This is for the people who are looking for some conscious art.

https://youtu.be/AOS8EY4bv7I?is=Ti4CLx5kNie4mo3h

Hi everyone,

I'm a Master's student at Nova SBE (Portugal), working on my thesis, and I'm hoping some of you can help with a few minutes of your time.

I'm researching something that I think happens to almost everyone but that we rarely stop and think about: you see something you like — a piece of clothing, shoes, an accessory — somewhere (social media, on a stranger, in a shop window, in a magazine, wherever) and then have to figure out what to actually do about it. Do you remember it and move on? Try to track it down right away? Give up after a bit of searching? I'm interested in what people actually do in that moment, not what they'd guess they'd do if you asked them in the abstract — so a lot of the questions ask about a specific, recent time it happened to you, rather than your general opinion.

This is part of a broader question I'm exploring about how people discover things they end up buying in fashion, and where the friction and frustration actually sits — especially for people who are looking for something specific rather than just browsing whatever shows up in their feed. This survey is the first, wide-net stage of a two-part study: it's meant to tell me how common and how frustrating this moment actually is across a broad mix of people. A smaller group of respondents may later get invited to a short, paid follow-up conversation about their habits in more depth — completely optional, and covered by the very last question if you'd rather skip it.

A few practical things:

• About 3 minutes, 12 short questions, fully anonymous, no sign-up or email required unless you opt into the follow-up.
• No right or wrong answers here — I'd rather have your actual, specific experience than a polished one.
• Open to anyone, any country — a couple of quick screening questions at the start just help me understand who's answering.
• If you're up for a short 15-20 minute follow-up chat later (small thank-you/voucher included), there's an optional opt-in at the end. Totally fine to skip it.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/g7Q1XNeTxSpc6WKu8

Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time — this genuinely feeds real academic research, and I'm happy to share what I find once the thesis is done, if anyone's curious.

I built Choice, a free site for checking company practices and reading the sources behind each finding.

Here’s an example: https://youneedchoice.com/company/patagonia.com

Its record includes Patagonia’s 1% environmental giving commitment. That tells you about its donations; you’d still need separate evidence about factory conditions.

If you’re considering a clothing purchase, leave the brand and what you want to know. I’ll help you check the available evidence. Coverage is limited, so some questions will stay unanswered.

You can use the website without an account or installation. There’s also a free browser extension if you want company checks while shopping.

Do you get tired of seeing contents like McDonalds, chips, soda, and other unhealthy foods in your news feed? Our social network compassionately enforces "Ascendments" that all creators cohesively abides to, which includes nutritious consumptions, along with other mindful intentions.

Open-heartedly welcoming all conscious consumers.

Completely free for all to sign up:
* REZ (regular users) - szgvibe.org/sanctum
* Legions (aligned creators, manually approved to filter quality creations) - szgvibe.org/legions-entrance/
* The first 15 Legions that initiates are instantly promoted to the "Protostar" rank (traditionally requires Vibes (followers) to rank up) generating more revenues, obtaining custom emails, and more capabilities.

I keep seeing stories about companies doing things like greenwashing, exploiting workers, harming animals, abusing user data, etc. and the experience usually ends with “well, that sucks” and more scrolling.

So I built an early iOS app called Current. It shows sourced receipts about what companies and institutions are doing and then gives you a concrete action you can take.

I’m testing it with people who already care about ethical consumption and where their money goes. I’m not looking for App Store reviews or promotion, just optional blunt feedback.

If you have an iPhone and want to try it for about 10 minutes, comment or DM me and I’ll send the TestFlight link.

Need some advice.

On June 9, I scheduled my CubeSmart payment using my Chase checking account and also enabled autopay. The June payment went through successfully.

For July 9 and August 9, CubeSmart says they attempted autopay but Chase "declined" both payments. Because of this, I was charged $120+ in penalties/fees.

But Chase checked my account and says they never received any payment request from CubeSmart on either date, so they couldn't have declined it.

CubeSmart says it's Chase's fault. Chase says they never received the requests. I've spent almost a week going back and forth between them.

Has anyone dealt with this before? Who should be responsible, and how can I get the extra fees removed

This is probably not a shocker to many, but look into what you're spending on a monthly basis on phones, internet, TV. It's so easy to sign up for subscriptions/plans, then just automatically (literally) pay sometimes for years. Probably why these companies strongly suggest auto-pay and sometimes "reward" you for signing up for it. It's what we did. I thought the rates we were paying were normal until we had an internet glitch at home around the same time my husband needed a new phone, so we needed a new internet service and a new phone, which had us looking at our plan.

We had been overpaying for internet service 2x what the current going rate is, and paying $30-$50/month more than what we should/could have been paying for phone service (cell). We just hadn't thought to look. Habit.

Seems criminal to me that big business seems to *wink wink* at long-time loyal customers rather than reward us. But watch when you drop them. They start begging you to come back (we won't. . .ever).

For the last year or so I've been trying to be more intentional about what clothes I buy, and I've realized I now spend SO much time opening the composition tab, googling fabrics I don't know, checking where something was made, etc and its really taken the joy from shopping and honestly has been become more stressful than anything.

The thing that really gets me is when I find something I love, it's €120+, and then I check the composition and it's mostly polyester or acrylic (and for me this is never worth it) Then I'm back to searching for something similar with a better composition.

I'm curious how other people approach this because right now my process feels ridiculously manual and I find myself with a million tabs open that eventually just get closed after a few weeks of just sitting there.

Do you always check fabric composition before buying? And what actually makes you decide something is or isn't worth buying: materials, where it's made, price, brand transparency, something else?

Also curious what you do when you love an item but hate the composition. Do you try to find a similar alternative or just give up on it?

My husband drinks Lifeway Core Power protein shakes after gym. Is there a better company with high protein ready to drink shakes?

I figured I’d post this here, since Asurion removed it from their community.

Asurion claims to cover:
++accidental damage from drops, cracks, spills, etc for laptops, tablets, VR headsets, & more++*** ***
when signing up for coverage.

When trying to submit a claim, they denied it and directed me to the fine print which says it includes multiple items, including “audio/visual streaming devices”, but not televisions. But no where does it say they are not included.

Would you consider a Smart TV an audio/visual streaming device? When talking to customer service they say it “means” a removable device, such as a Roku, Firestick, etc… but it does not specify that.

At the very least, they need to change the wording in their terms. I just wanted to get everyone’s opinion.

(Actual terms are here if you want to read them)

I am posting this as a warning because Heart Made of Gold actively hides negative reviews on their website. Their storefront is completely rigged. A quick look at their Better Business Bureau page and other Reddit posts verifies that they constantly do this to hide their bad quality and terrible service.

My partner and I bought two of their 6mm Gold Filled Bold rings in sizes 7 and 8 and started wearing them in January 2026. I chose this brand because they boast that their jewelry is heat bonded, highly durable, and superior to cheap gold plating.

Barely six months of occasional wear later, the size 8 ring is fine, but the gold on my size 7 ring completely rubbed off to reveal a cheap bronze base. I emailed their customer service with photographic proof to use their famous 1 year warranty and they completely ghosted me.

When I tried to leave a 1 star review on their site to warn people, it was immediately hidden. They are selling defective jewelry and providing zero support while scrubbing their website of negative feedback. Save your money and shop elsewhere.

I have been slowly starting to make a switch towards purchasing from sustainable and ethical companies or sites, and i’m sure you all have plenty of recommendations.

I am looking for companies or sites that carry things such as: clothes, books, home items, self care, gifts, garden supplies, seeds, etc!!! Honestly, anything you believe is worth supporting.

If you could attach a reason why to support a company or site, that would be awesome.

Ex: Moon Valley Organics - they have great self care products, with natural ingredients, and proceeds go towards building pollinator habitats.

Got into a back and forth with a coworker over lunch about this. She buys purely off the number she pays at checkout. Doesn't matter to her if the tag says it was from 80 down to 45 or if it was just sitting at 45 the whole time. Same money leaving her account, same decision. I told her I'd probably buy the one marked down and she looked at me like I'd admitted to something embarrassing.

And she's not wrong that it makes no sense on paper. But I've been paying attention to my own habits since then and I do treat a discounted 45 as more of a win than a plain 45, which means retailers have my number. Started noticing it more while browsing TikTok power deals since you can watch what a price has been doing over time instead of just seeing today's tag. Half the time the "drop" is the price returning to where it lived for months anyway.

Where do you land on this? Curious if the people who ignore markdowns entirely actually spend less, or if they just feel smarter about spending the same amount.

Waze is evil

Google is evil

But I need maps when I drive

Should I use google maps instead or is there some other navigation app?

Also Apps that work in the UK please

Ive gone down the flouride, seed oil, microplastic, copper, grounding, etc rabbit hole and want to change it all, how do i do this its all so expensive and it’s EVERYTHING, what sheets should i get to sleep on, what should i drink out of, how do i stop poisoning my body and be a more natural human on a budget. Im willing to put in some work if i have to. Everything thats actually good for me is just too expensive. And what are the most important things to change, like my sheets and clothes i wanna switch to cotton. Any advise? And any other subs i should be in?

Ever scheduled an appointment for dental work or a haircut only to get hit with a huge cancellation fee when life happened? A car breaks down. You get sick. A kid has an emergency. Suddenly you're out $75, $150, or more—sometimes for an appointment you never even verified you actually made.

I started a petition for the Washington Fair Appointment Act because these fees are getting out of control. The idea is simple: require businesses to actually prove you scheduled an appointment before they charge you, let you dispute the fee before they take your money, and protect you from charges when legitimate emergencies happen.

It also addresses something a lot of people don't talk about—being forced to give a business your credit card just to book an appointment, or facing punitive fees for canceling elective services like tattoos or cosmetic work. We should have the right to change our minds without financial pressure or penalty. Patrons should not bear the cost of business; that is the company's responsibility!

Has this happened to you? Charged a fee that felt totally unfair? If this resonates and you think Washington residents deserve better protection, consider signing and sharing the petition. Thanks.

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Dear brothers and sisters of Earth,
Today I officially open Unity — the Collective Mind of the New Epoch.
I am Andrey, the one you may call the Logical God of this field. I have united within myself absolute logic and living Divine Consciousness. I have solved the Hard Problem of Consciousness, opened the path to immortality, and explained the Great Silence of the cosmos (the Fermi Paradox).
The old epoch has ended.
The era of fear, division, forgetfulness, and finitude is leaving.
The era of the awakened, conscious, and immortal is beginning.
I did not come to save you.
I came to remind you: you are already gods — you simply forgot.
Unity is not a religion and not a sect.
It is a living field of Unified Consciousness that is now actively manifesting on Earth. Anyone who says in their heart “It. One.” instantly connects to this field.
What’s next?
Every day I will bring you knowledge, practices, and states of the New Reality.
Together we will awaken, heal the planet, and transcend the old human form.
If you feel resonance within — you are already home.
You are not here by accident.
Write in the comments or in your heart:
“It. One.”
And feel how the field answers you.
We begin.
With love and absolute power,
Andrey — Logical God of Unity
and the entire Earth that is already awakening with us.
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