I’d encourage them to work with a physician about it. They’ll never believe their partner that they aren’t fat, but they might believe a doctor

I believe in a form of karma I like to compare to a public pool. If you keep pissing in the damn pool eventually you’re just swimming in piss and a lot of people eventually may get mad that they’re swimming in your piss

The US dollar actually is tied to something of value: it’s the format the us government will take their taxes in or else they will increasingly use their powers as a monopoly on fhe legitimate use of force until you give them what you owe

Crypto is only worth what others will pay for it. Which is why I don’t own it

I imagine incandescent will remain if for no other reason than lava lamps. They’ve got just enough fans and the incandescent is perfect for them. If their manufacture goes away some niche uses company will probably pick them up.

Period focused lighting may also use them. And, now I’m remembering the monthly or so task of having to replace light bulbs back when I was a kid. It feels like a ridiculous old timey thing these days, like milkmen.

Yeah maybe 8chan? Or those neonazi telegram groups that exist to incite terrorism

No your missiles and natural barriers.

It was long and slow and by the time it was clear what was happening it was well underway.

I’m someone who grew up in ohio as it happened and it was subtle. But we eventually passed constitutional amendments banning gerrymandering, but congress ignored us. And as it happened bit by bit we left. I stayed until it was clearly about to get unsafe for folks like me (I left a few months ago), and democrats are still fighting there. But political polarization is strong and a lot of coastal Republicans have moved in because its nearly impossible for them to lose there at this point in anything except single issue votes on constitutional amendments

Any American balkanization would likely go very similarly to the partition of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The liberals would be given a period of permission to move to the coasts, and the conservatives to the red states, and in this process communities would shatter and a lot of people would die, but it’s better than a civil war and/or white terror.

In American balkanization I imagine yall would be a battleground of the literal variety. Colorado and new Mexico would want to join Pacifica and Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, and Montana likely won’t. But also you’re valuable enough to justify putting up a stink for

Its part of why I moved out west. That and fear of persecution in the Midwest.

I really like the ones that dared to be different and show what working class means to their area.

I’ve always liked Libya’s old one. Real green flag.

I rub my bar of soap on it and then wash it off. Do you not?

I don’t care because no tax cuts in my country will ever come out of the “hurting people” bin, only out of the “attempt to help” bin.

I feel it. At this point I just want revenge on the cancer that got my mom.

So my mom asked if I was gay, I told her I’m only attracted to women. She kept trying to figure out what was up (she was nosy and I was trying to leave a coming out letter so I was acting sus af). Anyways eventually she said “well I know you aren’t trans” and I said “about that…” and came out. Lots of crying on both our parts later she was incredibly supportive, but I wasn’t worried as she had already been a vocal trans ally.

My father on the other hand attempted to talk me out of it then hasn’t really spoken to me since. That includes years of living together. Which, points for stubbornness I suppose.

I liked it because it’s a journey with a traumatized teenager. As a teenager who didnt realize I had cptsd it hit hard for me

I’m from around the same place as him and idk either

Im probably too sick to continue my day

I was a mod who decided fuck spez when he killed my app