If porn does any damage to the psyche, surely it’s less than videos you can find showing torture and murder, right? At least in porn, people are shown having a good time. I’ll also note that no porn is burned into my brain, but there are sure some other videos that are.

Heh. Core concepts. That one hits deep.

Did you mean… twice as long?

I’ve spent more time in minecraft and terraria (and skylim, released in 2011, which I last played in 2023) than I have in any other games, and those aren’t exactly what I’d call “premium”. I’d agree that more than money needs to be poured into a game to make it good.

It’s Europe, so I’d presume they’d recycle. Of course, the phones might warrant secure disposal that precludes standard recycling.

Damn, that farm’s a total loss

Coastal area checking in, same thing for the tsunami alarms. I had some good fun with a tourist when, after they asked what the droning sound was, I replied with “Oh, it’s just the tsunami alarm” and then didn’t react to it. They were visibly nervous, so I waited a sec and then said “It’s just a test 😁”

I feel like he is closer to the norm than we think. We should all strive to be like that, rather than relegating it to random chance. We should also demand more of our leaders.

5 million is the official tally! 😁

Isn’t there a warrant for his arrest through the ICC? Does the U.S. not honor that?

Just one more (data) lane, I promise brooooo

As someone that participated in a BLM protest; Make sure to out any protester that engages in escalatory behavior. For instance, there was a line of riot police behind a fence that we were all chanting at. One person from behind me threw a water bottle over the fence, so someone with a megaphone told them to knock it off (“We don’t use violence”, I believe he said), and the crowd pushed that person forward and over to the police.

Nobody wants a protest to get violent. It’s not good for the people involved, and it’s not good for the cause.

I’m about to head to one here soon 😁

If you have some spare time, you might try visiting an animal shelter, just to give the animals there some playtime and affection. We are much longer-lived than our pets, and it’s our responsibility to make sure they have the best lives possible. I bet you did that for your kitty, and they were thankful for it.

Speaking as someone with anxiety, try not to predict what others feel. You’re likely going to be wrong, and never in a good way. It’s not your responsibility to guess what others are feeling, it’s their responsibility to tell you. Always assume the most neutral opinion from others, and only change that if they say otherwise.

If you need to stay alone to recuperate, then go all-in on it. Let your friends know that you had a bout of anxiety. If you’re worried about them being upset, then not giving them a reason won’t help that.

I wish you the best, and please ask if you have any questions that I might be able to help with.

It’s not the lighter’s fault if someone uses it to burn down a forest. Especially if the lighter is yelling the whole time that it’s a bad idea to burn down the forest!

This guy is the best!

Here’s one

Hey, I’ll give it a shot. With how many hours I’ve poured into Runescape over the last… 17 years? Damn, it’s been a while. Anyway, with all that time, even if this game was 1/10 the level of fun, it’ll still be a great time for me.

We’re paying $6 million per year for 300 people to be interred there. If that’s the going rate, then that’s $20,000 per person, per year.