Seriously. The human psyche was not designed for information overload. It evolved for hunting, gathering, socializing within a small group, and having a limited diet.
Now we got dopamine machines in our pocket, peer pressure from corporations, and rich foods that screw up our health, but leave us hungering for more. And we *can* have more, we’re told we can have more, it will improve our life more, so we crave more dispite the cost to health, sanity, and immediate social groups.
It’s a weekend after payday. Gonna treat myself with 3 eggs AND avocado toast!.. Without avocado.
Depends on the library. A family member worked at multiple libraries. First one was as a part time aid at a small-town library. It was mostly quiet save for some parents who thought of the library as a daycare. Parents were instructed not to leave kids alone. Some just watched their kids run amok. That job was okay. Mostly shelving books and occasionally helping with a community activity like children’s storytime
Family member was offered an opportunity as a full-time librarian at a large city. That got too stressful. As a librarian, not an assistant, she had to do community outreach, event planning, managing the catalog, but handling the community seemed the most stressful. They had hundreds of visitors daily. Most were cool, but some people are… problematic. Unruly kids could cause problems. Angry adults are stressful (angry for various reasons, most often not staff’s fault). And occasionally dangerous people can enter.
But, on the other hand, she did feel like she had a bigger impact at the large library. She provided countless resources to people who needed basic life information, like where to stay if homeless, how to interview, how to use computers, etc. Her outreach also brought in more people who could really capitalize on their services and improve their lives. Eventually she had to quit for medical reasons, but the burnout probably contributed to her poor health. The city was also considering cutting library spending which made her feel unappreciated.
I have another friend who is a bookworm and got the full library sciences degree. She volunteered at a few libraries and decided library work isn’t for her.
Have you met the general public? Sure, the 99% of them are cool, but sometimes a kid will pull out all the books. We had a guy come in shouting racist shit and staff couldn’t reject him because freedom of speech in a public place or something. Someone brings in a knife and security has to be called. And some people are just rude and take it out on you. They had to switch staff who was trying to help a patron because the patron made the staff cry.
Source: family member worked at a big library
*inhales*
Pump and dump
The modern era is dopamine machines
Microwaves work by using, well, microwaves to rotate polar molecules very fast, causing them to heat up. Like spinning a magnet around your food thousands of times a second. Normally it rotates and heats water in most foods. Soak a towel or paper towel in water, put it on the plate and heat it up.
Bonus: metal can’t hold on to their electrons, so instead of the molecules spinning, the electrons rotate through the entire metal, which is why there can be electrical arcs if you put some metals in the microwave.
You can also just use a soaked towel or paper towel instead of a puddle of water. Easier cleanup and heats faster.
It’s a legit fear I have going to a protest as a Latino. They say don’t take IDs with you to protests. Bruh, I’m taking my US Passport so I don’t get deported to Guantanamo. No guarantee that will work either.
Any gamers looking to switch, I’ve had a good experience with Bazzite.