in case no one’s told you in a while. you are valid.
Weak Hero Class 1 (2022) + letterboxd reviews (pt.3)
This is a plea to my followers.
Stop buying Apple products. I know you’ve used them for most of your life, and I know it’s inconvenient to move to a new brand because in most cases, you cannot take your contacts with you on various chat apps.
I know this is inconvenient. I truly do.
But Apple is not the company it was before. There is now no difference between an Apple computer and a Windows computer in terms of graphic design. I know this for a fact. I had to use both in college 20 years ago, and non-apple computers are now generally better for design work than Apple computers.
Most non-apple companies encourage self-repair of your own devices, while Apple refuses it. I also know this for a fact, as I watched Apple computers become slowly less reparable through the late 90s and early 2000s. Where I was once able to do the repairs on our office computers, we had to start sending out our Apple devices because they started gluing things down on their logic boards. Notably the glue they used was not heat-resistant and led to device damage should the heat sink system fail. But they did this because they wanted to dig more money out of their customers.
Apple software is also designed to fail. I cannot believe people are still buying new devices after the scandal where Apple was slowing their phones in order to force people to purchase new versions.
Apple hardware is designed to become obsolete. Motherboards and logic boards are designed to hold exactly what comes attached to them and will fail if upgrade attempts are made.
Apple refuses to work with software developers despite promises of cross-compatibility. One of the very first coding problems I discovered was to discover a gigantic hole in a software program that made a plotter (giant printer) compatible with iOS. This caused a memory leak, leading to necessary resets of the computer after every 2 feet of printing.
I know that it’s not possible for most of you to just throw your devices away and buy a new one. I wouldn’t be able to do that, either. But eventually there will come a time when you have to upgrade, and I encourage you to take the plunge and purchase a non-apple device. I don’t even have a recommendation for you because literally anything is better than Apple. A rock that you write on is better than an Apple phone.
Unfortunately I expect to be shadow-banned on Apple devices because of this, and I’ll try to report on decreased activity as much as I can.
It’s time to stop trying to beg Apple to change. They won’t. It’s time now to just stop supporting Apple.
cw: self-indulgent, reader has short hair and piercings, atsumu is there
iwaizumi hajime isn’t an easy man to distract.
only a singularly focused man could be the ace of aoba johsai, could study at a prestigious university in a selective major, could become the trainer for the japanese men’s national volleyball team. he chases his goals relentlessly; he is intense in every realm of his life.
“blah, blah, blah, backstory stuff,” is all he can hear from atsumu’s mouth as he watches you nod along. you’re a childhood friend of the setter, or a cousin, or something like that. you came to team dinner because you’ve just moved to the area and you’re relying on atsumu to introduce you to people who will show you around.
iwaizumi wants to show you around, alright.
your eyes are lively, your lips pressed together as you try not to laugh at whatever bullshit is coming out of atsumu’s mouth. iwaizumi’s jaw goes slack as you nod along and your earrings jingle, exposed by your short hair and emphasizing your long neck. your jewelry is all coordinated, from your multiple piercings to the necklace resting on your exposed collarbone.
“-waizumi,” someone is saying. “iwaizumi-san!”
oh, shit. everyone’s looking at him.
“…huh,” he grunts articulately, training his eyes on his plate.
“i was saying,” atsumu says, a glint in his eyes that iwaizumi does not like at all. “you know some good hiking spots in the area, yeah? places where you can be in nature in the city?”
“uh,” iwaizumi says. “yeah. why?”
“oh,” you cut in before atsumu says something horrible and weird—iwaizumi’s developed a sixth sense for when he’s about to do that— “i was curious. i’m not used to such urban areas, so maybe you could take me to some of your favorites?”
“course,” he agrees before he processes anything you’ve said. “whenever you want.”
you beam at him, pretty lips splitting into a wide white smile, and he completely loses track of whoever is snickering in the background.
“you’re so kind, iwaizumi-san,” you tap a finger on your nose. your nails are shiny, long and sharp. he can almost feel them on his skin. if he blushes any harder he’s going to get a nosebleed. “not at all like atsu said.”
iwaizumi swivels his head to stare at the setter, suddenly laser-focused. atsumu laughs, looking panicked.
“i only said good things, all good things! like you’re really strong, and cool, and good with baby animals…” he trails off. “right?”
“next practice,” iwaizumi promises, “you’re gonna do dolphin drills until you die.”
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Aidan Gallagher as Number Five in THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Season 3