Comment by swombat
16 years ago
I couldn’t sleep at night. I’d fill up a bathtub and scream into it.
Eh, what? Do (normal) people do this? Is it because it absorbs the sounds or something?
16 years ago
I couldn’t sleep at night. I’d fill up a bathtub and scream into it.
Eh, what? Do (normal) people do this? Is it because it absorbs the sounds or something?
All replies to the parent are interesting speculation as to whether the author was screaming at, into or under the water, and what the water was for.
The key thing to notice, though, is that the author screamed. I have screamed, and life is bloody awful at those points in life.
Maybe he meant that he got into the bathtub and then screamed underwater?
I also think this is the correct interpretation.
Maybe he needed to scream out loud to bring a bit of relief to his abused up moral.
The problem is, his description of his morality crisis don't quite match with his actions.
He did quit, but it was probably because everyone else saw the ship sinking and was jumping off.
His $16k "sacrifice" at the end was not much if he claims he would have made enough to retire by 30s and just live off interest. So, yes, he had a bit some moral struggles, but it sounds like he managed to successfully "overcome" most of them via rationalizations.
The blog post was written just to make himself feel better and to somehow turn not taking a little bit of hush money into a great moral victory. Perhaps his future employee will read how honest and devoted to the truth he is...
1 reply →
hmm... while I was backpacking on the PCT the term 'scream into a lake' was used (for when you got really mad).
Ever talk or scream in a pool? Muffled, distant sound, but is still there.
Don't people hike the PCT because they've taken a break from the "scream into a lake" lifestyle?
I'd never heard of it before. I too assumed that muting the sound was the idea, he mentioned he was staying at a hotel, so I guess screaming would have raised some serious suspicion. I wonder if the sound would travel down the drainpipe, though.
I have never heard of it before, but it seems pretty damn obvious to me what he is saying. Not really worth a discussion.