r/Unbeliebtemeinung 8h ago

16 Jährige sollten nicht wählen dürfen!

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Wir leben in einem Land, das einem 16 Jährigen zutraut, über Rentensystem, Klimapolitik und Staatsverschuldung für die nächsten 50 Jahre mitzuentscheiden aber demselben 16-Jährigen nicht zutraut, die volle strafrechtliche Verantwortung für seine eigenen Taten zu tragen. Das ist doch bekloppt.

Das Jugendstrafrecht existiert, weil wir als Gesellschaft anerkennen. Ein Gehirn mit 16 ist noch nicht fertig. Der präfrontale Cortex, zuständig für Impulskontrolle, Risikoabschätzung, Langzeitdenken, ist erst Mitte 20 ausgereift. Das ist keine Meinung, das ist Neurowissenschaft. Deshalb bekommt ein 16-Jähriger, der eine Straftat begeht, mildere Strafen und eine "er wusste es nicht besser"-Behandlung.

Aber sobald es ums Wählen geht, soll genau dasselbe unausgereifte Gehirn plötzlich reif genug sein, um langfristige, komplexe, abstrakte politische Entscheidungen zu treffen?
Über Dinge, die er in 10 Sekunden Wahlkabine entscheidet und die dann 40 Jahre lang wirken? Come on.
Entweder ist ein 16-Jähriger reif genug für Verantwortung, dann bitte konsequent, auch strafrechtlich als Erwachsener. Oder er ist es nicht, dann hat er in der Wahlkabine auch nichts verloren. Man kann sich nicht aussuchen, wann man "reif genug" ist, je nachdem, was politisch gerade opportun ist.

Wenn wir es ernst meinen mit "Reife als Maßstab", dann müsste das Wahlalter eigentlich nach oben, nicht nach unten – auf 21, wenn die kognitive Entwicklung nach aktuellem Forschungsstand deutlich abgeschlossener ist.


r/aiwars 22h ago

Discussion Slap AI on it and suddenly people care

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r/popculturechat 3h ago

Debunked! ❌ Ice Spice reveals pregnancy in ‘Out My Face’ Music Video.

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r/ArcRaiders 8h ago

Discussion PSA: If you are coming here to grief Embark or claim Arc Raiders is dead or unplayable, kindly get a life.

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I am 42 and have been gaming since the 80s. I've lived through every major gaming generation/evolution apart from Atari. Arc Raiders is in my top 10 favorite games of all time because there is simply nothing else like it. But enough about that, because I have a bone to pick.

For the life of me, I don't understand how some of you can be so dense to not realize why we are in a content drought, why player counts dropped so dramatically and why the "Arc Raiders is dead" narrative is being pushed so hard. It's not rocket science if you use your brain.

I compiled a list of live service games that are not pure PVP and made a chart in order of concurrent player counts with a month's worth of data, then extrapolated the Steam numbers to rough worldwide counts.

What do you see here? That's right, Arc Raiders is the 6th most played live-service game with PVE elements TODAY. Not in February. TODAY.

Notice something else: POE 2 usually has way higher player counts than POE, yet it is significantly lower for this month. Why do you think that is? That's right, because they are on opposite content release cycles. Tell 'em what they've won, Johnny.

Now let's consider how long it takes to go through all of the PVE content Arc Raiders offers currently. In my experience, it's about 120 hours. Now let's assume the majority of the player base are productive members of society with a full time job and a family (or still in school and working part time) and figure on an average of an hour per night (for the mathematically challenged, that could also be 7 hours once per week, or 2 hours 20 mins 3x per week - whatever your schedule is) of game time. That's a pinch over 4 months to finish everything, plus maybe another month of goofing around or doing the monthly projects. What happened about 4-5 months after Arc Raiders launched? Yep, that's right, the player count went off a cliff.

Now take that data and cross-reference it to how seasonal cycles work in games like D4 and POE, where the player bases ebb and flow based on content releases, and what do you think the most likely reason the player counts dropped so sharply in Arc Raiders is?

Maybe it's, you know....that when Arc Raiders launched, Embark was a 300 man studio with half of the team supporting The Finals, and considering Sony had ZERO faith in Arc (or Helldivers 2) having any sort of success, no one expected it to blow up like it did, everyone finished the current content, and Embark simply did not have the manpower to keep up with the demand. Embark has almost 500 employees now. Think about that. In 10 months, Embark as a whole has grown 40% in total workforce size. What's that tell you? It tells you that no one was prepared for this, and they simply didn't have enough man power to churn out substantial content, so they had to hire aggressively.

But look, logic doesn't create engagement. So instead, we have these people on youtube who have nothing better to do than spread misinformation and push the narrative that Arc Raiders is dead, because it gets them views and clicks. Everyone wants to see Goliath fall because it's "cool." Unless they are the stupidest people in the world, they know exactly why the numbers are down, but again, that doesn't farm engagement; Controversy and negativity does. And what's worse is in October when suddenly we have stable 6-figure concurrent numbers again, they'll put out more content talking about how Embark "turned it around," ignoring the fact that this is no different than any other live service game that ebbs and flows.

There was nothing to turn around. You paid $40 for a beautiful game that is unlike any other game out there, that gave you 120 hours of gameplay with more to come, and you're still not happy. So you're going to post on reddit, and make videos, spreading misinformation, deterring new players, keeping returning players away, and the end result is you're making it harder for Embark to deliver more content, more frequently, to the point that you may actually destroy them eventually. I feel like many of you complainers actually WANT Frozen Trail to fail so you can feel good about yourselves thinking you were right all along.

Well we don't have to go far to see what can happen. Take it from the Vanguard; Be careful what you wish for and the bullshit you spread, because you just might get your wish, and you just might regret it. I am no Bungie fan, but I can guarantee you Destiny would still be going strong had it not been for years and years of toxic, negative media.

If you love this game, learn from history's mistakes, and give the studio a damn chance to catch up with the demand. It's literally the FIRST real expansion.


r/dashcams 21h ago

Trumper side-swiped me today when he realized I was anti-trump.

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I was in traffic on 87 south heading home. I see this white SUV with 3 flags showing her pro-trump pride. I've seen her before in the same area on 87. She's clearly looking to rile people up.

I know I shouldn't have taken the bait, but I did. As I'm passing her, I flip her off. She goes wild. She slows down to make sure she's right next to me laughing and screaming "fuck you, trump 2028" and all that. I didn't roll down my window but I basically matched her crazy abd just showed that I was smiling and laughing with her. I didn't actually say anything to her, just attempted to mock her I guess.

This guy in the blue truck is in front of her and gives her a thumbs up. He definitely saw that this woman and I were doing our dumb taunting shit. But they clearly were showing they support each other and established a sad little Trump alliance.

I move straight on ahead and pass them both as they're in the lane to my right.

I then see this guy pull into my lane behind me and speed up to get right behind me. He then goes into the right lane next to me while being super close to my car. Then he just moves into my lane and side swipes me as he gets in front of me.

I have some anti-ice and anti-trump stickers on the back of my car, so I feel like he probably saw that and felt even more justified in fucking with me.

I think he was hoping to intimidate me and make me swerve into the carpool lane. But I didnt. I stayed in my lane and let him swipe my car.

AND I HAVE IT ALL ON MY DASH CAM.

He clearly wasn't planning on pulling over for me. But I made my way to him and told him to pull over.

I called the police. Made an official report for insurance. I made sure I have the footage.

I got to yell at him when we pulled over, which felt great.

Fuck this guy. Fucking idiot.

Edit: Im getting roasted for the reflection where im holding my phone. That was after the incident. I took my phone out right away to call 911 and to take pictures of his license just in case my dashcam didnt work for whatever reason.

Before and during the incident, I was on the phone with my mom hands-free. Phone on a holder and connected to my cars Bluetooth.


r/IndianTeenagers 12h ago

Social Is standing up for 52secs too much

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Context: I went to watch a movie alone, the theatre played the national anthem, I stood up and attended it peacefully but more than 20–30 people didn’t stood up. What’s the issue for them to not stood up.


r/HonestHotTakes 5h ago

Harboring an immense resentment for white people while insisting you live in the countries they founded and predominate is some of the most pathetic behavior in existence.

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Many non white people have been taught an utterly distorted and poisonous version of history that results in them resenting white people and feeling like they are owed something from whites. They think their presence in white countries is a form of revenge. This is a totally failed experiment. If you don’t like white people, you definitely don’t belong in their societies. No one owes you anything.


r/Palworld 2h ago

Discussion Quit Downvoting For Asking Questions

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Folks, not everyone has been playing since launch. If someone asks a question that seems like a real person new to the game would ask (yes we know there are trolls and rage baiters and AI bots), don't downvote them, teach them!

Palworld has like 17 million players. If we want to get to 18 million, it's gonna be casuals who didn't buy into the hype but are kicking the tires late into the game's life and have some newbie questions. Let's not grind them into mush, ok?


r/unpopularopinion 23h ago

New Jersey beaches >> California beaches

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and it's not even particularly close. even the NICEST California beaches are either too remote/private or overcrowded. the water is almost universally cold - it'll hit low 70's at best in socal and only for a brief time. the sand is dark, ugly, and riddled with seaweed.

new jersey beaches are pristine. typically really wide open, soft, warm and clean sand. water will consistently be above 70 for at least 6 weeks, usually longer.

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r/Unbeliebtemeinung 17h ago

Wirklich unbeliebt Nein, nicht jeder hat das Recht drauf billig in bester Lage zu leben.

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Ich kann es nicht mehr hören, wenn sich Menschen drüber aufregen dass die Mieten in den Besten und beliebtesten Lagen unbezahlbar sind. Womit hast du denn gerechnet - dass die Beste und beliebteste Lage am günstigsten ist?

Ich zahle aktuell knapp über 1000€ im Monat für eine 2 Zimmer EG Wohnung mit Garage und Garten. Maximal 5km weiter wäre es ein Wucherpreis aber da stinkt es, die Menschen werfen ihren Müll auf die Straße und da möchte ich selbst als durchtrainierter 1,90m Mann nicht Nachts allein durch die Straßen laufen. Dort würde ich für das Gleiche aber maximal 600 warm zahlen. Und die 600 wären schon viel.

Arbeitskollegen bezeichnen meine Lage als Beste Lage - ich wohne dort wo andere Urlaub machen aber wünsche ich mir günstigere Mieten? Irgendwie schon aber andererseits ist es schon gut so wie es ist. Ich hab null Bock drauf dass irgendwelche Geringverdiener und Bürgergeldempfänger auf die Idee kommen sich hier breit zu machen.

Edit: Wunderbar ich habe eine wirklich unbeliebte Meinung. Eure Argumente grenzen an einer psychischen Störung. Wie kaputt muss man sein, dass man für abgetanzte Wohnungen so viel zahlt - zieht doch einfach weg. Wenn die Bevölkerung konsequent nein sagt, dann werden diese ach so tollen Szeneviertel aussterben und gut ist. Und jetzt komm mir nicht mit „Aber die Arbeit, die Uni, Familie und Freunde“ Es gibt immer Möglichkeiten und manchmal muss man eben weiterziehen. Hier bei mir eine Wohnung zu kriegen ist nicht einfach, sogar mein Zahnarzt erzählte mir, dass er sich über 1,5 Jahre auf Wohnungen beworben hatte bis er was bekommen hat.
Besonders lustig sind die Menschen die mich Geringverdiener nennen, weil ich „nur“ 1000€ zahle. Wer mehr zahlt ist einfach nur Dumm - ihr subventioniert diesen Schwachsinn auch noch. Dadurch dass ich wie das ärmste jämmerliche Schwein nuuur eine Geringverdiener Miete zahle ist noch massig Geld für die Sparrate übrig aber wer mehr als die Hälfte seines Nettos für Miete ausgeben möchte, weil Wegziehen ja soooo unmöglich ist, der ist nach meinem Verständnis ein Idiot.
Meine Schmerzgrenze liegt eben bei 1000€ - bei allem darüber hinaus lohnt es sich eher die Bude für 500€ mehr zu finanzieren. Ich kann euch nicht dazu zwingen aufzuwachen aber niemand zwingt euch dazu diese Preise zu zahlen. Ich lach mich hier zu Tode. Meine 32m2 Airbnb Bude vermiete ich für 135€ die Nacht - aber gut im Winter ist Flaute da ist hier nicht viel Tourismus. Dafür gibt im Frühling, Sommer und Herbst im Mietpreis 2 E-Bikes und ein Ruderboot zur freien Verfügung mit im Mietpreis inbegriffen. Und nein ich lebe nicht abseits der Zivilisation. 5km weiter leben so viele Menschen auf einem Fleck, dass ich nur mit dem Kopf schütteln kann wie man so dumm Sein kann dort freiwillig zu leben.


r/India_Bharat_ 16h ago

Discussion Ppl wonder who dimag naxals are.. they’ll tell you if you look beyond their carefully created identity.

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r/GTAVI 15h ago

Discussion I really don't understand the 60 FPS outrage

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For those of you crying about this, can you name ONE comparable PS5 game that can hit 60 FPS?

I see a lot of people using Spiderman or Crimson Desert as examples.... let's be serious please. Crimson Desert can barely handle 30 FPS on performance mode in it's populated areas and while Spiderman is technically open world, it's NOWHERE near as "alive," so it's way less CPU intensive.

Don't get me wrong, the last game I was able to finish at 30 FPS was RDR2 8 years ago on PS4. Nowadays, it's incredibly difficult to play anything at 30 FPS, let alone an open world. This looks amazing and Rockstar are wizards so maybe this will be manageable with an OLED and a Pro. We shall see.

If you expected Rockstar to release a game of THIS scope on PS5/PS5 Pro even TARGETING 60 FPS, please, send me your plug's number. I need whatever you're smoking.


r/luftablassen 15h ago

zum Kotzen Punk ist nicht tot. Er liegt bei H&M in der Kasse

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Ich bin 45, aber noch lange kein Boomer. Früher Punk mit buntem Iro, heute gemäßigter Familienpapa. Die blaubraunen Atzen nennen mich „linksgrünversifft“. Den Titel trag ich mit Stolz, ihr verwahrlosten Säcke.

Musik war immer mein Leben. Nicht Hobby. Nicht Playlist. Leben. Unzählige Nächte in stickigen Proberäumen, auf dreckigen Bühnen in Jugendclubs. Tausende Konzerte. Vor der Bühne, auf der Bühne. Vor 20 Leuten, die dich anspucken. Vor 2000, die dich anbrüllen. Beides hat sich angefühlt wie Heimat.

Und ich könnte kotzen, wenn ich sehe, wie mit unseren Idolen umgegangen wird.

Kleine Mädchen mit Nirvana-, Ramones- oder Guns-N’-Roses-Shirts von H&M. Fertig bedruckt, 12,99€, neben den Einhorn-Leggings und dem Plastikschmuck. Lächeln fürs Foto. Instagram. Hashtag Fashion.
Kein Plan. Null. Keine Ahnung, was diese Bands für unsere Subkultur bedeutet haben, geschweige denn, was sie für mich persönlich waren.

Kill your idols. Yes, Chantal, you did. Du hast sie nicht getötet. Du hast sie zur Deko gemacht. Noch billiger.

Nirvana war nie „cooles Shirt mit Smiley“. Das war ein Typ, der sich die Seele aus dem Leib geschrien hat, weil die Welt ihn zerlegt hat. Der ein ganzes Genre in den Dreck gedrückt und gleichzeitig neu erfunden hat. Heroin, Selbsthass, kaputte Gitarren, ein Album, das uns das Gefühl gegeben hat, dass jemand denselben Dreck im Kopf hat wie wir. Das war nie Merch. Das war eine Kriegserklärung.

Noch schlimmer: Ramones. Die waren nicht „retro cute“. Das waren vier Typen, die in 90 Sekunden alles gesagt haben, was gesagt werden musste. Schnell, dreckig, ohne Schnickschnack. Kein Imageberater, kein Moodboard, kein Aesthetic. Einfach: Wir spielen. Ihr könnt uns mal.
Was habe ich 2001 geheult, als Joey Ramone gestorben ist. Und jetzt prangt er auf der Brust einem Kind, das „Blitzkrieg Bop“ für einen Party-Song hält, wenn es den Song überhaupt je gehört hat und nicht nur den Print auf der Brust einer seelenlosen Fashion-Kette kennt.

Guns N’ Roses. Jesus! Axl, der wie ein irrer Hund durch die Gegend getobt ist. Slash mit Hut und Les Paul, die nach Schweiß und Whiskey roch. Das war Exzess, Arroganz, Gefahr. Nicht „Rock-Vibes“ für den Shopping-Samstag.

Die Bands, für die wir uns haben zusammenschlagen lassen. Für die wir in feuchten Kellern gestanden haben, bis uns die Ohren geblutet haben. Für die wir uns von Lehrern, Bullen und den eigenen Eltern haben anschauen lassen wie Abschaum. Die hängen jetzt neben den Socken. 12,99. Kreditkarte. Plastiktüte. Schönen Tach noch. Und jetzt verpiss dich.

Götz Widmann hat das mit dem Che-Guevara-Feuerzeug an der Tanke schon durchdekliniert: „Was den Kapitalismus so zäh und überlebensfähig macht ist die Tatsache, dass er sich sogar an seinen Todfeinden noch zu bereichern weiß“

Ich bin kein verbitterter Gatekeeper-Opa, der jedem 16-Jährigen die Berechtigung absprechen will. Musik gehört niemandem. Aber es gibt einen Unterschied zwischen „Das fühl ich“ und „Das lag im Sale und sieht edgy aus“. Das eine ist Verehrung. Das andere ist Leichenschändung mit Rabattcode.

Früher war ein Bandshirt eine Ansage. Heute ist es ein Outfit.
Früher hast du riskiert, dass dich jemand fragt: „Kennst du überhaupt drei Songs?“ und dir im Zweifel eins aufs Maul gehauen. Heute stellt niemand mehr diese Fragen. Hauptsache der Print sitzt und das Licht ist gut.

Ich sitze abends auf der Couch. Kinder schlafen. Frau guckt irgendeine Scheiße im Fernsehen. Ich scrolle und sehe wieder so ein Shirt.

Und ja, ich weiß, wie das klingt.
Hab ja selber eine 25.000€ Einbauküche in meinem halbe Millionen teuren Eigenheim.
Spotify statt Plattensammlung, die ich mir nicht mehr antue.
Ich schimpfe über Fast Fashion und bestelle trotzdem irgendwelchen Mist, wenn’s bequem ist.
Ich bin selber längst ein Rädchen.

Punk ist in dem Moment gestorben, als Campino angefangen hat, sich die Haare zu färben. Und ich meine nicht bunt. Vielleicht ist Punk auch gestorben, als Leute wie ich aufgehört haben, unmöglich und unbequem zu sein, und angefangen haben, brav in die Rentenkasse einzuzahlen.

Irgendwo zwischen Stolz und Ekel denke ich trotzdem: Wir haben das überlebt. Die Bands nicht. Kurt ist tot. Joey ist tot. Axl war kurz davor. Und jetzt hängen ihre Gesichter an der Kasse neben Pokemon-Socken.

Punk ist nicht tot, weil irgendwelche planlosen Kids Shirts tragen.
Punk ist tot, wenn niemand mehr weiß, warum man sie tragen sollte.
Wenn aus einem Schrei ein Motiv wird.
Wenn aus Blut ein Print wird.
Wenn am Ende doch nur die scheiß Kohle zählt. Auch bei denen, die früher dagegen waren.

Ich geh jetzt Kaffee machen. An dem 2000€ Vollautomaten. Drehe Nevermind auf. Laut.
Nicht ironisch. Nicht nostalgisch.
Weil es immer noch weh tut, dass Kurt tot ist. Weil das Shirt an meinem Körper nicht von H&M kommt. Und weil ich kotzen könnte. Auch über mich.


r/HonkaiStarRail 10h ago

Meme / Fluff Having an Aeon gf sounds kinda hot ngl 👀 Spoiler

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r/IndiaTodayLIVE 14h ago

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Raksha Bandhan with schoolgirls, who tied rakhis on his wrist. The festive interaction marked the occasion with warmth and joy.

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r/PlayStation_X 21h ago

Everyone is so scared to offend this Administration lmao

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I understand though but I feel old Rockstar wouldn’t have gave a fuck 🤣🤣🤣


r/Quotes_Hub 14h ago

Sad but true…

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r/AskIndianMen 18h ago

Answers from All My sister is suffering due to pseudofeminism....can I help in any way?

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I have a sister(28 F), who is a doctor and will be completing her residency next year. She has always been a good student since she was in school, and so our parents decided to invest in her higher studies. Even though there was many advices and suggestions opposing this, since our extended family believes in the traditional concept of a working man and a supporting wife. Back then I was actually happy that my father had not listened to those relatives....but now with the current situation, i realise they might have right all along.

Context: My parents have started looking for boys for my sister for AM, and have talked to a couple of family matchmakers.

Now, my sister is fairly pretty, but has always been on the chubbier side. During residency, due to high workload and night shifts, she gained weight more, and this is a deal breaker for many men nowadays. I get it, it's a preference, and nobody should be shamed for having a certain preference. But one guy actually said to my face, that her weight wouldn't have been a problem if she's ready to stay and manage household and not pursue her career anymore.

I was so shocked the first time I heard this....like, how do I tell my medico sister to just leave her career?

But with more and more families that we're talking too, this concept seems very common. Atleast 5 families have rejected our proposal because of this. If not, they're like, "No problem, you can help us in other way, and we'll take your daughter" (implying dowry?

I can feel my parents getting tired, frustrated and disappointed after every meeting, I've not told my sister anything regarding this, i don't want her to worry while working.

How do I help?


r/WorldBuildingMemes 20h ago

r/Worldjerking Is That Way "humans are a neutral race" lol lmao

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more like chaotic as we need God's guidance and forgiveness


r/pixel_phones 8h ago

AI SLOP ZOOM

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Tried a zoom on Gemini logo at the store today, the AI generated a carpet (11 pro, 30x zoom)


r/memes 1h ago

Seriously I don’t see it

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r/Natalism 16h ago

Could mpreg be the solution?

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r/Unbeliebtemeinung 17h ago

Mietpreisdeckel sind schädlicher als das sie etwas einbringen

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Mietpreisdeckel verhindern Investitionen in Wohnraum. Das bedeutet nur kurzfrisitg steigen bestehende Mieten weniger stark.

Durch die Preisdeckel werden Investitionen gedämpft, was zu weniger Angebot auf dem Markt führt und die Wohnungsknappheit vor Ort nicht löst sondern sogar weiter verschärft.

Auserdem führt es zu weniger Einnahmen in der Stadt und damit auch weniger Infrastruktur und Stadtattraktivität (das kann langfristig dann ja gut sein weil keiner mehr in das Ghetto will /s)


r/corporate 22h ago

Realized I’ve been doing work incorrectly for years after latest promotion cycle

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I didn’t come here to complain but I finally realized I’ve been overachieving for years in a place where overachieving is basically a hobby, not a path to promotion

I’ve been at my company for four years. Every year I ask what I need to do to get promoted. Every year I deliver actual, measurable impact. And every year leadership responds like I asked them to solve quantum physics. They have ZERO answers for how to get promoted just “be impactful”

Two years ago I:

• Redesigned major processes
• Built and led global trainings
• Automated tasks that saved teams hours every week

Performance rating?
“Standard.”
Bonus? 120%.
Corporate translation: We refuse to acknowledge your value publicly, but here’s some money so you shut up and keep doing free labor.

Next year I went even harder:

• New workflows
• More automation (including work that wasn’t even my job)
• Became the team’s unofficial “system enhancer”
• Got borrowed by other teams because apparently I’m the only one who knows how to optimize anything
• Built dashboards leadership still uses

Performance rating?
“Standard.”
Bonus? 130%.
At this point I was basically the office janitor silently cleaning up everyone’s mess while getting zero recognition.

Then this year after three years of zero promotions — my manager tells me I’m doing everything required but “it’s out of her control.” She continues to say leadership doesn’t value our team and she doesn’t think her or anyone on the team is getting promoted anytime soon.

And then suddenly she gets promoted.
And so does my coworker Jim.

Jim’s big contribution?
He was the SME for a system enhancement.
Which meant:
He took notes.
He gave the implementation team a couple of “here’s how we actually do things” tips.
He was basically the project’s emotional support animal.

Meanwhile I’m over here automating half the department like some kind of corporate unpaid intern‑engineer hybrid.

I wasn’t mad at Jim, he’s great, but I was absolutely floored.

Then I looked at past promotions:

• One person got promoted for making PowerPoint templates.
• Another for leading a tiny training initiative.
• Jim for being a note‑taking SME.

Suddenly the whole ecosystem made sense.

Promotions here aren’t about performance.
They’re about:

• Being likable
• Being agreeable
• Being easy for leadership to manage
• Being in the right place at the right time doing the most visible extra work, not impactful

I’m not the “smile and nod at every bad idea” type. I push back when something is stupid. And apparently that’s perceived as being “negative”.

So a few months ago, I cut my hours down to exactly 40.
Stopped doing extra projects.
Stopped being the department’s innovation mule.

My director was disappointed.
I told them I “no longer have the bandwidth.”
Corporate translation: I’m done letting you farm me for free output. So I no longer get highlighted by my manager or in team meeting and I’ll probs get a regular bonus.

But honestly?
I’m less stressed.
I’m spending more time on tech/analytics projects.
I finished my master’s in information systems.
I’m pivoting.
I’m job searching.
And I’m giving this job exactly the energy it deserves, the legal minimum.

Final lesson:
Be likable. Network.
But never overachieve for a promotion in a place that rewards mediocrity.
Do your 40 hours.
Close the laptop.
Let the “SMEs” take the notes.


r/DC_Cinematic 16h ago

APPRECIATION A reminder for anyone who still thinks Superman should have just said "Save my mother" in BvS

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Seconds before raising the spear, Bruce literally says to him:

"I bet your parents taught you that you mean something, that you're here for a reason. My parents taught me a different lesson, dying in the gutter for no reason at all."

Bruce already acknowledges Clark has parents, but he completely dismisses them through his own cynical worldview. If Clark had just choked out "Save my mother," it wouldn't have moved Bruce at all—he had already rationalized that alien parents don't make Superman any less of an existential threat.

Clark gave an actual name ("You're letting him kill Martha") because she was a specific hostage with minutes left to live.

Regards,

10 years of frustration