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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

It's worse than that. Iirc everytime republicans gain 2 out of 3 of Congress / Senate / president, they rip up enough regulations to cause a global recession.

Thanks, America for taking a shit on the world. Again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I also have bipolar II / autism. It can definitely be a grind. I'm v lucky that I am self employed in a creative field, where my oddness is valued.

The most difficult aspect of life for us is, imo, dating. Especially with the rise of 'the ick' phenomenon. Neurotypicsl people usually make a v quick internal judgement that we're 'weird' or 'unsuitable for friendship' (very illuminating and sad study on this I read recently).

During the pandemic, I got heavily into stoic philosophy, along with some Buddhist learnings. Not mastered either but they've been a bigger help than medication I take.

Check out an audio book: 'Derren Brown - Happy'. It will give you a bunch of very effective tools on how to manage external stressors. If you never used audible, they usually have a 'one month free trial, keep one audiobook' deal. Get the above book then cancel 😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Is there a 'remind me' feature on lemmy? Cause you might be waiting a while, I've got a few disposables to get through first!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Brilliant, thanks very much for the advice. I've still got a few disposables left but definitely switching over. No more USA razors.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Thanks for these links. As someone who's stuck to the usual suspects bought from supermarket... Anything I need to be aware of switching to this? Like, will I need to shave more carefully, use different technique? Or just shave as normal?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I'm using Sync to write this comment :)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Same. I don't agree with Starmer on everything (eg his cannabis policy), but it's nice to have a grownup in charge again. Instead of a performing monkey desperate for a new sound bite so we forget last week's disaster.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Exactly. And usually if I am replying to another comment later, I can see that balance has been restored by others doing the same :)

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)
  • If I see a freezer / fridge door open in a supermarket, I close it. Not for the supermarket, but for the planet

  • as someone who stacked shelves as a teen, if I take an item and it leaves a gap, I pull the next one forward so the employee doesn't have to keep fussing over the manager's demand for it to be lined up

  • my dad lives in a bungalow, on a small cul de sac of other bungalows. Sheltered housing for old folks. Litter often gets blown in and collects, I'll pick it up every couple of weeks. Also cleared their paths / sprinkled salt when It snowed

  • when old people are in the way, I don't crowd up behind them. I'll take a few steps back and wait so they don't feel pressured

  • if there's an item in the road that could damage someone's car, I'll wait until it's safe then remove the item

  • if I see someone was down voted just for sharing their opinion (assumedly because the down voter is too childish to withstand an opposing opinion), I make sure to up vote it in an attempt to restore balance. Even if I don't agree with said opinion (obviously this doesn't apply to hateful rhetoric etc)

Prob a ton of other little things I can't remember. Thanks for making this post!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is this your video? Am interested about your setup.

I've done a few live PA over the years (trance / freeform), nowadays I'm writing big beat and really want to start performing it live. Got a maschine 2 but it doesn't seem to integrate properly with anything that's not the maschine sampler.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's very basic 'think of the children' rhetoric.

Our emotions are more easily manipulated in this way, because generally people are hard wired to protect babies and children.

So by associating trans people with paedophiles, right wingers are able to more easily hijack into what would otherwise be rational people. It also makes it more difficult to debate against because nobody wants to be labelled as someone who wants to hurt kids.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

My immediate thought is that it's not the action of smoking cannabis causing these cavities, instead...

It's fairly commonly accepted that habitual cannabis use can lead to demotivation. I'm a very regular dry herb vaper and with exception of a few strains, I have to make a great effort to make sure I do daily tasks when I'm high.

I'd also suggest that ppl who are self medicating due to depression are less likely to brush their teeth twice a day. Finally, perhaps cannabis users are more likely to consume sugary snacks?

In a nutshell, these findings don't surprise me! But I would be surprised if cannabis was causative and not just a correlated factor.

 

Hi. I've been writing music a long time, got into ambient and chillout the last couple of years.

I'm horrible at self-promo :) but discovered this community and thought it was worth sharing. 25 songs, trippy visuals. Very interested what people think of them and which ones you did / didn't enjoy, if you end up checking them out.

 

Hi all. I'm interested to know how many of us have a serious sleep issue. So far I haven't found much of a unifying thread between aphantasics, other than that we're very familiar with what the back of our eyelids look like! But one common thing I have heard over the years is a sleep issue.

I have chronic insomnia. Interested to hear back from others.

 

10 years ago, I'd have put my ability to visualise at 0 out of 10. Practice and occasional halucinogen use has got me to 2 out of 10. It causes no end of problems in day to day life, so I'm interested to hear if anyone has tips or just experiences to share so it doesn't feel such a lonely frustrating issue.

edit informative comment from @[email protected] about image streaming, I did a bit of digging on the broken links, the Dr isn't giving the info away for free anymore without buying their (expensive) book, but I found some further info on additional techniques here, pages 2/3: https://nlpcourses.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Image-Streaming-Mode-of-Thinking.pdf

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