Ironically, the metaverse and all its sub-par current level of development & entertainment is starting to become more and more attractive as gas prices go up.

I might actually build a new computer after 7 years because I don't see tech prices going down, only up, and it will be only more and more expensive to travel.

Maybe disappearing into a videogame or two or other form of digital entertainment and riding out this nightmare for a year and a half (which is how long I suspect it will last), is the better option now for a lot of people.

I know a happy thing for our family is our meemaw put up a pop-up pool last week and we've finally been able to start swimming as the weather warms up, so that's been nice.