Kaul

Housing Website Alternatives/Scrapers? This is partially a rant and partially a cry for help I’m just wondering if anyone’s got any links to sites to browse housing that don’t make you feel like you’re a fish in a tank full of sharks…? Like seriously, I hit a button to request a viewing of a house and they auto-created me an account, added the house to my “favorites”, and now I’m getting spammed by the site and an unnecessary amount of “Agents”. Very overwhelming. Like for fucks sake, I’m just trying to see what I can get for my price range in person. I don’t have favorites. If it’s not outrageously priced and doesn’t look like trash, I’d like to see it. But they capitalize on their pretty AI-edited pictures, give you anxiety by spamming you, and send someone to the house with you that tries WAY too fucking hard to make you feel good in any way possible. It all feels wrong. I want to cut out as much bullshit as possible. (Yes, I’m aware somebody has to show me the house… so obviously that part can’t be cut out). Seriously, if I’m planning to go into debt to secure a place to live, chill the fuck out and let me spend time finding the right place motherfuckers. I’m not trying to be rushed into a decision that ruins my life just so you can make more in commission for that month. So back to my question, does anybody know of any websites or services that scrape these disrespectful, mass data-collecting, shithole websites, or are they my only option? Alternatively, does anybody have suggestions on the best way to go about house hunting without feeling like you’re a target or a “sale to be made”? I’m feeling paranoid about this and really don’t want to be taken advantage of in such a major decision.

Seconded, been using the fossify launcher for probably over a year now. Only thing I wish it had was customizable icons, but otherwise it’s perfect.

Unsurprising to anyone around boomers. Grandma asks Gemini everything. Dad scrolls shorts all day. Grandpa rage posts on Facebook. Then you talk to them about real life shit and they act like they understand, but how could they understand when they haven’t been present for years? Their opinions and beliefs are no longer based in reality. They say stupid out of touch shit and have absolutely no hobbies anymore. The disconnect between me and my parents and grandparents makes me physically sick and there’s legitimately no amount of effort I can put in that would get any of them to stop… Because it’s addictive as fuck. For fucks sake any time I’m with my dad he’s just scrolling short videos and laughing/making comments trying to bring everyone else into what he’s watching and holy shit it’s legitimately the most annoying fucking thing. Put your fucking phone down and experience real life. YOU think it’s so awesome because they know EXACTLY what you like but nobody else fucking cares. I see everyone around me mentally degrading because of this shit and I’m feeling worried. It makes me feel like I need to make a Facebook account just to fill their feeds with less slop but I deleted my Facebook 10 years ago. I don’t know how else to get through to them. If anyone has ideas that’ve worked on their family, lmk. Rant over.