I have been working as a translator for over two years, and I have verifiable experience for translation jobs I have done in the past.
My English started off as self taught for the most part given that teaching in my country, particularly where other language are concerned, is very lacking. Most people do not speak it properly, if they speak it at all.
I have since worked on improving on a daily basis. Not because of an undying passion towards the English language (Though I have to say it is by far the easiest language to learn and more people should use it) but because everything I was exposed to from online communities, to series, movies, websites, discussion forums about things I enjoyed and even roleplaying back in the early days was done in english, and I had to learn and practice it in order to better understand most of it.
And so it became a part of my life, until now where most of my conversations through the day, from work to friends, are carried out in English, as is most of the content I consume whether they be movies, series, podcasts or different youtube channels (Lindybeige is one of my favorites, Professor Jackson Crawford from the University of Colorado is another, if you're interested in norse mythology and history do check him out, listening to him speak Old Norse is quite something.)
I have pursued a certification too, but it was a formality by then.
Currently I study Java, and I dabble in a few other languages I find interesting. However, my passion is writing and I have published some of my work.
"How would anyone profit from working at such a steep discount?"
As you may have guessed I am not from the U.S. nor Europe. Nor Asia. I am from Argentina. Our currency is so devalued that even working for low wages through the internet can be quite decent, if paid in currency worth anything.
So as an employer you get the chance to make use my talents at the best of rates, with as high a quality as it can get. On the other hand I still make profit from it and avoid starvation.
Feel free to inquire on anything you'd like to know, as well as contacting privately if you are interested and you'd like a sample of my work which I would happily provide.

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In this thread I'll run some tests to see exactly how factories work. There are a few old threads on the topic on the Paradox forums but the details appear to be incorrect, at least for the latest version of the game.
These are the questions I want to answer (initially):

• How are factory incomes divided between capitalists, craftsmen, and clerks?
• What happens to factory incomes if there are no capitalists in a state?
• How does the minimum wage law affect factory incomes?

Playing as Japan in 1935, I take the Bonin Islands as my case study. There are only two factories: luxury goods and glass.
In the first test, there are no capitalists, no taxes on lowemiddle class pops, and no social reforms. In this scenario the craftsmen and clerks earn 100% of paychecks paid by the factory but nobody earns the daily balance, i.e. the profit.
I suspect that the daily balance will fill the factory budget until it reaches the maximum, but if no capitalists exist that balance will simply disappear(!).
In the second test, there are capitalists in the same state as the factory, no taxes on lowemiddle class pops, 22.62% effective tax on rich classes, and no social reforms. In this scenario the capitalists earn 50% of the factory paychecks plus the daily balance, i.e. profits. If you add those numbers then subtract 22.62%, it matches exactly the daily income for capitalists on the pop screen.
In the third test, there are capitalists in the same state as the factory, no taxes on lowemiddle class pops, 22.62% effective tax on rich classes, and I passed the first minimum wage law. There was no noticeable change in incomes. Capitalists still earned 50% of paychecks plus the daily balance, minus the taxes they paid.
What I suspect (and this is also stated on the Vic2 wiki) is that the minimum wage laws only take effect if wages fall below a certain level. If the factory is profitable and workers are being paid above a certain limit - minimum wages will not have an effect on the distribution of factory incomes.
EDIT: Playing Vic2 Heart of Darkness v3.04 - no mods

Due to a few different circumstances I am going to need to run a couple of restaurants remotely for a couple of years. There's obviously going to be a number of challenges with this but one of the ones that I foresee having to deal with on a daily/weekly basis is how to deal with cash/receipts. We don't get a lot of cash these days from our guests but we currently use petty cash to pay for little things that we need to get on a weekly basis. I find myself having to top off our petty cash every few weeks and that's going to be a little difficult if I'm out of town. I've thought about different ways to handle this (corporate credit / debit card) but I'm a little unsure as to the best way to handle cash management and reimbursement on a weekly basis. I was wondering if anyone in this forum had any ideas or best practices that might be helpful for me to implement or look at as I think about how to solve this problem. Thanks!

I’ve already posted this on another forum but wanted to post here because this is a larger community and I’m curious if anyone has some Islamic ruling/advice on the situation. Options welcome, support encouraged.
So basically this story is a warning for girls seeking out potentials. I had a friend recently end an engagement with a Muslim man (pakistani 30m) from the Midwest. He lives in a big city in Kentucky and works for a big phone company in a high paying position and his mom and sister live in another state but only a couple of hours away around Indiana. Basically this guy and his family led her and her family on to book a venue and vendors for nikkah/baraat, and they put in thousands for the event. All the while the guys side were completely unreliable and didn’t book one thing for the Walima event. And every time my friend would ask about this or call him out, he would get defensive but tell her they’d figure it out and to just continue on her end. His mom would barely contact her parents and sometimes ignored them completely. They were very disrespectful to her family and would lie about small unimportant things. When she met the family in person, she said there was something off because the girls in the family weren’t even invited to eat with everyone and instead basically just acted as servers. And the mom was very inappropriate and lacked a lot of self awareness by asking personal probing questions. My friend actually went to see this guy a little while ago while traveling through the area and he met her family and was really touchy with her, so she assumed even though they were having issues he was going to move forward with the wedding. She hasn’t even held another guys hand before this. Well not even a week later he started to ghost her completely. And his mom who already didn’t communicate with her family stopped answering her phone too. She lives far away so she can’t just go over and ask what’s up. She actually thought he got into an accident because he just ghosted her so abruptly (they talked daily before this for hours). Then four days later he texts her using from copy pasted breakup line from the internet about how they had different goals and should end the relationship. He was so pathetic he couldn’t even own up to his mistake and call her to end things amicably. But by that point she was so relieved she didn’t try calling him or reaching out again. He ended things less than six week before they were supposed to get married. Basically her family is out over 10k but even they didn’t like the guy so they’re happy this happened before the nikkah. But the guys side lost nothing because they didn’t even plan anything at this point. Luckily my friend stopped booking vendors and didn’t tell anyone in our community or work she was getting married when the guy started to act strange, so she does not have to deal with any embarrassment from the fallout. She is a practicing Muslim and he wasn’t, but he wanted a traditional Muslim girl. She later told us he was very inappropriate and would ask for nudes (Alhumdulillah she never sent them) and he would make jokes about taking on multiple wives just to make her upset and would joke about how Islam allows men to hit women who get out of line. It makes me so angry that he misused Islam to defend his arrogance and selfishness. And she is such a patient and kind person, she didn’t even want to say anything to hurt him, so even though she was uncomfortable with everything she thought she didn’t have any choice in ending the marriage once she got engaged.
This is just a warning to other girls. Please stay away from men like this. People do not alway have your best intentions, and they will lie to you in the beginning to get engaged and then change their ways when they think they have secured you. He was a good candidate on paper. Good job, well educated. interesting hobbies, close to family, but within two months his real character was revealed. She initially said yes because he was so kind and sweet to her. He has vitiligo and was vulnerable about that which caused her to really like him and protect him when people would be critical of his appearance. But he changed so abruptly after they got engaged. And she thought she had to protect him as her future husband, so she never told me or anyone else something was wrong, even when he started to ask for nudes or try to have inappropriate sexual conversations with her. A Muslim man should not be doing this. Please get your families to vet these people out. And ask the men in your family to meet potential candidates multiple times before you agree to an engagement. And please girls, do not rush into anything. My friend wanted a long engagement period but was pressured by the guys family to keep it only four months. Please don’t underestimate the value of isthikara and trust Allah. He will protect you from misguidance and in sha Allah put good people in your path. My friend MashAllah got accepted to medical school. And instead of getting married in a month, she’s going to start her journey to become a doctor this fall. She is also getting much better proposals since a lot of people are looking out for her now since this incident. She is a very sweet girl and she has always gone above and beyond for me and my whole family even when it’s inconvenient for her. She truly deserves someone worthy of her who will treat her like a princess. And I hope any girls who this guy may potentially talk to in the future see this post and run the opposite direction. I would love to call this jerk out by name but I will hold my tongue.
I am curious to see other people’s opinions on this. Any advice or opinions are welcome. I’m also curious to know if anyone has any defense for this guys behavior. Does anyone know any Hadith or dua that she was recite during this time. Even though she’s very relieved, she is upset about how disrespectful he was at the end and especially towards her family.

I'm sorry if this has been asked; I've searched Reddit, Google, and many smaller forums but cannot figure it out.
I use Google Calendar to track my events, but I also want to use it to track my tasks.
My tasks tend to be weekly rather than daily. So, for example, "Pet the cat," may start June 1 but as long as I get it done by June 7, we're good. I want it to show on the calendar everyday from June 1 to June 7 until I mark it as completed. How do I do that?

Hello everyone,
I hope you're all doing well! I am working on an English assignment inspired by a "Dragons Den" style concept (or Shark Tank if you are in America) , where I have developed an idea called SaferYou. SaferYou is not associated with any brand or company and will never be an actual product in the market. It is purely a concept created for my assignment, and part of the project requires gathering diverse perspectives and opinions on the idea.
App Name: SaferYou
Overview: SaferYou is a mobile application designed to provide support and resources for individuals who have experienced trauma, abuse, or are in need of mental health support. The app aims to create a safe and anonymous space for users to share their experiences, find solace, and access professional guidance.
Key Features:

1. Anonymous Support Forum: A dedicated forum within the app where users can connect with others who have gone through similar experiences, share their stories, and offer support and advice to one another. The forum promotes a sense of community and empathy.
2. Diary and Reflections: A personal diary feature that allows users to document their thoughts, emotions, and progress throughout their healing journey. It serves as a tool for self-reflection and tracking personal growth.
3. Healing Garden: An interactive feature where users can grow virtual plants as they engage in activities, contribute to the forum, or receive positive feedback from others. The growing garden symbolizes progress, resilience, and serves as a visual representation of healing.
4. Mindful Activities and Games: A collection of mindful and therapeutic activities/games within the app to help users relax, reduce stress, and engage in self-care practices. These activities are designed to be enjoyable while promoting mental health and emotional well-being.
5. Professional Support: Access to professional counselors and therapists who are available 24/7 through voice calls or messaging. Users can seek confidential guidance, advice, and counseling support directly within the app.
6. Parental Involvement: An option for users to invite their parents to have limited access to their account, ensuring their involvement in their child's healing process. Parents can support their child's well-being while respecting their privacy and boundaries.
7. Self-Defense Tools: SaferYou offers a unique feature where users can opt to receive a self-defense keychain upon signing up. This physical tool promotes personal safety and empowerment.
8. Resource Library: A comprehensive library of educational materials, articles, and resources related to trauma, healing, self-care, and coping strategies. It provides users with information and guidance to support their healing journey.
9. Verification Process: SaferYou implements a verification process to ensure the authenticity and safety of its users. Daily verification tasks are required to maintain active participation on the app, fostering a secure and trustworthy community.
10. Non-Profit and Free: SaferYou is a non-profit initiative, with the app being completely free for users. The goal is to make mental health support and resources accessible to all, regardless of financial constraints.

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I would greatly appreciate your anonymous feedback and valuable insights, as it will greatly contribute to the development and presentation of my assignment.
I kindly request your thoughts on the following questions:
In your experience, what do individuals seeking mental health and well-being support truly want and need in this sector? Are there any specific challenges or gaps you have come across?
Considering the concept of SaferYou, do you believe it has the potential to appeal to individuals who have experienced trauma?
What aspects of SaferYou, as an idea for my assignment, resonate with you the most? Is there a particular feature or characteristic that stands out to you?
How likely would you be to recommend an idea like SaferYou, as described above, to someone you know who could benefit from this type of platform?
Have you encountered individuals for whom the concept of SaferYou may not be appealing? If so, I am interested to understand their perspective and reasons for this.
What aspects of SaferYou, as an idea for my assignment, do you think could be improved? Is there anything you find lacking or believe could be enhanced to better meet the needs of its hypothetical users?
In your opinion, how well does the concept of SaferYou address the needs of individuals seeking support after trauma? What specific problems do you think it could potentially help solve?
From your perspective, does the concept of SaferYou offer a unique proposition in this space? If not, what would you say distinguishes it from other hypothetical platforms or resources?
What improvements or additions could be made to the concept of SaferYou to make it more appealing and useful to a broader range of individuals?
What factors do you believe would influence your preference for an idea like SaferYou over other similar concepts or platforms? What sets SaferYou apart in your eyes?
In the context of my assignment, how much value do you think a product or platform like SaferYou could have? Are there any pricing considerations or models that you believe would resonate well with its hypothetical target audience?
Additionally, I would like to understand if SaferYou, as a concept for my assignment, appeals to the parents or caregivers of its hypothetical users. If so, in what ways? If not, what could be done to make it more appealing and beneficial for parents or caregivers?
Lastly, for those who are parents or caregivers, what features or support do you think SaferYou should incorporate to address the needs of children more effectively, considering the hypothetical nature of the idea?
I genuinely value your feedback, and your responses will remain completely anonymous. Your participation will significantly contribute to the completion of my English assignment.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts! Please feel free to respond to this thread or send me a private message if you prefer.
Best regards, Aleena

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This is the Working Glitches Section! This is always being improved, and if you have any recommendations please let me know in the comments or send me a direct message. If you know a glitch is working on any other platform I haven't included or doesn't work anymore, also let us know. If a glitch is patched then it will be stricken through. If a platform is in italics, it means it is unsure. If a platform is just "Xbox" or "PlayStation", that means that it works with both old gen and new gen versions of the game.
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Money and RP Glitches:

Semi Frozen Money (No Bird, No Save Wizard, No Save) - Xbox One, PS4 - Solo	Facility Car Dupe - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Gold Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Arena RP Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Cayo Double Secondary Loot - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Arena Car Dupe - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
No Save AHK - PC - Solo	Arena Car Dupe - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	LS Car Meet Rep Glitch - PS4 - Solo
Arena Car Dupe - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	Semi Frozen Money (Save Wizard) - PS4 - Solo	Gold Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Semi Frozen Money (Fresh Meat) - Xbox One, PS4 - Solo	BEFF - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	5k RP Every 30 Secs - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo
Dr Dre Linux Replay Glitch - PC - Solo	100k Every 10 Minutes - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Semi Frozen Money - Xbox One, PS4 - Solo

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Player Based Glitches:

Checkerboard Outfit in Lobby - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Agency God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	Account Duplication - Xbox - Solo
OTR God Mode Glitch - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Cashmere Coat with Vest - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Taxi God Mode - Xbox Series, PS5 - Solo
No Ragdoll - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Agency God Mode Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Orange/Purple Joggers and Bulletproof - Xbox Series, Playstation - Semi-Solo
Modded Outfit Transfer - Playstation - Solo	Unlock Checkerboard Cargo - Xbox Series, PS5 - Solo	Freakshop OTR - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Play as Big Rabbit - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Arena God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Apartment God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Candy Cane Weapon - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Jet Black Duffle - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Bigfoot Beard - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Migration Keep Progress - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Halloween Biker Jacket - Xbox Series, PS5 - Solo	20 Max Armor - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Black Joggers - PS4 - Solo	No Ankles - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Casino God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Female Joggers - Playstation - Solo	OTR Party Bus - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	KD Farm - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo
Easy God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Outfit Transfer - Xbox Series, PS5 - Non-Solo	Joggers and Bulletproof Helmets - PC - Solo
Remove Bodysuit Logo - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	IAA Badge - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Gender Swap - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Transfer Duffle - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Tan Joggers - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Motorcycle Texture Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Invisible Arms on Cop Outfit - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Any Shoes with Gorka Pants - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Casino OTR for GCTF - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Casino OTR for GCTF - Xbox Series, PS5 - Solo	Cop Outfit - PS4 - Semi-Solo	Yellow Rebreather - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo
Transfer Glitch - Xbox Series, PS5 - Semi-Solo	Perma Stun Lock - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Semi-Solo	Modded Outfits (No Checkerboard) - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Kill God Mode Players - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Invisible Stomach - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Thermals in Aircraft - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Play as Franklin - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo	Ballistic Health Boost and Minigun - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	FIB Necklace - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Gorka Joggers with IAA Belt and Invisible Torso - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Duffle Bags - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Machine Revolver - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Frontier Outfit in 1 Day - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Save CEO Outfits - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	SP-MP Outfit Transfer - PS4 - Semi-Solo
Female No Bra - Xbox One - Solo	Cayo Perico Pouches - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Invisible Torso - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
White Duffle - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Grey Snapback Half Hat - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Merge Special Outfits - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Juggernaut Suit - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Racing Suit Shoulder Pads - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Gruppe, Prison and Paramedic Belts - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Overcoat and Suit Vest - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	No Kick Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Chemical Mask on All Outfits - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Alien Outfit Without Mask - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Topless Female - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	NOOSE Outfit - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Invisible Arms - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Unlock Railgun - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo	OTR using Double Garage - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo
Double Garage God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	Wear Any Blacklisted Outfit - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Transfer Coloured Chutes Duffle Bags - Xbox, Playstation - Solo

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Miscellaneous:

Infinite Toreador Boost - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Skip Original Heist' Setups - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Creator Mode Online - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Public Solo Session - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Car to Car Merge (No Arena) - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Modded Acid Lab - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo
Vehicle God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	UDC Finale B2B - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	AFK Modded Jobs - PS4 - Solo
DMO Lite - Playstation - Solo	Casino Online GCTF - PS5 - Non-Solo	Weapons in Facility - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
TP Mugshoot Room - Playstation - Solo	Infinitely Spawn Vehicles - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Clean Your Plates - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Sandy Shores GCTF - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Sell 27 Cars/Day - Xbox One, PS4 - Solo	Oppressor Mk2 Unlimited Missiles - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Car to Service Car Merge - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Arena War AFK - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Car to Service Car Merge - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Vehicle Magic Slot - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Skip Dax Cooldown - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Autoshop Car to Service Car Merge - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Facility Merge - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	Orb Spam - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Glitch Through Walls - PS5 - Solo
TP 50 Car Garage - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Undermap for Acid Lab/Freak Shop - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Cheap Acid Lab Supply - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Brickade Fooliganz Livery Flip - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	Give Terrorbyte to Friend - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Car to Car Merge - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo
Brickade Merge - Playstation - Solo	Bandito Teleport Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Beach Door Launch - PC - Semi-Solo
GATF - Xbox, Playstation - Non- Solo	BF Wevil Speed Glitch - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Shooting Range Glitch - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Thermal in Story Mode - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Savage God Mode - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	2 Sparrow at Same Time - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Quickly Fill Nightclub - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	No Cops - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	No AFK Kick - Xbox - Solo
Infinite Company SUV's - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Endless Simeon Test Drive - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Double Damage - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Teleport in LSCM - Playstation - Solo	Get Inside Luxury Autos - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	CoPilot Weapons as Pilot - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Cayo Prep Job TP - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Skywalker - Playstation - Solo	Cop Car Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo
Colored Stock Wheels - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Never Fall Off Bike - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo	Director Mode Trailer Online - Playstation - Solo
Launch Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo	Car on Cerberus Slot - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	Casino No Timer - Xbox Series, PS5, PC - Non-Solo
No Wanted Level - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Launch Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Drive Invisible Vehicle - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo
Sultan Classic Speed Glitch - Xbox Series, PS5 - Non-Solo	Yellow Car Freak Out - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Non-Solo	BMX Launch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Special/Person Vehicle in Sumo - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	Unlock Trevor at Beginning of Game -PS4 - Solo	Wheel Merge/Transfer - PC - Non-Solo
Chameleon Pearlescent Glitch - Xbox Series, PS5 - Solo	No Cops - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Magic Slot Merge - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Bushole Launch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Extra Consumables - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Out of Bounds - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Semi-Solo
Under the Map Anywhere - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Invisible Aircraft - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Facility GCTF - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo
Double Sell Customers Cars - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Merge/Teleport Jobs - Xbox	2 Boys, 1 Hole - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
RC Bandito C4 Throw - PS4 - Solo	Pick Your Bunker Research - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Replay Dr Dre Finale - PC - Solo
Custom BMX Color - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Repeat HSW Time Trials - Xbox Series, PS5 - Solo	Choose Primary Target Cayo - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Autoclub Podium Vehicle - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Launch Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Semi-Solo	Low Grip Tires on Any Car - PC - Solo
High Speed Jet Donuts - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	OOB Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Toreador God Mode - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Wall Breach - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Teleport with Akula - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Hydra with MOC Health - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Walk in the Sky - Xbox, Playstation - Semi-Solo	Freeze Time - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Transparent Jet - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Trevors Car - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Kosatka Speed Glitch - PS4 - Solo	Change Org Name (Free) - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Matte Pearlescent Respray - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Job TP - PC - Solo	God Mode Speedo Van - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Hide Cargo - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Skip Doomsday Setups - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo	Hydra Speed Glitch - Xbox, Playstation, PC - Solo
Car to RC Merge - Xbox, Playstation - Solo	Weapons Inside Arena - Xbox, Playstation - Non-Solo	BEFF Double Garage - Xbox, Playstation - Solo
Bypass Daily Sell Limit - Xbox, Playstation - Solo

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Where are the newest glitches?

• Sorting the sub by new is the easiest way to find the most current glitches
• Our Discord server has a section with quite a few working glitches

Are Heist Replay Glitches patched?

• No, and they probably won't be any time soon; if ever.
• Heist replay glitch is still working in the enhanced version.
• Please note that timings might be more difficult than in the past.

How do I do X Heist Replay?

• Cayo Perico
• Casino
• Bogdan

Tips on how to avoid heist reset on consoles.

• Take a break after 2 consecutive attempts
• Try clearing your cache after 2 consecutive attempts
• Try disconnecting after the white transaction loading circle and before the orange loading circle
• Try disconnecting after the "Transaction Pending" disappears at the bottom of the screen

Can you get banned from doing X Glitch?

• Outside of the few admonished outliers such as the strain of Apartment Glitches, you WON'T GET BANNED for doing any glitches. This includes things such as Heist Replays, AFK's, Merges, Dupes (creating/owning/selling Dupes) and etcetera.

Any good RP glitches around?

• This is a new type job, TeamLilac AFK, and should be similar to Peter Griffin AFK. Please feel free to leave feedback on this job since its new

Best money glitch out right now?

• Heist Replays (Bogdan/Cayo Perico), GCTF Dupes and/or Semi-Frozen Money (solo) will always remain as time proven choices. Alongside whatever Dupe Glitch is currently available/working.

Anything pertaining to Dupes?

• Destro's Duping Encyclopedia will most likely have your answers. Start with the Introduction segment which covers the jist of the relevant topics, otherwise flip through to the topic dedicated chapter.

Merge Glitches?

• BEFF/2 Console
• Captain Merge (Non-Solo)

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External Resources:

• Our Discord Server - Highly recommended and it's the best place to help keep you updated with all the working glitches being discovered.
• Alternatively, you can refer to realmoneymitch.com which serves the same purpose

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• Glitched Clothing Megathread
• GTA Blacklisted Vehicles

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1. Need People for Duping/Trading - Refer to GTADupe
2. Need People for Heist Replays/JAFK/Misc Jobs - Refer to HeistTeams

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Hi guys
Its gonna be a longer post.
Some background:Im 27 years old healthy and active guy. My symptoms started 2 months ago. i havent had sexual relationship in 2 years due to my anxiety and depression because of things that happened and happening in my life. So in early january this year i finally got into a relationship but that time i completly lost my sex drive and thus my erection quality suffered. Before i first slept with my new girlfriend i went to a uro to rule out phyisical causes of this Erectile Dysfunction. Everything was good and concluded its just my mental state so he prescribed cialis and viagra and said try each one to regain my confidence. Tried both on seperate occasions and found that cialis is much better, but more importantly it turned out it really was in my head. My penis worked really well from this point in early january till end of march and i got my sex drive back. I still kept using cialis sometimes when stress was really high in my life.
So One morning in the end of march i woke up and wanted to do a quick morning session with my girlfriend but while i was getting an erection it was painful and in semi erect state it had a curvature of like 60 degree to the left. When i reached full erection it got straight and after like a minute the pain subsided. I also noticed a harder more dense part on the left side of my flaccid penis shaft.
Before all of this me and my girlfirend were on vacation for two weeks. Because its a fairly new relationship we had a lot of sex in this two weeks like 5-6 times a day at least. So i thought maybe i just used it too much amd it will get better.
Regardless i went to see a uro just in case on the third day. He didnt really know what it was said maybe the beggining of peyronies maybe just a mild injury. So prescribed me NSAID and told me to get back in two weeks if its not imrpoving. Immediately started reading this forum and started supplementing L-arganine, l-citruline, q10, e vitamine, paba, and daily 5 mg cialis. Pain almost fully dissapeared in 1 week and my erections were as good as ever but at the end of week two the hardness of the left part of my penile shaft and the semi erect curve remained so i went back. He concluded that the firmer part of my penis is smaller but lets do an MRI.
MRI was done in May 11th. Around this time i still could get an erection for penetration and keep it but noticed that i cant "flex" it as hard as before. (The feeling when you kegel during erection). Curve wasnt really worse during erection so all was kinda good still.
This is when the worst part started. MRI results were sent to my uro who said some scarring can be seen on the left side but he said it probably will get better so just wait it out. I asked for a contact to a peyronie specialist which he did gave me. I asked for an appointment just a few days later. In the meanwhile i read the MRI results and it stated i have a part in my penis in the left corpus cavernosum (2,8cm x 0,7 cm) which looked different and could be fibrosis which was devastateing news because by that time i read a lot in this forum and on other sites and knew corporal fibrosis is much worse than peyronies. I went to the specialist two weeks ago he read the MRI told me that it must be a mistake because fibrosis is very rare so he did a doppler ultrasound and regardless found the harder spot where he concluded my tunica is in good contition but deeper inside my left side of my penis there is some scarring but said otherwise the blood flow in this area is good which is good. (He did doppler in flaccid state). After he prescribed me vitamin e and cialis daily (these two i already took for almost 2 months) and he also prescribed Potaba which i know didnt really worked for most of you. But it doesnt matter cause this treatment is for peyronies not corporal fibrosis but i give it a try. Told me to take these for 3 months and get back. He also reassured me that he is sure it will heal over time so i should not worry and the Erectile Dysfunction im experiencing is in my head.
Im still going to get a 3rd opinion in a few days but im just devasteted because in the last 2 weeks my erection quality is really bad. Like i can get and erection while my penis laying on my stomach but as soon as i lift it or stand up it starts to deflate like a ballon. And im sure theres a mental part to this cause im stressing on this so so much all day everyday but i think something is not right.
So im asking for some advice or hope or similar stories if any of you had any experience like this.
Also what could be the cause. I read that priapism can cause this at my age and as i sated i tried viagra and cialis as well in the past months but never full dosage. Like max 40-50mg viagra or 10mg cialis. I cant remember having priapism. Is it possible to have priapism in my sleep and i didnt noticed it? Like for 4-5 hours which caused fibrosis then i woke up and by that time the erection subsided?
Also if i had priapism which caused corporal fibrosis shouldnt it be causing Erectile Dysfunction immediately after? Because after the onset of the symptoms i had an excelent erection quality for a month and a half. Like some of the best i ever had. And it started to deteriorate a month ago but got really bad in the last two weeks.
Im really devasteted and dont know what to do or where to ask for help because its not peyronies in my understanding but guessed i give it a try on this forum. Thank you for your time and for you answers advance.

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Let’s go….
Newly Covered Today:

1. Lace is now open source! https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1663953642045714433
2. Binance is back and apparently they don’t care if someone had that ticker first. https://twitter.com/pool_pm/status/1663809731603906560
3. Summon is now allowing for multichain swaps of ADA & ERG. https://twitter.com/N8iveToEarth/status/1664038846563225600
4. Charles did a Twitter Space with World Mobile. https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1663984094252810283
5. Here’s an easy infographic on CIP-1694 Voltaire governance from IOG. https://twitter.com/Hornan7/status/1664007623799185409
6. Apparently, Cardano sushi is a thing! https://twitter.com/Allison_Fromm/status/1663841386074976257
7. This kind of sums up the problems with central bank behavior over the last 20 years. https://twitter.com/JeffWenigestatus/1664012650781585409

Previously covered, but still interesting:

1. IOG wants you to know about the advantages of native tokens on Cardano. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1654077799697727488
2. Cardano Movies! https://twitter.com/coc_space/status/1653862307439542275
3. We really need to primary some members of the U.S. Congress. https://twitter.com/BradSherman/status/1653928972026093569
4. Wow! Not surprised at what’s being said here back in November. Just surprised it’s being said publicly. https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1654239504574853120
5. Here’s the longer video of that FDIC meeting for context. http://fdic.windrosemedia.com/index.php?category=Systemic+Resolution+Advisory+Committee
6. Looks like Western Alliance is up next. https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1654133106037739522
7. The weekly development update from IOG is out. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1655248376194105347
8. It’s not hard to make a meme coin on Cardano. https://twitter.com/nmkr_io/status/1654923697885532160
9. Still a crazy amount of mark-to-market losses that haven’t been absorbed by the system. https://twitter.com/BillyM2k/status/1655207860572422144
10. Warren Buffet gives a not too comforting answer to a question about the status of the dollar: “America…we’ve got everything going for us…but…you can’t print money indefinitely as debt.” https://twitter.com/GRDectestatus/1655203348033810439
11. …and then everyone remembered what fee markets look like in busy times. https://twitter.com/CryptoStylesUSA/status/1654711146673479680
12. …same for Bitcoin. https://twitter.com/MatthewPlomin/status/1655320093084057600
13. Cardano hit 94% load. https://twitter.com/SebastienGllmt/status/1655624561789112321
14. he MEV game is getting out of control over on Cardano’s biggest competitor chain. Convince me this shouldn’t just be called “theft” or “fraud”. https://twitter.com/0xNox_eth/status/1655615309695586306
15. Cardano Native Assets are vastly superior to BRC20 and ERC20 tokens. https://twitter.com/TheOCcryptobro/status/1655673557710692352
16. Rumor: SEC is going to make a move against Binance. Will the DOJ also? https://twitter.com/AP_Abacus/status/1655546961968103425
17. At the end of Q3 of last year, 722 banks reported unrealized losses greater than 50% of capital. https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/files/board-briefing-on-impact-of-rising-interest-rates-and-supervisory-approach-20230214.pdf
18. Wyoming is inching closer to a state stablecoin. IOG’s significant presence there may turn out to be a huge advantage. https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/05/09/wyoming-stable-token-a-multibillion-dollar-opportunity-as-officials-wrestle-with-how-to-make-it-happen/
19. Paypal disclosed almost $1 billion in customer crypto in its latest 10-Q. https://blockworks.co/news/paypal-discloses-1b-crypto
20. MiCA is shifting the balance of crypto investment to Europe. https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1655883224726241281
21. Today (May 10) will be a joint hearing of the Agriculture and Financial Services Committees on Crypto. The CLO of Kraken will testify. https://financialservices.house.gov/
22. This is a legit point about centralized L2s: the best ones are called Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance. https://twitter.com/el33th4xostatus/1655845787593502720
23. There’s already a new version of Lace Wallet out. https://twitter.com/lace_io/status/1656347737355608066
24. A nice thread on the many strengths of Cardano. https://twitter.com/TobiasIlskov/status/1656388178369212416
25. Remember, lobster traps are a thing. https://twitter.com/TheCardanoTimes/status/1656064744225120257
26. Today (May 11 at 1pm EST) there will be a Messari Cardano Analyst call with Charles & Frederik. https://twitter.com/StakeWithPride/status/1656272372452954112
27. I think we all love it when they start making our case for us. https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1656379837823561730
28. Ethereum is lamenting many of its poor design choices that Cardano already fixed. https://twitter.com/moo9000/status/1656215016016683008
29. Drunkenmiller says this is the broadest asset bubble he’s ever even studied let alone seen firsthand and we’ve only had a few soft landings since 1950. https://twitter.com/Stephen_Geigestatus/1656416819312222219
30. Live footage of meme coin investors accepting their ROI. https://twitter.com/KaylerSmithTV/status/1656130092966264834
31. Here’s the Messari call from today with both Fred & Chaz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUhWwF74MM
32. People really seem to be enjoying the CF’s Blockchain Education Alpha Program. https://twitter.com/andreassosilo/status/1644263843743293451
33. The US Chamber of Commerce brief in the Coinbase case is calling out the SEC for acting “unlawfully”. https://twitter.com/MetaLawMan/status/1656737447756038177
34. About that whole self-custody thing we’ve discussed… https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1656706653801136132
35. The SPO poll on K and minFee starts today (May 15)! You should redelegate if your stake pool doesn’t vote the way you would vote! https://cardanofoundation.org/en/news/entering-voltaire-poll-experiment-live-on-mainnet/
36. There are also a series of forum topics for discussion of the various options in the Cardano.org forums. https://twitter.com/Lovecoach_nic/status/1657700010148896770
37. Coinbase spotlights Empowa! May be the first time they’ve ever given such a spotlight to a Cardano project. Tides are turning. https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1657081243518005254
38. Wow. Leaked “Key Messages” document for the joint committee meeting in the US House last week. Best part: they basically complain about separation of powers in point three. https://twitter.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1656362002577772544
39. Dr. Vanishree Rao on ZK-Rollups. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1657778843854274560
40. Here’s a new Decentralized Identity article from IOG. https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2023/05/11/atala-prism-pioneering-digital-identity-with-decentralized-solutions/
41. There are reasons we’re in a hard capped cryptocurrency like Cardano. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/business/argentina-interest-rates-inflation/index.html
42. What is a dRep? This video is for you. There will be additional categories of default dReps that vote abstain or no confidence on every vote. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1658034085401337857
43. The US Dept. of Justice is officially saying they are targeting exchanges. Great. Great. https://www.ft.com/content/5aac457e-cc80-44ae-ac40-9b51d9b601a3
44. Wow! Ledger just made what is possibly the greatest PR blunder in the history of crypto. Trezor will be poppin’ bottles tonight. https://twitter.com/Ledgestatus/1658458714771169282
45. People are claiming that the hysteria is a misunderstanding of cryptography. But, that’s not what’s going on here if Ledger plus one of the other two shard custodians can reconstruct your private key without having to use your private key. https://twitter.com/nimuepool/status/1658517533836574720
46. The Ledger Recover FAQ seems to support this understanding as it suggests you use a brand new device for recovery. https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/9579368109597
47. Wow. Unfortunate timing for this. https://twitter.com/Ledgestatus/1658095051375800321
48. Ken Kodama will be doing a Japanese language interview on CardanoSpot on May 18. https://twitter.com/Emurgo_Ken/status/1658838077136162828
49. The stake pool operator poll on network parameters of K and minPoolCost is live. See the results here. The re-delegation phase will begin on May 25th. https://adastat.net/polls/96861fe7da8d45ba5db95071ed3889ed1412929f33610636c072a4b5ab550211
50. Cornucopias dropped some new in-game footage. As expected, Solace is beautiful. https://youtu.be/j5iwNsQVMDQ?t=1846
51. Wow….the Ledger shards are encrypted with “a master key that is contained in all devices”. Wut? https://twitter.com/P3b7_/status/1658809445965606913
52. Sadly, the Ledger CEO seemed to be denying exactly the above just a day ago. https://twitter.com/_pgauthiestatus/1658508082941403144
53. Here’s why 340 ADA minPoolCost promotes multi-pools. https://twitter.com/ArmySpies/status/1659387255537176581
54. Numbers are emerging on the benefits of K=1000 over K=500. https://twitter.com/StakeWithPride/status/1659398551917727744
55. Here’s the latest on the Stake Pool Operator poll. https://adastat.net/polls/96861fe7da8d45ba5db95071ed3889ed1412929f33610636c072a4b5ab550211
56. Rep. Tom Emmer is trying to help crypto by cutting crypto assets out of the definition of a “security”. He creates a new non-security asset category called “investment contract asset”. https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1659291641281146886
57. Prof. Wadler (co-inventor of Cardano’s Plutus) has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society joining the likes of Einstein, Darwin, Hawking, and Isaac Newton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLOm-dWje-M
58. Huge amount of voting for economic self-interest by multi-poolers in the SPO poll. Earlier today (May 21), 84.73% by stake of the vote for K=500, Min Cost 340 ₳ was multi-poolers. Only 15.6% of the vote for K=1000, Min Cost 170 ₳ was multi-poolers. https://adastat.net/polls/96861fe7da8d45ba5db95071ed3889ed1412929f33610636c072a4b5ab550211
59. Large pools also voted heavily for economic self-interest with the K parameter. 70.02% by stake of the vote for K=500, Min Cost 170 ₳ was pools with delegation over 35 million. Only 30.57% of the vote for K=1000, Min Cost 170 ₳ was pools over 35 million. https://adastat.net/polls/96861fe7da8d45ba5db95071ed3889ed1412929f33610636c072a4b5ab550211
60. Apparently Cardano has its own wiki now! Probably better given our previous treatment by the big wiki group. https://twitter.com/StakeWithPride/status/1660383700243329024
61. Rep. Tom Emmer is getting some reactions on the bill he sponsored with Rep. Soto. https://twitter.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1660329932495486977
62. You’re really gonna hold up a debt ceiling deal because you hate crypto so bad? https://twitter.com/gaborgurbacs/status/1660248530135515138
63. Looks like a few big multi-poolers have voted in the poll since yesterday. Pretty easy to predict what they didn’t vote for. https://adastat.net/polls/96861fe7da8d45ba5db95071ed3889ed1412929f33610636c072a4b5ab550211
64. Reports coming in that DCG has defaulted on the payment owed to Genesis. https://twitter.com/AP_Abacus/status/1660671386388504577
65. Ledger Recover would allow governments to confiscate crypto assets by subpoena? Called “not a real concern in the end.” Really? https://twitter.com/TheBTCTherapist/status/1660677064700178436
66. Frederik Gregaard on DeFi and regulation. https://twitter.com/F_Gregaard/status/1660655806709211137
67. Don’t Forget, the May Cardano 360 will be on May 25th. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1660621805017608194
68. Here’s the daily check-in on the status of the SPO Poll. We have surpassed 590 pools voting (as of May 23). https://adastat.net/polls/96861fe7da8d45ba5db95071ed3889ed1412929f33610636c072a4b5ab550211
69. The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong has decided to get our hopes up with a proposed regulatory framework for crypto exchanges that could mean more trading for coins like Cardano. https://apps.sfc.hk/edistributionWeb/gateway/EN/news-and-announcements/news/doc?refNo=23PR53
70. Here’s an IOG thread on the latest out of Atala Prism and Self-Sovereign Identity. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1660904360925188097
71. Here’s an IOG article on Cardano native tokens. https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1660975383997448193
72. The difference in decentralization between Cardano and Bitcoin is still…laughable. https://twitter.com/StakeWithPride/status/1660979639907500033
73. Ledger is finally caving (a little) to the backlash. It’s reported that they will focus on open sourcing parts of their code and only release the “Recover” firmware after that open sourcing is finished. https://twitter.com/NFTherdestatus/1661026174779420672
74. Looks like the Hong Kong announcement yesterday might have been a hint of what’s coming. https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1661391542504902664
75. The Cardano Layerverse is coming to life. https://twitter.com/TobiasIlskov/status/1660697833115385856
76. Wow! Incredible! Thank you for voting in favor of decentralization, 1PCT! https://twitter.com/StakeWithPride/status/1661460222203002880
77. Federal Reserve report debunks claim that crypto is not useful to people in the US. https://twitter.com/SebVentures/status/1661063483369177108
78. The SPO phase of the poll is over. Nearly 800 pools voted. Now it’s your turn to see how your pool voted and re-delegate if you think they voted against decentralization and for their own pocketbook. https://adastat.net/polls/96861fe7da8d45ba5db95071ed3889ed1412929f33610636c072a4b5ab550211
79. The May Cardano 360 is out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_bCa_xCoxA
80. Charles dropped an update today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfL2U2hAGWw
81. Sen. Cynthia Lummis declares her opposition to the 30% tax on bitcoin mining. https://twitter.com/SenLummis/status/1661803569341759495
82. Lots of volume being transacted on Cardano recently! https://twitter.com/cwpaulm/status/1662929296329981952
83. Recent subpoenas to the Python Package Index don’t bode well for those hoping to store seed phrases with third-party custodians. https://twitter.com/_jonasschnelli_/status/1662531840606093312
84. Transaction volume is looking very interesting right now. https://messari.io/charts/cardano/txn-vol
85. JPG Store has now launched Android and IOS apps. https://twitter.com/jpgstoreNFT/status/1663281982262919170
86. It’s true. Cardano is straight killing it on the security leg of the trilemma.https://twitter.com/cardano_whale/status/1662987243655684096
87. Just checked. Yep. The centralization in ETH is still staggering. https://twitter.com/StakeWithPride/status/1663222056870350848
88. There’s a documentary about a 2022 Plutus hackathon in Argentina. https://twitter.com/LarsBrunjes/status/1663111319732535297
89. Pavia is testing NFT gating. This could get very interesting. https://twitter.com/Pavia_io/status/1663153213988823040
90. Marlowe is on mainnet! You can now code Cardano smart contracts in javascript or blockly via Marlowe! This is an amazing leap forward. https://twitter.com/marlowe_io/status/1663480828016435200
91. Don’t forget! We are still in the re-delegation phase of the CF Poll. See how your stake pool voted! If they were voting for their pocketbook instead of decentralization, you should re-delegate! https://twitter.com/Cardano_CF/status/1663564854572244994
92. Wow! Cardano projects are doing big things these days! https://twitter.com/CardanoCrocClub/status/1663468916843114498
93. The CCP has dropped a white paper on how it will develop Web 3 including NFTs and the metaverse. https://twitter.com/milestones_nft/status/1663458500922712064

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I think to get the full picture of my experience, you have to start at the beginning of my life.
I was born with pretty severe glaucoma, and would have been blind if not for emergency surgery when I was only three weeks old. The situation with my eyes was sort of like a hydra though, we resolved one condition, and three new conditions would pop up because many eye conditions lend to others. So needless to say, I was always in and out of ophthalmologists’ offices and was very used to being poked and prodded.
I’d swell with pride every time a nurse or doctor said something to the effect of “Wow, you’re doing so good! Most kids cry for XYZ!” Whether that be eyedrops, getting my pressures checked, etc. I knew these remarks were compliments to me, but also to my parents. Making my parents look good made me feel good too. So I’d always respond with some comment to the effect of “What, like it’s hard?” a la Elle Woods. I was hungry for validation from adults.
I was absolutely fascinated by medicine. I was always paying attention when the doctors were talking to my parents, learned about my own conditions as well as others I didn’t have, and I knew all major eye anatomy by age 10. There weren’t many 10-year-olds asking their doctor how their optic nerve looks.
It extended outside of ophthalmology too, I would always watch when I was getting shots, even though my mom told me not to. And when I broke my arm shortly after turning 7, I was so excited about the x-rays. I wanted to be a pediatric ophthalmologist from a young age, to help kids and parents in similar situations to mine.
I’m not sure exactly what age the UTIs started, all I know is that I was constantly on antibiotics to combat the latest infection. I’d get ultrasounds of my abdomen (I was also fascinated by those) and doctors would feel around externally, always with clothes on if my memory is correct. My records show that I had a VCUG at age 4, but I don’t remember it at all.
So at age 7, being told we were going to go to the hospital and have my stomach x-rayed, I was pumped. The testing was on a weekend, so my dad, mom, and older sister all came along.
I remember being in a great mood that day. What was there to be anxious about, right? It was the weekend, and I was going to see inside my stomach—that’s all fun stuff. My mom came in the room with me, and my dad and sister stayed out in the waiting area.
I remember my mom’s mood not matching mine. When they sent us into the adjoining bathroom with instructions for me to pee and change into a gown, my mom seemed anxious, maybe a little agitated. I was in a goofy mood though, not really deterred by hers.
We came out and I laid on the exam table, still in a good mood. That good mood was gone pretty quickly.
My understanding now is that my VUR was a fairly severe case, so it is likely that I had an active UTI while this was all done. Even just them cleaning me was painful. I remember the nurse who cleaned me looked at me incredulously and brushed it off when I told her that it hurt.
But things hit the fan when they started to catheterize me.
I was immediately in fight or flight (and I chose fight). Nurses struggled to hold my legs down and apart on the table. I was crying, kicking, and begging them to stop. They didn’t.
So I looked to my mom for help. Her expression wasn’t just disappointment, it was disgust. Disgust at my behavior, I realized. I was normally such a cooperative kid. She didn’t want to be seen as a permissive parent, and so expressing her disapproval of my behavior was necessary. She didn’t humor my distress, only exasperatingly telling me to get it over with so we could go home.
Once I realized my mom wasn’t going to help me, I remembered my dad and sister were out in the waiting room. If I scream loud enough, I thought to myself, they’ll hear me. And then they’ll barge into the room and demand that these people stop. They’ll help.
So I screamed. And screamed. No one came. No one stopped. And eventually I was tired out enough that they were able to catheterize me.
The VCUG confirmed that my VUR was operable. And so in the summer, about a week before I turned 8, I had the surgery.
Even though I knew I’d be under anesthesia for it, I was still terrified because I knew what they’d be doing while I was under was similar to what they did in the VCUG.
The morning of my surgery, I considered finding a hiding spot. My almost-8-year-old logic was that if we missed the surgery appointment, I wouldn’t have surgery at all. What kept me from actually trying that plan was knowing my parents would be furious with me. So I didn’t.
I had one more VCUG post-operation, probably to confirm the surgery worked. This time, I knew what was going to happen and I was extremely anxious.
The only thing that was different that time was that there was one, younger nurse with a modicum of empathy. She explained that when I was tense, my urethra was like a closed fist, showing how she couldn’t get a finger from her other hand through her fist. She loosened up the fist to show that relaxing would help me be more open and it wouldn’t hurt.
I nodded in understanding, but realistically I came from a family full of people with undiagnosed, untreated anxiety and absolutely no skills in emotional regulation. I didn’t know anything about deep breaths to relax. And I certainly didn’t have any kind of specialized knowledge in relaxing my pelvic floor muscles. They gave me a plastic straw and told me to breathe through it and focus on that. I remember cringing and thinking it was like having a catheter in my mouth too.
And so that VCUG ended up like the last one. Me fighting and crying and screaming, and none of the adults in the room considering that my distress might be justified.
No one ever told me that that was it. I was done. I wouldn’t ever need another VCUG. So I lived in perpetual fear that there’d be follow ups and my parents wouldn’t tell me in advance, just drive me to the hospital and spring it on me. Would I need to go back every year? Every 5 years? In 10 years? I had no idea, and I never asked. Because what if I did need follow ups, and my parents had just forgotten about scheduling them? I wouldn’t want to remind them.
When the next school year started that fall, I was different. Previously a social butterfly who easily made friends, I now was having a hard time finding a place I belonged.
I stumbled on trichotillomania to self-soothe, compulsively pulling out my eyebrows and eyelashes. Having light skin and very dark hair, thick eyebrows, and thick eyelashes (thanks, Southern European genes), any time I pulled a significant amount of hairs out, it was very noticeable, and I spent much of that school year with hardly any eyebrows and eyelashes. Looking like a freak didn’t really help in making friends, and it became a vicious circle. I pulled because I was anxious, was anxious because I didn’t have strong friendships, and didn’t have strong friends because I pulled.
I’ve overcome the eyebrow portion, but I still struggle with compulsive eyelash pulling to this day.
I was terrified of my own body. A lot of kids explore, even if only for the sake of cleaning themselves. But me? No. As soon as I was bathing unsupervised, I stopped cleaning between my legs. And when I’d use the bathroom, I’d wad up a thick cushion of toilet paper so that I wouldn’t be able to feel myself when I wiped.
The onset of puberty changed nothing. While girls my age were talking like graduating from pads to tampons was the only way to ascend to womanhood, I couldn’t bear the thought of sticking anything up there. Just thinking about even attempting to use a tampon made me sweaty. My 14th birthday party was a pool party, but I ended up getting my period the day before and couldn’t swim with my friends that day.
When I got my first period at age 13, I remember crying. I thought about how now, if I was raped, I could get pregnant. And I really did not want to get pregnant. I got my period at school, and on the walk to the nurse’s office to call my mom, I eyed every man and boy I passed suspiciously. I knew enough about pregnancy and childbirth to know it was something I never wanted to happen to me, because it meant 9 months of having strangers stick their hands and various medical devices inside my body, and ending with unimaginable pain.
The hilarious thing is that I never drew the connection between all of this and my VCUG experience. And I wouldn’t realize it for well over a decade.
I met the love of my life in college when I was 21. He was kind and compassionate, and pretty instantly we just seemed to be on the same page. He became my best friend.
I had finally discovered masturbation (albeit, external only and through layers) at age 19, but hadn’t ever tried penetrative sex. He was understanding of my anxiety around penetration, and we had fun doing things within my comfort zone for a while. Then, at age 24, after living with him for a few months, I had decided I was ready to try and got on birth control.
Every attempt was unsuccessful. It was like I was a brick wall down there, and I always called it off. Different positions, different lubes, lots of lube, ridiculous amounts of lube, lights on, lights off, spending the whole day getting horny in advance of trying—we tried basically everything except alcohol. Alcohol was my mom’s suggestion when I asked her if I had any medical issues she knew about that would interfere with intimacy (I was thinking maybe I was intersex or something of that sort). A glass or two of wine to relax, just for the first time so I can get it over with, she said. I thought that sounded like a great way to become dependent on alcohol and said no thanks.
So I looked into sex therapy, found someone I liked, and filled out her preliminary paperwork. One of the questions asked about medical history, especially that which involved genitalia. So I looked up the name of my condition, VUR, and mentioned the VCUGs without really thinking about it. After all, that involved my urethra, not my vagina. It couldn’t possibly be related to the vaginismus I was struggling with.
She asked about it in our initial sessions going over history. And we quickly confirmed it was very much related. That led me to do more research, which led me to Reddit forums! I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety and PTSD.
I learned that no, I wasn’t being dramatic about the pain I was in. The time I spent since gaslighting myself, saying I was probably just overreacting… it doesn’t add up given the facts and the context of my medical history. All of the adults in the room both times failed me. Unfortunately, this procedure is still performed to this day, on tens of thousands of children each year.
I feel a lot of guilt. I’ve spent many sleepless nights crying for all of the kids who have been traumatized in the 20 years since this happened to me, thinking that I should be doing more, speaking up, writing letters. I’m still trying to figure out my place in all this. I feel like I may not be able to “heal” or “move on” while this is still happening daily.
I’m now 27 and still working on learning the body I’ve spent at least two decades tuned out of. Therapy has been great, but progress is slow—there is much to unpack and work on. I’ll be trying EMDR in the next month or so. My partner, now my husband, has been supportive and patient along the way, and I am so grateful for him.
With the clarity I have now, I know that I’m most uncomfortable lying on my back. Even for things like going to see my esthetician for facials and brow waxing, I can’t fully relax on my back. Additionally, the thought of any kind of medical penetration makes me ridiculously anxious. Initial COVID testing methods where they swabbed deep into the nose were something I avoided like the plague itself. I jumped on the rapid self-tests that didn’t require you to swab as deep. I also want to see an ENT for allergy and breathing issues, but am terrified that they’ll want to stick something up my nose or down my throat. I also have not seen a gynecologist—getting a pap smear is completely off the table if I can’t even be penetrated by someone I trust. Isn't it ironic how I’ve changed from wanting to be a doctor, to now being terrified of them?
It does feel eerily poetic though, that I had no say over what happened to my body on that exam table then, and even though I’m now in the pilot seat, I still don’t have a conscious say over my body. My body remembers being violated, and it’s been on high alert ever since, ignoring my conscious brain. Still working on finding my peace.