u/ABD7p

I just experienced the strangest “glitch in the matrix” moment of my life

I just experienced the strangest “glitch in the matrix” moment of my life

something genuinely weird happened to me tonight and I still can’t fully explain it

around 5 months ago I bought this small decorative ashtray/ trash can thing for my spacious bathroom
.. It’s basically shaped like a tiny green garbage bin and you stick it onto the wall so I can just stub out my cigarettes in it since I spend so much time there relaxing. It looked really cool and kinda funny at the same time. Everyone who comes over comments on it

It came with one of those square adhesive stickers. You know the type peel the backing off and stick it to the wall.

For FIVE months this thing stayed perfectly attached to the wall. I use it constantly. Every few days I remove the little trash part.. empty it then put it back and so on. Never had an issue

Tonight I walked into my bathroom and found the whole thing on the floor.

At first I got annoyed because I thought the adhesive had just worn out over time. So I picked up the sticker to check it and noticed something strange.. it didn’t even feel sticky anymore. It just felt like smooth plastic.. at that moment I was so mad from the quality.

I was shocked at how plastic it felt… I started feeling every part of it then kept running my fingernail along the edge and suddenly realized…

…the protective film was STILL ON

Like the clear layer you’re supposed to peel off before sticking it to the wall.

Then I touched the wall where it was stuck.. and there was no sign of anything.. no glue no stickiness nothing at all. Even the piece itself had no adhesive on it.. I was honestly confused because it was like the glue had just completely vanished

I literally froze for a second because I distinctly remember installing this thing myself 5 months ago. I remember peeling it and sticking it. I remember pressing it so hard against the wall.

But somehow the protective layer was never removed

I’m not even saying this is paranormal or anything.. but it seriously messed with my head for a minute. There’s no way this thing should’ve held onto the wall for months if the adhesive was never actually exposed.

Anyway I removed the sticker part and stuck it back on the wall.. as you can see

Is this a glitch in the matrix or what? 😂 I’m laughing now because it genuinely makes no damn sense!

Edit:

Guys.. I’ve seen all the comments saying it might’ve just been stuck properly from the start and held on because of pressure or surface contact

listen.. I use this thing every single day. I just take the ashtray /bin part off.. empty it into the actual trash and put it back. It even gets wet many times.

even sometimes when I put it back.. it doesn’t go in easily so I have to press it in with a bit of force to get it back into place.. There’s no way all of this held up for months just because of some “physical seal” or whatever you’re describing. I just don’t buy it.

And I swear… I saw the sticker myself five months ago and removed that part when I installed it. I still remember this feeling of having it just stick it into the wall!

u/ABD7p — 7 days ago

my friend can’t handle silence and its exhausting me

I feel guilty because I think I outgrew one of my oldest friendships

Im 25 now and one of my closest friends just turned 38 yesterday. I’ve known him since 2015 when I was only 15 years old. Back then he was honestly a huge inspiration to me. Older guy, funny, charismatic, always full of energy. We had tons of inside jokes and memories together

Three years ago he moved abroad for work. We still stayed in touch with calls here and there but life got busy for both of us so there were periods where we barely talked

Recently I’ve been isolated studying for a really difficult exam so we started reconnecting through daily phone calls again. and this is where I started noticing something that’s been bothering me

I feel like I have to “perform” during our calls now.

Like I need to fake being hyper, fake laughing, fake excitement so the conversation doesn’t become awkward. And it’s exhausting because I genuinely care about him and don’t want to hurt him.

The weird thing is whenever I don’t laugh much at one of his jokes he suddenly gets awkward and starts overexplaining it. Sometimes he brings up old inside jokes and honestly I barely even remember them anymore. I’ll ask him to remind me then he explains them in this uncomfortable forced way and I’m internally thinking “wtf why does this feel so weird now?”

After that we usually go back to talking normally about life and stuff. He genuinely cares about me, gives me space while I’m studying, checks up on me, supports me, and so on. I know he loves me like a younger brother.

But every single call feels like he NEEDS the energy level to stay high constantly. Like silence is forbidden. Every pause gets filled immediately with jokes, random stories, forced laughter, nostalgia, whatever. and lately its been making me uncomfortable

I think maybe I’ve changed as a person. Real conversations attract me more now than nonstop joking around. I don’t have the same social energy I had at 19 or 23. Im more calm now, more reflective, more comfortable with silence.

and honestly I think what’s making me sad is realizing that maybe he still expects the younger version of me.. the kid who laughed at everything and looked up to him all the time

I still respect him deeply. I still appreciate everything about our friendship. But sometimes when I see his name calling me I feel mentally tired before even answering because I know I’ll have to “match” his energy

Has anyone experienced this with old friendships where you still love the person but the dynamic just doesn’t fit anymore?

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u/ABD7p — 9 days ago

What did the US achieve by bringing down Saddams regime?

A serious question: what did the US achieve by bringing down Saddams regime?

Because all I see now is chaos, damage, and the collapse of an entire nation. In my opinion the Middle East has never truly been stable since then

Sometimes it feels like Iraq was replaced by Iranian influence and now the US is trying to contain Iran too after helping create that power vacuum in the first place.

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u/ABD7p — 10 days ago

النقاشات الدينية صارت فوضى اكثر من كونها حوار

المفروض يغيرون هال Sub Reddit من ArabsFreedom الى ArabsBelief ياكثرة النقاشات الدينية والفلسفية اللي اغبى من بعضها وياريتها تكون حضارية ومثقفة.. تلاقي واحد بيئته ماعلمته انو الاسلام عمره اكثر من الف سنة وفي مدارس و اراء واقوال فقهية وتفاسير مختلفة عن بعض من ايام الأمويين و مرورا بقمة الحضارة العباسية في عصرها الذهبي والى اخره، كلها كانت مبنية على حرية التفكير والمناقشة ويجيك بفيديو وهابي يحصر لك فيه الدين بصورة المطوع ابو لحية ويقولك شوف هذا هو الاسلام القذر.. والاغبى تلاقي الناس لما ترد بعد تسب وتعترض وماعندها ثقافة الحوار.. هذا عنده ردة فعل من الدين بسبب محيطه وذاك عنده عقدة نفسية من الملاحدة ويسميهم كفار.. اريد اعرف وين الادمنز وليش مايحاسبون.. يا يكون في حرية مطلقة في الطروحات بس بطريقة ثقافية يا ممنوع التطرق للمعتقدات الخاصة

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u/ABD7p — 11 days ago

Thoughts on Australia’s Asian Cup 2027 group? 👀🇦🇺

Australia’s Asian Cup 2027 group is officially set.

🇦🇺 Australia
🇮🇶 Iraq
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
🇸🇬 Singapore

The biggest storyline here has to be Graham Arnold facing Australia with Iraq 👀
That Australia vs Iraq game already feels massive.

Honestly as an Iraqi fan, I feel a little more confident having someone like Arnold who knows Australian football inside out 😅

Could end up being one of the most interesting groups in the tournament.

Any thoughts or predictions on the group?

u/ABD7p — 12 days ago

We got Batman, Spider-Man, and now Wolverine… so why not Superman?

Am I the only one surprised we still don’t have a true AAA open world Superman game?

We’ve had amazing open world superhero games for Batman, Spider-Man, and even Hulk (PS3 era) and now Wolverine and Venom are getting big projects.

But Superman.. arguably the most iconic superhero ever.. still has no modern open world game where you can freely fly around Metropolis with insane graphics, fight villains like Brainiac /Darkseid/ Doomsday and actually FEEL overpowered.

Is the problem just that Superman is too hard to balance for gameplay?
Or are studios simply scared because expectations for a Superman game would be ridiculously high after so many failed attempts in the past?

Honestly with Unreal Engine 5 and modern hardware, it feels like the perfect time for someone to finally try it.

u/ABD7p — 13 days ago

日本語を勉強中の海外ユーザーです。日本の文化や雰囲気に強く惹かれていて、今回PS5のプロフィールを自分なりに作り込んでみました。

背景・アバター・自己紹介文まで、日本風のイメージになるよう意識しています。

日本の方から見て、不自然な点や違和感はありませんか?率直なご意見や改善点を教えていただけると嬉しいです。

また、日本語に不自然なところがあればお許しください。まだ勉強中ですので、ご指摘いただけるとありがたいです。

厳しめの意見でも大歓迎です。よろしくお願いします

u/ABD7p — 23 days ago