Anyone else who's moved from a small minded bubble place to a larger city ever find it insulting and annoying explaining what you do to people still there? And also take constant criticism?

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People still think I'm a graphic designer

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meh, people who do the least always have the most to say. you're clearly doing something right for them to keep asking.

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I don't mind explaining what I do, but I do mind explaining over and over that New York is not Times Square.

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OP, haters gonna hate...

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@op I'm from a larger city and most of my family and friends still don't understand what I do. My parent's generation worked for the same companies for most of their careers. They did the same thing for decades. In their world there was a direct correlation from what they did to the companies' bottom line. Our weird world of being paid to think and create and move around is totally foreign to their experiences.

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I thought that said "small minded bubble palace"

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I see why it'd be annoying to have to explain and repeat but perhaps they're genuinely curious and just don't have the courage to venture out on their own. be kind to those who at least try to understand things from your perspective.

also, fuck their criticism.

@saatchi I definitely gave it that perspective at first but it's turned into more of how's working with a bunch of nerds and geeks and you probably just sit around all day.

@cw1 I had an ecd think I was a writer for the first 2 months I worked with him.

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