I’m on Mango, and it’s amazing for me. It’s well documented, as well as extremely flexible. I love it.

Oh, awesome. They weren’t even on my radar. I’ll look into it. Thanks.

Okay, thank you. I will definitely look into OpenCentauri to see if that’s a viable option for me. As I said, it will be a month or two before I am able to afford that, so I have time to research it all. And hey, thank you for being so helpful and responsive in this thread. You have been a great help.

I have seen some Elegoo models available here, yes. I have just heard that they aren’t very consumer friendly. Edging towards vendor lock-in, and so on.

Sure. If needs must, I can probably spend up to $350 if I wait a month or two. The other issue is that I live in South Korea, and I really don’t want to import. So you can make a suggestion for sure, and I’ll check if it’s available locally.

Thank you. I’ll definitely look at the space it offers. Although I’ll probably bite the bullet and spend a little extra on a Creality machine.

Thank you for the feedback. I don’t mind spending a few extra dollars, so I’ll definitely consider the Creality models. You’re completely right; vendor lock-in should be avoided.

Thank you. That is definitely a valuable data point. If it wasn’t an absolute nightmare experience, I’ll chalk it up in the plus column.

Vibe coded. Pass.

Hey, man. I’m sorry to hear about your situation. That really sucks, and I genuinely hope you pull through. Unfortunately, this isn’t really the best community for this sort of post. But if you want people to point you to resources that can help you, you’ll need to give a little more info. What country are you in? If it’s the US, what state? Maybe then, someone can point you to a relevant aid organization.

I get what you’re saying, but I don’t really believe that anyone is inherently less bright. I think we all have the capacity to be incredibly “intelligent” (a nebuluos term that doesn’t mean much, in my estimation). But our abilities get ground down over the years through failure, negative experience and media. We just need to flex our brains and boost our neuroplasticity.

Right? It’s not difficult. It’s just effort. Which is how you learn.

Neo-confucianism is a broad term for a loose collection of philosophical ideas influenced by or based on the writings of Confucius, the Chinese philosopher. It strongly influenced the development of Korean society, and it was the official state ideology at one point. It is still very prevalent, although not always expressed explicitly.

So I live in South Korea. The medical system here is heavily subsidized and socialized. This makes it very cheap and (mostly) accessible, but the downside is the bureaucracy that comes with that. It is also a very litigious culture, which makes it worse. Doctors here are extremely wary to prescribe anything too strong, and they communicate very little with the patients. It’s just, “Trust me, I’m a doctor.” And of course the neo-confucian mindset is also very strong here, with all the rigid hierarchy that comes with it.

The word ‘normie’ is just insulting. It implies a hierarchy of knowledge that I just don’t accept.

Exactly. That second example infuriates me. Just give me something to troubleshoot, for fuck’s sake.

I mean, for gen alpha, that’s an intentional effect. Tech is becoming more and more obfuscated by design.

Fair, yeah. It is pretty grim.

Done.

Good point. I’ll find a link now.