That’s hilarious because chaotic neutral is my favorite alignment and I think that’s the most comfortable way of sitting in an armchair. In my 30s and I still sit in every chair like that, and have taken some amazing naps draped over a chair in that position.

Are you ok? ❤️ Sending thoughts and prayers 🙏❤️🙏

/s and I feel somehow dirty now

A couple days vacation to go hiking. I haven’t had a vacation in years, and I desperately need a break from my life. I’d be thrilled if I could just get on a plane, go across the country and see some mountains for 2-3 days and then come home, but I just can’t afford it. Maybe next year, she says, for the 3rd year in a row…

That’s exactly what I want as a smartphone. I don’t want a huge screen or fancy features, give me a little touch screen, a good camera, a physical keyboard, and an actual home button and I’d be so happy.

They are incredibly good at playing the system and making their lifestyle appear respectable so that those on the outside admire them.

They don’t use electricity - except for in the barns where the men work and can benefit from it. The women can struggle in the house without it.

They beat and abuse their animals. I’ve driven down the road and watched a Amish woman flogging her horse to get it to start pulling the buggy. They are also known for puppy mills and horrific abusive conditions for their animals.

They treat their children like they are disposable. Amish children die traumatic deaths all the time because they are unsupervised in situations that no child should ever be in. I’m actually all for free rein children but I don’t care if it’s your “lifestyle”, neglect is neglect. A 3 year old should not be in a position to get thrown off the back of a tractor and have their head run over by the wheel of the trailer, yet this kind of incident happens multiple times a year in the Amish communities where I used to run EMS. I had a family tell me that they didn’t leave their 1 year old unsupervised, the 2 year old was in charge of them.

They also hoard wealth and use their religion as an excuse to not have to follow laws or pay certain taxes or fees the rest of us do. They’re some of the richest people around.

They make delicious food and are pretty nice to talk to and interact with, but I think they are just as awful as the rest of the world.

I wish they’d bring back slider phones with physical keyboards. Pre-smartphone days I used to have a phone (I don’t remember what it was) that was a full touch screen with a physical home and back button on the front and then you flipped it sideways and the back slid down and there was an entire physical keyboard for easy typing/texting. I’m not interested in a folding smartphone, but if they released a slider with an actual keyboard I’d buy it in a heartbeat. I loved that phone and I loved being able to type on the screen with a digital keyboard for quick stuff or flip the keyboard out and use actual keys when I wanted to type a novel of a text message.

Go back to work because my landlord isn’t going to let me live rent free for the next 6 months and I’ve only managed to save up an extra months rent after my divorce 2 years ago left me broke and nearly homeless and then I had to take 2 months off work unpaid last year for major surgery. Also, I have no friends or family, so there’s no one I’d have to spend time with before the end anyway except my cats.

I think it depends on the tone. I’ve had my mind changed and view adjusted many times in online discussions. Does the other person come at me in a “debate” mindset, very aggressive, dismissive, hostile, or calling me names? Bye, I’m probably going to block them and move on with my life. But if they come at me with a spirit of discussion, education, and kindness as a fellow human with a differing opinion, I’ll consider what they say. I may not agree with it, but many times I have adjusted my views or even completely changed them.

I remember years ago I was completely against legalization/decriminalization of drugs. I thought that it would never be a good thing and didn’t understand why people would support it; why would you want to give people MORE access to heroin? I had commented on a website making a statement along those lines, and someone responded with a well educated comment about how a certain country (was it Brazil? I can’t remember, it was so long ago) had either legalized or decriminalized drugs and how not only did it allow them to put in place systems to help addicts, but the crime rate dropped substantially because the cartels no longer had a market to operate. I ended up doing some research and realized that this person was right, and ever since then I’ve been firmly on the side of decriminalizing drugs and putting efforts towards healthcare and helping addicts rather than punishment.

I once told my EMT student that if he said “quiet” one more time I was throwing him off my truck and sending him home. He laughed. I was not joking. I’d been slammed all week and it was a pretty chill day and I needed the break.

Instead of telling co-workers goodbye in EMS, it’s common to say “be safe”

I think it might have been the end of last year rather than this year, but: “Everything is Tuberculosis”

Incredibly well written and absolutely fascinating.

I’m so sorry

Don’t move across the country with him, get a divorce, your gut instincts are right, he’s been cheating on you this whole time and he’s about to financially ruin you.

Any recs for the best choice for buying a home router for someone who doesn’t have the knowledge to build or configure one? I’m smart enough to change the admin password and rename the default network/setup a new password, but that’s about it. Mine just stopped getting security updates, plus it’s a Netgear. I know no one is really trustworthy anymore, but I know some brands are more sketchy than others.

What do you mean by their hardware? I have Xfinity (it’s the only option for Internet in my apartment complex) and I have my own modem and router. I’ve never used Xfinity’s equipment.

You know how when someone asks you to tell them about yourself and suddenly you can’t remember a single trait you have? That’s this question for me. I have trouble talking to other people because the stuff I’m into is so weird and obscure and I’ve definitely been like “well most people don’t like this but I really love…” , so I started to get really excited reading this question because finally one for me! except now I can’t think of a single obscure thing I’m into :)

I have the sport x20 and while they’re above your budget ($80) I just wanted to add my recommendation to soundcore. They’re my favorite over the ear earbuds that I’ve tried so far. They’re super comfortable, they stay in my ear whether I’m running or laying down with my head against a pillow, and the sound is pretty good. The only thing I don’t like is that the charging case is really finicky and if I’m not paying attention sometimes I dock them to charge and go to use them the next day and they’re completely dead. But I like them enough that when I can find a spare $80 I’m hoping to buy a second pair because I’m tired of constantly transferring this case around between my different backpacks for work, school and normal life and then having to go on a treasure hunt to figure out which bag I had them in last when I want to use them at home.

Forgive me for commenting completely off topic, but I’ve scrolled past this post in my feed 4 different times today and every time I’ve read it as “what would you do if you found out you were a Republican?” and started laughing before rereading it correctly.

I’m not even trying to make a political statement, it’s just the absurdity of it, it would be just as funny to me if you insert any other political party.

We don’t go to Ravenholm

Even if they were Amish, not all Amish are anti-vax or anti modern medicine. I used to run EMS in an area with a large Amish community and we went out for Amish frequently. Sometimes you’d roll up and they’d be coating our patient in essential oils (not exaggerating, I’ve seen it), and sometimes you’d roll up and family would hand you a doctor’s printout of the patients medication list and calmly explain to you the patients medical history, what doctors they were seeing, and what for.

“I just want to go hug my cat right now”