About Me
Born and raised in East Germany, I spent my first 18 years in a small town in Saxony. Early on in life, I made the decision to get a degree. Because I was living in an East German rural area, I had no other choice but to leave my hometown sooner or later if I wanted to stick to my plans. With no suitable universities in sight, I was free to choose where I wanted to go.
Does it really matter if I move two hundred or six hundred miles away from home? Inevitably, my decision fell on Mannheim because only there did I have the opportunity to study my desired discipline and sustain myself due to an integrated trainee program, which allowed me to study independently during the semesters and work during the semester breaks. Considering this, whilst I had to leave my home at a rather young age, I made the right decision. The necessity begets ingenuity, after all!
My whole life really is just a connection of "this because of that". Despite that, I feel like things are way too complex to break my stories down into a short "About Me" section.
All I can say is that over the last few years, I have come to the realization that there is a certain fate and destiny guiding me on my path, for all that has happened and potentially will happen is just too peculiar to be just based on a simple causal "this because of that" connection.
The Motives Behind the Author
There's nothing better than a clear, precise, and matter-of-fact attitude. I am someone who sticks to his plans, words, and promises; even against and despite all odds. Right from the start, I was known - and thus often despised, especially by authority figures - for vehemently resisting any kind of injustice. One might call me stubborn, and rightfully so.
What is the world for, if not for us to fight for what's right?
Apart from that, I am usually the calm, level-headed, reliable, judicious, and diligent guy; with all the positive and negative implications of it. Combined with my stubbornness, I am thus often seen as combative, abrasive, or even annoyingly obtuse. Something not many people like.
All I ask for is that you are true and honest to yourself and others so that we can get along. I have left nothing but contempt for "grifters", fraudsters and scammers; you can freely choose which side you're on. Get real, be real.
The Qualifications of the Author
After just three years, I acquired my Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science miles away from home. From then on out, I have worked on various small software and networking projects, collecting hands-on experience in every relevant regard. On top of that, I have also earned a lot of experience in the public sector, civil service, and the corresponding legal and practical constructs.
During all these years I have become a self-taught photographer. My first camera was a gift from my father early on as a child. For the first months, I traveled with that camera basically everywhere, capturing everything that I could capture. I was hooked. I spent my free time practicing my photography skills and improved drastically. Nowadays, my goal is to make my photography a secondary and steady income, but I have yet far to come.
In terms of gaming, I have always been an avid gamer with my primary expertise being in the strategy and management games genre, but I am not limited to these at all. If it runs on a PC, I have heard about it and probably even played it. Oddly enough I have to stress the inclusivity of that hobby; if you enjoy games, you can call yourself a gamer.
Next to that, I have always been politically interested; in 2018 I also became politically active with varying degrees of success and vastly changing intensities. Whilst I did reduce my political efforts during and because of the pandemic, I have planned to get back on track at a later date.
Explicit Disclaimer: Opinions, views, and thoughts expressed in any of my writings are my own and do not reflect nor represent the view of my employer or any other group, like political parties, societies, groups, committees, or associations I affiliate myself with. While I do my best to be factually accurate, errors, mistakes, and corrections can happen at any time. I am just one individual with an opinion. Feel free to disagree.
