#atomic shrimp

[raindropssys]

I love my middle aged british men on youtube. the one who reads off funny things from the internet and the one who scambaits.

[db-1986]

For crying out loud! Stop with the shrimp! Alot of our food comes in contact with cesium. So does alot of disposable medical equipment. Humans have been using radioactive elements to sterile things (including things in our own bodies) for over half a century. At 5% the safe dose of the average person eating 2.2 lbs of shrimp everyday day for a year, my only conclusion is that this is just another way for the US government to distract from their bullshit.

*edit*

I will admit a positive. It has given us this banger of a parody song. 😂

[luupylus]

I'm messing with a scammer in my dms atomic shrimp style

[clatterbane]

Fuck it, I got inspired by another one of Atomic Shrimp's videos:

So, I think I am going to go ahead and try to put together my own "buy and cook the cheapish stuff" local disabled weirdo style.

I've actually considered making cooking-type videos for quite a while, but have been put off by my kitchen always being a wreck. Besides my low editing skills. I have an around-the-neck stable phone mount and Kdenlive, though I do have to admit that I AM kinda afraid of the shitty results of using them.

But yeah, why not give it a try? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Also, I am sorta coveting UK grocery prices again. Even after several more years of inflation/gouging. Compared to what I've come to expect now, that is still not looking so bad.

[zipper-neck]

The worst scam in this video is the flash drives. Atomic Shrimp explains how fake USBs are now so pervasive, you might not even be safe buying one from a physical store, because whoever put in the order for the store could be fooled, too. It's not just that the USBs don't have as much storage space as advertised; it's that they destroy the data put on them, too.

[empty--attic]

Senshi would love atomic shrimp

[justalittlespore]

Just watching some old Josh Strife Hayes videos in the background while I slowly wake up. This video was supposed to be simple, low-thought, basic obvious observations about why people often prefer older games to newer ones, and then he says this little bit of psychology and it takes me out at the knees [emphasis mine]:

If something is easy to do, you'll feel good in the process, but not care about the reward in the long term. You likely won't even create a memory of either the process or the reward because it's nothing special. But if something is difficult to do, you'll likely dislike the process of doing it, but then the long-term reward of having done it will have more intrinsic value to you, and the memory you create will be much more intense. This is human nature. We want the easy and immediate, but we place much more long-term value on the completion of difficulty. Nobody wants to struggle, but everyone wants the feeling and satisfaction earned from struggling and succeeding.

He continues on with examples of difficult things in life that we hate in the moment and later value, and how easy it is to fall into always only doing the easiest thing, which leads to less satisfaction in life. He even specifies that by struggle, he is NOT talking about life-changing trauma and negative experiences, but things unexpectedly being more difficult than you expected, which is a point I think a lot of people miss when they discuss this sort of thing - struggle is useful, but too much struggle is harmful.

Anyway, that was a reminder that I needed. It's genuinely important to seek out challenges and not always take the path of least resistance, especially if you struggle with depression. Obviously you have to know your limits, rest enough, account for disabilities and health issues, etc. - too much struggle will hurt you, not help you. But it's usually possible to find challenges, even very small ones, that suit your circumstances and still give you that mental boost and feeling of satisfaction without harming yourself.

I learned this lesson years ago, then somehow forgot it over time. Even as a multiply disabled, chronically ill person, I used to find ways to add extra challenge to my life. I refused to buy a blender for many years, looking for alternative ways of grinding things up, like chopping them finely with a knife or using a mortar and pestle. I'd challenge myself to make meals with what I had in my fridge and cupboards for a week without buying new groceries. I'd refuse to automate processes in games like Minecraft, insisting on doing everything by hand, or play Vintage Story in a frozen world where it was almost impossible to survive. I'd hem my jeans by hand with a needle and thread, politely turning down friends' offers to let me use their sewing machines.

I don't do that enough these days.

Anyway, check out Josh Strife Hayes on YouTube for surprisingly insightful commentary on online gaming as well as human psychology, apparently. And for more ideas on finding simple challenges to overcome, I love the cooking challenge videos made by Atomic Shrimp, also on YouTube.

I'll post some links in a reblog - not sure if Tumblr still hides original posts containing links. And if anyone else has more suggestions to share, throw them in a reblog as well!

[jackalgirl]