I am from the USA, but it depends on your college and class. Sometimes, it was a purely digital purchase, sometimes, the book and the access code were bundled together, and sometimes, the book and the access code were separate. I’ve also seen colleges that have textbook rental at no extra cost

They’re just as expensive still, plus depending on your college, you may have to pay for online access codes for your homework on top of textbooks

Fortunately, pdfs of textbooks are usually pretty easy to find

I’ve been enjoying fossify music player. My main issue is that the sorting is based on metadata, and not folder structure, but other than that, it’s a solid music player.

It doesn’t have any lyrics, though, which is not helpful for what you’re looking for

Sketches of Brunswick East by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Mild High Club

Some recent bands I’ve been enjoying include Sister Wife Sex Strike, Cricket!, SPY, Cheap Perfume, and JER

For me, it feels kinda like I am stuck piloting a meat suit that I have no idea how I got into. Everything also just kinda feels “off”, for lack of a better way to explain it. Nothing truly feels real, and it is more of a weird feeling than a scary feeling to me. Usually, I will very suddenly snap out of it, and that is very jarring