Yeah, I seem to spend half of my time here responding to killjoy puritanical misanthropes, which likely says more about me than I’d like to admit.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s many interesting and intelligent folk here, I’m just not sure it’s the best place to find a pal.
So I was right to move to Surfshark?
Got a cheap deal on SurfShark, so moved to them from ExpressVPN. Both worked great, got good reviews etc. Happy to be re-assess if anyone has information to the contrary, or tells me they’re affiliated with the clan or something, but so far so good.
Hey, real sorry for that. Definitely should accept responsibility for all the evils I’ve done by chosing to be born into a British working class family, going to school, uni and getting an IT job in local gov. Definitely got blood on my hands and deserve everything I get for the actions of governments and institutions I’ve never voted for.
Manic Street Preachers
Literately just installed it. Decent!
Holy fuck, who knew that taking a valued institution that’s existed for generations, was universally repected and part of the trusted working fabric of working Britain - then selling it to the highest bidder (something that even Thatcher drew the line at), would have some sort of negative outcome?
I don’t know what to say about that. I feel kinda conflicted. On one hand sexualising school kids is, to my mind, abhorrent. But banning certain clothing in porn seems like overreach and consenting adults should be able to dress as they like. Dunno.
Slightly related - I went to the doctor’s with a suspected UTI, which turned out to be nothing serious. During their scan, they discovered that I only have one kidney. I was shocked, but they explained that it’s more common than you might think and that my life expectancy/quality would likely be unaffected. I was 47 at the time and drank pretty hard in my 20s. Zero ill effects, but definitely unsettlling.
Annoyingly, I made the mistake of telling a friend immediately after the diagnosis. I live rurally, so now a bunch of people know me as the guy with one kidney, which isn’t ideal.