What the fuck did I just read
commiecapybara
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.