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Yikes, not sure what that says about you if that was your takeaway from this blog post

Uhhrrr 5y ago
There's interesting information about Apple in the post, but you definitely have to subtract out all the stuff this person has going on.
secondcoming 5y ago
If you feel you're being shafted by everyone you meet then maybe it's you, not them.
throwntoday 5y ago
Her entire story could have been reduced to "I had a shit upbringing like many, sorted myself out, got a job at Apple, and then fucked it up cause I wanted to push some activist bullshit". It was a poor attempt at grabbing the sympathy of anyone reading. I'll say if you fell for it, it's not because you have empathy and we don't, it's because you're being emotionally manipulated and we can see through the ramblings of a strung out person.
megaman821 5y ago
You do have to judge the credibility of the narrator. The most egregious thing in the story was the use and possession of illegally acquired, dangerous drugs while caring for a young child.
- berkut 5y ago
  Is Percocet illegal in the US? Doesn't seem to be from other comments here?
  - colechristensen 5y ago
    If you take a pill that you think is percoset and it ends up being fentanyl, you didn’t acquire it legally.
    - berkut 5y ago
      I guess so, I didn't think of it that way...
  - runjake 5y ago
    It is illegal without a proper doctor's prescription and if it's obtained illicitly (Fentanyl that looks like Percoset being a thing the Mexican cartels do[1]). 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz9nedZmV4g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz9nedZmV4g
  - finexplained 5y ago
    It's a controlled substance, you need a prescription.
rubicon33 5y ago
It says that he/she is bold enough to say what's on their mind, even if it runs the risk of being against the grain. If there's one thing I've learned in life it's that your best bet is to keep your head down, do good work, and don't get in the way of others who are trying to do the same thing. Hate that sentiment all you want, but even you probably benefit wildly from all the people surrounding you who are dealing with difficult shit but don't put it on you, or let it affect the workplace. It's standard etiquette and we're all better for it.
colechristensen 5y ago
If you’ve ever spent a significant amount of time in the orbit of someone near that cluster of symptoms you start to develop similar doubts about the narratives put forward by them. It is rarely so cut and dry that such people should be casually dismissed, but there is often something to doubt. The difficult truth is that the situation will be two sided. Someone’s behavior and actions will go beyond what is reasonable (or legally defensible) and the reaction will likewise go beyond what is reasonable (or legally defensible). It is a complicated grey area where nobody looks good and people take sides according to their biases rooting for one side to “win” instead of being motivated to fix problems.
tlear 5y ago
It just means he has experience interacting with that particular type of crazy. I have the same read. Run, don't walk away.

There's interesting information about Apple in the post, but you definitely have to subtract out all the stuff this person has going on.

secondcoming 5y ago

If you feel you're being shafted by everyone you meet then maybe it's you, not them.

throwntoday 5y ago

Her entire story could have been reduced to "I had a shit upbringing like many, sorted myself out, got a job at Apple, and then fucked it up cause I wanted to push some activist bullshit". It was a poor attempt at grabbing the sympathy of anyone reading. I'll say if you fell for it, it's not because you have empathy and we don't, it's because you're being emotionally manipulated and we can see through the ramblings of a strung out person.

megaman821 5y ago

You do have to judge the credibility of the narrator. The most egregious thing in the story was the use and possession of illegally acquired, dangerous drugs while caring for a young child.

berkut 5y ago
Is Percocet illegal in the US? Doesn't seem to be from other comments here?
- colechristensen 5y ago
  If you take a pill that you think is percoset and it ends up being fentanyl, you didn’t acquire it legally.
  - berkut 5y ago
    I guess so, I didn't think of it that way...
- runjake 5y ago
  It is illegal without a proper doctor's prescription and if it's obtained illicitly (Fentanyl that looks like Percoset being a thing the Mexican cartels do[1]). 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz9nedZmV4g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz9nedZmV4g
- finexplained 5y ago
  It's a controlled substance, you need a prescription.

rubicon33 5y ago

It says that he/she is bold enough to say what's on their mind, even if it runs the risk of being against the grain. If there's one thing I've learned in life it's that your best bet is to keep your head down, do good work, and don't get in the way of others who are trying to do the same thing. Hate that sentiment all you want, but even you probably benefit wildly from all the people surrounding you who are dealing with difficult shit but don't put it on you, or let it affect the workplace. It's standard etiquette and we're all better for it.

colechristensen 5y ago

If you’ve ever spent a significant amount of time in the orbit of someone near that cluster of symptoms you start to develop similar doubts about the narratives put forward by them. It is rarely so cut and dry that such people should be casually dismissed, but there is often something to doubt. The difficult truth is that the situation will be two sided. Someone’s behavior and actions will go beyond what is reasonable (or legally defensible) and the reaction will likewise go beyond what is reasonable (or legally defensible). It is a complicated grey area where nobody looks good and people take sides according to their biases rooting for one side to “win” instead of being motivated to fix problems.

tlear 5y ago

It just means he has experience interacting with that particular type of crazy. I have the same read. Run, don't walk away.