My feelings about this as a Syrian are confusing. I think I’m gonna leave it at “tired” and “embarrassed.”

Fuck Israel.

Had you already tried Levi’s? I had my last pair for 5-6 years. In fact, I only bought a new pair because I’m fatter.

You’re not expressing the support / ‘live and let live’ attitude you think you are.

Your impression of trans people is based on right wing hyperbole/mockery. You don’t understand it, because “it” doesn’t make sense.

The phrases “man in a dress” or “woman with a beard”does not resonate with the vast majority of people actually in the community.

I can help clear up some of the confusion, if you’d like.

I agree with you in general, but that person was not trying to have a discussion. Had you seen their post history? It was the same thing over and over again spammed to various different communities. The only comments on their profile were name-calling and slurs at the people who criticised their posts. I don’t think we should allow that.

Completely normal non-obsessive behaviour.

OP has an obsession

Enjoy the ban!

Oh wow! Unexpectedly wholesome response. I am so happy for you and wish you the best :)

TBH, I am not sure about suggesting “trying estrogen” to someone who has explicitly stated a lack of dysphoria.

If OP feels happy and complete by presenting in a GNC manner, then they don’t need to do anything else.

I get that you’re coming from a place of support and empathy (and hear you about your experiences with denial), but I don’t think you should assume OP’s feelings and experiences match yours.

The poll is the funniest part to me. I do want to surrender to “Iran/democrats”.

I pirate anything HP-related (the movies, books, old games.) That said, I won’t watch the new series.

I don’t want to give JK Rowling a single penny. Unfortunately she revealed her hideous personality after I grew up with and became really fond of the series.

Idk if my answer counts here, I technically have a “living room” in my flat but I’ve got it set up as an office. So, nowhere else for the TV to go except my bedroom.

If I had space to put it in my living room, I’d probably still want a smaller one in my bedroom. There are some YT channels I love watching before falling asleep.

Zelenskyy says this every time any other country is in crisis. He’s said it about Gaza before and now it’s about Iran and the Levant. Weird exceptionalist mindset.

Rather than condemning the US and Israel’s invasion for being pointless violence, he chooses to focus specifically on the side effect of having American military resources diverted? Really tone-deaf.

Yes it is! Good one though lol

It’s a lot busier and there are more communities, which I’m thankful for. When I first joined I was pretty much always a handful of posts away from being “caught up”.

Flubber

Morning: wash face with cleanser, then apply snail mucin, then apply SPF moisturiser

Evening: the same, though I tend to skip the SPF moisturiser more often than not. Should probably get a non-SPF one for evenings.

People don’t compliment my skin or anything, but holy moly the difference it makes in the mirror… My skin naturally wants to be really dull and dry (yet also oily), the snail mucin really helps me look normal/less like a zombie.

Brave of you to comment this in the vegan community 😅

I’m also not vegan but I absolutely support ending factory farming, cutting down on meat in general (even free range), and having a veg-first diet. I think we can be better, even if we don’t go vegan. For me personally, the environmental impact (methane) is more significant than any moral directive.

OP, the cognitive dissonance you point out is totally valid. I honestly think it almost entirely boils down to how far removed we (the general population) are from the process that ends with ingredients in the fridge.

If you took me to a chicken coop, gave me a butcher knife, and told me I had to prepare dinner with one of the little fellas I’d probably make a run for it. Which is quite hypocritical of me as a chicken enjoyer.

Perhaps another small part of it is the boundary of what people can/cannot empathise with. To be completely honest I feel far less for things like shrimp and oysters than I do about cows and chickens. I don’t know if that’s backed by the science (they don’t “feel”/comprehend as much) or just my narrow mindedness about how other life forms work.

What in the world kind of job makes you set up a Hackintosh? 😭 while I’m stuck here with company managed Windows on a Thinkpad where I can’t even customise my wallpaper…

I built and set up mine back in the High Sierra days (hobby project ofc.) I kept it going for years but finally gave up a few months ago; didn’t feel worth it anymore when Intel is on its way out of the Apple ecosystem. Could have easily keep it going if I didn’t care about staying up to date with MacOS major releases.

I don’t relate to people with ADHD at all unless they’re also autistic.

For the US, maybe, but not for the places the US nuked.