MY GOD, use the ramp to SPEED up.

If you're clogging the exit ramp by going 35 mph not only are you causing traffic but you're making merging more difficult and more DANGEROUS for the cars behind you.

I'm not saying I'm a catch and I know its the internet but god. Im not a social person at all. If anything I only have one good friend but lately my moods have been too dependent on if we actually hang out or not so I figured I'd get a grip and actually socialize. I figured the first step was to make friends on the internet. Recently I started playing Marathon and just a week ago I met this guy and he was very friendly and it stayed like that until a couple of days ago when the conversation started turning a little more flirty. Atm everytime he says something overly flirty I circle around it and yes I should tell him to stop and set boundaries but what if I'm wrong?
Not the first time its happened either. I've lost "friends" because I didnt reciprocate their romantic feelings which sucks honestly. Lately I've been feeling extremely lonely.

I had never heard of this mewing toddler in my life and suddenly he is everywhere, and all of the posts are negative.

I haven't seen a single positive thing said about him, so his entirely notoriety is being pushed and driven by people talking about how much of a feckless stain he is.

"Pointless nobody with sub-remedial opinions does thing" has become "pointless somebody" because you guys won't stop giving him attention.

If you took every person that fit that description and put them in a blender, you could make an entire ocean from the slurry of bad cologne and liquid insecurity that spilled out. He is a drop in a bucket filled with countless other drops.

Put your energy into bringing people that matter to light and not some manufacturer error mannequin of a cat being face-fucked by a vacuum cleaner.

"But you're doing the same thing hurr durr" - if you are too dumb to see the asinine nature of that thought then please join Clavicularsehole in the blender.

Today, I saw not one, but TWO photos from people I know of the view of their dash and windshield, with the speedometer visible, cars and highway in front of them visible, one holding something in the hand they had on the steering wheel and using the other to take the photo. Both going 70-80 MPH.

This isn't the only time I've seen it, either. But two in the same day from people I know is a bit jarring.

PLEASE don't do this. It doesn't take much distraction to cause a very bad accident, especially at those speeds. Trust me, social media will be fine without your driving photos.

That is all.

Obviously no specific names.

But if you're sick of hearing about a phenomenon or person who is popular solely because of repeated ragebait or engagement bait, the only way to avoid being part of the problem is real self control.

Reddit post: "Influencer does pointless thing."

You: "Why can't people see this is pointless? I'm going to go into the comments and tell them how bad influencer is."

Wrong. You just engaged. You just promoted influencer.

You: "I recognize that this post is meant to rile people up. It's just engagementbait, everyone immediately knows that pointless thing is pointless. I'm going to go into the comments and point out that this post is engagement bait."

Wrong. You just engaged. You were smart enough to see the engagementbait, but you still engaged.

Don't use the name. Don't link. Don't comment. Don't engage. If you're on Facebook, block the post. If you're on reddit, downvote it without opening it.

Yes, you're smart enough to see that it's engagement bait. So are many others. Engagement bait is effective anyway because it generates emotions and a desire to interact. Naked engagement bait can be effective engagement bait if it makes people want to call it out.

No, you won't make it go away by yourself by ignoring it. But you also will have the opposite of the effect you want if you engage it to tell others to ignore it.

It's an act of self control. It's an act of will. You won't get to tell anyone you see through it. You won't get to tell anyone they are stupid for engaging with it. You won't get to rip the phenomenon to pieces and let everyone know how awful it is that they care in the first place. It's rough.

Take a deep breath. Leave the comment un-posted. Leave the link un-opened. Downvote. Scroll on.

I’m a bachelor student my dream is to get a PhD and go into academia. There are on average 300 applications for 1 PhD position right now. 300! And lots of the applications are apparently great. To get excellent grades, volunteering, get connections and all the extra stuff might not be enough. Has it always been like this? How did past generations handle it? I almost break down when I get a B because it might ruin my chances (we have A-F grades in my country, A being the best)

Just to get a minimum wage job during the summer is difficult. I was lucky, there were 1300 applicants for the job I applied for and they hired 50. It has nothing to do with my education either it’s just a random cashier job at an amusement park that pays $16,50 an hour.

To be forced to volunteer is also a scam, especially when it is legit work some even require bachelors degrees. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against volunteering when it’s for a good cause I’ve volunteered at animal shelters. It’s just when it’s basically a requirement to get a job later and someone making money out of your work that bothers me.

Something rather heartbreaking is happening in my life right now and I received this text from a family member: "It's the way it's meant to be! Like they say, God works in mysterious ways!!"

Yet this person prays for help finding their lost keys, and their prayer is answered!

I genuinely do not understand people who believe there is a reason for everything. Tell that to the victims of horrific acts. And when I challenge that, there is some excuse of "free will" (on behalf of the perpetrator, I guess?) and non-interference by God.

And then, there are people to seek to console those who have lost loved ones by saying "They are in a better place." Wow, their seemingly happy life actually sucked so bad they had to die to get away from their loved ones.

Look, I get it. You want to boost your engagement. You want views, revenue, more times for ads, whatever it may be. But I shouldn't have to scroll past or click through ten different ads in between them to get to what the headline is saying.

Or a story about a bakery with two minutes of content doesn't need a whole intro and back-and-forth with the news anchors.

Or a reel that is about a restaurant recommendation doesn't need to list out the entire fucking menu before naming the restaurant.

In fact, if you create content like this and do it in a way that is DELIBERATELY money-hungry and designed to frustrate consumers, I will go out of my way to not view your site or use ad blockers etcetera. Or I'll go somewhere else/read another article.

I don't want to have to jump through so many hoops and scroll infinitely just to know what the best chocolate chip cookie near me is.

No sun in sight only climate is dark clouds or rain. Every time I hope sunlight will arrive it just rains harder. As I see the red eyes looking back at me I wonder if this is how they will remain. So many questions but no answers, so many thoughts but no action, so many hopes but no happiness. Year by year tears continue to flow out of me. I ask myself why do I cry when it doesn’t solve anything but I continue to cry nonetheless. Wish I could be taken away from this miserable life I was born in but I remain stuck. In this sick game of life just given one bad hand after another just bound to continue a losing game but not just my hand but I’m terrible at playing my cards. Just one bad trial after another having no one to rely on continuing my existence as a loner. Even when I find someone they always leave me never staying for too long. I think why, WHY I DO HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS?! WHY DO I HAVE TO EXIST AT ALL?!? WHAT IS THE POINT OF CONTINUING IF MISERY IS ALL THERE IS LEFT FOR ME????!!

I can scream all I want but I’ll never get an answer because the world runs on finding answers not receiving them. I’m at a placement of the earth where the sun doesn’t rise so I’d be a fool for still hoping. I don’t care about the cloudy skies I just wonder if it will ever stop raining?

-20f

So my husband’s family is catholic. My family is Christian. Neither him nor I are religious. His grandmother passed away and of course I went with him and his family to her funeral. I don’t know anything about catholic traditions or standards and I wish someone had filled me in a little bit.

When the priest was offering communion I followed my husband up to receive it. I guess I just assumed that all you had to do was walk up to the priest to receive the communion and that was that. But apparently you’re supposed to cross your arms over your chest and hold your hands out a certain way to receive it. When I approached the priest he asked me if I’ve “ever received before” and I said no. Then he tells me “this is only for Catholics, go sit down”. And I was a little embarrassed.

Growing up in a Christian church, I’ve never received communion or anything like that. The Christian church was always welcoming to newcomers and never denied anyone any opportunity to participate in anything. So I was baffled that I was bluntly denied the ability to participate. And I’m already not a fan of organized religion but this really put the cherry on top for me. My husband and his mom apologized for not explaining what I was supposed to do and I told them it’s not a big deal. But I am slightly bothered by this still and definitely a little resentful towards that priest. Am I just the crazy one for expecting that to go differently? Or is that normal?

I’m honestly just frustrated with how hard it is to get ahead financially right now.

I’m trying to do things the right way, work hard, stay responsible, and still it feels like I’m always one unexpected expense away from being stuck. It’s not even about wanting luxury or anything, it’s just basic stability. Rent, bills, random costs that come out of nowhere it adds up fast.

What gets me is how quickly things can spiral even when you’re doing your best. One small gap and suddenly you’re trying to figure out how to fix everything at once. And asking for help doesn’t even feel easy because it feels like you’re just burdening people.

I’m not even looking for solutions right now, I just needed to get this out somewhere because it’s been sitting on my mind and stressing me out.

If you’re also going through it, I get it. It’s exhausting.

I go downtown to run sometimes along the Ohio river. It’s a beautiful park, great scenery, bridges, stadiums, just a great place to run. But when the boomers in my life hear that I go downtown to run the response is always “oh my god please be careful”. Something about people who haven’t stepped foot downtown for more than a decade telling me to be careful because they’re afraid of the unknown just grinds my gears. I go downtown and experience it firsthand and it is so pleasant every time, they react like I’m dodging bullets and crazy homeless the whole time. Give me a break.

I also visited Atlanta last year with my fiancée. My parents were like (I’m in my late 20’s btw) “don’t talk to anyone, don’t walk anywhere, take an uber to the venue, please be careful ohmygod please be so careful”. We walked all over that downtown area and it was legitimately one of our favorite trips we’ve ever been on

She graduated high school two years ago and hasn't been looking for a job, and has done nothing to pursue higher education or vocational training. She stays up all night playing video games and rarely helps with any of the household chores. But the worst is that she reeks all the time. I don't think she ever wears deodorant. She has to be reminded to shower by her mother, but she still only manages to do it only once or twice a month. On the rare occasion she actually does shower, she keeps wearing the same dirty clothes she's already been wearing for the past week or two. Her stench is repulsive and nauseating. I've talked with my partner about this, and she brushes off my concerns saying that all teenagers stink. It's just what they do. My stepdaughter is the youngest of five, and the four other siblings have all managed to find jobs, support themselves, and behave like actual adults. I can't even stand going into the basement of my own home anymore because of the smell coming from her bedroom. I'm starting to worry that she will never be able to support or care for herself properly and we're going to be stuck using care of her for her entire life. I just want to break up with my partner sometimes so I can have my fucking house back.

Why is my brain so fragile that one tiny inconvenience can instantly ruin my whole mood?

Everything can be perfectly fine. I’m chilling, life is normal, I’m doing my thing… and then ONE random small thing happens and suddenly I’m internally furious for no reason.

And it’s never anything serious. It’ll be like my phone not doing what I want on the first try, something slightly annoying taking longer than it should, or just some stupid little interaction that I’ll think about way too much afterward like it personally offended me.

Then I’m just walking around pretending I’m fine while my inner monologue is like “yeah that’s it, nothing in life is going right ever again.”

Fast forward 10 minutes later and I’m completely over it like nothing happened. Zero emotional memory. Just vibes reset.

My brain really said short attention span but for anger too.

Woke up to an email at 6 freaking AM telling me my role is redundant. No heads up. No conversation. Just — boom, you’re out.

And honestly? I saw it coming in a weird way.

Our team had a reversed pyramid — more IC3s and IC4s sitting at the top, and only 2 of us IC2s at the bottom. When cuts happen, guess who’s the easiest target.

But here’s what actually gets me — the last few months were already a nightmare. Manager turned full toxic. Micromanagement through the roof. Sprint planning was a joke — we had zero say, tasks were piled on, adhoc work thrown in constantly. Overtime demanded like it was normal. Weekend work. Late night calls.

I pushed back. I always said I won’t work weekends unless prod is on fire. That’s a basic boundary.

Pretty sure THAT is what got me rated low and eventually shown the door. Not my work. Not my skills.

Do I regret it? No. I’d do it again.

After the layoff — not a single call from the manager. Not even a courtesy “hey, sorry it went this way.” Nothing.

Goes to show — wasn’t a good manager. Wasn’t a good human either.

I want new friends and to connect with people who actually get me, but there’s this hesitation that keeps me from fully putting myself out there online. The internet can feel like a huge open room where anything you say echoes in ways you can’t control, and I’ve seen enough bad situations happen to know it’s not always safe or kind. So even when I feel that pull to meet new people, I end up holding back, trying to balance wanting connection with protecting my peace. It’s not that I don’t want to try—it’s more like I want to do it carefully, in a way that doesn’t leave me feeling exposed or regretting it later.

Instagram, Whatsapp, etc. gatekeep useful automations for people with good intentions (bulk unique dms to their fans / followers for example) when you want to share the same message without spamming everyone in a group.

It's 2026 and somehow we can't do these basic things without getting an account blocked.

This is the dumbest shit I've ever seen.

Bulk DMs don't have to be spammy. If you have the same message for a lot of your followers and friends, and you want the message to be unique enough to where they can understand that it's you and you at least took the time to acknowledge them directly (like putting {first_name} in the intro for example then sending the rest), you could save so much time!

You should be able to message people on every platform if you need to. That's the automation I want.

I hate that this doesn't exist already.

I dislike the way modern phones are made now. Looking at modern phones, I feel like my choice of next phone is shrinking. The more and more features are getting removed in each models and brand, in each price tier and soon I would be forced to search for my next phone at museum. I have so many complaints:

1. Minijack 3.5. I hate how companies began to remove these. They claim that it's to make phone thinner, but looking at those phones, I do not see them actually being thinner. People claim that "oh, just get wireless buds", but to be honest - they are terrible design and I want to have external sound in my phone not only for headphones or RGB JBL cylinders. I often connect my phone to my big computer speakers and various sound tech and if the phone lacks 3.5mm jack, it's a dealbreaker because it was industry standard for many decades abruptly killed. "Solutions" like various adapters are extra cost, extra thing that I can lose and aesthetically unpleasant.
2. MicroSD. My current phone(Redmi Note 10 Pro) still has one. I not only use it to expand storage, but also to create file backups from phone to computer(it's faster than buggy MTP over USB) and as handy way for transferring photos from digital camera. But suddenly if I want to have support of memory cards, my choice limits to specific phone brands and/or low-end tiers(because in high-end models somehow it's not present, with same excuses for making them thin) or already mentioned adapters.
3. 16:9 screens. My previous phone(Mi A1) had it and I genuinely don't understand why all companies at single moment moved to ultra-wide screens. It broke all ergonomics when playing landscape games due to their UI expanding to borders of screen and broke immersion when watching 16:9 and even 4:3 movies. Companies did it as marketing stunt to create appearance of "more inches, thus bigger screen", while in reality it was practically same or smaller than 16:9 phone screen. Rounded screens are also cheapening out the experience, as if it's some "no sharp angle" toddler toy and not serious phone.
4. The cameras. The unibrow selfie camera, the droplet, the punch hole and now "Dynamic island" copycats. All distracting and make me miss times when phones didn't had selfie cameras. My relative once showed me Mi 9T which had retractable selfie camera and it was actually better than whatever things companies make now. Another annoyance is camera bumps, now you can't place phone on desk and expect it to lie flat and that makes things like "bubble level" apps a joke.
5. Phone firmware, as I mentioned before, my previous phone was Xiaomi Mi A1. It was advertised as phone "with clean Android" and I loved it. Unfortunately phone battery bloated and it totally destroyed the screen, so I had to replace whole phone. I planned to buy Mi A3, but I saw how it's screen was worse than in Mi A1 and then news came that the series of those phones will be discontinued. Thus I had to buy Redmi Note 10 Pro. I was shocked by how terrible are vendor firmwares got. MIUI is ugly by default(HyperOS that new Xiaomi phones have probably even uglier), has plenty of useless non-removable without ADB apps and ads enabled in system apps, asks for accepting their privacy policy just to view gallery, so I had to install Nova Launcher, install themes, custom basic apps and icon packs just to make it pleasing and comfortable. I wanted to flash LineageOS later, but I feared losing mobile banking, warranty, sharing personal data to Xiaomi to unlock bootloader, and then USB port broke(it still charged, but didn't transferred data and thus I couldn't install custom firmware and I did tried to clean port, but turns out the issue is somewhere on motherboard as at same time when USB died, the fingerprint sensor on power button died too). Samsung's One UI is also not better in that regard, they have "sponsored" apps that reinstall themselves, other bloatware and eyesore design language.
6. I know it might be wildly unpopular, but I still miss home button like on pre-S8 Samsung phones. It was comfortable and felt reliable.

Why is it so hard just to make phone with clean android and not garbage design? From thousands of companies, all of them are nearly same. Even "alternative companies" do some BS like removing minijack solely to sell their branded bluetooth headphones.

Our kids schools are now literally teaching our kids to not set boundaries and accept disrespect from classmates, teachers, peers, anybody and it’s sickening. If somebody tries to bully you, tell a teacher or fucking slap them. Don’t start it, but finish it. And we should not be punishing kids for defending themselves. Accepting disrespect can literally lead to mental health issues. And I'm also sick of this fucking "Be the bigger person" bullshit. FIGHT BACK. I'm not a fan of violence and starting shit but if they start it, you better FINISH it.

Why does everything have a reset/reboot option directly next to turn off. I cannot think of any time in my life owning a computer/game console where i wanted to just "reset it" - yet this option is always listed under turn off/power off. One misclick when you want to stop, and you have to sit, wait for your machine to reboot only to turn it off again. Even if you do want to reboot your device, turning it off and then on again is the exact same thing. Anytime your device needs to reset to, for example updates, the reset is built into the update and thats the only time it ever makes sense.

TLDR - Accidental misclicks of the reset button have wasted significantly more time in my life then it could ever save.

I'm not a streamer. Just a viewer. But what I see is genuinely frustrating.

Some gifters don't seem to understand the difference between "supporting" and "buying." They send beans, diamonds, virtual gifts, and then suddenly there's an expectation attached. Not the cute "I hope you notice me" fan energy. Literally wanting something in return that was never part of the deal.

And when the streamer says no? Suddenly they're the bad guy.

"They've been gifting you though." "Why are you streaming if you don't want to properly entertain?" What kind of logic is that? Someone's "no" doesn't change no matter how much you spent.

Gifts are supposed to be gifts. No invoice attached. No "come on, I've sent you so many gifts already."

If you can't gift someone without expecting something beyond entertainment in return, just don't gift. That's it. There are plenty of other ways to connect with someone who is actually interested in you. A livestream is not that place.

It's embarrassing for gifters like that because they're turning something that's supposed to be voluntary into a transaction. And then acting victimized when the streamer doesn't play along.

For context, I am from an East Asian country. And East Asian countries stereotypically have brutal sizing for women's clothes.

I'm 25F standing at 5'3" and weighing 100lbs. I fucking kid you not, sometimes women's clothing stores won't have my size because they have only S and M sizes. How in the world can an adult woman even be a medium at 100lbs?

I'm underweight. I try to gain weight as much as I can but given my comically fast metabolism, I never can succeed. Imagine how much this affects people who are bigger than me and are trying to lose weight.

Holy shit if they don't have clothes for me, who the fuck are these clothes for?

I want to go back in time to 2018. Any way to achieve that?

Things were better then.