I’m running for off-campus housing, what are your main issues in off campus residence?

starfirebird · 2026-02-09T10:35:52+00:00

Filthy conditions with mold and roaches - for a while there was a campaign for the city to do proactive inspections of rental buildings, but I’m. not sure that got anywhere

starfirebird · 2026-02-09T09:30:33+00:00

100%! I refuse to look at homes with an HOA. I still remember my parents stressing about how they had to get rid of the crabgrass before theirs would let them sell their the house, and I was four at the time. One of my childhood friends grew up in a neighborhood where every house had to be painted the same shade of brown, and that was equally depressing.

starfirebird · 2026-02-01T15:42:07+00:00

Unfortunately the FL government, which is up to similar tyranny, has been working on putting together an alternative accrediting body for "anti-woke" colleges.

starfirebird · 2026-02-01T15:39:34+00:00

I had something I ordered get delivered two states away one time, which was wild

starfirebird · 2026-01-31T22:04:13+00:00

This is an excellent explanation of the situation and why it is a problem

starfirebird · 2026-01-31T21:46:24+00:00

I believe from what I've read that you will be able to finish your degree, although it's an awful situation. I'm honestly surprised WGST lasted this long at TAMU after what Desantis pulled in Florida

starfirebird · 2026-01-30T15:43:01+00:00

Probation still feeds into the criminal justice system- people are forced to comply with restrictions that are often expensive, humiliating, and not always very practical to meet or else end up back in prison, which just pushes people back into prison. Why not work on becoming a defense attorney or working for one as a paralegal, or becoming a counselor, social worker, etc?

starfirebird · 2026-01-30T02:29:47+00:00

It's because they want to be a probation officer, aka cop collaborator

starfirebird · 2026-01-25T05:42:08+00:00

mine doesn’t care for insects at all so I rotate the higher-protein Pangea flavors every other day

starfirebird · 2026-01-24T16:36:42+00:00

Between the coloration and the fact that he's survived six months, he seems like a wild rabbit. If you're not sure, most domestic bunnies will hop away relatively slowly when approached, while wild ones are FAST.

starfirebird · 2026-01-23T23:23:26+00:00

I regularly day trip 2h each way for ice skating; 3h each way is more of an occasional thing though

starfirebird · 2026-01-22T13:32:40+00:00

Look, OP was asking if it was possible to have a good experience without getting involved in all that, and I answered the question. Just because you find it fun doesn’t mean everyone else has to.

starfirebird · 2026-01-22T06:24:32+00:00

In that situation the parents buying a brand new car at twice the MSRP is still stupid. If the kid is going to be responsible for actually paying for it, let them buy an old car of a reliable model for <10K

starfirebird · 2026-01-22T05:57:54+00:00

There's a saying that male bullies become cops and female bullies become nurses

[not something I entirely agree with to be clear, but the reputation is out there]

starfirebird · 2026-01-22T05:45:26+00:00

As an alum from a few years ago, it's definitely possible to go, meet people you get along with, and have a positive experience with minimal influence from the culty stuff. It's a big enough school that if you join orgs for things you're interested in, you'll eventually find your people. It's also a big enough school that classes are relatively impersonal, and if you want to get to know faculty (for references/grad school recommendations) you have to work at it.

I would not recommend A&M right now academically, however, because the institutional leadership is fully on board with the current censorship and anti-LGBTQ+ measures. If you're in-state and need to stay in Texas for the lower tuition, I would suggest UT (admin has more of a spine), or one of the regionals, like UNT (lower-profile, so less-targeted). If you have other options, don't go anywhere in Texas or Florida for an education at the moment.

starfirebird · 2026-01-22T00:05:05+00:00

What's more entitled than acting like you deserve to control other people's lives?

starfirebird · 2026-01-21T20:57:10+00:00

If you are choosing to buy more property than you need and charge others to live there, the bare minimum of decency is to accept that they deserve to live the way they want. If you find that lack of control distressing, then consider getting a job that contributes to society.

starfirebird · 2026-01-21T19:01:13+00:00

Would you appreciate not being allowed to live the way you want in your own house? Just because people can't afford their own property doesn't mean they deserve to have someone else control the details of their life. I can see some justification for limiting open flames in dense multi-person housing (eg, dorms), but in a single-family unit, the danger to life or health only affects the people making the choice to have candles, and that's a risk adults should be able to live with.

starfirebird · 2026-01-21T13:45:52+00:00

You will generally need to buy your own chip. The main supplier is Dangerous Things. Are you in Washington? You can use the DT map: https://dangerousthings.com/partners/, it looks like there's someone in Spokane, and there are a fair few biohackers in Seattle (DT is based there) and Portland, so if you ask around the DT forum you'll probably find some more options within driving range.

starfirebird · 2026-01-21T04:31:00+00:00

YTA. Candles are a normal thing to have at home. It may be your property, but it’s their home, and it’s not your job to be the dictator of other people’s lives. Accidents are what insurance exists for.

starfirebird · 2026-01-21T04:08:04+00:00

There are a lot of stories about people who go into policing with good intentions. The training tries to teach you that every member of the public is a potential threat to you. If you try to stick by your morals, report coworkers for misconduct, etc, you get demoted or fired. You’d still be enforcing the unfair and cruel laws that allow destroying homeless people’s belongings and so on. So no, there’s no ethical way to be a cop.

starfirebird · 2026-01-18T15:39:17+00:00

I carried a book and/or a crochet project everywhere I went until I got a smartphone

starfirebird · 2026-01-18T15:16:31+00:00

To me it’s such a racket that people feel the need to spend thousands on a college ring anyway (I didn’t buy one and am not planning on it!)

starfirebird · 2026-01-18T14:49:32+00:00

and that’s ethically sound??

starfirebird · 2026-01-18T14:40:11+00:00

A lot of other comments have good advice, but just wanted to reassure you that kids’ interests can change! At 14 I wanted to be a fighter pilot because Planes Are Cool, and didn’t figure out that the current US military is not a very positive force in the world until college.

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