I conditioned my statement with “if you are getting by alright”. If nutritional needs aren't being met that's not getting by alright. Though I can see how someone might interpret that differently, but that was my intent.
First, it's OK to not cook. If you are getting by alright without cooking, there's nothing wrong with that.
Second, I respect you coming here and admitting your fear. Ironically it takes a lot of bravery to do that!
Third, irrational fears and anxieties are a normal part of the human experience. Everybody has them, so though it can feel like you're being stupid, you're really just being human (though some might say that's two ways of saying the same thing).
Fourth, I'm not a therapist or medical professional but the treatment for phobias I am aware of are CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), and exposure therapy. You can find CBT and ACT workbooks that might be helpful. As for exposure therapy, I think it's best to work with a professional doing that. Exposure therapy is not just taking the plunge, there's a process to it. Of course, if you can afford it, talking to a mental health professional is always best.
Good luck!
This assumes Democratic leadership thinks winning is more important than bringing the left to heel. Given their behavior that's not a great assumption to make.
I'm surprised that works for you, given what happens to him immediately after
An average bowling ball is 8.5 inches in diameter, giving it a cross sectional surface area of roughly 60 sq in. Restricting ourselves to feathers made by non-human animals, the longest feather measured was on a Yokohama chicken at 34 feet / 400+ inches. I can't find the width of the feather, but it's still likely it outdoes an average bowling ball.
Huge missed opportunity: could have been God made Adam and Eve, not Maple and Leaf
A feather has smaller surface area than a bowling ball.
Depends on the feather and the bowling ball. Even relatively small (by volume) feathers might outdo a bowling ball thanks to the numerous fine shapes they have.
Common core made an effort to teach kids to think about numbers this way and people flipped the fuck out because that wasn't how they were taught. Still mad about that.
If you want to learn more about it than is frankly reasonable, Jamie Loftus recorded a detailed history including an interview with Naomi H.
I get not voting for Harris. Voting for Trump, though? That's contemptible.
Even if his quote was historically accurate, it would still be abhorrent. And if you pointed out his mistakes, he wouldn't have reconsidered his views. He didn't hate Jewish people because he incorrectly thought they were cowards, he incorrectly thought they were cowards because he hated them.
none were reasons that merits killing jews
Yes, because there is no reason that merits killing anyone based on their ethnicity.
Fuck this lady
But it's not like this is a worse use of those funds than building a statue of a pig
Necessary clean energy. Asked and answered.
Easier travel is definitely a great reason to increase density. Walking & biking > cars
If the island were 100 times larger, the houses would take 1% of the land area, leaving 99%. The apartment complex would take up .04%, leaving 99.96%, which isn't much of an improvement. The proportions of our planet are much closer to my scenario than this made up island. That's a reason why we might not "prefer apartments in our own town."
There are good reasons you might want density, this just isn't one of them.
migrants were capturing the geese from the local park pond and eating them
This is totally fine by me, I don't see the problem
antisemitism
There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it’s a kind of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean, there’s always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn’t just pick on them for no reason. I mean, if you and I were in a line moving towards what we knew were gas chambers, I’d rather have a go at taking one of the guards with me; but they (the Jews) were always submissive.
-- Roald Dahl
Good question! I have heard that there are people who exchange money for labor, and I require money to purchase basic necessities such as food and shelter
Weird Little Guys - Lights Out
Episode description:
> An investigation into illegal gun sales at Camp Lejeune uncovers a neonazi paramilitary group plotting to cause a blackout in the Pacific Northwest, assassinate the governor of Oregon, terrorize Black Lives Matter activists, and start a race war.
Podcast description:
> Weird Little Guys is a weekly show that gives you an uncomfortably close look at the worst people you’ve never heard of. Molly Conger takes a closer look at the far right extremists trying to unravel the fabric of our society. It turns out, they’re all just some weird guy.
Sorry there bud
Source: https://mas.to/@dasharez0ne/111965947462974889
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The refusal to remove or demonetize extremist blogs means Substack is likely making money from them. It should stop.
- Substack's founder says it will not remove white supremacist and Nazi blogs from the platform.
- Some of these blogs have paying subscribers, which means Substack likely profits.
- The heart of the issue is not the free speech; it's the money.
https://archive.ph/5UZb7
The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.
> The newsletter-hosting site Substack advertises itself as the last, best hope for civility on the internet—and aspires to a bigger role in politics in 2024. But just beneath the surface, the platform has become a home and propagator of white supremacy and anti-Semitism. Substack has not only been hosting writers who post overtly Nazi rhetoric on the platform; it profits from many of them.
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