Water fasting would be my best bet.

You can’t be in more caloric deficit and ketosis than by simply not eating.

I did the same switch some time ago. As a tech guy, I sometimes miss the plethora of options to customise your experience in Linux, but as a busy dad, I am happy that I don’t need to worry about fixing stuff after updating.

Go for a silicone mac (M1 and above) and I’m sure you won’t regret it - given you are fine with spending the occasional dollar for some cool software to polish your experience.

It will not be enough to just read about it …

Car batteries are high ampere, low voltage. They wouldn’t feel a thing …

How do drugs work then? Many are structurally similar to serotonin and are pretty effective when ingested (psilocybin, LSD, …).

KeePassium on iOS and the .kdbx-files in your iCloud for sync? Strongbox for macOS.

Darknet market?

Stockholm syndrom is real!

MDMA works that way for certain conditions like PTSD. It’s a bit like your brain has forgotten what „happy“ (or just „not depressed“) feels like. A substance induces that state and therapy helps to stabilise it.

That really never happened to me. I find swiping to confirm anything really annoying.

What is the benefit of this? Seems pretty annoying tbh.

That is an accurate description of what happened then and now. The only difference still are death camps.

This! Skilful use of substances is the key. Understand why you take it, how it works in your body and what you can do to get closer to the desired state or effect without using.

That is also why I believe the differentiation between legal and illegal substances is not helpful, as it often leads to a more careless (ab)use of legal substances like alcohol.

I hate it with a passion. It is the complete opposite of what Apple design should be, which is clean, functional and free of distractions !

There might be, but the fact that you don’t know it illustrates the problem: market share and popularity.

That IS disco!

One of the few beetles that can actually kill a human.

Obsidian was already mentioned. I prefer to use it with Typora as a minimal, distraction-free markdown writer app.

Shantaram. It was very much both, a captivating pleasure to read and the utmost inspiration of willing to live life to its fullest and be a compassionate human being.

Which is complete bs to begin with. Lead was added to fortify benzine for higher compression and to “lubricate” the valves. Modern additives and motor construction makes lead completely unnecessary and even possibly detrimental. It basically was used to mask constructional shortcomings of old motors.