Don’t worry about it too much. I don’t judge anyone banned from that community harshly. The mod is… overzealous to say the least.

I consider myself progressive and I’ve checked out the modlog there. It’s a bit much.

EDIT: Although, your comment history paints you as a troll so expect more bans. I won’t feel sorry for you.

This is an AI generated SPAM account.

There was a Wazal1 account that got banned for this crap. He’s avoiding the ban with this account.

Report it.

Mouse users? As opposed to what? Stylus users? Touch?

Any software that can be used with a mouse can be used with stylus or touch. Any raster art program made for a personal computer will have mouse support.

It’s not clear what you’re even asking.

The worst part is that alternative search engines like DuckDuckGo and Ecosia seem to return those sites more than Google.

Google has become shit, no doubt. But, it’s still better than the alternatives. I think we need something like Yahoo!, again, but curated Wikipedia style.

That, if you ask a lighthearted question meant to provoke answers of silliness that are relatable and make us feel connected, people will refrain from using it as a way to display their trauma and politics.

That’s your blood sugar getting too low.

There’s not likely going to be a progression that an app can define for you. Another commenter gave good advice. Read stuff from reputable sources—like university sports medicine departments and track. I found the app Hevy to be good at the free level.

If you can, work with a trainer to get a routine and set goals.

I found this in a bookstore end-cap near the fantasy/sci-fi section. Thought it was going to be a novel when I picked it up. Can’t remember if I read the jacket before I left with it.

Destroyed my faith in religion. I highly recommend.

Could you not create a separate partition on the internal drive for Windows 11 and boot from that? That’s how I would do it for MacOS or Linux installs.

Talk about putting the cart before the fucking horse.

Calling them “cognitive amplifier tools” doesn’t make them “cognitive amplifier tools”. They’ve yet to show that they do anything of the sort.

Spitting out some basic code that probably has to be edited anyway is not a “cognitive amplifier tool”.

Generating smooth skinned avatars with questionable anatomy is not a “cognitive amplifier tool”.

Writing creepy, repetitive prose is not a “cognitive amplifier tool”.

Hell, the term “cognitive amplifier tool” is just nonsense anyway. For fuck’s sake, I hate these people.

Plan meals for a week. Make list of what’s needed. Shop once a week. Rarely eat out. Never delivery.

They don’t pay 38$ for just iCloud storage.

If they’re paying that much they likely have Apple One highest tier which includes AppleTV, Apple Fitness+, Apple Music, Apple News+, and Apple Arcade in addition to the iCloud storage at 2TB.

If they only need iCloud storage and don’t need any of those other services, you should just move them to a lower iCloud account that is enough storage for them. It will be affordable and simpler.

Maybe, they transitioned before the diagnosis?

But, it was the ‘80s…

It tastes like a mausoleum smells

So, you’re into Goth? cool.

That’s insane. As in clinically insane. Using AI to make a fake family photo is bad enough. But, it adds a duplicate of one 8-year old and they’re publicly saying it’s their fetus that they miscarried 2 years ago.

Less than 1000 calories per day is way too low for a lot of people. Like, an unhealthy level. You’ll put your body into starvation mode.

As far as MacBooks go, it’s easy for me. Every Mac I’ve owned has outlasted Windows/Linux PCs to the point of being the more frugal option if the upfront cost is affordable.

That doesn’t take into account whether you need Windows specific software—mostly games and some technical, industry specific software. Sometimes Wine/Crossover or virtualization is an option.

That said, balance your necessities, your emergency fund, your retirement fund. If those are reasonably covered, you’re in the position for a big spend especially on something durable that also makes life easier.

You asked people what they do. Then you shit on their tradition when they tell you? Fuck off.

It is actual addiction. It might not be as damaging as an opioid addiction but it’s still addiction. They have to recognize and acknowledge the addiction and want to change before any change can happen.

There’s a two recent Hidden Brain podcast episodes that explain how dopamine rewards turn into addiction. I highly recommend them. It will explain a lot about what’s happening to your friends—though, sounds like you have much of it figured out. I plan on reading the psychiatrist’s book.

Hidden Brain Podcast:

• The Paradox of Pleasure
• The Path to Enough

And of course, he’ll probably be hungover on my birthday tomorrow.

Jesus, that sucks.