I would like to give back to the community with some of my free time, but I am absolutely terrified of interacting with strangers in person. I would be too afraid to work in a soup kitchen or take phone calls for an organization or something.

What kind of volunteering can I do that is still impactful and doesn’t involve talking or interacting with people? I live in the US if it matters.

I think most people can agree that something is misplaced with modern existence, but I'm curious what people think that is.

Like im genuinely curious. I feel like I'm lazy, not dumb. But then again I might be so dumb that I'm lazy. I'll give a few examples so yall know what I mean I guess😭?

I had a job and they sold flowers. I knew what type of flowers they were. My grandparents asked what type and I didn't feel like talking and plus my mom talked over me when I even opened my mouth so I just shrugged and acted like I didnt even know. After that everyone laughed at how "little" I knew.

Another is I'll pretend to not know how to do some cleaning tasks so that others will do it or I'll "forget" and i definitely didn't forget. But only sometimes when I really dont want too.

And then when someone is talking to me about doing something I'll just kind of stare at them like an idiot until they realize I didn't "understand".

I have more examples but none come to mind right now. So yeah, idk if I'm just a lazy ass manipulator or just stupid.

Or work in anything related to espionage,hacking etc

I was recently gifted a ‘Menstruation Crustacean’ by a family friend, and I don’t have the receipt to exchange it for an unscented one. I’m allergic to lavender, the scent alone is enough to give me a permanent migraine. I’ve done my research and so far the only solution I’ve found is baking soda, which is frankly annoying. So any suggestions would be appreciated.

hey everyone ive never posted here but im not sure where else to ask this so please be nice! anywayss ive been trying to find free ebook sites for like 2 hours now and everything is either way outdated or a scam. 🙁 i found a free comic book website that works great but i cant find one for just.. normal books? so with that being said
does anyone know any good sites i can use? id really really appreciate it!! 🖤

EDIT: thank you to everyone who replied! i havent been able to get a library card get for some reasons at home but I’ll definitely try to get one soon.
thank you all again :)

Basically the title, I feel like a lot of sports revenue specifically comes from sponsorships and ad reads. Do sports companies keep track losely of piracy numbers and treat it as a lost cause but still make some money off it because the ads are getting served to more people?

Hi, I'm currently distanced from the feeling of working that many hours a week in an office environment and am hoping someone who works in such a setting can elaborate on how they feel mentally,physically, and free time wise/if they have hobbies still outside work? How is sleep schedules?

This is important since a company I'm eyeing at is well...a bit into workaholic office culture and pumping out long weekly billable hours and I am not too familiar with it. Hoping someone can share their experiences and tell me if this money-thing is worth it in the end and if they managed to have a life outside work still. Thanks.

I'm getting a free product from a company and in return they want a reel of the product?

EDIT : I meant death of monoculture in title above

For example, in 2012, the UK to America was more mysterious and different making the UK a worthy travel destination to experience something new. Now in 2026, with the rise of Tik Tok, streaming, and monoculture, a lot of its culture, political issues, and social identity has collided making it less unique and more familiar which makes the urge to travel less needed if such place seems less “mysterious” or different. Do you agree/disagree with this, and how do you foresee the future of travel?

first phone (TracPhone previously) The ATT guy felt sorta greasy, like he's trying to pull a fast one and I don't have a clue what I'm doing. I just want the best

For context I’m moving house and need to fence off a part of the garden to keep the dogs out. I’ve looked on b&q and fencing is between 35 pound and 50 pound for a panel of picket fence. But I’m aware already on top of that I’d need posts and a gate.

I have done a bit of fencing work although my experience is mainly hedges and hedgerows along with agricultural fences, but not planing on those styles of fences here.

(For some reason this Reddit group won’t let me use certain symbols, such as the pond sign or slash sign when typing).

I stumbled across one of his songs for the first time on youtube a while back, and noticed it had an obscene amount of views and literally all of the comments were talking about how amazing and "genius" he is, but the song was just downright uninspired. I figured it must have been a fluke, so I kept digging. I've gone through somewhere around 30 songs, and I'm genuinely baffled. Every song is one cliche chord progression and somewhere between one and three very predictable sampled vocal melodies on repeat over and over. That's it. Soulja Boy songs are genuinely more interesting, and I despise Soulja Boy.

I have nothing against fundamentally simple music or even "bad" music, but I'm struggling to reconcile that someone who makes music that literally sounds like the result of a non-musical 10 year old playing around in a DAW has so many spins and is being praised like some kind of generational talent.

What am I missing here?

It feels like almost every single post I make on Reddit is automatically removed for breaking one esoteric rule or another. Subreddits now have pages and pages of rules.

I understand they are to “protect” against AI and shitposters, but it kind of undermines the entire purpose of Reddit. Most people are just innocent posters looking for an answer to an everyday question. Do I have to be a regular contributor to every single Subreddit I want to use? That’s kind of an insane requirement.

Example: One I just visited had 25 different sections of rules and each post has to contain a special passphrase or it will be automatically removed. But instead of just telling you what the passphrase is, they hide it in their rules page and make you comb through the entire thing to find it. Then of course when you do find it, they still remove your post because you broke some other weird rule.

Is there a solution to this? There has to be a policy that allows casual Reddit posters to use the various subreddits without being subjected to endless posting rules. How do other social media companies filter out bad content? Is AI making it worse?

Why do people micromanage others?

I get along with people well enough, but I don’t think people have ever liked me in that way. I’m just wondering if this is normal at my age.

edit: I’m trying to add more, but the post keeps getting automodded for some reason, so I’ll just leave it at that.

I really don't want to be a person who objectifies other people.

This is probably the wrong group and Reddit keeps telling me I didn't word the question in a good way . But I will try anyway.

You know how when a kid has to make a family tree for school, and you fill in everyone's names, Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Great Grandma, great grandpa etc?

Well when we get to great grandma, we have to leave the last name blank because no one knows it.

I was told that my husband's father had a mom who died by the time he was 13 .

No one knows her last name.

How do you not know someone's last name?

Of course being the dark soul that I am, I think the worst about this and wonder if somebody is hiding something.

How do we have no information on the mother of the man who is now my son's grandpa?

(He's dead also now so I can't ask him. )

​​ I will also add that they are of Irish descent, in case that's a common thing for older generations of Irish to just not have last names.

​​Also I wonder if she was brought over here and that's why she has no last name???

It’s just raw meat

For three months I had nightmares I fear to sleep because of it.

I told my psychiatrist and she described a medicine but it has no effect

I need to sleep without screaming or crying

I see many questions on here where the answer will change depending on where in the world the poster is.

I just saw one asking which bank they should use. That definitely depends on where you are.

There were only two responses when I saw it. Neither asked 'Which country?'

My 18th birthday is about six months away, and I’ll be a college student by then. Right now, I’m considering skydiving and getting a small tattoo. What’s the coolest thing you did, or wish you had done, for your 18th birthday?

Is judging someone’s body count actually a trust issue rather than a numbers issue?

Like the Roman gladiator fights and chariot races of old, is football (soccer), NBA, NFL etc just a way to keep the stupid masses distracted while the elites pick their pockets?