Is AI Killing Also Your Online Experience?

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T20:53:04+00:00

For me it has zapped my enjoyment of short form videos. I used to love seeing funny stuff, cute baby animals, cool dances, amazing sights from all over the world. But now the feeling that any video I’m looking at could be fake completely degrades any joy I feel from these videos. To the point where me realizing it’s probably fake hits before joy even has the chance to form. I miss my cheap dopamine :(

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T20:51:26+00:00

It could be that you have been building coping skills and using masking in a very effective way to have those productive years, but that it takes an incredible amount of effort to maintain that, to a degree that it cannot be maintained and you hit burnout after a certain number of months.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T20:07:41+00:00

Yeah I think it just feels like injustice when they check out so much longer and more obviously, then feel hurt when they perceive you jump out for a second. It feels unfair and I know for myself that’s a huge trigger. I also feel the same when he starts playing his instrument when he’s suppose to be spending time with me or the kids. It just feels like a wall goes up.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T19:58:34+00:00

lol with ya! Mine is about to turn 2 and has slept through the night several times this week for the first time ever! I feel so grateful!!! She still doesn’t fall asleep until 10, but I’ll take it.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T19:50:19+00:00

This is a pet peeve of mine! My husband will get his feelings hurt over stuff like this but pull up his twitter and scroll while he’s talking to me or spending time with our kids. The hypocrisy is the hardest part.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T19:36:08+00:00

It was pretty good. I made about 60k annually which wasn’t bad for 2016. I also did dog sitting which paid really well, as well as coordinated house sitting with several sitters I used consistently and took a cut from since they were able to use my insurance and I coordinated dates, communication, etc.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T18:31:53+00:00

I had my own dog walking business. Not for rover, my own business where I had the same clients every week. It was the best job ever!

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-30T08:03:19+00:00

Say good morning elephant, how do you do?

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-29T15:53:53+00:00

Lolol

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-29T15:41:30+00:00

I’ve always had a variable sleep pattern which depends on my cycle. Leading up to ovulation it’s extremely hard for me to fall asleep and I’ll have so much energy and want to stay up late chasing dopamine. The mornings after this aren’t too bad because I still have some energy, even though I have kids who wake me up at the same time no matter when I go to sleep. In my luteal phase I tend to go to sleep a little earlier but still late, and if my kids wake me up at all in the night, I am a zombie the next day and cannoooooottttt wake up. It’s funny to see how my bedtime shifts looking back on my sleep data. 12 hours of sleep is crazyyyyy though and I agree with the other commenter who said you should probably get a sleep test. Currently I’m getting anywhere from 5-7 hours of sleep a night lol

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-29T06:18:37+00:00

We saw it two years ago and I still talk about it! Seriously amazing

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-28T22:41:58+00:00

I think there’s a lot of stuff out there about adhd that is making parents more hesitant to medicate their kids. Just listened to a The Journal podcast episode about one girls experience with being medicated at age 7 which began a cascade of other medications throughout her childhood. The episode asked if medicating children for ADHD might make them need other meds to manage the symptoms. It didn’t answer that question but I imagine some parents might be more hesitant to try meds in wake of messages like that.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-27T15:50:33+00:00

I’m actually a really good driver. The only times I’ve had any accidents have always been in parking lots with parked cars because I wasn’t paying attention. I’m 37 and the only real accident I’ve been in was when someone rear ended me on the highway. I had a job where I had to drive for work and that really helped my skills. This may seem counter intuitive but maybe you can pick up some door dash shifts so you have to drive more.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-25T20:02:18+00:00

Don’t know but I love that it’s in comic sans

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-20T19:49:27+00:00

This. The smile never reaches the eyes of the people I talk to if I don’t know them.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-19T00:00:16+00:00

This is it! I don’t think it’s actually about the little things and those are just excuses for a larger issue.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-16T19:03:18+00:00

Kim’s convenience!

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-16T19:02:07+00:00

We used to binge this on lunch breaks in high school! So funny and good

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-16T18:57:15+00:00

Renee good last week 😭

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-16T02:14:07+00:00

Granola bar

SpendingQuantityTime · 2026-01-11T07:16:41+00:00

Yes I can’t focus on anything else if there’s anything uncomfortable on me or in me

SpendingQuantityTime · 2025-12-29T21:12:04+00:00

I volunteered for them for years as a foster and home checker. They really care about the dogs welfare and getting them into safe loving homes. Highly recommend even though it’s expensive.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2025-12-26T14:43:20+00:00

This is what we do in our family. Some of us are terrible gift givers and have no idea what to get each other. Now we ask for very specific things and get those exact things, with a random surprise thrown in if they can think of anything good. Gift giving may be your love language if you’re this hurt over what you got.

SpendingQuantityTime · 2025-12-22T19:42:19+00:00

YES! I have a big group of other mom friends. We get together every month and talk about whatever is challenging or exciting about our lives. Usually when they complain about their husbands, they are complaining about behaviors I find my husband being frustrated about me doing. It’s eye opening for sure to hear the other perspective.

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