EndlessNightmare

I'll use a 3rd party auxiliary screen for Android Auto if this ends up proliferating to other brands as a grab for subscriptions.

I would also say that this is a scenario that charges visitors / tourists more than locals. A visitor probably is less likely to download an app and set up an account for a place that they're only going to once.

Somehow I feel ok with tiered pricing when it isn’t targetted/personalised.

This seems to be the general consensus. Group discount rates are also common: group of 4 gets discount compared to 4 separate people.

I recommend having and using a burner email address for these sorts of things. Phone number is trickier but also much less common in my experience. If it was common, I'd probably look into a burner Google Voice number.

This is IRL enshittification. Do you agree?

Yeah, especially with the proliferation of apps that you mentioned. It has definitely made me trim down who I'll do business with because I don't want 500 fucking apps on my phone.

In my experience: yes. People have different sized hands, use varying amounts of pressure, different motions, etc.

George Carlin: "He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money!"

Chicago deep dish style

I don't refer to pizzas as "pies" and generally frown upon it, but a case can be made for deep dish.

"Why aren't people having kids anymore?"

Since I'm childfree, dating a single parent is a non-starter.

If I was not childfree, I think I would be open to it.

Steam itself was a gut punch when it first rolled out. Got Half-Life 2 and had to install Steam just to play it. I was like "what the fuck is this shit!"

The proverbial canary in the coal mine

I'd rather have access to public restrooms than not have access to them.

Cleanliness is a key factor.

OP didn't say "dislike cats", they said "not being nice to them."

If you are actually mean to them, I'd say that is a red flag. But ignoring them is fair.