Whats_your_reasoning

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Intelligent Design⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I live with, work with, and am myself part of, the autistic population. So I gotta agree - sometimes, higher sensitivity is a real detriment.

It’s not fun being light-sensitive. I’ve had days where I’ve worn sunglasses indoors, with the lights off and curtains closed. The vast majority of my days aren’t that bad, thankfully, but it truly sucks when light causes physical eye pain and headaches. I’ve got a great eye for detail (and have been called “eagle eye” throughout my life), which benefits me in a number of ways, but unfortunately it also means I get distracted by things others don’t notice. I can’t just “ignore” a lot of things, and when those distractions impact me disproportionately, I’m left in the frustrating situation of guiding others to see (or hear, or feel) the things that are super obvious to me - it feels like leading a child by the hand.

I’m also sensitive to touch (I can’t stand light touch, but I can detect ticks on my skin before they bite) and have the ability to hear novel speech sounds that modern science claims I should’ve lost the ability to detect decades ago (which, okay, is a cool feature to have. But it contributes to being easily-distracted.) All in all, I’ve never known any other way of experiencing the world, but I do know that most people have difficulty understanding my atypical point of view. Which leads to me preferring the company of fellow spectrumites, and others who understand and accept my sensory differences.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Intelligent Design⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I’m not OP and I’m not an expert, but I know that the production of rhodopsin requires retinal. Rhodopsin is a light-sensitive protein our eyes use to see in low-light conditions, and is essential for our night vision. Retinal and retinol are not the same thing, but they both come from Vitamin A, and convert into each other during the visual cycle. Which means that a deficiency in Vitamin A = a deficiency in retinol, retinal, and rhodopsin, which in effect leads to night blindness.

But I’d like to know more/get a source for OP’s liver connection. I know most of our retinol is stored in the liver. However, I’m having difficulty verifying their claim that the delay in night vision onset is due to it traveling from the liver to the eyes. From what I can find, the retinol ligand that produces rhodopsin already exists in mammalian eyes (and persists there as part of the aforementioned visual cycle.) So the argument that night vision takes so long because retinol needs to transfer from the liver to the eyes is suspect.

Unfortunately, search engines absolutely suck these days, and almost every article I can find is behind a fucking paywall. So I’m struggling to find information that can either confirm or deny OP’s claim.

OP, please provide a source! Inquiring minds want to know more!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I’ve considered working in marketing, but I refuse to use my powers for evil.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
That’s what I’ve been saying since I was in high school. Going into college, the first year felt like High School 2.0. My English professor outright asked, “Why are you in this class? I have nothing I can teach you.” Funny how we can take a test after admission to show us which subjects we need remedial classes for, but no test for us to opt-out of subjects that we’ve already mastered. Still gotta take our money and waste our time because, you know, “requirements.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a fact checker⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
That sounds normal to me, but it’s worth noting that when we were under Covid lockdown, I didn’t understand how so many people freaked out about it. I’ve always been sucky at social interactions and pretty much always felt lonely as a baseline. It’s like I’d been training for lockdown my entire life. Seeing others lose their minds trying to live the way I’ve always lived was quite awkward.

Which means for many people, your/my standards for social contact are way too infrequent. I don’t know what an average measurement would be, but it’s clear that our “normal” can’t be most people’s “normal.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going on with imgur right now?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
It was weird sometimes. Say you uploaded an image as a visual aid to a point being made on Reddit. It would make no sense without context, but you put it on Imgur because that’s what Imgur was made for. Shared on Reddit, the image successfully aided whatever you were trying to communicate. Mission accomplished!

But later you’d look back at the Imgur link, and find a bunch of annoyed Imgur-users complaining that your post made no sense.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going on with imgur right now?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I left Imgur when I left Reddit, since the only thing I ever used it for was hosting things to post on Reddit. Funny, I must have gotten spoiled to Lemmy instances self-hosting images, because I forgot Imgur even existed until I saw this post today.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Y tho⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Well duh. Why else would the magnetic record on the sea floor flip back and forth?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real Talk⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Do you also embed little easter eggs to reward those diligent code-reviewers?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i just think they're neat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

tons of purple around the world still eat it.

I wonder what the other colors eat.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to meet girls at college⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Wholesome ending.

Though, I am a bit confused by

I skipped a few years in highschool

Did your high school have more than 4 years? When I think of “a few,” I think “at least 3,” but skipping 3 out of 4 years doesn’t sound right.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Lol, at first glance I thought this was a poster for some new movie. All we need to do is change the font of “Cephalopods” to something exciting, and arrange the listed species as if they were actors’ names.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I think about this at night when my eyes are forced to attempt to make sense of the low light levels in a dark room. I know my room isn’t grainy and grey-scale - that’s just the best my eyes and brain can do at night. It’s interesting to look around and try to imagine the proper colors and shapes of things, reckoning the difference between what I know and what I see in the moment.

With our brains constantly making things up to explain gaps in information, it’s no wonder kids think they see “monsters” in the dark. It’s also no wonder that nightlights work well to keep said “monsters” away.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon puts himself out there⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I’m a woman on Lemmy with a gender-neutral username, which means I don’t have to try to “pretend” anything - people assume I’m a guy by default. Hell, it also happened back when I was on Reddit and used a female-coded username, which is even more confusing.

I can only imagine the gender performances these guys are putting on if they’re able to easily convince others that they’re women. Some people apparently take “there are no women on the internet” literally and can’t seem to process when women appear online (in a non-porn context, at least. Which is really disheartening.) I’ve had people full-on argue with me that I couldn’t really be female, because I once posted a picture that included my hand and apparently it “wasn’t feminine enough.” That’s what I get for disliking nail polish, I guess.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's the dream⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Is there some kind of benefit to putting rose petals in water, or is it just supposed to look pretty?

I simply don’t get the appeal. Having to clean up/unclog petals from a draining bathtub sounds like it would negate the peaceful, relaxing energy that a bath provides, doesn’t it?

Same question for rose petals in a bed. Peeling squished petals off my skin sounds like an annoying interruption to a sexy/romantic night, not something that adds value. Do people actually do either of these things IRL? Or are they just used to symbolize “romance” in media?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨anyone have personal experience with industrial tourism?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Just looking at the wall behind the counter in 7-11 boggles my mind. Dozens of cigarette and dip brands (and now vape and nicotine pouches too), with most smokers having a preferred brand and style - they don’t buy anything except the one type they like. Which means the demand must be high enough for each of those products to justify keeping them fully stocked all the time. Then consider that every corner gas station and convenience store has the same set up, even if they’re all within walking distance from each other.

That’s a lot of tobacco/nicotine users.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feeling insecure about going to a 'girlie pop' concert as a 30 year old man, am i overthinking it?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Upvoted for the Vexillology reference.

But yeah, OP, just enjoy the show. Most of the attendants are going to be way too focused on the show, their friends, and themselves to care that some rando isn’t bopping along with them.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Charging to tour rental properties...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Oh, I’m talking about websites I’ve personally attempted to use, which were whatever non-sketchy-looking options came up on DuckDuckGo. I have no idea what OP’s post is from.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Charging to tour rental properties...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Thank you so much! Craigslist is something I had completely forgotten about. I dropped off Facebook years ago and unfortunately don’t live in Canada, but Craigslist is a great suggestion and I’m perusing it now. You may have just saved me from living in my car (again.)

Seriously, thank you!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Charging to tour rental properties...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Probably. Not much I can do. I’m not paying for a subscription. If anyone has any advice for finding roommates otherwise, I would very much appreciate it!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Charging to tour rental properties...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Rents are too high for a single income to cover anymore, so I’ve been looking for roommates. Even the websites about finding roommates expect you to pay.

To be clear, they have a free tier - but unless you pay, you can’t read the messages you receive. You can read the first line, but the rest is locked. I gave up with one place because the boomer trying to rent a room refused to send me an email. I told him three times to please just email me his message because I couldn’t read it on the site, but because he could read messages fine, he thought it was a setting he had to change. He kept responding with “Okay try now” and didn’t seem to understand that he can’t “settings” other people out from behind a paywall.

All he had to do was copy/paste his message and send it a different way, but he wouldn’t do it. I eventually gave up because the thought of living with someone that’s unable to follow such simple directions sounds more trouble than it’s worth.

Anyway, point is, even if you’re so poor that you need to seek out roommates, you’re still expected to pay a subscription. I don’t even know what to do anymore.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Lemmy is overwhelmingly populated by men, and sometimes it really shows. They’re not wrong in saying you have to communicate, but I don’t think most of the people here fully understand what it’s like being on the other side.

I’m a woman around the same age as the guy in your story. I can see a bit of what it’s like from his point of view, but I also know what it’s like to be a young, anxious, sexually-inexperienced woman trying to navigate men’s intentions. Sometimes every step seems wrong, and overthinking tends to cloud sound judgement. It’s a shame that some people are jumping on you for trying to figure things out here, rather than dumping a purse full of anxiety onto the guy in question. I’ve been there, and I’ve been ghosted after attempting such serious conversations.

Yes, if he runs, you’ll be better off without him. But knowing that doesn’t make it easier to deal with the relevant anxiety. There’s already a lot of good advice on this thread that’s worth combing through and considering. But when it comes down to it, transparency in communication is absolutely the key. If you’re not sure what to say, or don’t feel ready for the conversation, I’d advise writing things down (privately, like on a paper you can throw out afterwards, or in an email without an address.) I don’t know you, but I know that for me, writing things out has a way of providing clarity to my thoughts and feelings. Perhaps doing so could help you find the words you mean to say, so that you’re not left floundering for the best way to explain yourself in the moment.

Feel free to message me if you feel you need someone to bounce thoughts off of. I’ve been around the track a few times and learned a lot that I wish I had known at your age.

Aside from that, I wish you luck, dear sister. Dating can be tricky, but you’re not alone.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dirt Man⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Even if they were on Mars, I bet they’d still try to call us.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Magic Rocks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I’m always noticing things. Interesting things, weird things, funny things. My mom has asked me multiple times, “How do you find so much interesting stuff?”

All I’ve ever be able to respond with is, “I look around.” She misses a lot around her, my brothers and I even mess with her sometimes by “hiding” things in plain sight around my parents’ house and waiting until she says something.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bird⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That sounds so cute. Would you mind paying the Duck Tax?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bird⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

One of them decided to sit in the empty rind after they were done and laid an egg in it

Wait, really? The rest of your comment sounds sincere, but this is so absurd that I genuinely can’t tell if this happened or if you’re just being funny.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bird⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

Half cut seedless grapes

Note: if you choose to feed grapes to ducks in a public place, please be courteous about any that may fall on the ground or be left uneaten. Grapes are dangerous for dogs and aren’t good for cats either, but some will absolutely eat them if they’re left around.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨get sum⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Fixed. I must have hit an extra 1 into the converter.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨get sum⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Lmao. Thank you, fixed.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨get sum⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That absolutely sucks. Though thinking about it, the vaccine had only just come out when I was already an adult. It’s possible I was “grandfathered in” because the opportunity wasn’t there when I was younger.

Yet there are so many kids with anti-vaxxer parents, it doesn’t seem right to deny the opportunity to young adults who finally have the chance to make their own health decisions. It’s such bullshit how much power insurance companies wield, despite them knowing far less than a patient’s own doctor knows.