In this specific case she just doesn’t use it and pays for it outright (no cable) and is unwilling to cancel. She only watches TikTok snippets of Chinese dramas on her phone. There’s always a child screaming or someone about to be hit by a train for max drama. I worry about her. Having aging parents is weird
What if I want to but can’t somehow? I’ve always struggled with tech stuff, and not in a completely tech illiterate boomer way. Google sends me in loops when I search something like that. Even searching VPNs only gets me best and worst ratings. I’m not dumb but I am exhausted and sad for personal reasons. I’d be willing to pay someone for a couple hours of setting me up. Do I go on fiverr and hire someone for something I should do for myself? Is it wrong that I want someone to do this for me, or is it the same as hiring a plumber for something I could theoretically do myself? Do I just crave having my hand held?
Could they be lying? How would we know
But are you willing to walk me through it?
I love that you included the alternatives instead of just identifying the problem. So many posts tell you what’s shitty without helping you know what to use instead.
I used to use bandcamp exclusively because I don’t listen to a lot of big artists and I had some lovely interactions. I asked a band called Roommate for the lyrics to a song called ghost pigeon and they actually replied. It was very sweet. Couldn’t tell what the hell they were saying.
I cancelled every subscription except Netflix because my mom uses that. I steal exes’ subscriptions until I get kicked off when they eventually notice hehe, not sorry.
I am not ready for whatever it is you are trying to teach me <3
I got permabanned for saying I didn’t think an actor was good. I have noticed that within the past few days, at least for me, it’s been accessible on mobile. I still like looking at what people are yapping about but I wish I could weigh in.
I’ve also been banned from Hinge so it may be a me problem loll
Omg that is so frustrating! Gotta laugh so you don’t cry I guess. It’s like they get stuck on a topic and can’t do anything else for a while.
My mom has really rigid thinking and finally got divorced, thank god, so she is all about doing whatever she wants all the time, with some odd results. I don’t want to control her, but I do get concerned when it feels outside the bounds of normal behavior. I see her often and try to challenge her beliefs because it feels like she reads something once and then believes it forever, if it’s from someone she views as an authority figure. She’s an engineer and not dumb or senile (yet) but has a hard time accepting new beliefs. The kind of person who thinks something is wrong because it’s illegal, and when I asked if the same thing would be right if it were legalized (gay marriage, weed, etc) she short-circuits. It isn’t even due to age because those conversations were half my life ago. Strange for me because I’m the opposite–every day I change my opinions . I tell her things I know a lot about and studied in my education that she paid for and she won’t listen, but will if a man tells her the same thing, e.g. using Metamucil, which I recommended but which she only adopted because a male coworker told her to. I push her a little because it’s good for your brain and I want her life to be as full as possible but I have to walk that line of making sure I’m not dictating.
Seems she puts herself in strict categories and can’t view life as ever-changing. She’s like an anti-Buddhist lol. Sorry for the personal rant you just struck a chord.