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no thanks, i philosophically diasgree with the idea of paying people to listen to me like this
by DreamScatter 6y ago
no thanks, i philosophically diasgree with the idea of paying people to listen to me like this
- uberman 6y agoPerhaps rather than framing as paying someone to listen you could think about as engaging a consultant to give you some advice. In any case, I wish you the best.
- pizza 6y agoOut of curiosity, why? Not to doubt you or propose the solution is in another person or something. By the way, the work you do is fucking awesome, just so you know. At least, it matters to me.
- DreamScatter 6y agoAs a capitalistic transaction, it doesn't make sense to me. I would not trust a person who capitalizes on other people's mental health issues. Also, i can't imagine getting any sort of value out of it. Theoretically another person in my life would be good, but in practice i prefer being alone with my math books.
- pizza 6y agoFair enough. I can see where you're coming from. I will just add, there are some people who are pretty good at listening to people's problems, without labeling you and without prejudice, and they still gotta eat somehow, too. If you are still more interested in a self-reflection approach I would read about something like the theory of positive disintegration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_disintegration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_disintegration Still, I would stress that the act of naming problems out loud to a person putting their attention on you, even like in a group talk therapy setting or something, is not a no-op Also, with your skills, you may just be able to find somewhere where they give you a long leash so that you can work w/ your math books in a mostly self-directed fashion. I agree that the job search can be hard, though..