fyi you keep linking to this site but it says the article no longer exists

That's pretty interesting if it's true, makes me wonder if they're doing anything differently from the other stores that keeps their machine working.

I just don't like the way it feels, but that might be due to personal sensory issues. My family uses bidets and there was a time when the seat heater malfunctioned and would heat up on its own, which was inconvenient and unpleasant in the summer but nothing serious.

in some places it's legal to drink while underage if it's in your own house and with a parent's permission

Yeah things can be stolen even if you don't/can't own it. The analogy may be a little off, but whatever gets the message across I guess.

I'll buy merch and/or donate to the creator but I won't watch ads

It seems that foreign companies still have to comply if they are offering goods or services to or monitoring data of people in the EU. I'm not sure if this applies to Reddit in this case but it can be necessary for American companies to comply with the GDPR.

RIF for a few years and Apollo for a few months, since both are going down I don't really have any incentive to stay on Reddit