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- Comment on Knowing that boomers had the "hate my wife/husband" humor because they were rushed to marry borderline strangers and didn't believe in therapy but can't prove it 20 hours ago:
Yeah. There’s actually good evidence we were happier when we had a small choice of partners who we grew up with and then had to select from. Divorce rates were lower because people tried harder to make it work. Today we have the illusion of an endless scroll worth of partners so it’s easier to throw in the towel and start again, looking for that storybook romance Disney et al promised us.
- Comment on omg hes just like me 1 day ago:
Jellyfish are the ocean’s condoms. These are the ocean’s big punchy balloon things. Either way Spongebob is having a good weekend.
- Comment on omg hes just like me 1 day ago:
As the old saying goes anyway
- Comment on The Art of the Deal 3 days ago:
Yeah but the climate change wars will not go the way the Americans think they will. It’ll topple itself by sheer virtue of its geographic size once the real shit hits the fan, and the former allies will be there with puppet warlords ready to carve up the interior.
Is how I’m putting that in my “looking for in retirement” section of the ol’ Grindr profile
- Comment on Guess this is where I’m at now 3 days ago:
I am envious of shorter people sometimes, that just sounds like a DIY waterboarding situation for my 6’2 ass, but you make it sound really nice
- Comment on 3D Print some math. 6 days ago:
That’s the main timeline you’re experiencing, it’s totally normal
- Comment on Has the scientific community ever reconciled with the fact global warming is going to happen and there is no stopping it? 6 days ago:
I had to reckon with this as a civic-minded class of 2000, we got the early digital everything and they had such fanfare for bringing us up, and into the future, a gateway to a new generation - and as kids, we had media for 20 years telling us something had to change - they told us Millennials were going to solve the looming problems of the past. But then we found out the world didn’t really want those changes, and we burned out like Great Value Incandescents. Then it was several years of “how do I plan a retirement against the coming climate wars…” and then the Great Despair where I just did drugs for several years and gave up,
- Comment on Anon introduces himself 2 weeks ago:
So many school problems could have been solved by saying “you guys are dumb fucks.”
I mean the teacher saying that.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
This thread is about influencers leaving Iran. It’s not a stretch that someone is going to talk about influencers leaving Iran in it, and their thoughts on influencers in general… war has an almost infinite number of facets and angles, to discuss one isn’t “making it about” that.
- Comment on Game over 4 weeks ago:
I know folks, my boss and his family, who - if it doesn’t come from a box, powder, and/or plastic bag, will not be eating it. It’s really sad and I eat whole food in front of him all the time in hopes…
- Comment on It's literally science 4 weeks ago:
Degenerative disc disorderbad mouse - Comment on What brings you peace in your life? 4 weeks ago:
Getting fully sober including quitting weed as an escape mechanism brought me a huge amount of peace, plus $500/mo back in money. I’m still struggling in many ways, took a huge pay cut to get into my current job (protected from AI for many years) but I have a savings account and a retirement account for the first time ever. Paying down debt, slowly. I get dopamine hits from interacting with people, fixing problems in my life. Instead of from a glass bowl and lighter, a bottle, etc.
- Comment on Go ahead, take one 4 weeks ago:
They are nothing like they used to be. The old ones could physically damage your mouth, a layer of skin would peel off from acid burns if you went at them for a while. Probably inappropriately acidic. In the intervening years, litigation has become more routine, I don’t think they want to get sued for Little Jimmy’s pain and suffering - let alone a choking case.
I got a few of these that were actually sweet through and through, no sour at all, was so disappointed. Anything with the Warheads brand is like this now.
- Comment on Make a note 4 weeks ago:
The hallucinogens and dissociatives are the real threat here. I can’t help people who are that fucked up over 2 gummies. Maybe you need to do 2 more often.
- Comment on Also, in my state, all the drivers are the worst 4 weeks ago:
Arkansas doesn’t require driver’s ed so I think we do have the market cornered on bad drivers. I see folks slam on their brakes on the interstate, reverse back to their exit, the interstates themselves were obviously designed by folks who don’t understand how it works, etc. I’ve lived in several states and never seen anything quite like it.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Some guys will do this, some won’t. The ones who find it “gross” are the worst. The guys who don’t ask any questions are the best.
- Comment on The meaning of life? 4 weeks ago:
It’s actually possible to get meaning from what you do as well. May not pay the best in the world, but it’s out there. I was in non-profit administration for many years, and I work for a law school now that helps poor folks, many BIPOC, get degrees so they can better themselves and their communities. Social justice people. I’ve also worked for a private conservative-owned company that only enriched some fuckwads, and I’ll not be doing that again.
Also I run a nonprofit that I founded on the side, and we’re hoping to hire our first staff person this year, I get a lot of meaning from that.
Basically if you work to change the world for the better instead of just slumping through your day, you feel good about your life, even though it’s hard work.
- Comment on Epstein arrests: 0. Nancy Guthrie: still missing. The head of the FBI: 4 weeks ago:
Everyone with experience in these cases agrees the woman is dead, it was a home invasion gone wrong. I think the authorities know this. I assume the ransom and ensuing press coverage is just a huge distraction from other things going on, because it makes LE look good. They certainly don’t give a shit when a brown person goes missing, but a famous white lady’s mom, yeah that’s gripping news POTUS needs to be involved with
- Comment on Liminal Space 4 weeks ago:
Researchers note that it was immediately given a Disney+Hulu trial subscription.
- Comment on Spray n Pray 5 weeks ago:
I always liked that the man of faith was the only one actually following personal safety protocol here. Doofus and Sarah Huckabee Postpartum here were just like “hyuck little mysyls milestone day”
- Comment on Acciracy 5 weeks ago:
Corruption goes with Disney, fat goes with McDonalds, and racism… goes with everything.
Pancakes are fine tho
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Wow this meme is 12 years old but was originally Pharrell. I didn’t realize fashion was repeating that quickly these days.
- Comment on PB&J 1 month ago:
Hey some of us listen to Ratatat fairly often, wondering why the hell they had to stop making good music
- Comment on the news are so bad at reporting epstein files i wonder why 1 month ago:
This is the entire business model of some news sources now
- Comment on Misunderstanding? 1 month ago:
We inherited a dual-basket air fryer, a nice Ninja model, and had it for a week before realizing it was worthless compared to the convection oven we already had. Spacing things out enough in the compartments meant there wasn’t enough food for even two people (unless you put the same food in both baskets), it took longer to use than the oven, it absolutely stunk up the house, and then it had to be cleaned. Weird product and we got rid of it.
- Comment on Price gouging 1 month ago:
It’s almost like it’s a joke
- Comment on Price gouging 1 month ago:
That’s because the helicopter crashes you’ve seen were the ones where something catastrophic happened, like a midair collision or a pilot error. That’s what makes the news, not the safe landings where engine failure has occurred.
- Comment on Website 1 month ago:
As a web designer (well, customizer/reseller for small businesses) I definitely thought I was done for when I heard AI could spit out a functional website in one prompt. Then I saw some examples and realized it’s just going to be another thing clients bring me, begging for a fix. No problemo, small upcharge.
- Comment on meal 1 month ago:
Many people yes, some folks no, inject yourself with cheap chinese GP1s and you’ll be fine either way.
- Comment on No way!.. 1 month ago:
Of course not, they’d go to hell for knowing how to read