"Junior position. Requirements: 2-3 years of experience."
Cool! Where exactly does a junior get 2-3 years of experience? Nobody knows 🥲
So you look at your real skills and compare them to what's listed. And somewhere in that gap, a thought appears that you really didn't want to have:
maybe I just need to learn how to lie.
Not fabricate things from scratch. Just... stretch the truth a little. Take something real and make it sound bigger than it was. Everyone does it, apparently. Friends who got hired told me directly just exaggerate, it's fine, that's how the game works.
And I get it. The market is broken. Companies created this by demanding the impossible from entry-level candidates. People are just adapting to a stupid system. I don't blame them.
But I'm sitting here unable to do it. And that feels like a trap.
Because on one side: no lies, no job, no money, no time to wait it out.
On the other side: lie a little, maybe get hired, pay your bills, but become a slightly worse version of yourself in the process.
I don't have a conclusion here... Just the question that keeps coming back:
Is the price worth it?
Bitcoin and oil are diverging right now
Looks like $BTC is about to close the month red
while oil is only starting to pick up momentum
Tomorrow is monthly close
for both BTC and oil
Could get very volatile
Been looking into some real-world tech lately, moving a bit away from the crypto noise. Nuclear energy, specifically Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), is catching my eye. AI is the main driver for this demand, but for me, the real story is energy security and decentralization.
Living in Ukraine, I see how risky a centralized grid can be. One hit to a main node and the whole region goes dark, even if the power plant is fine. Natural disasters like storms or earthquakes create the same risk. SMRs could change this by moving us toward a distributed network that is much harder to break. They are smaller, use passive safety systems, and are theoretically more resilient than the massive plants built last century.
It’s not just a "green energy" play anymore; it’s about building a grid where reliability is the main asset. For broad exposure, $NLR and $NUKZ are interesting, while $URA covers the supply chain. For individual stocks, I’m watching $SMR, $OKLO, and $BWXT.
BUT:
This is a high-risk, long-term bet. SMRs are still very expensive compared to renewables, and we probably won't see mass use until 2030. Until then, these stocks will move mostly on news and permits, not real revenue. Also, moving nuclear fuel across a decentralized network is a huge logistical and security puzzle that still needs a solution
Looks like a new $BTC trading channel is forming
Base logic is simple:
• Close above the channel + retest from above = bullish continuation
• Close below the channel + retest from below = bearish continuation
But fakeouts matter a lot here:
• Fake breakout up - price closes above the channel, then falls back inside
Strong bearish signal, liquidity grab, likely move to the lower part of the range
• Fake breakout down - price closes below the channel, then reclaims it
Strong bullish signal, liquidity grab, likely move to the upper range
That said, my base case is still bearish
I think BTC is more likely to keep pushing lower
I’m already positioned for that scenario
Looking to buy either around ~$40k or only after a confirmed trend reversal to the upside