Mostly been on a doom metal wave recently, mostly early funeral doom stuff lately, but I like all kinds of music. Doom/sludge metal tends to be my bread and butter though.
I’ve come to appreciate some of the more harsh and experimental sides of the subgenre. I really like a lot of Stephen O'Malley‘s bands. Sun O))) is probably his most well known, but least interesting IMO.
There’s also plenty of ambient, more atmospheric stuff in the sincere that can be nice if harsh vocals are too distracting. Bell Witch is a good contemporary funeral doom band for that.
These are union jobs where hours worked don't extend beyond 50 hours including overtime and with significantly lower barrier to entry compared to software.
Why should American SWEs earn more than Accountants (around $80k), Teachers (around $70k), or Mechanical Engineers (around $80k)?
It's this kind of attitude that makes non-techies feel schadenfreude.
Techies moan and moan, yet in reality we became the capital elite - a median TC of $190K [0] does make you the capital elite in a country where the median household income is $80k [1]. Even investment bankers have a similar TC to SWEs [2] - especially if you don't work for a Bulge Bracket or Elite Boutique.
What’s the buzz like amongst military right now? Is moral low? High?
It’s been fascinating to see my Father (Marine and Army veteran) and my brother (soon be a commissioned Air Force officer) who usually are very aligned politically start develop the first rift I’ve ever seen regarding this war.
The remaining “true believers” are so fucking stupid now I can genuinely not tell parody from the real thing. I don’t think I’ve seen a more desperate cope yet.
I’ve come to appreciate some of the more harsh and experimental sides of the subgenre. I really like a lot of Stephen O'Malley‘s bands. Sun O))) is probably his most well known, but least interesting IMO.
There’s also plenty of ambient, more atmospheric stuff in the sincere that can be nice if harsh vocals are too distracting. Bell Witch is a good contemporary funeral doom band for that.
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