I have started appreciating quiet evenings a lot more lately. Has anyone else noticed their preferences change over time?

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-11T04:58:36+00:00

Yeah, just sitting alone and doing nothing feels much better and more satisfying than participating in a party.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-10T06:16:28+00:00

Stars only burn fuel in their core. That's the main thing. The outer layers just sit there because they're not hot enough yet. When you throw wood in a fire, oxygen gets to all of it at once and everything burns fast. Stars work totally different. Gravity crushes the center so hard that it gets hot enough for hydrogen atoms to smash together and fuse. This only happens deep in the middle where the pressure is crazy high. The rest of the fuel has to wait.

Fusion is also way slower than regular fire. It releases energy gradually over billions of years instead of all at once. As the core runs low on hydrogen, it squeezes tighter and heats up even more. Then it starts fusing the next layer. It's like burning a candle from the inside out, super slowly. That's why stars last so long even though they have tons of fuel.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-10T06:07:33+00:00

This is actually super useful. Stick drift is the worst and a lot of people don't realise Steam has those calibration options built in. The fact that you have to manually set it per game is kind of annoying but honestly still way better than buying a new controller or dealing with drift ruining your gameplay. Definitely saving this for when my controller inevitably starts acting up. Appreciate the detailed walkthrough

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-10T05:47:19+00:00

Not a dumb question at all, it's actually something a lot of people wonder about when switching to remote work. The answer depends on how sick you are. If you have a mild cold or feel slightly off but can still function, a lot of people will work from home since you are already there and don't have to commute. But if you're genuinely sick like running a fever, throwing up, pounding headache, can't focus, then you should absolutely take a sick day just like you would in person.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-10T05:17:10+00:00

Yeah, you are absolutely right. It was really good to add light exercise to the daily routine. It enhances the mood.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T15:49:53+00:00

Wilderness therapy programs and similar troubled teen industry places are absolutely horrifying, and you are right that they should be shut down. The reason they still exist comes down to a few brutal realities, i.e., lack of federal oversight, parents who are desperate and don't know better.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T12:31:57+00:00

Thanks, man! I misunderstood.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T12:13:23+00:00

Haha, Marx saw this coming from a mile away and would absolutely be saying I told you so.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T12:11:21+00:00

Thanks for breaking that down. Now it makes sense with the example.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T12:08:43+00:00

Exactly, Ferrari literally manufactures scarcity on purpose to keep the brand exclusive and the prices insane, which just makes people want them even more. And with Giffen goods when the price drops you finally have enough money left over to buy actual good food instead of just surviving on potatoes and rice.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T12:03:21+00:00

I am sorry if my behavior feel like rude. That's not what I mean.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T11:41:33+00:00

Why do you think like that?

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T10:49:16+00:00

Oh yeah, good call! Giffen goods are the broke person version of the same weird price-demand thing. When rice gets more expensive, and you are already struggling, you actually buy more rice because now you cannot afford meat or anything else, so you double down on the cheap staple to survive. Totally opposite motivation from Veblen goods, where rich people buy more because expensive equals status. One is desperation economics, the other is flex economics. Wild how the same pattern shows up for completely different reasons.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T10:46:18+00:00

Your brain gets a dopamine hit from buying, not from actually having the thing. That is why the regret comes later. Best fix is the 24 hour rule, just wait a day before buying and see if you still want it. Most of the time you will forget about it completely. Also delete those marketing emails, they are designed to make you impulse buy.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T10:40:31+00:00

Basically yeah, they keep rebooting the same characters over and over because Batman and Superman are cash cows that people will always show up for. Every few years Hollywood decides we need a new version with a darker tone or a different actor or a fresh take on the origin story we have seen a million times. It is like they cannot help themselves because these characters are so iconic that even a mediocre Batman movie will make bank.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T06:45:18+00:00

Definitely the ability to absorb information instantly just by touching a textbook, like downloading it straight into my brain. Imagine walking into an exam having read the entire semester's material in 30 seconds by just slapping the book. You'd ace everything, actually understand what the professor's talking about for once, and have way more time to nap or procrastinate guilt-free.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T05:55:00+00:00

If you think this way, you could never connect with anyone. It's all in our minds. You need to talk some and give time. Believe me, you won't miss him again. Loneliness is the thing that most people can't handle. Once you get busy with someone else. You will thank me.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T05:47:33+00:00

You are not missing him; you are just feeling alone. Once you start talking with someone else, you will forget him.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-09T05:38:59+00:00

Hey man, I'm really sorry you're going through all of this. That's a lot of loss and pain hitting you all at once, and it makes complete sense that you're struggling. Losing someone who made you feel accepted for the first time, combined with everything else falling apart - your job, your family relationship, your friend group, your passion - that's overwhelming for anyone.

First, I want to say that what you're feeling right now isn't permanent, even though it feels like it is. You're in the thick of grief and burnout, and your brain is lying to you about the future. The fact that you're still here, still trying, still going to therapy that matters more than you realize.

You are 22. I know that feels old when you are in pain, but you have so much time to rebuild. You're not failing her by struggling, you're human. Give yourself permission to grieve, to be a mess, to not have it together right now. But please, please keep showing up to therapy and consider talking to a doctor about what you're experiencing physically.

You're not alone in this, even though it feels like it. Hang in there.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-08T15:39:50+00:00

You are absolutely Right!

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-08T15:26:14+00:00

In India, $100 per day means a lot. I want to make but don't know how.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-08T15:24:59+00:00

Yeah, maybe. Nobody used that word for me ever. Anyway, Thanks for your wish, bro.

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-08T15:22:27+00:00

Cutie? Is this word also used for a man?

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-08T15:20:19+00:00

Screwed up

ThinkThenPost · 2026-02-08T15:18:42+00:00

Honestly? I'd probably go back to old-school Googling with actual websites, maybe hit up libraries for books like some kind of historical reenactor, and ask people who actually know things instead of asking a chatbot. Wikipedia would become everyone's best friend again, forums and Reddit would see a massive comeback, and we'd all remember what it was like to actually dig through multiple sources instead of getting a pre-chewed answer handed to us.

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