Happy New Year everyone!
I spend too much time on wasteof. But of all the places on the internet, this is the only one that is worth coming back to multiple times a day.
Now, I present my goals for 2024. The goals are all specific and quantifiable, so I can measure if I complete them. Here they are:
Run a 5k in under 20 mins by March, under 18 mins by August, and under 16 mins by November
Run over 1500 miles in total
Run a race every month - except January because I canāt find a single convenient race that month.
Finish school early - Iām on track to finish 1-2 weeks early, so I want to keep, if not improve, that lead
Bring the wasteof iOS app to feature parity with wasteof2 by July, and to parity with wasteof4 by November
Do some other big coding project
Read the book of John, taking it slowly through the book - Goal is 3-4 verses per day, John has 879 verses so it should take up the majority of the year
Become (at least) friends with my crush. āBecoming friendsā is defined as getting her phone number. I wonāt see her until August, though and I barely know her. And Iām the most awkward person ever. Weāll see.
Buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 10 when they come out.
Get a driverās license by August - I need 60 hours of driving practice in total, I have about 10 so far. I havenāt been trying though.
Get a job.
Repost this weekly with progress updates on what Iāve done to keep myself accountable.
2023 was the greatest year of my life. 2024 will be even better. Letās get it.
I went there yesterday and it was pretty cool, I saw a wild turkey which Iāve never seen before. Itās also really crazy that thereās just so much wild space right there, itās surrounded by neighborhoods and a highway. Thereās also the old golf cart trail which seems like it just goes randomly through the woods (the course has been shut down so long that the greens are just forest now, so the trail seems random). The sad part is theyāre trying to develop it into houses, which would destroy all the nature.
This is super anticlimactic but I didnāt even go there yesterday because there was someone there
And oren was never heard from again
Iām gonna try to explore an old abandoned golf course that is like right by my house. Iāll tell you how it went tomorrow
This is super anticlimactic but I didnāt even go there yesterday because there was someone there
And oren was never heard from again
Iām gonna try to explore an old abandoned golf course that is like right by my house. Iāll tell you how it went tomorrow
Iām gonna try to explore an old abandoned golf course that is like right by my house. Iāll tell you how it went tomorrow
Scratch forumers watching as their community, built up over like 7 years, disintegrates in 48 hours from an April Fools joke:
TW: immature people will not appreciate this post
Thereās a lot of stuff I really want to say about controversies and stuff but I know I shouldnāt. I have been controversial in the past (IYKYK) and being on the outside now really reveals how stupid it is. I donāt want to start that again. So Iām gonna give some meta thoughts, and why Iām hopeful this will stop eventually.
Most of the recent controversies have been about jokes that someone made that were in bad taste, and then it turns into an argument about some bigger issue (Imagine somebody makes a joke about their friend being so stupid for using 24hr time. If it blew up, it would become an argument about which time method is better.). This is just immature. If you really donāt want to start controversy, donāt post a joke if it even has a chance of starting an argument. āBut I should be able to make a joke ā Is it worth it at the expense of a controversy? Set your priorities right.
How this looks practically:
Iām going to use myself as an example. I used to be super controversial. I became more mature and look what happened. I havenāt been involved in any major controversy at all. I used to use wasteof on my Apple Watch. I stopped doing this because it made it easy for me to post something without thinking. Now I only use it on my computer, and I only use the computer between noon and 4pm. Maybe you should do the same thing. Put barriers between yourself and this site if you have a problem with not thinking about your words.
If you set limits on yourself, eventually you will get used to them and you can go back to how it was without the limits, because the limits make you more mature. I canāt use wasteof on my watch because of a bug with watchOS, but I think I am mature enough to handle it now.
TLDR: Do whatever it takes to get maturity and avoid controversy. This may require leaving wasteof, or changing how you use it. But no matter what it takes you should probably do it. Stop the immaturity and focus on what really matters.
The good thing is, maturity naturally grows with age. wasteof seems to be around itās carrying capacity (the amount of new users has decreased massively from its late-2022 peak), so from this point on the average age of the site will only increase. The average maturity should do the same. So I think it will get better in the future.
I am not leaving wasteof anytime soon and I think its a really bad move to do so. Leaving because you think the community is bad is really prideful (āI deserve betterā) and it usually makes the community even worse, starting a negative feedback loop.
Anyways, hope this is helpful. Maturity is really lacking on here and I think itās the core problem that causes fights and arguments. That and a lack of humility.
Did anyone actually take this seriously? If so, read the 4th paragraph.
I must come forth with a confession that burdens my conscience. Recent events in our community, including what has been referred to as the "skibidi takeover," were orchestrated by me with a singular goal in mind: to prompt the moderation team to shut down the site, forcing us to step away from our screens and touch grass.
Through the creation of alt accounts and the fabrication of personas like "dertermenter" and "dood," I engineered a narrative designed to sow anger and escalate tensions. The character of "lily" was a pawn in this scheme, employed to worsen conflicts and drive the community towards chaos. I used supporting characters like āradi8ā, āraeryā, and āduolingoā to boost my plan.
However, despite my careful planning and manipulation, the desired outcome was not achieved. Instead of prompting a shutdown and a much-needed break from our digital realms, the result has been nothing short of a failure.
What's more, I regret to inform you that the repercussions of these events went beyond our virtual realm. Several users have confided in me that the heightened stress and anxiety caused by the turmoil within our community led to unfortunate accidents, including instances of individuals so consumed by the drama that they involuntarily soiled themselves during a math exam.
Going forward, Iām resolved to learn from this experience and seek alternative means to foster positive change within our community. Let us use this moment of reflection to reaffirm our commitment to empathy, understanding, and mutual respect
Sincerely,
Oren āThe Skibidi Rizzlerā Lindsey
Sorry I missed posting this the last couple of weeks. It was due to a change in how I use the computer, I always forget until itās too late.
This week was really good, especially Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday. I basically worked continuously with no distractions on those days.
1. I missed this goal a couple weeks ago. However, this was due to the course being crazy hard (my friend who usually gets ~17 minutes in the 5K got ~21 minutes!). I do think I have the physical capability to do a sub-20 5K though.
2. Iām up to 284 miles in total. This is slightly below where I need to be, but Iām not super worried. When cross-country season starts I will really increase my mileage.
4. Thereās only 1 really āhardā thing in school left (other than finals) which is happening tomorrow. After that I can basically grind and finish.
Happy New Year everyone!
I spend too much time on wasteof. But of all the places on the internet, this is the only one that is worth coming back to multiple times a day.
Now, I present my goals for 2024. The goals are all specific and quantifiable, so I can measure if I complete them. Here they are:
Run a 5k in under 20 mins by March, under 18 mins by August, and under 16 mins by November
Run over 1500 miles in total
Run a race every month - except January because I canāt find a single convenient race that month.
Finish school early - Iām on track to finish 1-2 weeks early, so I want to keep, if not improve, that lead
Bring the wasteof iOS app to feature parity with wasteof2 by July, and to parity with wasteof4 by November
Do some other big coding project
Read the book of John, taking it slowly through the book - Goal is 3-4 verses per day, John has 879 verses so it should take up the majority of the year
Become (at least) friends with my crush. āBecoming friendsā is defined as getting her phone number. I wonāt see her until August, though and I barely know her. And Iām the most awkward person ever. Weāll see.
Buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 10 when they come out.
Get a driverās license by August - I need 60 hours of driving practice in total, I have about 10 so far. I havenāt been trying though.
Get a job.
Repost this weekly with progress updates on what Iāve done to keep myself accountable.
2023 was the greatest year of my life. 2024 will be even better. Letās get it.
I must come forth with a confession that burdens my conscience. Recent events in our community, including what has been referred to as the "skibidi takeover," were orchestrated by me with a singular goal in mind: to prompt the moderation team to shut down the site, forcing us to step away from our screens and touch grass.
Through the creation of alt accounts and the fabrication of personas like "dertermenter" and "dood," I engineered a narrative designed to sow anger and escalate tensions. The character of "lily" was a pawn in this scheme, employed to worsen conflicts and drive the community towards chaos. I used supporting characters like āradi8ā, āraeryā, and āduolingoā to boost my plan.
However, despite my careful planning and manipulation, the desired outcome was not achieved. Instead of prompting a shutdown and a much-needed break from our digital realms, the result has been nothing short of a failure.
What's more, I regret to inform you that the repercussions of these events went beyond our virtual realm. Several users have confided in me that the heightened stress and anxiety caused by the turmoil within our community led to unfortunate accidents, including instances of individuals so consumed by the drama that they involuntarily soiled themselves during a math exam.
Going forward, Iām resolved to learn from this experience and seek alternative means to foster positive change within our community. Let us use this moment of reflection to reaffirm our commitment to empathy, understanding, and mutual respect
Sincerely,
Oren āThe Skibidi Rizzlerā Lindsey
If you want to keep up with the development of wasteof for iOS, go here: https://github.com/users/Oren-Lindsey/projects/4/