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Any other goo scientists or goo engineers get fired in the recent mass layoffs? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago by AndJusticeForAll@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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My fucking idiot stepdad convinced me to get a degree in goo science around 2001-ish, saying goo was only going to get more popular after Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, Flubber, etc. etc. THAT was fucking wrong and now I need contingencies in case I get laid off.

Was thinking about trying to invent either a goo-based cereal or maybe goo pest traps, but I don't think I have the funds or wherewithal for that.

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[–] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 20 points 5 months ago

I've been a merchant of sludges, slops and slimes for almost thirty years now and I've never seen a market this bad

I blame covid for putting people off phlegm-like substances, and the European energy crisis after the Nordstream bombing making it uneconomical to keep heated the average-sized pool of gruel