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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Have you had success with other certs in the past?

    I know some people have poor test taking skills, which can make these tests harder. A old friend of mine took 3 tries to get CISSP.

    If you’ve had success in the past, then maybe these exams are just giving you issues. But you mentioned attention/focus issues.

    If your ADHD isn’t treated, first step is to go see a dr. Then you should be able to attend all the classes without skipping.

    You could just not be a great test taker because of . Getting your mental health treated and being stable will help you with keeping focus during the test too.

    You also need to understand that many of these cert exams ask questions and expect specific answers solely based on the materials taught. This means you must forget any of your other experiences and knowledge when takes these tests.

    Certifications are like gate keeping. Some are more difficult so they keep “prestige” because the less people that can earn it means it carries more weight. Usually the marketing is something like “get this cert so you can prove x amount of knowledge”. And that’s not really the mindset you need going into the test - that’s just marketing.



  • Sinclair Lewis said “When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

    It’s hard to feel like me as a singular person can do much is this ocean of horrifying things. I even find my kindness and empathy wearing thin - all in the name of “they voted for this crap and now I will be dragged along”.

    I remind myself to be kind, stand up for what is right, and do what I can. Which mostly involves contacting my congress people and representatives to also do the right thing for the people.

    Every day is terrifying. Stay safe.









  • It is very difficult to motivate people to move to a different platform.

    Meta continues to do shitty things. I deleted all my accounts 10 years ago because of said shitty things. The list of shitty things keeps growing.

    I can try to be optimistic about the Streisand effect. But it would have to be towards positive experience with pixelfed. Enough people would need to move for it to not feel empty. Sort of like BlueSky during the election. Enough people frustrated with twitter, and (most importantly) see enough people, including celebrities, politicians and other influencers migrate to make it worth checking out.

    Edit to add: I very much would love to witness the downfall of meta and twitter. We need these alternatives. And as much as people hate commercialization, all of these alternative spaces need some marketing to make them viable.