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Epiphany - most people are not qualified to operate a car
  • When there were first murmurs of self-driving cars, I used to think I wanted nothing to do with it and I didn't want it to come to pass.

    Now that I've been driving for a long time... Two things: I try to be careful af but I've certainly made mistakes while driving so I acknowledge I am imperfect myself. But... The number of crazy things I've witnessed or read about in the news? I can't wait for the cars to reliably drive themselves!

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    what do you regularly buy that you feel guilty about?
  • Amen.

    And it's just so much worse if it's something I don't actually need and is on the pricey side... Like, I enjoy those canned Starbucks nitro cold brew drinks. I feel guilty wanting to buy them, I feel guilty about how many I want to put in my cart, and I feel guilty when I drink them.

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    What's the worst gift you've received?
  • My ex used to do the Homer Simpson trick and gift me things he wanted for himself. Often it was something he knew I didn't want.

    For example, I didn't want a laptop in the house. The kids were younger and it would be harder to monitor their internet usage if they were on a laptop versus the desktop I had purposely set up in a spot where we could easily glance at the screen when they were on it. (This was before tablets and smart phones were common.)

    Also, I didn't want a laptop because I'm a huge nerd who will lose hours to the computer if it's in my lap comfortably on the couch rather than at a desk. I knew this about myself and was trying to limit my internet usage.

    Also, we were broke and struggling to pay bills, and a laptop was an unnecessary luxury.

    He talked about getting a laptop for months and months. I kept arguing against it. So of course, that was my Christmas gift from him that year.

    Normally how it went was that he would gift me something and then after a few months, it would just magically become his (he gifted me a nice car stereo one time and after a few months just upped and put it in his car, for example). I knew that was his plan... I was so fed up that I used the shit out of that laptop out of pure spite... Didn't share the password... Put it away every night I went to bed... Took it with me when I traveled without him...

    Anyway. Nothing shittier than receiving a Homer Simpson bowling ball.

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    What's a simple thing others do that gets you in a really good mood?
  • Being laid back and jokey. If I feel like I can joke around with you and not take life too seriously with you, my stress (as an introvert) has really melted quite a bit.

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    Does anyone know how many people have left Reddit?
  • Kinda been feeling lately (since even before the recent events, to be honest) like that sentence should read "no people left on Reddit, only us bots."

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