Same here. Maybe it partly has to do with age, but definitely not only. I get super nostalgic about very few things - this game is one of them.

I haven't heard about mitochondria in so many years (obviously. why would I?) and I can't explain why it feels so good reading this now.

I wasn't aware of this, when did it start? So far, it has never happened to me not to be able to view reddit threads

Wish I could help with the strategy. I don't deal with this in any way, I genuinely don't care if someone likes me or not. I actually don't think about it. I understand this can be a problem and mess with one's confidence in a situation like yours, but the numbers speak for themselves - you are in a good place.

I agree, people don't really pay attention or bother to read about stuff like How to check if a QR code is safe. Honestly, I've been dealing with QR codes for quite a while, and I still occasionally spend time looking things up, reading about quishing, and whatever new scam/term appears.