https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22674921/

According to this study, exercise had little to no effect on relieving symptoms in people with depression and while it made the participants healthier due to increased physical activity, it did nothing with regards to improving mood, at least in this particular sample. There’s also the case that if you have a chemical imbalance causing your depression or mood disorder (such as with pituitary gland and other hormonal disorders) or certain genetic predispositions, it may mean that your body can’t produce enough dopamine or other endorphins naturally anyway, so exercise is just going to make you feel tired and sore but with none of the ‘runner’s high’ effects.

I hate exercising for this reason, but obviously I still do it to keep my body healthy (or at least as healthy as it can be).

The idea of ‘dopamine addiction’ is just PopSci bullshit though. The reason we’re ‘addicted’ to our phones is because of alienation in late-stage capitalist society leading to us trying to find some semblance of enjoyment or control over our own lives.

What the fuck did I just read

Steve

Stars are really cool. I’m glad I live in an area that doesn’t have much like pollution and I can see constellations with the naked eye.

Also, not sure why you used a screenshot of Kira Yoshikage, but I appreciate it

Don’t forget that he punched the cop because he was misgendered

Apart from the obvious (Capybara, because they are chill, friends with everyone and are communists) I wouldn’t mind being a House Gecko - Squatting in rich beachfront properties, hanging out on ceilings, eating bugs and fruits, freaking out suburban homeowners by dropping on their faces in the middle of the night, sounds like a pretty cool life

I won’t be posting my own site here for opsec reasons, but I’ve met a fair amount of fellow commies and anarchists in the 5 years I’ve used neocities. It’s not really social media, but there’s a small community and one of the most frequented sites there has a bunch of marxist 101 resources which is pretty neat

Hexbear Academy of Marxist Magic and Socialist Sorcery

However, according to the Federal Reserve’s 2022 household financial analysis, if calculated by median net worth, each household is at $192,000, which means half of the households have a net worth below $192,000.

1. What is the general attitude in DPRK with regards to comics, animation, folk tales? Are they mainly seen as vehicles only to show morality to children, or are they seen more as applicable to a wider audience and acceptable for adults to partake in? I’m aware of The Boy General / 소년장수 being popular among both adults and children, but I was unsure if that was just an exception to the rule or not.

2. Are there any aspects of other AES countries that you would like to see implemented in DPRK in the future? e.g. infrastructure, transport etc.

3. Childcare in America and other western capitalist countries is very expensive. What is childcare like in DPRK? Do children have free school meals (and if so what is included?), textbooks, uniforms etc.? Do you have to pay a fee at all, or is everything provided by the government? I’ve heard it’s the latter with regards to textbooks and uniforms, but I’d really like some confirmation.

You wish for people to “read ANYTHING other than Harry Potter”.

Another finger on the Monkey’s Paw curls inward.

Sputnik

Only the original Nicktoons version. The Disney version made him a class traitor and I can never forgive them for doing that

Me when I have an IBS flare-up

PokéROMs were a weird shape, like oval but with straight sides? They had a promotion in 2000 where they came free as a cereal prize iirc.

grey pill so I can HONK SHOO while a feather is kept afloat by my own breath

My preferred hacks are for games that are N64 era or older.

The OOT mods that make use of the zelda 64 decomp project are pretty impressive e.g. Ultimate Trial and Indigo: Chapter 2. The Sealed Palace and The Missing Link are also quite fun.

I’m also quite fond of visual and gameplay improvements to older games (NES + GB/GBC) and Romhacking dot net has some I’ve kept my eye on for a while.

Robocop Texas Edition uses graphics based on the original arcade version, Castlevania 3: Aperture of Corruption is a complete overhaul of the original NES game, and Street Fighter 2 Deluxe and Sonic 5 improvement are both romhacks of bootlegs for the NES that improve various graphics and fix gameplay issues.

Both Pokemon Polished Crystal and Pokemon Red Plus Plus feature updated graphics (similar to gen 3), fixed gameplay, new mechanics, and various QoL updates.

From the wording, they’re banning short ninja blades / ninjatou specifically, but they’ve said nothing about other weapons like shuriken, kunai, naginata, yari, or any samurai sword (uchigatana, wakizashi, tantou etc.)