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TIL that the Hoover Dam is expected to be one of the last remaining visible structures from our species, and it contains a star map that if no other means were available, could be used to determine the exact date on which Hoover Dam was completed.

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daco-broman

we could’ve just chisled in the fuckin date on it it’s not some stone age creation

armedandgayngerous

yhea because the squid people that inherit the earth will know when Christ was born

skelegun

They 👏 Will 👏 Be 👏 Catholic

duckdotcom

Computer show me the "big one"

psygull

a dot matrix printer slowly but surely starts producing a crude representation of a largemouth bass

only-tiktoks

cassandrasimplex

I was excited when I heard they were remaking the classic video game Joust, but that was before I realized that thanks to modern influences, it was just going to be The Untitled Emu Game.

nayohme

youtube has identified me as a heavy cube enjoyer

sreegs

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friedeggpoppy

[ID: a partially ripped, hand written poster which reads in all caps, "sex work is real work unlike being a landlord" End ID]

magnificent-winged-beast

OVER $75,000 RAISED FOR DE-MINING UKRAINE! *woahhhhhhhh we're half way there..* :D #Misha Collins #Ukraine

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bathroomcube

"2016 was a different time everyone was edgy" uh actually i was busy getting called an sjw by everyone for holding beliefs that i still hold today.

bathroomcube

really not trying to be holier than thou but im still bitter about being constantly dismissed as a crazy sjw.

headspace-hotel

the whole "how to fix the USAmerican food system" thing has become a major interest of mine, and much of why I find this topic engaging is that no one seems to discuss or propose any solutions that are very good

headspace-hotel

Articles about the food system's contribution to climate change: Americans are affluent and want to eat too much meat, but we can fix it by switching to a plant based diet.

Articles about poverty in America: A troubling percentage of Americans are food insecure and have no access to a grocery store or farmer's market near home.

Articles about public health in America: Since America is such a wealthy country, Americans eat too much food and are obese.

WHICH IS IT.

But seriously, we will never fix the problems with our food system until we kill diet culture.

Food that tastes good and satisfies hunger is a fundamental human need.

Does this statement seem radical, foolish, or even infuriating to you? Many people believe everyone should have enough food to survive, but few openly argue that it is important to enjoy eating or to not be hungry. In fact, many public policy-makers and even researches argue that people eating food that tastes good, and eating to the point where they are not hungry anymore, is a problem and the cause of obesity. I have read many a scientific paper arguing that heavily processed foods are "hyperpalatable" which causes people to eat too much.

The three schools of thought I listed at the top do not seem to talk to each other. Specifically, the first and the third ("plant based" and "america is wealthy so we're fat") emphasize making better choices, while the second provides overwhelming, disturbing evidence that this is cruel and impossible for many, many people, necessitating much more systemic change.

The proposals to fix our problems seem to flagrantly deny basic foundational facts ABOUT the problems.

Being fat in America is strongly linked to being poor. Poor people are way more likely to be fat; we KNOW this.

We also know that the areas where the most poor people live are the most likely to be "food deserts:" places where the people can't easily reach a grocery store where there's fresh vegetables and fruits and the like.

Many poor Americans primarily shop for food at small convenience stores like Dollar General, or even gas stations. These places often do not sell fresh fruits and vegetables, and their selections of whole food ingredients are minimal. In many areas, a store that actually sells produce is over an hour's drive away. Even in areas with grocery stores, the quality of fresh fruits and vegetables is often horrible.

To consistently eat fresh fruits and vegetables, you have to be willing to eat them underripe, overripe, on the verge of spoiling, watery, and sour, because that's what produce from Walmart is generally like. It seems more common to me to eat canned vegetables (but this unfortunately makes most vegetables sort of repulsive).

I could go on forever about the ins and outs of how the food system is fucked up, but basically food production and distribution is centralized under huge companies that control everything, which means a long time and distance passes between production of the food and the food being eaten. This is a pretty strong selective force against fresh fruits and vegetables, making them inaccessible to multitudes of smaller locations, and also making them disgusting when they do reach the consumer.

Even if they weren't disgusting, fresh produce is high risk (spoils quickly) for low reward (low density of calories for the price)

Now, things made from fruits and vegetables that are processed into a shelf-stable form DO exist, but they are RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE. Especially relative to the amount of calories they provide, a measurement I wish was used more often. In college, when I was forever trying in vain to feed myself, the "healthy" options for food were often twice as expensive as Pop Tarts or chips and literally half the amount of calories. Even worse, the lack of nutrition in these "healthy" options was advertised as a positive!

And okay, I have to get into the folly of capitalism here a little bit—as far as marketing is concerned, there are unhealthy foods that nourish you and healthy foods that don't, so if you wish to avoid straight chugging high fructose corn syrup and palm oil, your shelf stable options are populated by many "fat free" "sugar free" faerie foods that exchange nutritive substances for flavorings that don't actually nourish you. My school's on campus mini-store sold a whole shelf's worth of beverages that were pointless to buy because they contained less than 20 calories. If you don't have grocery store access or the ability to cook much, you're either eating ramen and microwave macaroni and cheese, or you're eating some kind of 3 dollar granola bar that won't even give you enough energy to get through the morning

On top of it, food ingredients that are good candidates to be part of a healthy diet tend to be marketed as faddish "specialty" or "health" foods, pricing poorer people out of them.

All this to say, there are super obvious systemic reasons why Americans eat the way that they do, and everyone seems allergic to admitting that.

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schrodingerscollective

hotboysofficial

the future is now

cartel

are people that lazy to need this

earliestest

While I’m sure there are people too lazy to spin a fork, keep in mind people like this person who may be suffering from arthritis or a neurological disease or nerve damage or a thousand other conditions that might impair their ability to do things as simple as spin a fork to eat spaghetti.

These are used with people who can’t grip well:

This is for Parkinsons’s:

For people who can’t even bend their joints:

Here’s a product that guides your hand from your plate to your mouth

This one holds a sandwich

Like I get it. I used to see things like the fork and think “that’s fuckin’ lazy” or that product that holds a gallon and you just tip it and pour. But then I started working around the disabled and impaired and found out that these products aren’t meant for lazy people, they’re meant for people who need help.

So maybe next time you see something, instead of thinking “Wow, are people that lazy?” just be grateful that you’re able to do the things you do every day and take for granted, like being able to feed yourself and wipe your own ass because you have enough coordination and bendy joints to do it.

lemonpixycat

This isn’t specualtion either; the majority of products from commericals that we think are funny or silly are autally MEANT for hte disabled.But they are marketed towards the abled because the disabled aren’t considered a viable enough demographic on their own. the Snuggie for example? Created for wheelchair users.

grannythots-deactivated20190917

This is actually really nifty.

toothmuncher3000

oh my god of course the snuggie was for wheelchair users

bungleboobs

The fact that anyone buys these products besides disabled people drastically lowers the price of them. These would normally cost hundreds if not thousands if dollars. Because if spent time and money creating it, the company wants to get more than that back. And they can’t do that if they sell and market these primarily to disabled people for $20-$40 a piece or whatever. They’d lose money on production. If they can sell hundreds of them to everyone, they can lower the price drastically and therefore disabled people don’t die while trying to scrape up the money to buy these things and be a bit more independent.

mistersaturn123

I never considered that last part and that’s actually genius

ruffboi-mags

Like yeah, a handful of people ARE that lazy.

But those are the people who use these products even though they don’t need them and thus allow the price to be lower for those who DO.

So honestly in this case good bless the lazy and those prone to gimmicks because they are invaluable to the elderly and disabled in this sense.

alwaysatomicconniseur

@thebibliosphere Look! People learning about disability and why to be kind!

thebibliosphere

The normalization of disability aids needs to be a thing precisely so they can cost less.

lubefairy

Better living through technology bitches

tahthetrickster

Attention non-artists who commission artists: don’t fuckin do this???

cursedcharley

Actually had someone do this to me too. Was doing a art stream, it took me over 2 hours to do his inked commission, he got a refund cause ‘it took too long’ that he figured I wasn’t going to do it after I gave him the file.

Don’t do this. Do not.

littlegreendorito

I’ve had this happen to me with a $350 comic :/ I had already finished it, it was full color, 6 panels and had a full bg in every panel. I was lucky in that I didn’t spend him money yet, but it left me without funds. I’ve also had the above happen to me as well.

Don’t do this shit to artists. We’re people too. Drawing for you is more than a hobby. It’s a job.

aroyalmoon-deactivated20211014

Use Paypal Invoices.

I cannot stress this enough. That shit helps A LOT when it comes down to Paypal refunds/disputes. There’s a description box that let’s you put in what the product is/how long it’ll take/yadda yadda, and then there’s another little memo box that only you and paypal can see where you can say it’s a digital commission and doesn’t require shipping (So Donald Mcfuck can’t say that they never got their commission). And there’s also a box for your Terms & Conditions where you can say, if you have any conflicts/want a refund - email me, or you can actually tell the user that this is a digital commission and they won’t be getting a hard copy of it.

ARTISTS. PLEASE USE PAYPAL INVOICES. it will SAVE you. And to: the people who do this to artists – Fuck you. It’s okay if you change your mind and want a refund. But freaking TALK to us and let us know what’s going on. Let us WORK with you.

thelilnan

ALSO A HUGE TIP: Invoices paid will automatically set up a shipping notice which, if not fulfilled, can land you in SERIOUS hot water with PayPal. Since a lot of artists don’t print and ship the commissions, this is a huge problem.

However! Totally manageable. Just go to your PayPal, scroll down to find Seller Preferences

>> Shipping Preferences

>> Display Ship Button. Make sure all the boxes are unchecked. Then you’re all set!

captain-spicypants-deactivated2

As a big supporter of artists, don’t you ever fucking dare fuck over an artist like that. Like don’t. And if they take their time to do a good job, don’t shit all over them for it! Don’t be a fucking ass hole. Just don’t. These people put a LOT of work and time and effort into their artwork. Just don’t be that guy. Often times these artists aren’t even getting what they deserve in compensation.

happykittyshop

I am very grateful my customers have been good to me, but I’m spreading the word.

guzma-reader-hell

Very important!

theakaning

As a new artist, I’m very grateful for this post. Never knew this. Thank you.

fowl-fox-deactivated20241111

1. Use PayPal invoices

2. Don’t treat PayPal like a bank- use it as intended, to move money. Too many artists let their PayPal balance sit and then get locked out of it. Get that money in your bank!

3. If at all possible, do not immediately spend that money in the bank- hang on to it and budget for delays.

If art is your business you need to treat that money as “business money”; when I did commission work, I wouldn’t consider that money spendable until the transaction was completed, a.k.a the commission is *finished*. If you need to adjust how you charge (half up front, half upon completion, charge a nonrefundable deposit for the time, ect) do that.