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Title: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Atramental on January 14, 2017, 09:04:04 PM: I still have a hard time answering this since so much can change within 5 years but *eh* I guess I would say:
Living in a nice little house, that's completely powered by solar panels, where I just do fun and creative things all day. :doge

[disclaimer: this is assuming the world as a whole isn't a smoldering hellscape]
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: toku on January 14, 2017, 09:18:49 PM: Before anyone posts in here I just want to say writing these things down (or typing) can be powerful. That's why they call it spelling, be careful about what you're casting. Bless up
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Boogie on January 14, 2017, 09:25:47 PM: I see myself being old as fuck. :P

Career: Being in a supervisory/managerial position. (already have my name in for a few promotions, so the next two months will see whether I get on that track or not). Though, 10 years from now will also put me in range of thinking more about retirement than work (that will put me at 19 years of service. Can go at 25, but always saw myself hitting 30 years at least).

personal: A family. I hope. Though if it doesn't happen in the 5 year range, I don't know if that will still be a goal when the timeframe is stretched to 10 years. :-\
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 14, 2017, 09:28:50 PM: Still posting on The Bore, I guess.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Boogie on January 14, 2017, 09:30:51 PM: Also, let's add a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, a 600lbs deadlift, 450lbs squat, and an even faster sports car while we're at it. :P
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: nudemacusers on January 14, 2017, 09:34:07 PM: O-4 🇺🇸
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Atramental on January 14, 2017, 09:42:53 PM: https://www.defense.gov/About-DoD/Insignias/Officers#O4

Thank goodness for Google. Cool. :itagaki
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 14, 2017, 09:48:58 PM: Dead.

Probably by suicide.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Atramental on January 14, 2017, 09:52:49 PM: Quote from: Rahxephon91 on January 14, 2017, 09:48:58 PM
Dead tired from too much sex with my lovely girlfriend who loves and accepts me for who I am.
Bless Up. :ufup
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Boogie on January 14, 2017, 09:55:23 PM: Quote from: Rahxephon91 on January 14, 2017, 09:48:58 PM
Dead.

Alerting the relevant authorities......

I'm planning on making it to 85, myself. :P
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: bork on January 14, 2017, 10:05:17 PM: Fighting hordes of evil mutants, in the nuclear wastelands, in the post-Trumpocalypse era.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: CatsCatsCats on January 14, 2017, 10:13:30 PM: I think 70 would be pushing it, myself.

Finally figuring out sustainable self employment, wage cucking is killing my soul
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Samson Manhug on January 14, 2017, 10:19:54 PM: Working on The Hill, remarried with babby formed, past articles published in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Atlantic, and working on a book.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Samson Manhug on January 14, 2017, 10:24:39 PM: Quote from: nudemacusers on January 14, 2017, 09:34:07 PM
O-4 🇺🇸

Aim higher ✈️
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Rufus on January 14, 2017, 10:32:26 PM: Doing more than treading water.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: brawndolicious on January 14, 2017, 11:16:43 PM: In a Director level position hopefully. Since joining my company 2.5 months ago, they've developed more vacancies in my department than filled positions (for project managers) which I guess is a good thing for me. The brain drain is real tho.

If I go back to school then I'm hoping for some sort of stable employment as a teacher/researcher but that does require putting life on hold for a long time to get a PhD and I'm already 28.

If I strike it rich somehow then I'll probably be a permanent grad student. :doge
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: El Babua on January 14, 2017, 11:18:49 PM: Part of the neoliberal bourgeoisie :snob

Or wagecuck, could go either way
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 15, 2017, 12:59:51 AM: Still dreaming about having sex with two redheads at once.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Atramental on January 15, 2017, 01:01:16 AM: I too have a similar dream. :whew
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Tasty on January 15, 2017, 02:22:36 AM: 5 years:

Still living a good life in Boston. I've cut down my physical possessions to the bare minimum. I'm a much better cook and make dinner often. I'm probably still working in software with a couple contributions to big-name open source projects. My studio apartment is closer to the city and has hardwood floors. My parents have accepted my homosexuality. I've found a way to concentrate better. I have better sleep habits. I don't drink nearly as much.

10 years:

My days are spent writing screenplays for my agent, who sells them to Hollywood. I've directed at least one critically well-received full-length indie movie. I go out drinking with friends every couple nights or so. I live in a high-rise luxury one bedroom apartment in the heart of Boston. I'm well off enough that I've pulled my parents out of debt and have contributed to significant repairs and upgrades on my childhood home. I'm in great health and so are my closest family members.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Atramental on January 15, 2017, 03:23:42 AM: I don't need that mental image right before bedtime. :donot
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on January 15, 2017, 08:36:30 AM: - Over a million dollars of net worth
- Three sugar babies on rotation
- Still posting on The Bore
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 15, 2017, 08:48:11 AM: Quote from: Jack Remington on January 15, 2017, 03:21:04 AM
Balls deep in Atra's mom.

Lets DP her then all three of us change our facebook statuses to reflect the incident.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: thisismyusername on January 15, 2017, 11:37:57 AM: Hopefully dead. I'm not really seeing anything on the horizon that will shake-up my life. :lol
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: tiesto on January 15, 2017, 11:52:24 AM: Career-wise... maybe in a tech project management position. I've even been slightly entertaining the thought of leaving commercial industry, getting a 2nd masters (for Education) and becoming a CS teacher (teachers make REAL GOOD money where I live).

I also hope to have at least one indie game or mobile game or RPGMaker game released to my name, possibly on Steam Greenlight.

Finally, I hope to be married, possibly with a kid. (I'm 34 now)
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 15, 2017, 12:09:15 PM: Career wise: Probably close to plotting my escape from this industry. Perhaps lining up a teaching or non-profit gig.

Personal wise: I don't know. I'm plenty happy with my wife and kids. If things stay the same, that would be more than enough.

All the above of course coming from a guy that things that 5-10 year plans are silly. Life throws too many wrenches in things (especially with a wife and kids) to realistically plan much of anything that far our.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 15, 2017, 12:15:56 PM: Human trafficking
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on January 15, 2017, 12:17:22 PM: Quote from: Dufus on January 15, 2017, 12:14:09 PM
Quote from: I'm a Puppy! on January 15, 2017, 12:09:15 PM
Career wise: Probably close to plotting my escape from this industry.

What kinda industry are you in now?
IT/Business consulting.

Though human trafficking isn't too far off the mark.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: benjipwns on January 15, 2017, 02:22:00 PM: NeoGAF.com Moderator :success
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: thisismyusername on January 15, 2017, 04:33:50 PM: Quote from: Kaffir The Reaper on January 15, 2017, 11:52:15 AM
Quote from: thisismyusername on January 15, 2017, 11:37:57 AM
Hopefully dead. I'm not really seeing anything on the horizon that will shake-up my life. :lol

Let's get married. I'd like a green card and I'll be happy to provide you with some entertainment.

I'm not a hot grill, though. :fbm
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Tasty on January 15, 2017, 08:13:06 PM: I can't believe you'd propose to username before me, Wrath kun! You... baka!!

(http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b601/Peo01/tumblr_m7gipjmWBm1rvkw6no1_500_zps83bd95b5.gif) (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/Peo01/media/tumblr_m7gipjmWBm1rvkw6no1_500_zps83bd95b5.gif.html)
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Boogie on January 15, 2017, 08:42:58 PM: Quote from: Jack Remington on January 15, 2017, 04:11:18 PM
Quote from: Boogie on January 14, 2017, 09:25:47 PM
I see myself being old as fuck. :P

Career: Being in a supervisory/managerial position. (already have my name in for a few promotions, so the next two months will see whether I get on that track or not). Though, 10 years from now will also put me in range of thinking more about retirement than work (that will put me at 19 years of service. Can go at 25, but always saw myself hitting 30 years at least).

personal: A family. I hope. Though if it doesn't happen in the 5 year range, I don't know if that will still be a goal when the timeframe is stretched to 10 years. :-\

What rank are you at right now?

Still just your run-of-the-mill Constable.

Promotion's not an option until you hit 7 years. I'll be hitting my 9th year in a month.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Shrew on January 15, 2017, 09:00:46 PM: Hitting level 130 in World of Warcraft. Wondering where it all went so, so, horribly wrong.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 15, 2017, 09:18:35 PM: Where WoW went wrong or life?
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Shrew on January 15, 2017, 09:43:13 PM: Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on January 15, 2017, 09:18:35 PM
Where WoW went wrong or life?

At this point it's all interchangeable. Some people equate world events and happenings with the birth of a child. I associate it with hitting exalted with the Fish People.

"I'll never forget the day Trump started WW3. That mini Mike Morhaime pet was so adorbs.."
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 15, 2017, 10:44:14 PM: I hear the RCMP has some pretty strange initiation rituals that you need to do in order to move up the ranks. Have you left a sex toy in a female colleague's desk yet?
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on January 16, 2017, 07:18:29 AM: Quote from: Shrew on January 15, 2017, 09:00:46 PM
Hitting level 130 in World of Warcraft. Wondering where it all went so, so, horribly wrong.

Only 2 more xpacs in the next 10 years?

Blizz plz

spoiler (click to show/hide)
WoW 2 believe
[close]
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Tasty on January 16, 2017, 08:38:18 AM: Quote from: Kaffir The Reaper on January 16, 2017, 04:11:03 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 15, 2017, 08:13:06 PM
I can't believe you'd propose to username before me, Wrath kun! You... baka!!

(http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b601/Peo01/tumblr_m7gipjmWBm1rvkw6no1_500_zps83bd95b5.gif) (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/Peo01/media/tumblr_m7gipjmWBm1rvkw6no1_500_zps83bd95b5.gif.html)

But you wouldn't allow any Sega games in the house. Our love bloomed in the battlefield, yet I'm no longer a soldier.

Sega makes games for all systems now, even ones that are like the crappy old 2D Sonics! (Sonic Mania)
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: PlayDat on January 16, 2017, 10:55:31 PM: 5 years
Living in California, working as a mid-senior level software engineer in Silicon Valley. I'll have a license and a car (these are my main goals for 2017). If my student loans aren't completely paid off yet then I should be damn close.

A whole new healthy social life. I like the one I have now, but realistically I'm not going to see most of these people more than once a year. I've never been to California before, but I've wanted to move there for a long time. I also want to have completed a handful of mobile apps and browser extensions. I have a bunch of ideas written down already.

Health-wise, I hope my digestive illness remains under control and that I'm back to lifting weights as consistently as I did in college.

10 years
Starting my own business. I have a clear idea of what I want to make. It's going to be extremely difficult and expensive (even when compared to the high price of starting any business) so I'd like to have a good amount of cash saved up, a better understanding of the technology involved, and make good connections with more experienced people.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on January 17, 2017, 06:03:01 AM: Happily married to a white woman with one mixed kid who will be president one day.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Samson Manhug on November 09, 2024, 01:17:14 AM: Quote from: Samson Manhug on January 14, 2017, 10:19:54 PM
Working on The Hill, remarried with babby formed, past articles published in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Atlantic, and working on a book.

I worked in Congress, remarried, babby formed, published in Foreign Policy, pissed off my only New York Times contact, never seriously started a book. How are everyone else's goals going?
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: team filler on November 09, 2024, 04:51:49 AM: I killed myself 8)
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on November 09, 2024, 11:53:23 AM: Quote from: Samson Manhug on November 09, 2024, 01:17:14 AM
Quote from: Samson Manhug on January 14, 2017, 10:19:54 PM
Working on The Hill, remarried with babby formed, past articles published in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, and The Atlantic, and working on a book.

I worked in Congress, remarried, babby formed, published in Foreign Policy, pissed off my only New York Times contact, never seriously started a book. How are everyone else's goals going?

Quote from: Olivia Wilde Homo on January 15, 2017, 08:36:30 AM
- Over a million dollars of net worth
- Three sugar babies on rotation
- Still posting on The Bore

Achieved all these. I didn’t really aim all that high, though. There are some interesting things going on in my life. As I’m now getting to middle age, I’m happy to say that I have few regrets. My dog is now 16 1/2 years old and is starting to see some decline but is doing fantastic for a dog his age. I’m still surprised The Bore is still around. Every few weeks when I check in I half expect it to not be there :lol but I’m glad it is. Feels like an entirely different world when I see posts from the early days.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Samson Manhug on November 09, 2024, 02:04:43 PM: I love how being a millionaire with a small harem is low-hanging fruit for you. Inspiring! Congrats on achieving your goals.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: tiesto on November 10, 2024, 11:50:06 AM: Quote from: tiesto on January 15, 2017, 11:52:24 AM
Career-wise... maybe in a tech project management position. I've even been slightly entertaining the thought of leaving commercial industry, getting a 2nd masters (for Education) and becoming a CS teacher (teachers make REAL GOOD money where I live).

I also hope to have at least one indie game or mobile game or RPGMaker game released to my name, possibly on Steam Greenlight.

Finally, I hope to be married, possibly with a kid. (I'm 34 now)

So, let's see...

1. I switched companies soon after the initial post. I don't have a management title, but I do lead quite a few projects in my division (for some household-name clients) and have had a title bump to "Senior Software Engineer". Did not leave the commercial tech industry. Making 6 figs now and my 401k has continued to blossom... between that and my equity (and other assets) I'm a "401k millionaire".

2. No indie developed game out yet :( Just some much smaller scale stuff with ZZT (Tim Sweeney's first game engine which uses textmode graphics). ONE OF THESE DAYS, I swear. A close friend of mine, who has tons of graphic design but barely any coding knowledge, took some Unity courses and is single-handedly making a pretty impressive Metroidvania: https://nixiegame.com/ (https://nixiegame.com/). This is inspiring me to take up the mantle.

3. I've been engaged for 4 years now, the pandemic + fiancee's grad school has put the wedding on hold. But early next June, we're all set to elope in Iceland, with a small-scale reception at a local fancy restaurant later in the month. No kid yet, though we're still both debating if we will want children.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Samson Manhug on November 10, 2024, 02:44:08 PM: Congrats to another Bore millionaire and your engagement!
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on November 10, 2024, 03:47:33 PM: Quote from: Samson Manhug on November 09, 2024, 02:04:43 PM
I love how being a millionaire with a small harem is low-hanging fruit for you. Inspiring! Congrats on achieving your goals.

Thanks!

I say low hanging fruit because the harem thing sounded cool but was a pain to actually manage in practice. The million in net worth was nice but I really haven’t made adjustments to my lifestyle because I know that still does not mean financial independence. I think a better goal is to achieve financial independence. I’ve figured out what that number is and I have a ways to go. I’m privileged to be in this situation so I don’t want to be perceived as complaining about it, though.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 18, 2024, 06:18:06 PM: Quote from: CatsCatsCats on January 14, 2017, 10:13:30 PM
I think 70 would be pushing it, myself.

Finally figuring out sustainable self employment, wage cucking is killing my soul

Quit the warehouse job in 2021 and went to a bootcamp, then worked at that web dev bootcamp as a TA for some months and then as an instructor up until current. Bootcamp got bought and is being parted out by the company that bought it, looking for my first real dev job now as I'll be laid off EoY. I finished a bachelor's in software engineering last month. So, no, didn't get self employment but have improved things considerably. Congrats to you gents on your success
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Himu on November 18, 2024, 10:57:09 PM: Quote from: CatsCatsCats on November 18, 2024, 06:18:06 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on January 14, 2017, 10:13:30 PM
I think 70 would be pushing it, myself.

Finally figuring out sustainable self employment, wage cucking is killing my soul

Quit the warehouse job in 2021 and went to a bootcamp, then worked at that web dev bootcamp as a TA for some months and then as an instructor up until current. Bootcamp got bought and is being parted out by the company that bought it, looking for my first real dev job now as I'll be laid off EoY. I finished a bachelor's in software engineering last month. So, no, didn't get self employment but have improved things considerably. Congrats to you gents on your success

Congrats on the degree and job you bitch ass cunt.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Samson Manhug on November 20, 2024, 03:52:14 PM: Those are really significant advancements toward your goal and nothing to scoff at. Congrats on getting yourself out of warehouse work and in the path to self employment. Hopefully this board is around in another 8 years so we can check in again. Project Bore 2032.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Himu on November 20, 2024, 06:01:08 PM: Moved to nyc, got into grad school, realized grad school was a liberal hellhole full of virtue signal Portlandia Cats esque losers that put their pronouns in their emails, dropped 100 lb, overcame my depression and social anxiety, joined the military, worked on tv and film production, working on comics and writing scripts.

Glad I got out of grad school. Have no idea how you could work with journalists. I got into CUNY grad school of journalism and it made me want to die. Thankfully journalism is a dying industry. Photography is too so I got out of that.

Quote from: Samson Manhug on November 20, 2024, 03:52:14 PM
Those are really significant advancements toward your goal and nothing to scoff at. Congrats on getting yourself out of warehouse work and in the path to self employment. Hopefully this board is around in another 8 years so we can check in again. Project Bore 2032.

This site will be dead then.

Join cats and his fa.ggot ass discord.

He never posts here. He just wanted to feel himself like the coward ass hippy haired rodent he is.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: chronovore on December 05, 2024, 06:37:43 PM: 10 years ago: I was still struggling after an attempt to move back to the USA, where I had a great job, real friends I could meet in-person each day, and more money than I'd ever made — and gave it up to go back to Japan because my wife's dad was apparently dying. Rather than work more in Japan gamedev, I taught myself database stuff, founded my own company, and did contract database and app work for universities and medical device companies. Great at first, but stumbled for a year with a bad business partner (childhood friend), so I returned to games and moved to Tokyo, away from my family again.

10 years from now: Retired, living an even more thrifty lifestyle, probably in an akiya in the Japan countryside. Likely social mostly virtualy though I'm hopeful for improvements in telepresence. Hopefully there will be a machine that reads my paper books to me (yes, I know about audiobooks), or allows my bullshit aging vision to read the text directly more easily.
Title: Re: Ideally, where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Post by: Samson Manhug on December 06, 2024, 07:38:58 PM: Being away from your people sounds difficult. I'm sorry to hear about your stumbles but it sounds like you've learned a lot. Your goal of retirement in the Japanese countryside sounds very nice. I truly hope that we stay connected enough that I'm able to know when it comes true!