world World News ‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public
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showerthoughts Showerthoughts How transwomen/transmen dream
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asklemmy Asklemmy What are some marketing tactics that you dislike ?
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    3 months ago 100%

    Especially when they sign me up for a bunch of different emails lists I need to unsubscribe from each one individually and eventually just spam everything from them. Then they sell my email.

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  • news News Borrowers, especially the young, struggle with credit card debt in potentially bad sign for economy
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    news News Borrowers, especially the young, struggle with credit card debt in potentially bad sign for economy
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    news News The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless
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    asklemmy Asklemmy What did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?
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    5 months ago 100%

    "that's not what I remember" "That's not how I remember it" "You must be remembering it wrong" "I would never say that"

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  • news News Florida abortion clinics squeeze in as many patients as possible ahead of 6-week ban
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    5 months ago 100%

    I have, on multiple occasions, supported women who decided they wanted to take action to permanently prevent pregnancy, when they decided they never wanted to have children. Unfortunately, in most instances, doctors don't support women's bodily autonomy, but suggest they wait to find a man who can speak for them, or they can wait for menopause.

    If a man wants his tubes tied nearly any doctor will comply.

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    WeeSheep
    5 months ago 68%

    Have you considered not sticking your dick in people you don't want to impregnate? Or getting your testicles removed? Both are very effective in preventing pregnancy.

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  • news News Sexsomnia: An embarrassing sleep disorder no one wants to talk about
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    5 months ago 100%

    I was raped by someone who them rolled over after and asked if we had sex.. maybe they weren't lying? I didn't push them off because I was also asleep, then in shock. After that I'm told I punch and kick pretty violently in my sleep.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Is there any evidence of a difference in healthfulness between having fruit vs having added sugar along with fibre foods?
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    5 months ago 100%

    Different types of sugar are digested at different rates, even if they all taste sweet. Glucose, fructose, sucrose, even allulose are found in fruits I'm different amounts and are all suggested differently. There are also various starches that change digestion taste and some of that (not not all) break down into sugars with amylase in saliva. Different kinds of starches break down at different rates and are digested differently and can alter the sugar absorption. Different kinds of fibers feed different kinds of things in your gut biome and are processed differently by your body too. Those are just the basic categories of carbohydrates without going into details of the different roles they play in digestion.

    Fruits, veg, whole grains, all have different nutrient profiles and your body treats them differently. Consuming a multivitamin with fiber supplement and sugar may get your caloric and some vitamin needs met but you will be missing many other things that a diet with a broad variety of foods can offer.

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  • news News Why San Francisco is considering a bill that would let shoppers sue grocers closing stores
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    5 months ago 100%

    But they might not be able to afford the rent, so that "good faith effort" is only affordable from large chains, discouraging any local grocery stores from even trying to enter the market.

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  • microblogmemes Microblog Memes Maybe you just need to get some sun
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    5 months ago 94%

    You have sudden onset chest pains and lethargy? Well I see your boobs are nicely sized but the rest of you could lose weight, I prescribe you with diet and exercise and diagnose you with anxiety because you thought you needed to come in. I can prescribe you both control if you continue to be anxious.

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  • boardgames boardgames How do you deal with the situation where you are invited to play a game, only to find it's wildly complex and takes 4 hours to finish, and you find yourself not wanting to play it within minute 5?
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    5 months ago 100%

    I'd start asking questions about what kind of games I'm invited to. Ask more questions about what you are getting yourself into, before committing.

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  • showerthoughts Showerthoughts We don't really work 9 to 5 but still call our job 9-to-5
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    asklemmy Asklemmy I don't enjoy it when people compliment me. Why could it be?
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    5 months ago 100%

    Some people are saying lack of compliments as a child, some are saying neglect.

    I personally feel similarly much of the time. My parents would compliment me or tell me they are proud but usually just my mother and usually after my sibling did something and we are talking about how proud my mom is of them, like she forgot about me and "oh yeah I'm proud of you too, you do stuff too probably. You weirdo."

    My dad was emotionally detached and made jokes I could never get because I was a kid without the background knowledge to understand what the joke was. I'm not my mom's favorite and that was always pretty clear. As I've grown up I've realized my mom's favorite might be herself first, as she often makes many things about her, or changes topics to be about her.

    I'm so accustomed to hearing things I can do better that those seem more comfortable to me. I know what to focus on and how I can try and improve. Or, someone just doesn't like me or wants to complain and there isn't anything I can do, I'm just there in their way of existing.

    Generally with compliments I'll say "thanks" or "thank you" but I'm more comfortable with critical feedback I can use to better myself in some way.

    I don't know your background, I can't say why you feel the way you do. But you aren't alone in feeling that way, 'normal' or not. If it causes you anxiety or other discomfort for extended periods of time I would suggest trying to work that out with someone, even just a diary if possible to get your thoughts down.

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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions Does it really matter if you use white or colour detergent for washing clothes in a washingmachine?
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    5 months ago 70%

    I never have used detergent for colored clothes.

    Apparently not specific enough: I use clothes detergent for all my clothes, but not detergent for colored clothes, I use regular clothes detergent for all my clothes

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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions How did overalls and jumpsuits went from male work clothe to female fashion without becoming "male fashion" ?
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    WeeSheep
    6 months ago 100%

    Not sure if you noticed women's pants are significantly tighter and more form fitting than men's. They also tend to be thinner and stretchier to accommodate, and therefore usually wear out faster and are not as good in cold weather.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Do you think/feel that you are living well? Happily? Embodying your values and dreams? If so, how did this happen?
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    6 months ago 100%

    That sounds awful. All of it. I hope your work hours are reduced to reasonable at some point soon, and I hope you don't need to worry about money when that time comes.

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  • world World News Population tipping point could arrive by 2030: global fertility will drop below replacement level years earlier than expected.
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    6 months ago 100%

    Pretty sure throughout history most (if not all) generations have worked to give their kids a better (if not approximately equal) quality of life to their own. That isn't feasible for many people, and older generations are frustrated that it wasn't/isn't feasible for many who are currently young adults. That, along with the ability to control if you have kids, makes the choice for many of us. Why would you choose to have kids if their lives are worse than your own and you don't enjoy your own?

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  • politics politics The safety net program trapping people in poverty
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    6 months ago 100%

    Many people are voting red because they think it will be better for their personal finances, with promises of lower taxes. They don't look at the benefits: that use to outweigh the cost, which we've mostly lost Even though we still pay high taxes and high cost of living for things that are now for (higher) profit (healthcare, school, etc.). It's not wrong to try and look at your bottom line, it's just a short-sighted bottom line.

    At least this is the conversation I have with people who consider themselves moderates who lean right and tend to vote Republican.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy Do you think/feel that you are living well? Happily? Embodying your values and dreams? If so, how did this happen?
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    6 months ago 100%

    You can be generous with your time and empathy and people will tend to remember it more than money. It's easy to be generous with money when you have it. It's not as common to be generous with kindness.

    I don't know your work situation to know if you have time to spare (when others are available) but I hope you have time to at least enjoy your own life. Also, not getting married due to red flags is a good reason to not get married. It sucks to not find your a person for yourself but it's honestly better than dreading going home.

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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions How did overalls and jumpsuits went from male work clothe to female fashion without becoming "male fashion" ?
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    6 months ago 90%

    Generally if women wear something, men will avoid it to not appear affeminate. Increasingly so throughout history as fashion is incorporated into gender roles.

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  • news News As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice
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    6 months ago 100%

    Adding fruit is considered adding sugar? Adding whole grain would also have some amount of sugar, so that would be considered adding sugar too.

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  • news News As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice
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    nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions if the bird flu started spreading between humans, how long would you need to stay quarantined before it was safe to come out??
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    6 months ago 92%

    It's totally unfair to judge humanity on just one pandemic when people refuse to wear masks and quarantine. We should also look at the 1918 pandemic.

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  • news News Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory
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    asklemmy Asklemmy What is a dish whose component parts you all like individually, but put together as a dish you think is nasty?
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    6 months ago 100%

    I like peanut butter with sugar, but it's candy in my mind. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich is just a dessert sandwich.

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  • politics politics The Political Divide Between Men and Women Is Getting Wild. One Party Is Primed to Take Advantage.
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    6 months ago 97%

    As a relatively young woman, I like being treated as an equal in a partnership, rather than as a utility in a relationship. I'd rather be alone than a grown adult's nanny. This is a wild idea to many young men who have trouble respecting women, but insist they are the most respectful to women because they hold the door open sometimes.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What's something you've done that you weren't supposed to but don't feel bad?
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    6 months ago 93%

    In my defense, I'd like to live in a country where retirement is an option. I don't get paid enough to save. Something needs to flex 🤷🏻‍♀️

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  • news News Denying Your Medical Care is Big Business in America
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    6 months ago 96%

    Most people can't fight it. Fighting a claim, depending on insurance, requires multiple different Doctors recommending the same thing. Sometimes the insurance requires prior steps taken that are unavailable to individuals (I was required to take antibiotic that I'm allergic to before a surgery). Getting into a specialist can take months, and the costs of seeing a specialist are not often covered at all (goes towards deductible), and unless you live in or near a city you may not be able to find specialists you don't need to get a hotel to see (travel expenses and time off work are not covered). Not to mention, if fighting a denied claim rolls over to the next year, everything starts over, even if you have the same insurance it's considered a new policy because it's a new year.

    Unless you have unlimited time and money, fighting a denied claim is pretty difficult and goes nowhere fast. That's how the system was designed.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What skincare products do you use?
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    news News Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana, report reveals
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    6 months ago 18%

    I don't think cruelty is the point of everyone. Sometimes the point is willful ignorance. "Well that's not what I think an abortion is" or "it's not about that stuff, it's about using it as contraceptive" talking about life saving medical intervention.

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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions Does more knowledge/awareness have a tendency to reduce enthusiasm for some subjects/activities?
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    Pottery WeeSheep 10 months ago 100%
    Reclaiming Clay question

    I have a lot of dry clay I have saved to reuse. Most of it is in smaller pieces, I'm working my way to making it into powder. I'm thinking of getting a rock tumbler to make small batches of powder since most of the pieces are pretty small anyway. Currently, i put the powder and sometimes granules into a bucket and pour white vinegar and very hot water over it, sometimes mixing immediately sometimes waiting for it to cool. I always let it rehydrate for at least a few days before drying on a plaster board. Currently I mix the clay by folding and flattening, as this is easier than wedging for me. I'll wedge smaller pieces, but for these larger ones I'll pop the air bubbles and smooth it out. So far it's been ok but I'll sometimes have a bubble I missed until I am nearly done shaping on the wheel. Does anyone have suggestions for how to decrease the air bubbles trapped from rehydrating? Would a vibrating paint mixer work?

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