more than you’d think, i’m guessing.

anyway, what’s it to you? if someone has an abortion and never chooses to have a child, why does that matter to anyone else?

i hope you will forgive me for asking something so personal (and i understand if you choose to ignore it), but - if you want a hysterectomy now and have been advised of the impacts, why is she unwilling at present?

hot air balloons isn’t something i had given much thought to before. thank you for your responses here!

what does a crew do exactly? for that matter, what does the work of a pilot look like? i have been reading your comments, and i can see that planning is certainly a part of it.

erhoslab is still around, last i checked. nice guy, nice voice, no screaming.

i’m not sure how this could really work. good therapy requires the person of the therapist, and it additionally takes place within the context of a client’s living. are there therapists willing to give up subjective years over and over and over? how does the client try new things, gain understanding without the feedback of their life between sessions? also - therapists seek information and process their work with clients between sessions.

on top of all this, i’m not yet convinced this would be psychologically healthy for either.

seems like i read something to the effect that DiCaprio made a lot of suggestions to give depth to his character, and that the movie as initially written really was more just-the-gimmick. i hated Tenet; i imagine Inception without likable (edit - or at least interesting) characters would have felt more like that.

i have never been in a serious accident. over 30 years driving, probably 2/3 of it in major metro areas with notably terrible traffic, and i have had maybe 5 fender benders… i would have to really think about it.

driving is absolutely dangerous and terrifying. but wow, it’s kinda nuts that the person in the screenshot has had so many accidents!

i like all three. do i have to pick?

i find myself using “friend” a lot lately. dunno if that’s a great replacement.

indeed, lots of people make poor decisions regardless of age. but statistically speaking, 24 year olds have resources (experience, development) which increase their capacity to make better decisions.

someone at 24 has several more years of experience in the adult world. someone at 24 has several more years of neurological development (which isn’t complete until around 25). in other words, at 24 someone has better context for decision-making and better decision-making ability than someone who is 18.

yeah, they really advanced environmentalism with this dumb shit. 🙄

or paint, that’s been a thing.

really pisses me off, environmentalists attacking art, of all things. random art didn’t cause environmental issues, and they’re undermining their own message with the sheer absurdity of it.

wow, that headline is a whole journey

english muffin

WHY DID YOU REMIND ME 😢

can’t speak for the bigots, but as a non-bigot who buys it for my kids a couple times a year -

there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. i say this as someone who doesn’t shop at amazon or wally world, but it’s really difficult to avoid every single brand/company with an asshole owner/ceo. additionally, my impression is they are one of the better employers in the area for people who just need a job and lack skills/ability to do something else.

mmm, forbidden snacks! (some of the rocks at the gift shop definitely look like candy)

is the insurance good enough to cover the cost of a knee and a hip for me? because that’s what i’m gonna need if they want me to take up running. at minimum.

this is not a bonus available to employees who can’t take up running, for whatever reason.