I’ve thought about this a bit and think it comes down to mental wiring. Some people focus more on “peak” experiences, while others focus on average day-to-day life.

Due to memory shortages cause by AI data center build-out.

Saved you a click.

Graduating high school was the bigger milestone, tbh. That’s when I felt like an actual adult.

Whatever I buy now has a good chance of improving my day-to-day life.

I’ve thought about this a bit and think it comes down to mental wiring. Some people focus more on “peak” experiences, but I focus more on “average” day-to-day experiences. I live in a major city, so it’s not like there’s any shortage of activities to choose from.

I personally dislike travel and find it to be expensive and stressful. I rarely travel for leisure/tourism but do travel to see non-local friends and family. I find it’s helpful to have a few days of downtime between work and travel, both before and after the trip, to give myself an opportunity to actually recharge.

Compressed air

hardly anyone is talking about it

What? Governments all across the world are crying about it.

Claws are bad news too

I always give it a good slathering of hand sanitizer too after washing it. Yes it burns a bit, but it isn’t so bad.

I’m sure there’s some reason this is a bad idea, but I haven’t had issues with it.

Doesn’t help that you practically get assaulted with ads for gambling if you watch any sort of sports.

The idea that people are available 24/7.

Oklahoma

Yeah, authoritarian red state shithole. I don’t even travel to/through such places when I can avoid it.

I’ve used “parasite class,” but I think yours is more fitting

I overbuilt my system when I bought it and am glad I did. I also prioritize heat management.