I walk into my brother’s college dorm and the first thing I see is the iPad I BOUGHT HIM hanging from the ceiling like it’s some kind of low-budget sci-fi experiment. Suspended. From. The. Ceiling. On a bendy arm contraption. That thing cost me serious money and he’s treating it like a decoration from a tech-themed haunted house.
He’s sitting there all proud explaining how it’s “hands-free” so he can watch stuff in bed. Hands-free?? You know what else is hands-free? A desk. A normal stand. A table. Not drilling hardware into a dorm ceiling and dangling an expensive device over his own face like a liability lawsuit waiting to happen.
I did not even argue. I grabbed a chair, climbed up, unhooked the whole setup, and took the iPad off the mount right in front of him. Told him if he wants to experiment with ceiling engineering, he can do it with something he paid for. I put the iPad back in its case and said it’s staying with me until he learns the difference between “creative” and “reckless.” If that makes me the villain, so be it.
