Got a "self cleaning" litter box that promised to save hours a month. Thing jammed solid on the first cycle, and let's just say the cleanup was way worse than just scooping. Felt like I was on a hazmat team. @fiona_murray is right, you get what you pay for, but sometimes you pay for pure nonsense. That thing was more high maintenance than the cat.

Honestly, I see this everywhere now, from my phone's photo gallery to my own design drafts. It feels like we're all just making endless, tiny edits instead of finishing things.

Honestly, that gut feel is what separates a real fix from just following a list.

My old laptop is basically a museum of this idea, with about 37 browser tabs open from 2022. @casey787 is totally right about the cuss words, because I let the updates pile up until the fan sounds like a jet engine. I have to do that small care thing in a panic every few months instead of just closing a few tabs each day. It's like I'm my own worst enemy, creating a big repair job for myself out of pure laziness. The phone cache thing hits home too, because I'll ignore the "storage almost full" warning until I can't even take a photo.

Yeah the "plot blurring together" thing is so real. I binged a show last month and can't even tell you how it ended.