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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There is a lot of valuable materials inside flock cameras that can be sold for profit.

[–] FavouriteShapes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ooh deadass? I don't think they have them in my city let alone country yet, but when they come, I'll be ready

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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 21 points 6 days ago

I moved out at 17, got married at 20, bought a house at 22. I also have been working since I was 12. After forty years of working, I still have nothing saved except some home equity.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I had to live with my dad until I was 24 and found the experience excruciating. Can't imagine making it to 38

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

yeah, i had some friends who lived at home for a couple of years after college... all they did was complaint relentless about their parents. but they also just refused to move out because they didn't want to pay rent or have roommates and would tell me I was a chump for paying rent and have roommates, and then I'd say how not living with your parents is the best. and they'd get so mad at me and not talk to me for a couple of weeks.

still, some people actually get along with their parents are are friendly with them and like being around them. blessed bastards, they are.

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

I moved out at 19 and it was the best decision I ever made. My 2 younger siblings stayed a lot longer and apart from the cheap cost of living (it was pretty late that my dad started charging them rent and even then it was barely anything) I really never understood how they put up with it

[–] Bluedragon012@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depending on where they live in the us and assuming it's real, all he'll need to do is get to a shelter. Make it clear that he needs help, then do the things asked. This all assumes he is mentally stable and physically well. there are programs but they do not hold your hand. They are not great, they are not the best as compared to other countries, but it is something. If he clean on drug tests and criminal there are many places that will take him. It won't be pleasant.

If he has any documented physical health issues, then he needs to get a disability lawyer going.

As many pointed out, this world is grossly difficult and Unfair, but as long as one is kind, truthful, and continues to try, people will at least attempt to help, or at least tell you honestly they can't.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

all he’ll need to do is get to a shelter

Famously very luxurious, accommodating, and safe places to live long term. There's never a space shortage. You get three squares a day of very tasty and nutrious faire, no questions asked. There's never any kind of Kafka-esque bureaucracy to gaining entrance, much less obligations on the people in the shelter to maintain residence. It's definitely not boring. Nobody is ever exploited. Mental health of all the residents is top notch and you never experience and physical violence or emotional abuse while there.

It won’t be pleasant.

Understatement.

If he has any documented physical health issues, then he needs to get a disability lawyer going.

"I'm broke, I have no transportation, and I'm about to be homeless"

"Have you talked to your lawyer about it?"

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago

I feel like you are being a cunt on purpose, most of those points where addressed in the comment. Ok the lawyer one needed clarification. Disability lawyers are a little easier (not easy, easier) to obtain while in a homeless and jobless state. Starting off pro bono and eventually getting paid from the state in one way or another, or thro charities/non profits is not uncommon for them.

Yes it was a understatment about shelter life. But you got so dum and smarmy about it. Its still better that the fucking street. (at least in an american east coast city). Yea your still gonna get robbed, but their is a much lower chance of getting stomped, lit on fire, or just fucking raped.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Tamaki Saitō's book Hikikomori is worth a read on this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori

[–] treesquid@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (5 children)

38, never had a job, about to get one or starve. Sink or swim, parasite. You don't need a plan, you just start hitting up all the grocery stores, fast food joints and temp agencies before your supply of ramen runs out. Temp agencies will send anyone with a pulse to stack product on pallets at whatever factories are local.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

If his parents were going to do this they should have done it 20 years ago, or preferably got him some help for whatever is wrong with him that's made him live like this. He's fucked if he doesn't have someone to room with. Entry level jobs aren't going to cover housing let alone food and other essentials.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 8 points 6 days ago

Yeah, these are all things his parents had a duty and obligation to teach him and they failed.

I'm seeing it more and more. Parenting is hard so people don't even attempt it.

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 12 points 6 days ago (3 children)

The 1960s called, they want their incredibly outdated job hunting advice back.

[–] TotalSonic@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That advice worked into the 1990's, and even some in the 00's (at least in my GenXer direct experience). But it ain't working now, that's for sure.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 points 6 days ago

Eh it worked 10 years ago as well, but I've not been in retail/entry level jobs for about that long. Just walk in or visit the store website and fill out an application. Turnover is so high in these shitty entry level roles that they're always looking for new blood

Heck a recruiter I talked to 8 years ago is still including me on mass texts about immediate openings at warehouses and factories for laborers with the most recent just a couple of days ago

Do these jobs suck? Yeah, but they'll hire anyone with a pulse who can show up sober, and oftentimes sobriety is optional. It'll get the person out of the house and earning some money which should help their mental state as well since staying inside 24/7 and having no structure to your life is a recipe for depression

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes but have you tried introducing yourself to the manager with a firm handshake?

[–] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

Y'all are doing it wrong, got to grab a bit lower to leave an impression.

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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'll be honest bud, I'm 40 and have continuously held a job since I was 14. But given the choice between destitution and your plan, I'd choose destitution. The parasite in this society isn't the fragile souls not capable of sustaining this abuse.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This comment is so outdated I had to blow the dust off of it before I read it, like an ancient clay tablet

I hope anon doesn't break his back carrying all those stones he carved his CV into. Good news is he can deliver his CV really quickly. Just chuck it at the window.

[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 3 points 5 days ago

written like a true american. no soul, just work

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

bout what Id expect out of a chan

[–] raven55six@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

May a person never become this incompetent. ☮️

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