yeah, i noticed the darvo. she’s trying to manipulate and confuse everyone around her.

… there’s gonna be an adaptation of Neuromancer?! 😮‍💨

Heather Cox Richardson (historian) talked about this in her politics chat today; she seems to think it’s a combination of a) likely legal quagmire b) with no major benefit given congress will soon be out of session and c) turtle holds a couple of really powerful positions, while he’s out the republicans are hampered.

love that site, really appreciate their info on fit / sizing!

plus i’m sure any information they have is protected under HIPAA. i expect consequences for disclosing what they know could be very steep for them, no NDA required.

ear plugs. life changing.

i grew up in the 80s, i was a latchkey kid and i had a tv in my room and in the living room. but there were no screens to hand to me while driving, shopping, attending social or family functions. if i was bored somewhere, my options were to engage, explore, observe, read, or draw.

i think there is something fundamentally different about the relationship cultivated between small people and small, ever - present screens than the large stationary box we had at home.

this is what i’m talking about. i watched A LOT of tv, but there were no tablets to shove at me while shopping or traveling. is the portable screens available to or pushed on kids 24-7 that seems fundamentally different to me than what i experienced as a kid.

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yeah, but those of us who grew up on tv didn’t have ubiquitous access to screens either.

yes, i’m sure being a shitty customer for a couple weeks will totally change the trajectory of the american economic/ political system.

a few missed dollars here can be the difference between rent and homelessness. and i assure you things are getting increasingly brutal for anyone in this country who needs a home, food, medical care.

a random server at the chain restaurant (patronized by people privileged enough to travel internationally to see sports games!) is NOT responsible for the strait of hormuz or the AI bubble!

hm, maybe we could help more people to get houses then? and access to food, basic utilities, and medical / mental health care? 🤔

yeah, but ALSO - people often find themselves attracted to people they otherwise might not, after all those hours together. doesn’t take away from the fact that you found you a winner.

prolly don’t want to be working this thing (in a blue and black uniform, no less) when it’s 115f and humid either

late 40’s here, there are no savings. i hope i will be able to work until i die like my mother did.

except i don’t think the post is really about straws.

look up gut-brain axis and mental health for some new insights

i loved him in that, and i was so disappointed about his performance in dune - i think he was miscast. would have switched him and Brolin for a better fit.

i mean, it was a fair question. edit - the original question