From: ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de   
      
   Ben Collver  wrote or quoted:   
   >How To Use The Internet Again: A Curriculum   
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   >by Brooklyn Gibbs, Oct 23, 2025   
   >The most common (and easiest) thing to do on the internet is   
   >complain. The range of topics varies from person to person, but one   
   >consistent grumble circles around The Algorithm and it's incorrect   
   >assumptions about what a person might want to consume.   
      
   How To Cook From Scratch Again: A Curriculum   
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   by Brooksie Glibbs, Oct 23, 2025   
      
   The most common (and easiest) thing people do when it comes to   
   their diet is complain. The range of gripes varies, but one   
   recurring lament is about the monotony and unhealthy choices   
   of always eating fast food.   
      
   "Why am I eating another greasy burger again?"   
      
   "When will I even find a meal that isn't just fries or fried   
   chicken?"   
      
   I am no saint; I have definitely whined about my own takeout   
   choices more times than I can count, but after a short sulk,   
   I usually do the obvious thing: open my kitchen, look for   
   whatever fresh ingredients I have, try a simple recipe,   
   or even decide to skip fast food altogether.   
      
   What shocks me is how many people forget that option exists.   
   I recently shared some tips on how to cook nutritious meals   
   from basic pantry staples, and surprisingly, many people   
   admitted they had forgotten how to cook from scratch.   
   That broke my heart a little.   
      
   You can't call it truly eating well if you never leave the   
   fast food drive-thru. If your entire diet revolves around   
   burgers, fries, pizza, and fried snacks, you’re basically   
   eating mall food — predictable, greasy, cheap, and fast, but   
   don't mistake it for real cooking. Real cooking happens at   
   home, with fresh ingredients, herbs, and the freedom to make   
   meals your own. That kind of cooking is the real food world,   
   and many haven’t been there in a long time.   
      
   This curriculum is designed to remind you what real cooking   
   used to be—and still is. It's built to help you reignite your   
   love for homemade meals. After this course, you won’t complain   
   about having no good options. Instead, you’ll remember how to   
   cook from real ingredients again and take control of your   
   diet.   
      
   . . .   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)