u/TransguyJayJay

I mean. It's not reality so it's not morally wrong but also... Bro are you good?

Something about this gif makes makes it the MOST aura intensive gif I've ever seen of all time, holy shit. I am extremely attracted to and intimidated by all of these people.

Also OP. King look 15 years younger and SLAYING IT, HOT DAMN

Damn, I don't even use my back pockets because I'm scared of it falling out and don't wanna sit on things. Phone in front right, wallet and headphones and chapstick in front left, keys on my belt as an accessory and so I can easily grab the fob.

Yup, that's why I do an extended test: how they treat people they don't have to be nice to (waiters, etc), and then how they treat people they actively dislike-- do they respect their humanness at all, or do they take it as a pass to demonize and treat them however the hell they want to?

THAT is honestly what I think defines a person. Being nice to people you like or you have no stake in is easy. Dealing with adversity properly shows a real, mature person.

They could never make me hate you Curtis Connor (I haven't watched him in like 2 years. Good memories.)

Oh yeah, of course. Other factors that I haven't seen anyone really mention would also include that trans women going out and being visibly trans in public more would also push more social acceptance purely via proximity bias. Going out and having good experiences-- like hanging out with friends, or even just hanging out outside alone-- would also help with the individual's mental health overall, because you're getting out more which just. Does help in itself. And you also learn to not care about the random weird looks or people staring or heckling at you. Desensitization and not caring is truly our greatest weapon.

I know this because I did it. It worked for me, from the very worst depths of my depression, and it was the fucking hardest thing I've ever done. Learning to not care, and to fight. I have all the respect and love for people who are in worse positions than me. It's not possible for everybody to do it because of their safety, of course, but people still need to actually DO something (often in spite of that danger) in order to make that change we so desperately crave.

(Agreeing with you) I think that in a perfect world, people would realize that both opinions can and should coexist. Trans women (and honestly all people who socially isolate) DO need to not socially isolate and make effort to go out. Society also DOES need to be better about their treatment of trans people.

They both feed into each other and you need to fix both issues-- the individual mindset of isolation and the societal problems that cause those traumatic experiences and anxieties-- to fix the problem.

(So good luck with the other comments lol)

Mine was actually a different Gaudi work lmao, Park Guelle. Also la Casa Batllo.

They were on my hear me out cake, along with Barcelona City Planning. (Also featured the International Phonetic Alphabet and the ship from Iron Lung)

Yeah, it's actually really cool, all countries have to identify their cultural quirks like that and eliminate them in their spies. I was once told a story about one of my former professors identifying a spy by the way he held a bouquet of flowers. I believe the spy was from a middle eastern country.

(Which also led me to hold flowers that way too bc you can just hold them by your side and swing your arms normally instead of one held out in front of you. But yeah no this guy got captured because of that.)

Holy shit I just did the same thing a month ago for $250, handmade real leather boots from the Ren Faire. They're extremely comfortable and support my high arches like hiking shoes would, and I wear them pretty much every day I have to do more active things. They're basically my new tennis shoes that I plan on having forever.

I definitely need to learn how to clean and maintain leather now though lol, thanks for reminding me.

With that logic, you could argue that all cultures are Pangean or African.

New cultures develop when old cultures are faced with new advarsities. New cultures develop when two cultures mix. New cultures develop when they're forced into new places, or new ideologies. Those cultures aren't just the sum of their parts, they're entire cultures unto themselves.

Fun fact, testosterone HRT basically stops most of that from happening entirely, I haven't gotten my period in almost 2 years now.

The tradeoff is that I'm also a man, which by definition disqualifies me from this question and is also immensely unhelpful to anyone that isn't a man (or anyone who wants to go on testosterone HRT). I just found it funny that as soon as I realized I'm not a woman and was able to transition, it immediately wasn't my issue anymore. The answer to the question really is just "don't be one" which fucking sucks for all women involved because that's not really a choice you get to make.

I hate to be that person, but millennials are the ones that raised gen alpha. Not a gotcha, just like. They are. They did. It's the same argument we use against boomers when they complain about kids these days.

I'm not even saying it's millennials fault either, I'm just saying that every generation has its issues and we need to remember that. If you think a lot is riding on millennials, then I hate to say it, but they've really not lived up to expectation. I hate to see what you think Gen Z/Alpha is gonna be able to do to fix it if you think that millennials were the last copter out of 'nam. Maybe yalls brains are unleaded and unrotted but the majority of them certainly aren't raising their kids like it.

I'm early twenties and a few days ago me and my best friend went to build a bear and picked out our new "friends" and went through the entire process of it like they would do for actual kids.

It was so much fun. I got Toothless, and my friend got Sylveon and Flareon at a discount.

I see other people in the comments telling you that people will judge you for having so many stuffed animals. And that may be true. Imo those people are lame and judgemental and therefore not worth being friends with.

That being said, I personally left a lot of my stuffed animal collection at home purely because of space issues. But I brought every single one of my musical posters and you best believe those were up all over my walls. Bring whatever makes you happiest and don't compromise for people who you shouldnt care about to begin with.

Hi, I draw, I write, I sing at bars and places like that, I act in plays and musicals, I hang out with my irl friends whenever we're available at the same time (which is starting to get harder as Actual Adults now, so we're starting to put our schedules on a shared calendar to see when we line up. Won't last forever but it's great for now.) I'll do online roleplay with my friends whenever I don't have anything else irl to do. It truly is amazing, I have so many hobbies I can do so I'm practically never bored.

If you're looking to get your boyfriend actually out of the house more, then I'd recommend a group or some kinda that expects him to actually show up. Musicals and plays are great for me in that regard, but it could be a gaming group, knitting, rock climbing, hiking, dance class. Anything really.

Now I also saw you're trying to get him to quit drugs. Ive been pretty dependent on weed before while mostly being able to keep up all of this. It's possible. But it's not gonna happen without other support, and more importantly, your boyfriends willingness. There's a kind of low chance that you'll be able to pull him out of it just with this. You maybe could! But I was barely able to pull myself out of a dependency (not addiction, I was never physically addicted) on weed when I really wanted to. So he'll have to really want to and You'll have to support him, with the new hobbies simply being a distraction not the main thing expected to make him quit. You'll wants to get him into a narcotics anon group, or maybe something else that'll help with the drug problem specifically.

Ella, Pooja, Naidene, Jules.

I went to a lot of schools. Pretty sure I was that kids for a lot of them too.

I feel like I was over prepared, this song is just Strange and Fun.

Just came to add onto all the comments. We calorie count alright. I know what exactly the average amount of calories I was eating daily at the height of my ED. It was extremely intentional. That was how I managed it, by obsessing over how to "optimize" every single calorie so that it was the "healthiest" possible ED while still dropping my weight like a sick Victorian child. (No, it's not 0, and no, I'm not giving the number. It's probably lower than you think.)

Anarchism is the idea that the people themselves will provide, and that the government completely does not exist (or at the very least doesn't intervene with a person's life in any meaningful way), with the expectation that everyone will be able to live however they choose with absolutely no fetters. Specifically, by definition, it means there are absolutely no heirarchies that anyone falls under. The expectation is that people will work together and provide for everyone among themselves, because we're social creatures, and then those that don't (or don't want to) will leave. Or be ousted. (Which, sidenote, would happen to mentally ill/disabled people who 'dont contribute')

Anything else isn't anarchism. People can claim the label anarchism, but they're weakening their argument when they use wrong terminology. Especially if you're associating yourself with people who have radically different views than you just because "but WE'RE the right ones!"

Then of course, if you believe that they should be relying on a social services like welfare, Medicare, etc, then no, it's not anarchy. Those are a direct symptom of government. If you think that they should rely on the community funds or a support network made by a specific community, then that's a gray area. That's why I don't think these people should be using the catch-all label "anarchist". What happens when you have one anarchist fighting to make a social fund for a disabled people and then their neighbor starts yelling about how that's governmental control and they're a threat to their community for even proposing it?

So ig what I'm saying is they may call themselves anarchists, and I understand that. It's a very starry eyed ideology, especially with how much government seems to fail us. I just think they're wrong and damaging their cause, because honestly most of them are something else. Usually socialists.

You know. I try to be nice to the anarchists. They have the right idea most of the time. I know they're trying, they're usually on the younger side and have no idea what they're doing (and I say this as a young person who has no idea wtf they're doing) and they're trying to instigate social change to make the world a better place for everyone, even if they don't quite understand what they're promoting— like how Rosenthorne straight up mocked someone with the "oh I guess we should just let mentally ill people die on the street huh?" Even though that's exactly what the actual anarchist solution to mentally ill people is.

But by God. There's a reason I never joined that fucking subreddit. Rancid vibes.

Then don't get in the carriage my dude, you can hear the music from outside.

Generally school buses wait and block the traffic for any kids that need to cross the street. So if that's the case, either the kid is stupid and didn't go when needed, or yes the bus driver broke the rules and didn't wait, which I think is a very crucial distinction.

Personally I would assume the girl was just walking home from school and was taught to wait to cross until there are absolutely no cars in sight, like I was. It takes a long time but it's the safest.

But I was also taught not to stand that close to a busy road, so I genuinely don't know what's going on here.

Yeah I had no idea who Ohtani was until this post, and I know George Takei only because I'm a gay little nerd and like "older" sci fi media (my friends have had to ask me who multiple people I'm talking about are or at least say the names familiar but nothing else, I wouldn't be surprised if Takei was one of them at some point).

Godzilla though? Yeah I would venture every single person in the US knows Godzilla as well as who he is and what he does.

(Agreeing with you) And even aside from that, it's published as a case study. As in, one case, with a sample size of one. They aren't claiming it's anything else than that.

Those are still extremely useful and utilized in the medical field and general research, not just because they can lead to more research being done, but because they can give a more nuanced, grounded and/or holistic understanding of how a disease/treatment can affect an individual, especially with complex situations like this. It's also especially important in a case like this because it would probably never happen otherwise and then we just wouldn't know. Insufficient data is MUCH better to have than no data.

This sort of situation is exactly what case studies are for and I applied this guy for publishing them and making them accessible.

... Progress?