u/Feeling_Design4286

Okay, I'm not sure if someone already made a post like this? But I'm curious to what sort of disasters hit America and if it hit the rest of the world? Because the only thing that I can remember about another civilization was in TBOSAS when Sejanus was talking to Coriolanus about a (Don't get mad at me if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I've read/ watched TBOSAS) civilization in the north past the borders? something like that, but I don't think there is any other mention or any other civilization in the world, so I'm thinking all the other countries were wiped out too in whatever disasters hit America.

So in THG lore, its said that Panem arises centuries into the future on the ruins of North America after a series of environmental disasters or something like that, I can't remember much, I have yet to re-read the trilogy, but what could've been so extreme to wipe half of America out and possibly the whole world?

I'm thinking maybe global warming, or some sort of crazy virus took the world, making tons of people sick and have to quarantine- kind of like Covid-19 but if it was like that zombie virus in TWD or any other film with zombies, and I think that would make a bit of sense as not many humans would be able to manage certain things like dams ect, causing more floods as dams broke, buildings collapse due to lack of maintenance, big buildings collapsing possibly causing earth damage (earthquake? bro idk but do you get what I mean?)

Maybe I'm just stupid and delusional and trying to link my two favorite media's together, but I'm just theorizing what I think could've happened, and if it WAS a virus, we've seen first hand how advanced the Capitol technology is, they could have made a cure/ antiviral and then moved past the disasters. But then also I wonder, what could've also caused any environmental disasters, and why did they stop? you would probably think they would keep going, or keep going in intervals, what do you guys think?

I think he would freak out and just be that one guy in the group that would constantly whine and complain and do absolutely nothing to help the rest of the group.

But then again, he could do a Negan (TWD) route and become just like Negan, but I like the funnier option where he's just a little whiner about it.

Hello I am (16F) and my best friend is (15F). So basically, for more background information, My friend, we'll just call her Jade, has been struggling really hard for the last few years, her dad is really emotionally and physically abusive, her mother is out of the picture, and her grandmother (whom she and her dad lives with) can't really do anything about it because of her age. Jade's grandfather passed away three years ago, and that has really badly effected her, he was the only person in her life at that time that helped her through her father's abuse and the one person she truly felt loved by in her family (We were just 'friends' back then so I didn't know anything at the time), then when he passed away, she kind of spiraled, and she is still grieving him.

Now, to the present problem, Jade has been dating this guy, I'll call him Jake, Jake is (15M) and one grade below us, and they have been dating for three years, but the thing is, Jake is a honestly, really bad boyfriend, and I hate him, when he and Jade first started dating, he basically forced her into doing sexual acts with her, and he would text her disgusting things like "When we're older, I'll fuck you when you're asleep", just things that were feral and should not be said at our age at ALL. And this really effected Jade, she told her dad about it, and Jake's mum, but the thing is, Jake's mother didn't do anything about it, she didn't care that her son basically sexually assaulted his girlfriend, she didn't even report it to the police or anything, she just shrugged it off and insisted that her 'baby boy' wouldn't do such a thing, then she called Jade a 'slut' and a 'whore' for what JAKE did!!!?!??!

So Jade was never able to get the help she needed, I don't even think her dad did anything, if he did, I genuinely can't remember, this was like mid last year. Jade then tried to tell Jake off about it, but he was being an insensitive jackass and not caring at all, when Jade would want to talk about it with him, he would say 'I can't keep comforting you', just being an asshole to her, even though it was HIM that did that to her, but Jade still refuses to break up with him, even though he has massive problems, such as being VERY emotionally unavailable, immature, selfish, AND an actual racist (he's pure white and screams the n word and Jade doesn't even tell him off so I have to do it) she still wont let him go no matter what, and because of that, she has been getting really drained and upset about it, she's had such a tough life, getting bullied terribly all her primary school life, and all this shit, and I feel so bad.

Recently at school, I really noticed how distant she was, she was very quiet and wasn't talking that much in the group, later on I asked her what's on her mind, and basically she told me that it's too much and that she feel's so angry and hateful now, that she's in such a bad state of mind that she doesn't even want to be LOOKED at, she wishes she was invisible and that she likes to be alone now (she used to be so happy and always used to want to call with me or have sleepovers), she said that she's also struggling with body dysmorphia and an ED, she's so scared that she's getting bigger that she doesn't even eat that much anymore and she always walk's home now so that she doesn't get bigger, I've tried to tell her that it's normal for us girls to get bigger at this age, for growth and our biology and stuff, but she doesn't even believe me anymore. She even said that she doesn't even want to open up anymore because apparently every time she tried, no one would listen, not even her own father. Jade said to me that she didn't want comfort either, and I don't know what the hell to do.

I feel like I failed as a friend, I feel like it's my fault that she's this way now, I've always tried my best to help her, to support her throughout the years, but I'm just a kid, I don't know how to do this, and I feel so shitty because everything I did wasn't enough, and now I feel drained, I have my own serious issues going on at home, and I don't know how to support myself AND her, I feel like she needs my support more, though, but I don't know what to do, she said she didn't want comfort, but that's usually my baseline when somebody is struggling, genuinely what can I do in this situation? I don't want to lose my best and only friend because of this.

Hello! So I wish to start creating my own music, but unfortunately I don't have any money, or a job, I'm 16. Nor do I have any musical talent beside my vocals, I can't play any instruments sadly, so all I really have to work with is my voice and any possible online sources, I don't really have any friends, and the ones I have don't play any instruments either and have no interest in being in a band :( AND I only have a laptop, I don't have a phone of anything like that. So basically, I'm wondering if there is any *free* or very cheap software or app that I could get where I can create my own beats and melodies to help me make the music I want too.

I take great inspiration from Pierce The Veil, My Chemical Romance, and Sleeping With Sirens, so I would like to make music a bit like theirs, but I have no way of creating sound with drums or guitars, simply because I have no access to them. So back to my original question, is there any cheap/ free music software/ app that I could use to help me start out? I would greatly appreciate the help, thank you!