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I'm done living a life that I hate. I'm packing my

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I'm done living a life that I hate.

I'm packing my bags tonight, going to be hitting the road in the morning.

22 year old programmer college dropout. I've got a shitty SUV, a laptop, and about ~thirty grand. Where do I go? What do I do with my life?

This place has been home to me for a while. I figure you guys would know what's best for me better than I would. Any ideas, /b/?
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seattle
sillicon valley. or somewhere cheap
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another country
a brothel
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a whore house.
a chicks home.
a place where they have the hottest chicks per capita
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>>731115625
>30 grand

Take a trip to Thailand and spend five grand on a month of partying and banging whores

feelsgoodman
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>>731115625

starfleet central

cost of living is crazy high, but opportunities to get rick are crazy high. unless you suck.
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https://gomovies.to/film/the-machinist-10218/watching.html?ep=149134
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>>731115746
Already live in Chicago. Not much to be gained by going to another city, is there? It's all the same shit.

>>731115770
>>731115829
Believe it or not, I'm pretty sure getting laid isn't really a priority for me right now. Just... unhappy. I'm unhappy with my 8 to 5 job. I'm unhappy with the repetitiveness of my life. I've burnt through the past year and it's felt like a week. I wake up at the same time, I go to work at the same time, I work till the same time and then when I get home, I'm too tired to even function, let alone do something with myself.

Do I need a purpose, maybe? I don't know.
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>>731115625
That's how I was before enlisting in the military. Now, four months in, and I can't picture myself living a civilian life any more. I honestly love it.
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>>731115625

Move to another city and get a job doing something physical. Construction work, maybe. Something you'd never expect to do.

You'll get fit and earn cash and figure out what it is you really want out of life.
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>>731116157
oh yes, because that sounds so much better. replace the bullshit of a daily grind with a daily grind where i get yelled at by drill sergeants and eat chemical reprocessed manure for dinner every night
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>>731116248
i'm already decently fit. like i said, it's not really an issue about getting laid. it's just... everything else lol
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>>731116055
>>731116355
>>731116422

holy shit my dubs ITT
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>>731116055
take a vacation. don't ruin your life over a silly "i don't know what to do". if it's really bad. relocate to a smaller, rural town. pick up a flexible job. get a dog. meet a woman
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>>731115919

r̶i̶c̶k̶ rich

but you could also find a rick if that's what you're into
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>>731116573
i have a cat and i have a few FWBs.

i guess my job isn't too flexible. certainly won't be taking any vacations any time soon. still, it pays better than the minwage shit i'd probably end up sucking on otherwise
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Eh there a lot of things you could do with your life. Depends on how extreme. You can start up your own business like as in start ups. You can volunteer to help out communities. Travel across the world and learn from their cultures. Become a monk in Southern Asia. Become a fisherman. Your life is for the taking.
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things could be worse OP
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>>731116355
Every day we do something different, bro, there is no daily grind. Order and discipline are there, but everything else outside of chow is pretty much done on the spot. We have a plan-of-the-day, but that's it - how it's done is up to us.

>chemical reprocessed manure for dinner every night
Contrarily, we eat at about the quality of middle class civies. Better on holidays.
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>>731116774
life isn't so bad. just start using your vacation days. if you're depressed pick up some valium. just don't become dependent.
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>>731116914
they could. but i'm still fucking unhappy and don't want to continue to live unhappily

>>731116788
i have no interest in other cultures or volunteering or anything

a business sounds coolio but 30k isnt much to work with

>>731116938
whatever happened to MREs tasting like shit?

>>731117050
i already'm coming out of recovering alcoholism. not really down to start more durgz
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>>731117341
then what's wrong kid?
life's alright? what do you want thrill?
take a hike or something.
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>>731117449
i mean sure i could be homeless and licking shitstains out of homeless bums for nickels and dimes

but i'm tired of living unhappily. i want to be able to fucking smile at waking up in the mornings, instead of just fucking dreading the next 20 hours of my life
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>>731117617
what the fuck makes you happy then
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>>731117341
>whatever happened to MREs tasting like shit?
They were phased out a while ago from what I'm told, thrown into the stories of older veterans so they can say, "back in my day". Now we just have sub-par tasting MRE's.

The milkshakes are bomb though.
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>>731117341
>i have no interest in other cultures

then stay the fuck away from silicon valley you mouthbreathing faggot

you should be able to find a nice trailer park in Arkansas where you'll be comfortable
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>>731117706
idfk. video games and food and books and shitposting i guess.

nothing i can base my life off of, anyway

>>731117715
heh. still doesn't make it seem any more desirable, being surrounded by big hefty dudes and all that training and shit.

>>731117726
excuse me for not finding ethiopian culture so interesting

fuck, everything is america-fied to shit anyway. i've been to italy and israel and shit and it's all pretty much the same as the US anyway
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destination is a frame of mind. your life will never fulfill you if you don't become more self-aware and change your perceptions on supposed unhappiness. you're unhappy by choice, not by your external events in your daily life. if external events control your destiny, take hold of your mind.
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>>731118146
you've got 30k
use it accordingly son.
buy some books, vidya, go eat out with a whore.
do some shit with the money, monetarily.
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south america psychedelic holiday
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>>731118239
why would i even spend money on that shit

i can pirate. yarr matey. etc etc

besides, say i quit my job and shit and spend a year playing video games and shit. then i'm broke, unemployed, and back to where i started. hoo rah

>>731118198
can you say this in english please

like no, i cant just tell myself to be happy when i'm dragging myself through figurative piles of shit every day.
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Live cheap in a third world country like India or something.
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>>731118428
well then what THE FUCK are you doing complaining on 4chan you faggot? HOO RAH?
FUCK OUT of here with your gay mentality and asking us to shell out time for your asshole. figure out your life, or pay for a counselor. faggot
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>>731118146

your fucking head would explode if you lived in silicon valley. different cultures everywhere. stay the fuck away

enjoy arkansas, faggot
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>>731118428

i said it in clear english language. you're choosing what to perceive as shit by clear, rational thought. thereby letting external circumstances conquer your spirit/mind, the foundation of your life.
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>>731115625
Come to MT, I live in Drummond, and I'll have some carpentry work that some one can help me with come June.
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>>731118428
>>>731118198
>can you say this in english please

you are a stupid faggot. stay in arkansas
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>>731118744
go away jidf shlomo

>>731118524
and then what? what makes life better from there?
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this guy is a waste of time. the faster we stop feeding this thread, the faster this will die.
this fag just wants attention.
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>>731118146
>heh. still doesn't make it seem any more desirable, being surrounded by big hefty dudes and all that training and shit.
You do you, man. But in my branch we have dudes who are skinny as fuck. I'm talking about 5'5'' and 160 lbs average. The females aren't that far behind either, coming in at 5'2'' and 120 lbs. or so. Mandatory P.T. in the morning isn't as bad as it seems either. God knows most of us won't otherwise.

Military isn't for everyone though, and I'm no recruiter.
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>>731118894
that's the thing life is not better just because you live in some place or enjoy temporary happiness it's all in the brain you have to do surgery on brain to feel happy all the time i say remove amygdala from the brain life becomes 10/10
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>>731118894
>>>731118744 (You)
>go away jidf shlomo

you prove my point exactly.

stay in Arkansas Jethro.
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>>731119069
eh. you make it sound fun.

maybe i'll look into it. air force never sounded too bad. motherfucking planes and shit

>>731118856
so what you're saying is to be happy regardless of how shitty things are? sounds tough
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>>731115625
Join the Marines and come out less a whiny bitch
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>>731118337

DMT trip may not be a bad idea if you are in a perspectival rut
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>>731119412
>eh. you make it sound fun.
It is in my opinion, once you learn to embrace the suck.

There's still getting chewed out, standing in formation for 4-5 hours for no reason every now and then, and getting punished for your peers' stupidity, but it's whatever at some point.
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>>731115625
>I'm done living a life that I hate.

thought you were going to see you were going to KYS

>KYS
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>>731120695
i mean, isn't that what all the non-suicidals say? "Why kill yourself if you could do x, y, z instead"
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>>731119233

dubs confirm

>stay in Arkansas Jethro
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>>731120757

exactly. no need to consider x,y,z. just KYS OP
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>>731115625

Arkansas OP? seriously you have to GTFO of Arkansas. Nothing good is in Arkansas except whores and meth.
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>>731115625
I posted this in advice but I'm drunk and gonna post it here to whether you wanna kill yourself or not.

If you are looking for a sign not to kill yourself, this is it. Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. I hope you live a life you are proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
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>>731121011
i live in chicago

>>731121025
thanks bro.
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>>731121011

home sweet home
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>>731121319
>>>731121011 (You)
>i live in chicago

you need to leave chicago? what's wrong with you you cunt? where the fuck do you think is better than chicago?????

>whiney little /b/itch
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>>731115625
No rush nigga think on this then plan then act.

Seems like you got some existential despair with that anhedonia.

If you could do anything what would it be? What is preventing you? Do you just want less work bullshit?
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>>731115625
Go to Bangkok, Thailand, then catch the train as far south as you can. When you get to Hat Yai, get off and go island hopping.
Give yourself about a month, you'll get yourself sorted out and you'll be happy.
Don't be a dickhead tourist in a rush either. Learn what Sanuk is. Travel light.
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>>731121582

come on, baby don'tcha want to go
to the same old place
sweet home, Arkansas

2 and 2 is 4
4 and 4 is 8
OP is a faggot
he aint gonna wait
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>>731121582
Also ignore this dumb nigger. Someone disses the place he lives and he throws a tantrum like a child. Then again I don't need to tell anyone he's retarded that's his handlers job
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>>731121754

OP plenty of good things came from Arkansas. LIke Hillary CLinton. DOn't let anyone tell you to leave!
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>>731115625


us virgin islands. still the US, but off the beaten track.
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>>731121668
>If you could do anything what would it be? What is preventing you? Do you just want less work bullshit?

man, that's actually something i haven't really thought of yet

uh. i guess i'd like to run my own business some day. sounds like a blast-- being in control for once, not doing the same shit every day. having actual vacation days. being responsible for my own success/failure.

though i guess that's not really the only thing i'd want to do. like, i'm just tired of the grind, i guess. i'm tired of having no control over it all. that being said id also really rather not burn 30k on vag and come back to being broke *and* exactly where i started lol
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>>731115625
Thats a bit much, OP. just take a damned vacation to some place cheap, fuck, buy yourself a damned dirt bike and tear up a nearby desert, hang out with some people there, pahrump is a real shithole, thats the perfect place to do that, and a ride on Mt. Charleston ain't bad.
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>>731121931
>take a vacation

not with the job I'm working! haha. it's either i quit or i'm working till next christmas pmuch
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>>731115899
This.
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>>731121887

like that's better than Arkansas
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>>731122051

faggot
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>>731122051
Can't get a new job? Have someone fill your hours?

What the hell do you work?
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>>731115625
Buy a cheap reliable motorcycle you have the money. Travel where ever the fuck you want. Americans love to see travel in action. Belive me when I say people are more willing to open up and extend opportunities to you when they see you doing some badass shit that not many people do. Living on the road is a cheap sustainable life style if you do it right. Go live on the road for the next year. YOU HAVE THE MONEY. Don't waste your fucking life dog. This is a one time thing.
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OP, what would you say are the main issues with your life right now?

i ask partially in self-interest, because we're both recovering alcoholics who are depressed and find returning to reality to be cumbersome to say the least. i'm a decently attractive dude who can find a girl to sleep with, enjoy programming, and dislike my life nonetheless

can you try to explicate what exactly you find shitty about your life? is it just a matter of not finding it fun/eventful, or is there something more? lack of outside interests, lack of sincere love, desire to be more successful, reprehension about past decisions, etc.?

secondly, what do you enjoy? professionally, recreationally, boringly, whatever. i ctrl-Xed my personal response to this question, because i wanna hear what you have to say.
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A L A S K A
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>>731122051
just man it up and hold your ground
our ancestors had to rub sticks in the pouring rain to get fire to survive and here you are sperging like a tremendous whiny faggot because sitting behind a computer to feed yourself is so so hard
I am dissapoint in you

>>731122120
also this
and sage
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faggot OP, there's about 8 cities in the world that are as good or better than chicago. why the fuck u wanna leave????

>OP is faggot
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>>731122435
>>>731122120 (You)
>also this
>and sage

also this.

and sage
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>>731122336
it's the fact that i know that when if i die

when i die

i'll have accomplished absolutely nothing. there will be nothing that makes me significant, or useful, or helpful in pushing this species onwards

my life is something a machine could probably do. not only am i not doing anything productive/useful, but i'm also not gaining anything from it either. gaining nothing but money, anyway

so i'm wasting the prime time of my life doing something i hate for no reason other than to keep feeding myself and my cat lol

>>731122548
you clearly havent seen the libcuck riots here
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>>731122629
>>>731122548 (You)
>you clearly havent seen the libcuck riots here

you'll be happy in Arkansas
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>>731115625
I was gonna do this in june op, was thinking of going to Eugene oregon with a friend but after some research the place seems kinda shitty so idk where to go either
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>>731115625
See a shrink get some drugs, same old shit.
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>>731122629

silly faggot
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>>731122735
i was thinking of going to vegas for DEFCON in july

but that's far away and i want out now
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get used to it kid...that's life
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>>731122336
We need more of this.

>>731122325
>>731121727
Less of this.
We need to know what you like, rather than just suggest random Yolo shit.
If you don't like anything then that's what we need to work on, and you will probably be the only one who can answer that question.

I wish I had better advice m8. I'm don't exactly have a zeal for life myself
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>>731122629
What does it matter if your life was useful for someone else or not? Create your own values. You are living no one else's life but your own
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>>731122878
It might be a personal thing anon. Different strokes for different folks
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Look at all of us trying to figure out the key to happiness.

Maybe there really isn't a key to happiness, maybe it has been a fucking mirage the whole time.

Maybe there's no such thing as pure happiness.

Maybe we've been bamboozled into thinking there is, so that we just keep playing a mindless game of hide and go seek.
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>>731122814

one goes to vegas for the adult awards, faggot
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>>731122878

faggot OP will never be happy.

OP is faggot
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>>731122864
We're suggesting that he should revolutionize his lifestyle and stop living the monotonous 9-5 bs.
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>>731122814
Vegas sounds dope but i want a chill city where i can live cheap and die peacefully
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>>731115625
And the road becomes my bride,
I am stripped of all but pride, but in her
I do confide, and she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need...

Go, road hittin anon! Best of luck!
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>>731122864
how does one "work on that"?

>>731123203
okay. where do i start?

and some thrill could be nice, yeah. the 9-5 wouldnt even be so bad if I had some substance afterwards
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>>731123217

take your $35K to vegas. $35K on red

cant' lose with maga
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>>731123217

aparently you never saw Leaving Las Vegas
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>>731123217
>live cheap and die peacefully

Arkansas faggot, Arkansas
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>>731122629
>if i die
>when i die
>i'll have accomplished absolutely nothing. there will be nothing that makes me significant, or useful, or helpful in pushing this species onwards

well, you seem to have demonstrable interest in both programming and the progression of humanity. might i suggest you consider moving your programming talents in the direction of health and/or general science? i'm just a "libcuck" from seattle, but if you feel that doing something impactful for future generations might be of great interest to you, i would say you should consider pivoting your programming-related interests in a direction more appealing to you. these fields can also give you $$$ out the ass in addition to lending to your ego's sense of believing you're doing something good. (and i don't mean that in a negative way, i'm pretty much there with you.)

fwiw, trust me when i say i understand that one's purposeful value in life might seem meaningless. i struggled with this for a long time, and still do. but also consider the capacity you have to take your intelligence, skills, and humanity in another, more purposeful direction, and how that might turn out career-wise. lemme know if you have any thoughts on that
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>>731123289

guaratneed profit. and it will be huge. and beautiful. believe me. believe me
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>>731123279
Fuck if I know how to work on it dude. Try different shit out until you find something you like?
You got any better ideas? I mean what's the alternative?
What actions could one take to better the situation?
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>>731123490
>>731123289

dubs confirm

$35K on red can't lose
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>>731123327
Cant say that i have
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>>731123385
Whats so great about arkansas?
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>>731122864
>I'm don't exactly have a zeal for life myself
>>731122864

marry this faggot. you're a match made in heaven
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>>731123775

cheap and die peacefully

and no jews or indians or gooks
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>>731123805
You just linked the same post twice
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>>731123905

blow me
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>>731123444
trips confirm I should go into health/sci

except there's no chance of me doing that w/o a degree, lol. it's a miracle i work in programming as is

and starting up a health/sci company with $30k sounds a bit near impossible
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>>731123279
You have 30k. You tell me. Personally, traveling the world by way of motorcycle is what I'd do. Imo it's the cure to what you're describing(repetitive, boring life. No excitement or motivation.) It's cheaper thank you think, anyone can do it on any bike. Look up c90 adventures or scooter tramp scotty. You can do various side jobs on the road.
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>>731124028
>>>731123905
>blow me

>>>731123905

twice
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>>731123893
Idk man im not tryna live near any racist rednecks and shit you feel?
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>>731124226

but you are racist. just not yet redneck. you'll get along just fine
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>>731124043
why are you guys so obsessed with motorcycles and hookers

aren't there better things out there
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>>731124263
Im latino tho, im not tryna get weird ass looks and threats all the time
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>>731124535

you're a racist latina?

#MAGA
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>>731115625
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>>731124431
Cause nigga shits fun and fills that empty void.
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>>731124659

heh heh heh

too goddamn funny
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>>731124659

highly underrated post
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>>731124657

you got some special kind of self hatred going there OP
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>>731124659
op here. I kek'd.

still, what choice do I have other than to try? other than an hero i guess

>>731124863
nah im not latino im a jew
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>>731124041
i know two people (from associates, both of whom were brothers) who dropped out/got expelled from college and went onto get PhDs in CS or related fields after working a variety of odd jobs in between. one currently works at adobe making more Gs than you or i can imagine. don't think it's over. one of the best things you can do right now is work as a data architect/intern for a health-related company. i know a true dumbfuck, no college degree either, who has a career moving in the upward direction because they took classes to be IT workers in hospitals. he's straight walked into open-heart surgery rooms to provide IT support. i'm 22 too, and i'm an intern at a software company providing products i don't give one umpteenth of a fuck about. i can't give you long-term advice any better than you yourself can. all i can tell you is that if you move forward with your ambitions, with a monastic devotion, there's nothing stopping you from achieving what you want to achieve. best of luck.
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>>731115625
>you guys would know what's best for me

start sucking trap cock especially if it is your sister or hot aunt
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>>731115625
Somewhere that has girls with daddy issues.
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>>731116157

Yeah, but most people prefer being a human.
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>>731124901
>there's nothing stopping you from achieving what you want to achieve

other than asking /b/ for critical life advice

>start sucking trap cock. that's life advice from /b/
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>>731117341
Boise.
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>>731125174
>>start sucking trap cock.

blow a trannie
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>>731124899
>im a jew

loser with $30K

>jew confirmed
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>>731117341
>recovering alcoholism.

drink /b/itch
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>>731125577

two pair's of truth
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>>731125577

checked
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>>731125577
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>>731125577

double checked
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>>731125577

maga jew /b/itch
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>>731125073
stay in chicago then? gotch

y'all are more chick oriented than /r9k/ tbh
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Dude. Just wait another month and go on phish tour.
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>>731115625
Any other questions you got OP?
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>>731127247
yeah

what's a good motorcycle for beginners i guess
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>>731115625
Well, if you can program, you can realistically work from anywhere if you look for the right contracts and openings.

My vote is:

1. Don't research shit.
2. Tint windows on car.
3. Bedroll/sleeping bag/Other gear to sleep in that shit.
4. Get on the road.
5. Don't like where you are at? Move along.
6. Like where you are? Move there.

GF and I spent over a month living in her car looking for a new place. No plan, we just drove wherever and slept in state parks/Park and Ride lots. She was convinced she was moving to NY when the road trip was done. Got there, fucking hated it. Can't imagine what it would have been like if she put a deposit down and moved out there sight unseen.

You don't get many opportunities to live on the road in a functional adult life. You have that opening and you should go for it. That trip saved my fucking life and I got to see and do shit I probably won't get to again.
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>>731127352
> tinted windows illegal in IL
> fuark

oh well. not like im sticking around long anyway

what makes some places better than others?
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>>731115625
easy plan.

>find coast.
>locate boats, (oiltankers work well for this purpose)
>say you have ton of experience and can work for food and lodging
>mfw they realize you are useless.
>have to train you onboard since they cant turn back or they will losse profits.
>spend a few months with the oiltanker or cargo ship traveling to europe, south america or europe
>congratulations, this is exaclty how both me, my uncle and my father became fishers.
>job on ship = good pay, lots of travel, no worries
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30k is a lot of cash, sell the truck and travel to europe or asia. just frikkin do it. i rpomise you wont regret having the journey of your life
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>>731127838
and then what? come back after a year with no money at all?
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>>731127875
find a job there, dont just spend all your money.
ie, travel to france, get work at a farm or vineyard for a wekk or five, then when you get tired you travel to spain, start fishing for a short period, beofre you hitchhike to germany and attend a bar for some time. and so on and so forth, yhe 30K is backup money in case something happens
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>>731128005
does he speak french,spanish and german?
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>>731127352
That's up to you man, that's the beauty of it. I grew up in a rural MT, and some rural places (Coastal towns in Oregon, Northern Maine, Iowa) reminded me of home, in a good way. Quiet, people were polite, helpful, beautiful nature, livestock, etc.

Other rural areas (Fucking Kansas, South Dakota) reminded me of home, in a bad way. Gas station casinos, alcoholism, locals that give out of towners weird looks, miles and miles of empty pasture and dead grass, shit like that.

You find what you like, or you like what you find. Either way, you'll find a change of pace and a place where you can grow into someone you are happier with, or find something that makes you happier.

Trust me, there isn't anything more freeing than waking up only because the sun hit your eyes, realizing you don't have anyone to answer to, nobody to judge you, and if the backdrop doesn't interest you anymore, you leave the fucking state.

Anyone you meet, talk to, or have to deal with, you will never have to deal with again. It's as free as you can get.
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>>731115625
Go on a cycle adventure, and/or travel around the world. Write a book about your travels. I sure as hell buy it!

I would personally sell the car and buy a touring bike and equipment, then buy some stocks for a passive income while travelling! I would then get a cheap flight somewhere or just begin cycling. One place I have always wanted to visit is india (don't know why), as I live in Europe I would probably just cycle there. And then I would cycle down Africa to Cape Town (my hometown/city) . I've been throwing this idea around for a couple of months hopefully I will end up doing a trip in two years time!
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>>731128267

Whoops. That was supposed to be....

>>731127483
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>>731121654
Have you ever been to chicago? Fuck I'd rather live in detroit
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>>731128325
Reply to my own post

As a programmer myself( full stack and applications) I would run a (travel)blog and try get some add revenue that way(while traveling)!

But if adventure isn't your thing I would join a start up or make one yourself! I always have a lot more fun when I'm programming my own ideas rather than some other idiots.
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>>731115625
Im 21 working 8 hrs daily. Pick me up op i been feeling the same way. Lets get a convertible ride this strange torpedo all the way to the crest.
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>>731115625
So youre just gonna go somewhere else to continue your shitty life? Changing location isnt gonna magically make everything better
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>>731129314
Bumping
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>>731128228
aint necesary
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>>731128829
kek

what if 4chan started a city or some shit. maybe start small-- an apartment building or something. and grow outwards

make kekistan real 2017
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>>731130269
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>>731130666
trips confirm kekitopia needs to happen

where are we building our newfound settlement, /b/?
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>>731115625
Go to a port city and become a dock hand. Hard work but simple, lots of time to contemplate things. Then go to a rural area and get some kind of rural job, once the locals warm up to you you will be the most interesting thing in their life for years. I'm a former gypsy (the nomad definition) and I kind of miss it. But I am so sick of moving that I'm "happy" to live out the rest of my life as a boring outsider, well, I guess gypsies are the outsiders to me now.
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>>731115625
Do you think there is anything you can read that would help with the situation? There must be something out there
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>>731131761
/b/?
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>>731116355
I actually like most MREs and I've never even been in the military. I'm not picky though.
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>>731116055
what part of chicago are you from man?
north side I presume
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>>731116355
you're being very negative about this
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>>731133042
wrigleyville
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Yoooo, where you at? Lemme come with you, I'm actually thinking of doing the same thing, but I don't own a car. Got about 15 grand tho.
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>>731121912
>uh. i guess i'd like to run my own business some day.
how good are you at management, operations, investor relations, product development, sales, and marketing?
>sounds like a blast-- being in control for once,
the market is in control; your job is just to survive and keep plates spinning
>not doing the same shit every day.
you will never have enough time in the day or be able to focus on one thing for more than a few days uninterrupted
>having actual vacation days.
not paid ones-- and every time you take one, your probability of failure increases
>being responsible for my own success/failure.
you and massive abstract market forces beyond your control-- mostly the latter
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>>731133404
Hey OP, grab this anon ^. The road is always better with company.
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>>731133404
fuck it, im down. chicago, IL. you?
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>>731133404
I'm canadian too, which means most people in most countries will accept us.
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>>731133802
Vancouver, Canada.
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>>731133880
Bit of a distance I suppose, but if you end up in seattle, I'll hop a train down and meet up with you. Email me at [email protected]

That's my junk email tho, so I might not notice immediately.
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>>731115625
Smoke weed, play videos games, hike, get a dog, watch baseball. All shit I do and Im a network engineer with a 12-5 job only because I can do most of my work from home.
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>>731115625
You've been packing your bag for about 3 days now, just fuck off already.
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>>731115625
Respect for having the balls to do something I often dream of, but never have the courage to do.

Wherever you end up OP I hope you find the happiness that you long for. I hate my live and where and how I live, but I don't know where or what would make me happy.
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>>731135173
The trouble is, if what you are really running from is yourself, then you will be there wherever you go. So you cannot escape the true problem.
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>>731135978
I'm a Britbong in the same predicament as OP. Mediocre life here, own house etc, mortgage due to be paid off in 3-4 years. I've never known what I want to do or where to be that makes me happy. I just know it isn't here and it isn't this.

I've often dreamed of living somewhere rural and peaceful. I'm not much of a people person, but I do like the convenience of being near all the local stores and ameneties. When I picture happiness I mostly see myself with my dog in a log cabin in the rockies somwhere.
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>>731136069
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would you be interested in picking up a completely random stranger whos broke on the central-west misouri/illinois border
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>>731115625
IT jobs are in demand these days what's your problem?
if given the chance i'll probably go to college again and study programming
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>>731134649
this
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>>731115625
>be me
>dropout
>no car
>shitty laptop
>no money

could be worse
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>>731122593
b&
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Start by buying me a game in Steam
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>>731136576
im down. address?
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>>731115625

do a barrel roll
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This OP is a real bummer of a dude, and the anons in this thread are really uncreative. Fuck i why am I even on /b/ if I'm complaining? Truth be told I don't know.

Step One to being happier
>get off 4chan or at the very least get off /b/
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>>731138434
OP
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>>731141532
fuck no

this is the only thing that keeps me happy to begin with
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>>731116157
>recruitment shill
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>>731141532
/thread
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Move to the countryside. Run your own business setting up networks and shit for schools and small businesses. Most people out here don't know shit about computers so maybe fix those. If you don't want to have a job like that you can just live a simple life out here since you don't like cities.
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