Physical controls were a primary reason I went with a 2023 Mazda 3. I didn’t want a touch screen as the primary input device. The rotary dials for menus and volume have been great. I find the screen is just in a better position too; it doesn’t need to be within reach so it just blends into the dash better and is at an easier angle to see.

Before I updated my car I used the headphone jack regularly for playing music there. Otherwise it was relegated to a couple situations a year like air travel.

Now that I’ve got a newer vehicle I just have all my music on USB there.

I only go for one community surrounding a book series, and only on Mondays when there are weekly discussion threads for new chapters. I found reddit pretty easy to cut out when I just stopped using it on mobile entirely.

Good way to play victim too.

I haven’t watched any episodes (of any series) this season, but I’m pretty surprised to see something above Mushoku Tensei. Figured that’d be a lock for the season.

Thanks, that was interesting. Pretty different experience when there’s very little contention for space.

Less engagement is exactly what I would want. Show me my new chronological content and then I’ll get the hell out of there.