That’d be an absolute win. Belly rubs, treats everyone is in awe when you smile your dorky smile

I listened to a podcast with someone who left the white power scene, and did some research. What I found in several sources is that extremists leverage your pain points. Feeling lonely? Unseen? Or did you grow up in a broken home? You can use that anger and redirect it towards the out-group of choice.

The wish to fit in is an important part, but I think it’s first and foremost seeking for community. And when you feel lonely and are in pain, you are very vulnerable to people recruiting you into a cult or extremist group.

It could happen to anyone, but I think emotional maturity and coping skills play a big part in being able to identify and resisting extreme ideologies.

Fair point. Ethical opt-in seems alright

Telemetry free consumer products would be nice

I read your other comment on it. What a discouraging fact, but so important to know.

A lot less than I think I could

I second this. It doesn’t solve anything, but your mind finds better things to do. Bonus points if someone kind approaches you. There were countless people who just asked me for directions or the time on the way to the shop, and just exchanging these few words made me feel human again.

Thing is, as long as you don’t have an impaired immune system or stand in an unventilated room full if pigeon feces you’ll be fine.

I feel like we need to define ‘this generation’. Are we talking young people, currently popular artists? Because I’m at the age where you realize that you’re not that young anymore xD

Apart from that I’d like to mention Doechii. Some of her songs are about black trauma and reflection on her live

Uuh I like this question :D I have thought about it because I am vegan and tried figuring out whether I’d be interested in it, and I have no issue to admit that I sometimes crave the taste of meat, while being repulsed by it another time. After you don’t eat meat for a whule you become aware of flavours that you didn’t notice before, and there is an undertone of rot. No, it was not off, it was a majority of meats when I followed a flexitarian diet years ago. So would I eat it? Eh… Likely not? I wouldn’t consider it vegan since you’d have to get DNA samples from live animals still to grow the meat, which to me is an unnecessary stress to the animal. But I don’t want to dismiss the idea either if it means a rapid decline in livestock and carbon emissions and of course, less animal suffering.

I reverse image searched the picture you attached and found a review for the system :D It’s a Hyricane PCK01978. Thank you so much!

YOU FOUND IT!!! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU FIND IT?!

Noooo :(

Pokemon. I had a blast playing Emerald, but starting leaf green directly after, I lost all interest in the series. It just felt like being punished to have to start from 0 again and maybe Emerald is just a better game. I’d like to give it a try… if you’d let me play it on my phone or pc, Nintendo! old woman yells at cloud

Most games I just didn’t like and felt it wasn’t fair to call them out, but gambling addiction pushing games like FIFA are high on the list, especially since the annual releases seem to be somewhat identical.

Never been on a roadtrip before, but I imagine it could be awesome to have some gear with you in case you want to pull off the road and hike through some especially beautiful landscape or the parks you mentioned.

In this case make sure you have comfortable shoes to hike in, that give you some support. Trainers work for hills with well maintained paths, but I’d recommend proper hiking boots for actual mountain trails. Also, if you do go hiking: backpacks for water bottles and food, raincoats and clothes that allow easy movement and are breathable. Sweating on hikes can’t always be avoided, but it sucks, especially on longer ones.

And for the car ride: pillows that allow for some comfort, if you just want to get a nap in.

Lol! I remember owning this keyboard. It was not the one my PC came with, but funny still :D

Yes, very sure

Oh yeah Kevin! What a legend. Do you know what he’s up to these days?

These aren’t the droids we’re looking for. Move along.