I created an account using the link in this ad and was reward 1/100th of the advertised bonus. Should I reach out to customer service or is this just a common false advertising tactic.
Hopefully this post doesn't get deleted for pointing this out, before I get an explanation.
I get these often, and I'd be interested to know if anybody else here has experienced something similar to this also.
Earlier today while working, we were driving from one property to another. While in the truck I usually pause what I'm listening to but I had allowed the podcast that I was listening to to continue. We came to an intersection and the person driving tapped on the brakes, harder than usual. I thought I heard him say "Ert" or make some kind of braking sound but at the exact same moment I heard an echo of that sound in my headphones. Then the person in the podcast said, "put the brakes on it," as the truck jolted to a stop. So I paused it, not overly surprised because these things happen a lot to me (and I enjoy when it happens.)
I asked the person driving, "Hey did you make a braking sound just now as you tapped on the brakes?" At first he said no and then started laughing. I was like, "You did, didn't you?" He went, "Yeah I made a sound." He then made the same sound I heard. I then explained how, at that exact same moment, the podcast that I had been listening to made the same sound as him and then said, "Put the brakes on it."
I turned off my Bluetooth, rewound the podcast by 15 seconds, turned up the volume, and played it out loud. Sure enough the podcast did exactly what I explained and the other people just looked at me like, "Ah he wasn't bullshitting. That is pretty interesting."
I've been sharing synchronicities lately. Of course whenever you do that, people usually, more often than not, will tend to poke fun at it or try to downplay it. I usually don't feel like I'm supposed to share most of my synchronicities but something's been telling me lately that it's okay to share it if I want to share it, I can share it.
I'll attach a clip of it to this post so you can hear it too.
I have a feeling a lot of people experience these, where some kind of digital content will explain or echo something you're doing or experiencing in real time.
How many people here have at least 1 experience similar to this?
So about a week ago on Friday, I was at the gas station with my coworkers when a homeless man walks by. He walked right in front of the truck and I immediately thought to myself that homeless guy looks a LOT like post malone. So I mention this to my coworker who then makes a half-joke to the effect of Post MaHomeless. I found it a little bit funny, but at the same time didn't because I've been there myself a few times.
So as we watch him head towards a trash can, we decide to gather some snacks and waters to give to him. I get chosen as the one to deliver the goods and I do so respectfully.
About 2 hours later, I see the same young man at the intersection holding a sign, it reads "won't lie, need a beer." I roll my window down and tell him I don't normally do this, but I respect honesty. I reach into my center console and grab a big handful of good change (mostly quarters) and as he walks towards the truck I say "hey, has anyone told you that you look like Post Malone?"
He drops his head and raises it with a huge smile and says "I hear it all the time" 😁
Here's where the synchronicity comes into a play. Now it's Monday. I'm in the middle of the work day when I look at my notifications (I will sometimes ignore less urgent notifications for days.) I have a notification from exactly 3 days earlier (Friday) from Spotify about a recommended album coming up with the option to Pre-Save. And guess who's name is in the notification, you guessed it Post Malone.
I should mention that I listen to a lot of music and podcasts. Post Malone is an artist that has not been a significant part of my personal mixes. And on top of that, I rarely get notifications from Spotify. So the fact that I see a young man who strongly resembles this artist (and knows it), interact with him and then 3 days later have a notification from that same day with the very same artist's name. I'd say is a great example of a synchronicity.
Needless to say I will be giving this new album a fair listen and probably add a few choice tracks into my playlists.
Also I understand how technology can pick up on keywords either through searches or spoken. I don't believe that explains this. I haven't searched for him by name or heard a song by him for months. And usually when Spotify sends out album release notifications it's done on a mass scale to anyone it thinks would be interested. Not because your phone's microphone heard a keyword during a conversation.
Either way, it felt significant.
Make of it what you will.
I'm very used to synchronicities, they happen all throughout the day for me, but this one that happened just a few minutes ago truly takes the cake. I'm sitting at my desk playing a puzzle game on Xbox when my phone rings. My phone rarely rings these days and I get very few spam calls now, so if I don't recognize a number I'll sometimes answer it. The first thing I notice is that the area code and first 3 numbers is identical to my number, I don't want to dox myself here, so I'll just say it's a repeating pattern that inverts (example 101-010). Not a common number, and I've only seen it with my own, so I answer it curious as to who is calling from a number so similar to my own. I say "Hello" and the person says "Hello" so I say "how can I help you" and he says "how can I help you." Now I'm speechless for a moment because I'm not sure if someone is prank calling me.
I should mention here that the sound of the man's voice is immediately familiar. Not that I know this person personally, but he sounds EXACTLY like a recent guest on a Joe Rogan podcast I had been listening to for the past couple hours while working. So the voice is still fresh in my mind. The guest is a physicist and researcher of consciousness, which are 2 things I'm deeply interested in and so was actively listening to the interview.
Back to the phone call. We talk for a couple more minutes, while we try to figure out why the other person called. Both of our phones rang without either of us initiating a call. This man was 100% sincere and I could tell was not making his part of the story up. He claimed that I called him, absolutely perplexed when I explained that I haven't touched my phone in almost an hour, and that he must have called me. He said he normally doesn't answer his phone for numbers he doesn't recognize because he gets several spam calls a day, and was genuinely wondering why I "called" him.
I thought to myself wow this is a level above my usually helping of synchronicities and figured I tell him he sounds just like someone I had been listening to on a podcast today, he then let out the heartfelt chuckle and explained that he is 90 years old and it was refreshing to hear from someone that wasn't a spam caller. Neither of us really knew what to make of it.
Worth noting that I paused the 2:47:02 long podcast at 1:33:55, which is around the same time the guest was really going deep into explaining to Joe about simulation theory.
It's episode #2541 featuring Thomas Campbell if anyone is interested.
TLDR: something unexplainable orchestrated a phone call between 2 strangers by ringing both phones at the same time. The voice on the other end was identical to the voice of a consciousness reseacher one of the parties (myself) had been listening to while working.
I saw this ad for Häagen-Dazs just now that features a tortoise. Was able to capture the tail end of it. Thought this community might enjoy it. The tortoise here is clearly AI generated, but it visually represents one of our favorite creatures all the same 🐢
I've been noticing these clearance tags all over the store. There is no indication of a discount, so I've been assuming maybe it's a fluke and it will ring up at a reduced price at the register. Well today I decided to test the theory and didn't notice until afterwards that I paid full price. Most of what I buy is BOGO's or on sale, so I don't mind paying full price for this one item, but could someone please explain how this can be advertised as clearance? What is the logic behind this, I feel like it's somewhat deceptive, but I personally love Publix and want to believe there's a different reason for this. Also there's a LOT of other items with the same tag. So what's the deal?
EDIT: Thank you for the quick responses. It appears that clearance just means it won't be restocked once the remaining stock is sold, but does not necessarily mean that the item is on sale.
I have a $916 debt in collections for an ambulance ride from a few years ago. It's the only thing currently holding my credit score back. I'm finally in a position to satisfy the debt. My question is how can I be sure I'm contacting the legitimate agency that is currently holding the debt?
I text messages every few months from what seems to be the debt collector, but I've read somewhere never respond or use the links in a text message. I know there's a LOT of scammers out there these days. It's the only reason I'm hesitant on sending a payment anywhere. I looked up the info on my credit report and the contact info is different there than it is on the BBB site. Which number should I call first and how do I verify that it's the correct place to send the money?
I really want to avoid any issues that would result in me sending this payment more than once. I read somewhere to send a hand written letter to the address on the BBB site and ask for some form of proof of the debt. Even then I found more than one address. Is this the best way or is there a simpler way?
Should I stop overthinking this and just call the number in the credit report next to the debt?
Thanks
This movie from 1969 is a perfect metaphor for reality being a simulation. It's wild to think that someone thought of and created this before computers were powerful enough to run even basic simulations. I think this just goes to show that the concept pre-dates modern thinking, and is in a way its own kind of proof that simulation theory exists outside the construct of time.