I have not watched the makeup content, but I used to listen to true crime podcasts. As I have gotten older it has become impossible for me to listen to these though.

So often they will glorify the killers and try to humanize them. Then the victims are just regarded like pawns in their story.

After a while I really thought about what it would be like to be these victims and it made me sick. These aren’t scream queens in a horror movie where it is all made up just to scare you. These people went though hell and agony and that should not be used as “content.”

These were people’s kids, siblings, parents, grandparents, etc. They were loved and innocent and had their lives brutally taken away for no reason or fault of their own. The fact that they are treated as “tallies” or just numbers and names on a killers spree is beyond disrespectful. I can’t imagine seeing my family member that I loved being wrapped up in this content when it must already be so painful that they are gone.

Now I can’t listen to the true crime murder stuff. Sometimes I will listen to scary stories in the woods or something, but nothing where it is glorifying killing. It’s not good for my mental health.

So you leave the usb plugged in for boot and then you are good after that?

I did have bad years in school as a kid because of bullies as well. I used to dwell on it a lot. I did conselling some years ago because it was affecting my confidence still and I am glad I did.

This season I’ve been watching the recaps on YouTube a few hours after the game ends. Free, no ads, and you are in and out in under 20 mins. I might not be able to sit through a 3 hour football game on TV again. Got so many hours of my life back this year

I was thinking of something similar. Especially since the SSD is not doing much beyond running the True Nas OS. So splitting that between a HDD does not feel like it would push things that much more

I don’t get why they did the Spotify thing. It was obviously going to put a massive target on their back

Something that has helped me recently:

“The only thing that is guaranteed is that nothing will stay the same.”

I use a PS controller. Best part is you can choose what the buttons do and create actions

Loaded Linux onto a spare desktop and use Freetube now with a VPN

I loved SmartTube, but I moved away from my Android TV when Google started saying they are not going to allow side loading apps. Google has walked back that policy a bit, but I am much happier now with my alternatives and the knowledge that Google can’t wreck them with their future bull shit.

That said SmartTube is a goat and it is sad to hear that such a great app has been compromised like this.

I was a Scout and I never had leaders that were inappropriate thank god, but you best believe that it was basically grooming you for the army. The amount of religious stuff they shove down your throats too, I think we can do better than the Scouts for kids. Let it die

The solution is to leave Reddit

I am a dad to two young kids. I know other guys my age that are recent dads and some of them do seem to struggle to adjust. I hear about their wives complaining about how they are constantly golfing or still going out a lot.

Another commenter here mentioned that having kids changes you and I 100% agree with that. I don’t drink now, I drive like an old man in the name of safety, I spend almost every night at home with my kids and I take them out on the weekends, I cut my hours at work so I can help my wife more often, I don’t watch sports because my kids won’t sit still long enough to watch a game and want to play. My life now is about these kids. I used to think that people that based their lives solely around their kids had no life, but now that I have these kids I appreciate the sacrifices you make to be a parent. All of these changes I realize are better for me too.

You can talk philosophically about how to raise kids, but I think the number one quality of a good parent is being present for your kids and being willing to adjust your life to what they need. Growing up the number one thing I noticed about kids that had bad relationships with their parents was their parents not being around, whether it be work or whatever else. You gotta be willing to dedicate your time to kids over all else, and if you can’t do that, it will be hard to be a good parent.

The new stadiums are another factor that really is ruining sports for me. In my city they are building a new one for the hockey team and it is mostly paid by taxes. So our property taxes are going to sky rocket to build this thing and then they will jack up the game ticket prices so we cannot even afford to go to games.

They sold it to the public as this was going to be a community building, which is such garbage. Am I going to be able to go down there when no games are happening and skate on the rink? Of course not

Last year I went to the league championship of my local lower level pro soccer club. Tickets were $40 each for good seats and it was a sell out. Our team won and it was honestly a blast.

I don’t know that I would have had a better time at a top tier pro sports final that would have cost thousands to attend.

I’m glad you brought this up, because this is another great point related to the time suck. I have two kids now and every hour I spend watching sports is an hour not spent with my kids or being an absent parent. Makes it hard to justify.

Recently too I had a brother in law who skipped his infant sons first time trick or treating because his team was in the World Series. It was a big topic of debate for our family.

I have played it multiple times and it has never hooked me. I keep meaning to go back, but I don’t know if I will

So I’m going to put this out there, why watch this content on a Android that we will have less and less control over as time goes on?

Grab a laptop with Linux on it and go wild. I now have a computer hooked up to my TV and I don’t have to worry about any of Google’s bullshit

I’m having issues getting the microphone on my sony headphones to work on my steam deck. I was figuring it is due to missing drivers as well

Relationships end for a reason. When you breakup it’s important to always remember why you broke up. It’s easy to only remember the good parts and that is often how people get sucked back in again to the same relationships and the same kinds of people.

Keep remembering what the breaking point was and how you felt at the worst times. Doing that makes it easier for yourself to rationalise why you are not together.

Also total separation is key. No willing contact again ever. If they are gone completely, then it will be easier to move on.