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This is what I do and have had vastly better experiences than with Bluetooth.

Fairphone has been a really disappointing experiment in so-called sustainable tech over the years. They keep making new phones instead of continuing to support the old ones, which might be greenwashing. (Whereas if you got a legacy Framework 13, it’s still user-repairable and upgradable.) If they wanted to make a non-upgradable device, maybe it would have been wise to make it high-end to futureproof to work until 4G gets phased out. Fairphone still is not making their products available in the U.S., and Murena is a borderline scam company and I am genuinely shocked Fairphone works with them.

And I’ve heard their logic with the headphone jack, but I do think AUX is the lesser of two evils as removing it will just lead to more e-waste with broken bluetooth headphones that rarely last as long as good wired ones. Fairphone’s own bluetooth accessories have gotten negative reviews for their lower build quality, so Fairbuds are likely not the solution to the headphone jack problem.

For the simple fact that non-Europeans can buy them directly off the website, I would sooner recommend feature phones from Sunbeam as it also has user-replaceable batteries and you can send it in for repairs. Or just any phone used.

I would not recommend Murena for U.S. customers. I attempted buying a FP4 from them, and they put $6000 in charges to my credit card. Their message-only customer service was terrible and tried to blame me. Had to get my bank involved.

I personally prefer story over gameplay, but to each their own.

I mean, looking on the bright side: Even the Federation universe had to go through two civil wars, World War III, and the eugenics war to get to where they ended up.

I have to use a printer for my work-from-home job. If you just buy a Brother laserjet printer and avoid other brands and inkjets, it’s way more affordable. It costs more up front, but they’re reliable and don’t need to be replaced every year. My printer cost $250 and I’ve had it for at least five years at this point.

I came of age during the PS3 era and the Indie Game Revolution, where people were debating on whether video games could be art, so I personally can’t help but prefer when games have storytelling and ludonarrative and lore.

But for many people, Super Metroid’s lack of a plot will be a draw and not a drawback, and that’s cool. I’d actually really love a new nonlinear Metroid game in the vein of Super someday, and perhaps this time it wouldn’t take place on the planet Zebes.

I have AM2R archived on my computer. I’m very excited to try it!

When I called Zero Mission an asset flip, I was trying to steelman a potenial opposing point in favor of Super. I may not have been successful at this. And I myself don’t actually see it as an asset flip – I loved Zero Mission.

I love that tent! It’s the perfect blend of indoor and outdoor. Beautiful campsite too.

Do you get good waterproofing on the inside part of the tent? Here in the northern part of the U.S., it gets so wet all the time that we always bring ground tarps to put under our tents.

Back then, I actually said he was one of the most dangerous people alive due to the work his company was doing on computer chips in pig brains.

Turns out I was right. The man’s a real-life Gendo Ikari.

So, I get that Leolines is all made by one person, and she’s doing us all a really great service, but I was disappointed by the quality after buying four and having the threads give out for three in the span of a few months. I’m still a novice steamstress, but I feel like splitting the most vulnerable point of the garment into two pieces of fabric (right where the tuck is) might be a design flaw.

Overall, I personally prefer TomboyX. The stitching method is better and has stood the test of time for me. And PAKA Apparel undies actually tuck surprisingly well too, despite not being made for trans women.

My community is lucky to have a local grocery store, and it’s a co-op, so I’m very loyal to it.

Otherwise, it’s hard to be a loyal customers when so many brands change for the worse. I did get a “Hey, I use their soap!” moment after seeing Dr. Bronner’s post about Pride and link to multiple pro-trans organizations they donate too, especially after so many brands have backed out this year. That was nice.

In my late 20s, my metabolism has left the building, and I got my first and hopefully only vericose vein.

I still work at the entry-level job I got out of college where my wages are starting not to cut it, and I haven’t gotten a raise in three years. Also starting to think about how I’ll retire and whether I’ll ever own a home.

It’s a bit harder to make friends now, and my existing social circles are starting to drift apart as people move, get married, or have kids.

I’m noticing that I haven’t completed nearly as many of the personal aspirations I thought I would have marked off by now.

It’s frustrating. It feels like even progressive men here aren’t willing to listen, while making it all about them. And because it’s 99% men, most threads on womens’ issues consist of off-topic defensive comments. I don’t recommend Lemmy to women either.

That being said, you’re all worth it. Reddit as a whole isn’t what it once was. And womens’ Reddit communities tend to have lots of people, which can sometimes lead to negative spiraling when bad things happen. I get it, but it would make my mental health worse.

On Lemmy, it’s a small, friendly space much like the old internet. I recognize a lot of the same folks on these communities. We uplift each other.

Lots of people here can very hostile about us being here, but we’re making this place a little friendlier and more inclusive, and I’m glad we’re all here. We’ve got each other’s backs.

That in 2025, they’re still obsessed with the idea of a person who is offended by differing opinions and wants to ban them, not recognizing the irony.

Sometimes open discussion might be useful, but with where the world is at, this is usually code for the person not liking gay or trans people, women, or minorities and wants to be able to say slurs openly without consequence.

Honestly, I think people like Governor Tony’s vibe but some are racist and didn’t want to elect a Black senator and swung the vote right last time around.

Which is a shame, because Mandela Barnes would have been an amazing senator.

I have not! I’ll have to check it out!

I love high-waisted jeans for the same reasons! I can get into all my old dresses, but they can be a little tight, so those are for special occasions only until I have a flat tummy again 🙃

Rotten Pumpkin by Simon’s Nest is my favorite perfume ever. It smells like fall, with notes of patchouli, cinnamon, and pumpkin.

It’s been my go-to fragrance for years, though I also like Wistful Hedges and Kitchen Witchery, by the same maker, Burberry London, although that’s tecnically a men’s fragrance, and Hattai Le Couvent, for what I can only describe as “Cinnabon stand at a mall.”

I mostly just buy drugstore makeup lol. When I do my goth look though, I really like Manic Panic products.