The questions you posted, if representative of the types of questions you've received or would receive from your family and friends, are indicative of your core problem, perhaps: Your family and friends are morons. Being surrounded by weak-minds can have a very negative influence on your own intellect.
tl;dr: Try to surround yourself with smart, interesting people, Sevvero. You'll be better off for it ultimately.
...and toward that end myself, I'm done with this thread
