I second the Kobo. I’ve owned 3 different kindles over the years, and I like the Kobo better than any of them.

These might become a thing in the US when some vapid influencer acts smug toward ‘dirty people’ who can’t afford one.

Holy crap, I don’t blame you.

I haven’t purchased anything for a while, but I think Amazon still lets you download your digital album purchases as individual mp3 tracks.

State Farm. They spend ungodly money on NFL players and nonstop obnoxious TV ads, yet deny claims every hour of every day.

Very little on here or reddit is worth preserving IMO. Sure, there are some gems in the mountains of shit. But those are mostly the “technical answers to technical questions” variety.

Was watching TV with the dog next to me on the couch. A song I like came on and I sang along and my dog stared at me in amazement. Since then, she doesn’t care when I sing. I think it was just a one time surprise.

10 moneys minus 2 taxes plus 0.44 scintillas plus 69 because pr0n.

Being adult is highly overrated. Look at all the “serious” people ruining the world with their greed and selfishness. Never let the inner child die. Children inherently understand morals that adults corrupt with religion and over-thinking.

The last guy we want promoting good things. He will curse them with his waxy Elder Things notions.

Nobody wants Clippy OS, Microsoft. Good part is, they are edging more people to Linux.

“Men don’t communicate.” There are multiple modes of communication. If you know, you know.

Local Discords are hit or miss, but at least where I live (mid sized city) there are several for various hobbies and activities. There’s also one for the city itself that’s active. People on the city channel mostly bitch about local news/politics, but will try to help folks looking for social groups.

Nextdoor has a shitty reputation (for good reason) but sometimes you can find a few sane / helpful people on there, too. They might be able to at least suggest some local groups and events in meatspace.

Go for it. I was very reluctant to try DIY haircuts. But once I did…I immediately wondered why I paid for it with time, money, and hassles for all those years.

Individual level:

https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes

Societal level: I have no idea, but I imagine media (movies, tv shows, the news, Tik Tok, etc) all have some influence there. Mostly in bad ways, unfortunately.

I have not tested these. They…might work?

https://www.orvis.com/product/field-notes-waterproof-notebook-3-pack/3NAE4200.html

https://northernwoodsmen.com/rite-in-the-rain-all-weather-pen/?sku=RR-OR97

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier

Ree-luh-tur instead of reel-tur.

I understand the appeal, even though it doesn’t appeal to me. As a business it’s pure marketing genius. That dude took it from a shunned nothing to the entertainment money printing apparatus that it is now. Which makes me even less interested. I don’t hate popular things for being popular. But that tier of money printing makes everyone at or near the top an evil asshole.

I’m one of the oldest people in the multiple tabletop gaming groups I play with. There are a lot of missed references in both directions. There’s a wide diversity of taste in music, movies, books, streaming shows, etc. We just laugh it off, or ask to be caught up when we don’t get it. Helps a lot that we all like each other, and have the games in common.

So it is possible to move past it. But it can make it more challenging to click in the beginning.