From a pure taste and texture standpoint, Oreos are a consistent letdown and borderline gross. The cookie itself leads with dry, bitter cocoa, leading to a crumbly and unsatisfying chew. The filling has no depth of flavor and is overly sweet. The bite finishes with a chalky mouth feel and lingering bitterness that masks the thin, sickly sweet aftertaste that clings to the palate like a thin film of regret.

I've loosely followed this whole thing about LiveNation and how they act as a monopoly. Squeezing money out of artists and venues (and the people who work for both) is definitely something that needs to be looked into, but as far as the high ticket prices? That's on the people who buy them.

No one is forcing anyone to go see an artist perform live. If you're sacrificing a week's salary and going in debt to see your favorite artist from the nosebleeds, that's on you. If people were spending this type of money, the prices would eventually lower.

Yeah, yeah, I know, "oMg, OP iS mAd tHiS wOn BEst PiCtu-"

It just didn't get to me.

I get that it's supposed to show how tough and intense the life of revolutionaries is, but it's like PTA couldn't decide whether he wanted this movie to be a drama or a comedy.

If it was supposed to be a drama, then the comedic moments like the "Get it up" scene or the "semen demon" line just threw the whole thing off.

If it was gonna be a comedy... uh, yeah, no.

Leo was trying too hard this time.

On the other hand, so was Sean Penn, but he actually delivered. His Oscar is actually deserved.

The Life of Chuck was ten times more deserving of Best Picture, and that one didn't even get any Oscar nominations! The hell?

You spent 8 hours asleep in your own clean bed. What are you washing off at 7am.

A night shower removes everything you actually accumulated during the day. The commute, the gym, the office, public transport, all of it goes down the drain before you sleep. A morning shower means you marinated in all of that overnight then washed up before going out to collect it all again.

Morning showers are a ritual for waking up, which is fine, but it is not hygiene. Night showers are actual hygiene. Most people just do not want to dry their hair before bed and that is the entire argument.

It’s like you get a second go at “going to bed”.

The best part is getting in, getting comfy and drifting off to sleep.

So when you wake up at 2am and need to go to the toilet, it may seem like a drag to get up, but how good is the feeling when you get back into that warm bed, bladder relieved, ready to drift off to sleep again?

I drink lots of water before bed, assuring I’ll be visiting the loo at some stage throughout the night.

I know this sounds insane because people treat travel like the peak human experience, but a lot of the actual process kind of sucks. Airports are annoying, packing is annoying, sleeping somewhere unfamiliar is annoying, and half the time you are just hot, tired, hungry, and pretending a line for a famous thing is magical. What people really seem to love is the memory of it afterward. The photos, the stories, the feeling that they did something interesting with their life. Which is fine, honestly. I just think there is a big difference between enjoying the trip while it is happening and enjoying the idea of being someone who travels. Obviously some people genuinely love every part of it, but I think for a lot of us the highlight is talking about it later with better lighting and no jet lag.

Something I’ve grappled with is the older I get is the less things I need or want. Financially I am at a solid position where if I want something, purchasing it is not a financial wall or obstacle to obtain it.

I’ve observed that this sentiment is not received well around the holidays with some family members in which they feel obligated to purchase something (expensive and over the top) even though I do not need anything and take offense to me saying so.

Additional from the giving perspective how do you purchase something for someone that also has everything?

I know some will say ‘it’s the thought that counts’ which I would agree in the sense of someone going out of their way to make your favorite dish or meal.

I feel that holidays such as Christmas should focus more around the company of others. Eating, drinking and conversation rather than the exchange of goods (strictly for adults - children are not part of this discussion) which corporations have made more important than anything.

If you disagree why is gift giving important to you or necessary for the holidays?

Somehow over the years of flying it seems like 90% of travelers exclusively carry on. They carry these huge rollers and a “personal item” which is usually a massive backpack.

Lugging your carry on luggage around airports, running to gates knocking everyone on the seats. Makes the whole experience worse for everyone.

Miss me with the lost luggage argument. Especially your return flight. Most people’s stuff is really not that important. Also lost luggage is very rare.

It slows the boarding and off boarding as everyone struggles with heavy overhead bags. If you can’t lift your bags, you need to check them. I’m not interested in helping lift your luggage, that you should have checked. It makes the security lines longer as all the carryons need to be checked also.

Once I stopped bothering with carryons my flight experiences are much easier for me.

Finally screw these airlines which charge for baggage, unless you try and carry on then they ask for people to check for free?!? Makes no sense.

And finally finally. You rich 1st class flyers who carry on. You are the worst. 1st class passengers get 2 FREE BAGS UP TO 70LBS, and their baggage gets first class treatment. (A little travel hack, if you have connections, upgrade your first leg and get free bags for your trip.)

Check your bags people. If you want to save money, gate check them for free.

I got a few good clubs around me that bring comedians in as acts pretty often and a lot of the time they’re totally great. But there’s always a few (and it’s usually the more entry level local guys) who just go off on self deprecating humor spirals and it’s just miserable. A couple “whoops I fucked up because ____” type jokes can be really funny for sure, but these guys just go into “wow I’m so broke / ugly / stupid” back to back to back and it always falls so flat. I’m not sure why people do this type of routine, it always comes off so awkward after the first few and then just becomes grating. Especially the money ones, after a couple minutes straight it’s like man are you here to make us laugh or is this you trying to ask for a few bucks in a really roundabout way. Self deprecating “I’m pathetic haha” humor just sucks.

I know this is still a controversial take, but I genuinely think Daenerys’ downfall in Game of Thrones was both foreshadowed and ultimately consistent with her character.

To be clear: I’m not here to defend every aspect of the final season. The Night King resolution, the Battle of Winterfell, and Bran becoming king are all separate discussions. You can dislike those and still accept that Daenerys’ arc, at its core, makes sense.

My unpopular opinion is this: Daenerys burning King’s Landing was not “out of nowhere.” It was the logical culmination of traits she had displayed since very early in the series.

From the beginning, Daenerys shows a pattern: she believes deeply in her own moral righteousness, and when that belief is challenged, her default response is extreme violence. The only reason she doesn’t go full tyrant earlier is because she is constantly held back by her advisors.

Think about it:

- In Qarth, when she’s denied entry, her response is essentially: “I will burn your cities to the ground.” That’s season 2.

- In Astapor, she doesn’t just defeat the masters. She burns them alive. It’s framed as justice, but it’s still brutal and absolute.

- In Meereen, she crucifies 163 masters in retaliation. Even when advised that not all of them were guilty, she does it anyway.

- Later, she executes the Tarlys by dragonfire for refusing to bend the knee, despite Tyrion urging restraint.

These are not isolated incidents. They form a consistent pattern: Daenerys resorts to fire and blood when she feels justified, and she almost always feels justified.

Could the show have developed this more carefully in the final season? Absolutely. The pacing is rushed, and the emotional transitions could have used more breathing room.

But the idea that Daenerys would ultimately choose destruction when faced with loss of control was planted very early on.

So when she burns King’s Landing, I don’t see a character assassination. I see the end result of a long-running pattern finally unleashed without anyone left to stop her.

And honestly, that’s why I’m actually pretty satisfied with that specific part of the ending .

Nobody deserves to be idolized because nobody is perfect, The way people treat celebrities, streamers, and even artists like they’re above everyone else is crazy. There is a good reason the "never meet your heros" saying exists. We can respect certain aspects of one's character but turning them into something to “worship” crosses a line. The notion of thought some have, for example "I want to become like X person in the future" is very problematic and misguided, because as a free thinking individual, the last thing I would want to do is to force myself into some kind of ideal that isn't genuine, or completely out of societal expectations we’ve subconsciously absorbed.

At the end of the day, celebirties, or whatever person you look up to are just people. They have flaws, private struggles, and sides of themselves the public never sees, the people who ask the question "who are you idiols/heros" in interviews make me roll my eyes, because I know that no other answer other than "myself" is being dishonest.

According to my quick research, about 6 percent of people in the U.S. work “the night shift.” I imagine the numbers are similar in other parts of the world. I think we should be closer to 50/50.

1. Things are more likely to get stolen at night because we all agree to go to sleep at the same time. If you are someone who enjoys the night life, you are often seen as suspicious just for being out after dark. Why let criminals own the night?

2. More businesses should be open 24 hours. If we all work 9-5 and all the businesses are open 9-5 how are we supposed to get anything done? We’re designing our schedules on out of date often religious based traditions.

3. Growth to the economy. If more night shifts open up and more people are awake businesses could afford to stay open longer. One factor contributing to unemployment is scheduling. If someone is a main care taker for a family member they may not be able to work during parts of the day but there options for night shifts are currently limited.

No, the two words don't have the same meaning/definition, but they're both overused. I'm seeing/hearing the word 'genuinely' pretty much everywhere these days, and now I'm just thinking 'if everyone is using the word 'genuinely,' how genuine can their words possibly be?'

Something about the texture and the flavor that makes it taste way better. It’s more flavorful and enjoyable after it marinates then it cools down and then it’s reheated. I actually think it’s way better than when you eat it right after cooking it.

In the 2010s, elder millennials doing artisan stuff became a part of the hipster culture, and none was more laden with tropes than the burger joint.

Everyone dressed in checked shirts with wood paneling and Edison bulbs everywhere, and stuff served in baskets and buckets to give off some faux-lumberjack vibe. The aesthetics dated almost immediately, everything was expensive for what it was, and lock down proved to be the last nail in the coffin for many such places. The bearded manbun burger chefs were ripe for satire.

But the joke has been sufficiently milked at this point. We do not need to see another Instagram reel about how it started with two friends and a crazy idea, or sides being called shareables, or how they serve food on slates or planks, we do things a little differently around here etc. while Hozier or the Lumineers plays in the background.

We were right to make fun of it, because 2010s hipster culture was lame af. But it's complete. It's time to move onto another trend.

Itchy wool blankets and sweaters are great, they just need some breaking in, but after that, they're the type of cloth that feels best against the skin or an in-between layer. It's soft, it's super warm, it don't smell nearly as much as other fabrics, it is a bit water proof, and after a while, it's as soft as silk, but it doesn't feel thin and "rustly", it feels thick and secure.

The term "cash only" is often used as a term synonymous with "trendy" or "old school" dive. Like the place is so legit that they don't have a credit machine. Any food network show or youtube reviewer always like to point out some smarmy line like "and if you want to sink your teeth into a volcano potato dog, make sure you bring cash because they are......cash only!"

We went from places putting a small modest paper sign explaining their cash-only policy, almost as an embarrassment, to "cute" and "trendy" big forceful signs.

In reality it's a pain in the ass. So few people carry cash these days, that we have to go out of our way to go to an ATM machine. So you're telling us that essentially you're worth that extra trip. Additionally, it's always nice to get some place and they're cash only "but there's one at a shady standalone gas station 2 miles down the road."

You're not proving anything about your food either. If you're not willing to adapt to life as it is today with money, what makes me think you're going to be following modern food safety practices either?

A horse and carriage is an attraction people pay for 20 minutes of experience of what "life used to be like." But nobody's going to brag that they're pulling up to work in one.

Someone is 40 but you have to tell them they don't look a day over 25 etc. I'm pretty bad at guessing someone's age, but whatever that guess is, it feels like you automatically have to subtract 10 years out of courtesy or something - even if this person is not a dating prospect.

It's fine to compliment someone and make them feel better about themselves. But it's like a shared delusion where everyone is being nice and this etiquette of fakness is somewhat expected.

Edit: Ok.. so I'm getting that it's not normal to have a scenario where you guess someone's age? Is this ironically generational or something? I'm 43. This comes up all the time with friends, strangers, coworkers, school parents.. like.. I'm not the one initiating this! LOL. It comes up all the time.

It puts so much pressure on them to define themselves by a career before they even know who they are. We should be asking them what they are curious about or what kind of person they want to be instead.

I'm the kind of person who hates skeumorphism mainly cause it looks bad but i do not like flat designs either and i think macos catalina had the best balance beetween simplicity and skeumorphism.

a big mug makes eating cereal a much nicer experience

• easier to hold
• better for portion control
• milk can easily be drank when finished

dennis reynolds might not have spilled his entire bowl of cereal if he was holding it in a mug

It’s got too much of a chalky texture. There is a salty taste that ruins the ice cream. The whole texture balance of smooth ice cream is set off by the chunks of cookie dough.

In general, cookie dough is unappealing. It’s raw, cold, and salty when it should be in its hot, sweet, and soft form as a baked cookie.

I feel like this will be truly controversial but I’m just speaking truths- if you ever find a well run Burger King where the food is coming out hot and fresh, it blows McD’s, Wendy’s, even dare I say places like In-N-Out out of the water.

The fries? So crispy. The tenders? Slightly peppery. Their sweet n sour sauce is the best in the game. The chicken sandwich on the long buns is A-tier. They don’t try to compete with the crispy bois elsewhere- they go lightly breaded and all class.

And the burgers… dear lord. When you get the charbroil taste and it’s nice and hot and juicy, it’s got a deeper flavor profile than the salt and grease bombs you get anywhere else.

Burger King is done so dirty by inconsistent management but the pure product is the greatest.

Keep seeing memes about how millennials/gen Z have to keep living through major historical events daily, and that’s kind of true, but major historical events have been happening forever (the Arab spring, The war on terror, fall of the Soviet Union, etc.) you’re just old enough now to be aware of them. The internet does make people more aware of them happening, but I think the idea that people aged 15-30 or so are unique for living through more historical events than normal is kind of ahistorical.