That it takes a concerted effort to find and make friends, and to stop existing friendships fading away.
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Constant bodily pain
how much i like wine now, every time i poop, ITS PURPLE........PURPLE AND BLACK!
Mail. I let it pile up and then find out that something important needed to be acted upon and I either missed cashing a check from a class action suit (hence out the money) or needed to pay for something that wasn't automated. I missed jury duty that way once.
Seriously, if it can't be delivered to my devices, it doesn't exist in my head.
Edit: I was a teenager in the 90s.
Processing the death of your parents and how that changes a person. And/or watching your parents cognitive abilities decline.
I wasn’t raised in a loving caring home. So it was incredibly alien to care for my parents as they got older. Helping them get dressed, taking them to appointments. Having tough conversations with them about their end-of-life wishes.
Civil paperwork. Why do I have to keep track of all this shit? Just text me when I need to pay for shit.
Everything today is a grift. For example, many states have proposed sending pre-filled tax forms out lining what you owe or are owed based on known data (such as mortgage reporting and 1099s, W2s, etc.). You just sign if you agree and pay or get your refund. H&R Block and Intuit (TurboTax) do not want that to happen. They want it as complicated as possible so they can charge you for assistance.
Insurance — also a bunch of bullshit. Clinics are allowed to charge different rates to different people and the insurance is expected to negotiate it down. For example an MRI scan costs $500 out of pocket (cash paid by patient) but if you use insurance, suddenly the clinic says the cost is $1000. Meanwhile single payer systems have been shown to reduce costs and improve care. But those middle men want their money! See also the screwed up world of pharmacy benefits.
High speed rail — next to impossible in the US because airlines and car manufacturers and the trucking industry don’t want the competition.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
In Australia my tax takes about ten minutes of next-ing through prefilled data, adding a few expenses and crypto.
Dealing with incompetents and sociopaths working in big corporations and trying to keep sane.
Repelling a hostile government takeov-
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Oh, uhh... How to write a check.
You mean a cheque?
I was going to say brutal trade war and annexation by our closest neighbor but what I really mean is how to address an envelope.
Furnishing/decorating, you really got to think about it. Thought it would just sort of work out automatically
If you don't have a lime green loveseat that is the most comfortable thing you've ever sat in and matches absolutely nothing you're doing it wrong.