There's a few permanent license alternatives that I've heard recently. I've been researching Plasticity and Alibre Atom3D
Swedish fish were the GOAT, but they changed the formula a few years back to save money and the new ones are indeed hot garbage.
Do you really think European sizes are some magic loophole to make things fit better? Spoiler alert: they're all made in the same factory and just use the conversion chart from Google to convert the size
Why not plug each into a Kill-A-Watt and measure it at idle and under load?
Delete all accounts and start from fresh on a regular and frequent basis. Use VPNs and also change them just as frequently.
Or don't care about it and just try to be uninteresting to market to, it's a lot easier
"I'm still friends with his brother, so it's impossible for me to completely block him out from my life unfortunately."
No, it is possible. If you happen to lose his brother as a friend then that's an unfortunate consequence.
Life's too short to have to deal with assholes like that. Not worth your limited time on this planet. Find new friends.
There's nothing about abuse in the comment you replied to. In fact, the act of "protecting small time creators and artists" goes through the legal system, funding it like the commenter said...
"With the 'plenty of feedback' the company received following the leak, Sievert said that T-Mobile has learned that this 'particular test sell isn't something that our customers are going to love.'"
Who the fuck "loves" paying more for the same service? Why isn't that painfully obvious? How can I get a job making such braindead decisions for ridiculous amounts of money?
I find that adding an "...anymore" adds a lot of baggage that'll make people drop it and accept your choices
Will it find a way to monetize and offset running costs, or will it not gain traction like the dozens before it?
As I got older I eventually found "my people". Friends who I click with, who I share values and interests with, who communicate similarly to me.
As someone who struggles like OP, how did you find "your people?"
I've never heard of Medium, so let me get this straight. You're giving them content AND paying them? That's like going to work and paying your boss.
If that's true and you're struggling to get food at the same time, there are some serious issues going on and you should reconsider what you spend your time and energy on