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- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
If you have a problem with unfinished works, don’t ingest them until they’re finished. The artist doesn’t owe you anything.
- Comment on Great Mug 2 weeks ago:
The placebo effect would like a word.
- Comment on Anon and Rusty 3 weeks ago:
I think maybe most people don’t understand cats’ body language. Like they dont jump on you and wag their tail, so they must not love you.
- Comment on haha wow u got me 3 weeks ago:
Easily the best dating sim ever made.
- Comment on haha wow u got me 3 weeks ago:
Usually with birds the answer is sexual selection. As a group they seem to have a general preference for bright, colorful things.
- Comment on I am definitely a bird me personally 3 weeks ago:
To add, it’s distinct from regular rock climbing in that you don’t use a rope and have to climb back down.
- Comment on Off the Rails 4 weeks ago:
How so? (I’m assuming OOP is using the common definition of “animal” to exclude humans.)
- Comment on but like seriously do try it 4 weeks ago:
Thank you very much!
- Comment on but like seriously do try it 4 weeks ago:
My immediate assumption is that any observations made by me are meaningless noise and that I should avoid making them unless I see something really weird. But that could also be a problem because then it looks like shiny Caterpie is really common in this area while the regular one is rare. Do you know what behavior the creators of the app prefer?
- Comment on but like seriously do try it 4 weeks ago:
What does it mean that this bird is “likely in 4 today”?
- Comment on but like seriously do try it 4 weeks ago:
That is the correct spelling in this context.
- Comment on How about the digestive system? 4 weeks ago:
This is Crohn’s erasure.
- Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway. 4 weeks ago:
You might like the novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler. I personally prefer to go into books without knowing much about them, so I will put the premise in a spoiler tag:
the premise
It’s about a woman who was raised from birth with a chimpanzee as her twin sister, as she tries to figure out why her sister suddenly disappeared from her life when they were young, and where she is now.
It has a fairly comic tone, which is very welcome given all the trauma.
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
No, there are no asterisks in the actual URL.
"removed" appears where a word has been removed.
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
I have to assume it’s in an automod filter, but I can’t imagine why. Is it a joke like how people say “Fr*nch”?
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
*pretends to toss a treat*
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
The written form was neutral until Western influence inspired the creation of a female version, replacing the first radical “person” with “woman”.
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
The haters are the root of the problem, but it’s not like I’m not using it/its because I’m afraid of being scolded or made fun of. It’s unfortunately tied to dehumanization in the sense that not being human is a bad thing, and that makes it fun for bigots to say and uncomfortable for good people to say. I lament the situation, but I also accept the way it is.
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
In my experience (and I’m sure this varies by region) it’s about 50/50 whether someone will call most animals or anthropomorphized objects “he” or “it”. (Cats are a big exception in that they’re usually “she” even from people who know it’s a boy cat.) So for me “it” is just the most natural thing, with male-as-default being second and also problematic in its own way. Maybe someday I’ll like a neopronoun.
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
That’s what I mean about the baggage, yeah. You can’t just make something not be a slur anymore. It’s uncomfortable for people trying to be respectful, and it’s easy for bigots to exploit.
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
What’s not sentient about a squirrel?
Can you give an example of how “it” is confusing? Like “It met its friend for coffee,” sounds fine to me. “It put on a warm jacket since it was cold out,” uses multiple senses of the word, but it still reads fine to me.
“They” is mildly confusing in narratives because it can be hard to distinguish whether one or multiple characters are being described, but it’s not an insurmountable problem.
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
Why did that word get censored?
- Comment on Contain them 4 weeks ago:
“It” is personally my favorite neutral pronoun, but it has so much cultural baggage attached to it that it doesn’t feel like a viable option. Why does a squirrel or a ficus or a robot get to be called “it” by default, but not a person? It isn’t fair.
- Comment on Anon buys a can of beans 4 weeks ago:
I’m hoping there’s an arc that proves her wrong in her beliefs about demons
I’m told there is not.
- Comment on Anon buys a can of beans 4 weeks ago:
Damn, people are real mad you don’t like their elf waifu.
- Comment on Anon buys a can of beans 4 weeks ago:
I’m not making an argument, but I’m curious whether you feel the same way about demons in Frieren.
- Comment on awooga hubba hubba 4 weeks ago:
No one seems to know how knots work either.
- Comment on awooga hubba hubba 4 weeks ago:
They do need exercise to strengthen their muscles, but humans are designed to shed unused muscle way more readily than either tigers or chimpanzees. They need their strength to navigate their habitats and obtain future meals, while we’re endurance predators capable of walking our prey to death even while emaciated. Excess muscle on a human is a waste of energy, so our bodies will happily scrap it all for free protein.
Any responsible animal-keeper will furnish the habitat with enrichment structures/items that will provide all the exercise their wards require. Poorly-kept animals (or especially lazy ones) will lose muscle tone and put on fat.
- Comment on awooga hubba hubba 4 weeks ago:
The internet says it’s generally harmless, but that it can be associated with other health problems depending on what’s causing it.
- Comment on awooga hubba hubba 4 weeks ago:
The primary cause of hypertophy is mechanical tension, which is achieved by creating resistance against a muscle’s force. Flexing is an isometric exercise, but doesn’t provide much tension and therefore doesn’t stimulate a lot of muscle growth. Climbing offers a ton of tension, both isometrically by holding up your body weight and isotonically by pulling up your body weight. Climbing is usually significantly anaerobic and will damage muscle fibers, which are two other stimulants of muscle growth.
Cardiovascular exercise is good for strengthening heart and skeletal muscles, but not for getting swole. If combined with good diet it can help reduce body fat percentage to achieve a more cut appearance.
