Does it feel like every piece of software these days is designed by someone who's never actually used it? I've noticed this same thing with my car's infotainment system. They moved the volume knob to a touchscreen menu, and now I have to take my eyes off the road just to change the radio station. It's like companies are obsessed with making things look clean and minimal, but they forget basic stuff like printing or adjusting the volume still matters. We're trading function for looks, and it's making simple tasks way harder than they need to be.

@gavinwood that dragon mustache thing is hilarious but youre onto something real here. Its like how gas stations leave all that blank space on their receipt paper where you could actually put a coupon or a fun fact but nah just empty white nothing. Same thing with bus stop ads that are just a plain blue background for months at a time because the company didnt pay for the graphic. The Screendoor owner showing you the math really put it in perspective. So much of our everyday stuff is covered in wasted blank canvas that could be a cheap local ad or a tiny piece of art or even a map to the nearest park. Makes you wonder what else is being quietly left empty just to save a few bucks.

That trekking pole snap trick sounds way more heroic than my usual "just hold on tight" strategy.

18 year old me at my first pizza joint job, the head cook told me to spend $60 on non-slip shoes instead of the $15 ones from Walmart. I ignored him, slipped on some grease, and landed hard enough to mess up my wrist for two months. Finally caved and bought a good pair and yeah, I felt pretty dumb for not listening earlier. It's wild how much a little piece of "spend money on the thing that keeps you safe or saves your body" can save you so much pain and cash later. Your Maria sounds like she knew what she was talking about, sorry you had to learn the hard way too.

Man, that's rough... humidity in the garage got me too last month.