First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
—Martin Niemöller
I mean... Why would anybody choose to eat at either of those places when there are loads of better alternatives? At least here in Illinois, you're tripping on pizza and chicken places. You can choose between awesome local spots or chains if that's what you want. So why would anyone want this garbage? If any of you out there only have a KFC or a Pizza Hut as your only pizza/chicken option... I'm very sorry.
As much as it was sad to see a lot of restaurants die during COVID, there were an awful lot of sushi abomination restaurants out there that I think we're all better off without. I actually had to stop eating sushi for a few years because we would try to order sushi and it would just be disgusting. You'd get either 1 of 2 scenarios - it was some very gimmicky sushi that you'd never eat more than once, or it was gross because the quality just wasn't up to par during lockdown. And sushi is unfortunately one of those foods that's very unforgiving and if you have even 1 bad experience, you won't be going back to that establishment. So I can see why a lot of them closed.
Anyone here see The Substance? "That bitch is stealing time from me!!!"
Wait till you find out about Two Men and a Truck!
This is why I started making a lot of my own things. There are lots of options in the store for some items where you can get something without sugar that didn't need it. But then there's things like mayonnaise... Let me tell you that mayonnaise doesn't need any sugar and most brands that don't have sugar are like $11 for an 8oz jar. So I started making it myself at home. I also started making bread which later turned into a hobby, but now I can't eat the store bread because it's too sweet. I even make my own jam now and I know what you're gonna say "but jam is like... mostly sugar", but I'll have you know that jam tastes WAY better with half the sugar that it's typically made with. It's an art form to get it thick without adding more sugar, but it's worth it. Looking back, I know most people can't make all this shit and it's really sad that people can't buy things with less sugar at the store without paying an arm and a leg. It really says a lot about our society that this is true.
Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.
I'm enjoying the hell out of the wireless android auto in my new Prius. It just works and I don't have to pay a cent more to use it. We already spent too long waiting for car manufacturers to actually invest in their car's UI system and it never happened. Apple and Google had the perfect solution and now they're throwing it in the trash hoping that people will just be ok with the garbage they were putting out before? And they'll have to pay a subscription to use it to boot? Not a chance!
This is the best answer. There's a reason that subway maps are often not an accurate representation of where stops actually are on a map, but instead are condensed and made easier to read in a way that loosely shows where the stops are and also makes each stop easy to read along with other key info that's relevant. When you're on a train, you don't need accurate maps of where stop are, you just need to know where your stop is, how many stops away, or connecting trains.
Not that female anatomy is akin to a train system... Or is it?
It's more for programming when to brew coffee in the morning than for telling time. Then you can wake up and get coffee without having to think about it. Not that it's hard, but I'm sure removing that one little task makes many people's mornings a lot easier.
I can't tell you how much happier I was to move to a neighborhood in the city where the grocery store was a 5 min walk away. I always see old ladies with a wheelie cart walking home from the store. And one day I said Fuck it I'm getting an old lady cart! And it's the best! I can comfortably buy more groceries and walk them home. Only time I ever need to bring the car is if we're buying cases of beer or something else large.
I'm genuinely worried about contraception in general. It's one of the tick boxes for Project 2025. And I don't know if that will mean prescription contraception or all of it. Luckily there have been some recent breakthroughs in male contraception that you can buy even if they aren't marketed as contraception for legal reasons. I'm not normally one to fuck with healthcare that hasn't been tested and approved, but people will get desperate.