Been trying to install a new OS on my other laptop, but I wasn't sure if I should install the GRUB bootloader. So I skipped the step.
Turns out I do, because the Windows Boot Manager was getting in the way. Problem is, I didn't know how to go back to the installation page just to install the bootloader. So I had no choice but to redo the installation process.
I felt stupid, but I learned something new didn't I?
The whole 'Dopamine Detox' is absolutely ineffective. You can't just go cold turkey and expect the process to go smoothly. Realistically, your brain needs time to adjust to the changes one by one.
Incrementally reduce your phone use and slowly adapt alternative habits. It may take weeks or even months, but you will get there. Just be patient :)
‘Catching criminals’ is a DOGSHIT argument for mass surveillance by big tech and governments. Well… activists, journalists, and marginalized people can be classified as ‘criminals’ in their eyes, hence gaining bureaucratic justification to spy on everyone. So fuck outta here with that bullshit.
The grim irony that a technologically advanced species is slowly regressing into primitive 'apes' who constantly lust for materials, food, sex, and power.
People are abandoning reason in favor of pleasure and validation because thinking critically is mentally taxing which can feel boring or even painful. We are being conditioned by the capitalistic system to avoid all discomfort in order to reap the pleasures of life.
But how can we cope with pain if we are avoiding them like a plague? This aversion prevents us from learning from painful experiences, and in turn become empathetic towards others. Pain can lead us to become more wise and compassionate.