1) Icaro Ribeiro is my true name =)
2) I'm a 26 years old Brazilian male. I'm mixed race like almost everyone here, mainly White-Hispanic (50%), Amerindian (15%), north African (10%), subsaharan african (10%) and other european minorities like Ashkenazim jewish (Yes... I've actually taken the genetic test)
3) I work as a Data Scientist and Machine Learning engineer. I have a major in System Analysis and I'm currently studying to apply into a Masters programam in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
4) I'm the least "tech savvy" guy to ever enter in a Computer Science programam. I don't engage much with end-user technology, I use them but I'm hardly excited for any kind of technology ""product"". I'm an engineer not a customer. I like the principles, the theory, the maths and statistics, the models and algorithm behind things. Don't even dare to ask me what is the current iPhone in the market because I have no idea.
5) I've tried making games and found it a miserable job, totally unfunny. I'd say even QA is less boring that game development.
6) I have no siblings and my parents got divorced when I was 3 and I was raised in 2 different homes (4 days a week with mom, 3 days a week with dad). This was... awesome lol
7) I live with my grandfather so he doesn't have to live alone. My grandma passed away 2 years ago. He have some mobility issues, so he needs help. Home office was a blessing for allow me to support him most of time
8) I absolutely love animes and mangas, and this helped me to break my loneliness, as I had almost no friends during middle and high school, all my friends I made were online. I keep contact with many of them over 10 years now and even met them during travels. It's fantastic.
9) I used to be christian, then spiritist. I don't know if I have any faith now, only few beliefs. Religion has no space in my life and I describe me as an theist agnostic
10) I like kpop! Not a huge fan, but is a genre I actively listen. My favorite group is EXO, and I started to listen the genre in 2016. I've made quite a few friends and even had hook ups engaging with kpop fans lol
11) I suffered from anorexia, it's over now as I no longer stave myself, but I still hate my overall looks. My anorexia was triggered by a strong body dismorphism that I've developed during early teenage days and never get treatment. Some days I don't recognize my own body in the mirror, it's hard
12) I have workaholic tendencies and had burnout 3 times in my life. I've had fainting, broken ankle and suffered mental breakdown and anxiety crisis during my burnouts. I'm doing therapy to treat this
13) I'm bisexual, although have a very long time accepting my homossexual side. Only tried to engage with males last year. But also my dismorphia prevented me to feel desirable for sex, and I've lost my virginity only at age of 25
14) I never had a true girlfriend, but never looked for one either. As I'm fairly inexperienced and hope to get a few more hook ups before committing for a relationship
15) I got sexually abused at age of 16. This made me shut down my sexual life even further. Nobody in my family knows that and I pray they never find out. I reported my abuser around 6 years after what happened, so please don't judge when people lack strength to speak now
Last edited by IcaroRibeiro - on 10 April 2022