, and I always watch them s**t can it. "Did you tell them to go online?" Yes. "Okay. *trash*" They don't even read the name to see who tried. We legally can't look at any paper resumes anymore. Since we hold Federal contracts, all hiring has to be done the same way, and that way is online.

13points

#24

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them I love how Dave Ramsey will say get 32 more jobs delivering pizzas to pay off debt. Well Dave, I would love to work and pay off my student loans. However, my job takes up 60 hours of my life. I’m salary and make no OT. Then you factor in that I have kids and have to take care of them. school events, sports, and just regular daily being a family s**t. Oh, and while I don’t go to church. That’s part of his bs advice too. Now, please explain to me how I’m supposed to do this?

mrtouchybum , Mike Jones Report

Final score:

46points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago

Sounds like Dave Ramsey is s paid shill of debt holders.

24points

#25

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Anything involving bootstraps.

fra_bahlaan , Jonathan Borba Report

Final score:

45points

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Jed 1 year ago

The expression began as mockery of the idiotic belief that we can simply do the impossible task of elevating ourselves.

20points

#26

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them At this point? Nearly all of it. They give advice for a world they purposely destroyed.

AutisticHobbit , Kenneth Jencks Report

Final score:

44points

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General Anaesthesia 1 year ago

Just my opinion ==> Believe that if you want, but every generation wanted their children to be better off than they were. However, the world's population was 1.6 billion in 1900, 2.6 billion in 1953, and only 70 years later it's 8 billion. Purposely destroyed? No. Unwittingly by most, maybe.

27points

#27

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them That we *need* to know cursive.

I use cursive more than I use block/print but that's only because my hand gets lazy and my letters drag anyway. I'm a grown person with a grown up job in an attorneys office. I have never once had to use or read cursive nor have I been asked if I can

asexualrhino , Aaron Burden Report

Final score:

44points

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Argie Smith 1 year ago

I do think people should learn to sign their names. You can't go around printing it. Pretty soon people will just put an X. A signature can be as distinctive as a fingerprint.

27points

Crystal_Marie_Rose , cottonbro studio Report

#28

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Don’t get divorced

Final score:

44points

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Phoebe Bean 1 year ago

Sometimes getting a divorce is the only way to a better life.

41points

Wecanbuildittogether , energepic.com Report

#29

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them ‘Hard work will pay off’

(Simply because there’s a ton of young people who work really hard every single day and they aren’t recognized for it)

Final score:

43points

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Corvus 1 year ago

It will pay off indeed... but for your boss, not for you!

27points

#30

Drug dealers will offer you free drugs in an attempt to get you addicted.

Hey_nice_marmot_ Report

Final score:

42points

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Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

I thought that free drugs were to pop inside Hallowe'en candy

21points

#31

My mom LOVES to say people need to walk into businesses with a paper resume, and ask to speak directly to the manager to introduce themselves.

She thinks this will almost guarantee a job at any business. She told my boyfriend to go to BOEING and ask for the manager to introduce himself. When I point out that most places want applications online, or that a lot of businesses have people outside of the manager do the hiring, she gets mad and says that’s just to weed out the people who aren’t willing to put in effort….

VermicelliNo2422 Report

Final score:

41points

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Susie Elle 1 year ago

How do you just walk into a company, even? If you were to do that at my job, they'd ask you: "What manager? We have several hundreds of manager-type employees, within different chair groups and departments. Do you want to speak to HR? You want a job? We have those online."

22points

#32

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them “Just get a job in the summer to pay for tuition.” Yep

chemastray , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

38points

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Oerff On Tour 1 year ago

Work the entire summer, so you can pay for a week's tuition

33points

#33

Get a college degree so you can get a high paying job, do whatever it takes, take out a loan if you have to.

verstohlen Report

Final score:

35points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago (edited)

I know of welders who make more than doctors. *and who work reasonable hours, are balanced, happy and safe, though some do dangerous jobs. Be smart, diligent and safe and you'll be fine.

25points

#34

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them If you burn your finger cooking, stick it in the butter.

A big, solid car will keep you safe! You know, like a big old studebaker made of steel with no crumple zones to absorb the impact.

Don’t sit close to the TV. The radiation will ruin your eyes.

Circa 1936 -
Lionel Logue: I believe sucking smoke into your lungs will... will kill you.
King George VI: My physicians said it relaxes the... the... the throat.
(From “The King’s Speech” (2010)

blueSnowfkake , jorditudela Report

Final score:

33points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Better stick your finger into ice-cold water. Will help more than butter.

14points

#35

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Don’t take a shower or bath during a storm, you can get electrocuted

Agent865 , Hannah Xu Report

Final score:

33points

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Luttjetrut 1 year ago

This is true. It has happened to a dutch boy and was in the news.

17points

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#36

You need to always have six months' salary saved, just in case.

As if the current pay and cost of living make this possible.

pakulio404 Report

Final score:

22points

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Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

For most people that has never been possible, even in the 80s

13points

#37

"After you put in an application for a job, keep calling. That shows initiative that you want the job." A friend kept doing that because his dad kept telling him too. Didn't get a job until another friend told him to stop

Nay_nay267 Report

Final score:

21points

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Shane Hussel 1 year ago

One followup to demonstrate interest is good.

3points

#38

Anything having to do with your “permanent record”.

SchwillyMaysHere Report

Final score:

20points

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Seedy Vine 1 year ago (edited)

"I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record" - Violent Femmes (Kiss Off)

6points

#39

God has a plan

MagnificentLurker Report

Final score:

19points

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Mis Stake she/her 🇫🇮🇬🇧 1 year ago

I think god might be sleeping on the job

13points

#40

Try not to change jobs too much, it looks bad on your résumé. Just stay at the same company for as long as possible. If you’re loyal to your company, they’ll be loyal to you.

mercurialpolyglot Report

Final score:

18points

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Šimon Špaček 1 year ago

For me this kinda worked. When I had two years at the same company in my CV, suddenly I was treated very differently. Maybe because I was older or because the economy was different, I don't know, but the change was crazy. Stay somewhere for some time and learn things, that is a good start. Then find a place that will pay you for what you learned and learn more.

3points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#41

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them "You'll never get a Job paying Videogames"

Booziesmurf , Alexander Kovalev Report

Final score:

17points

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PlatinumThe8-BitCat 1 year ago

Isn’t video game testing an actual job?

11points

#42

Don’t take “No,” for an answer

Tygirmunkee Report

Final score:

16points

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Michael Braisher 1 year ago

Depends on the situation, honestly.

3points

#43

Skip the $5 coffee. Assuming you do that 5 days a week, every week in a year, that's $1300. Assuming you stop doing that and go without for the next 10 years, you'll have saved $13000, which still isn't even half the deposit on a s****y house. I'll take my cold brew instead, thanks

guarddog33 Report

Final score:

16points

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Jerry Mathers 1 year ago

You forgot about inflation. In 10 years that 200k house you were saving the down payment for just shot up to 450k. Your wage will have gone up 18%, if your lucky unless you switched jobs 5 times. You will never catch up saving. And you will always be behind by staying at the same company.

3points

#44

Why keep paying high rent prices when you could get a house?

Kostrom Report

Final score:

16points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Misunderstanding basic finance for the win!

9points

Muffinhunter69 , The Lazy Artist Gallery Report

#45

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Wear a suit to any job interview when a nice shirt and pants are just fine. Thank god my wife saved me from looking like a dork.

Final score:

14points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago (edited)

The 'suit and tie' must absolutely die. IMO

5points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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#46

Don’t get in a car with a stranger. Uber

mudflap21 Report

Final score:

14points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Not quite the same thing. Uber is a service that you specifically ask for, as opposed to getting into a car with some stranger when you don't have to.

12points

#47

"If you want a raise talk to your boss" Sir this is a corporation where raises are set for everyone on a scale based on the company profit and how nice they are not on your performance.

Also when they think "ask them for a 10%+ raise", yeah i'll be surprise if they even give a raise at all

prOboomer Report

Final score:

14points

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eykntspel 1 year ago

I'm a very very rare case where this actually worked for me, but I included an absurd amount of good reasons why I believed I deserved a raise and got a 20%+ increase.

3points

Comprehensive_Ad7256 Report

#48

Women don’t belong in the work place

Final score:

13points

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Donkey boi 1 year ago

*Me working with 17 women and 1 other man* Trust me, they do!

4points

#49

Go to church

GalacticPierce Report

Final score:

13points

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Xenon 1 year ago

No. Have at it, you go. Me, not so much.

10points

OneOfTheFewRemaining Report

#50

"15 dollars an hour is PLENTY!"

Final score:

13points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago

Depends on the year and Terran coordinates.

2points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#51

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them “Learn how to do mental math, you won’t always have a calculator on you”

Logrologist , Kelly Sikkema Report

Final score:

12points

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Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

Honestly, even with a calculator on your phone right by your hand, if you can do it in your head it's quicker than typing it in

10points

#52

They give you step by step directions to get somewhere

Like they’ve never heard of google maps and refuse to acknowledge it.

F**k off with your directions just give me the address

-BroncosForever- Report

Final score:

12points

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Michael Braisher 1 year ago

That's just ungrateful. And ageist.

11points

#53

35 Pieces Of Advice That Are Useless In 2023 But People Keep On Receiving Them Carry change for the payphones.

Sewingmink160 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

10points

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BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

Would you like to accept a collect call from "Heymomitsmethemoviesovercomepickmeup"?

19points

Tough-Development-41 Report

#54

work hard to be successful

Final score:

10points

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Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

That's why women in the third world are the richest people on earth

5points

snapple-mangomadness Report

#55

If your hand is bigger than your face, you're smart.

Final score:

10points

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Phoebe Bean 1 year ago

(Covering my face with my hand to determine my IQ... 🤣 )

4points

#56

We can’t bust heads like we used to—but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don’t go anywhere like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so I decided to go to Morganville which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So, I tied an onion to my belt which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel. And in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. ‘Give me five bees for a quarter,’ you’d say. Now, where were we? Oh, yeah! The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt which was the style at the time. They didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.

CorgiRawr Report

Final score:

9points

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Richard Michael 1 year ago

So you are just going to post an Abe Simpson quote without acknowledging it?

8points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#57

If you can't pay your bills, work harder. It worked for me back in 1970.

barrywalker71 Report

Final score:

9points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago

1970 != 2023

5points

ThanosWasRightHanded Report

#58

You need to know how to balance your checkbook.

Final score:

9points

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Annik Perrot 1 year ago (edited)

Well, it's done another way, now, mostly online, but keeping track of your expenses is not à bad idea...

8points

#59

“Send a thank you note” — more than once I’ve gotten a job and the hiring managers said it was because I was literally the only candidate to send them an email thanking them for their time. That’s just being polite, and people do appreciate politeness.

Joe-Eye-McElmury Report

Final score:

9points

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Roxy Eastland 1 year ago

So that's good advice. We live in a world where using the post will make you stand out, such an easy move.

5points

other_half_of_elvis Report

#60

Put a hat on or you're gonna catch a cold.

Final score:

9points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago

Proven not cause and effect. Unless you mean a cold scalp in cold weather.

2points

#61

Here's a little notebook to keep in your glove box. Write down the date, gallons, and odometer reading *every. single. time.* you put gas in your car and calculate your mpg. If the mpg changes, you'll know there's something wrong with your car before it becomes a major problem.

AgathaWoosmoss Report

Final score:

8points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago

I already do this. Amazing the difference sometimes between warm weather, cold weather, driving habits...

4points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#62

People love to share posts about Buccees paying $20/hr starting out, but they don't hire anyone with visible tattoos.

RedAss2005 Report

Final score:

8points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Unless it's a beaver?

5points

Glittering-Most-9535 Report

#63

Golf is a business skill. Gotta hit the driving range if you hope to be employable.

Final score:

6points

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cogadh 1 year ago

At my job, you don't play golf with the bosses, they have Discord server and play Diablo 4 together, but that is not going get you anywhere in the company, just gamer respect.

3points

Cultural-Honeydew671 Report

#64

Don’t take any wooden nickels?

Final score:

6points

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vennyp0o 1 year ago

Why not? They may be worth more than platinum soon at the rate we're destroying the environment. 🤣 *I think we might actually end up OK..........!

0points

#65

As an old guy, I can say that the interview barely matters to get the job, if at all. Employers are notoriously poor judges of character and will decide if they like you or not based on your resume/CV. They will usually spot something on the resume/CV that impresses them. Examples include a prestigious education, like an Ivy League school, or an employment at a prestigious company. That’ll be enough to get hired, but the employer will then go through the formality of the interview where you will start to realize early that they like you or not and that it’s all for show. Unless you make a mistake and draw attention to a red flag, you’re already hired. You are unlikely to be asked any questions pertaining to the job or to your own performance of that job, and will be expected to ask the employer questions instead, so be ready with those questions. This has been my experience in 90% of interviews. Also, the employer will lie, often by omission.

Nanocyborgasm Report

Final score:

5points

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Susie Elle 1 year ago

I fully disagree. I got my job ALSO based on my CV, but the deciding factor was the interview about my experience, knowledge and the presenation I had to give during the second interview. An interview is important, because they want to know the type of person they bring in.

7points

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Tyke 1 year ago

This post doesn't sit right with me. It's as though a lot of posters pointing these things out don't realise they too will be old, they will give advice that in time will become out-of-date. I mean, my parents weren't Jedis, how were they to know that smart phones would be invented. Yes, people said not to get divorced, a big reason being society was set up against women, it wasn't until the early 70's that women could open a bank account with out a man, it wasn't until 1980 that sexual harassment was legally defined, until the early 80s pubs could refuse to serve women - getting divorced was very detrimental to a woman's life. You get the gist.

14points

Vira 1 year ago

I think it screams "out of touch" too give advice that's only appropriate for people 40+ years ago. There are plenty of people capable of continuing to learn well into their sunset years, but many will stop putting in any effort after 30. It's really not much effort to just check current events, and put in a little time to listen to others, but so many people assume the world stopped turning after they stopped going to school.

0points

John Harrison 1 year ago

Made it as far as #10. Another boomer-bashing post. Tiresome.

9points

Babs McGurk 1 year ago

Seems like Bored Panda is either bashing me as an American or me as an old person EVERY DAY now. Pretty soon, I'll be tired of coming here at all. Not that anyone will notice, I suppose.

5points

John Harrison 1 year ago

I kid you not, Babs, I typed something almost exactly like this in my comment. I originally typed, "Another boomer-bashing post, this is getting tiresome. Probably not going to be around BP much longer." Then I changed my mind and just typed the word "tiresome" and left it at that.

2points

Ben 1 year ago

So we are old and our advice is outdated. Don't listen to us then. Go out and do your own thing. Figure it out, make a plan or if you can't then go crawl under a rock and hide or die but please do it quietly. The rest of us are trying to mske a life. For God's sake this helpless useless complaining and blameshifting is working on my tits

5points

Vira 1 year ago

I'm curious: you said, "us." Do you give this advice to people? If not, then it's not about you. It's about the people who think the world stopped changing after 1940.

3points

Corvus 1 year ago

In conclusion: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes you... a sucker." :P

4points

Sherman Von Gee 1 year ago

The "don't say you can't afford to have a kid" one is f*****g ridiculous. DO NOT HAVE KIDS IF YOU CANT AFFORD THEM! It's not just about buying a crib. It's about the other 99% of things that baby needs that costs money everyday. You buy a crib once. You have to feed that child everyday. Keep the lights on. Keep the water & gas on. You have to pay for clothes. Doctor. Insurance. School. Daycare. Etc. & that's just in the first 6 years. Like wtf?

3points

SlightlyTarnished 1 year ago

Another infantile post pitting people against one another based on imaginary "advice". Also, given the many responses, it's amazing how cynical and why-bother-trying many people seem to be.

3points

Marnie 1 year ago

I very much doubt this advice is wide-spread. If anything, someone posted it once, and then other young people just read that, and assumed that was advice from older people. But they themselves never got that advice.

0points

Šimon Špaček 1 year ago

Most of it was "economy is bad and jobs are hard", yeah, that was always true.

3points

GoldfishCrackers 1 year ago (edited)

This chaps my grits that people are complaining about many of these all ding dang day. Look beyond the exact wording, and try to see what wisdom is there between the lines. Sure, if someone these days said, “make sure you have a quarter to call home from a pay phone” that would be outdated. But what is the meaning behind the words? Maybe you could take that to mean, “Make sure you have an extra phone charger on hand”. I feel I should note– I’m in my mid 30s. I could easily jump on the complaining wagon, but guess what? I put up and shut up and work through sh*t without complaining about every ding dang thing. The more you complain the more miserable you’ll be. And vice versa.

2points

Christopher Wyatt 1 year ago

Ask to speak to manager at any real job. Even if you do, chances are they already have an HR and the manager can not hire above the HR or else it breaks rules/laws. So what's the side advice on that? Screw someone in HR to get the job? Sure your quarter/charger analogy makes sense, but make it work there. Work harder to get a raise, psh, hopefully you kept that quarter, cause you're going to need it if you are waiting for that.

2points

Bertha Madott Premium 1 year ago

There is a great variety of people and experiences in the so-called boomer wave. I'm at the early end. Born 1948. By the time my brother was born in 1960 the world had already changed enormously. I feel great sympathy for young people today. My young relatives. The children and grandchildren of my friends. But trust me MANY of us did NOT have an easy time. And many of us are now struggling with a lot of aging issues that our own parents and grandparents did not have. I think of my paternal grandmother Nana. Illiterate Italian immigrant. No one expected anything of her. She was admired just for having survived. But it's ok to laugh at me for wearing shapeless dresses and clunky shoes and etc. At least I'm computer literate ha ha.

1point

Blue Chambers 1 year ago (edited)

Reading the bigotry and hatred on here has made me sad for us. Each side hates each other so much they think the other people are monsters. That is nothing but politicians pushing us apart and radicalizing everyone to each side. Our beliefs and politics according to the internet are so left or right sided they are almost parodies. People on one side or the other aren't bad. Our "leaders" are just hoping they can get you to think they are and to hate them. Don't let them push us apart.

1point

Vanessa Lapato 1 year ago

"Get a government job. You'll always have a stable income.:

1point

Admiralu 1 year ago

Unless they can't agree on a budget and you don't get paid

0points

Shane Hussel 1 year ago

Im 57 and agree some people my age are clueless about the modern world, but its sad so many of these sound like everything sucks and there is no point of even trying any more. That too is an old persons attitude.

1point

Vira 1 year ago

Some of that comes from generational trauma. There's far too many people reaching middle age that have heard from family, and elders, their whole lives, that nothing they do will be good enough. Add real fears for the future, existential dread, social media induced depression, and unstable economic situations which feel like people are treading water no matter how hard they try. It really sucks the life out of everything, and makes the world feel pointless. Unfortunately, it's a very common mental state.

1point

Phoebe Bean 1 year ago (edited)

🙃

1point

Dane 1 year ago

I'm a Boomer. "We" didn't cause the things that made outdated advice outdated. Up until the late '70's, the economy was pretty stable. Then super-inflation hit (mortgage rates in the teens, 2x what it is even now), and to overcome it, corporations started seeing employees as a "cost" to be controlled. So CEO's threw pensions and retirements out the window, and got big bonuses. And instead of performance-based raises, they were weighed against a "budget", an abstract measure that had nothing to do with how profitable the business was, so raises weren't warranted. Except for the CEO! Then they brought in consultants to find more cost-cutting (including positions/wages), and the CEO's were rewarded again! And then they started buying Congress to convince people that "stockholder value" was more valuable than the workers that actually contributed to their profit. Wages stagnated. And turned the US into a 3rd World labor market. While CEO pay and everything else kept climbing.

0points

PunchinelloTX Premium 1 year ago

Time and circumstance change popular thinking. I used to really worry about what people told me, but I’m now an older person myself and the best advice I can give anyone (and I remind myself of this constantly) is to understand when people are well-intentioned, thank them and then follow your own instincts and do what’s best for you.

0points

Vira 1 year ago

I think this is true. I also think the point of the post is just to vent about being told the same crappy advice constantly. Also it can be exhausting to be given crappy advice from people who are *not* well intended; they're just condescending.

0points

Lily Braunekatze 1 year ago

Why are people so upset about this post? If you don't like it don't read it and definitely don't post on it. The metrics of what people spend time on is what is what the algorithm uses. If you don't like it don't interact with it. If you see an increasing number of a certain types of posts that because people spend time on them. That's what advertisers want to see. And finally if you don't like the website don't use it. No need to announce it to the world just move on.

-1point

Marnie 1 year ago

How are you supposed to know you don't like something until AFTER you read it?

3points

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Tyke 1 year ago

14points

Vira 1 year ago

0points

John Harrison 1 year ago

Made it as far as #10. Another boomer-bashing post. Tiresome.

9points

Babs McGurk 1 year ago

Seems like Bored Panda is either bashing me as an American or me as an old person EVERY DAY now. Pretty soon, I'll be tired of coming here at all. Not that anyone will notice, I suppose.

5points

John Harrison 1 year ago

2points

Ben 1 year ago

5points

Vira 1 year ago

I'm curious: you said, "us." Do you give this advice to people? If not, then it's not about you. It's about the people who think the world stopped changing after 1940.

3points

Corvus 1 year ago

In conclusion: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes you... a sucker." :P

4points

Sherman Von Gee 1 year ago

3points

SlightlyTarnished 1 year ago

Another infantile post pitting people against one another based on imaginary "advice". Also, given the many responses, it's amazing how cynical and why-bother-trying many people seem to be.

3points

Marnie 1 year ago

0points

Šimon Špaček 1 year ago

Most of it was "economy is bad and jobs are hard", yeah, that was always true.

3points

GoldfishCrackers 1 year ago (edited)

2points

Christopher Wyatt 1 year ago

2points

Bertha Madott Premium 1 year ago

1point

Blue Chambers 1 year ago (edited)

1point

Vanessa Lapato 1 year ago

"Get a government job. You'll always have a stable income.:

1point

Admiralu 1 year ago

Unless they can't agree on a budget and you don't get paid

0points

Shane Hussel 1 year ago

1point

Vira 1 year ago

1point

Phoebe Bean 1 year ago (edited)

🙃

1point

Dane 1 year ago

0points

PunchinelloTX Premium 1 year ago

0points

Vira 1 year ago

0points

Lily Braunekatze 1 year ago

-1point

Marnie 1 year ago

How are you supposed to know you don't like something until AFTER you read it?

3points