good. The first 2 are heaving cesspits of hatred. Of all the current tech platforms only Youtube can be said to add value to society.

well, my Saturday just filled up! Popcorn and paint drying!

I would rather watch paint dry.

It's all lowest common denominator rubbish.

.. OK, I'm a stay at home parent who is home schooling his child...!

you are correct. Choose an 8 hour window to consume calories in, consume nothing but water, black coffee, or white/green/black tea outside that window (hot drinks made just from the base ingredient of coffee or tea, no sugar, milk, cream, or anything like that).

disconnect it from the internet.

I advise that on general principle, anyway.

And I want all journalists to stop adding a -gate suffix to political scandals! Also, Santa, I would like...

paywall protected websites are a pain in the bahookie, hence using Google to at least get most of the first paragraph.

And this is the thing the "right holders" are too stupid to comprehend: when offered a choice of paying to read the content or watching paint dry? I'll watch the paint, thanks.

thanks - I'll give that a try

I have adblock.

Have you tried to use Youtube without adblock? It's broken - the page looks like garbage, and the video is about the size of a postage stamp.

I really don't know what else I am supposed to do other than completely avoid youtube, which is really hard to do :(

I sat down to watch Paddington Bear with my 19 month old son.

The advert that I couldn't skip was for a horror movie.

Thanks, youtube. That was *fantastic*.

obvious shill is obvious

Essential - cooking, baking, bread making.

Brewing is another basic skill that produces a product that can be used for barter.

Farming / growing crops - how else will you get the grain/fruit for cooking?

Hunting - obvious one there. But the other side of that coin is butchering. How many butchers do you know?

Sewing, to repair clothes that won't be replaceable for a while.

I could go on.

the issue at hand was the final straw. After years of dealing with BS, having "one of your own" stab you in the back is understandable as a final straw.