Anybody living in save energy mode/quiet quitting mode
I'm a typical engineer guy,new 9 to 9 desk job one roaming cities for meagre salary.But looking at poor infra,poor cleanliness,bad connectivity ,clogged roads and increasing scams(rent price scams,cab scams,job scams,food adulteration scams,income tax paying scam,bad safety,frustrated people everywhere,this scam that scam ,its more easy to think which isnt scam,as by default everything is a scam) i've changed a lot in last year and it shows in my behaviour.I'm pretty verbal about things i find wrong.Its affecting my ability to keep relations with friends and family as everyone lives in denial,scolds me for pointing things out.
Im no longer some dumb guy who wanted to earn lakhs and lakhs per month by going beyond admissible levels and just make parents proud and buy all services and things to be happy and somehow not history let repeat itself for my family,whichs mainly a low middle class one where kids grew in bare minimum.
But i've kind of snapped recently,i no longer want to be on that 'mission' every boy goes on,any ambitious boy.That mission we all dudes put us on,for which we ignore health,ignore having a gf ,ignore nurturing ourselves.I dont owe my family anything(not totally anything,basic things,sure i'll give) ,that glory or riches which we are subtly groomed to aim for.Mainly guys live in arrival fallacy due to this brainwashing.
I've lived in semi poor conditions(yeah i'll not state exactly which,as apparently theres always 10 times worse having ones in india ,doesnt mean mine are invalid).
Anyways,My parents ,when i present them with certain comforts which we never had,they dont respond welcoming to that either,they are themselves like kids who are losing reasoning and logic as they're aging.
Recently only i've to fight with them to take delhi pollution seriously,but they just fight me back whichs hilarious.
It makes perfect sense to keep myself first.i dont wanna roam city to city for high packages,losing my hairs,my body,my relations and peace of mind of staying in same place same room same neighbour.I'll just pick any job i get and its ok i'll get scolded or whatever,im already living very frugally,why should i go all crazy,theres only so much only a salaried person can aim for,i've no infinite money glitch like corruption or anything generational and thats alright,money cant be everything,not for me,i'll always be way behind in it due to reasons not in my control,wont take it to my ego.
Anyways ive decided i'll go totally saving mode,like a laptop of safe power mode iykyk lol. Im pretty sure there are people like that,its just ive reached it way early,im in late 20s only.anybody else who follows?
Posted Dec 1, 2025, 3:07 AM UTC