The point is that it does not inspire confidence when that is the introduction... (You can also file the bug report, or I could, but you are the one championing it)
I also wanted an OS that "just worked", and Windows was no longer delivering that. I was constantly having driver issues (usually wireless and Bluetooth related), which required messing around in the registry to fix. I suppose I could have wiped everything and started with a fresh install, but how long would that have worked for?
If I was going to have to tinker and tweak things to get it to work anyway, I figured I might as well do it with an OS that I was in control of, that didn't shove ads in my face constantly, and that I didn't have to pay to unlock all the features. I already had a little experience with Linux in VMs, so I tried dual-booting. I found I didn't really need to boot into Windows except for the most niche cases, so I just stayed on Linux.
When I built a new computer a couple of years ago, I switched over from dual-booting to just Linux. I've been running EndeavorOS ever since.
Sounds like it's a thankless job
We literally established a rule early in our marriage. I'm not allowed to gift nerdy t shirts. They don't like them. I love them. I thought they would like them but they do not. So they asked me to stop. This feels the same.
This point stood out to me. I'm assuming that you verbally established a "no nerdy t-shirts" rule, but did not verbally establish the "no new items" rule. If it was only implied, or you felt it was obvious to not buy you new gifts, but did not explicitly establish that rule like you did for the t-shirts, then it is not the same. Neither of you are bad or wrong for the moscommunication, but this is a great opportunity to have an open and frank discussion about gift expectations for each other.
"I guess Elf culture really has moved past self-improvement as a concept"
Sure, but sometimes (a lot of the time, from the experiences of multiple women in my life) doctors use "you're overweight" as a thought terminating phrase and won't even begin to look at other possible illnesses or treatments other than "you're overweight, you need diet and exercise".
By all means, if obesity is impacting their health it is something that needs to be addressed as well. That doesn't negate other health issues that happen to be comorbid with obesity, though.
Until you start selling a 1/3 lb burger to outcompete the 1/4 lb burger, but people are "4 is more than 3!" so your marketing fails...
Sounds too political to me /s
I absolutely hate this, but can't deny that it's accurate
Doesn't look like a Lab instructor to me, more like a Collie instructor
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