I left reddit in 2020, it was just very toxic at that point. scrubbed my account and uninstalled the app. Hexbear was standalone for a long time, so being part of the lemmyverse is a nice horizon broadener. Beyond that, when I’m bored and want to scroll, I check out rednote to see what the rest of the world is up to
At around 13, with no experience outside knowing how to ride a bike, attempted a 6 foot BMX bike jump, the kind with a near-verticle lip. After two bailed attempts, I committed to MORE SPEED on the third try. I went straight up, couldn’t position the bike forward, and fell directly backward onto my unhelmeted head and back onto packed dirt and gravel. Always kind of felt dumber, slower after that day
Work sucks, that’s why they have to pay you to do it
With that said, I currently have the best job I’ve ever had. Job security (niche career I fell into by applying for a retiring coworker’s position), the work is meaningful and helps society, it’s not that hard, and it pays $80k/yr