Disclaimer: take this with a grain of salt, I’m just one person goofing around in one state, and this isnot particularly representative of the other 49.
Online politics and news has become so polarized that it’s easy to believe that Democrats and Republicans are duking it out in the streets but it’s an exaggeration.
Even though I’m American I actually mostly keep up with European news mainly because relative to US politics it’s extremely civil, and actually productive. I feel as though most US news stations, regardless of their alignment, it’s some reporter frothing at the mouth ranting about the other party and whatever shenanigans they’re up to.
In the real world it’s pretty tame, I’ve been to New York, DC, Boston, Baltimore, San Diego and also London plus a few towns in Wales and they’re all comparably uneventful. Even though I’m pretty anti-Republican I’m still friends with some of them, some Democrats too and even some hard core communists, even though I think communism is stupid.
I will definitely say that our government(s) does some real stupid shit but if I’m gonna be honest, people don’t really care. We are just here to live our lives and we don’t really participate in political squabbling (at least not in the real world). Also in my experience, a lot of America hating Americans are usually influenced by others online, not by real world experiences.
I would also look into getting a flagship phone from a couple years ago, I find that they can be a lot nicer than a budget or mid range phone.
I’m using a Sony Xperia 1 III and I love it to bits. Bought it brand new for over 1000$ and 2 years after its release you can find it for 500$, refurbished with warranty, in excellent condition.
Just went down the aliexpress rabbit hole again. Theres really everythinf for some of really niche things that i wouldnt ever buy, but some things really do look appealing. I wonder what do you guys use daily thats worth lets say under $20
Floss picks. Flossing is actually more important than brushing and it’s really nice to have a pack of floss picks at your desk so you can floss absent mindedly while watching a video or even in bed.
I also thought that too and I’ve been looking for a reusable one now. I bought one but it’s too much of a hassle and frankly takes more time to change floss than actually flossing (have to unwind, remove from track unwind again, pull floss, rewind, align with track, rewind again and trim)
What I do to mediate that is sticking in the floss pick, turning it and pulling it out while under tension and whatever it doesn’t get will be removed by brushing. My dentist told me I have very healthy teeth (I actually don’t even brush very consistently (please don’t do this even though it happened to work out for me (I was depressed, just listen to your dentist))). I also floss the gap between each tooth twice, once applying pressure to one side and vice versa.
Honestly this is why I never pay any attention to “uplifting news” communities as it ultimately gets your hopes up for nothing. The bi monthly “revolutionary cure” for cancer is getting pretty damn old too.
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Lemmy, recommend me a good budget Android phone please
I need one for general purposes only, NOT for gaming, so I don’t really care about gaming-related features....
What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life?
Just went down the aliexpress rabbit hole again. Theres really everythinf for some of really niche things that i wouldnt ever buy, but some things really do look appealing. I wonder what do you guys use daily thats worth lets say under $20
MIT’s New Desalination System Produces Freshwater That Is “Cheaper Than Tap Water” (scitechdaily.com)
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