on android apps can also request a list of other apps installed, for example the mcdonalds app can check whether the kfc app is installed. it doesn’t give apps broad permission to check for every single app on your device (before android 11 that was actually the case), but apps can definitely spy on their competitors that way.

even being a bad parent can be very tough

it has layers, like an onion

the food also flavors the water, and sometimes a mildly food-flavored hot water is a really great thing to have

seems like a lot of work for not a lot of utility