For all the site’s flaws, answers like this are why I stick around #metafilter
https://ask.metafilter.com/314875/Zero-Budget-Birthday-Ideas-Under-Dismal-Circumstances
@photopuck when I was at my lowest, people asked what they could send. I said “magnets” and now I have a fridge full of magnets from mefites around the w
@photopuck obviously "world" got cut off. An Australian also sent me a care package of local foods I'd never heard of! (Mostly candy.)
@afabulous yeah that’s awesome. Tangible reminders of regard you look at every day.