the cost of everything starts to go up . It ' s called inflation , and it ' s going up really really slowly 2 % a year which is an optimal target . Remember folks , inflation is the thing to look at , not the exchange rate . <| sep |> I ' m hooked on a feelin ' I ' m high on believin '<| sep |> How do mixed race people factor into this tribalism ? Is someone with one Danish parent generally considered a real Dane ? <| sep |> Ours are now grown up . We live in the country and have a catflap . They prefer to poo outside . <| sep |> My flimsy goal through my educational career was to do research . In the last 2 weeks of my final semester for my bachelor ' s degree , I came to realize that from where I am standing , my options are thus Effectively janitorial duty doing all the menial shit below the pay grade of researchers Customer service for big pharma Continue education to actually do research thru school grants , which rarely produce solid , reproducible science in this current age Option 1 isn ' t an option because I ' m disabled . Option 2 isn ' t an option because I ' m disabled and big pharma tried to fuck my body up more and make a profit off of it . Option 3 isn ' t an option because I fucking hate school . I now work doing customer service for a large gaming company . It ' s not easy work but it ' s what I ' m passionate about and , most importantly , I get to be around coworkers that are just as weirdeccentric as I am , and that ' s really what matters most to me at this stage in my life . My parents are trying really hard to bite their tongues and act happy for me even though they ' re actually disappointed that all of that education is going to waste .