Aw, I hate to admit it but I feel sad to be missing place. I liked it

Yep. I I had no appetite, severe insomnia, headaches and sweats for about 1-2 weeks when I came off of my heavy use, decade long pot habit. It felt like the flu. I’m glad I found r/leaves or I wouldn’t have known those were withdrawal symptoms that would eventually go away!

I never plan to touch the stuff again.

I’ve always explained it like: if porn and gambling can be addictive, how can weed possibly not be?

Lack of customization, lack of options, lack of compatibility.

With iPhones you choose from iPhone 1, 2, 3, or 4. They’re all the same, and frankly they all suck. They’re overpriced and the charger always breaks.

Portugal’s population is getting smaller each year as natives relocate to other parts of Europe where they can earn a living wage. It’s got it’s own problems, one of them being real estate is too expensive for people born in the country (thanks in part to wealthy immigrants). Regardless, their policies welcome immigration, unlike most countries.

Yep. Focused on a Portuguese passive income visa. Portugal is beautiful

As a 40 year old adult, this article contained some ideas I needed to read. “It’s only 4 years,” and the comparison to the great depression and WW2 were also comforting. I think we’re in one of those moments in history right now, but it’s really hard to keep that perspective.

If only Europe wanted us there! If moving there were easy, I’d have done it years ago. Unfortunately, I probably need to wait until I retire.

Same. TBH, I didn’t really pay much attention to all the protesting. But when Bacon Reader stopped working, I started looking for a new app.

It is “blue leaning” but they keep threatening abortion access.

That’s dark, but it makes sense.

Maybe you missed the part about trying to find a lower cost of living area? Unless you go to the highest crime, poorest areas of those states, real estate is insane. We did consider Pueblo, CO, but it’s trumpville and actually more expensive than most parts of CT.

This makes me sad. Information is being erased that will keep people who could’ve been helped by it from ever finding it.

The people who it will hurt the most have nothing to do with Reddit.

But why are all the blue states cold?

My husband and I thought about Arizona, or Virginia to get away from one of the highest CoL areas in the country… but eventually decided to focus on Connecticut instead, because we don’t want to be in a red state. With the exception of CA, none of the liberal states are sunny and all of them are expensive!

That’s a good question about users with the same name. I haven’t wanted to try other instances because I thought I’d need to think up multiple new usernames… But maybe I don’t? Interesting.

And this is why I buy still buy copies of 2015 Office from eBay

The bags I get from Fred Meyer are so awkwardly shaped and crinkly I haven’t been able to find another use for them. I used to reuse the old plastic bags all the time. To scoop cat litter into, small garbage can liners… but these are wide and shallow, you can’t even tie them closed. They’re so ridiculous they barely hold groceries.

I am so glad to hear that! There is so much information on Reddit, my heart aches at the thought of people wiping it away.

Even during the blackouts, I sometimes googled things only to find Reddit posts with the answers weren’t available to view. It was startling

My state has plastic shopping bag bans across (most of?) the state and I feel like it’s completely backfired.

Now, instead of those thin plastic bags everyone used to get, people are charged 20 cents for a “reausable” bag, which is still a shitty bag that no one seriously reuses or wants, but it’s thick plastic, like thick, crunchy, and indestructible. Maybe double the plastic waste.

I TRY to remember my (actual) reusable bags, I really do. But sometimes I forget and I wind up with these big thick bags I don’t want to reuse and wind up throwing out or “recycling” (which probably means shippibg then to the Philippines).

I also do curbside grocery pickup frequently and the ONLY option is to get those thick “reusable” bags with your order. Otherwise the grocery employee (who can’t accept tips) will need to individually place each item in my car one at a time.

The thin plastic disposable bags were better. Paper bags would be better. This 20 cents for a “reausable” bag loophole is total bullshit.

It sounds so much harder than just reading.

But I believe it. I work in law and often need clients to respond in writing to questions (so we have a record of their answers). The barely-coherent poorly-spelled responses we get are astonishing - and often from pretty well educated, smart people with high level jobs (after all, they can afford a lawyer).