Semi_Hemi_Demigod

I'm giving a $15 bounty to whoever can code a website to ring a tiny bell every time this happens

If you can grow two things it should be potatoes and pumpkins. Just about a complete protein, and they're easy to grow and store for long periods.

I'm willing and able to pay to not have to deal with humans.

This is ancillary but perhaps contributing to it due to a lack of shared context. (For example, if someone asks me about a funny commercial I won't have seen it and can't relate.)

I'm thinking more like the zeitgeist has fractured.

If you're lucky it might be cut with something cheaper like pure cocaine

Instacart and DoorDash mean never having to talk to humans

Same.

No, we sell water usage data to water companies, so they know when to put water in the pipes!

That printer is a 2000's HP LaserJet

The Real World: Idiots but I have to put on pants.

Lemmy: Idiots but I don't have to put on pants.

One could argue that the lack of a shared, verifiable experience like radio or live TV has contributed to the breakdown of social cohesion. Everyone can see what they want, whenever they want, instead of seeing what everyone else sees.

So I've still got about even odds of encountering a fucking idiot when I meet someone.

Remind me why I should ever leave the house.