Exactly, I have these same people (the aunts) in my life. Theyre awful humans. So you can just smile and wave or tell them off. Theyre never going to change. After the funeral go no contact and let them die in their misplaced rage.

If your dads cool, just go out of respect. I’m in the same boat, hate my relatives, but I’d still go.

Why are you being nice to those aunts if you dont talk to them or care ? If your dads gone and you aren’t keeping things amicable for his sake there’d be no reason not to tell them theyre pieces of shit (who no doubt voted maga). I’d still go, either ignore or tell off the assholes, and be done with them.

The worst things in this world are family and neighbors, becuase theyre forced upon you and you can’t choose them. Best you can do is go no contact.

BRINGUS

All I watch is CRD and tech connections. Level headed smart folks.

Your example would be retromod

Idk man. Words words words

I’d say youre very normal in that regard. All freshmen are awkward and probably scared to respond or talk to new people.

Today’s phone addicted world is a lot different than when I went, but I’d still say having conversations, smiling, are all good easy things still. You can get a mentor in college and often they will assign one to you for freshmen. Will you have a roommate? I myself never liked any of my roommates and the best times were when they dropped out and I had my own room. I had a campus job which was a lot of fun and pretty relaxed. Maybe look for that if you want some easy side money and to meet folks.

The majority of people tend to think they need to get drunk to have a good time so drinking will be a very popular thing, if youre in the US. Wasnt my thing so I never went to parties.

I don’t do any sports but football games and crap are a good way to meet people. I’m not someone who likes those types of people generally so I didnt do that. But Frisbee golf is fun sometimes.

I totally get the not relating part. My hobbies tend to be completely out of the norm even though to me seem like something everyone does (cars, music, videogames, but specific eras). Anyway, youll find a friend group thats into the stuff you are. Usually I would try to see if I vibe with someone by asking what music they liked or what car they drive. Sometimes that gets you a weird look or you get the most average “I like all music. Ummm I think its a Toyota” which usually for me was a sign that they probably won’t vibe with my interests. Or just ask what they do for fun. Or the age old “what’s your major”.

Also remember, most kids are assholes. Their brains havent developed and they may have had bad parenting plus now toxic news and social media addictions. So its probably not you if you get weird reactions from them.

I love motorcycles but havent got one yet!

Thats amazing.

Get a few CRT TVs. After a while you won’t be bothered by background noise 🫠

Issue with ADHD tho is if its not directly visible I will not know I have it and won’t ever take it out to use it or I may even buy another one forgetting I had it.

Reason I leave books and fun shit around. Its way too damn easy to grab a phone and doom scroll when theres nothing else around. I feel like folks used to have books and knicknacks out to do things with to satisfy their brain, now its all phone addiction.

I don’t need to instantly be a pro at everything I do.

I don’t need to do every single thing the hardest way possible starting from the ground up.

I won’t learn these because my degree of ethics and authenticity is wayy too high.

We should but ive been tracking people I know who are addicted to it and I saw a mental decline instantly. It doesn’t take a lot of experimenting to show it makes you an idiot, not using your brain will do that.

I’ll be the old man yelling at cloud who refuses to use it while the rest of the world straps on bezos vision for 79.95 a month to go to work typing prompts.

Bro your brother needs to be in a high security prison for real.

Get tests from your water company. Mine sends me yearly tests they do of the water (yes, how truthful are they, whos to know, but I think its a legal requirement to tell you how much aresenic content there is). Ours tests great and our water tatstes great right out of the tap. I would like a softener though for some stuff.

Dillo

Nono sorry, ripping vhs. Because thats real time. Takes forever.

Right, looks like I need to actually list all my tapes so I have a record and then do them one at a time.

I wouldn’t even say theyre that specific. Its just random 90s movies, nothing crazy rare. But yeah youre right I need to make a list. Ripping them takes way too long and I don’t like them enough to re buy the DVD just to rip it to my nas anyway. Thank you for the comment !

Everyone says vhs and DVD degrade but I hace zero evidence of it happening to me, even vhs takes that were stored in an uninsulated storage shed for a 5 years.

Yeah, I love my CRT and usually watch my tapes on it. Vhs looks horrible on any flat screen TV otherwise.

Yeah, vhs couldn’t go above s video pretty sure !

Ah yeah I have been wanting to do that and also set up my dedicated seeding rig but I just dont know how to get involved in those private ones.

Areed I donate to them as well. Its a wonderful project !!