Absolute nonsense
Not all of them, there were a couple that were really appealing. I would especially love the ability to get metrics and data on sites and trackers I've blocked in a nice dashboard.
No meaning - it was just a random picture combined with a random phrase meant to make someone laugh
In the first few messages try to establish a date, event, some meeting.
This has always been my biggest tip. There is zero point in making smalltalk on the app. You aren't getting accurate versions of each other, you are getting short, premeditated responses. And, if your match is a woman, she is getting dozens of additipnal matches and conversations, you don't want to become "boring" and forgotten. Just meet in person as soon as you can in 99% of cases.
This is one of my all-time favorite memes ever. It never fails to make me smile and then I'm thinking about it for the next twenty minutes
Bonus belly
Kind of torn my niece is starting to like video games.
On the one hand, they're amazing and I still play them all the time. They're integral to my life and are a medium above others in quality, accessibility, and affordability.
On the other hand, they're a double-edged sword. It's hard to be healthy while playing video games without good discipline. And I think back to times I chose video games over homework and I regret it. I don't necessarily want her to follow an unhealthy hobby, even if I love it
Seems like the general consensus in this section is Mint, so I'll give that a look over for sure
This feels like the OP thinks that the journalist is mocking poor people, but if you read the article it's just statistics about how breakfast foods were particularly impacted by inflation in 2023. The title is more tongue in cheek, more '"god damn are these high prices or what"
All I can really say is to avoid the floor models, since they put the hot part of the conditioner inside your home, thus have to work a lot harder
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