Potatomache

That’s tricky because lower back pain can be due to many things.

If it’s related to muscle tenseness, have you tried stretching? Dynamic side stretches first to warm the area up, then more sustained holds. I find a combination of side stretches, sustained cobra pose, child’s pose, some squats and that hamstring stretch one does while lying down can help.

I think our surroundings would be much cleaner. We’d have less flyers, billboards, tarps, etc. We would live in a quieter world filled with less distraction.

As much as I hate it however, I agree that it’s a necessary evil, but maybe it could be executed more responsibly. I personally prefer “buy it for life” discussions, or product reviews by experts, or those gradings according to sustainability. So maybe in a non-capitalist society, adverts would be more informative than just, “look at this shiny thing, don’t you want it?”

I think “hope” is a tricky word for it. A lot of people don’t really care about the issues and a lot of people who use it sparingly for a quick “haha” won’t really be affected (at least not yet). So those people may not really hope for more.

I still use reddit for my niche gaming communities and while the possibility of making federated alternatives for those communities exists, it’s far simpler to stay.