Not really. At this point, you're having to pick between two surveillance states.

I don't know about rich, but my household would be much more well off had my biological mother not been a mentally unstable gold-digging asshole.

Nice, I finally have someone to block.

First OS for me would be Windows XP.

First Linux I've tried using could technically be whatever version of Android was on my mom's Droid phone.

First desktop Linux would be some version of Ubuntu around 2014-2015

I mean, yeah.

Florida. Need I say more?

Playing flash games on cartoon network and nickelodeon. Not long after, my uncle exposed me to newgrounds. Good times.

That's all cool and good. What Microsoft needs to be doing is not adding shit to people's PCs without their consent and make it easier to remove them (preferably during installation)

I was honestly not aware, though I do know there was a whole thing around price gouging for GPUs back in I think 2020?

What do you suggest as an alternative? (Not trying to prove a point, I'm genuinely curious)

I honestly hate the human culture that exists around never being wrong.

~~Newegg has always been a classic for buying hardware and devices online.~~

Edit: Newegg apparently sucks now, I was not aware. Ignore this.

1. Pomade stick. Looks kinda like deoderant but you use it on your hair. I have long hair and get flyaways like crazy, especially when I tie my hair back. Works wonders.

2. A stainless steel Casio watch. Looks nice and will allow me to tell the time at work since I won't be allowed to have my phone on me most of the time.