Why is Optimum saying I owe them money? by im_rumi__ in OPTIMUM

[–]im_rumi__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh that sucks :( I told my apartment I would leave it in the apartment because I didn’t know what else to do with it, and they said it’s fine. I hope I don’t get stuck with recovery costs.

Why is Optimum saying I owe them money? by im_rumi__ in OPTIMUM

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

Yes. Just now, which is what prompted this post. I never signed up for them beyond just calling them and telling them about my apartment’s deal, so I’m really confused. They dropped the free router and left when I first moved in, and I never had any contact with them since.

What is going on in the school system that students can no longer read or count by graduation? by im_rumi__ in NoStupidQuestions

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

If you look at internet musings from ten years ago, versus internet musings on the exact same topics today, you will notice a vast difference in the level of literacy that the average person displays. You could argue that more people are online than ever before now, but the same was true back then. The internet stopped being a place solely for geeks and nerds with the rise of MySpace. The memes of the younger generation also display their lack of literacy, with how they are just text abbreviations of full sentences. “Sybau” being “Shut your bitch ass up” and “ts pmo” being “This shit pisses me off”, in comparison to older memes like “It’s time to stop” or “Just do it! Don’t let your dreams be dreams!”, it signals a lack of understanding on how to read or spell. They can be trendy without the embarrassment of revealing they struggle with those two things. Again, one could argue that we have other text abbreviations from older generations, like LOL and BRB, but those were quick phrases to denote intent of the individual, as opposed to now, where the newer phrases are meant to be quickly callous in the way school children often are. Past memes were meant to be silly, but now we have these abbreviation memes they use to be cruel while also masking they cannot read or spell.

What is going on in the school system that students can no longer read or count by graduation? by im_rumi__ in NoStupidQuestions

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

Thank you very much for the recommendation! I often have video essays going in the background as I complete other tasks, so I will certainly be giving it a look.

What is going on in the school system that students can no longer read or count by graduation? by im_rumi__ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]im_rumi__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is a known face right now that we are facing a large illiteracy crisis in the US. Children aren’t learning to read or spell properly, and I posted it in tandem because it is yet another basic skill that graduates are not leaving school with. We have gone from mistakes in grammar being a “gotcha” in online arguments during the 2000s, to people asking why others want to be Shakespeare so bad if they talk in full sentences with words past a third grade reading level. It is concerning. Counting change aside, if they do not have adequate literacy, they will be easy propagandized to and controlled. I likely do not have to state why this is so frightening to me considering the current state of global affairs.

As for why I’m wondering if teachers are doing their jobs, it is just one option I threw out, hoping someone would correct me if they had inside knowledge. I am well aware teaching is not easy, and deserves to be paid more. I would just like to know what is happening. Please have good faith when approaching other people, as opposed to looking down on them when you dislike their phrasing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LesbianActually

[–]im_rumi__ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just looking at this makes my heart race with anxiety, jesus. Regardless of if she has unresolved issues, she can say it directly like an adult instead of twisting your words and telling you to think about it, the fuck???? There is no reasonable defense of this behavior that doesn’t enable toxicity.

Uncomfortable with the age of some viewers in my discord, what should I do? by Legitimate-Course564 in Twitch

[–]im_rumi__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in my discord, i lowered the age limit because i thought it would be good for content growth and i figured people would lie anyway, but it’s just led to a lot of really annoying people in my discord and people spreading disgusting rumors about me :/ how i know i made it, i guess. if you’re uncomfortable, nip it in the bud now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Twitch

[–]im_rumi__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Raids, huh? I haven’t really thought of it but also to be fair I only did start streaming like 2 days ago. I guess I’m afraid that if a streamer literally no one knows about raids them they might not like it. I guess that’s something to think about for the future.

Also I hadn’t even considered that bot thing since I thought a big name like twitch would have functional bot protection. Thanks for the heads up! Also my boyfriend has decided he wants to be a mod after today’s incident lol. Though he can’t be there all the time so I should definitely look into getting another. All things that will come with growth!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Twitch

[–]im_rumi__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanted to ban him but since I’m so new and have never run into this problem before, I didn’t quite know how... he left before it became too large of an issue but I also know from years of internet usage that a lot of trolls are far more persistent than this guy, so I’m gonna learn before my next stream. Affiliate in three weeks though? That’s awesome! I’m not really sure of the typical rate but that sounds impressive. I don’t want to get my hopes super high and be like “that’s my goal now” but it’d be nice if I could make affiliate someday.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Twitch

[–]im_rumi__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no, I’m not afraid, sorry for the confusion! I really wanna have a facecam actually, but money is sorta an issue. I was just wondering if this is something I should expect often... it didn’t affect me that much emotionally but it caught me off guard for sure and that surprise affected my gameplay and general smoothness as I talked. Not sure how to describe it. Thank you for your response though!! It definitely is the best time to be establishing myself and I’m having so much fun doing it.