Lol,

I was 'taught' by my 5th grade Geography teacher that Iceland used to be called Greenland, and vice versa and they switched the names during WW2 to "confuse the Nazi's". I thought that was interesting but never really took the time to think about it logically. I repeated this 'fact' to a friend when I was in my early 20's and she laughed and called me an idiot. Talk about embarrassing.

IBM 386DX with a 'turbo' button.

I used Apple II's in school and older "IBM" PC's but my family never got one. I had to buy one myself once I moved out.

I remember learning to write BASIC and Logo programs in grade school. I even went to 'computer camp' during summer school, but that was more 'play Oregon Trail/ Carmen San Diego and print out basic ass ascii art' than learning.

Weirdly, after 6th grade the whole 'computer literacy' thing at our school quietly disappeared. In 8th grade I learned to type, on an actual typewriter. Maybe they thought the whole 'computer' thing was a fad, or they could have just been cheapskates. Idk.

In addition to what others have said, sadly the myth persists among some people. I have a good friend who I used to play Magic: The Gathering with. I had been playing for years before I met him (since 3rd edition) and had a pretty decent collection, and he invested a lot of money in cards in the next few years.

At one point I was moving away to a place where I didn't know anyone and needed to travel light, so instead of selling my collection I gave them to him.

I ended up coming back to my home state and we became roommates. Then he became 'born again' and instead of giving me those cards back, he burnt them all.

I'm not really mad at the guy for it, he was doing what he thought was right, but I do regret giving him the cards in the first place.

I would go so far as to say all of them. The whole idea of Satan is ridiculous, it's "The Boogeyman" for adults.

I'm more surprised that a city in Germany didn't switch to Linux a decade or more ago.

Late to the party is still showing up, good for them.

Once again, I'm not guilt tripping anyone. I'm just stating my opinion. If you don't think your post comes off as self righteous and superior, I'm not sure you know what those words mean. I also never claimed to be a victim.

You had zero sympathy in the first place, you said it yourself, and once again I really don't give a single fuck what you think of me. I don't know how I can make that any more clear to you.

I have read up on second hand smoke, which is why I don't smoke around other people. I rarely even see other people unless I'm shopping, and you can't smoke in stores.

If you think that the studies on second hand smoke say that simply catching a whiff of cigarette smoke every once in a while will instantly kill you, you should probably reread them. Those were about prolonged exposure in confined areas, not walking past some dude on the street.

Maybe think about if your attitude plays a role in your miserable life.

We've already established how you are perfect and completely flawless in every way. I'm sure your sanctimonious attitude contributes to a perfect life full of joy and happiness. Good for you.

I appreciate it. 🫂

Why would you mow the grass right after it rains?

Edit: You are comparing an unrelated "pleasant" smell (I'm neutral on cut grass, but I get your point) with something that people already know how it's supposed to smell.

With fragrances, neither males or females naturally smell like flowers. A lot of women seem to enjoy smelling/smelling like flowers.

As a man I also enjoy smelling flowers (but I'm not big on artificial fragrances in general) so I don't feel like a grass smelling cake is a good comparison.

I'm not sure what you are trying to say. Could you explain what you mean?

If I quit, I might live longer. Life is hell.

What gets me is that, according to the gender stereotype, women enjoy the flowery type scents, so you would think that if ladies find that pleasing that men would want to smell that way.

Personally, I like to smell clean and I don't buy soap based on the color of the bottle or whether it says "for men" in it. My shampoo/conditioner has a nice citrus aroma, but more importantly it does a great job on my hair.

I live alone and actively wish I could die. I'm not hurting anyone but myself.

I am glad that it's not cool with the younger generations, and that the whole vaping fad kinda died back.

Still though, the amount of self righteousness and lack of empathy from some non smokers really makes me glad that I will never have to hang out with those types of people.

Addiction is a hell of a thing, and when the alternative is worse than quitting, it's extremely difficult to quit.