As a forced mac user at work (always used windows or Linux) the number of modifier keys is really confusing. On pc you use control almost for anything, alt for very special cases (when usually control is already taken) and the windows/meta key for os-related things. On mac a lot of shortcuts use command, but some use control, and there are a bunch that use option without a real reason why, my memory really suffers from this.

The only common thing between the two is that the fn key is only used for the special modifiers under F1-F12.

I was given a magic keyboard, and my plan was to replace it with a standard one, but then I found about the keys mapping from Karabiner, and the fn key is exactly at the control position...so I started remapping.

Now, I can do almost everything with fn+key. Fn+c=command+c, fn+s=control+s and so on.

I've joined local groups for anime and videogames, but they are mostly anime. Videogames and programming seems to be almost exclusively masculine (the stereotypes are there for a reason) but the few girls there doesn't seem much different.

Maybe I've had bad luck, maybe I need to search more, but still...the situation seems to be similar everywhere.

That women feel pressured to be introverted and/or man feel pressured to be extroverted. Being the opposite is a handicap.

Although, the good part, is that the personality doesn't seems to be genetic and doesn't come from your parents either, otherwise we would be extinct (literally).

Unfortunately, this situation makes me think about genre issues in an different way, not only sort of understanding why they happen, but surprised that it's not more common. I've met very horrid persons, that have achieve what I haven't, just because women doesn't seem to try to see past them. Is like they gave up...

As someone who identifies with the text, a very introverted guy that almost never starts a conversation but it's able to maintain it once they other person starts it, and as someone who has never dated any girl (and failed to do so) I'll just say: almost every random person that talks with me...is a man.

It doesn't seems...fair...and, again, says a lot about society.

I was in a similar situation in 2021, and my requirements were small size, no notch and headphone jack. I didn't like Samsung (the android from Samsung is fundamentally different from the other androids) and wanted to avoid xiaomi and other similar brands due to the ads bloatware.

The size requirement was basically impossible, but I switched it to a width requirement instead, and I found the Sony Xperia 10 III.

Pros: One of the smallest widths, no notch, jack, and a minor modified android (no stock, but pretty close).

Cons: too tall (but at least the small width makes it a easier to use with one hand), medium-bad camera (for some reason, although I don't care) and some preinstalled apps (like Facebook, but you can remove/disable them with adb).

Overall I'm pretty happy with it, and I'm considering another Xperia as a replacement if this one starts to fail (more than 4 years now, but still fine)