I'm really disappointed because over last several years Google has been removing little features that I care about.

First, I think with android 13, they removed the ability to switch audio outputs, for instance route sound through speakers while still connected to BT earphones, it used to be accessible through the volume slide. Now you can only do it through the music player and if you don't play any at the moment, well, screw you I guess.

Now with android 14 they removed sticky notifications for no reason. Now you can accidentally swipe them away and they are gone forever, no "undo" button in sight. Meanwhile apps assume their notification is sticky and never send it again.

In my opinion, taking away features from the user without their concent and absolutely zero reasons for it (no bugs, no performance impact), is a failure in engineering design.

The pictures don't load for me, so here is general advice from a person who spent probably hundreds of hours mindlessly swiping and holding meaningless conversations:

Treat it as a lottery

As in, there is an actual possibility for a very positive outcome, but the chance is miniscule and you shouldn't realistically expect any serious outcome.

I've had several very long-lasting connections formed on dating apps, but I only went so far because I spent months swiping and going through hundreds of eventually empty conversations.

Don't treat it seriously or it will emotionally grind you down. If you actually want to find a date, don't use dating apps at all. If you want to mindlessly scroll like on social media apps and kill time, sure.

The most unsettling thought is that somewhere there is a similar image that was used to train the AI

Saved this. Just like I did for tens of tar cheat sheets before. No, I won't remember it exists when I'll need to use tar. I will google it. I'll read that Stack Overflow page again. I will not enjoy it.

T_T

staring blankly in GrapheneOS

You mean double touchpad typing superiority?

Wasn't it confirmed by Ukrainian Air Force that The Ghost of Kyiv is an urban legend?

Sources cited on Wikipedia: one two three

Bro, as an international student in the states, I wish we would use even instagram chats, most of the time it's SMS CHATS LIKE IN 2000s or (god forbid) GroupMe

I prefer the version of this meme where he tries to :q! the conversation by saying it

It's a very general advice, but for gaming rolling release distros are usually best. Gaming community on Linux usually favors Fedora or Arch-based distros.