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62. Thanks Skittles

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 05:17 PM

Yesterday

Literally, I worked in Tampa Bay studying different aspects of estuarine processes. Sediment coring and analyses, water quality collections to determine primary production, and flora and fauna population assessments. After knowing almost nothing at the beginning, I retired as a respected expert on seagrass including novel concepts in recolonization. What a hell of a rewarding career. As mentioned by another DUer in this discussion, retirement (now 16 years) has done a lot to ease the ‘imposter syndrome’. I’ve never been more at ease……though having a responsible government would be icing on the cake.

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"I've never heard a white man talk about impostor syndrome. I haven't met one." [View all] malaise Yesterday OP

Perhaps, the White Men don't understand the imposter syndrum. chouchou Yesterday #1

I love Michelle, but yeah... NO. I suffer from that almost every day. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #2

Yes there are non-elite white men malaise Yesterday #6

It was clear H2O Man Yesterday #22

Agree malaise Yesterday #30

Please explain it then, is she only talking the upper crust hoity toity stuff? questionseverything Yesterday #33

"at every powerful table there is" H2O Man Yesterday #59

Respectfully, she sits at the highest table. mr715 Yesterday #66

I'm fine with H2O Man Yesterday #68

I assume no one sits near those tables. mr715 Yesterday #69

Right. H2O Man Yesterday #75

I'm not understanding something. mr715 Yesterday #79

Okay. H2O Man Yesterday #86

Thank you for taking the time to write this reply to help me understand mr715 Yesterday #87

Thank you H2O Man 22 hrs ago #88

This is a perfect example of white privilege: Celerity Yesterday #82

That's great H2O Man Yesterday #84

Well said. I share your opinion. NT Happy Hoosier 13 hrs ago #94

She sat at dinner tables not the meeting table... questionseverything Yesterday #73

Oh H2O Man Yesterday #76

The Obama White House was pretty transparent about what the president and first family were doing questionseverything Yesterday #78

Well yes, she could have. H2O Man Yesterday #81

This message was self-deleted by its author questionseverything Yesterday #74

Name one time H2O Man Yesterday #77

That's fair, but... Happy Hoosier 13 hrs ago #93

That would be H2O Man 8 hrs ago #96

I think that you are not alone. I understand what Michelle means, but wnylib Yesterday #26

ironically in my work -- the imposters never seem to feel like imposters. just arrogant POS JT45242 Yesterday #31

Agree that impostors nevrr seem to feel like impostors. wnylib Yesterday #36

Absolutely... furthermore... Happy Hoosier Yesterday #32

But did THEY acknowledge that they were impostors is the question... live love laugh 21 hrs ago #90

Totally agree. Michelle may not know many working class white men. johnnyplankton Yesterday #45

You just described me genxlib Yesterday #56

I'm a white man getting a Ph.D. in neurobiology mr715 Yesterday #3

Similar here but working in higher level technology OC375 Yesterday #25

Just be glad your not a white dumbass, like me! Doodley Yesterday #71

I'm a white dumbass. mr715 Yesterday #72

I appreciate her candor MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #4

Funny that it's resulted in some reasoned TheProle Yesterday #53

She needs to meet more people Renew Deal Yesterday #5

I'm black but a disagree. tman Yesterday #7

Trmp at a Mensa meeting would feel that he was among a whole bunch of imposters. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #8

Yup. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #9

Right! H2O Man Yesterday #24

Well, she certainly hasn't met everyone. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #10

Hanks has it because deep down, he knows Peter Scolari was the better actor on "bosom buddies" unblock Yesterday #13

I've seen astronauts discuss it Sympthsical Yesterday #15

"When they go low..." mr715 Yesterday #19

during my work years i occasionally felt like i was faking it. rampartd Yesterday #11

So that's what it's called... NewHendoLib Yesterday #12

She doesn't appear to have any close white male friends Bok_Tukalo Yesterday #14

Hi, Mrs. Obama. I'm Aristus. Nice to meet you. I am a great admirer of you and your husband. Aristus Yesterday #16

. mr715 Yesterday #18

All those unqualified white morons in the current administration Americanme Yesterday #17

I wish there was a pill? Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #20

Ah, sweet Xanax... mr715 Yesterday #60

100 percent. nt Prairie_Seagull 10 hrs ago #95

He may not talk about it, but our so-called President has deep insecurity about not being good enough, good looking Sogo Yesterday #21

And he has never forgiven the New York elites for not malaise Yesterday #28

Exactly. He will never admit to it, but some tiny part of him... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #38

Then she should meet me nuxvomica Yesterday #23

Recommended. H2O Man Yesterday #27

I read it Sympthsical Yesterday #35

Thank you. I respect Ms Obama, but this is some tone-deaf shit TheProle Yesterday #42

Oh hell, I'm there Sympthsical Yesterday #44

Kudos on the courage for a career change TheProle Yesterday #47

Congrats. mr715 Yesterday #51

No thank you. H2O Man Yesterday #54

retirement freed me from imposter syndrome mike_c Yesterday #29

No offense to her, but I'm guessing she's not really in the same circles as white men who experience imposter syndrome. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #34

In creative circles, that's pretty much everyone. C_U_L8R Yesterday #37

It's the difference between being welcome at the table dlk Yesterday #39

I'll admit to the imposter syndrome BeneteauBum Yesterday #40

OK, I looked it up Skittles Yesterday #46

Thanks Skittles BeneteauBum Yesterday #62

yup Skittles Yesterday #83

I wanted to be an estuary ecologist when I was in college. mr715 Yesterday #57

It was a rewarding career BeneteauBum Yesterday #65

Both my youngest son and I, white men have experienced it. NNadir Yesterday #41

IIRC, when asked if she was ever intimidated by these meetings, she said, "No, they're not all that smart." OMGWTF Yesterday #43

Maybe Michelle Obama had a different meaning FakeNoose Yesterday #48

I hate to say this: PCIntern Yesterday #49

She hasn't talked to me. Hassler Yesterday #50

Sorry Mrs Obama ironman99 Yesterday #52

I think it's very naive to assume it never happens to white men Skittles Yesterday #55

Well, I've never heard a black woman talk about impostor syndrome. Intractable Yesterday #58

That's hyperbolic, and may be true in her experience, but not universally true. Ursus Rex Yesterday #61

Huge gaffe... gulliver Yesterday #63

It's clear MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #64

Sorry, but she needs to get out more. She hasn't heard about imposter syndrome from white men RockRaven Yesterday #67

It's a fact that some white men are more insecure or less fortunate than some black men. Doodley Yesterday #70

I adore her but she's wrong in this. I think most white men suffer from this Iris Yesterday #80

I don't get the furor misanthrope Yesterday #85

*headdesk* Does she even know what it is? sakabatou 22 hrs ago #89

I don't by any means sit at the kind of elite tables she's talking about. Jedi Guy 20 hrs ago #91

Michelle apparently never talked to a white man like my boyfriend. Boyfriend said Raine 17 hrs ago #92