I have noticed a trend toward much brighter lighting in newer bars and restaurants. It's particularly striking in cocktail bars which were traditionally dim, warm, moody environments designed to feel romantic. Many newer places are painted bright white, with bright overhead lighting that reveals every flaw in faces and feels like an interrogation room. Is there an intention behind this change?
I have the Arctis Nova 5 and I'm very confused about how this thing works. When I'm using it in 2.4 mode on Mac OS, instead of just playing the normal audio from my Mac, it plays its own weird notification sounds whenever I get a text, which fully interrupts any other audio I have playing. Why does the headset even know that I'm getting a text? Is it trying to integrate with the OS in some way? All I want it to do is play sound!
I keep seeing this argument that home ownership is actually a bad investment and you gain more profit by taking all the costs of ownership (mortgage, maintenance, down payment) and investing them than you would gain from the home equity. This really doesn't seem to add up to me when you consider the cost of rent and the unimpressive returns on low-risk investments like money market accounts, but it's very complex math to really map it all out.
Does this logic only apply to specific situations? Like if you're making a very low down payment so you're paying more interest? Or you're willing to do very high risk investments that outperform real estate? Is there a scenario where it really is more profitable to rent your primary residence and own nothing?