I feel this so much. I am but a bunch of electrical signals piloting a meat sack; having to tie social concepts of “gender” on top of it all is an overwhelming amount of extra work I don’t feel like taking on.

That said, OP, yes anyone can have goals - your body, your life, your joy: pursue it as you see fit.

I won’t ever slack up

If it’s any consolation your mother is beautiful and will serve 6-8 quite nicely

Indie game devs have always existed I see

Trump’s allies often dismissed [Pope] Francis as overstepping his spiritual boundaries and acting as a political figure.

lolololol

Thank you, I appreciate it. /gen

Insomnia.

I finally landed on a sleep pattern that (mostly) alleviates/prevents my chronic migraines and today I got all of 45 minutes and haven’t been able to get a wink since. Think Green Day’s Brain Stew.

Trying to keep my meds and routines as much as possible and hopefully stay up/sleep in to where I need to but I worry I’m screwed for the next week or so.

Followed by “your parents raised you right” for d10 psychic damage 😭

You’re a lovely girl! 🌸

Like I said, my understanding of South American politics is limited.

While Wikipedia can be prone to bias of course, it seems Maduro has been described as an autocrat and the UN has put Venezuela on human rights watchlists, and Venezuelans have fled the country for reasons similar to what the US seems to be aiming to achieve in the past three months.

Arguably it can be considered evil to force those kidnapped back into the same country they tried to flee instead of freeing them and offering them asylum, but here we are.

TL;DR:

Bukele says he’ll free the ~250 kidnapped/wrongfully imprisoned Venezuelans, if Maduro releases the same number of Venezuelans from Venezuelan prisons - primarily imprisoned political dissidents.

Bukele’s administration also is pushing for wrongfully imprisoned passport holders from other nations to be freed from Venezuelan prisons, though it’s less clear if that’s a stipulation of the same agreement.

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Overall it’s not the most heinous thing I’ve seen, but my understanding of South American politics is limited as someone from North America.

Keep learning, keep trying new things, keep seeking out the perspectives of others (outside of these coworkers of course).

The older people I know who aren’t stubborn and slowing down are the ones who follow the above.

My condolences /hj

Ooblets!

Take a cross between Pokémon and Stardew Valley, make the fights dance battles, and toss in some Slime Rancher aesthetics and you have Ooblets.

There’s an American comedian, Gary Gulman, who has a joke something along the lines of “Pop Tarts were invented as a way to say ‘fuck you’ to poor people.”

They are objectively terrible; given mainly to the children whose parents did not have the time to make them breakfast, or could not afford a better meal. Fondness for them comes from nostalgia, most likely.

As much as I hate to say this in response to your comment, self diagnosis is valid.

Mostly the context is for people without resources, however, so your point is fair. Taking away validity for marginalized groups’ experiences is at risk with that stance though.

Thanks if you read this and I hope you have a great day otherwise. /gen

Yeah lol that’s like an over-skirt/tutu sort of deal that was painted the wrong color. Should be a lighter shade of blue (according to branding, since the movie dress was originally white)

“Digital media” is a hell of a weird way of saying “capitalism”

I did not have “seeing a cockroach cuddle a marble(?)” on my bingo card today but here we are.

Also I did not expect to find it adorable.

Oonga boonga brain says “survive” in majority circumstances ¯\(ツ)/¯

If you’re starving and have a melon in front of you, brain probably says find a way to open and eat it.

If you’re starving, have a melon, and a person with better survival skills nearby, you’re probably going to want to befriend them.

To try to determine/posit the individual moral “nature” of a social species is silly. (◕‿◕✿)