I love podcasts and listen to them every day for majority of my day, but I need to visually watch the person speak for me to enjoy it. I’ll watch the YouTube video version where the person sits down to tell the story while doing another task, (like a grwm or do my makeup w/ me). Listening to the regular audio version is boring to me cause there’s nothing to look at while listening to it.

I’ve tried, LORD knows I’ve tried to listen to podcasts but I can’t sit through them. Even listening during chores or while driving it just becomes background noise and I tune it out. I wish I could enjoy a podcast. I get the vibe that avid podcast listeners think they’re “better” than non podcast listeners which also kinda turns me off from them.

I'm autistic and highly math centric. Here is what I have researched and the results. There is no way to quatify the existence of a God. There is so debate on the likelihood of evolution scientifically. The odds range from 1 in 10 to the 40,000th power, to 1 in a trillion trillion. According to accepted scientific method, anything less than 1 in 10 to the 13th is considered impossible.

Now comes this theory that we are in a simulation. In my lifetime we have gone from the graphics wonder that is Pong, to video games that are virtually Indistinguishable from reality. This is in 40 years. During that time we have invented AI and quantum computing that when combined can create persons (interactive personalities) that easily pass the Turing test. Imagine where all this would be in just 100 years.

Given the vast improbability of evolution, and the nonexistent proof of creation, this third option, I'm pretty convinced, is our reality... Which ironically would not be reality at all.

I just moved, and a lot of routine stuff feels weird to me, not just because I'm in a new place in general but because I'm facing the wrong way when I do it.

In my old apartment: The bathroom sink & mirror were on the west wall, the toilet faced south, and the shower head was on the north wall. The head of my bed was pointed east. My TV in the living room was on the east wall.

In my new apartment: The bathroom sink & mirror are on the east wall, the toilet faces west, and the shower head is also on the east wall. The head of my bed is now pointed south. The TV is on a north wall.

All of these things just feel so unnatural. My office space, where the desk is on a north wall like it was in the old apartment, is the closest one to feeling right.

DAE get this feeling, where a new space is feeling unnatural specifically because certain things are in different orientations than you're used to?

I was playing Fallout 4 recently and got into a gunfight when suddenly my ears were blasted with music and it just reminded me how much I hate music in games. It just ruins the immersion for me in most games to be followed around by my own orchestra. Radios I dont mind but just random music playing during an encounter is so annoying it always drowns out everything happening.Some games dont even let you play with this type of music off. KSP1 music is the exception I will never turn that music down.

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If something happened to earth, I always wondered where we'd go and what it would be like

It’s just gross-

I’ve been rewatching the show with my gf lately and I’m on season 4 now. I’ve been thinking to myself, man, that shit would suck but at the same time, there’s no more bullshit. No more taxes, no more credit score, no more tickets, no more bills. You just live to keep living. It would be hard living but it’s not like things are now. Spending 40+ hours and 5 days week doing shit you hate just to enjoy 2 days free. I don’t want that to happen, but I can’t say a small part of me wouldn’t enjoy the change of pace.

My dad has this weird habit of saying something, then letting you walk into another room and shut the door, then will continue talking, so then you have to come back and answer him.

You will feel the conversation is done and leave, then once again he will call your name once you have shut the door.

It gets very frustrating.

Like, could we have figured a way to heat up homes without the piece of equipment that can potentially blow up in your face when it’s live fire goes out?

The anxiety that relighting the water heater gives me makes me want to die. Like actually, because, every time I have to attempt to do it, I feel like I’m about to die anyway.

It’s so dumb. If anyone wants to trade me for an electric one, feel free to bring it and switch it out for us. 😭

And in other news, cold showers suck. But I’ll take them through the summer at this point. Fuck a gas water heater.

Every single time an ad pops up while I'm watching YouTube or using any app, I will mute it and immediately turn my phone upside down or cover it with my hand until it's fully over or I can skip it. I hate being subject to so much advertising. I pay for ad free experiences on my most used apps, but it's still unavoidable.

I (26) literally just switch between apps instead of actually surfing the web. I read articles, but I find them on Reddit. I'll occasionally Google something like a definition or medication or something, but I don't just explore the web like I did when I was younger. It's just painful now because of soooo many ads and pop ups and untrustworthy sites. Also, I've noticed articles just completely plagiarizing other sites, pretty much word for word. But I get bored of apps and feel like I'm just ignoring so many possibilities. I'm also just addicted to my phone and should spend less time on it in general.

Edit: yes, I obviously know apps use the Internet. Like I said, I'm referring to other websites and surfing the web, unrelated to apps. Also, I noted that I did this more often when I was younger because there have clearly been developments with the internet, internet culture, apps, etc withing the past 15 years.

I used to love drinking. Both in the Navy and in college I was a heavy drinker. I even won the prestigious title of Drunk of the Year in my fraternity. I loved boose to say the least. In my 30s I slowed down and now in my early 40s I can barely finish a beer. I still love the taste but get a headache after a few sips.

Why the fuck would I order some generic hat from some scam shithole retailer in Asia when you can just find something similar on Amazon?

I do drink water, but I would say it's moreso because I know I need to (and to avoid UTI-type symptoms that happen when I get dehydrated). But I rarely feel thirsty where I'm like "some water would taste good right now." It needs to be a constant thing I think about doing otherwise my ~700 mL bottle will last 2-3 days lol

I've talked to friends before and they've all said they typically feel thirsty in the morning and need to drink a little right when they wake up. Or during meals, most people drink water but I can happily eat without drinking anything.

I had covid with loss of taste and smell in 2021. I couldn’t taste/smell for about a month. I started craving sweet pickles and green olives, both foods I despised, but the cravings were so strong I decided to buy some. Much to my surprise, I was able to taste them both and loved them! That seemed to trigger the taste and smell to come back fully. Now I still love them and can’t get enough of them. Anyone experience anything similar?

Last night I had a terrible nightmare where it felt so real. I woke up questioning if it happened or not. Thing is, it was about me being raped??? I vividly dreamt it and had the normal thinking process and emotions that I figured would happen in real life. I have never been raped or SA'd before so I don't know where that nightmare came from. I even woke up panting and thinking I should call the police. When I realized the fact that I just woke up, I was so confused. It felt so real. I felt the touching and grabbing. It was way too real. I have not seen a movie or show with this background recently or any similar conversations. Anyone else had a similar experience?

These apps seem to be scam magnets. If I owe someone money they will get cash or a check in the mail.

I’m probably going to get a lot of flack for this but I don’t understand the mindset of parents who take a step back and refuse to help their adult children when they are suffering.

I’m not talking about ‘tough love’ in an effort to get your child to be responsible -that’s an entirely different issue…I’m talking about parents who know their adult child is doing all the right things but just can’t seem to scrape by in this economy…why would you not help them if you could?

Why is 18 or 21 or 30 the magical number to cut them off if they are seriously struggling?

I mean their your own flesh and blood and wouldn’t if feel better to know the lights are on, they are warm and fed rather than taking another vacation this year?!?!
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I know far too many parents who have the mindset of ‘I struggled and no one helped me’ or ‘I’ve worked 30+ years and now it’s my turn to live a little’…geesh…I couldn’t enjoy my life if I knew my kids were suffering and I didn’t do all I could to alleviate that.

I havent cried in so long. last time I cried was in February after a panic attack, but even when the worst things have happened in the past year, I can't cry. I couldn't even cry when i found out my best friend was dying in the hospital from purposful overdose. I feel so numb. I will try to make myself cry but I physicly can't even tho I want to. is this normal

This is for people who DONT have alarms. I hate when people ask this because its not like you are telling your mind to wake up when you sleep 😭

You just wake up when you wake up whether its early or late its the body

I’ve been like this as long as I remember. Often I notice the shakiness before the hunger itself. It’s pretty bad too, sometimes to the point I drop everything I touch. Does this happen to anyone else and if so what the fuck

My husband and I got married for what will be 3 years ago this July. I have yet to take his last name. Not by choice. I fully intend on taking his last name. There has just been non stop things going on since we got married. A list far beyond itself. Lol And there is so much that you have to go through and do to make sure everything is taken care of in my defense. Between both our full time jobs and other responsibilities with family it's been very hard lately. But anyways. I feel like people judge me silently. Even my own family. And I think it causes them to not take me or my marriage seriously and still treat me like a child. Anyone else experience this?

like in public if i see a kid (either a couple years younger than me or like a toddler) staring at me it gives me a sense of pride like yeah. look at me im a grownup. im doing grown up stuff yea! and then i act all cool and mysterious in hopes that theyll think im soooo cool and mature 😭 for context im 17. dae relate or am i just a dork

We have this one spoon that is just so superior to all the others. Maybe it’s a bit heavier or something but I refuse to use any other spoon. Same at work too. They recently replaced the cutlery and I will go scavenging for one of the old forks and if i can’t find it, lunch is ruined

When someone is adamant that there’s no life in the universe and no chance of any greater power out there does that change how you feel about them? Does anyone else think this is a deal breaker when it comes to feelings for someone? It’s so inconceivable to me that anyone would think there’s -no chance at all- given the vastness of the universe. It just makes me feel sad for them and like I can’t connect in any way. I can entertain the idea that we could be alone but if they can’t consider that we might not be, that’s a game changer for me.

M 66 here. DAE find the cute little groove on the underside of the tip of the nose incredibly attractive when present in women ? I understand that they are called a “bifid nasal tip”. Nicole Kidman, I am looking at you. I notice that some plastic surgeons advertise procedures to “correct” (remove) this feature. No !!! Don’t do it! I have no idea why I find this feature so desirable. Perhaps I have seen a lot of beautiful women with the feature and now like it by association.