Just an anime nerd who also has a fascination with programming language design
Boxer briefs. The longer, form-fittint leg sleeves seem to prevent inner thigh irritation the best for me.
In the past I would have said boxer shorts because they tend to not catch on leg hair as much since they’re loose, but the loose fabric seems to cause more irritation from friction, weirdly.
Quite a few:
Corny as it sounds, after taking a long hiatus from treatment and then starting up again, I felt like I turned into Superman.
Ah yes, I remember the equivalent moment for me: I was 8, and Mom asked me if I felt different after taking the pills. I told her “I don’t think so?” And then 3 months went by and I noticed I wasn’t getting yelled at by my teacher for not paying attention anymore, and I wasn’t getting in trouble at home for “ignoring” my parents (it took them a while to realize I was genuinely forgetting things they asked me to do 5 seconds ago).
Looking back, it’s wild that it took me so long to notice such a big difference. But I think that’s a real testament to how helpful those treatments are: when leveraged correctly, basic behaviors that you would normally struggle with just “click” naturally.
Full disclosure:
One thing I have observed about violence that seems random is that they are often performed by people who have been proverbially “beaten down” by life. When this is the cause, they may feel the need to lash out, but their “beating” was so severe that they become apathetic. They just need some outlet for their pain, rather than a specific individual or group.
Some people will take it out on themselves and it becomes self-harm or suicide. Others will take it out on those who are vulnerable in their immediate vicinity.
Basically, when a person is in a lot of pain, it becomes harder to think about others, because they are already struggling with their own issues. At least from where I stand, random acts of violence is what happens when that idea is taken to an extreme.
As for articles and videos: I’m not sure if you will be able to view the video on this page easily, but there is a transcription on the page: it was shared by a man who claimed he almost became a school shooter. He described what he was going through and feeling leading up to the moment where he almost did it. I think it provides a window into how suffering makes a person volatile:
https://www.ted.com/talks/aaron_stark_i_was_almost_a_school_shooter?subtitle=en
In a similar vein, depression tends to cause a person to focus heavily on their own thoughts and emotions and less on their social connections, not because the person is selfish, but as a means of self-preservation, as described in these articles:
https://neurolaunch.com/is-depression-selfish/
This is just one possible explanation, but it’s the one I am most familiar with personally. I hope this helps.
Ahhh yes childhood memories…
(I was a dumb child, I thought it would become a maple-flavored tea)
I’m genuinely curious what exactly is “wrong”?
It’s a theme website. GNOME, KDE, XFCE, and even Cinnamon has one…why is this bad?
To hell with “political violence is always bad”, I want to use all these tar and feathers I’ve been hoarding!! /s
Fun fact: I recently learned life insurance can be used as a mechanism for really wealthy people to dodge taxes. Basically under the right circumstances you can pull money from life insurance policies with little to no penalty (and no, I’m not talking about when you die). High Deductible Health Plans and their corresponding Health Savings Accounts also work the same way, because they accumulate interest and have no tax penalty when used under the right circumstances.
See here: https://smartasset.com/insurance/how-to-use-life-insurance-to-build-wealth
In essence, insurance is a scam to rob those who don’t have much means, while simultaneously acting as a money laundering vehicle for those who do.
Wonder if this has anything to do with how the COSMIC tries to give more resources to whatever is in focus on the screen…
Looks awesome! I love witnessing all the progress the System76 team is making. It really makes it seem like anything is possible.
In a similar vein, Evelyn Wang from Everything Everywhere All At Once… She may not start out badass, but oh boy does that change
It gets funnier when you realize Berd made a video about exactly how the Internet responds to typos in arguments:
They are. Which is why these people go for FWB…if they can even get that
I actually think this meme was one of the better ones: as you mentioned in another comment, it’s the ones that depict the brief moments where the condition isn’t totally debilitating as if we’re suddenly superheroes that are concerning.
This one felt like it was merely an observation of a typical ADHD experience. And to be honest, it was well-executed because it didn’t lean into an opinion, it left the reader to form one. Those memes are actually the “unsung heroes” of the ADHD community, because anyone who sees it and finds it relatable and then notices what sub it’s in might do more research or go get evaluated.
I do, from time to time. But I need to pair it with exercise for it to be effective. Without exercise, my mind wanders too easily. Pairing it with exercise allows me to raise my dopamine enough to make the thoughts concrete and easier to be aware of.
Honestly I’d love to just use the website but they force you to use their client now. Unless there’s a way to use the browser again!
You know, I had never noticed this correlation until you brought it up, but it’s kind of sad how accurate it is…
When I truly internalized that I don’t have to prove my worth to anyone, even if I don’t always know what I’m doing.
Looking back, that sense of self-worth and confidence is what I probably saw in all of the adults around me that made them seem so incredible as a child.
So when I felt that, I thought “huh, so this is what being an adult feels like.”