Yeah, GIMP is really not very intuitive or user friendly imo. I have periodically tried it now and then, but I always gravitate back toward Paint.net

I wish there was a reasonable train line to where I’d want to go, but it’s not like that for a majority of us in North America unfortunately. The few times I did have the ability to ride a train to my destination, I actually really enjoyed the experience.

Why do you think that is? What do you feel that younger out of in-person visits that you don’t get virtually?

I’m an anxious person and the thought of seeing someone like that in person stresses me the fuck out tbh

I’m wondering how bad it would hurt

Yeah I cry to sad songs when I’m depressed.

When I’m happy, I try not to listen to sad music because it brings the mood down. But when you’re already feeling like shit, sad music helps you feel even worse. LPT

I don’t think witnessing it is really enough to understand it for everyone.

For example, I don’t fit in with traditional gender norms. Yet at the same time I don’t feel like I was born into the wrong sex/gender. And if I was born as the opposite sex, I think I’d be pretty indifferent about it. I don’t really care either way for myself, personally.

I have both transgender and nonbinary friends and I simply don’t relate to their struggles. While I don’t feel like I fit in, I don’t feel like I’m the “wrong” gender/sex either.

I respect transgender and nonbinary individuals. And I think they absolutely deserve to live their life the way that makes them the most comfortable being themselves. But unfortunately, even witnessing this stuff fist hand doesn’t mean I’ll ever personally be able to understand gender dysphoria.

I’m supportive, but I’ll never truly understand. But I don’t think you have to fully be able to understand to be an ally.

Yeah, my roommates were pretty nice. I was just nutso.

I will say tbf to some people not wanting to have roommates, sometimes people really do end up having a shit situation where their roommate ends up being a shitty person. Those are difficult to navigate. I’ve known some people who had gotten themselves into that situation and it can be pretty tough.

I would say in general, people in the US seem to think you’re a failure if you haven’t moved out by 18. But really in many other countries, it’s perfectly normal to live with your parents well into adulthood. If you have a good relationship with them, it shouldn’t be seen as shameful to do that either.

I had roommates for a few years. It was seriously one of the worst times of my life. I have a bit of social anxiety, but I had absolutely no idea how bad it would get with roommates. My roommates were generally pretty friendly and left me alone, but I had an incredibly hard time working up the courage to leave my room to eat or even go to the freaking bathroom. I was so hungry all the time, but I couldn’t eat because I was afraid they would see me. I started collecting non-perishable foods and kept them in my room so I wouldn’t starve. I also had issues sleeping because I would stay up at night when they were asleep so I could eat. But then lack of enough sleep or food made me paranoid as fuck thinking ghosts were out to get me. I was seriously going insane.

I get that 99.999% of people aren’t like this and don’t have this issue. But some of us just do really poorly living with others. Once I was finally able to move out on my own, my life changed for the better.

Very bad. Been acting like a crazy person and now I don’t feel good.

Sometimes I wonder if maybe I do this because I have a brain tumor or something.

Looks beautiful! I missed whatever happened prior, but you’ve got a mighty fine looking decoration now!

I feel like if I shat the bed, I’d be late instead of early.

Really? I feel like bread keeps pretty well in the freezer!

Here’s me thinking you put all of those items in the same container and drank them at once like a madman

Most Americans have a coffee pot instead of an electric kettle. Coffee is a cultural staple in the US. Tea is not.

I think my window isn’t sealed correctly in one of my rooms because somehow bugs can all come in even though there is a screen. It’s frustrating because it means I can’t leave them open for fresh air at night.

I’m not who you replied to, but no. I don’t generally need any of those things when I’m out and about. I find myself occasionally needing stuff like that at home, but then I will have a nearby tool in a drawer at that point.

I never use knives to open boxes though. I just use my keys.

I’ve been cleaning my ears with an “ear syringe” for years. Just squirt some warm water from the faucet in there and you can hear again. Works great and is reusable. They are like 10 bucks at your local drug store.

People on the internet are so quick to jump on the “I can be just as productive working one less day out of the week” bandwagon, but communities on Lemmy/Reddit are filled with much more programmers and people working a standard office job than the average population.

For a very large portion of career fields, it is physically not possible for you to do as much work while working 8 less hours a week.

A tradesman cannot do as many jobs working one less day a week, a nurse cannot care for as many patients working one less day a week, a firefighter cannot put out as many fires working one less day a week, some working tech support cannot fill as many support tickets working one less day a week, a chef cannot make as many meals working one less day a week, the warehouse worker cannot move as many boxes working one less day a week.

Look, I would more than advocate for everyone working less hours a week. But Lemmy/Reddit always seem to forget that there are a zillion other types of jobs out there that are different from their own. You physically just cannot be as productive working less hours for a lot of types of jobs because there isn’t “filler” in the day like many on Lemmy/Reddit describe. I have a job without filler where I physically cannot do the same amount of work in less hours. It would be fantastic, but it’s not something that I could see employers going for for any of these types of jobs.

This is one of the questions that gives me the most social anxiety when meeting new people. It stresses me out because I don’t have any conventional hobbies. I don’t think dicking around on Discord, Lemmy, and YouTube really counts as much of a hobby.

OP, do you date? I’m similar to you in that I can’t really feel attraction that way. I tried dating once forever ago and it just felt like I was lying to the other person because I couldn’t feel the same way. So I never tried since. But sometimes things get lonely.

So I’ve wondered if it would be beneficial or not for someone like us to date.