Didn't want to make a new thread so here is the questionnaire from @thehotelambush
The Extended Questionnaire v0.2
What do you study or do for a living? How did you come to do that? What do you like or dislike about it?
Penetration Testing/Red Teaming/Information Security Consulting. I came to do it through the Edward Snowden leaks making me aware that there's a line of work in legal hacking and thought it sounded cool as shit so I did it. I like getting to take over client networks, beat their defensive teams, and say "I win." I hate having to badger client contacts into moving and doing their jobs, writing reports, and having to spend hours poking at a website trying to find the 1 thing that works.
What are your values, and why?
Be loyal to your friends, family, and people. Apart from doing your duty to God nothing else matters in this life.
What else do you do on a daily basis? What are your interests and hobbies? Why do you do them?
This forum, following the news, talking about philosophy and theology with friends, watching humanities analysis videos on youtube
Describe your relations with family and friends. What do you like and dislike about them?
I like when it's laid back and fun with a lot of shit-talking and banter with an occasional serious talk about what's fucked up and needs fixing or what something means
What do you look for in friends? In romantic relationships?
A place to mostly relax and have fun, and a partner in achieving things that actually matter
What conflicts have you encountered recently with other people? Why did they happen? Which kinds seem to happen on a regular basis?
Only two real conflicts recently, snapping at someone trying to crawl around in my head and dig into my personal history and the other being just an irreconcilable clash of values. The latter happens on a regular basis as I don't give people many options for the former.
How would your friends describe you?
A loyal and lovable asshole with a clear personal sense of right and wrong
What do people generally see as your strengths? What do you like about yourself?
That I'm determined, above average intelligence, and have a clear sense of what I want and what I think is right. I like all of the above.
What are your weaknesses? What criticism do you often face from others? What do you dislike about yourself?
Poor imagination/creativity. I get locked into tunnel-vision very frequently and hate having to step out of that. I'm also pretty bad at communication with people I'm not particularly invested in. Both of these are criticisms I receive and dislike about myself.
In what areas of life can you manage well on your own? In what areas of your life would you like help?
I manage my work and accomplishing my goals and identifying what matters to me pretty well. I would like help in the social sphere on all fronts
What things do you dislike doing? What things do you enjoy more than others?
Paperwork, meetings, badgering client contacts to do their jobs so I'm able to do mine, cleaning/housekeeping, being asked to explain and justify disparate preferences or assumptions. Winning, laughing with a group of friends or friendly acquaintances, finding meaning and purpose in something
What goals, aspirations, or plans do you have for the future? How did you come to have them?
Do my current job on a scale with greater impact than a credit union's NCUA audit, find a wife and start a family, and settle in a community I can identify with and call my own. Came to have them because the latter 2 I've always wanted and the former from realizing that small-to-medium clients get boring
If you had enough money to live comfortably for the rest of your life without working, what would you do with your time?
Bushcraft and funding the people that can fix problems in society
What traits do you find endearing that others might dislike? What traits are considered positive/neutral by others but tend to annoy you?
Inappropriate jokes, self-effacing jokes/clumsiness/scatterbrained-nesss, wanting other people to relax and have a good time. Things that annoy me are getting hung up about what's appropriate in a social situation, caring a lot about procedure, getting hung up on or hectoring over something offending someone
What kinds of things do you do to manage and/or beautify your environment (your room, your house, etc.)? What do you think of daily chores?
I don't. I'll do them if I have to, and will avoid them if I can
How do you behave around strangers?
I ignore them mostly. If they're a client contact or employee I behave stiffly and properly. If they're strangers at a dinner table I'll gauge them to see if they're fun or a tightass
How do you react to conflict? What do you do if somebody insults or attacks you?
If it's someone I don't really care about or if it's a subject I really care about I can try to win at all costs including personal attacks and torpedo'ing a friendly relationship with the other person. If it's someone I value or wanted to be on good terms with I tend to fall-back and consider that person an enemy and avoid them if possible.
What is one common misconception that people have about things? Explain why it is wrong.
That nationalism and exclusion is necessarily hateful or antagonistic and that discernment is criticism
What did you do last Friday?
Went to work, got through meetings. Went home and listened to music, watched some youtube videos, browsed twitter, and checked the forum. Exciting stuff.
What is your biggest accomplishment?
The biggest accomplishment I have that I am allowed to talk about, after getting this career, was talking over a bank's network with a phone call.
What is something you regret?
Telling my USMC recruiters to fuck off when I realized they fraudulently filled out my paperwork, instead of getting it fixed and going through with it all.
Who do you admire, and why?
People that can affect change and inspire people. A collection of central Europeans in the early 20th century.
What's been on your mind? Has anything been worrying or concerning you? What problems have you encountered lately?
Been concerned about how a very long drawn out job application process will play out.
What are your religious or spiritual beliefs and why do you hold them?
Traditionalist (pre-Vatican 2) Catholic, bordering on Sedevacantist. Because it's true, and because the aesthetics are top tier
What are your political beliefs, and why? To what extent do you care about politics?
Right-wing Nationalist, because the most precious possession you have is your own people. I place great importance on my politics.
Would you ever be interested in starting a business? Why or why not? What role would you play in it? What kind of business would it be?
Passing interest in independent subcontracting work but I hate sales and I hate all the paperwork
What kind of work environment do you prefer? What do you look for in a job?
I prefer mostly solo work in a group setting with people you can joke around with without having to worry about HR wrapping you on the knuckles. I look for a chance to do cool shit and have fun with people
What is or was your favorite school subject and why?
History, because I like learning about the events and understanding the narrative of past goings on
How do you approach responsibility? What do you tend to expect of others?
If you signed up for something then don't try to shirk the costs, implications, and responsibilities that come with it. You made your bed, now lay in it.
Where did you go on your most recent vacation? What did you do there? How did you like it and why?
The last vacation I had where I traveled, instead of just taking time off, I went to England. Traveled around to the usual tourist shit and a lot of small towns. Yeah I liked it, I like seeing quaint small towns from the places my family came from.
What were you like as a kid? How have you changed since you were a child?
A socially anxious shut-in that was terrified of people. Not socially anxious anymore and people are a mixed back but can be pretty great when you click.
What was your high school experience like?
A lot of just waiting to get out, trolling teachers, and arguing with people to upset them
Talk about a significant event from your life.
I took my USMC recruiters' words about integrity to heart and demanded that they correct my paperwork that they falsified even if it would hamper my options, and when they tried to talk me about of it for 3 hours I walked out on them and went back to college.
Do you like kids? Why or why not?
I like the idea of kids raising them in a whole and engaged community. Kids in actuality today are getting screwed up pretty bad early on and are developing a lot of hard to like traits
If you were to raise a child, what would be your main concerns, what measures would you take, and why?
Instilling the awareness to make good decisions with regards to long-term consequences, and the fortitude to say no to teachers and peers that will try to steer them wrong.
Ever feel stuck in a rut? If yes, describe the causes and your reaction to it.
Yes. The cause was a month of lazy troublesome clients and my reaction was to find a new job opportunity and immediately apply
How do you see other people as a whole? What do you consider a prevalent social problem? Name one.
I don't see people as a whole. I see them as multiple wholes. People aren't allowed to identify as any sort of group and advocate for their interest outside of materialistic brand consumption.
What do you do if you're not getting what you want? What approach do you use?
I attack the problem harder.
Are you comfortable taking leadership roles? In what areas? Why or why not?
Pretty apathetic about leadership. I like solitary work in a group setting.
How often do you get angry? What kinds of things make you angry?
Somewhat often. Indecision, wasting my time, over-emphasis on materialistic concerns
What is the best thing that happened to you during the past week?
I took over my client's network.
What is the worst thing that happened to you during the past week?
It took 15 hours to take over my client's network
What is the purpose of life? What do you find personally meaningful in life?
To suffer well for the benefit of your people unto your end, and as a process of developing personal virtues.
What is the most interesting place you have been, and why?
St Petersburg. Was the only capital I've been to that didn't feel like every other major city.
How do you dress or manage your appearance?
I get a monthly haircut, fast for spiritual and health reasons, wear a dress shirt and slacks for work, wear a casual collared button-down and chinos or jeans everywhere else
Do you like surprises?
Pretty apathetic to surprises.


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