u/Best-Professional-10

I was just on Instagram and came across a post celebrating her 26 million dollar donation. I would've typically liked and scrolled away, but I read the comments, and most of them were criticising her being a billionaire and her private jet usage. Nothing new in that. But then I saw this creator I was following also in the comments, also criticising her being an unethical billionaire. The creator doesn't make any videos regarding pop culture or politics. That sort of made me a bit upset but whatever.

And then I got another reel from another creator I was following. Now this creator, she is an outspoken feminist. She makes videos speaking out against men. I admired her and liked her content. This reel was about how Taylor Swift is a performative feminist, and that she isn't a hater but her warming up to Brittany Mahomes, wearing "athletic" fashion, showing up to Travis's games, her being in a "athlete's girlfriend" era just shows how performative she is, it screams that she is the kind of girl with no personality of her own and just centres herself around her boyfriend, copying everything he does. This really rubbed me the wrong way.

And it made me think of everything. How my friends also hate Taylor for the typical "billionaire" thing, the private jet discourse, etc. I went back to the post about Taylor's donations, and noticed that all those people criticising Taylor were accounts belonging to normal people, so they weren't bots or anything.

I was just kind of put off by so much hate for Taylor, especially by creators I respected. I sort of felt that if my facourite creators are against Taylor, surely something must be wrong, and that I am a bit dumb and naive for liking Taylor. I also now think that, more people hate Taylor than the people liking her. It just feels bad and strange when you are just supporting someone, and so many people you also like hate her. Can anyone else relate?

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I have a niece (16 years old) who went abroad and stayed there for a year. This was three years ago, and she was 13 back then. She recently went through old photos of her school back there and was reminiscing about her time there. She told me that she had a few classmates who she thought were quite chill and matched her vibe. She thought she could've been good friends with them, but she was quite shy, so they only stayed classmates who chatted a few times. She came across their profiles on social media and wants to reach out to them, but she thinks it would be too weird and they probably won't even remember her since she was quite a shy kid who didn't speak up much in class, just kind of kept to herself.

Now I am stuck. On one hand, I think she should connect with them since she misses her life back there and wants to see what they're up to, there's nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, she's quite sensitive to rejection and takes it quite personally, so if her classmates don't reply, block her, don't remember her or respond coldly, she'll take it really personally and start questioning her self worth, and I would rather she remember her time there fondly and not face negativity unnecessarily. What advice do you think I should give her?

I have a niece (16 years old) who went abroad and stayed there for a year. This was three years ago, and she was 13 back then. She recently went through old photos of her school back there and was reminiscing about her time there. She told me that she had a few classmates who she thought were quite chill and matched her vibe. She thought she could've been good friends with them, but she was quite shy, so they only stayed classmates who chatted a few times. She came across their profiles on social media and wants to reach out to them, but she thinks it would be too weird and they probably won't even remember her since she was quite a shy kid who didn't speak up much in class, just kind of kept to herself.

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Now I am stuck. On one hand, I think she should connect with them since she misses her life back there and wants to see what they're up to. There's nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, she's quite sensitive to rejection and takes it quite personally, so if her classmates don't reply, block her, don't remember her or respond coldly, she'll take it really personally and start questioning her self worth, and I would rather she remember her time there fondly and not face negativity unnecessarily. What advice do you think I should give her?

I have a niece (16 years old) who went abroad and stayed there for a year. This was three years ago, and she was 13 back then. She recently went through old photos of her school back there and was reminiscing about her time there. She told me that she had a few classmates who she thought were quite chill and matched her vibe. She thought she could've been good friends with them, but she was quite shy, so they only stayed classmates who chatted a few times. She came across their profiles on social media and wants to reach out to them, but she thinks it would be too weird and they probably won't even remember her since she was quite a shy kid who didn't speak up much in class, just kind of kept to herself.

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Now I am stuck. On one hand, I think she should connect with them since she misses her life back there and wants to see what they're up to, there's nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, she's quite sensitive to rejection and takes it quite personally, so if her classmates don't reply, block her, don't remember her or respond coldly, she'll take it really personally and start questioning her self worth, and I would rather she remember her time there fondly and not face negativity unnecessarily. What advice do you think I should give her?

Every day I wake up, I show up to classes (physically there, not mentally present), I come home, I doomscroll, sleep, repeat. I keep wanting my life to feel better, to just feel something positive, to get up one, and actually want to do something instead of just going through the motions.

I even got reprimanded at classes in front of everyone for not turning in assignments on time. While that kind of stuff should burn me (as a former high achiever), I felt nothing. Numb. I don't want to do assignments, I don't want to study, I don't want to watch videos, I don't want to do anything. I just wish life would feel more alive. Why does it feel this way? Why can't I just feel alive like I used to before? I am not even interested in things I used to love, I don't talk to many people.

I think almost everyone wonders why Phoebe was such a Mondler hater but I just thought of a new reason.

Phoebe obviously thrives in conflict, she enjoys watching drama unfold. Ross and Rachel were a very dramatic couple, from them getting together to the break fight to them reconciling and everything in between. So naturally, she gravitated towards their relationship, because it has a lot of messiness and conflict. She often messes with Ross and Rachel to get them to realise their feelings for each other, because it always results in some drama. That's why she was so disappointed when Ross and Rachel had a mature adult conversation in S8, because she was looking for drama.

While with Mondler, they are pretty chill and stable. So Phoebe isn't as interested in their pairing and lets them do their own thing. That's why She also actively brings up secrets between them that could result in fights and stirs up drama between the two, because she obviously enjoys it and can't see them without drama.

To clarify, this isn't a Phoebe hate post, it's just the way her character is written, and I am just pointing out a pattern.

I was planning to buy a new MacBook M5 Air, but recently I heard news that Apple will release MacBooks with a lot of important changes, like OLED screen and touchscreen. I don't really care for the touchscreen but an OLED screen would be a good upgrade. I would use the MacBook for basic tasks right now but my use would increase over the years, so it would be a bit inconvenient if I don't have a laptop rn but not terrible. So my question is, is it worth it to wait for a couple of years or buy a MacBook now? If there aren't going to be any revolutionary changes, I don't want to wait. I don't care if Apple introduces M6 chip or something like that but a 120 hz refresh rate on Airs or OLED display would make me wait longer.

Edit: I can only wait until 2028 since that's the year from when I will start to use my laptop more, so having a laptop would be very necessary by that year.

We already know that this championship represents the whole story in short. Belly and Jeremiah seem perfect from the outside, they are playful and have a fun handshake. But as we go further, and they have pressure on them, their foundation cracks. Jeremiah keeps screwing up and Belly is frustrated. Then Conrad steps in and they work like magic, and win, even in the show Belly and Conrad's love and connection is strong, sustainable and long lasting, it came back just as strong even after 5 years. We all know this.

But, if we look closer, we see another detail in the championship that reflects the reality of Belly's relationship with each brother. Jeremiah steps into the game only because Taylor pretended that she twisted her ankle. Belly didn't choose him to be the replacement, the circumstances sort of forced him to be the substitute, and Belly just accepted it and rolled with it. This matches with the idea that Belly only "chose" Jeremiah because of the ongoing situation around her, she is still reeling from the messy breakup and grieving Susannah. We all know that Jelly would've never happened without the grief. Belly would've never looked at Jeremiah twice if everything was normal (like if everything was normal in the game, Belly wouldn't have had to play with Jeremiah).

But Belly herself kicks Jeremiah out and chooses Conrad to sub in. This was a choice made of her own free will. She didn't just go along with whatever was happening and lose the game, she actively chose for Conrad to step in. This also matches with the overall story, Belly wholeheartedly chooses to be with Conrad, not because the situation led her to. Belly could've chosen not to chase him in Paris after she kicked him out, but she did. Belly could've decided that things would get messy with Conrad at the end of S1 (with Susannah's diagnosis), and she still chose to be with him. She chooses Conrad of her own free will, in her own words.

I don't know if this was an intentional detail by Jenny Han but just something I noticed.

So since I was young, I always liked watching others cook and hope to be able to do it myself some day. I finally have the chance to cook for myself and learn new things. But it's like whatever dish I make, it just turns out terrible and I don't even want to eat it (I am not a picky eater, I am very generous when rating foods so when I rate something a 2/10, you genuinely know it's bad. So the fact that I can't even finish a plate of my own food says a lot).

I follow all the instructions perfectly as given in the recipe. I get the quantities as perfect as I possibly can. I don't waste a second longer than the time given in the recipe. All the ingredients match as well. And as it's getting cooked, it literally looks exactly how it should. But at the end when I taste it, just yuck!

For example, I was baking cookies (I know baking is different but this is just like all my other experiences, this was the first example that came into my mind). I followed all the instructions perfectly, I added the flour, the chocolate, the baking soda, everything according to the recipe. Mixed it all well, put it in the oven at the exact temperature listed and baked it for the exact amount of time in the recipe. But when they came out, it tasted...bad. I could only taste the dough, not the chocolate or the sugar. The cookies were swollen and felt more like bread. I felt filled after only 2 bites. I couldn't even finish them.

So can anyone give me any advice on how to improve? I have given it time, and practice, and yet. Am I missing something that I can't see? Has anyone faced this as well?

Edit: Thank you so much for your wonderful replies! I will try to incorporate most of the feedback while cooking next time, wish me luck!