and most of them are in muslim countries.

Source for this? This just reads as blatant xenophobia...

just use a different email or something

This happened to me too, you need a phone number unfortunately

If this is all that's blocking you (not the fact that they don't want your business), you might have a friend who's been playing the T-Mobile free phone number game. I know some people with 4+ phone numbers they don't need/use, simply because they were free (one-time activation with old byod or taxes-only free phone).

I've considered asking to borrow a number to verify with Discord so they don't actually have my phone number, but decided I'd rather just be unverified.

You can get one for a few bucks

Go to the latin mass :) find community at church

Church -> Marriage -> children -> kids sporting events or school events

gif picker lol

You were born in an era where the internet wasn't as addictive as it is nowadays.

Heroin is addictive. Physical compulsion is addiction. What you are talking about is not addiction. It shares some elements, but no one is breaking into cars so they can scroll Instagram.

They are lying and stealing from their parents to “scroll instagram”

And the parents feel entitled to the truth...why? Children are not property.

What specifically do you mean by 'stealing'?

From the original comment

> lied and deceived extensively to gain access to devices, and repeatedly sacrificed relationships and trust for more screen time

It’s not about truth, it’s about lying to gain access to devices. Lying to gain access is a type of theft therefore stealing.

I disagree with that analysis. It strikes me that a parent is denying a child access to something that the vast majority of other children have access to while that child is forced to live under a structure that prevents them from generating enough income to obtain their own device independently.

As that entire structure is illegitimate, the actions of the child are understandable.

Exactly. And what worries me is that they are essentially greasing the groove for these synapses, growing the neural network around deception and dishonesty. If they get into gambling in 5 years or so and happen to have a partner, they will already be somewhat adapted and practiced in hiding this activity quite effectively rather than seeking and accepting help. It's worrying. It's all foundational to very self-destructive habits from my perspective.

This is pseudo-intellectual nonsense - we are strangers to ourselves, we do not truly know how the mind works.

interesting how can I go into building Agents? I have the kiro IDE for a project but how can I make sure what they're doing is correct? Right now i'm just vibecoding or using the more detailed requirements path but I haven't used coding Agents because I actually don't get how does the feedback loop work with them

I know it's not for everyone but you can give birth in Mexico or Latin American country with good doctors who speak English and pay less. Or you can negotiate with hospitals before giving birth

If you want to know the key to Heaven is asking God for forgiveness for your sins with the intention of becoming better. Repent and believe in the Gospel, go to the traditional Latin mass if you can

This is not the right context to try to push your religious views on others.

You don't speak for or get to decide for other people, you only get to speak for and decide for yourself, and the same goes in principle for everybody else.

"Kill" is another concept that has differing definitional scopes, depending on religion or legal system. Or even differing for the same religion/legal system for different contexts and/or time periods.

And that is why you should never risk your life to save anyone else, right?

this is why i believe ad blockers are perfectly moral to use for families

To be fair, Youtube Premium subscription is very affordable and lets you have an ad-free experience. I reward services if they offer ad-free versions for a reasonable price.

And everyone else.