Reading online fanfiction is free. Sure, the quality varies, but I can quit any time I want. I just don't want to.

Recently I was sitting in a bus for hours. My Steam Deck was already empty. Bravely, I decided to finally continue reading Dune. I was enjoying the experience (after the initial confusion from forgetting who everyone was). But somehow, despite being interested in what was written, my brain constantly wanted more stimulation. To grab the slate of glass that provides endless dopamine. To click buttons. To have a constant stream of simple information.

I'm kinda scared tbh. This shit is an addiction, and I'm addicted. But most other people around me seem just as much or even more addicted. What happened to just being able to do something for an hour without feeling the need for different stimulation. We're all poisoning or minds until we're incapable of paying attention for more than a few seconds.

It does what now? Why would it do that?

And often cheaper as they aren't getting gouged by apps. My local pizzeria happily said ' call us direct and you'll get a discount'

Masturbating would imply physical genital stimulation, something that the Internet cannot perform.

I've had the thought to go back to downloaded files but discovering new artists/song is just so easy with a streaming service. It's not like I add new songs to my playlist every day, but I do it enough that I'm not listening to the same songs over an over. I don't really have an idea on how that would keep going when switching.

Store passwords.

I gotta disagree. It's much harder to do this well offline. Losing access to a password database would be detrimental, so it's not something I recommend doing purely locally.

Usually convenience if you're on a computer and already have a browser open.

But even then half the time I pull my phone out to use the calculator app instead. And I don't think I've ever used a browser as a calculator while on my phone.