u/BeyondTheFirewall

I’m tired of the "Mac Tax" in ID. I love my MacBook for everything - design, video editing, management but the second I need to open Storyline or Suite Max, I’m back in 2015.

I tried Parallels but the lag killed my flow and drained my Mac's battery. Now I’m stuck keeping a dedicated Windows PC on my desk just for course authoring. It feels ridiculous to have a two-computer setup just because the industry standard course authoring tools refuse to go native on macOS.

To my fellow Mac-based IDs: How are you actually navigating this?

Are you just sucking it up with a second machine? Did you find a cloud-based VM that actually works without the lag? Or have you finally ditched the Windows-only tools for web-native ones even if it means losing some complex functionality?

I can’t be the only one frustrated by this. What’s your setup? I honestly want to know if there is a better way or if we’re all just collectively stuck in 2015. Recommendations desperately needed.

Just felt like some of us might need a void to shout into today. No judgment here.

I’ll go first. Shaving my neck.

I’m in my 40s and every single time I do it, it’s a total gamble. I’ve watched the tutorials, I’ve tried the 'against the grain' and 'with the grain' techniques but my neck hair seems to grow in a literal spiral pattern.

I usually just hack away at it until the skin looks vaguely smooth or starts bleeding whichever comes first. I feel like there’s some secret 'neck-shaving' manual that was handed out the day I stayed home sick from school. I see guys with perfectly clean lines and I’m just convinced they’re using dark magic.

What is that one unspoken rule or bro code every Indian man follows but women might not even realize exists?

Whether it is how we handle ourselves in public, the way we deal with family expectations, or the silent codes of friendship, let us get it all out there.

Women, what is something you have noticed us doing that you finally want an explanation for? Men, what is the one rule we all just instinctively know?

For example, if we are walking with a female friend, sister or partner on a busy street, we will instinctively and constantly reposition ourselves to be the "buffer" between her and the traffic or the crowd.

It is getting hard to find actual startup content in this sub lately. Every other post is either a "please hire me" or a long rant about how much the ecosystem sucks. I miss the days when we actually discussed building and scaling.

I am currently building in the B2B software space and looking to connect with fellow entrepreneurs who are actually in the trenches right now. If you are a founder focused on product and growth rather than just complaining or looking for work, let’s connect. Are there any real builders left here or has this sub officially turned into a career forum?