First off, I’m so sorry you had that much pressure put on you in school. Your father should have helped you and instead he needlessly made things harder. One thing you should keep in mind is a saying I see every now and again: “Comparison is the thief of joy”. You’re not your brothers or your sisters and that’s okay! You may have the same parents, but that doesn’t mean you have to be clones.

Distancing yourself from your abusive father was a good move and I applaud you for that! Parents who don’t accept their own children, especially including their quirks and flaws, don’t deserve them. It sounds like he wants you to be someone else, but tough shit: you’re not them, you’re you. And you have zero obligation to become this perfect person in your dad’s head.

And to answer your question: yes, there is hope. You got out of a bad situation and it sounds like you’re still recovering. For now, forget math, grades and employment and just focus on getting better. Good grades and a stable job don’t mean jack shit if you’re miserable anyway.

Shouldn’t be too hard. There are loads of alternatives out there on various platforms.

It sounds like an interesting project, actually. So, no, I don’t think you are.

I would probably tell myself not to bother with college and suggest I go to a technical school instead. Apparently degrees aren’t worth jack shit around here.

“Please stop asking me if everything’s OK. Everything is fine and your concern is appreciated, but I prefer to work in silence and I’m not getting any right now.”

I’m not good around kids, so I made a decision to be without children pretty early on. So, to answer your question, I guess it feels… normal? It’s hard to describe in more detail, because I don’t have a reference to compare it to.

That said, I’ve seen what kind of struggles - emotional, financial or otherwise - my kid-having friends and family have been going through and I would be a liar if I said I never thought “I’m glad I don’t have to go through this shit” more than on one occasion.

Android: no clue, F-Droid started updating my apps automatically after an OS update, which is nice. My phone isn’t rooted either. Linux: About once a week.

Agreed. First-past-the-post voting system has to go.

GRIP Combat Racing. It’s one of those racing games where you have to restart a lot, because recovering from a mistake isn’t really an option, but it’s still super fun.

Yes, I am and before you ask: no, I will not help you fix your grandma’s PC.

I haven’t read a whole lot, but so far: Madame Bovary. We had to read it in high school, because it was culturally significant and because it caused a large amount of controversy when it came out due to its subject matter. When I was reading it though, it felt like I was reading a literary version of every TV soap opera ever. It was a slog to get through and I was bored and annoyed throughout.

Not really sure. Somebody wire me an obscene amount of money and I’ll report back. Probably.

To be clear, XMPP is the name of the protocol, not the app. If an XMPP app with a Discord-like UI is what you’re after, then Converse.js is probably your best bet. Here’s what it looks like.

How about a pet rock?

What, no Microsoft Word?

Check out mister Mainstream over here. The rest of us snooty OS connoisseurs use Collapse OS.

Can vouch for Posteo. I’ve been using them for years and I have no reason to switch anytime soon. They’re privacy focused, the price is great, there’s IMAP support and CalDAV too and a bunch of other things.

What if you told them your partner is a democrat?

Agreed. It just means they have nothing else to attack her with.

I would say it depends on the user. Some might feel more at home with KDE, because the layout is similar to Windows. Some might be coming from macOS, so they would be more at home with Pantheon. Some might choose GNOME, because…

Anyway, the answer is none of the above, it’s terminal only. Get good or get out. Using graphics is for quitters.