Haven't been active here in a while, honestly many of you have not made me feel welcome when I share issues.
Someone sent me this video about how hard it is for men to find work by Joker. This it hit close to home, so I wanted to comment here.
When I was in school and later was going to Community College, I got zero help for my math learning issues.
No accommodations, no tutoring track, nobody even asking why I was struggling. I was just expected to figure it out or fail quietly.
On top of that, there wasn't much money out there for a single young guy trying to finish college degrees. I looked around.
Most of the scholarships and grant programs I could find were targeted at groups I wasn't part of.
That pattern hasn't changed much in adult life.
The people running these programs and schools and setting the policy conversation don't seem to care much about men finding stable work. It's not a talking point for them.
I'm grateful to have my current job as an Account Manager, and I know plenty of people would take it if they could.
But I desperately need something else.
I spend lots of days chewed out by Karens and Cunt Bitches.
Men were NOT designed for this.
I could listen to a man screaming at me to do push-ups, not Karens!
Finding work has always been a hard grind for me, and for a lot of guys I know.
It's not just one man's bad luck.
And with the job market the way it is right now, it's harder than it's been in years.
Less openings, more applicants, more ghosting, and more BS interviews with HR.
I keep coming back to the idea that the real answer is building something of my own.
A consulting business, something I control.
But that comes with its own trap: you're on your own for health insurance, retirement, taxes, everything a W-2 job quietly handles for you.
It's freedom with a price tag, and the price tag is real when you're starting from not having much.
So what's the solution?
I don't have one. I'm still working through it.
What I do know is that the people who could make this easier have made it clear they're not interested in us men, and waiting for that to change isn't going to happen.
Curious what others here have actually done to get out of this cycle, especially anyone who went the self-employed route and made it work?
Men are downright rude, cold or just refusing to talk to women now and women can't stand the loss of attention and resources.
A 'dating coach' shares how by supporting and being kind to her husband, she's actually secretly sabotaging his desires while fulfilling her own.
You guys asked, so here you go, Odd Man Out podcast for those that just want to listen or are having streaming issues.
A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Lots of news topics to cover across the board but I think all are worth discussing.
https://thepostmillennial.com/game-publisher-ceo-fired-texas-heartbeat?utm_campaign=64471
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A bit of a scattered video, but I want to address men and losing their emotional awareness, Fresh and Fit's fallout due to losing control of their emotions and how Rich Cooper from Entrepreneurs In Cars calls me out (in the correct logical way) and a response to that.
- Edit* The properties I've listed previously were all unusable, way too hilly (mountainous almost)
As it's getting harder to find flat land within a couple of hours from Knoxville (I need it close enough I can easily visit for pop-ins) I'm having another idea.
What about something that's completely 'done'. A home with bathrooms, 3 season comfortable sleeping (if cramped depending on how many visit at once) and multiple large outbuildings for activity/hangout spaces? While this is above my initial cost outlay, it would in essence be essentially 'done and ready' for our enjoyment.
https://www.redfin.com/TN/Sharps-Chapel/164-Green-Ln-37866/home/103000877
Ok fellas, I've enlisted GrokBot to do some calculations, look for land listings and it's done a hell of a good job.
The idea is this buildout is the final goal, but we'll likely have something temporary in the meantime so the land is at least usable (rainwater collection with ad hock shower/wash station, some solar for wifi/electronic device charging, clearing for RV/Tent, outhouse or compost toilets etc)
I've contacted real estate agents for the following properties:
$59,000 10.13 Acres 10.13-ac 10.13-ac Forest Trails Ln, Celina, TN 38551
$79,900 8.6 Acres 0 Moss Arcot Rd, Celina, TN 38551
$54,900 5.51 Acres 5.51-ac Beaver Ln, Gainesboro, TN 38562
$33,998 5 Acres, 5 Benton Tidwell Rd, Hilham, TN 38568
I've asked it to come up with a building design / ideas in our budget window, here's what we're looking at (I've given it $200,000 to work with as a total so we have plenty of left over for things it didn't calculate):
Estimates only (2026-09-19). Not contractor bids. Minimal permits required for ...
So you guys have various preferences for television night. Some are very obscure that I can't find for download so I'll have to dig a bit deeper, but leave a list and I'll snap as many as I can up. I'll likely need to get a larger hard drive at some point, but we can get started.
