It’s closer to ick than ish, but is throatier? The “ck” should be a little softer and pull it back towards your throat

Yeah, this. It’s an amazingly well-written novel… seriously, one of the greats. But I would absolutely never describe it as a love story. That definitely requires some amount of reciprocation and not just grooming and rape.

No before and after shots, lazy writing, bad article.

Asia in general is just much more “honest” than the West. If you’re fat, they won’t beat around the bush and say “you’re beautiful the way you are.” If you’re ugly, they won’t hide in platitudes, they’ll say “damn, it must suck that you’re so ugly.”

It’s not malicious, these are simply facts that they don’t ignore. And, to be honest, I think it’s healthier in a lot of ways. The west has a ridiculously massive weight problem that we just completely ignore - or even actively support - because people are afraid to make anyone feel bad.

DrLupo. I watched him a bunch when he was on twitch, but he got kinda arrogant and negative over the years. Now I watch the people he used to play with before he changed 🤷‍♂️

You must be middle-aged. Elderly people regularly lament that they thought they had less impact on the world than they really did, and wish they hadn’t been so complacent. Stop being complacent.

Trump’s first election killed millions of people from his lack of leadership/malicious misinformation during covid. That was political, and caused directly by the president at the time.

I’m sorry, but the vast majority of this really just boils down to “all my coworkers suck.” Why the fuck are you still there? It sounds like literally nobody you’ve ever worked with knows how to do web dev

Definitely not interested enough in the characters for an anime - they’re all really strongly stereotyped and (IMO) annoying. The game was decently fun, though! A bit of a grind, but I had a good time with it

Yes, and compared to the companies they run, even their emissions are completely negligible. Individual action will not fix our climate crisis, regardless of who does it. Systemic change is the only option that has the possibility of a statistically-useful effect.

Isn’t that… like… almost the entirety of the purpose of the genre?

Fuckcars unless they’re bringing me those sweet, corporate goodies 🥰🥰

At a minimum they need to mute anyone when it isn’t their turn.

It’s in the debate rules that they already agreed to, which is why everyone is expecting a cancelation from Trump.

the first-ever flame-throwing quadruped robot dog

A very competitive category, as we all know

Not a chance… he’s never included that much information in so few words.

Why is mixing a thing suddenly?

Definitely not new, people have been doing this since at least the 90s, when I was a kid.

I also know plenty of Japanese people who say dipping the rice lightly into soy sauce is the correct method, so take literally any “sushi etiquette” guide with a grain of salt.

Eat your food in whatever way brings you joy. Anyone that says otherwise is a pointlessly-gatekeeping idiot.

I’ve been waiting for a cancelation since it was announced. Trump agreed to mic muting? lol, okay, sure he did… I’ll believe it when I see it

I similarly gave some side-eye at the leg-day/deadlift thing, but some people have weird schedules 🤷‍♂️

You’ll be fine, rock gyms tend to be a super welcoming place, regardless of age or experience. Things like arthritis and age will affect your ability, sure, but not enough to prevent you from doing it at all - you just might not be able to go as often or for as long as others 🤷‍♂️

these points may blow your mind

Point 6 is literally just “idk, maybe it was the flood.” Amazing point.

What is diverge? Hadn’t heard of it