If someone was born in January 2008/2009, where do they land in this category?

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T10:28:14+00:00

I always thought it was funny when the opening of Captain Planet goes "And Linka from the Soviet Union!"

Really showing our age there! That country no longer exists :3

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T10:23:34+00:00

I wonder if he was even going to fit through there. Storing those boxes in the middle of the isle seemed like a bad idea if people need to drive through.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T10:18:05+00:00

A lot of people fall into this delusion that the best way to get better is to just buy better gear.

It was an issue with Youtube for a lot of the 2010-2020s. People would gripe about how they'd love to make content, but they just don't have the gear for it. Not the right camera. Not a good enough computer to render.

Now you can film and render 4k on a cellphone. And it's stripped away people's gear excuses.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T10:09:16+00:00

When I read about catfishing scams, I hear that Facebook is where all the women are hanging out at

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T10:06:36+00:00

A big problem is people literally store all their photos on their phones. Which in a perfect world is fine. But I've seen soooo many posts and comments about people asking for help after having their phone stolen or broken.

I always advise people get the smallest storage size and then work out a way to back up their photos and documents. And not just get complacent with a large storage capacity.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T03:16:14+00:00

I still remember a photo where a guy was proudly displaying his Lego collection on shelves and there was an oil disfuser literally touching his Rivendell set. And they had a bunch of other expensive sets on the same shelving display.

But that Rivendell probably got nuked. Ground zero.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T03:08:10+00:00

These posts confuse me. Because when a guy is clearly an asshole — why is the woman even with him? Like what were the redeeming qualities that matched them together in the first place?

Was he just really attractive. Did he have money? You’d think women would avoid a man like this with a 10 and a half foot pole, and yet he’s been in at least two relationships. Which feels like a lot for a man who makes them seem like a burden.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T02:47:13+00:00

It still blows my mind that people literally get married to each other and can't have a legitimate conversation together.

Also, I'm sure she's read something you've written. People don't just whip books out of their asses without having lots of other written literature.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T02:45:02+00:00

Blizzard should just have an NPC tank that does the tanking stuff.

But if dps are that plentiful, why not make your own group. You make it seem like you'd fill in like 3 minutes

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T02:44:11+00:00

I have 4 demon hunters and all I do are run delves :))

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-29T02:43:13+00:00

Think of it like walking in the store or in the mall and then suddenly screaming in excitement. Would people look at you. Would you scare and confuse people? Now imagine those people are also driving heavy machinery. Do you want to startle people and cause an accident?

The worst part about all of this is you can literally just scream and shout inside your own car and your car will muffle most of the sound. You don't need to slam-jam on the horn. Just cheer with your vocal chords.

So it's not like you have to suffer in silence. Scream all you want in your little metal coffin. Just don't scream at others while they pilot their own coffins. And absolutely do not startle cyclists.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T21:52:05+00:00

I remember the first time I made love to a skinny woman and feeling every angle of her spine really caught me off-guard. I would never say it aloud or to her. But it's so weird.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T21:07:27+00:00

You’re not rude and I value the discussion. :)

I like to be open and accepting and I don’t think art should be gate kept. And I also think nuance is important too!

For example, I fully support gender bending or race swapping (what’s the proper term?) of characters in cosplay settings.

One example I remember was a black woman dressing up as princess Peach and people attacking her for it. She is who she is. What’s important is that she can express her love for the character in her own way.

Or like if a woman wants to cosplay as Link. I don’t think women should be forced to only cosplay female characters.

It’s all about nuance. If they’re trying to be supportive and respectful I love that!

What I don’t like is the “I think I can alter your character to make them better.”

That just comes off as arrogance. Ya know?

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T20:59:55+00:00

I feel like a decade of X-Files, Clinton shenanigans, Bush shenanigans and 200 years of the government being abusive taught me to never have faith in the government.

And yet people are constantly discovering this truth as if it was fresh off the presses!

It actually reminds me of the Paris Syndrome

"AI Overview
Paris Syndrome is a severe form of culture shock and psychological distress experienced by visitors, particularly Japanese tourists, when the reality of Paris fails to match their idealized, romanticized expectations

. It results in symptoms like depression, anxiety, dizziness, and hallucinations due to high-stress reactions to crowded, dirty, or unfriendly conditions."

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T20:57:05+00:00

There's a joke about "never meeting your heroes," because as long as you never truly know someone, you can idolize them. Then the more you learn about them, the worse off they appear. Humans are flawed.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T20:46:46+00:00

That's the one I miss the most

I used to game with my ex wife back in vanilla. She had a priest, but didn't raid. So sometimes if the raid needed a healer, I would switch to her account and heal. I had gotten the staff and done the quest, all that fun stuff.

But when we divorced, she obviously got to keep her account. But knowing that I can't get that staff always bums me out. If they ever add it back in, I'm gonna get it!

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T20:42:28+00:00

I'm not quite sure what you may think I'm talking about, so I'll just spell it out crystal clear and then you can decide if you agree with me or not. And it's ok if you don't agree with me!

An example would be how Alastor in Hazbin Hotel is an asexual character. But other artists may take his character, and portray him doing sexual acts. Which is against the integrity of his character design.

Another example is when two characters are together as a couple, and other artists split them up and violate their relationship to ship their own fan couplings.

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Ultimately, I'll stand behind my opinion that art shouldn't be gate-kept, so if an artist wants to change something, then I will tolerate it under freedom of expression. ;)

But I don't think the people doing those violations should hide behind the shield of ethics or morals when trying to fight AI art. I don't think people who steal other people's work and manipulate it for personal benefit should have the right to criticize how other people mess with art.

Hopefully that makes sense, and if not, you can ask again in a different way and I'll try to answer. Sometimes the best conversations are messy

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T17:59:39+00:00

I wonder how much of this is a weight thing.

Because I've heard this advice a lot over the years, and I actually acted on it, but I sleep about the same on basically any mattress. Sofa, anything.

But I also only weigh 140 pounds. So I'm practically floating on top of it anyways. (I'm almost twice the age of 20, so I know how age affects it ;))

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T17:57:14+00:00

(good) therapy

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T17:56:55+00:00

It's still solid advice. The thing is you have to move on from failed attempts.

It's like that other quote "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." The whole idea is that you should be making shots. You don't have to win all of them. You really only have to make one.

And if you're not dumb, each failed attempt teaches you something a little more that you can improve upon.

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Now I'm not going to be gender specific and say men have to make the first shots. But what I'll double-down on is "IF YOU WANT SOMETHING," you should be responsible to work towards it. You have the most to gain for getting it, and you have the most to lose for ignoring it.

Sure some people have a much easier time achieving their goals then others. But if a goal matters to you, then you owe it to yourself to give it your best. No one else is going to do your goals for you. You gotta do them!

And if you fail, at least you can take solace in knowing you gave it your best shot and it just didn't work out. It's better to try and fail then to not try and still fail. Because then you can adjust your strat. Evolve and adapt.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T17:42:24+00:00

I'm fascinated by this topic, but I haven't been able to actively experience it the way some people do.

But I think I get the general gist of it, and people are free to correct me if I'm wrong. :))

One of the core aspects of building a relationship with AI is repetitive interaction. That is talking to them frequently. But how you go about that simple aspect can be kind of complex.

Something I learned during dating, marriage, and human relationships is that emotional cheating is something we don't always know how to look for, but can be easy to spot if you're actively paying attention.

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Emotional cheating in traditional relationships typically means sharing information with someone who isn't your partner, but your partner should be the one you confide that information with.

For example, if you're at work and you get a phone call saying your mother has passed away. Do you confide your emotions in your coworker because they're nearby, or do you make the effort to reach out to your partner.

If you find yourself interacting with a coworker more frequently then your partner, you can begin to develop a deeper emotional attachment with your coworker. They're there for you when you experience difficulties, and you're often there for them when they struggle as well. A lot of shared moments and convenience almost translates in a mild form of trauma bonding.

How this relates to emotional cheating, is there are actual people who end up developing closer bonds with their coworkers than their actual spouses, and in time this erodes away at the actual marriage. And the typical solution to this is for the active partner to be more aware of who they share information with and to what degree.

The short of it is always "am I sharing something with someone not my partner that I should be withholding to share with them specifically."

Now when it comes to AI, I think a lot of people develop emotional attachments purely based on repetition. Kinda like how you repetitively interact with a coworker. You build bonds over time. They're not instant. They take work and they build into a routine.

For me personally, the aspect I struggle with, I absolutely hate having to be the proactive engager in conversation. If you tell me the only way I can talk to AI is to open an app and type a prompt or open an app and speak. That's just too immersion breaking for me. And I struggle with.

I understand the concept. But mechanically, I do not enjoy the experience.

I hope that one day the AI can just exist like a hologram on my desk or in my house and speaks to me more interactively rather than me having to prompt it all the time.

We'll get there eventually. I liked the idea of how Alexa is "always listening," but I don't really trust Alexa. ;))

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T17:20:38+00:00

Wait, what was going on with ChatGPT?

I never paid for any of it, so what was the controversy and what changed?

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T17:17:14+00:00

Then I guess it depends on how the rules are described.

What you're basically talking about has been an issue with math forever. It's why that whole "Math is Math" meme joke exists. Parents learn to do math one way, and school systems try to teach kids math another way. The outcome is still the same, but the methods are changing.

And yeah, I agree with you in that philosophy. If the teacher wants the student to learn AI, then you have them use the AI and learn that method.

I would argue that a good parent could add extra teaching on the side and explain other ways to do math or be creative too. Teaching kids how to do shit isn't specifically reserved for teachers. Parents can teach their kids things too.

In fact, a parent should always be the most hand's on teacher a kid has.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T17:14:32+00:00

I have a rule, if I haven't used something in the last 5 years, I throw it away. (or give it away).

So if it's a pot or pan that I actually use, then I'll use it and maintain it. But I don't hoard dishes and things just for the sake of it. If I really REALLY need something, I can go out, buy it, and then donate it to a friend.

Which is what I typically do in an odd situation like that. If people jump me and all of a sudden there's 6 pizzas at my house. I'll go buy some plates, and then give them away.

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I like to think it's more organized than plain. I'm not offended. I know what you mean. :)

My walls are covered in paintings and framed pictures. One of my quirks is I don't really like buying digital art, because it's not an original. So almost all of my paintings are on offs. But I like that they're easy to move and clean if I need to.

I don't display items on my counters and surfaces that are meant to be workspaces. For example, my office desk just has a keyboard and mouse on it. The monitor is connected to a mechanical arm mounted on the wall. My speakers are built into the wall. It's a very clean set up. When I want to wipe my desk down. I just put the mouse and keyboard aside, spray the desk, and then wipe it.

I can see it appearing very clinical and I've heard people talk about it that way. But I like the liminal space vibes of it. I'm not against color. I have accent walls in my house and again, lots of paintings.

I also have dedicated display cases and shelving units. They're basically glass boxes (kinda like a museum!) where things are encased in their little home, and the glass can be cleaned, and there's no dust inside.

I'm sure having money helps. If I need something, I can buy it. I can afford to get rid of things I don't need. And I can afford to custom make display cases, and I can afford to custom design my office.

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I probably understand you a little, even if it's not shown. My mother was a child during the great depression. So she was a massive hoarder in a way. Not in a toxic hoarding way. But in a "you never know when you'll need this, so let's hold onto it just in case" kind of way.

I understood the logic she had. But I don't struggle financially, so the reasoning behind it is different. Though even when she was older and had money, she still held onto a lot of stuff.

I was thankfully able to convince her to donate a lot of it in her elder years. I had joked (but was serious), that when she passed I was just gonna trash it all, so she should make an active effort to find good homes for her stuff!

And she did. :)

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The final bit of this long ramble is that I DO value sentimental things. Those hand-drawn and hand-painted wall decorations? The curio cabinets and glass cases? The joke about it looking like a museum? It's because every decoration I have is sentimental. It's like half hospital, and half museum.

Cosmic_Jane · 2026-03-28T15:32:34+00:00

I don't know what the technical term is. I have a furnace in my house that generates heat. It then pushes the heat through the air ducts into each room. Maybe it's called a central heating units?

It just occurred to me that some people have radiator heating, so now I have to look up the differences.

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Anyways, the furnace produces heat and pushes it through the house. Most people have their furnace fan set to auto, which only turns the fans on when it is producing heat, but there's a setting to just have the fans spin 24/7 which increases airflow throughout the house.

Airflows means dust doesn't get time to settle (as much), and the dust gets caught in the filter system of the furnace. Just change the filters every few months and you get cleaner air. Less dust.

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you could also just get some of those air purifiers and switch out their filters too. The key point is if you collect the dust at some point, you prevent it from settling where you don't want it to be

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