diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 61f4c69..f76ea24 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ version = "0.3.28"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4bca583b7e26f571124fe5b7561d49cb2868d79116cfa0eefce955557c6fee8c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-io"
+version = "0.3.28"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fff74096e71ed47f8e023204cfd0aa1289cd54ae5430a9523be060cdb849964"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
 version = "0.3.28"
@@ -207,9 +213,12 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "26b01e40b772d54cf6c6d721c1d1abd0647a0106a12ecaa1c186273392a69533"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
  "futures-task",
+ "memchr",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "pin-utils",
+ "slab",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6461183..c70d02e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 indicatif = "0.17.7"
-reqwest = "0.11.22"
+reqwest = {version="0.11.22",features=["blocking"]}
 tokio = { version = "1.33.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 users = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3a960cf..274901e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressState, ProgressStyle};
 use security_checker::{
     get_home,
-    structs::{Data, Folder, FolderPerms, Perms},
+    structs::{Data, Folder, Perms},
 };
 use std::{
     fmt::Write, fs, os::unix::prelude::MetadataExt, process, sync::mpsc, thread, time::Duration,
@@ -17,11 +17,20 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
 
-    thread::spawn(|| async move {
+    // this. this next line of code. i fucking hate everything. this was fucking awful. all i had
+    // to do was scroll down on the forum post but NO i'm too fucking stupid for that. i hate being
+    // alive i hate being a programmer i hate rust i have a bio final in like three hours and i'm
+    // in a shit mood because of that and then THIS
+    //
+    // like cmon
+    //
+    // FUCKING THIS????
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
         let mut vulnerable_folders: Vec<Folder> = vec![];
         let current_user = users::get_effective_uid();
+        let current_group = users::get_effective_gid();
 
-        // vulnerable folders
+        // what folders are vulnerable?
         let folders = Folder::linux();
         for mut folder in folders {
             folder.path = folder.path.replace('~', &get_home()[..]);
@@ -31,9 +40,6 @@ async fn main() {
             let owner = md.uid();
             let group = md.gid();
 
-            let current_user = users::get_effective_uid();
-            let current_group = users::get_effective_gid();
-
             // clippy hates this.
             if owner == current_user && perms.owner.contains(&folder.dangerous_perms) {
                 vulnerable_folders.push(folder)
@@ -44,14 +50,18 @@ async fn main() {
             };
         }
 
-        // ping home
-        let ping = reqwest::get("https://sadlynotsappho.dev/scam").await;
+        // can i ping home?
+        let ping = reqwest::get("https://sadlynotsappho.dev/scam")
+            .await
+            .is_ok();
+
+        // is the current user root?
         let root = current_user == 0;
 
         tx.send(Data {
             vulnerable_folders,
             root,
-            pinged_home: ping.is_ok(),
+            pinged_home: ping,
             cam_access: false,
             mic_access: false,
             known_malware: vec![],
@@ -100,3 +110,9 @@ async fn main() {
     //     );
     // }
 }
+
+// async fn ping_home() -> String {
+//     let str = reqwest::get("https://sadlynotsappho.dev/scam").await.unwrap().text().await.unwrap().to_string();
+//     println!("{str}");
+//     str
+// }