u/Financial_Fennel_611

Hey,

I’m considering leaving the newsroom as a general assignment journalist for a job that pays slightly more but is remote. The role is a staff writer at a niche industry publication, writing about the industry for those in the know I guess. It would be nice to have a remote position and a niche but would i ever be able to get back into more general journalism? I love journalism and the politics side of it, and want to work for a print media outlet so badly, but I’m only 2 years into my career and this is the only place calling me back about my application. I’ve been submitting applications for a few months now.

I’ve gotten to the age where I want to move to another city after entering the workforce a few years ago, and I’ve had to answer the question about why, which has led me to realize I subconsciously believe some people ( such as some of the ones in my current city) just don’t have the same interiority as I do, which I don’t think is a good thing at all as claims of lack of interiority or complexity have been used to justify war, crimes and forms of oppression. I don’t even know if interiority is the right word, but are there are philosophers who spoke about the inner complexities of humans and how personalities vary depending on context and background?

To illustrate my point, an example: some people you meet will have no interest in discussing the arts, media, literature, hobbies, inter-relationships or really any topics that aren’t the weather or work. And I seriously do not look down upon those people, but I cannot comprehend what they do all day or how their thoughts materialize if they don’t experience any adversity to learn from. I knew a few people like that when I moved to a western country, but where I’m from—a third world country if you will—even though no one shared my admittedly westernized interests, I still felt everyone had personalities and quirks and issues. I just can’t seem to find that here in everyone.

Another example would be the term “normie” or the more recent “NPC,” non-playable character. Both terms are used to refer to people you don’t believe have the same complexity or even free will as you.