Wait am I confused on what an inner monologue is? Is it different from a train of thought? Do I just think I have one? Do people have a non metaphorical inner monologue where they physically hear thoughts? What percent are they in control of the thoughts?

If your mind wanders, isn’t that the inner monologue?

Honestly good you got out. I still think about some of the darker parts of the books. The older and more aware I become the sicker they make me feel.

Yeah, or that it wasn’t even sneaky, they just all agreed a couple of those episodes up front would broaden the appeal, and felt confident people would stick around once they got attached to the characters and into the sci-fi

I don’t know anything about tech. I don’t want to contribute anything to AI, but I’m afraid I’m going to brick my pixel if I install any of this. Here’s a question. If I let them steal my info, does that hurt other people, or just me?

Lots of people warning you about alcoholism. Idk. I drink coffee strategically every day, and that’s a drug. But also yes, I sometimes drink alcohol strategically. If I know I’m going to hang out with my sister who I love but disagree with on many many things, i have a drink or two. I try to dull my brain just enough that I am too slow to get offended at every single thing (or just don’t care to, maybe?) in the end, we have a great time, I don’t get all debate-ey with her, and instead just appreciate the good things about her. We don’t see each other that often so I genuinely don’t see any danger from this coping mechanism.

So many people raved about Downton Abbey, but I couldn’t get through any of it. Extremely dry and also just made me mad about wealth inequality

I thought it was awful until I read the books. They introduce you too fast to too many characters and don’t give you the chance to get interested in any of them. Once I knew all the characters from the books it was fun to watch (though beer helped as well)

Kenneth Parcel’s mom’s new friend Ron

Looks like you’ve got a long list already, but the last movie that made me lump in my throat cry was Awakenings with Robin Williams and Robert deNiro

He’s not Jack Black in “the big year” he also did a movie about being a mortician in a small town or something. Not that good of a movie, but definitely not Jack Black

I put a little string of fake pearls on my daughter about every day, and they were mine and my sisters’ when I was a toddler, so they’re about 30. I don’t know how they’ve survived so many toddlers cause they’d break with any real pulling. She loves them though and is very careful with them. She also uses tiny baby sized silverware from my mom’s babyhood(early 70s) It’s cute and funny to watch her use miniature stuff that’s just her size

I think that’s the oldest thing other than furniture (we use my great grandfather’s bedroom suite)

But they’re worse than cheaters. They’re cheating off of hallucinations. It’s like you’re cheating off of spark notes for the movie instead of the book, totally unaware that they made a bunch of changes. They’re stupid cheaters.

Y’all are crazy. Very responsible. I drop my phone every single day. Often outside onto the concrete. I break my screen protectors all the time. I’ve only ever messed up an actual screen once (stupid like wrap around screen so the case was not sufficient). I buy extremely cheap cases and screen protectors, and they always work.

I’m clumsy, but also I guess thoughtless. I’m constantly bending over to pick up my kid and it just tumbles out of my pockets. Idk. The screen protectors last between one week and 6 months. Usually a couple of months, but then the cracks/chips are so little I just take ages to replace it, so I’m only buying one like twice a year. You can get 3 for under 10 bucks so it’s basically worth the cost to not have to be precious about your phone all the time.

It’s hard for me to imagine AI taking over a majority of jobs even in 10 years. My boss at my last job had me print Excel files for him so he could look at the hard copies. And he was only like 38. I think people on lemmy overestimate how tech savvy people are. I worked in the construction industry and even office side, people were barely tech literate. No way will they be able to utilize AI when so much of their business is still on hard paper.

Woah now, maybe I like googling my mom’s office line every time she doesn’t answer her cell phone! I actually never even thought of saving it

I know it’s not exactly what you asked, but the magnolias are blooming a little early right now, and they smell amazing. Every day I put my face right into one for that sweet citrusy scent

Wow. I am in the minority here, but zipper first! Hold the button and button hole together in one hand, zip up, and then button! Always!

My kid’s breath. I know it won’t last forever. I thought it would go away once she’s wasn’t a newborn anymore, but now she’s about a year and a half old and every time I accidentally get a whiff I feel addicted to it

You should stay with your parents until you have a solid childcare situation. Childcare is nutso expensive, but also nerve-wracking to not know for sure if your kid is being treated well. It’s possible your mom may still be willing and happy to pitch in even if you’re out on your own, but right now if your kid is sick and has to stay home from school, I’m guessing your mom takes over and you don’t have to miss work. That’s crazy valuable.

My family is all on messenger, and so it’s either gotta be me or my husband using it or else we won’t know any of the family plans (or daily discussions which is my main source of socialization.) Same goes for my friend group. I’d be very lonely without it, so that ends up a lot more important than my moral objections to meta.