You so easily could have made this a happy comic instead.

Well yeah, we have to find it before we can kill it.

There are definitely intelligent people in the trade jobs, but the overall mindset is completely different, and a certain lack of soft skills that get developed in other types of careers.

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The genie does not honor your second wish.

I am definitely not the most intelligent person I know, but I’d put myself at well above average.

Is native intelligence a protection against dementia? Does it lower the odds?

At a minimum you can work on charisma, and get fit and strong.

I just edited my comment to provide some context, and actually answer your question. I hit submit right about the same time you replied, so you may not have seen it.

Education can cure ignorance, not stupidity.

Did you just read through thousands of my comments to find that, or what? To answer your question, this Ask Lemmy community has the most subs according to my app’s search feature, and my question is completely non-political, so I figured I can post it here but not have to deal with the extreme political opinions common to users of this instance.

But if you’re not smart then those would be your people.

Absolutely! Life is a precious gift, and I hope to continue living for a long time. It’s not always good, it’s not always easy, it’s not always fun, but it is beautiful, interesting, challenging, and better than the alternative.

No, I banned Reddit.

Nate Bargatze’s earlier stuff.

Yeah, as a new artist with a limited portfolio you usually have to undercharge. I worked for free a lot when I was just starting out, so that I could build a portfolio. But once you have one, you should increase your prices.

local minimum wage per hour worked on the project times 2

This is really selling yourself short. There aren’t very many people in this world who have the skills required to create things, and even fewer people with the creativity to create new things. Charge more!

$800 for a website design around 12 years ago.

I only use YouTube for instructional videos, and I only comment to say thanks, so I don’t have any issues.

One gets you the death penalty, and the other gets you a life of luxury.