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I'm a graphic design student (just started college) and I need to make a project into existence. the teacher said we only could do the persona, briefing and moodboard at the moment, no products yet. but my project's persona is me, since I wanna do something for myself, (probably a panel with my tastes or something, I'm open for suggestions). But both my older friend (who already finished graphic design at college) and my sister (who's a psychologist, has been working for the last 6 or 7 years on HR) said I shouldn't show such a nerdy thing in front of people who could be my future coworkers. a female friend of mine said that it would probably be OK to use this moodboard in my presentation since everyone in our classroom is a nerd. what should I do?
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>>31071344
>>31071400
To be honest, anon, these mood boards suck. You have not made mood boards, you have made collages of your hobbies.

Why put all the games together? Are you really sure all those games have the same mood? The covers definitely don't express that. Why not mix some architecture photos or sketches in there, or how about some old painting or sculpture?
The major problem isn't that it's nerdy, it's that it shows a surprisingly shallow and narrow set of interests in you.
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>>31071344
This just shows you're into Japanese stuff. Nobody cares about SMT demon summoning. Don't apologize for who you are
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>>31071703
>To be honest, anon, these mood boards suck. You have not made mood boards, you have made collages of your hobbies.
feels like a slap on the face, but thanks for the feedback
>Why put all the games together? Are you really sure all those games have the same mood?
I actually wanted to condense some things I like in a single project, regardless of the mood.

but what do you think of showing these ween shit to potential future coworkers? that's my biggest fear. what would be a better and more socially acceptable theme? I have until Thursday to do something new. I was thinking about old cars or rural landscapes
>>31071711
>SMT demon summoning
if it was just the demon summoning it would be fine. my biggest concern is how people would see the Love Live part
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>>31072230
>I actually wanted to condense some things I like in a single project, regardless of the mood.
But that's not what a mood board is about. You have made collages of things you like. A mood board should be a collection of images that visually express a certain tone, feeling, emotion, vibe, to communicate a design theme concept and its general ideas.

>but what do you think of showing these ween shit to potential future coworkers? that's my biggest fear.
I don't think you should be ashamed of your interests. But you should perhaps be ashamed of showing your lack of understanding about the task you've been given.

>what would be a better and more socially acceptable theme?
Using pictures from anime and games is fine, but not in the way you've done it.

>I have until Thursday to do something new.
Good. Use that time to learn more about the concept of mood boards, what they're used for, how they're created, and then try again.
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>>31072329
Just a follow-up. Look at the picture here. I made this mood board in about ten minutes just as a quick example. I used mostly pictures from games and anime to show you that you can successfully create a mood board using weeb stuff.
I hope you can see how I have expressed a general feeling, theme, vibe, setting, with this mood board. I haven't just collected my favorite things together.
This example along with what I wrote in my previous post should hopefully give you a bit better direction of what you should be aiming to do with a mood board.

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I live in a country with strict societal norms and I'm already breaking them by being born to an unmarried mother. Also I'm addicted to 4chan so I'm self conscious about shit that shouldn't matter. Now my biggest fear is being confirmed as not completely false. This happened. Tell me if it is what I think it is
>me and my mom driving at night in a ghetto area with hookers
>I said "these woman have no shame"
>she said "you can't say that"
>I said again "but it's so degenerate"
>then she said "do you remember life before I opened the salon?"
>I said "no? I was small?"
>she said "ok then you should stay shut up"
There can't be any other reason right? I don't want to say it but I think it is the truth. I want to cry about it.
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>>31069332
>different women taking care of me

Yep some of your babysitters were hookers.
So what, really.
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>>31069375
Yes yes. Now my mind is easy
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>>31069159
if it's really eating you up, then ask her about it. And for the love of god be prepared to cut her off.
Sometimes women just say stupid bullshit to make a point about something, but when pressed about it they'll admit it's a lie.
You did exactly what she wanted by not asking further by the way, she shut you up and she never got shamed by you for whoring out.
And Yeah, from that dialouge it sounds like she did do that shit. Yuck.
Ask her how the fuck she expects you to have a normal impression of women now that you know she was trading herself for money. Absolutely nasty.
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>>31069130
>Also I'm addicted to 4chan so I'm self conscious about shit that shouldn't matter.
That's definitely the truth. Some women whore themselves out. It happens. You could have been bored retarded dude, who gives a fuck about this jesus christ.
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>>31069130
WHATEVER your mother did, she did it to give you food and a home. It is clear that she didn't do it by choice and that she moved on as soon as she could.

In my eyes that makes her a hero, someone to love and be proud of.

I am actually incapable of making sure I do things on time, what the hell do I need to do to fix my brain
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>>31069995
When do you start doing the thing? I find that starting doing the thing gives me an idea of how much time I actually need to finish it so helps me better prioritize
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>>31069995

Go to a psychologist. Tell them what is happening. They will assess what you say and either test you for something like adhd or put things into perspective for you and point you in the direction of time management techniques.
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>>31069995
Read this: https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html
Video presentation by the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU
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>>31071283
NTA, but what the fuck is this bullshit? Did those some guy's funny drawings with overblown "just don't :)" message really help anybody?
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>>31069995
I'll give you the answer when I get around to it.

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In a few days I will have a little kitten in my care, so, I wanted to know what I could call him but I don't have many ideas.
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Vindaloo

Mao
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>>31071882
Pushkin
Dog
Henry
Donald Trump
Nebuchadnezzar
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>>31071882
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn’t just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there’s the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—
But all of them sensible everyday names,
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that’s particular,
A name that’s peculiar, and more dignified,

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>coworker invited me over to his friends house to play vidya
>his friend was someone i used to know, this cute guy
>cute guy compliments my outfit, saying "i like your goth outfit, you look really nice"
>I FELT THE SPOTLIGHT OF EVERY MALE GAZE ON ME
>AUTISM KICKS IN
>"ok...thanks.."
>HE IMMIDIATLY THINKS IM TURNED OFF BY IT BUT ITS JUST MY AUTISM AND APOLOGIZES
im killing myself tonight HOW DO I RECOVER FROM THIS
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what were you wearing anon?
i want to be complimented by cute guys too
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>>31071491
Hopefully he will forget next time I see him, but I assure you he already thinks that I hate him or something because he's just as socially retarded as I am... maybe it can be mended with alcohol...
>>31071503
fishnet undershirt, fitted crop top, calf-length skirt, thigh highs, and jungle boots.
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>>31071477
>>31071532
>>>/lgbt/ back ya go lil feller
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>>31071548
I wish I was a gay at this point anon
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>>31071477
Rip sis. Just tell him he's handsome or something.

The chara in the pic is hot tho lol

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help me out because I cannot wrap my head about it. I'm in a constant brain fog of distractions, laziness, anxiety and FOMO. I work in a public sector office and I have a lot of dead time. I feel like there is more to life than rotting in an office with normie replaceable skills. I wish I can find something to learn work-wise and become skilled enough to work from home and have a decent wage (considering the fact I live in Italy and I get 1700€ a month which is considered a valid wage). what can I dedicate my dead hours to? I tried programming but I can't keep constant because I really find it dreadful to learn
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>>31072287
Look at the managers in your office or business. What do they know that you don't? Those are the skills or information that get promotions in your line of work. Develop them and be next in line for promotion.
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>>31072312
I specified public sector because you can't grow in here as most people have been vouched, especially managers. public sector is fucked. also I loathe cities and people so my goal was to have a job that lets me be in a place which I don't find disgusting

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How do I figure out wtf to do with my life? I think I know what I want to do for a job and I have a couple hobbies that i do sparingly but wtf do I do in general? Life seems completely pointless. I don't even feel like a human.
>inb4 you're depressed
I know I am but that's not what this is about
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Fucking women and starting a family.

That's it. That's really the only reason to work in this system at all.

Personally I just NEET in my mom's house, browsing the internet all day, masturbating, and playing video games.
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>>31071901
Are you sure you can get the job you want?
If so, then for a general framework you might read picrel. You might also take some time out to go hiking and solitary camping to contemplate what you want to do with your life and devise a plan.
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>>31071901
Feed your soul.

I don't mean religion, though that's one possibility. I mean find something that makes you feel good inside, that makes time pass rapidly and makes you feel happy with yourself while you're doing it and after.

Religion, art, music (either creating or appreciating), reading, philosophy, good deeds, family, learning something for its own sake, exercise -- whatever.

How do I get school work turned in before the deadline?
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>>31072299
Do it the minute it is assigned (and get it out of the way)

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How can i talk to non white people if i live in a 99% white area?

I just want to talk to POC I get along with them so much better. The people here just gossip, worship dogs, look and sound angry all day and sit in front of tv.

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>be me
>18 yrs old
>have been hardcore gaming since elementary school
>get a life
>go to university, get jacked, learn to cook, work at 6 different jobs, get a girlfriend, get irl friends
>finishing up my bachelors degree
none of this shit has interested me nearly as much as gaming did.
school just feels like a joke. no job I've worked has actually been fulfilling. it's only for the money
when i used to game i woke up with excitement every day and had goals to work towards that I cared about
everything just feels like pointless bullshit that people are doing out of obligation and for no intrinsic purpose or interest. is this adult life?
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>>31070537
>18 yrs old
>worked 6 different jobs
>finishing up degree

stop the larp
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>>31070537
>pointless bullshit that people are doing out of obligation and for no intrinsic purpose or interest. is this adult life
Yes.
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>>31070570
18 is when i started getting a life
increase your reading comprehension
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>>31070615
well that's not how you wrote it at all

But anyways I'd recommend just saving and investing every penny you can spare. Compound interest will eventually allow you tor etire early and then you can just drink and play videogames and do whatever you want.

But if you don't even enjoy friends, don't care about love or sex, that's likely a symptom of a larger emotional or neurological issue

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My videogame's composer and I had a disagreement about money. They don't want to take less money. So I offered points, but they said they don't want points.

Should I just use A.I. music instead? It's just generic enough that no one will notice. And my composer was pretty good but he was also very slow.
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>>31069031
seize the means of AI production

https://rumble.com/v3772q9-waiting-for-doggo-aka-og-ai-npc.html
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i've dealt with artists in this manner before what a fucking nightmare creative types can be

go to YouTube and put in "(what style you are looking for) beat FREE"

look for some serviceable jams and then go to their website and ask for their prices on the bundle you want rights on for your game from what they have already made
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>>31068991
>Should I just use A.I. music instead?
are there even any examples of this already? AI generated music lack definition, it is as if they had some kind of grainy noise overlayed on top of the entire track. i'd try to copy the beats in some music editing software, but not use the original AI audio itself
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>>31068991
>They don't want to take less money.
Did you already have a contract? If so, you should honor it.
Has the music been done yet? If so, you should pay what you agreed to, regardless if there's a contract or not.
If the music isn't done yet and you don't have a contract, then you should both go your separate ways.
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Yes, and don't mention it again. Faggots that hate AI are weirdo fetish starving artists no one pays to do anything anyway.

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At least once a year my father will be screaming on top of his lungs and slam doors very forcefully out of anger while drunk. I've been living with my GF so I'm barely home but since she's out of town for a few days I'm here at my parents. One of the things he was yelling was if I don't listen to him he'll smack me and if I call the police then let them come. He's yelling about other stuff too. I'm 29 and /fit/ and about 3" taller than him. He's some skinny fat 60yo boomer if he hits me I'm definitely going to be able to defend myself unless he uses a weapon like a knife but he's never been physical with me. He used to hit and kick my mom that was decades ago. He also got my sister I think 17 years ago during one of these episodes. My mom only hasn't divorced him because he makes six figures so he was a financially stable provider.

He's an alcoholic and when he stops drinking for a while he'll drink again because he'll have the Itch and that's when he'll explode with anger and yelling.

I told my gf and she told me to go back to our apt with my mom but I don't know if that's going to make him more angry and I'm worried he'll trash my belongings or do something even crazier while we're gone. I'm currently doing work stuff right now on my laptop and it's hard to concentrate.

It really triggers my memories from my childhood. I don't want him in my wedding anymore in a couple years (we've been together for 5 years and we've planned it out timeline wise) and I recorded the things he said about my gf. Like how she's Vietnamese so she's automatically a Communist and she's not even Catholic so I shouldn't marry her. She's going to be an eye doctor and is graduating next month. I don't even want him there at her graduation.

Thanks in advanced anon.
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>>31071658
weathers nice this time of year, get a bivy bag and a sleeping bag, will solve your problem
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>>31071658

try to convince him to stop drinking. it's terrible for health and relationships. try to convince him when he's sober, when he's drunk it probably won't help

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I'm like 2 weeks behind on rent and this is the last day before eviction happens and my mom owes me like $2200, she's currently living with my uncle (at least since august) but she's very financially irresponsible so it's like 95% likely she won't have the cash. Is it ok to ask my uncle for the money she owes me and have him assume her debt, which he can collect as rent?
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>>31070402
That's completely between you and your uncle wtf was anyone here going to tell you? We don't know you or your dynamic with your family or what your uncle is like.
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>>31071439
i didn't know if it was a social faux pas or not
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>>31071395
>>31071419
Its easier to get hired fast using temp agencies. day labor is basically the same type of thing. businesses need workers RIGHT NOW.

The downside is its temporary work
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>>31071771
I can do that if it's irregular, long as I can pay bills
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>>31071228
Single mother raised, she figured she could just take his money and do whatever. Many such cases

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I've been on 4chan for over 10 years. There are a lot of things I love about it, the free speech, the anonymity, I used to love all the goofy stunts like raiding Habbo Hotel. Looking back through my meme collection, I've noticed a big difference as the years went on. Earlier memes were funny, light-hearted. All the memes in the past few years, I had hundreds of them saved, not one is funny, they are all just cruel and degrading. This site is becoming too toxic, but I don't know anywhere else on the internet to go. Are there any good communities out there that are like old 4chan?
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>>31068957
There isn't really. Niche discord servers maybe.
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>>31068957
stackexchange.com It is not the shit show that 4chan sometimes is, or even a social medium. I think of it as an intelligent and very focussed reddit.
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>>31068963
>It feels like this has infected the whole world.
Not quite. There is the Axis of Resistance, growing in influence, outside of ZOG.
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/adv/ reminds me a lot of old /pol/ actually, before the shills and normies

things have become darker, we're living in a depressing time, ww3 soon. do your best
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>>31068986

we go full circle. this too shall pass. just hang on

How do i get over my rabies OCD?

It prevents me going to rural places because fear of bats it's too strong.
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>>31070410
>rabies
it's a healthy fear to have, there is no effective treatment for rabies and going to rural places is unnecessary
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>>31070410
>How do i get over my rabies OCD?
By looking up some statistics, both of rabies and hazards in your current area.

I would be more concerned with ticks, but there are standard protections against them.
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>>31070410
What exactly is the part you're fearful of? Dying of it, contracting it, the actual process of getting bit by a rabid animal?

Imo, it's not worth trying to "fix" or get rid of an obsession, irrational or not. It's often best for me to just become comfortable with the idea that it may happen. Even though it's unlikely, maybe you will be bitten by a bat or possum or something. Just accept it's a possibility - and if it does happen, you can go seek treatment for it. You won't immediately be a statistic, you have time to get medical aid before rabies actually infects you.

But the main goal is just being alright with the risk, instead of being averse to it
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>>31070639
What if you don't feel the bat bite


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