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Its the balance with this kind of stuff that's tricky. You don't want to make kids ashamed of having urges. But also, you do want them to act in ways that are socially acceptable (speaking very generally), and of course, porn specifically can easily become pretty mentally unhealthy for adults, let alone teens.

I feel like, especially for 'awkward/nerdy' kids, this kind of shaming can lead them to being anxiety ridden wrecks anytime they are around potentially interested partners, as they think their urges overall are something to be ashamed of.

And, that shame is multiplied if the content is LGBT, generally speaking.

But also, "I'm sorry women" is very funny

I've always rankled at gender-as-a-box. Which, of course, is not what gender is in its totality, but it feels, in a lot of ways, like one of the earliest interactions a lot of people have with gender as a child.

Boys don't do x, girls shouldn't play with y. Wider culture has moved away from 'don't's and 'shouldn't's (though, many families still do), but even without hard barriers, 'culture' clearly still pushes boys and girls into certain boxes.

I'm uncertain if I'm trans or cis or agender or w/e label, much like you. I'm not deeply uncomfortable with my body (though, I don't especially like it either), and while I support transhumanism stuff, I'm personally loathe to change my body (which, is largely tied to my mental illness tbh).

But, presontationally, I default to what could be described as either 'metrosexual' or outright 'visibly queer', just because I have a taste for the clothes I like the styles and colors and accessories, and gender norms be damned. But also also, it feels shitty to take gender-nonconforming-fashion directly into 'trans', it feels like I'd be appropriating a label. And, at work, I'm 'normal masc presenting' simply because A) I work as a tradesman, so its practical, and B) I do want that $, and to not get shit at work, even if that feels cowardly and inauthentic.

Saying that I'm 'cis-ish' also sometimes gets me labelled as an egg online, which while disrespectful, idk, might be right?

I don't like drinking milk. But, there are some baking recipes that work a bit better with dairy. I'd probably get some for that alone (assuming it is ethically produced of course).

I can make oat milk and stuff work of course, just a bit more fiddly, with more added ingredients usually.

I'm sorry, anti-psychotics suck so much for that. It feels like getting handed a choice of: being crazy, being obese, or developing an eating disorder. It's so frustrating.

And people wonder why like 90% of people with schizophrenia smoke

I grew up with an atari 2600, that's still 'retrogames' to me, everything else is 'modern'.

By the time Biden dropped out, yes, she was really the only choice, logistically. I think at that point, 3 months ago, there was basically nothing the dems could have done to have won this. They could have made it closer, but any real shot at a candidate people liked, would have needed to have gotten spooled up a year ago, at minimum, two years ago ideally.

The DNC shares so much blame for overall strategy of the last decade+, but the decision for Biden to insist on aiming for a 2nd term the whole time, despite pressure, and only cave when the saw just how grim those final projections really were, is mostly his, personally.

I don't super like coconut animos. They're fine, but too sweet imo. But, Tamari is good as well, and I do really like this vegan 'fish sauce' my local asian mart sells, made from fermented pinapple.

Oat milk is the big one to me. I think its so much tastier than dairy milk.

In addition to what was already said, you probably will go to the restroom more often, as Vegan food tends to be less calorie dense and more fiber rich, so you tend to eat more, in terms of 'actual volume of food' (even if, often, its still lower caloric intake). A bigger concern isn't really 'more often' so much as 'irregularly', or 'painfully'.

More or less.

Current odds I've seen is that Pa is 'the state' that decides the election about 1/3 of the time, with the other 6 'battleground' state making up most of the rest of the 2/3s

Hell yeah, love pixel art! Let me know if you want any resources or advice for it, though the best way to get better at art is to just do it a lot imo.

I sill love the Frank Frazetta Eowyn art, where her whole ass is out, as, since she's dressed in 'normal' Rohirrim armor, implies all the Rider of Rohan are thotted up, ass out

I have some resentment, personally. Not that there aren't valid reasons for it, especially in our broken system, but I have a highly restricted diet (dozens of deadly food allergies), so I can't eat out ever (due to cross contamination being a roll of the dice), and even most prepared foods I can't have.

So I spend a lot of time and energy, cooking delicious, cheap, vegan meals for myself, despite having a blue-collar job. And it does bother me, seeing people who can eat 'whatever' just eating slop.

Even when I feel like shit, and eat 'slop', it's generally a stir fry, something like rice, (frozen) veggies, and sauce, thrown in a pan for five minutes. I rationally understand the various reasons people might not have the energy or cooking skills for even that, but emotionally, it does bother me.