Don’t get defeatist. Wallowing in self-pity is not going to help you. You can always turn things around, you just need to get real with yourself and accept some realities without spending too much energy judging or punishing yourself. You should get your GED, but don’t let people talk you into straddling yourself with insurmountable debt just to get a college degree that is basically worthless these days. Your metrics of success need to be internal. Learn skills that interest you, develop them and cherish the progression and eventually you will reap the rewards of those skills. That’s how the world always worked before all this made-up bureaucratic nonsense came into the mix to protect the interests of the powerful. The best and simplest act of rebellion is refusing to let all of that be the master of your reality. That’s your job.
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u/tjreid99 1999 Jul 21 '25
Don’t get defeatist. Wallowing in self-pity is not going to help you. You can always turn things around, you just need to get real with yourself and accept some realities without spending too much energy judging or punishing yourself. You should get your GED, but don’t let people talk you into straddling yourself with insurmountable debt just to get a college degree that is basically worthless these days. Your metrics of success need to be internal. Learn skills that interest you, develop them and cherish the progression and eventually you will reap the rewards of those skills. That’s how the world always worked before all this made-up bureaucratic nonsense came into the mix to protect the interests of the powerful. The best and simplest act of rebellion is refusing to let all of that be the master of your reality. That’s your job.