Oka

Every so often, creatures would land on earth, which looked cute and wildly unique and cartoonish, not unlike Pokemon (but vastly different). They all had a single eye, or in some cases no eyes. They had the intelligence level of a house cat.

Humans would adopt these creatures as pets, feed and nurture them. It was a symbiotic relationship. Another creature landed one day, this one had 2 eyes, Grey fur, sharp teeth, spoke human language, and a bloodlust.

The creature singlehandedly wiped out the Humans. The Earth was now populated by this new invasive species.

Why YSK: Youtube's enshittification creates an abysmal experience. There's a list of Chrome extensions I've collected over the years that each fix an aspect of Youtube to bring back a genuine experience. I've seen in comments people mention one or two of these at a time, so this is a pack that contains everything you could need, and more.

Sample:

• My Feed
• Video View

Essential Plugins:

• Ghostery: Blocks trackers and ads
• uBlock Origin: Blocks In-video ads
• SponsorBlock: Skips in-video sponsor segments
• Return Youtube Dislike: Returns the dislike button
• DeArrow: Better titles and thumbnails, removes clickbait
• Youtube Redux: Returns youtube to the older style
• Style Bot: This tool allows you to edit CSS. With a bit of setup, you can use it to block sponsored videos from appearing in our video suggestions:

1. Open Stylebot options
2. Styles > New Style

URL: Youtube.com

CSS (copy and paste):

ytd-ad-slot-renderer,
ytd-rich-item-renderer:has(
  > #content
    > ytd-ad-slot-renderer
){
  display: none;
}

3. Save Style and Refresh Youtube

Optional:

• Dark Reader: Dark mode on any web page (and you can toggle it per page as well)
• Video Speed Controller: More control over video speed

We operate our body with a single processor, the brain. Our organs are also managed by the brain. The brain is highly optimized to operate each of our organs, control motor functions, and allow us to think.

1 brain cannot control 2 bodies, there's simply too much going on. Likewise, 2 full brains cannot control the same body, they would fight for resources. Organs keep the brain alive, the brain keeps organs alive. It's a 1:1 ratio, sometimes less than 1, but never double (some have been born with extra controllable appendages but it's few and far between).

Therefore, only a higher, more generalized, processor could handle operating 2 or more distinct beings.

If only our cells could talk.

• Going to work
• Paying off loans
• Finishing a project
• Mastering a hobby

It's all just...never-ending. I can't do it all...or really any of it. The rest of my life looks like a never-ending stagnant grind right now. I've really tried to finish anything, but when the timeline is years?! How do I even do this when I've only got like...50 years left? And MOST of that time is grinding a job?

"Start now" I hear you all say. I've done that. Everything is indefinitely unfinished. I don't have the time to commit to it, for another hobby or interest is more engaging.