No Stupid Questions

Basically I'm tired of all the restrictions smartphone companies are adding, and I just wanna have a cheap budget phone with a data plan then just hotspot it to my pocket-pc.

Does such a "pocket-pc" device exist?

Like this. Basic stuff, "I wish I had been taught how to do my taxes in high school" kind of stuff. Long-form video content is preferred but not required.

Edit: I should clarify for everyone in the thread that I could probably work my way up to reading stuff, especially further on when I've built up some better habits. Should also mention my executive dysfunction/ADHD issues in this post body

I dove into an unfortunate rabbit hole last night about dark redditor confessions. I don't think anyone knows if it's genuine or not but someone claimed to be a child therapist and PDF file.

He even went as far as saying he committed acts with some of his "clients". I personally don't care how many kids he helped out mentally because that kind of abuse, especially in that position is insane. So it got me wondering, do people think the good he's done could ever outweigh the bad?

I know I should ditch gmail and I'm working on it.

As an avid VPN user it’s infuriating that multilingual websites insist on using the client’s IP address to determine their language and country when web browsers have been sending the Accept-Language HTTP header since the mid-90s.

I understand that you can work out more or less where someone is located based on their IP address but it was never meant to be a geo-based marker. Why not go the simple route and use the header?

That's obviously an exaggeration, but why don't manufacturers of basic cars just put a fancy-looking exterior onto them? Aren't you mainly paying for the engine and electrics and upholstery and sound system with fancy cars? Why is it (seemingly) only Lamborghini and Ferrari that look like Lamborghini and Ferrari? Is chassis manufacturing more difficult than it seems to a numbnut like me? I assume it's just pressing sheets of metal into a mould, so I'm probably way off the mark.

It's like when you see a computer mouse that's named something like GamerStealth eXtreme Zero Pro, and it's the worst piece of shit you've ever used but looks like it came from Area 51. Same for PC cases, actually. Alienware rigs look a million percent better than they actually are. Why is this not also the case for cars?

Full disclosure: I know nothing about cars. I just know that when I see a fancy car, and check the make, it's BMW or something high end, and when I see a pygmy hippo lookin' motherfucker, it's made by one of those "buy one, get one free" type manufacturers that appeal to meth head soccer moms. And by "fancy" I don't even mean "luxury", just obviously high quality. Most BMWs and Rolls-Royce don't look like spaceships, but they nevertheless look really impressive. Again, I need to stress that I know nothing about cars.

Cheers!

We’re seeing in the US that majority of the people are being apathetic or ignorant to what is going on as it doesn’t directly affect them, and others are pointing out that we’re on the same route as Germany. Once Hitler seized power and then later when the county split, what was life like for those people that didn’t say or do anything? Assuming they weren’t in a targeted class, did they just go on and live their lives normally? I know there was a drop in the quality of living for them, but did they not know any better? Was it a state of constant fear, or was there “no war in Ba Sing Se”

I’m just curious what majority of the population here would potentially experience.

A regular twin flat sheet for the top is not long enough to properly tuck it on the sides.

I read Wikipedia and it says a majority of Americans actually support "deporting all 'illegal immigrants'". Is this actually true?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump

At the time of his first campaign, approximately one-third of Americans supported the idea – but by the start of his second term, eight years later, public opinion had undergone a shift, with a majority of Americans believing all illegal immigrants should be deported. By April 2025, slightly over half of Americans felt the level of deportations went "too far".

(Of course, people say it went "too far" after they already voted this fucker into office.)

The Source Wikipedia Cited: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/23/cnns_enten_there_has_been_a_massive_shift_on_immigration_the_majority_of_americans_believe_illegals_should_be_deported.html

My brother who is a legal immigrant and naturalized citizen, actually voted harris in 2024, but doesn't seem to be bothered by the mass deportations, even though he hates trump.

It this actually a common sentinment amongst Americans?

I have UBlock installed on Firefox and what is pictured here is what has been happening for every video that I'm clicking on. Panning doesn't make the video play either. I tried that. It's not my internet connection since the videos and ads that you can't even skip and pause when you tab out play just fine on Chrome. In the days before this happened I got several popups from YouTube saying that adblockers aren't allowed after months of browsing YouTube ad-free without issue

I enjoy matcha, however only drink it cold so far....would a set make a big difference if I start drinking it hot? And would it be a worth while investment?

How do less banked people charge an electric car?

Context: I don't own an electric car yet. I don't have a credit card due to identity theft.

I mean a previous post, some users suggested that life was "better back then" when there isn't a constant connection to the internet.

So like, just ignore all the news?

Can't stop the fascism in my country anyways, do I just stop looking at the news and just enjoy the final moments of life before fascism kills me?

As the title say, 5 months ago i broke up with my girlfriend, who was also one of my best friends for like 12 years. I know, very cliché. It was my first serious relationship, and the strong bond we had also before made it extremely difficult to detach from one other (for me at least). We knew each other since we were kids and apart from some periods where we wouldnt hang out often we always kept in touch, after all we went in the same high school. After Covid we started developing our friendship and our bond until finally after 2 years of a strange relationship on the edge of the border of friendship and something more, we finally started dating. It was the happiest period of my life. It was incredible, i could feel that we really loved each other on a very deep, almost visceral (don't know if its the correct word but i intend it in a good way) level because of our previous friendship that evolved in a relation. Even though we lived in 2 different city for university, the bond would grow stronger and the time were we wouldnt see each other would wrench my stomach from how much i misser her. And her too, she told me multiple times how she felt phisically the pain of missing me. I made the mistake of assuming it couldn't end, cause of all the years of friendship before and also cause we had some contrasts but we always managed to talk out of it, and i got the feeling that we would pass every obstacle. Of course, i was wrong or i wouldnt be writing this essay. Febraury she left me. To cut it short, she loved me no more. I asked if it was something i had done, she said no, even if i could think of some occasion were i was an idiot. She also said things that hurt me, she said she felt she couldnt always count on me as she did for her previous boyfriend. I was left in shock. I thought i always did everything i could, also she brought up an incident where we didnt understand each other about a phone call she asked me to do late at night. I didnt get she was asking because she had to get home on foot and she wanted to have someone on the phone. I said maybe another time cause i was out with friends and i genuinly thought it was a pleasure call, just to chat. When we met some time later i explained and all was good but she brought up again in a long discussion we had a month before breaking up. I was very sad cause i tought i had explained the misunderstanding. Anyways she left me in the only way i feel like im impotent in changing her idea. What could i do if she doesnt love me anymore? Love comes and goes and i have to accept. Still, after five months i feel im worsening. Having mentioned shes a good friend, shes in my group of friends, so she of course was invited for some parties and for graduations. Ive seen her threen times. I cant watch her in the eyes. Whener i get a glance at her body i freeze and stare in the emptiness. I get silent, im visibly disturbed. I just cant make my mind on the fact she isnt on my side anymore. That she isnt there to love no more. I know its egoistic and dont get me wrong i wish all the best for her. I wish she find somebody and lives the happiest life she can. But i cant go like this no more. The more i see her the more i understand im not getting better, in fact the exact opposite. I think its due to the fact im not letting go the idea she could change her mind, come back to me, love me again, realising she had made a mistake. I dont dare to think any other scenario. I just cant. I think i want to talk to her, but what do i say? It doesnt make sense. I dont have anything to say. She hasnt anything to say probably. I see her smiling and laughing i just cant accept in my head she has erased me like that. She went on, im here stuck on memories and feelings. I dont dare to think i will have anyone anymore. Im sure im not doing things right. Im holding on something i shouldnt, but im scared to just accept the fact its over. Now, i doubt everyone will ever read all of this. Also cause i started as question and finished telling my story, but i needed to vent. Im not talking to much about this with my friends cause i dont want to bother them too much. Dont want to be pedantic. I feel very chilidsh, im almost 23 and i cant live through a break up. I like to think of myself like a bit mature, but god feelings are hard to deal with. Anyways if anyone has tips, ill gladly take some. The ones i got for now are: you just have to accept and let time heal. And i think its solid, maybe the best. But its not working so im open. Wish everybody a good day and thank you for reading, sorry if bad english. Correct many mistaked sorry for the one guy who read it filler with errors. PS: i uninstalled instagram to avoid seeing her photos and stories. Thought it was better this way.

Let me explain. So imagine this tv show with the plot taking place about like a few decades before the internet was invented. If I see that, I suddenly feel some sort of anxiety as in: "Damn, how did people even get information?", like I suddenly imagine myself, there, as a child, and not having access to this seemlingly unlimited access to information that I currently have, and not to mention, entertainment content. So like, that feeling of feeling like I'm in the past (as in: I'm imagining myself being in the past), but not have access to the internet just gives me a very bad feeling. Idk how to describe it. As an introvert, I'd hate the pre-internet era.

For context, I'm Gen Z (I mean like birth year around 2000-2005), and I grew up reading a lot of Wikipedia and educational Youtube videos, and variety of news articles, and reading through a lot of internet forums. I hate imagining a world where I didn't have that. Like Growing up 100 years ago, I would feel even more lonely and isolated, I'd probably have ended my own life out of boredom, if it weren't for the endless amount of information I am able to obtain.

What is this weird feeling that I'm feeling?

Reverse-Nostalgia?

History-Phobia?

Techno-philia?

(Am I being weird? 🤔)

Some random dude walked up to me while I was waiting outside a food place for my food and asked me this question.

I said "no, I dont give out random favors" and something along the lines of that's sus.

Is it rude to say no to random dude that asks for a favor?

Context: A young adult tells his mother that he's depressed and that life is meaningless and that he wants to die (suicide is not directly mentioned but implied). Then the mother proceeds to express "regretting giving birth to you" directly to that young adult.

(That young adult is me)

How is someone that gets out of breath eating a donut going to protect and serve anyone?

As an American who grew up at a religious school in the 90s, we absolutely did not (or at least I never had access to one). Obviously places like Kora or Tibet have been effected in their history (I still want to read your answers 😁), but what about, for example, New Zealand? Or Sierra Leonne? Or Portugal? I'm just curious to see how pervasive the new Global Language already is by this point.

BonusQuestion: Is it mostly following their Belt-and-Road Initiative? Wouldn't that be something?