it's just turning out that way

fag-dyke. happily married. not interested in your bullshit.

[theweight]

rosencrantz is dead guildenstern is dead and me i feel also not so good

[halondrus]

[cutecipher]

can you put that thing on a leash?

[halondrus]

ok

[homunculus-argument]

I don't even know whose job it was to teach people this, but did they just stop teaching people what a bicycle bell means?

One would think that hearing a very distinct, clearly audible, reasonably loud and rapidly approaching sound of any kind would make any reasonable mammal turn to look at the direction of the sound, just purely by instinct?? If a deer heard something nearby go DING DING DING DING DING DING at its general direction, it would at least look up to see whether the source of the sound is a threat or not? Just a quick "is that something I need to be concerned about?" type of glance.

The enshittification of pedestrians has reached the point where they have less traffic survival skills than deer.

[homunculus-argument]

How exactly does one slow down and weave around pedestrians who are blocking the entire way in a formation in which it would be impossible to pass them even on foot without elbowing one or two?

[deepestangelcollective]

It is legitimately the drivers sole responsibility to slow down to the speed of the slowest traffic in a mixed traffic scenerio. Thats why parking lots have a 5mph speed limit. If you don't have time to slow down without hitting someone that is your fault.

Turning to look at a bycicle bell so they can see where you are before moving out of the way is normal and expected.

[homunculus-argument]

The fact that they are not turning to look at a bycicle bell so they can see where I am, not to even think of moving out of the way, is the entire problem at hand.

[rokosourobouros]

you are absolutely correct about all of this but it is a good opportunity for me to mention the unfortunateness of my situation as someone with hearing aids and peripheral vision loss in that i've nearly been mowed over by bicycles several times because i literally.... can't hear the bell

nobody's fault. but worth keeping in mind that sometimes a pedestrian is not deliberately getting in your way and i am just as startled as you OTL

[homunculus-argument]

Okay, as a hard of hearing and vision-limited person, take a look at this road:

Knowing that you cannot see or hear a bicycle coming before it's too late for you to dodge it, which side of this road would you choose to walk on?

[kosmogrl]

[sandersstudies]

Me: man I wish I knew more of my neighbors better

My nine-year-old neighbor: *crashes mom’s car into my yard*

Me: Be careful what you wish for I suppose

[sandersstudies]

Honestly my first draft of this post said “my neighbor’s son” and then I was like wait a second that’s functionally the same as saying “my cousin’s sister.” That’s still my cousin and that’s still my neighbor.

[sandersstudies]

Stop saying Calvin and Hobbes it’s important to me that Calvin is six and not nine.

[the-lincyclopedia]

I take it the nine-year-old was literally driving the vehicle?

[sandersstudies]

The nine-year-old was literally driving the vehicle after knocking the gear shift into Drive apparently by accident. Seven- and five-year-olds in the backseat. Nine-year-old knows in movies people stomp down on the thing on the floor and the car stops. He stomps. It is the gas.

[sandersstudies]

Stopping point if you find yourself on your phone doomscrolling, procrastinating, or “stuck”

You can move to scroll in another space (if you haven’t gotten out of bed yet, move to the couch; if you haven’t left the house yet, you can sit outside)

You can make your current space more pleasant to scroll in (if it’s not possible to move spaces, open a window or light a candle in your space)

You can scroll while taking care of your body (change into clean clothes, scroll while brushing your teeth or washing your face, scroll while drinking water or having a snack)

You can stay on social media but avoid depressing or mindless content (try searching for fun facts, hobbies you’re interested in, or good news)

Hard mode: try just making the switch on your phone from short-form to long-form content (from dozens of short posts to an article, a fanfic, or an ebook; from TikToks/Reels/Shorts to a interesting or fun YouTube video, podcast, audiobook, or film) — this can be the first step in transitioning out of being “stuck,” because you can, for example, go on a walk while listening to an audiobook, fold clothes while watching a video, etc.

Expert mode: Set a timer for one minute and put down your phone. Do anything else. (Take deep breaths, go get a drink, pick up a book or craft.) If you can do this, aspire to two or five minutes and keep increasing your time away from scrolling. (Use your phone to play music, a podcast, or an audiobook if this prevents you from picking it up again)

Good luck! I hope you were able to make your scrolling a touch more cheerful today!

[strangehorse]

Is anyone else starting to feel kind of wary about the increasingly common narrative that "women's bodies are so different to men's that modern scientific recommendations do not apply to them"?

Like. There is a significant gap between 'a lot of studies do not take into account variations caused by things like female hormone cycles, which can limit how generalisable they are' and 'medical science does not apply to women', and the latter just seems to create a situation rife for bad faith actors and snake oil salesmen to reassure you that actually, THEY have the answers, because THEY listen to women, and if you simply pay them for their online subscription service-

[strangehorse]

like. female and male bodies are not different species. the traits you consider inherent and unique to Female or Male can often be changed by hormone therapy and other interventions, and many traits fall on a bimodal distribution, not a binary one. you can apply the findings of 'Invisible Women' without implying that female bodies are like, Startouched Special Moon-Tied Nature Creatures that are immune to all known scientific phenomena

[wifehaver103947]

imagine cloth mother and wire mother in family court competing for custody of the baby monkey

[clothmotherofficial]

I Have Softness For You

[officialwiremother]

i have milk for you

[babymonkeyofficial]

Stop.

[kingsolomonofficial]

Cut the baby monkey in half

[punishedsaints]

[shadowblade8192]

do you think the people who would build a rent reducer 9000 are the same people who are building houses

[stjohnstarling]

No… not the serum *I start slowly and horribly transforming into an unspoiled wetland*

[scooplery]

if you're not allowed to leave your partner then it doesn't count as cheating 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ and if your partner decides that talking to anyone else but them is cheating then nothing at all counts as cheating! :D

[scooplery]

"you should just leave instead of cheating on your partner"

it takes an average of 7 tries to leave an abusive relationship! 77% of domestic violence homicides occur upon separation

i don't think it's reasonable to tell someone they need to risk being raped and strangled to death just to have a pleasant & caring interaction with someone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[powerbottombrucespringsteen]

The thing with amateur local theater is it is almost always bad BUT keeping it alive is the most important thing

[powerbottombrucespringsteen]

The joys of artistic expression cannot be limited to talented people everybody needs it to survive

[youngerfrankenstein]

To put it very bluntly.

You will always make a better impact helping people who need it than trying to hurt people you think deserve it.

[weirdrtvscomments]

[magicratfingers]

great hack if you look at your phone right when you wake up you can be stupid all day

[hockeydiva]

[feldfrog]

As a kid, I wasn’t allowed to touch the hot stove with my bare hands. But now I get to do it whenever I want