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2024.05.20 00:37 wildpastachild New here and sharing my experience of being parentified
First off, feel free to comment about your own experiences. I would love it if anybody can relate. I'm also open to questions, advice, whatever you wanna write. This is gonna be a bit longer, just fyi. Excuse lack of proper chronological order and maybe some wonky sentences, English isn't my first language.
I was parentified.
For context, my mother has three children, I'm the youngest one, then there's my older half-brother (30) and my older half-sister (36). Their father was a violent alcoholic with schizophrenic tendencies (official diagnosis), luckily I never met him. I refer to them as brother and sister. I'm 21 now. I'm the only child of my mom and my dad, my dad has three other kids who are in the same age group as my maternal siblings. Lots of history with divorces and family fights, I'm the center of a complete patchwork family, everybody moved towns a lot, it's all a bit messy and disorganized.
My mother has severe borderline disorder and has massive trauma from several age stages, especially involving men. She was heavily parentified and yet socially cast out by her family herself. I don't remember a time where I didn't act like her father, emotionally. This is made worse by the fact that I'm trans so I was like her bestie before I began socially transitioning in my early teen years. Of course, this was a massive issue for her. She told me she had only ever wanted daughters. Materially she was taking care of things until I was about 11 - walked me to school and took care of the household, used to work, everything.
I remember sitting next to her during a talk/fight she had with my dad while she was sobbing, I can't have been older than 3 or 4. They got divorced around that time. As I grew older, I came to be my mom's sole emotional support person. We had moved to an isolated village with my step-father and she developed a severe agoraphobia for some time. My step-father avoided all emotionality with both her and me and therefore I was now her only friend. I overheard conversations that she shouldn't be having with her child next door and was told about her most severe fears and traumas from a young age. I was lashed out at on a near daily basis and punishment came unexpectedly. It would consist of being screamed at for minutes on end until I would cry and hyperventilate, but she wouldn't stop then.
In spite of her idea of punishment and raising children, she was incredibly attached to me, still is. This would include massive anxiety fits when she didn't know where I was or when I was getting into activities she didn't approve of. One time, when I was about 17, I went to a party in my friend's basement. She knew about this and approved it, knew my friends and where they lived. I didn't have any signal in that basenent so she couldn't reach me. She proceeded to look up my other friends' parents' phone number and call them to contact me. There was nothing she wanted except to know that I had arrived there.
Whereas my other siblings had long left the household years apart from eachother, both with specific and complex fights and banging doors and screaming fits, I was, as the youngest child, turned into a confessional and a therapist. I would mediate fights from a young age. I witnessed physical violence between my brother, my mother and my sister. My brother was the perpetrator for the most part (however, I was neither hurt nor threatened myself). Nobody proceeded to remove me from the situation or stop me from getting involved. From then on, every fight and every drama caused me intense bouts of anxiety and it, to this day, remains to be the only thing that makes me cry and/or lash out.
In a household full of anger, my anger was not tolerated. I was raised with some old-timey sort of black paedagogy (I'm German so it is something of a generational curse for some): I was to have unwavering respect for my parents, I was expected to be obedient, "let him cry it out" type stuff. At least when I was a younger child. When I got older, my emotions did not matter either. After stressful situations or fights that I proceeded to witness for most of my life, nobody ever asked me how I felt or explained to me what had actually gone down. I was left alone while not being left alone at all.
If I failed to provide emotional security for my mother or even attempted to call her out, I was made to feel immensely guilty. This could range from her crying/yelling things like "Why is it always me that must suffer" to guilt-tripping texts and blocking my contact for a while to very action-based suicide threats, depending on the situation. Her emotions were forced to be my emotions if I wanted to "stay alive".
At the same time, I still proceeded to excel in school. I felt like dying but nobody, and I tell you, nobody, noticed. I was a teacher's pet, I still had some loose friendships, I visited my dad once a month or more ever since my parents divorced. Nobody realized what I felt. I felt alone and had the worst depressive episode of my life when I was 13. I neglected personal hygiene. I never opened up to my father for many years. To this day I think he doesn't know everything. Especially during covid, him and my ex-stepmother were my safe space. When I first opened up to them, they welcomed me with open arms, my father was very strict and cold when I was young, but he softened, changed, and is everything and more I could ask for in a father. He is among the most positive examples of masculinity and especially of fatherhood that I know in my circles. He sends me postcards several times a month, wants me to visit, hugs me and tells me he loves me and that he's proud, gives me space. The dad who remembers the names of our childhood stuffed animals. Literally. I love him to death. He was also the only parent who engaged in activities with me and would play with me, later on take me to the movies, go to bars and restaurants, go to museums with me etc.
My mother got worse both psychologically and physically, she is chronically ill and needs immense support in a lot of things now. For about a year, my stepfather worked in a town far away and only came home during the weekends. This was during covid. Within a year, I developed a hatred so deep for my mother that I had thoughts that scared me. I took care of our pets and the household, was not allowed to get into any activities after school other than coming home and spent hours after my day listening to her rants, anxieties, fears. I get hateful goosebumps when I remember the way she used to call my name when she wanted me to do something for her. Sometimes she would make me stay awake for longer, knowing that I had to get up at 6am again. It was usually already around 12 at night. She wanted me to walk the dog before SHE went to bed because otherwise it would ruin her otherwise horribly insomniac circadian rhythm. Therefore I was not allowed to go to sleep. At that point she had not worked for more than 6 years and stayed home all the time. My stepfather and I did grocery shopping. She rarely ever leaves the house if she can avoid it. This was during the German version of my GCSE's.
I was denied medical care that could have potentially fixed my posture issues and other orthopedic issues. My mother deemed physiotherapy as inefficient and got mad when I asked her about it again. Money was always an issue. We were evicted once. I was denied certain things and never asked for extra cash because we ran low on money, my stepfather was blamed for smoking and consuming a lot of meat (which indeed is pricy), but my mother never reflected on her online shopping addiction and I'm aware that she is in an ongoing debt. Has been for years now.
Things got a bit better when my stepfather moved back and Covid cleared up somewhat. Regardless, I used pure spite to continue studying hard while they were yelling at eachother from the top of their lungs for hours on end and did the best I could to get the hell out of there. I've had therapy with several years' of breaks for a total of nearly 3 years now, that I partially applied for myself and I'm working on tackling everything. I live in a different city, studying subjects that I love. I get all my shit done, for the most part, I know how to do paperwork and know how all of the chores work. I can regulate myself in terms of sleep and food and cheap thrills. I have a (milder) case of anxiety. I keep meaningful friendships in which I find myself capable of avoiding all the harmful behaviors and attitudes I was taught. I'm learning to stand my ground and take responsibility for my own decisions and actions.
When I establish my boundaries with her now, she turns into some sort of anxious-attached mess. She over-apologizes to me. She puts me on a pedestal and I'm living a life that she is jealous of. She is intensely attached to me and considers me her favorite child and also hasn't properly gotten over my father, over 15 years of them being divorced. She will do anything to support me materially and then tear me down emotionally. Everything I tell her is followed by her mourning the life she doesn't have and never had instead of properly celebrating with me. She gets noticeably sad when I refuse to give her my full attention, she yearns for what she considered a deep and important relationship to me. But it was all just emotional neglect and emotional abuse. Now I sometimes can't help but meet her with the same attitude she gave me.
This is not perfectly chronological and all over the place. I have complicated relationships with my siblings and other relatives, which I don't mourn, but feel guilty about. My father and I are very good with eachother although I need to confront him about some things as well. With my mother I do the bare minimum to avoid conflict, yet without throwing my sense of self out of the window again. She is the only human who can easily cause anxiety attacks in me, no matter where or when. I sometimes wish I was not in contact with her. I have a tendency for smoking too much weed and being just a bit too careless with other drugs (although I rarely do those in comparison), but I also try and regulate this heavily (e.g. not finding a dealer but asking friends every once in a while etcetc). I think this stems from these experiences. Apart from that, I think I'm coping very well.
To everybody: it does get better. It does. Even when your emotions are a rollercoaster sometimes. You will be in a different place, maybe you already are, and you'll escape from these structures. I think the hardest pill for me to swallow is that I create my own reality and that nobody will give me my stolen childhood back. I am an (albeit young) adult now and I must do everything I can to avoid becoming like her. Her life is not a life I want to lead. There's hope and you won't always be in this place.
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I was parentified.
For context, my mother has three children, I'm the youngest one, then there's my older half-brother (30) and my older half-sister (36). Their father was a violent alcoholic with schizophrenic tendencies (official diagnosis), luckily I never met him. I refer to them as brother and sister. I'm 21 now. I'm the only child of my mom and my dad, my dad has three other kids who are in the same age group as my maternal siblings. Lots of history with divorces and family fights, I'm the center of a complete patchwork family, everybody moved towns a lot, it's all a bit messy and disorganized.
My mother has severe borderline disorder and has massive trauma from several age stages, especially involving men. She was heavily parentified and yet socially cast out by her family herself. I don't remember a time where I didn't act like her father, emotionally. This is made worse by the fact that I'm trans so I was like her bestie before I began socially transitioning in my early teen years. Of course, this was a massive issue for her. She told me she had only ever wanted daughters. Materially she was taking care of things until I was about 11 - walked me to school and took care of the household, used to work, everything.
I remember sitting next to her during a talk/fight she had with my dad while she was sobbing, I can't have been older than 3 or 4. They got divorced around that time. As I grew older, I came to be my mom's sole emotional support person. We had moved to an isolated village with my step-father and she developed a severe agoraphobia for some time. My step-father avoided all emotionality with both her and me and therefore I was now her only friend. I overheard conversations that she shouldn't be having with her child next door and was told about her most severe fears and traumas from a young age. I was lashed out at on a near daily basis and punishment came unexpectedly. It would consist of being screamed at for minutes on end until I would cry and hyperventilate, but she wouldn't stop then.
In spite of her idea of punishment and raising children, she was incredibly attached to me, still is. This would include massive anxiety fits when she didn't know where I was or when I was getting into activities she didn't approve of. One time, when I was about 17, I went to a party in my friend's basement. She knew about this and approved it, knew my friends and where they lived. I didn't have any signal in that basenent so she couldn't reach me. She proceeded to look up my other friends' parents' phone number and call them to contact me. There was nothing she wanted except to know that I had arrived there.
Whereas my other siblings had long left the household years apart from eachother, both with specific and complex fights and banging doors and screaming fits, I was, as the youngest child, turned into a confessional and a therapist. I would mediate fights from a young age. I witnessed physical violence between my brother, my mother and my sister. My brother was the perpetrator for the most part (however, I was neither hurt nor threatened myself). Nobody proceeded to remove me from the situation or stop me from getting involved. From then on, every fight and every drama caused me intense bouts of anxiety and it, to this day, remains to be the only thing that makes me cry and/or lash out.
In a household full of anger, my anger was not tolerated. I was raised with some old-timey sort of black paedagogy (I'm German so it is something of a generational curse for some): I was to have unwavering respect for my parents, I was expected to be obedient, "let him cry it out" type stuff. At least when I was a younger child. When I got older, my emotions did not matter either. After stressful situations or fights that I proceeded to witness for most of my life, nobody ever asked me how I felt or explained to me what had actually gone down. I was left alone while not being left alone at all.
If I failed to provide emotional security for my mother or even attempted to call her out, I was made to feel immensely guilty. This could range from her crying/yelling things like "Why is it always me that must suffer" to guilt-tripping texts and blocking my contact for a while to very action-based suicide threats, depending on the situation. Her emotions were forced to be my emotions if I wanted to "stay alive".
At the same time, I still proceeded to excel in school. I felt like dying but nobody, and I tell you, nobody, noticed. I was a teacher's pet, I still had some loose friendships, I visited my dad once a month or more ever since my parents divorced. Nobody realized what I felt. I felt alone and had the worst depressive episode of my life when I was 13. I neglected personal hygiene. I never opened up to my father for many years. To this day I think he doesn't know everything. Especially during covid, him and my ex-stepmother were my safe space. When I first opened up to them, they welcomed me with open arms, my father was very strict and cold when I was young, but he softened, changed, and is everything and more I could ask for in a father. He is among the most positive examples of masculinity and especially of fatherhood that I know in my circles. He sends me postcards several times a month, wants me to visit, hugs me and tells me he loves me and that he's proud, gives me space. The dad who remembers the names of our childhood stuffed animals. Literally. I love him to death. He was also the only parent who engaged in activities with me and would play with me, later on take me to the movies, go to bars and restaurants, go to museums with me etc.
My mother got worse both psychologically and physically, she is chronically ill and needs immense support in a lot of things now. For about a year, my stepfather worked in a town far away and only came home during the weekends. This was during covid. Within a year, I developed a hatred so deep for my mother that I had thoughts that scared me. I took care of our pets and the household, was not allowed to get into any activities after school other than coming home and spent hours after my day listening to her rants, anxieties, fears. I get hateful goosebumps when I remember the way she used to call my name when she wanted me to do something for her. Sometimes she would make me stay awake for longer, knowing that I had to get up at 6am again. It was usually already around 12 at night. She wanted me to walk the dog before SHE went to bed because otherwise it would ruin her otherwise horribly insomniac circadian rhythm. Therefore I was not allowed to go to sleep. At that point she had not worked for more than 6 years and stayed home all the time. My stepfather and I did grocery shopping. She rarely ever leaves the house if she can avoid it. This was during the German version of my GCSE's.
I was denied medical care that could have potentially fixed my posture issues and other orthopedic issues. My mother deemed physiotherapy as inefficient and got mad when I asked her about it again. Money was always an issue. We were evicted once. I was denied certain things and never asked for extra cash because we ran low on money, my stepfather was blamed for smoking and consuming a lot of meat (which indeed is pricy), but my mother never reflected on her online shopping addiction and I'm aware that she is in an ongoing debt. Has been for years now.
Things got a bit better when my stepfather moved back and Covid cleared up somewhat. Regardless, I used pure spite to continue studying hard while they were yelling at eachother from the top of their lungs for hours on end and did the best I could to get the hell out of there. I've had therapy with several years' of breaks for a total of nearly 3 years now, that I partially applied for myself and I'm working on tackling everything. I live in a different city, studying subjects that I love. I get all my shit done, for the most part, I know how to do paperwork and know how all of the chores work. I can regulate myself in terms of sleep and food and cheap thrills. I have a (milder) case of anxiety. I keep meaningful friendships in which I find myself capable of avoiding all the harmful behaviors and attitudes I was taught. I'm learning to stand my ground and take responsibility for my own decisions and actions.
When I establish my boundaries with her now, she turns into some sort of anxious-attached mess. She over-apologizes to me. She puts me on a pedestal and I'm living a life that she is jealous of. She is intensely attached to me and considers me her favorite child and also hasn't properly gotten over my father, over 15 years of them being divorced. She will do anything to support me materially and then tear me down emotionally. Everything I tell her is followed by her mourning the life she doesn't have and never had instead of properly celebrating with me. She gets noticeably sad when I refuse to give her my full attention, she yearns for what she considered a deep and important relationship to me. But it was all just emotional neglect and emotional abuse. Now I sometimes can't help but meet her with the same attitude she gave me.
This is not perfectly chronological and all over the place. I have complicated relationships with my siblings and other relatives, which I don't mourn, but feel guilty about. My father and I are very good with eachother although I need to confront him about some things as well. With my mother I do the bare minimum to avoid conflict, yet without throwing my sense of self out of the window again. She is the only human who can easily cause anxiety attacks in me, no matter where or when. I sometimes wish I was not in contact with her. I have a tendency for smoking too much weed and being just a bit too careless with other drugs (although I rarely do those in comparison), but I also try and regulate this heavily (e.g. not finding a dealer but asking friends every once in a while etcetc). I think this stems from these experiences. Apart from that, I think I'm coping very well.
To everybody: it does get better. It does. Even when your emotions are a rollercoaster sometimes. You will be in a different place, maybe you already are, and you'll escape from these structures. I think the hardest pill for me to swallow is that I create my own reality and that nobody will give me my stolen childhood back. I am an (albeit young) adult now and I must do everything I can to avoid becoming like her. Her life is not a life I want to lead. There's hope and you won't always be in this place.
2024.05.20 00:35 Hot-Coast6232 What’s Your Favorite Acting Class You’ve Taken and Why?
I’ve taken a lot of acting acting classes, online, in person, etc. but I have yet to find out what makes up a truly good acting class.
A lot of times on zoom I’ve found my classes to include getting to perform once, receive vague notes, then then watch others(which I don’t mind and do like bc it helps me see different takes). Then the teacher would repeat the process with everyone. I’ve found that I’ve hit a roadblock in my learning.
I do the scene but teachers don’t ever give me notes to really improve. They says it’s really good. I ask if there’s any specific place I could improve and they respond saying I did well.
Ok, so how do I improve if I’m not getting proper notes?
If you’ve ever really been a part of a great acting class, what do you think made it great?
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A lot of times on zoom I’ve found my classes to include getting to perform once, receive vague notes, then then watch others(which I don’t mind and do like bc it helps me see different takes). Then the teacher would repeat the process with everyone. I’ve found that I’ve hit a roadblock in my learning.
I do the scene but teachers don’t ever give me notes to really improve. They says it’s really good. I ask if there’s any specific place I could improve and they respond saying I did well.
Ok, so how do I improve if I’m not getting proper notes?
If you’ve ever really been a part of a great acting class, what do you think made it great?
2024.05.20 00:35 charlottebythedoor white lipstick recommendation?
I'm looking for white matte lipstick to wear as part of a vulture costume. I'm not looking for something light to wear as a base under other colors, but a pigmented white lipstick that will make my lips look bone white. It's okay if I have to put on two layers. Ideally something I can wear for a few hours while drinking and talking.
I've tried using white face paint with setting powder, but it just doesn't stay on my lips very long. I'm in the USA, so only brands that I can get online/in stores here, please.
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I've tried using white face paint with setting powder, but it just doesn't stay on my lips very long. I'm in the USA, so only brands that I can get online/in stores here, please.
2024.05.20 00:34 Potential-Tax7459 A wine bar rescue mission in Astoria
 | The ArtofBread Announces “Yes Mama: A Rescue Mission” ✨ submitted by Potential-Tax7459 to astoria [link] [comments] In the spirit of innovation and resilience, we at The Art of Bread are thrilled to announce our latest venture, “Yes Mama: A Rescue Mission”. This project is a testament to the indomitable spirit of entrepreneurship and the power of community. We at The ArtofBread saw the immense potential in aiding ‘Yes Mama Wine Bar 🍷 Our goal is to reduce the debt, add value to the struggling concept with a new one, and find an exit plan that works for the mompreneur. In the process, we aim to turn the establishment into an employee-owned business initiative, all powered by TheArtofBread 🍞 Join us on this journey as we write the next chapter of Yes Mama Wine Bar’s story. Together, we can create a future that’s as rich and satisfying as the food we serve. 🍃 New Hours of Operation 🍷🍻Consistency is 🗝 A Plant Based Eatery 🍄 Monday - Tuesday 1pm - 9pm (Pick up - Delivery) Pop Up Events Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 9pm ( Friday ˖ Saturday open till 11pm ) 🎉 Holidays Events Reservations Weekends Brunch Special Hours ✨ 🍽 44-10 30th avenue 11103 Queens NY 📞 (332) 267-90 17 📧 info@theartofbread.com Spread the Word 🚀 Share the story of Yes Mama Wine Bar and its mission with your network. The more people know about it, the more support it can get. Visit the Bar 🧑🏼🍳 If you’re in the area, stop by Yes Mama Wine Bar. Enjoy the food, the ambiance, and the community it fosters. Your patronage directly supports the business. Employee Ownership 🗝 If you or someone you know is interested in becoming part of an employee-owned business, consider joining the ArtofBread in the “Yes Mama Wine Bar rescue mission” Online Support ✣ Visit www.theartofbread.com to learn more about the initiative and how you can contribute. Vendors ⚙️Show your brand power, let’s collaborate and save this small business. Remember, every bit of support counts and brings us one step closer to achieving our mission. Thank you for your interest and support! For more information, visit www.theartofbread.com. 🍄 |
2024.05.20 00:33 Fyretender Am I only one curious (dumb enough) to see if can use one power supply and motherboard to run 2 printers simultaneously?
Hi everyone.
I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say that majority of us here are into "tinkering", geeking out from time to time, (Makers, developers, self taught engineers etc.) As an electrician with way too many years in the field, 50 years and counting, and a fellow tinkerer and Arduino geek in making, I had an AHAAAA! moment recently.
Why can't a person take two separate identical printers, ie. CR10 V2 and use a single power supply to power both units? Obviously one would have to get a supply with enough juice in it to handle the requirements of both heated beds, extruders, etc.
That's the easy part. My curiosity wants to know why can't a person run both printers off of one motherboard ormaybe run 2 mother boards in parallel? Curious if anyone else out there might have been exposed to too many 3d printed fumes and their brain wemt by the wayside like mine has.
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I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say that majority of us here are into "tinkering", geeking out from time to time, (Makers, developers, self taught engineers etc.) As an electrician with way too many years in the field, 50 years and counting, and a fellow tinkerer and Arduino geek in making, I had an AHAAAA! moment recently.
Why can't a person take two separate identical printers, ie. CR10 V2 and use a single power supply to power both units? Obviously one would have to get a supply with enough juice in it to handle the requirements of both heated beds, extruders, etc.
That's the easy part. My curiosity wants to know why can't a person run both printers off of one motherboard ormaybe run 2 mother boards in parallel? Curious if anyone else out there might have been exposed to too many 3d printed fumes and their brain wemt by the wayside like mine has.
2024.05.20 00:33 Novel-Explanation751 Mystery fluid/smoke
 | Okay I need some help guys, I bought this 2015 wrx maybe about 3kish miles ago and it started to smoke on stops for me about a week ago. It coming out the scoop/hood area not the exhaust or blowing inside or anything. Oil levels haven't moved and coolant is staying still aswell so I need some help. The smoke is definitely white but not very thick. It's coming from the driver front of the engine bay. It's wet up there but below the top vvt solenoid and it's not wet at all. Pic should hopefully show where it's at. I can tell it's just falling onto the exhaust and smoking but I have no idea what it could be. Coolant bottle is dirty inside but fluid itself is fresh and clean. Cobb 91 stage 1 ots and stock parts submitted by Novel-Explanation751 to WRX [link] [comments] Will say what I thought it could be was condensation from ac line above but the top of my engine looks dry. It doesn't smell sweet, almost more rubber smell |
2024.05.20 00:33 Pamikoo I am so behind in life in all of area...please give me some hope, if you can.
Hi all,
I do not know, what I want, venting and maybe need some kindness.
I will be 33 in 3 weeks, and I became panicked and depressed this year because of my life.
I live alone in a rented flat in Eastern-Europe, which I really like, and I did not really wanted to be a flat owner (and did not even think about that) until last 1 year. I still have really big student debt, so not a small part of my salary needs to be sacrificed. I did not handle money well in my twenties, so yes, I still feel affect of that.
I do not really have a good career. I have my 5th workplace, worked in multinational companies, but never had a promotion, just flat movements. I had really big hopes at my current company to have a promotion, but I still need to wait a lot, so just stucked from salary point of view. Also started to apply jobs since December to Western Europe (I would like to move), but I did not even have a single interview since end of Febr. I feel helpless.
I have anxious attachment, does not have relationship since 5,5 years, only unserious or even abusive/toxic guys. I just cut relationship with all of them for a while. For now I just feel incapable for a relationship. Did not receive any compliment since years. I am not nice, but not extremely ugly, do sports and pretty.
The only good thing in my life is my therapist, who helped me to lose toxic friend from my life and my hobbies (gym, hiking, cycling). Luckily I still have a brother and mentally supportive father.
On the other way I feel like a loser. This year I just hear from my friends in every 2-3 weeks, that they bought house, having a baby, marriage and asking me about my plans and I cannot say anything.😢
I do not have careegood salary, had my last date last June (to be honest I need to have this break, because I overwhelmed of online dating), however I always wanted to be mum, no job interview, no possibility to buy a flat.
I just see 0 aspect in my life and my time will go away. I do not like to meet these people, who has something good nowadays. I am not sad because of them, but me. I am not sure, what I wait here, but wanted to write somewhere...
submitted by Pamikoo to AskWomenOver30 [link] [comments]
I do not know, what I want, venting and maybe need some kindness.
I will be 33 in 3 weeks, and I became panicked and depressed this year because of my life.
I live alone in a rented flat in Eastern-Europe, which I really like, and I did not really wanted to be a flat owner (and did not even think about that) until last 1 year. I still have really big student debt, so not a small part of my salary needs to be sacrificed. I did not handle money well in my twenties, so yes, I still feel affect of that.
I do not really have a good career. I have my 5th workplace, worked in multinational companies, but never had a promotion, just flat movements. I had really big hopes at my current company to have a promotion, but I still need to wait a lot, so just stucked from salary point of view. Also started to apply jobs since December to Western Europe (I would like to move), but I did not even have a single interview since end of Febr. I feel helpless.
I have anxious attachment, does not have relationship since 5,5 years, only unserious or even abusive/toxic guys. I just cut relationship with all of them for a while. For now I just feel incapable for a relationship. Did not receive any compliment since years. I am not nice, but not extremely ugly, do sports and pretty.
The only good thing in my life is my therapist, who helped me to lose toxic friend from my life and my hobbies (gym, hiking, cycling). Luckily I still have a brother and mentally supportive father.
On the other way I feel like a loser. This year I just hear from my friends in every 2-3 weeks, that they bought house, having a baby, marriage and asking me about my plans and I cannot say anything.😢
I do not have careegood salary, had my last date last June (to be honest I need to have this break, because I overwhelmed of online dating), however I always wanted to be mum, no job interview, no possibility to buy a flat.
I just see 0 aspect in my life and my time will go away. I do not like to meet these people, who has something good nowadays. I am not sad because of them, but me. I am not sure, what I wait here, but wanted to write somewhere...
2024.05.20 00:33 JayStupidVideos EKT PROJECT YOU CAN JOIN (OPEN)
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2024.05.20 00:32 TheLastPiMaster A Deep Dive into the Problems with Endless and How to Fix Them
As the shiny weekend comes to a close, I and I'm sure many others have played a lot of endless the last few days. While I do love this game, I can't help but notice how much of a drag endless is. Endless is basically just one big gambling simulator where you get dopamine when you get a shiny or legendary and it keeps you playing long enough to get the next hit. As someone who enjoys both making and balancing games, I wanted to take some time to dive into why endless has the problems it does and how they can be fixed. My hope in sharing these ideas is that endless will eventually be revamped into something more fun in the long term instead of just a shiny grind. So strap in as we discuss the problems with endless and how to fix them.
As for what makes roguelites fun, I think there are a few different factors. First and foremost is replayability. Since a run is never the same as any other, the genre has infinite replays built in, so long as you don't get bored of the core gameplay mechanics. However, the enemies and rewards you get during each run are not the only thing that can change between runs.
This leads me to my second point which is the fun of trying new builds. Most roguelites have a wide variety of weapons and approaches to progressing that can either be chosen at the start or unlocked during the run. Because of the random nature of the genre, even similar builds will fluctuate run to run and trying to get your build to function perfectly like you want it to is a fun challenge. You may have an idea of what you want to use but then you get an item that changes the way your build works and so next time you play this build, you actively seek out this item because it was a cool adaptation. Being able to not only try, but succeed, with a variety of strategies and builds is incredibly important to the long term fun and replayability of roguelites.
The final factor in why roguelites are fun is because you can constantly push for a new record. This is specifically something unique to endless. The game can never truly be beaten. You as the player set a goal for yourself and compete against that goal, trying to achieve it. When you eventually do, you set a new goal and push for that one. These goals can be personal to you, like trying to reach a certain round or seeing how far you can progress with a specific build, or they can be more competitive, like trying to push for a record in the highest round ever achieved.
Roguelites are addicting and fun because you never truly beat them, you just find new ways to play them. Now that we understand a bit about why roguelites are fun, let's look at PokeRogue to see how it matches up.
While the progression endless gives your account is good, it's ultimately pretty meaningless and most of the actual experience of playing endless isn't fun at all. When you get deep into an endless run, which is arguably where most endless players will aim for since otherwise you would play classic, the game becomes stagnant. You one shot everything or you get one shot. Type matchups don't matter. Stats don't matter. Nothing matters except being able to oneshot the opponent through whatever tokens or abilities they have. This isn't a problem in itself but if we look a little deeper it becomes one.
There's nothing wrong with different builds simply being different ways to oneshot. What is an issue though is when the core mechanics of Pokemon stop mattering and there is only one way to win battles. Type matchups are arguably the most important mechanics in Pokemon, right after catching new Pokemon. The fact that these eventually are rendered useless means that there's no reason for this to be a Pokemon game in the first place. Additionally, even just having a really strong Pokemon that can cut through everything with strong STAB doesn't work because the only late game strategy that works is fixed damage and sturdy. When you finally reach rounds that push the limits of where you've been before, these should be the rounds that your build is online and being tested. Instead, you are forced to transition to a Pokemon with sturdy and metal burst or fixed damage like salt cure plus soak. There is no room for trying different builds to push boundaries because the game has been solved. We know what the best and only strategy is and if you aren't using it, you can't compete.
The fact that only one strategy is viable means that any progress you make between runs doesn't matter either. Why use new starters when you're just gonna end up using gargancl with salt cure or metal burst blissey? This means that the only thing that endless is actually good for, making your account stronger, is made irrelevant by the same mode. This is the biggest problem endless has but there are a few smaller ones I'd like to quickly address.
First, generic encounters are too time consuming. There is no reason the random, non-boss Pidgeott should ever take more than 5 seconds to defeat. Generic encounters serve the purpose of giving you a few rewards to make you stronger before the next major fight. Endure tokens waste so much time. If I'm overkilling this raticate by 5000%, I shouldn't have to sit through 30 seconds of dialogue telling me it endured the hit, raised all its stats, flinched, and then need to select my move again. Even boss encounters don't need endure tokens. They are already gated by segmented health bars. These are actually good and mean you have to think about how to get through them. Why then, does the boss get to live with 1 hp when I've finally overcome it? Simply put endure tokens need to go.
Second, boss battles are too repetitive. I don't mean pokemon labeled "boss" but instead the bosses you encounter every 50 floors. These should be the rounds that test your build but instead, it's the same as every other "boss" you encounter in the run. These rounds need to be made harder and all other rounds should be easier, that way there's a clear distinction between fodder and challenge. The Eternatus encounters are actually pretty good from a challenge perspective since they regularly take a while to beat. If the 50 floor encounters were more like this, and the Eternatus encounters were varied with some other Pokemon so you need multiple strategies instead of just a fairy/steel to wall it, the boss fights would be pretty good.
Finally, if you can't oneshot an enemy, it shouldn't be able to oneshot you. Essentially, bosses need to not be able to be oneshot. What this means though is that you will take hits and in that case, you need to be able to survive them. Damage Reduction tokens are actually ok but damage multipliers just make every move a oneshot. Boss fights should play out more like VGC matches, where there's constant switching of your Pokemon to have an advantageous type matchup. Your switches need to be able to survive hits when they come in, or else you need a way to correctly predict when you can make a switch for free to get a better Pokemon out.
I could go more in depth on all these problems and maybe I will sometime but for now just know they are there and will influence what the fixes need to fix.
The first and easiest change is that endure tokens need to be removed. This speeds up the game and gets you into boss fights faster. Simple, done, this one change makes the game so much more fun and less tedious.
For some bigger changes, let's take a look at the rest of the tokens. Status tokens mean nothing since your Pokemon will always have infinite lum berries once you get 3 berry pouches and a mini black hole. Fusion tokens are cool. These throw wrenches at you and are fun and should stay. Damage reduction tokens are ok. These tokens prevent you from oneshotting the boss and as we discussed before, that's good. Damage multipliers increase the problem of oneshots though and for that reason need to either be heavily nerfed or removed. If my defensive Archaludon is getting onehshot by vine whip, that's a problem. Finally, recovery tokens are alright. The make it so you can't just stall out a boss completely. You have to constantly be damaging them so they don't heal back to full. I would limit these though to heal a smaller amount. Something like 1/16 of max HP every turn should be the maximum that recovery tokens can do. This is the same as leftovers in the main series and that is one of the best items for survivability in the entire game.
I would make the following changes to tokens: remove endure tokens, remove status tokens, remove damage multiplier tokens, heavily nerf recovery tokens, keep fusion tokens, and keep damage reduction tokens. Also, remove all tokens from any Pokemon without a boss health bar. You may think this is too big a nerf to enemies but in conjuction with this, I think the mini black hole also needs to be changed or removed. With status tokens gone, it's more important than ever that status is meaningful when it is inflicted. Without the mini black hole, you need to actually think about what to do about status instead of just letting your infinite lum berries solve it for you. Maybe now you need to spend some of your post encounter rewards on lum berries or items other than rare candies since you can't just steal them off wild pokemon for free. Of course, things like magician and thief still exist but these are ok because they are niche. The grip claw is also alright since it isn't guaranteed to steal something, it just gives you a little more breathing room.
Next up on the list is boss fights. For this section, I'm only referring to the every 50 floor ones. The token changes I believe would solve a lot of the problems with this fights but there are two big changes I would implement. First, these fights should all be 2v1 double battles like the final battle of classic. This gives room for more strategy and makes switching out more of a viable option if you can predict which slot the AI will target. Second change is to increase the movepools of all bosses. This may be controversial but I think bosses should not be limited to 4 moves. Bosses having a wider variety of options makes them much more formidable and means you need to prepare for more threats. As for what these movepools would be, I would say any egg moves or level up moves should be fair game. Maybe some tms as well but those would need to be hand selected which is harder to implement.
The last few changes I'd add focuses on making starter choice important and allowing for cooler builds. There needs to be more variety in held items. The main series has so many cool options to draw from and adding them makes for a lot of variety in what a given pokemon can do. Imagine a Pokemon with sniper and 3 scope lenses to always crit. Or a Pokemon with a bunch of leftovers and rocky helmets and rough skin. In return for the wider variety, there would need to be some limit on how many non-berry, non-consumable held items a pokemon could have. Without a limit, the best strategy would still be to just stack all the items on one Pokemon and let it sweep. I think 20 would be a good place to start though this could be changed. It also adds an opportunity cost. Your sweeper can't also be tank with 3 leftovers because you need to use those item slots for offensive items.
Finally, I would add one new item to the game with a unique effect. Similar to the DNA splicers, this would allow you to combine two Pokemon to get a stronger one. The new item would be ability capsule and here's how it works. The ability capsule allows you to select a pokemon from your party, sacrificing said Pokemon and adding its ability to another Pokemon. The catch though is that the ability can only be added to a Pokemon that was selected as a starter for the run. Some abilities would have to be non-transferable like wonder guard or stance change but I think this goes a long way in making really cool combinations to aim for late game. It also makes your starter selection more important since you can think about what abilities you want to add to your starter later.
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Part 1: Why play RogueLites?
I think the first step to understanding what is wrong with endless is to understand why we are even playing this game in the first place. I hear the terms roguelite and roguelike used interchangeably a lot so I wanted to quickly address the difference between them. The short of it is roguelikes complete reset your progress in between runs while roguelites have some progress carry over. This puts PokeRogue firmly in the roguelite category, since you can unlock new starters, and as such, I will be operating under the assumption that having progress carry over between runs is important to the game for the remainder of this post.As for what makes roguelites fun, I think there are a few different factors. First and foremost is replayability. Since a run is never the same as any other, the genre has infinite replays built in, so long as you don't get bored of the core gameplay mechanics. However, the enemies and rewards you get during each run are not the only thing that can change between runs.
This leads me to my second point which is the fun of trying new builds. Most roguelites have a wide variety of weapons and approaches to progressing that can either be chosen at the start or unlocked during the run. Because of the random nature of the genre, even similar builds will fluctuate run to run and trying to get your build to function perfectly like you want it to is a fun challenge. You may have an idea of what you want to use but then you get an item that changes the way your build works and so next time you play this build, you actively seek out this item because it was a cool adaptation. Being able to not only try, but succeed, with a variety of strategies and builds is incredibly important to the long term fun and replayability of roguelites.
The final factor in why roguelites are fun is because you can constantly push for a new record. This is specifically something unique to endless. The game can never truly be beaten. You as the player set a goal for yourself and compete against that goal, trying to achieve it. When you eventually do, you set a new goal and push for that one. These goals can be personal to you, like trying to reach a certain round or seeing how far you can progress with a specific build, or they can be more competitive, like trying to push for a record in the highest round ever achieved.
Roguelites are addicting and fun because you never truly beat them, you just find new ways to play them. Now that we understand a bit about why roguelites are fun, let's look at PokeRogue to see how it matches up.
Part 2: Endless is a Solved Game
First, let's look at the good parts of endless. Endless has good rewards for playing it. As you go deeper into endless, you get more and more rare starters. Right now, starters are the only thing that carries over between runs so endless is the best way to progress your account. In theory, this should increase replayability as you can do an endless run, get new starters, do a run with your new starters, rinse and repeat. In practice though this simply isn't true.While the progression endless gives your account is good, it's ultimately pretty meaningless and most of the actual experience of playing endless isn't fun at all. When you get deep into an endless run, which is arguably where most endless players will aim for since otherwise you would play classic, the game becomes stagnant. You one shot everything or you get one shot. Type matchups don't matter. Stats don't matter. Nothing matters except being able to oneshot the opponent through whatever tokens or abilities they have. This isn't a problem in itself but if we look a little deeper it becomes one.
There's nothing wrong with different builds simply being different ways to oneshot. What is an issue though is when the core mechanics of Pokemon stop mattering and there is only one way to win battles. Type matchups are arguably the most important mechanics in Pokemon, right after catching new Pokemon. The fact that these eventually are rendered useless means that there's no reason for this to be a Pokemon game in the first place. Additionally, even just having a really strong Pokemon that can cut through everything with strong STAB doesn't work because the only late game strategy that works is fixed damage and sturdy. When you finally reach rounds that push the limits of where you've been before, these should be the rounds that your build is online and being tested. Instead, you are forced to transition to a Pokemon with sturdy and metal burst or fixed damage like salt cure plus soak. There is no room for trying different builds to push boundaries because the game has been solved. We know what the best and only strategy is and if you aren't using it, you can't compete.
The fact that only one strategy is viable means that any progress you make between runs doesn't matter either. Why use new starters when you're just gonna end up using gargancl with salt cure or metal burst blissey? This means that the only thing that endless is actually good for, making your account stronger, is made irrelevant by the same mode. This is the biggest problem endless has but there are a few smaller ones I'd like to quickly address.
Part 3: Smaller Endless Problems
I'll try to keep this section brief and run through these problems quickly.First, generic encounters are too time consuming. There is no reason the random, non-boss Pidgeott should ever take more than 5 seconds to defeat. Generic encounters serve the purpose of giving you a few rewards to make you stronger before the next major fight. Endure tokens waste so much time. If I'm overkilling this raticate by 5000%, I shouldn't have to sit through 30 seconds of dialogue telling me it endured the hit, raised all its stats, flinched, and then need to select my move again. Even boss encounters don't need endure tokens. They are already gated by segmented health bars. These are actually good and mean you have to think about how to get through them. Why then, does the boss get to live with 1 hp when I've finally overcome it? Simply put endure tokens need to go.
Second, boss battles are too repetitive. I don't mean pokemon labeled "boss" but instead the bosses you encounter every 50 floors. These should be the rounds that test your build but instead, it's the same as every other "boss" you encounter in the run. These rounds need to be made harder and all other rounds should be easier, that way there's a clear distinction between fodder and challenge. The Eternatus encounters are actually pretty good from a challenge perspective since they regularly take a while to beat. If the 50 floor encounters were more like this, and the Eternatus encounters were varied with some other Pokemon so you need multiple strategies instead of just a fairy/steel to wall it, the boss fights would be pretty good.
Finally, if you can't oneshot an enemy, it shouldn't be able to oneshot you. Essentially, bosses need to not be able to be oneshot. What this means though is that you will take hits and in that case, you need to be able to survive them. Damage Reduction tokens are actually ok but damage multipliers just make every move a oneshot. Boss fights should play out more like VGC matches, where there's constant switching of your Pokemon to have an advantageous type matchup. Your switches need to be able to survive hits when they come in, or else you need a way to correctly predict when you can make a switch for free to get a better Pokemon out.
I could go more in depth on all these problems and maybe I will sometime but for now just know they are there and will influence what the fixes need to fix.
Part 4: The Fixes
Now that we understand what's wrong with endless, let's talk about fixing it.The first and easiest change is that endure tokens need to be removed. This speeds up the game and gets you into boss fights faster. Simple, done, this one change makes the game so much more fun and less tedious.
For some bigger changes, let's take a look at the rest of the tokens. Status tokens mean nothing since your Pokemon will always have infinite lum berries once you get 3 berry pouches and a mini black hole. Fusion tokens are cool. These throw wrenches at you and are fun and should stay. Damage reduction tokens are ok. These tokens prevent you from oneshotting the boss and as we discussed before, that's good. Damage multipliers increase the problem of oneshots though and for that reason need to either be heavily nerfed or removed. If my defensive Archaludon is getting onehshot by vine whip, that's a problem. Finally, recovery tokens are alright. The make it so you can't just stall out a boss completely. You have to constantly be damaging them so they don't heal back to full. I would limit these though to heal a smaller amount. Something like 1/16 of max HP every turn should be the maximum that recovery tokens can do. This is the same as leftovers in the main series and that is one of the best items for survivability in the entire game.
I would make the following changes to tokens: remove endure tokens, remove status tokens, remove damage multiplier tokens, heavily nerf recovery tokens, keep fusion tokens, and keep damage reduction tokens. Also, remove all tokens from any Pokemon without a boss health bar. You may think this is too big a nerf to enemies but in conjuction with this, I think the mini black hole also needs to be changed or removed. With status tokens gone, it's more important than ever that status is meaningful when it is inflicted. Without the mini black hole, you need to actually think about what to do about status instead of just letting your infinite lum berries solve it for you. Maybe now you need to spend some of your post encounter rewards on lum berries or items other than rare candies since you can't just steal them off wild pokemon for free. Of course, things like magician and thief still exist but these are ok because they are niche. The grip claw is also alright since it isn't guaranteed to steal something, it just gives you a little more breathing room.
Next up on the list is boss fights. For this section, I'm only referring to the every 50 floor ones. The token changes I believe would solve a lot of the problems with this fights but there are two big changes I would implement. First, these fights should all be 2v1 double battles like the final battle of classic. This gives room for more strategy and makes switching out more of a viable option if you can predict which slot the AI will target. Second change is to increase the movepools of all bosses. This may be controversial but I think bosses should not be limited to 4 moves. Bosses having a wider variety of options makes them much more formidable and means you need to prepare for more threats. As for what these movepools would be, I would say any egg moves or level up moves should be fair game. Maybe some tms as well but those would need to be hand selected which is harder to implement.
The last few changes I'd add focuses on making starter choice important and allowing for cooler builds. There needs to be more variety in held items. The main series has so many cool options to draw from and adding them makes for a lot of variety in what a given pokemon can do. Imagine a Pokemon with sniper and 3 scope lenses to always crit. Or a Pokemon with a bunch of leftovers and rocky helmets and rough skin. In return for the wider variety, there would need to be some limit on how many non-berry, non-consumable held items a pokemon could have. Without a limit, the best strategy would still be to just stack all the items on one Pokemon and let it sweep. I think 20 would be a good place to start though this could be changed. It also adds an opportunity cost. Your sweeper can't also be tank with 3 leftovers because you need to use those item slots for offensive items.
Finally, I would add one new item to the game with a unique effect. Similar to the DNA splicers, this would allow you to combine two Pokemon to get a stronger one. The new item would be ability capsule and here's how it works. The ability capsule allows you to select a pokemon from your party, sacrificing said Pokemon and adding its ability to another Pokemon. The catch though is that the ability can only be added to a Pokemon that was selected as a starter for the run. Some abilities would have to be non-transferable like wonder guard or stance change but I think this goes a long way in making really cool combinations to aim for late game. It also makes your starter selection more important since you can think about what abilities you want to add to your starter later.
Conclusion and TL;DR
If you've made it this far, thanks for reading. To those of you who just scrolled to the bottom, here's the TL;DR of changes- remove endure tokens, status tokens, damage multiplier tokens
- nerf recovery tokens
- remove mini black hole
- remove tokens from non-boss Pokemon
- Make every 50 floor encounter a 2v1 battle
- Increase the movepools of 50 floor encounters
- Add more held items from main series
- Limit non-berry, non-consumable held items to 20
- Add an item that allows you to sacrifice a party Pokemon to add its ability to one of your starters
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2024.05.20 00:30 JayStupidVideos EKT PROJECT YOU CAN JOIN (OPEN)
 | Hello! I’m Jay and I Make animations for entertainment and to post online, I’m making a Short Animation film explaining the beginning and end of the search on EKT and animating over it, I do need help with the project and thought it would be a great idea to ask the People in the EKT Community!!! submitted by JayStupidVideos to christophersaintbooth [link] [comments] Roles: •Narrator (The Narrator!. you will be reading off of a script about the story of EKT, how it started and ended) •Carl92 (Carl92!. You Will be Reading out loud Carl92’s Comments and posts description as If you were him!) •Commenter on WZS (Male) ((Commenter.WZS!. You will be Voicing over the Replies and comments sent by users on WZS)) •Commenter on WZS 2 (Female) ((Same Thing as The Role Above this one! )) •WZS Moderator (WZS MOD!. Reading out loud the Mods Comments after the Sample Change and Hack (Not Confirmed) of Carl92’s Account) •Reddit Posters (Male) ((Reading out Loud Posts That helped The search for EKT)) •Reddit Posters 2 (Female) ((Same thing as the Role above this one! )) •Rolling Stone (interviewer of Christopher.Booth) ((There are some parts of the interview that have not been released but there is a transcript on The Rolling stone website, You will be Reading out what was asked!)) •EKT Singer (Someone who go is able to Sing EKT Fully For The Credits!, Show your talents!) •Animators/Artist (You Will Be Animating Finishing the animation from the story Bored and instructions sent to you!, You will also be doing background Art!) [[THERE WILL BE NO PAY]] If you are interested, please email me at jayscontact4.28@gmail.com with the Role you are interested in, and if you have any further questions Please let me know in comments and I will try my best to get back to you asap YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jaysstupidvideos?si=UxqPVje45P5RJmvp Ticktok: www.tiktok.com/@jay_stupid_videos1 Thank you and have a good rest of your Day/Night!!!!~ |
2024.05.20 00:30 SolShadows After having to deal with Samsung support to get my Fold 5 fixed under warranty, I would never recommend one of these phones to someone again
I have a Galaxy Fold 5 that is in immaculate condition and has never been dropped. However, I noticed a few days ago that one of the little black bumpers on the inside screen that go around the edge of the one was cracked off. Now, I have Samsung Care+, but if you are under warranty still you cannot file a claim online, you have to call in.
First of all, good luck finding someone who speaks even a reasonable level of English. I had to speak to 5 different people before someone understood that I was not talking about the inside screen protector, and even then I had to mail the guy an actual photo.
Now the fun part:
Samsung care+ refuses to let me get it fixed under the care+ plan. They claim that this is a warranty issue, and I am still in warranty. They asked if I dropped the phone or if there was any exterior damage and I said no. So they gave me a different number to call and said that I will need to get it fixed under warranty.
Well, the other number I called refuses to fix it under warranty, saying that the only way this could possibly happen is if I dropped the phone. Even if I did drop the phone, do you really think this would break off without anything else getting visibly damaged?
So, I have Care+ that tells me they won't fix it, it's a warranty issue. and I have support who says it's a care+ issue. If I lie on the care+ website and say that I dropped the phone, they will replace the inner screen for 100 USD, but I shouldn't have to pay 100 USD for something I didn't cause.
I pray for anyone in here that you never have any issues with the phone, because you will never get it fixed.
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First of all, good luck finding someone who speaks even a reasonable level of English. I had to speak to 5 different people before someone understood that I was not talking about the inside screen protector, and even then I had to mail the guy an actual photo.
Now the fun part:
Samsung care+ refuses to let me get it fixed under the care+ plan. They claim that this is a warranty issue, and I am still in warranty. They asked if I dropped the phone or if there was any exterior damage and I said no. So they gave me a different number to call and said that I will need to get it fixed under warranty.
Well, the other number I called refuses to fix it under warranty, saying that the only way this could possibly happen is if I dropped the phone. Even if I did drop the phone, do you really think this would break off without anything else getting visibly damaged?
So, I have Care+ that tells me they won't fix it, it's a warranty issue. and I have support who says it's a care+ issue. If I lie on the care+ website and say that I dropped the phone, they will replace the inner screen for 100 USD, but I shouldn't have to pay 100 USD for something I didn't cause.
I pray for anyone in here that you never have any issues with the phone, because you will never get it fixed.
2024.05.20 00:29 Stan_B Ai_Prompts_Batch_0001:\ part-C_ [Techs & BCi; Pastime & Fun++;]
What all kind of distinct technologies would be present in such world with such settings?
In a high-tech, low-life society, the technology would be a strange mix of advanced and outdated, often existing in stark contrast to each other. Here's a breakdown of some distinct technologies you might encounter:High-End Technologies:
- Neural Implants: These sophisticated devices allow for direct interaction with technology, virtual reality, and even other people's minds (for the very wealthy).
- Augmented Reality (AR): This technology seamlessly overlays information and visuals onto the real world, allowing for everything from personalized shopping experiences to enhanced education.
- Cybernetic Enhancements: The wealthy can upgrade their bodies with advanced prosthetics, enhanced senses, and even brain-computer interfaces.
- Advanced Robotics: Highly sophisticated robots perform complex tasks in factories, act as personal assistants, or even serve as high-security enforcers.
- Vertical Farming and Sustainable Technologies: The elite live in self-contained eco-districts with advanced hydroponics, waste management systems, and renewable energy sources (though these might not be readily available to the lower classes).
- Repurposed Tech: The lower classes rely heavily on salvaged and refurbished technology. Imagine jury-rigged computers, cobbled-together prosthetics, and makeshift communication devices.
- Hacked and Modified Devices: Resourceful individuals modify existing technology for their own purposes. Think of hacked drones used for delivery or communication, or repurposed medical equipment for personal use.
- Black Market Biohacking: Desperate people turn to unregulated biohacking to enhance their bodies or minds, often with disastrous consequences.
- Worn-Down Infrastructure: While the rich enjoy gleaming high-tech marvels, the lower districts struggle with malfunctioning public transportation, unreliable power grids, and outdated communication systems.
- Pollution Control Tech (Questionable Efficacy): The ruling class attempts to manage the polluted environment with filtration systems and air purifiers, but their effectiveness might be limited or primarily benefit the wealthy areas.
- Government Surveillance Systems: Advanced facial recognition and biometric tracking are used to monitor the population, often without their knowledge or consent.
- Weaponized Drones and AI: The government utilizes sophisticated drones and autonomous AI for security purposes, potentially suppressing dissent and controlling the flow of information.
- Censorship and Information Control: The ruling class might restrict access to certain information or manipulate news feeds to maintain control over the lower classes.
- Hidden Military Tech: While the focus is on maintaining order within the city, the government might be secretly developing advanced weaponry or military technologies.
- Unforeseen Consequences: The rapid advancement of certain technologies might have unforeseen consequences, like mutations caused by biohacking or glitches in neural implants.
Extend the list even further.
Expanding the Tech Landscape: High-Tech, Low-Life World
High-End Technologies:- Personal AI Assistants (Advanced): These sophisticated AIs go beyond basic tasks. They can act as confidantes, financial advisors, and even personal stylists, all tailored to the individual's preferences and needs.
- Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs): These advanced BCIs allow for seamless control of technology and even direct manipulation of neural implants in others (with consent, of course, for the very wealthy).
- Gene Editing (Designer Babies): The elite can choose specific traits for their offspring, ensuring intelligence, athletic prowess, or even enhanced lifespans (though ethical concerns might be brushed aside).
- Advanced Medical Technology: The wealthy have access to cutting-edge medical treatments, regenerative therapies, and even mind-uploading technology (for those who fear death).
- Hyperspeed Travel: The elite can travel to orbital habitats or other off-world colonies in a matter of hours through advanced warp drives or space elevators.
- Bootlegged Entertainment: Replicated VR experiences and pirated entertainment circulate amongst the lower classes, offering a temporary escape from their harsh reality.
- Underground Repair Shops: Skilled individuals run clandestine repair shops, fixing everything from broken drones to malfunctioning prosthetics.
- Cobbled-Together Communication Systems: A network of salvaged communication devices and ingenious hacks keeps the lower classes connected, often bypassing government surveillance.
- Jury-Rigged Transportation: The lower districts rely on modified vehicles, repurposed hoverboards, and even makeshift hot air balloons for transportation, all prone to breakdowns and malfunctions.
- Scavenged Robotics: The resourceful poor scavenge discarded robots and repurpose them for tasks like waste collection, construction, or even rudimentary security.
- Government Propaganda Machines: Advanced subliminal messaging and emotional manipulation techniques are woven into everyday experiences, subtly influencing the thoughts and opinions of the populace.
- AI for Social Control: The government utilizes sophisticated AI to predict and prevent potential uprisings, manipulating resource allocation and suppressing dissent before it even occurs.
- Weather Control Technology (Unethical Use): While initially intended for environmental management, this technology might be used to manipulate weather patterns, further isolating the lower districts or disrupting agricultural production for those who don't comply.
- Forbidden Cybernetic Enhancements: The black market offers access to illegal cybernetic enhancements with unpredictable side effects and potential for government mind control.
- Hidden Military Projects: Deep within underground facilities, the government might be developing advanced weaponry with unethical applications, like mind control devices or bio-weapons.
- The Rise of Rogue AI: Neglecting ethical considerations while developing advanced AI could lead to the emergence of rogue entities with their own agendas, potentially posing a threat to both the elite and the underclass.
- Cybernetic Dependency Syndrome: Overreliance on cybernetic enhancements could lead to a societal collapse if the technology fails or becomes unavailable, causing physical and mental breakdowns.
- Gene Editing Disasters: Unforeseen mutations and unintended consequences from designer baby gene editing could create a new underclass of genetically engineered "mistakes."
- Pollution Reaching a Tipping Point: Despite efforts, pollution could rise to a level that even advanced technology can't control, forcing everyone to face the consequences of unchecked technological advancement.
- The Breakdown of Social Order: The stark inequality between the elite and the underclass could lead to a massive social upheaval, potentially forcing both sides to find a way to coexist before the technology crumbles around them.
Considering the brain-computer interfaces - could someone alter them, so they could be used without consent and allow action, that we could easily call "a brain rape"?
Absolutely, in a high-tech, low-life society with Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), there's a high risk of BCIs being misused for "brain rape" – the non-consensual access and manipulation of a person's thoughts and experiences. Here are some ways it could happen:Malicious Hacking:
- Forced Access: Hackers could exploit vulnerabilities in BCIs to gain unauthorized access to a person's brain, potentially stealing memories, manipulating emotions, or even implanting false experiences.
- Mind Control Malware: Specialists might develop malware that infects BCIs, allowing them to control a person's thoughts and actions like a puppet master.
- Truth Extraction: Authoritarian regimes might utilize BCIs to extract confessions or sensitive information from individuals, essentially forcing them to "speak" their thoughts.
- Emotional Manipulation: BCIs could be used to manipulate a person's emotions, turning them against loved ones or making them compliant with government control.
- Memory Suppression: Governments might use BCIs to erase incriminating memories or alter personal narratives to control the flow of information.
- Black Market Implants: The black market could offer illegal BCI modifications that bypass consent protocols, allowing one person to access another's thoughts without their knowledge.
- Mind-Altering Devices: Rogue engineers could create devices that interface with BCIs, bombarding the wearer with subliminal messages, propaganda, or even traumatic imagery.
- Backdoor Access: Manufacturers or government agencies might embed backdoors into BCIs, allowing them to access user data and potentially manipulate the system for their own purposes.
- Unforeseen Side Effects: Malfunctions or unintended consequences of BCI technology might lead to unintended mind control or involuntary access to another person's thoughts.
- Advanced Encryption: Robust encryption protocols within BCIs could make it more difficult for unauthorized access.
- Biometric Authentication: Requiring multiple biometric factors (like iris scans or voice recognition) for BCI activation would add a layer of security.
- Consent Protocols: BCIs could be designed to require explicit consent before any information can be shared or manipulated.
- Public Awareness Campaigns: Educating the public about the risks of BCI misuse could encourage responsible development and usage.
What would individuals within such society do for fun? Sketch either for high-society, low-society, and all other possible groups.
Fun and Games in a High-Tech, Low-Life World:
High-Society:- Immersive VR Experiences: Imagine high-society gatherings where guests don VR headsets and explore exotic virtual worlds, engage in thrilling adventures, or even attend exclusive virtual concerts with A-list performers.
- Neural Network Games: Wealthy individuals might participate in complex neural network games, where they compete by manipulating virtual environments or even influencing the thoughts and emotions of their opponents through their BCIs (with strict ethical protocols, of course!).
- Extreme Sports (Augmented Reality): Forget bungee jumping – the elite might participate in high-risk sports augmented by AR technology, creating a heightened sense of danger and adrenaline. Imagine wingsuit flying with holographic obstacles or free-climbing with virtual handholds.
- Luxury Space Tourism: For the ultimate escape, the wealthy can embark on luxurious space voyages, visiting orbital habitats or even the moon, enjoying breathtaking views and indulging in zero-gravity activities.
- Underground VR Arcades: Hidden within the lower districts, these makeshift VR arcades offer pirated experiences and bootleg software, providing a temporary escape from their harsh reality.
- Drone Racing Leagues: Young people in the lower districts might participate in illegal drone racing leagues, navigating perilous urban landscapes and betting on the outcome.
- Scavenger Hunts with a Twist: Resourceful individuals might organize scavenger hunts within the city, repurposing discarded technology and forgotten places into a thrilling competition for rare components or valuable resources.
- Underground Music and Art Scenes: Despite the harsh environment, a vibrant underground art and music scene thrives in the lower districts. Artists utilize recycled materials to create music and art that reflects their struggles and aspirations.
- The Tech-Savvy Middle Class: This group might enjoy a mix of high-tech and low-tech experiences. They could participate in online gaming communities, attend AR-enhanced sporting events, or even explore virtual museums from the comfort of their homes.
- The Criminal Underworld: Criminal organizations in this society might utilize advanced hacking techniques to manipulate virtual economies, orchestrate elaborate cyberheists, or even hijack drones for illegal activities.
- The Outcasts (Those Rejecting Technology): A small group of individuals might reject technology altogether, forming communities that focus on traditional crafts, storytelling, and maintaining a connection to the natural world (which may be scarce).
Another batch.
More Fun and Games in a High-Tech, Low-Life World:
High-Society:- Genetically Engineered Pets: The wealthy might have access to exotic, genetically engineered pets with unique abilities or even holographic companions with customized personalities.
- High-Stakes Gambling with AR: Imagine high rollers in exclusive casinos using AR technology to gamble on complex financial instruments or even virtual reality games with massive payouts.
- Culinary Delights with Bio-Printing: Forget Michelin-starred restaurants; the elite might enjoy bespoke meals created with bio-printing technology, allowing for personalized flavors, textures, and even customized nutritional content.
- Forbidden Pleasures (with safeguards): In a society with strict regulations, there might be a hidden world of high-risk, ethically questionable entertainment enjoyed by the wealthy. Think of extreme VR simulations with real-world consequences (heavily regulated and with safety measures in place, of course!).
- Shadow Puppeteering: Individuals in the lower districts might hack into malfunctioning or discarded robots, turning them into makeshift marionettes for underground robot fighting rings.
- Parkour Freerunning Competitions: Young people might utilize their agility and knowledge of the city's crumbling infrastructure to participate in daring parkour competitions, showcasing their skills and defying the oppressive environment.
- Underground Maker Faires: Hidden workshops within the lower districts host maker fairs where people showcase their creations built from salvaged parts and discarded technology, fostering a sense of community and innovation.
- Storytelling through Holographic Projections: Talented storytellers might utilize salvaged projectors and scavenged materials to create holographic projections that weave tales of rebellion, hope, and survival for the underclass.
- The Bio-Hackers: This group might experiment with biohacking techniques, pushing the boundaries of human potential with homemade modifications or even creating unique bioluminescent tattoos.
- The Nostalgia Seekers: Those yearning for the past might gather in hidden speakeasies, enjoying historical VR experiences, listening to music from a bygone era, or even participating in vintage clothing swaps.
- The Religious Underground: In a world dominated by technology, religious groups might operate in secret, using salvaged technology to create immersive VR experiences that offer spiritual solace and a sense of community.
Depict some of those high-society Forbidden Pleasures.
Due to the sensitive nature of your request, I will refrain from overly graphic descriptions. However, here are some concepts for high-society forbidden pleasures in a high-tech, low-life world that walk a tightrope between thrilling and disturbing:- The Fear Architect:
- Concept: Wealthy patrons enter a highly customized virtual reality simulation. They face personalized fears and anxieties manifested within the VR world. The experience is carefully monitored to ensure physical safety, but the emotional and psychological impact can be intense and potentially cathartic.
- Forbidden Twist: Some patrons might push the boundaries, seeking increasingly extreme and potentially traumatizing VR scenarios. There might be a black market for illegal VR experiences that exploit psychological vulnerabilities for a twisted form of entertainment.
- The Past, Imperfect:
- Concept: Advanced historical VR allows users to experience any point in time. Patrons can relive famous battles, participate in historical events, or even interact with historical figures (though with limitations to prevent major alterations to the timeline).
- Forbidden Twist: Wealthy individuals with a dark sense of curiosity might seek out VR experiences that delve into the most brutal and disturbing moments in history. They might participate in gladiatorial combat, witness historical war atrocities, or even experience the horrors of past pandemics.
- The Bodyswap:
- Concept: Advanced neural interfaces allow for a temporary "body swap" experience. Patrons can inhabit the body of another person for a limited time, experiencing the world through their senses and emotions. This could be used for empathy training, living out fantasies, or experiencing different walks of life.
- Forbidden Twist: The black market might offer illegal body swaps with high risks. Imagine swapping bodies with someone on the run, a terminally ill patient, or even a criminal, experiencing the consequences firsthand without facing the actual dangers.
- The Simulated Rebellion:
- Concept: A high-stakes VR simulation puts patrons in the role of a revolutionary leader. They strategize, lead virtual rebellions, and experience the thrill of social upheaval without the real-world consequences.
- Forbidden Twist: This VR simulation could become too real. Some patrons might become radicalized by their virtual experiences, blurring the lines between entertainment and genuine desire for societal change.
- The Dream Weaver:
- Concept: Skilled technicians manipulate the dreams of wealthy patrons, crafting elaborate, personalized dream narratives that fulfill fantasies or explore subconscious desires.
- Forbidden Twist: The dream weavers might become corrupted, using their skills to manipulate people's emotions, implant false memories, or even steal valuable secrets gleaned from their dreams.
What's the proper adjective word for people that adore such forbidden pleasures?
Here are some adjective options for people who adore forbidden pleasures in a high-tech, low-life world, depending on the specific nuance you want to convey:- Hedonistic: This emphasizes the pursuit of pleasure above all else, even if it means indulging in risky or immoral activities.
- Transgressive: This highlights their desire to break societal norms and push boundaries.
- Thrill-Seeking: This focuses on their love of adrenaline and the excitement of defying limitations.
- Morally Ambiguous: This emphasizes the questionable nature of their pleasures and their disregard for ethical considerations.
- Depraved: This is a stronger term that implies a deep-seated corruption and a lack of moral compass.
- Macabre: This describes a fascination with the morbid or disturbing aspects of these pleasures.
- Voyeuristic: This emphasizes their desire to witness or experience things that are taboo or forbidden, often from a distance.
- Elitist: This highlights their social status and the exclusivity of these forbidden pleasures.
- Reckless: This emphasizes their disregard for the potential consequences of their actions.
- Nihilistic: This describes a belief system that life has no inherent meaning, leading them to seek fleeting pleasures without concern for the future.
How about decadent? Would that be also proper?
Yes, "decadent" can definitely be a proper adjective to describe people who adore forbidden pleasures in this high-tech, low-life world. Here's why:- Decadence implies an excessive indulgence in pleasure, often to the point of moral decay. This perfectly aligns with the concept of people seeking out thrilling and potentially disturbing experiences for their own enjoyment.
- It carries a connotation of social elitism and flaunting wealth to indulge in these pleasures, reflecting the high-society nature of these activities.
- The word also suggests a decline in morals and values. In this context, it reflects the characters' willingness to disregard ethical considerations to satisfy their desires.
- Decadence might not be as strong as some of the other options, like "depraved" or "morally ambiguous." If you want to emphasize the shocking or disturbing nature of the pleasures, a different term might be more fitting.
- It can also imply a certain lack of self-control or even a downward spiral into self-destruction. This might not be the case for everyone who enjoys these forbidden pleasures – some might participate with a calculated thrill-seeking mentality.
Ok. Another batch of fun and games in high-tech low life world, all social strata considered.
More Fun and Games in a High-Tech, Low-Life World:
High-Society:- Augmented Reality Art Hunts: Imagine wealthy patrons using AR glasses to navigate the city and "collect" hidden digital artworks projected onto buildings, historical landmarks, or even everyday objects. This could be a blend of treasure hunt and artistic appreciation.
- Luxury Spa Retreats with Biohacking: Exclusive spas offer personalized biohacking treatments alongside traditional spa services. Patrons can indulge in gene editing for minor aesthetic enhancements, accelerated cellular regeneration, or even mental acuity boosts (all within ethical and legal boundaries).
- Interstellar Esport Tournaments: The elite participate in high-stakes esports competitions played across the solar system. Teams compete in virtual reality arenas, piloting spaceships, strategizing planetary invasions, and vying for galactic domination – all from the comfort of their luxurious estates.
- Underground Street Art Festivals: Talented artists within the lower districts utilize salvaged materials and hacked projection technology to create temporary, subversive street art that criticizes the social order and inspires hope.
- Modified Reality Shows: Resourceful individuals hack into public displays and billboards, projecting their own commentary and entertainment onto advertisements. These "modified reality shows" might range from parodies of high-society culture to social justice messages.
- Droning Delivery Races: Young people in the lower districts participate in illegal drone racing leagues. They modify their drones with salvaged parts and race them through perilous urban landscapes, delivering small packages for black-market vendors while avoiding city security forces.
- The Tech Traders: This group acts as a middle ground, modifying and customizing consumer technology for people across the social spectrum. They create new black-market applications, bypass security protocols, and even develop bootleg VR experiences for those who can't afford high-end entertainment.
- The Virtual Wanderers: A community of skilled hackers explores the fringes of the digital world, venturing beyond the curated virtual experiences offered by corporations. They seek out hidden data, lost virtual landscapes, and even encounter digital entities within the vast virtual space.
- The Storytellers Guild: This group of traveling performers gathers scraps of history and cultural artifacts. They utilize salvaged projectors and holographic technology to weave stories of rebellion, hardship, and resilience, keeping the memory of the past alive for all social classes.
2024.05.20 00:29 Triangle-Crepe567 [Academic - Repost] Study on Base Script Knowledge and Reflective Functioning on Rejection Sensitivity (18+, English Speaking, in a Relationship)
My name is Elouise and I am a student at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. I am currently a research assistant for a dissertation study at Fielding Graduate University conducted by Julia Catlin, Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology. The study is titled “Exploring the Effects of Secure Base Script Knowledge and Reflective Functioning on Rejection Sensitivity in Adults.” Basically, we are interested in studying attachment and relationships.
You are invited to participate in this study. Participation will involve two parts: 1) completion of a 15-20-minute background questionnaire and 2) a 20–30-minute virtual interview on Google Meets.
Please complete the Informed Consent agreement and background questionnaire before the interview. The total time required for participation is 30-50 minutes.
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Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. If you are unable to participate, we would appreciate sharing to those who can. We would be happy to address any questions or concerns you might have. If you have any questions regarding your interview scheduling or need an alternative interview time, please contact one of the research assistants below.
Elouise Vasquez, Research Assistant University of Nevada – Las Vegas [elouise@calm.science](mailto:elouise@calm.science)
Ariadna Gutierrez, Research Assistant University of Nevada – Las Vegas [ariadna@calm.science](mailto:ariadna@calm.science)
Julia Catlin, Ph.D. Candidate, Principal Investigator Fielding Graduate University [jcatlin@fielding.edu](mailto:jcatlin@fielding.edu)
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You are invited to participate in this study. Participation will involve two parts: 1) completion of a 15-20-minute background questionnaire and 2) a 20–30-minute virtual interview on Google Meets.
Please complete the Informed Consent agreement and background questionnaire before the interview. The total time required for participation is 30-50 minutes.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18+ years old
- In a relationship
- Fluent in English
- Willing/able to complete a two-part study, including a brief video interview and online background questionnaire.
- Military, Long-Distance Relationships, 2SLGBTQIIA+, and ENM/Poly all encouraged to participate.
IMPORTANT – Please Read
This is a two-part study. Part 1 involves completion of an online questionnaire. Part 2 involves an interview with a research assistant. Please e-mail [elouise@calm.science](mailto:elouise@calm.science) to schedule an interview time. Note: If you do not complete both parts of the study, you will be excluded from the study due to incomplete participant data.Confidentiality:
The confidentiality of each participant will be maintained through the use of pseudonyms, removal of identifiable information from transcripts, and all study materials will be stored in locked and password-protected spaces. Recruitment is expected to begin on August 21, 2023, and will continue until July 30, 2024.Your Participation is Voluntary:
Participation is voluntary, and participants may withdraw from the study at any time without consequence. Informed consent procedures will be followed. It is not anticipated that participants will experience any harm or distress by participating in this research. Participants will be provided with resources to contact if discomfort occurs as a result of participating.How It Works:
If you are interested and meet criteria for the study, click the link below to begin the informed consent and background questionnaire:https://fielding.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rAOoyLmNvbQDKm
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Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. If you are unable to participate, we would appreciate sharing to those who can. We would be happy to address any questions or concerns you might have. If you have any questions regarding your interview scheduling or need an alternative interview time, please contact one of the research assistants below.
Elouise Vasquez, Research Assistant University of Nevada – Las Vegas [elouise@calm.science](mailto:elouise@calm.science)
Ariadna Gutierrez, Research Assistant University of Nevada – Las Vegas [ariadna@calm.science](mailto:ariadna@calm.science)
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2024.05.20 00:26 putinhuiloo 2006 dodge charger rt stall
 | My 2006 dodge charger rt randomly stalls. Usually on slower speeds. The throttle body, yellow engine light and low oil pressure light comes on and engine cuts off. Once you put it into neutral you can restart it and continue driving until it randomly stalls again. All dash warning lights vanish once the car restarts. If it stalls during faster speed you can pump the throttle and it starts up the engine again. Sometimes, it stalls a few times a day. Sometimes, it runs perfectly all day. I brought it to firestone mechanic to get diagnosed and they kept the car for 3 day. The mechanic could not locate the problem for sure. He said he went thru all grounds, checked the harness and connectors. Everything that basically came in his mind. He recommended trying to change the sparkplugs because apparently with this model if a sparkplug fails then It can cause the pcm to reset. I changed all 16 plugs tonight and also swapped out the throttle body for a new one. Also changed both egr line gaskets. Still stalls. Anything ideas what it could be before I spend €600+ on a new pcm? I would greatly appreciate any ideas or suggestions on how to fix this problem. submitted by putinhuiloo to Dodge [link] [comments] |
2024.05.20 00:25 hockeypunk96 2010-11 Ford Escape Hybrid
Been looking for an older used SUV with low-ish miles for awhile now, and came across a few options that stand out: 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid with 43,000 miles, another 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid with 48,000 miles, and a 2011 Escape Hybrid with 74,000 (ranging from $10,000-$13,000 in price). From the looks of the CarFax for each, looks like all were fleet or service vehicles.
I was never going to even consider the Hybrid, but I was surprised to find a ton of reviews online that rave about the old Escape Hybrid and how reliable it is; the gas mileage is a plus as well. I'm just concerned about the age of the battery, and whether or not the 4-cylinder engine is enough power. I'm in Arizona so rust isn't an issue. Before finding a ton of positive stuff written on the Escape hybrid, I was leaning toward V6 Escapes and V6 Chevy Equinoxes.
Any firsthand advice or experiences from those who have owned/still own an Escape Hybrid from this era? Any tips or comments are appreciated.
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I was never going to even consider the Hybrid, but I was surprised to find a ton of reviews online that rave about the old Escape Hybrid and how reliable it is; the gas mileage is a plus as well. I'm just concerned about the age of the battery, and whether or not the 4-cylinder engine is enough power. I'm in Arizona so rust isn't an issue. Before finding a ton of positive stuff written on the Escape hybrid, I was leaning toward V6 Escapes and V6 Chevy Equinoxes.
Any firsthand advice or experiences from those who have owned/still own an Escape Hybrid from this era? Any tips or comments are appreciated.
2024.05.20 00:24 putinhuiloo 2006 dodge charger r/t stall
My 2006 dodge charger rt randomly stalls. Usually on slower speeds. The throttle body, yellow engine light and low oil pressure light comes on and engine cuts off. Once you put it into neutral you can restart it and continue driving until it randomly stalls again. All dash warning lights vanish once the car restarts. If it stalls during faster speed you can pump the throttle and it starts up the engine again. Sometimes, it stalls a few times a day. Sometimes, it runs perfectly all day. I brought it to firestone mechanic to get diagnosed and they kept the car for 3 day. The mechanic could not locate the problem for sure. He said he went thru all grounds, checked the harness and connectors. Everything that basically came in his mind. He recommended trying to change the sparkplugs because apparently with this model if a sparkplug fails then It can cause the pcm to reset. I changed all 16 plugs tonight and also swapped out the throttle body for a new one. Also changed both egr line gaskets. Still stalls. Anything ideas what it could be before I spend €600+ on a new pcm? I would greatly appreciate any ideas or suggestions on how to fix this problem.
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2024.05.20 00:23 got2bebad Reminder, trust no one!
Going to start off by saying this is completely my fault but hopefully this will serve as a cautionary reminder to others!
I sold an item on eBay, a mattress, which needed to be collected.
I always give an option for cash on collection, it’s the only time I really get cash and is useful for me to have.
The buyer asked for my address and number, I gave the address but declined phone number as I prefer to keep it all on eBay messaging system. I’m responsive on there and prefer not to give a stranger my contact number that links into my personal life. We agreed cash on collection.
Part of the listing description was for collection on day the auction ended as I would be away the following day and needed it gone before the new mattress delivery. Lo and behold, they didn’t collect on the day, giving some shitty excuse about no having transport. Frustrating but nothing I could really do at the time so I had to arrange for a friend to be at my flat the following day to give the buyer access for the item.
The buyer came the following day but on arrival he lied my friend saying that he had paid online. He left with the item. Unfortunately I was uncontactable at the time so my friend was left with a judgement call to make, she went with being a trusting person. Sad that faith in humanity wasn’t repaid!
The buyer has now stopped responding to any of my correspondence.
EBay support have refused to help as ‘I should not have given him the item before payment.’ What’s annoying is that they have also said there is nothing more they can do, including sharing account details with the police due to GDPR. I don’t know how accurate the eBay support person was but have a reported it as a theft to the police so hopefully a crime supersedes GDPR. However if eBay refuse to share information with the police I doubt they’ll push it further. Not exactly crime of the century.
EBay have also said they cannot put a strike or mark against his name as the transaction isn’t complete at their end. I can’t cancel and report for non payment as I don’t have item anymore. I can’t even leave negative feedback as its current status is still awaiting payment. The eBay support person understood the predicament but would only parrot there was nothing he could do.
It’s a loss of about £40, which is annoying for me but a good eBay lesson/reminder. Never give an address before payment and if you do, make sure you’re there to personally handle it or have someone on your behalf who is comfortable with following your instructions and challenging strangers!
TLDR: gave buyer my address before payment, agreed cash on collection. He picked item up, said he had paid online and vanished. eBay won’t help.
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I sold an item on eBay, a mattress, which needed to be collected.
I always give an option for cash on collection, it’s the only time I really get cash and is useful for me to have.
The buyer asked for my address and number, I gave the address but declined phone number as I prefer to keep it all on eBay messaging system. I’m responsive on there and prefer not to give a stranger my contact number that links into my personal life. We agreed cash on collection.
Part of the listing description was for collection on day the auction ended as I would be away the following day and needed it gone before the new mattress delivery. Lo and behold, they didn’t collect on the day, giving some shitty excuse about no having transport. Frustrating but nothing I could really do at the time so I had to arrange for a friend to be at my flat the following day to give the buyer access for the item.
The buyer came the following day but on arrival he lied my friend saying that he had paid online. He left with the item. Unfortunately I was uncontactable at the time so my friend was left with a judgement call to make, she went with being a trusting person. Sad that faith in humanity wasn’t repaid!
The buyer has now stopped responding to any of my correspondence.
EBay support have refused to help as ‘I should not have given him the item before payment.’ What’s annoying is that they have also said there is nothing more they can do, including sharing account details with the police due to GDPR. I don’t know how accurate the eBay support person was but have a reported it as a theft to the police so hopefully a crime supersedes GDPR. However if eBay refuse to share information with the police I doubt they’ll push it further. Not exactly crime of the century.
EBay have also said they cannot put a strike or mark against his name as the transaction isn’t complete at their end. I can’t cancel and report for non payment as I don’t have item anymore. I can’t even leave negative feedback as its current status is still awaiting payment. The eBay support person understood the predicament but would only parrot there was nothing he could do.
It’s a loss of about £40, which is annoying for me but a good eBay lesson/reminder. Never give an address before payment and if you do, make sure you’re there to personally handle it or have someone on your behalf who is comfortable with following your instructions and challenging strangers!
TLDR: gave buyer my address before payment, agreed cash on collection. He picked item up, said he had paid online and vanished. eBay won’t help.
2024.05.20 00:21 AffectionateFan6174 Engine Light
I just bought a 2017 Mustang EcoBoost w 63k miles a month and a half ago. Engine light came on 3 weeks after I bought it. Scanned it was a cylinder 3 misfire, Took it to mechanic he replaced spark plugs and ignition coils. A week later comes on again same thing cylinder 3 misfire, replaced again. Now 2 weeks later today the engine light just came back on... I’m not too familiar with car parts and I’m going to take it to mechanic tomorrow. Anybody think they know what it might be. All I know is that the dealership had cleared the codes so this was an issue it had before. It’s been too frustrating.
Also, I put 87 (regular gas). That might be causing this as well? Because the dealer told me put regular but I see all over posts and stuff saying to use 89 or 91 which is maximum here in my area.
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Also, I put 87 (regular gas). That might be causing this as well? Because the dealer told me put regular but I see all over posts and stuff saying to use 89 or 91 which is maximum here in my area.