What plans do you guys have for making a decent living while

>>9958204
I moved an hour bus ride away from my work. Rent is 475 for everything for a room, I work downtown 3 days a week and make 1200 a month. I have plenty of time to do my own projects.

>>9958204
Read your S.I. / Letterists:

Never Work

>>9958204

Started chef school, but I might've fucked up. I get kinda tired already after classes, how the fuck am I gonna manage once training/work starts for real? Life just fucking sucks. At least I'll then have the money to drown myself in alcohol like a proper writer

>>9958223
This sounds fucking great.

What city? Decent job? Do you work from home other days?

>>9958204
Med school is retarded
Better get a trade, you will experience a non middle/high class life and so write about that
Boring rich fags and middle class schmucks are boring, nobody wants to read about spoiled bitchies and beta nu males

>>9958235
emergency med/trauma/crit care isn't about dealing with rich fags, though. you see some pretty traumatizing shit, and I would guess many of your patients are going to be the poor schmucks that you seem to romanticize so much

I work at a prestigious institute doing social research in a big city, i have 10minutes to work, there is plenty of time between my duties to read whatever i want. also i can leave my work earlier on a regular basis so i have enough time to regenerate and read in the afternoon.

>>9958231
read before work

>>9958235
>>9958244
I'd consider becoming a paramedic but I dislike the idea of working night shifts.

>>9958231
I am a chef, and I can tell you will never have any free time for the rest of your life.

>>9958234
I work in downtown Seattle and the job is overnight shift for grocery store. I make 16.64 an hour.
I take adderall and study and write. I went to school to become a programmer so I'll take that job once I'm ready to give up my free time.

>>9958204
do CS/web dev, you can be self employed and make bank. just freelance work on contract jobs

>>9958322
What with Wix running around? Best you can do with cs is get a startup or tech giant job

>>9958322
>>9958344
Or specialize into Deep Learning or Forex trading bots or something unique like video games. It's not like 2003 anymore

a decent job that i rarely see people talking about is medical laboratory technology
if you have a degree in anything (preferably biology, chemistry, or biochemistry) you can get an associate's degree in medical lab technology (might only take you a year or a year and a half if you already have a four year degree), work as a medical lab technician for two years (will prob start at $25,000 or so but you can make up to $40,000 as a mlt) and then you'll be able to take a test to be certified as medical laboratory scientist/technologist (average pay is like $60,000 a year)
the field is mostly women but dudes tend to do it at night
sometimes the hours are like 12 hours three days a week with four days off
not much patient interaction (rarely you will have to draw blood, maybe not at all)
none of your work comes home with you
in demand all throughout the country so it won't be too difficult for you to move around
there are other routes too, like getting a mls degree directly or online school
you just have to make sure you take enough biology and chemistry classes to get the certification

Librarian.

>>9958348
also with this you can avoid boring gay computer science engineering physics and mathematical type bullshit but still have a job that is a good fit for quiet people

>>9958348
>>9958353
I'm CS guy and it's not boring. You never stop learning something new and the possibilities are really endless. You can create a bot to play video games like Diablo3 for you. You can powerlevel people for money, I mean there are really tons of ideas.

HOWEVER, that's a really good job idea. I wish I had known about it before I went to college.

>>9958364
idk not into video games or games or anything like that so computer stuff makes me suicidal
i have a feel there are lots of people like me who are "thinky" but have zero interest in computer stuff but can get into microbiology

>>9958373
CS is really more like mathematics than video games.

>>9958390
yeah that too

>>9958400
math is fun if you have the right mindset :/

>>9958406
numbers aren't even real

>>9958408
define real

>>9958409
exists independently of our conceptions

>>9958412
rlly made me think

>>9958435
idk what i'm talkin about ok but i've tried to into math and it still sucks

I work in financial services, make almost $60k a year and work 40 hours a week, 4 days a week. 3 full days I have to myself. Really just have to find a routine that works. I write on my days off, usually 2 hours a day, then the days I work I spend 30 minutes to an hour of editing and making some notes.

>>9958471
did you get a finance degree?

>>9958390
Getting a programming job doesn't require any mathematical knowledge.

>>9958412
Numbers are certainly real, it's just the way that we connect to numbers which is a product of humanity.

>>9958489
in the same way words are real

>>9958524
Not only that, but numbers are a subset of words, i.e. words themselves whereas the reverse is not true- words are not wholly numbers. Don't feel it means much, but it's obviously true.

>>9958314
Good for you, dude. Nice to have a degree you are confident in. I'd do the same, but I majored in lit. I'm afraid if I don't get into a field now (just graduated), it will take a very long time to.

>>9958364
>>9958373

idk agree with twiggy, i'm into neuroscience, but by contrast learning code makes me want to die.

Going into merchant marine school next year, as an officer the pay is extremely good and you get a lot of alone time. Plus some companies will accept 6 months work, and 6 doing fuck all.

I see it as a sorta monastic life, pretty lit

>tfw code monkey
>not too challenging but also not too rewarding or well paid
How wonderful it would be to live off Patreon donations or book sales.

It's my pipe dream - at least it's more likely than winning the lottery

>>9958244
Med student here

Have you worked in a hospital? Everyone there from porters to nurses to physicians are vapid and devoid of personality. You'll become one of them, you won't be able to write shit

>>9958711
My gf is studying to be a nurse, should I be worried?

>>9958722
oh god yes. Your married life will be utter hell. She'll come home in the wee hours of the night due to her fucked up shifts, and she won't want to do anything (housework, parenting, sex) except sleep. She'll sleep during the day and work at night. And on her days off all she'll do is be a lazy shit sitting on the couch watching reality TV. It is the worst life. Pays well though

>>9958711
to be fair, most people in any work environment ever are vapid shits. name me a single profession where a majority of people you work with are fascinating individuals

>>9958743
engineers/CS surprisingly. Most of them are stereotypically nerdy, but they all have interesting hobbies and quirks, unlike hospital slaves.

>>9958742
Fuck, I really love her.

>>9958755
There are different kinds of nurses, just make sure she doesn't work in a highly stressful department like emerg. Palliative care and clinics offer decent work life balance, but pay is less obviously.

>>9958755
do you get to fuck her in her nurse outfit? that would be the only reason to stay with a nurse, imo

>>9958742
this is bullshit

>>9958777
>>9958777
She doesn't let me.

>>9958827
dump her ass

>>9958204
My parents are kind of enough to give me rent money and I tell them I'm in college but I haven't really gone to class

>>9958827
>let
Definitely >>9958830

>>9958838
>>9958830
She will be devastated.

>>9958842
nibba don't take relationship advice from us figure that shit out yourself. fuck man

I want to become a security guard. I don't mind the low pay, polyester uniform, or total lack of prestige so long as I have minimal social interaction and get to read and write on the job

monitoring this thread

>>9958235
most of the canon is either by or about middle or upper class people

>>9958204
Making sick gainz trading shitcoins.

>>9958936
/x/ flashbacks, lel

>>9959213
what

>>9959430
In /x/ people go around posting conspiracy theories and some, pretending to be fbi or cia, write posts like this "monitoring this thread" and so on

>>9958939
Thats why most of the cannon is shit

>>9958204
WHO IS THIS FIRE OF MY LOINS?

>>9960498
I know, but I won't tell you because every fucking time I give you the answer and tell you how I found it out with minimal effort you will just go "oh there is the information lets not learn anything from this exchange" and keep on asking dumb questions

>>9960529
WHAT IS NAME OF THE GUY?

>>9960534
You know what's funny? I recognize this girl, I already knew her

This isn't even the first time I found out her name without any trouble whatsoever
you dip

>>9960553
OPEN BOB

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>>9958226
>ywn be a NEET drifting through the streets of 50s/60s Paris with your Letterist/Situationist pals

Join the military desu. Plenty of free time to read/write and you get to travel all over the world.

>>9958299

FFFFFFUUUUU

>>9958408
Neither is language

>>9961020
kek

>>9960918
I don't get the situationist lifestyle. I follow their critique and then the conclusion is: "Don't work but mooch off of others who do work."

27-year-old lawyer here. My plan is to give up writing completely. I live in NY so there is absolutely no way to make this work. I cannot quit because rent would devour me. I cannot write because I don't have time or energy. It's incredibly depressing, and I have lost any and all interest in life. It's also too late for me. I used to be quite talented and dedicated to the craft. Now I'm a coward, a wageslave, just like everyone else. Just remember there is no worse feeling than what I am going through. If you ever feel there isn't a point, or you don't have a shot at "making it," remember that most people never try at all.

I can't come here anymore. I'm too old for this shit, and I am a failure. I hope one of you have the courage to pursue art and contribute something beautiful to the world.

Peace for good, and thanks for all the good talks and funny lit memes.

>>9958204
Aspiring to be a software developer

What's interesting is that my colleagues are pretty /lit/, well-traveled and philosophical fellas.

>>9962864
See you tomorrow!

>>9962864
You're not even middle-aged yet, there's still time.

>>9961020
DONT

>>9962864
quit law, man. find a less time-consuming, cancerous profession. A law degree is very employable, in all sorts of areas. Hell, be a librarian, if you want to. You are still astoundingly young. Remember that literature is a craft that takes decades to develop. There are barely any so-called literary prodigies, and the ones that exist weren't even that good, like Rimbaud. Umberto Eco started writing when he was like 50, Milton only got good right before he died, Goethe only finished Faust right before he died, Borges only got good when he was old, when he was young he was a total pseud. Good literature requires a maturity of mind, as well as a working knowledge of language. You seem miserable in your profession, and certain that art was your calling. Don't be afraid to change your life, in fact, grab the courage you need to break out of your current path, because if you keep putting it off, giving up, you will live your whole life wasted. Stop telling yourself that it's too late, because it clearly isn't, unless you let these thoughts keep you down forever

>>9963638
also, you said you can't quit because of rent, correct? is there really no where else in the world that you could move? take initiative, mate

>>9962864
F

Nobody on here writes or reads more than summaries.

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>>9958223
Same here. Work night shift at a grocery store. Make about the same wage. Come home in the morning, have the whole day to read and write, go to shops or restaurants while everyone else is at work. I live with my father though, and don't pay quite as much rent as you do. I also share the cost of groceries, but otherwise have no expenses, so all money can go to food and books. I am teaching myself Latin and Greek, studying the Bible, the works of the Saints, philosophy, Neo-platonism, etc. I have no girlfriend, no desire for one (I believe in chastity), no ambitions beyond my studies, no desire for fame or friends. I feel like I have found a secret place in the world, where no one knows my name, I have no accountability to anyone or anything; the currents of the world hold no sway over me. I've mostly stopped reading the news or following politics. I will respond to friends and family once in a while, but they are so wrapped up in their own lives they don't bother about me much. I live just outside the world, and can venture into it when I please, and leave it when I have what I needed. When I die, maybe I will leave something behind, a work or a collection, maybe not. .

>>9958322
how hard is it to freelance?

>>9958204
I work in a factory office, spending 10 hours a day inputting specifications into our computer. I spend probably 7 of those hours a day listening to lectures and audiobooks while working. Its boring, but I make money while doing something personally aggrandizing.

>>9958204
I live in rural Serbia. Two years ago I designed a webpage for some Americans from Connecticut and I've been living off of that ever since.

Slavland is cheaper than dirt and I brew my own alcohol.

>>9963818
pretty /lit/

>be me
>get an English degree for fun
>become a baker
>work 32 hours a week for $2200 a month
>live in one of the cheapest cities in the USA, literally 1.8 miles from work
>work 5-11AM everyday
>spend the rest of my time drinking, reading and writing
It's a very comfy life.

>>9964111
>work 5-11AM everyday
Actually just Monday-Friday with an 8 hour shift on Fridays. Either way, it's chill as fuck.

>>9964111
how to into baking

>>9963818
proof that you are from Serbia

t.Serb

>>9958204
A public job

>>9964152
1. Have kitchen work experience.
2. Apply to work at a bakery.
3. Learn to bake.
4. Work 32 hours a week and spend the rest of your time drinking, reading, and writing.

>>9958204
10/10 body
6.5/10 face

>>9958830
he's right, you know

>>9958223
>hour bus ride
>1200 a month
nigger what are you doing

>>9964827
why do you like speaking like a black boy on the internet?

>>9958711
>>9958722
I'm studying to be a male nurse. Should my girlfriend be worried?
no bully pls

psychology because it's wicked easy, decent enough pay, and plenty of free time since I'm becoming a DR which gives me the right to have a private practice.

>>9964781
this aint /soc/ nigga

>>9967010
about to start a psychology degree, any advice in terms of specialization?

>>9966788
would u mind if I bend you over and fuck your cute little boipussy in your nurse outfit?

I'm doing the supermarket night crew thing too. I put in for an apprenticeship with the Steamfitters union. There is a refinery nearby. I'm sure working there would be grim but the pay and benefits are much better than the market.

Just hoping I get in. If they doesn't work, I might teach abroad.

>>9959484
Compared to what?

>>9961512
Move to Las Vegas and get a union job, you'll almost never work more than 8 hours a day.

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>>9967295
I wouldn't like that at all.

What do you guys think of translation as a career? I'm bilingual already but might go into a masters program once I'm done with my science degree.

>>9961020
thinking about joining it, really want the regime and organisational skills

I work from home 3 days a week and in a downtown office 2 days a week, selling software to businesses. I write emails, copy, talk on the phone and do research. Get paid 40k CAD a year plus commissions. Waiting for a 7-8 figure deal and promotion to management, then quitting and moving to Montreal or Cambodia to write full time. Its comfy but I'm getting grey hairs at 25 and my writing is slowed.

>>9965410
>black boy
>using the word nigger
I think you mean speaking like an edgy white kid

>>9963818
>tfw i live in Connecticut

do you know where in connecticut they are from?

>>9962864
I'm also a lawyer (biglaw) and, while I read less than half of what I did when I was at school, I do still read. Plus, you earn enough in a month to buy books for years. Yeah, you probably won't be writing any books on the side when you have an intellectually draining job like biglaw lawyer, but you don't have to stick with the job your entire life. Save as much money as you can and you'll be able to live the lit lifestyle on your own dime in just a few years.

what a boring shitthread