scoobdog

No, not everything is negotiable.

Humans are social animals. Regardless of what you think, you absolutely need to socialize. I notice you're hedging your argument, and that's disingenuous given the circumstances: how much you need to socialize is entirely dependent on your personality, so I'm not suggesting that you need to socialize more or less. I'm saying that you can't sacrifice the bare minimum social interaction for you to make a little extra money, at least in the long term. I'm sure part of it is this myth that socializing means going out every Saturday night and clubbing or taking weekends here or there with the guys (or girls) to do things. That's not really what socialization is. In overly-simple terms, it means interacting interpersonally in ways that could simply be calling a friend up and spending an hour or so just talking. For a lot of people, that could be an utterly meaningless conversation about nothing in particular: the value comes in with the simple act of interacting. There are a couple of important things that happen when you interact - it allows you to calibrate your ability to read secondary cues (like body language and vocal inflection), and it also gives you an important reference point to judge your own actions and reaction. From a sociological perspective, humans aren't born with a complete skill set; interaction with fellow humans allows us to compensate for the elements we lack while offering an "safety net" of connections. There is a reason why work weeks are supposed to be limited to 40 hours. Anything more than that ultimately leads to you missing out on valuable interactions that can have ramification on your life both inside and out of work.

You can't say age doesn't matter because you're not old enough to say it does. But, you're missing the point - people in the position where they have to make such a choice are killing themselves slowly no matter what they choose. You have to make enough money to survive and you have to have social interaction outside of work, neither is negotiable.

But you gotta admit, it sure looks nice in that frame over the kitchen table and that piping hot bowl of campbell's soup.

More often than not, socializing is more important than making extra money. If the choice is between making enough to put food on the table, then it's really just a choice of what will damage you less, starvation or isolation.

You'll figure it out eventually. Obviously, it's not an absolute - money can do more in certain places than others - and it's a given that you have to make some money to survive. The thing, though, is that money doesn't provide more than the essentials in the long run. Really, what anyone seeks is a job that makes enough money to meet one's needs while still affording him or her the time off to do other things, whether it to be attend to personal obligations, socialize, or habitate with family. When give a choice between having more off-work time (it's not free time) or having more money, inevitably the former wins out because money can't compensate for being unable to do the things one needs to accomplish outside of work. This is the kind of thing that makes more sense the older you get.

Depends on what Pasadena it is.

The older you get, the more you realize how little money actually gets you. You probably won't make enough to buy your own house. It might get you a vacation. You could buy a decent car and take a day off every now... except that would mean taking a day off to afford that car. You'll never get to the point where you can afford to do "jack shit."

Pasadena?

It is when it crushes your spirit in the process.

Better than discussing your TRex forearms.

They actually give you your degree? Most schools just give you the degree holder only and mail the degree once they've verified your final grades are posted and your application for graduation is approved.

That's an incredibly stupid way to justify the size of your dick.

@RPM Jr.

In women's maybe.

You can see how small his feet are in that picture.

Btw... What is that I see strapped to your waist? I thought you don't wear fashionable hip bags anymore.....

Also hawt.

Hawt

Not 5'7" short.

Lol. Bullshit.

Compared to the average High School freshman.

Lol. Shrimp.

Disney World is free, though.

What's this thread about again?