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hattmalltoday at 12:42 PM1 replyview on HN

That's a weird take, IMO, the physical world is much more oriented around not being wealthy and you can still find plenty of community online.

And your English seems fine.

90s / early 2000s internet was awesome though.


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jdw64today at 12:55 PM

I'm writing this from East Asia, not the US. Over here, there is a suffocating cultural expectation: if you aren't in a specific tier of jobs by a certain age, you are branded a loser. Furthermore, the economy is so heavily centralized that there are very few tech jobs outside of Seoul. I tried to make it there, but after being heavily scammed, I had no choice but to return to my rural hometown.

My English is also a constant work in progress. I depend on standard Google Translate for about 30~40% of what I communicate. For now, I'm making ends meet by doing Upwork job via an agency. It's an uphill battle, but I am determined to push myself to study more by reading English tech articles moving forward

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