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Seems pretty robust to me. The "edginess" thing makes sense when you realize 4chan is made up of 13 year old boys.

I felt this way when I used the standard gamut of dating apps, but as time went on I realized everyone kinda hates it. It's weird that we all sort of unconsciously agreed that this was now the "main" way to meet.

I've found that broadening my horizons and communicating clearly go a long way in this new swipe right world.

It's been, along with some other *chans, scrubbed from Google search results for quite some time now.

I think part of the problem here is when articles like that like to use titles such as:

"Young women are getting richer, as young men get poorer-

More millennial men are earning less, even with the gender pay gap in their favor, the U.S. Census Bureau reports"

This isn't a men vs women thing. It's a young adult thing, and like you said it's something cultural and societal. The fact that young women are getting educated is a victory for everyone, but MarketWatch would rather use it as social justice bait.

Is this for security or something?

There are listings on Craigslist that once you express interest in, they request photos of you. I always just assume these are fucked up or scams.

Making $15k at 18 in the 70s, not too shabby Willy G

Toys R Beyond Us

Likely because that term wasn't widely known at the time that this chapter was written.

Minecraft

It's just a cute way of them prompting visitors to watch the video, using the software they built (showing off the message feature).

Though I guess you can say that if you saw it that way, it is still reason to change that, to avoid confusion.

She applied to Hacker School back in December, but unfortunately she was not accepted. I didn't know about that $5k grant though, that is pretty amazing!

Oops, fixed! Thank you!

It's closer to a full-time job in terms of the time spent, obviously not in a financial sense.

I think if you actually read what I linked, you would understand the situation a little more.

Thank you! I'm gonna try and reach out to some tech bloggers and see what happens. Official accounts of Mashable, Fast Company, etc seem to just tweet their articles, with no @replies ever.

I was saying how $12k for the education is NOT easy.

Thank you for the tips. I will certainly pass them on (as well as read up myself!).

I mentioned this in a reply to you a little lower, but I'm not trying to beg here; I am offering design services, and she is selling hand-sewn stuff on Etsy.

She currently is paying off a student loan from her 2 years at UCF. She is putting a as much hours she can into learning, but working two jobs to make ends meet means a lot less time to get some serious time in. That is not stopping her, though, she is somehow finding time to program, sew and bake (her big 3).

I definitely do not want to come off as begging. I am offering design services to secure some money for her tuition, and she is sewing some things to sell on Etsy to raise money as well. Donations are for those with hearts of gold.

She has heard some good things about The Flatiron School. It's actually closer to a full-time job, rather than just a class.

You are the best!

Funny story: she set up that Etsy a couple days before visiting her family in Florida, and actually lugged her sewing machine on the plane just so she was able to take any orders while away. Just to give a glimpse of how great she is, hah.

Woah, looking into that now. Thanks!

And I'm just playing catch-up for all the things she's done with me.

(and I'm working on that wifing thing)

She has been emailing Adam, the president of The Flatiron School about it. There is a $750 discount off the tuition, which she would qualify for, as well as a payment plan where 50% of the tuition is due up front, with the remaining 50% due over 6 months after graduating. I'm not sure if she is 100% eligible for that, but that would certainly make things much easier.

I agree that it is sad that money is what holds people back. It's a cruel system that I can't wait to see ripped to shreds by new & easier access to education.

I appreciate the kind words! :)