Being mindful of others, almost to the point of it being debilitating at times.

Was hanging out with friend from out of town and their parents recently, and I suggested we go to ice cream parlour after a meal. They were all too full, but when I decided to change my mind seeing it would just be about me if we went, they insisted we go regardless.

It was embarrassing enough to me that we were cutting out their time for something that'd only benefit me, but it only got worse when the place I suggested had an unusually long line that they insisted we stay in despite me saying I wouldn't want to waste their time.

I know it was done because they wanted to treat me, but an experience like that is just against the values I live by.

Thanks random internet stranger! I will now proceed to define my entire personality to your whims. Please enlighten me with what true music is!

Lol get a life and be miserable somewhere else.

After repaying a friend for assistance he's given, I'd likely buy a condo in an older downtown highrise, a good quality gaming PC, and a Vtuber model so I can start up a regular Owncast stream.

I don't have a Google account. I'm avoiding Google in general, but even when I want to make an account for work purposes, it tells me that my phone number has been used too many times for some odd reason.

>"Controversial take"

>Least controversial take ever

Yep, sounds about right for controversial takes on the internet.

Here's a controversial take: Shadow the Hedgehog is one of the best games in the Sonic franchise.

I mean, that was kinda assumed when the mainline series was discontinued.

Good. As a regular blood donor, all they do is mooch off taxpayer dollars and cost our healthcare system money it can save on free donations from Canadian Blood Services.

People need to be taught the dangers of these private clinics, and how despite paying you, they cost our society more than they're worth and just lead us more into private healthcare.

That first point I think really helps a lot on it's own. I grew up poor (and still am pretty poor admittedly), and I was told to eat pretty much everything on my plate. Eating rice? Gotta eat every last grain. Mother burnt the frozen pizza rock solid? Had to eat it. Food you don't like was for supper? You're not leaving that table until you finish it.

While my parents would use the "kids in Africa" line, something that arguably hit me more was my Nana comparing things to our ancestors during the Depression.

I'll see what I can do about containers next time around. I might also ask them about how to give away leftovers to people near the nearby shelter.

Genuinely not an excuse. It just hurts knowing it'll all be thrown away and it feels like you have to do something about it.

I do think changing my mindset to "it's wasted just as much if I eat it when I don't need it" and "I'm treating myself as a waste bin if I eat this when I don't need it" will really help going forward for the diet seeing that responsibility of eating is shifted from me. However, now it's just a matter of how to get it to people that do need it when it comes to my social conscience.

In summary, I try to get it to people, and if I can't, I need to accept it'll be thrown out and that it isn't my fault if that happens. I'll be getting in touch with the organisation that runs the event and see what can be done about this going forward.