Definitely. I think imposter syndrome is basically the same phenomenon.

I used to think there was this Council of Smart People running the world and keeping the nuclear weapons from accidentally launching and the planes from crashing and the electricity on and the bridges from collapsing.

It can’t just be me and all the absolute idiots I grew up with now running the world. That can’t be right. Oh, Jesus…oh no.

If this gif wasn’t in here I was gonna be upset!

I’ve considered growing a goatee and using stick on mutton chops to cosplay Thomas Riker at conventions.

The Genie knew. Genies are jerks.

That “adults” are just kids that got older. Same goes for “old people”. Everyone was once a 14 year old. There is no dividing line where you suddenly become an adult, and there is no dividing line between being an adult and being old.

We’re all born, and we live a life of days, months years, decades… it’s just you and your one, single life. You’re always going to be you.

Make this one life count. Don’t wait. Don’t procrastinate. Make shit happen. You’ll regret it if you don’t.

PCs and all devices will become more locked down, with a small rebellious minority. Pretty much what we have today, but the divide will become greater.

All consumer devices are designed for the consumer to consume content. Music, Movies, Books, TV Shows, Web Sites, Social Media, Video Games…all of it. Very, very few people at the consumer level use computing power to perform complex calculations or process large datasets.

All of that content is someone else’s creation, and they want to get paid for their creation. Either by you directly purchasing/subscribing to what they’ve created, or via advertisers. Everyone has rent or a mortgage and bills to pay and they want to buy food and buy stuff for their kids.

Any time you sit in front of a screen, whether it’s a TV or a PC or a smartphone and begin to consume content, think about that. Whoever created what you’re looking at wants money, just like you want money.

So when a PC isn’t locked down to make sure you’re somehow paying for the content you consume, that upsets the entire supply chain that is delivering this content to your eyes and ears. They have to make sure they’re somehow getting paid…

Firefly. Specifically, Shepherd Book’s backstory.

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Why is the Original Tribal Chief in this meme, tho?

What brand/model # are you using?

Even the toploaders do the same thing now. They don’t actually fill with water like they used to. I got frustrated with my modern toploader and that’s how I wound up with the highest rated frontloader I could find. Both garbage.

The washing machine I bought in 1996 for $250 cleaned clothes better than any machine I’ve had in decades.

I just want to wash my clothes. In water.

Washing machines.

My washing machine 15 years ago would wash my clothes with…uhhhh…fucking water.

Now you can’t buy washing machines that actually wash your clothes in water. They all spritz your clothes with a little water then jiggle around your damp clothes for a bit.

I don’t live in a desert. I live in a place with access to plenty of water. I should be allowed to buy a washing machine that actually fills up with soapy water and washes my damn clothes.

I could buy a Speed Queen washer for $2,000 from a specialty store, but that’s ridiculous. Why can’t I just buy a washing machine that washes my clothes? They’re ALL terrible now. All the washers in all the big box stores are just…bad.

Totally agree but for the opposite reason.

Wrasslin’ is very story driven. Not everyone has time to watch, and the sports news outlets is all spoilers.

It’s like a Harry Potter fan opening their news feed to “Snape kills Dumbledore after epic battle!” plastered all over the news on the day after the book came out. (my apologies to any Harry Potter fans who haven’t read all the books or seen all the movies by now, in 2025).

I know professional wrestling is as real as the MCU or the latest episode of Severance. I am still entertained by all three.

Wrestling winds up in the “sports” section because news outlets have to classify it somehow. That’s not the fault of wrestling fans.

There’s really no need in life to yuck other people’s yum. If it’s not for you, that’s cool.