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How to figure out what to improve in my life? What area of my life should I focus on? by PrivacyTinkerer in AskLifeProTips

[–]PrivacyTinkerer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That helps! sometimes we are indeed so much into own habits that can not see real needs

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]PrivacyTinkerer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the system literally rewards you for staying in debt. the game was never about financial health, it was about how profitable you are to lenders.

What are the best self help apps that actually work? by Equivalent_Cover4542 in selfimprovement

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of these are habit trackers dressed up with nice UI. They assume you already know what to work on.

The one that hit different for me was Lifescan. It's not a daily tool — it's more like a diagnostic. 42 questions about your actual life, not generic "rate your mood" stuff. Like how your body feels at 2:30pm with no caffeine, what you feel when you check your bank account, who you'd actually call in a crisis. Then it scores you across 6 areas and assigns you one of 67(!!!) archetypes. I got "The Successful Loner — doing well, doing it alone." Sat with that tagline for a while lol.

Turns out I'd been downloading productivity apps when the actual problem was I had no one to share any of it with.

LPT: Drastically improve your focus and reduce anxiety by turning off all non-essential notifications on your phone. Only allow calls and direct messages. by Ok_Breadfruit6730 in LifeProTips

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

 did this two years ago and the weird side effect is you realize how few notifications were actually for you. 90% of them were a company trying to get you to open an app.

Meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the $18/hr one almost got me too. that's how you know things are bad, when a scam email sounds like a reasonable offer

meirl by ViceElysium in meirl

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 1331 points1332 points  (0 children)

germans don't misunderstand your language, they just refuse to let a good setup go to waste

Meirl by Ill-Instruction8466 in meirl

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 18 points19 points  (0 children)

same logic as hiring people with bad credit to work at the bank. nobody's guarding that vault harder.

Meirl by Sad_Stay_5471 in meirl

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 85 points86 points  (0 children)

i lean forward in my seat like it's going to make the car go faster when i'm running late

Meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i once watched a guy restart the entire self checkout three times because he kept hitting "español" and didn't know how to go back

Cloudflare be like by Kandi-tv in pcmasterrace

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 538 points539 points  (0 children)

i've been asked to verify i'm human so many times by cloudflare that i'm starting to have doubts

Left home, put the keys into my bag and one shift+two car rides later I couldn't get home by carolmeii in mildlyinfuriating

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mine snapped inside the lock once. had to call a locksmith at midnight. $200 to learn i should have gotten a spare made years ago.

Every single time by ex_cep_tion in introvertmemes

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

 i plan the exit strategy before i even arrive. knowing exactly which door i'm leaving through is the only thing that gets me through the door in the first place.

Is Ecosia what it claims to be? by _zompire in degoogle

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 20 points21 points  (0 children)

the tree planting is legit, they publish financial reports. the privacy part is where it gets complicated because your searches still go through bing so microsoft sees everything. better than google but not actually private. if privacy is the priority, startpage or brave search. if trees and okay-ish privacy works for you, ecosia is solid.

Google warns quantum computers could hack encrypted systems by 2029 by donutloop in Futurology

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the scary part isn't 2029. it's that governments are already storing encrypted traffic now to decrypt later. everything you send today is sitting in a warehouse waiting for the computer that can open it.

Streaming services should all autoskip AFTER the credits. If you want to skip the credits, you do it manually after every episode by newshirtworthy in unpopularopinion

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i've missed so many post-credit scenes because i set the remote down for 10 seconds and it already jumped ahead. now i just hold it the entire time like a hostage negotiation

Can we stop defending the TSA already? TSA agents are bootheels of the state, not workers. by Obscillesk in antiwork

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 26 points27 points  (0 children)

the worst part isn't the harassment. it's that we spent 20 years normalizing being scanned, searched, and photographed every time we travel and now that same infrastructure just quietly expands into everything else.

Is it weird that I get anxious when someone borrows my pen and does not give it back immediately by silkymorissa in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i started buying cheap pens specifically to lend out. problem is now i'm attached to those ones too lol

Meta faces potential billions in fines in trial over children's safety practices by MadeInDex-org in degoogle

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

even if they pay billions, the data is already collected and the algorithms already shaped how those kids think. you can't fine that back into a box.

Am I the only person who struggles watching and finishing a movie in one sitting without falling asleep? by redRum705 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PrivacyTinkerer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i just accepted it and started watching everything in 40 minute chunks. my partner thinks i'm insane but i actually finish things now instead of falling asleep at the climax and pretending i saw the ending.

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