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Recommendations on GasBuddy replacement?

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You drive around in circles inspecting all your local gas stations? That seems silly.

Sometimes things just aren't for you, and that's okay. If you're not looking to optimize your spending on gas, then this app or concept isn't for you.

I know I personally don't use it. I don't drive much, so the extra $2 a month from unoptimized gas purchasing isn't worth thinking about.

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Subjectivity makes most idealistic people feel that they are a realists and most realistic people feel they are a pessimistic.

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Why would anyone believe anything that they don't think is real?

Because it's comfortable or convenient. Take religious folks. If they REALLY thought there was an afterlife, they wouldn't bother with medicine or doctors. They'd be happy when people died because those people made it. The world would look very different if they thought it was real. But instead, they only believe that they believe, even if they know and act as if it's not real.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CqyJzDZWvGhhFJ7dY/belief-in-belief

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Just god screwing with us again

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Religion makes a lot more sense when you think of it like parents lying to their kids to get them to behave.

Like yeah, don't kill each other because uh... because someone is watching and will kill you twice as hard forever.

Point is, the elf on the shelf is my lord and savior.