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Hey. I've got two choices in front of me; since the beginning of the year, I've been planning on going to community college for graphic design, however this would only land me an associates degree, and the college itself is a 30 mile trip away from where I live. On top of that, I don't have a car, and while I have some funds available to get one with some assistance ($700) I'm worried that it'll end up breaking down while I'm going to school, and the whole thing won't even be worth it.

Alternatively, I could sign my life away to the Army. It's been looking like a good option; I currently have no friends that aren't my family, I've pretty much eliminated my entire sexual orientation, so I'm not chasing after any women, I don't want to have kids or get married. I don't really care about dying, however I'm not one to have a quitter attitude. My motivations behind this potential decision are: 1 - the benefits you can get after being in the military, so I can actually do 4 years of school for significantly cheaper at a legitimate university - 2 - actually learning true discipline so I'm not just sitting around playing vidya all the time - 3 - having a greater appreciation towards life from being in a miserable situation for a few years.

I eventually want to have a career in art/graphic design, but in my 30s or 40s, like Bob Ross. tl;dr - is going into the military the right choice for me or should I risk going to school for a shitty degree right away?

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Hi /adv/,
Got couple of (stupid) questions:
How long does it take to "reset" after not smoking weed? I sometimes feel like shit, didn't smoke for a day or two and decided to quit.
The problem is that now I don't know what to do with myself, weed numbed me but now that I stopped I feel empty af. I also didn't do any productive shit for about a year since I dropped out of school aside from helping at home. This might sound retarded, but do your brain fights any kind of work after not doing anything for some time? It feels like I'm not used to any mental work.
I also feel tired sometimes and I have no clue if it's just me making excuses or if there is actually something wrong. If I exercise 3 times a week and sleep 8h, I should be okay right?

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I've taken a lot of shit for asking this before (on Reddit), but do you think it's worth considering a move overseas specifically because I don't feel I fit into American culture well?

It's often considered childish to think something like this, but I have all the opportunity in the world to do this at my age (18), and from all I've observed, other regions seem better to me. America is often labeled an "Extroverted society", and I couldn't agree with that tag more. At the root of it, it seems like the countries that look more appealing put more thought into everything, and it's better to live there as a result. School is a tool to learn more, it's not just a place where you waste your teenage years meandering like here. There's more of a respect for privacy, and everyone's not shouting all the time.

Do I think these small differences are worth a move? No, but they're indicative of a society that's more mature and has long-fixed a number of things I'd deem common sense. Feel free to tear me apart here for being a silly idealist if you'd like, but for all the flack Americans catch on the internet it would be appreciated for one of you to consider immigration seriously past economic motives.

The regions I'm considering in particular are France, Germany, the UK, or Scandinavia. I'm open to other places, however.

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Well, I masturbate like 9 or 10 times or more times in just one day, so I think I have a problem, I tried to stop doing it but I just can't. I fear that this will become a problem in the future, since right now I don't like or have any interest in sex, im ok with masturbation and my friends think i'm some kind of weirdo or something. So, how do I stop masturbating that much?

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I live with my mother and two younger brothers. Recently, two police officers arrived at our home and stated they had an arrest warrant for my mother. She was charged with assault. I couldn't believe my kind mother would do such a thing. My mother was arrested and taken to jail and now I don't know what to do.

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An old friend I hadn't talk to for a while texted me out of the blue. He told me about a serious accident he had (which is true) but quickly changed the subject to his new interest in crypto currencies. He said he had a rig with a friend already and wanted to know if I would be interested in doing one with him. I said that it's interesting (my bad, I guess) and that I'll think about it.
Fast forward a couple of weeks and he's spamming every other day with his recent news about his rig etc. and saying that now would be a great time to send him some money to invest. He says that in a couple of months he'll be making 1000$ per month.
His recent behaviour really seem unlike the friend I knew and I know for a fact that his family worries about him (he has like 1000 of interests now and can't stick with one seriously except this crypto currency).
So anyway, I have no intention in trading any crypto currency, but I am worried about him. He's investing in this alt-coin every penny he had saved (and he has quite a lot saved up). I can't tell for sure if he knows what he's doing but even before the accident he was a guy that didn't really think things through and had no patience. I feel like it is either some kind of scam, or that he's going to fail miserably (or fall well below his expectations) at some point which worries me. He has essentially no knowledge in finance, mathematics or computer science.
It seems like he thinks that it is a stable market where regular payouts come with probability 1 and that there is no risk. He hasn't accounted for the energy needed to run everything.
Is deception unavoidable for him?

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Help me understand this. Common life advice is to "live for yourself, do what you want".

But a part of me thinks that if everyone were to do what he/she wanted, nothing would get done and society would fall apart. We'd have a lot less workers and a lot more artists and athletes which doesn't seem sustainable long term.

Whenever I think about doing what I want with my life, I always think about the generations before me who were drafted into war, or took shit jobs and worked in factories to make a living for themselves- not exactly what they "wanted to do" I'm guessing. There's always this talk about milennials being entitled and whatnot...

Is chasing a passion ultimately an utterly selfish and unethical goal? Why be a painter when you could be helping uplift a poor community somewhere? Why be an athlete when you could be working at a power plant making sure a city doesn't go through a blackout?

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How do you explain self-harm scars to coworkers/etc people whose business they aren't?

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I seriously need help. I tried to buy an assisted euthanasia book and I didn't know you had to be age 50 or more to get it. They charged me anyway and I am trying to get a refund. I was dead set on learning how to make an exit bag. I might just have to pay someone to shoot me. I'm more scared of that option since I won't be in control of it.

Help I really need to die: I have no one, no friends, nothing to do, nowhere to go, no sense of belonging. Social isolation is real, guys

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Why does my gf love to manipulate the shit out of me and try control me? Lately she's been really distant and hanging around her slurry friend and even been trash talking me to people, time to fuck her off?

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I've been on 2 dates with this girl now over the course of 3-4 weeks(long distance until September). Things have gone very well both times, we get along and talk really well 2nd base on the 2nd date.

It feels early but I don't want her to think I'm just trying to get my dick wet. Should I do it next date or just wait longer and keep seeing her every couple weeks or so. Waiting longer would also put us closer to September too when we wont be LDR anymore.

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How do you let go of the idea of romantic love?

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So we've all heard that fapping can make you lazier, drain your energy, etc.
Does the same thing apply to vagina wielders?
Does not masturbating really help?
Is it a myth?
Can someone tell me from experience?

I'm legitimately asking because I'm a nympho who needs to get their shit together on a few personal creative endeavors...

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Am 18 years old, still in education.

I find my family very toxic. They allowed my brother to threaten me with a knife and verbally assault me unprovoked for 2 hours straight at a dinner party.

I want to leave, except my parents and sister have me emotionally blackmailed to stay.

They haven't spoken to me since the event and have allowed me older brother to take control over family situations.

How can I leave, get a job and my own house within a night and never see my family again for them to emotionally harass me to stay? I still want to finish my education but it is honestly suffering staying any longer with this individual.

I've tried calling the police but my sister has physically prevented me from doing so. Whenever I go outside they interrogate me on why I went outside and what I did.

I know for a fact I cannot stay in this house, I've made so many hints to my parents to help me out here and they've ignored me. They think we're both in the wrong for arguing.