All I know about candy corn is what it looks like and that it apparently tastes bad.
Considering that the people who dislike candy corn are the same people who think that Hershey is anywhere close to being chocolate and that Reese's peanut butter cups tastes of anything other than pure sugar with a hint of peanut, I am terrified what candy corn tastes like.
I wouldn't mind a summary, my friend! 🤗 but only if you feel up for it! It might be a good jumping off point for a newbie like me to get into Uruguayan history!
You're from Uruguay? Honestly, I know almost nothing about this country other than they have a very, very cool flag and that the land is placed in South America 🫣 the fact that there's a long history of politicians dueling is kinda metal/nutty ngl. Makes me want to delve a bit deeper into Uruguayan culture and history. There has to be some hidden gem stories in there.
Even more interesting, Uruguay once had a president who looked like Elvis and he hated a political opponent so much he challenged him to a duel with pistols, which actually happened, but both of them were thankfully terrible shooters so no one died.
Balthazar Brum
Yes, I didn't notice the title of the post at first. Yes I did go look up who the president was and fell into a rabbit hole with several other presidents and started reading about the Colorado Party. No I don't have the time for this. I have to be at work in an hour and just wasted 20 minutes reading about Uruguayan politics Dx
Log out of youtube. Algorithm cannot trap you the same way when it doesn't have data on you.
Actively search for video you wish to watch.
Use DuckDuckGo video player when watching video.
Problem solved.
Bonus info: keep tab open with channels you like to get updates from. Check them once in awhile for new uploads. When they don't upload and you have to wait, you will grow bored and find something else to do.
Personally, it has really helped me with my youtube addiction that I am logged out and use a video player that cuts me off entirely from algorithms, comments and ads.
I'm glad you're looking into seeing a therapist. It can't be fun to feel like this. I also feel that some replies in this post are not helping your current state of mind at all.
I can tell you that I have had my own experience with an existential crisis and I found my way through it. I think most people go through some existential crisis at some point in their lives, and sometimes it can really help to have the right support and realize you aren't alone. 🤗
I also hope you find a way to unplug from the news spiral and maybe even from the internet for awhile. Maybe go on a few walks in nature as well? I have found that it helped me a ton to just put on my shoes and a jacket and start walking when my mind became overwhelmed with the nonstop negativity online. Seeing the seasons change in front of your eyes has a profound healing effect on the mind. Everything slows down a bit and all the things that took up so much importance in your mind start to melt away. Seeing all the mushrooms currently sprouting up from the forest floor and hearing the chirp of a new bird i havent noticed before makes me so friggin excited to be alive. I want that for you as well.
We were never meant to carry the world on our shoulders, my friend. I wish you the absolute best and hope you find your way through. Hugs. ❤️
Reminds me of when I was using chatgpt to translate a few things I couldn't figure out myself and for fun I tested it in translating slang from my language into English. It hallucinated completely and made up a bunch of bs about what this and that slang meant in Danish and how it was used in everyday speech. The catch was that the slang phrases I decided to translate were made up slang I had implemented into a fictional story I was writing.
Fleet foxes. You should check out their album called Shore. They made it during covid and it is one of the chillest and most wholesome albums to come out of lockdown. Can I Believe You is my personal favourite song on that album.
It's effective outrage marketing. I didn't know about this company until people began sharing their Billboards around. It's not the first time I have seen these either.
There's an article/blog post on their website where they share their process behind the campaign and how and why they did what they did. It's very interesting from a marketing perspective, even if I personally think outrage marketing is in bad taste.
I currently watch YouTube with the Wcosia browser on my phone and have barely gotten any ads since I started using it for this purpose. I dunno why it is like this. I think I have gotten one ad in months and all I had to do was refresh the browser and it went away.
Used to use DuckDuckGo and their video player which also works fine. No ads.
It probably won't last forever. YouTube seems hellbend on becoming AdTube, but for now, this is a fine alternative. I dunno how watching YouTube works with ecosia on the computer, if there are ads there, but on the phone, nothing.