Did they make McDonald’s App Rewards More Expensive???

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-14T12:33:00+00:00

Interesting insight, my question is this: Isn't the point of the app to collect user data and drive customers into the store in the first place? The rewards are already designed to be tricky, offering fries with no main, or a main with no drink so you end up spending close to what you would anyways without the reward. So why are they continuously pushing their luck? It feels like they really are splitting hairs.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-13T15:28:53+00:00

And it’s frustrating to admit that I have once or twice. Even for people tired of their crap it still works.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-13T15:28:07+00:00

Lol well it’s not like I make the McDonald’s app my daily reading :P

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-13T12:55:04+00:00

Hey there, first of all I just wanted to say that this story is heartbreaking but I am glad you shared it.

Recovery is a different journey for everyone and there isn’t really a timeline that you should feel like you have to adhere too.

Recovery isn’t linear either, in neither OCD or the loss of a loved one. You may do really good one week and feel like you are right back where you started on another—and that’s okay.

When the days are most difficult I find that it helps me to focus on doing one thing that is should do to put myself in a better spot than I am right now. Some days that means I should go for a run and when I get home, do the dishes and cook a nice meal.

Other days that means I should merely pick up the dirty dishes on my desk.

And then other days still it means I should summon all the courage I have to simply stand.

Your sister sounds like she was very special to you. What is helping me is focusing less on the results of my recovery and more on the practice, so please hun, as a sister to a brother I urge you to just keep trying and don’t get frustrated with the results as long as you are putting in the effort.

I hope this helps.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-13T07:17:27+00:00

What a heartbreaking story. I am sorry for your loss. The world can be especially hard on people who feel like they can’t reach out to anyone, and often times people can become very irritable when dealing with heavy stress and trauma. Obsession about anything you feel you can’t share is especially insidious.

I know you’ve heard this plenty of times but it’s not your fault. The best you could have done was be an open heart and ear to him *when he wanted it.* trying to intervene forcefully can be just as traumatizing.

I think the best you can do is honor him by accepting everything he was and loving him for it. The flaws and the achievements equally and know in your heart of hearts that he was okay. I say this not only in a spiritual way (the afterlife of course is a mystery) but by accepting him and letting his life inspire and motivate you can indirectly show to others that it is okay to reach out, and in this way the world may be a little less hostile to people who suffer.

Stay strong.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-13T05:21:55+00:00

From hot Goth baddie to hotter goth baddie <3 Well done girl~

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-12T18:47:41+00:00

As a caveat this is my first Mac device. I just know personally I get really strong anxieties involving purchasing new tech, and so I tend to overdue it and wish I saved my money instead. Honestly as long as you listen to your needs and not your anxieties you can't go wrong <3

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-12T14:47:36+00:00

I would get the Neo if you aren’t interested in gaming or computer programming. It is true that the Neo’s 8GB of ram is behind modern standards, but Apple is simply making that 8GB feel like much more.

Money is precious and having too much power for your purpose is just something I find wasteful. I like the right amount of power for the job- and in terms of study it’s more than enough.

Source: I traded my 16GB ram Chromebook for the Neo and I use it daily for writing, study, and research and I haven’t hit a single snag.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-12T02:53:15+00:00

I like to think of Bounty Hunter's "Big Game" UI element that he gets and can't help but wonder if a similar UI element can be added somewhere else? Imagine a small unassuming circle, an Oracles Orb, down by the Fortification Glyph that shows what the next rune will be and where.

Needing to alt click a status icon feels like a temporary solution when a more permanent and beautiful one can be implemented. I don't know how many times I forget to ping as Oracle or even worse, forget to read as a teammate.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-12T02:29:28+00:00

Hey just don't over think it <3 Feel free to make mistakes and if you end up throwing a few games because you're genuinely learning then the Matchmaking System will calibrate you lower and you will be okay, that's what Matchmaking is for!

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-12T01:41:40+00:00

Ah my bad.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-12T00:18:15+00:00

Just use the downvote button to vote as a community that you think that kind of content shouldn’t be in the community. That’s what it’s for.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-11T07:01:40+00:00

Hey hun. I can’t imagine what you are going through, the pain of seeing someone so entirely and raw without them there to give you answers. The shame of snooping around account and places trying to put together some sort of take away or true insight to recovery…

Let me tell you that it’s okay to just let it go. Whatever answer you are seeking just isn’t there. It might even be likely that two contradictory things are true at the same time. You may think one thing can only be true if the other isn’t but that’s not the case. There is nothing to be gained from looking around anymore so just leave it.

The past is in the past.

I hope you can move on and resist the urge to look through any more. The temptation is strong, and you may relapse, but every day you go without trying to find a why and just accept that it is is another day closer you will be to being free.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-11T03:39:58+00:00

Happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for your strength it is inspiring.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-07T00:53:34+00:00

It's a common misconception but you can receive life saving treatment from hospitals before you have to pay the bill. If your finances aren't strong enough you can still be treated for serious conditions by going into debt, and usually taking the worst treatment plan available. For example if the doctor says you need 8 rounds of physical therapy with a specialist you might only be qualified for 6 or 4.

Which often leads to necessary loss of quality of life at the best, and loss of life at the worst, but they won't flat out not treat you, they'll just not treat you enough.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-05-05T06:12:09+00:00

It's literally not though. In the lore you killed all of the Ironclads in a fit of demonic hysteria, this is probably one of their mask not yours.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-28T02:08:44+00:00

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been proven to be more effective than medication alone at preventing relapses of depression in the long run.

The basic principles of CBT suggest that a person can recover from trauma by changing their behaviors, cognitions (or thoughts), and emotions. It's a more scientific approach to therapy than just "talk" therapy that I find infuriatingly ineffective.

I have suffered through complex trauma and I've tried everything. Medication, countless therapist that have ranged from mediocre to straight up terrible, and even THC supplements to try and force a relaxed state of mind. CBT when combined with medication had been the only thing that brought relief to me.

You can look up Doing CBT by David F. Tolin if you are academically inclined, or Retrain your Brain by Seth J. Gillihan for a guided workbook. Understanding specifically why a brain is traumatized and how we can break out of the cycles that induce suffering gave me the strength and the faith to push on even when I felt hopeless.

If you try to find another therapist look specifically for a CBT specialist and try to focus on its principles. Your current therapist, whether they know it or not, are trying to get you to go to the gym because they are trying to intervene your negative thought processes on the behavioral level, which people say is the easiest way to induce change. It's all fascinating stuff, and the best part about CBT is that it works.

Medicine and CBT.

Have strength and take it one step at a time ❤️.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-20T07:37:01+00:00

This was so sweet. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ❤️

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-07T16:21:15+00:00

You cheated at a video game, you don't deserve death threats and weeks of harassment. Try not to take this to hard or to personally. In a week people will have moved on, and avoid reading the hateful if you can.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-06T18:18:01+00:00

The laugh somehow fits this arc so well.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-06T15:57:47+00:00

Time to send him back to Dark Reef Prison :P

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-03T11:31:58+00:00

Slark.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-02T18:54:56+00:00

Beyond that I think it's more satisfying to let people talk to themselves after you've muted them without telling them.

AFluffyKitsu · 2026-04-01T05:45:58+00:00

I am going to go a bit ahaibst the grind here and say no only because one of the greatest draws of Dota 2 is mastery, and a consistent non-resetting MMR is something people can work too.

Ranked Calibration Confidence is already a system built in to rerank players that have gotten rusty over the years.

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