Inter-Universe-Physics-Conflict

Our cats never attempt to escape or go outside. We yoinked them from out there. They know the struggle.

so many misguided metaphors around violence and desire. if the open maw of a panting beast fills you with the want to be devoured, that does not make you prey. while the rabbit trembles in fear, its deepest desire is to run. evolution demands it. in fact, the desire to be eaten does not make you any small animal at all.

it is unfortunate that there's no reason for most people to remember high school chemistry because the best analogy I have found for "the amount of energy that it takes me to initiate a task, which can be higher than the amount of energy it takes to actually complete the task" is "activation energy" and it's not precisely perfect but

The Facility is a critically important part here. See it’s a Science Facility. It’s run by a very shady clandestine organization, which is incredibly powerful. They’re maybe part of the government, or if not the government then something Illuminati-like.

A lot of really good mentions in the notes here

i never really got it when people made posts about light pollution and seeing all the stars for the first time and crying. i always assumed that everyone has gone on a road trip to a bortle 1.0 place and seen stars like that, and it's fantastic, but not like life changing. and then i went to europe last month and was in a mountaintop village of like 300 people and could see about 5 stars in the sky. like fewer than i can see from my home in a big metropolitan city.

The thing is. If the goal is "help yourself and your community", a lot of people's material reality makes these types of skills ultimately pretty inefficient ways to achieve that goal when compared to other, less exciting alternatives. Like e.g. if what I want to do is feed people in my community, I'm going to achieve more by taking some overtime hours at my job and donating that money to a food bank or something than I would ever be able to achieve if I spent all my free time gardening.

Food banks and meal programs close to me partner up with gardeners and community gardens, so I don't think that's quite right.

If we want a world where cheap food produced by underpaid/slave labor in ways that damage the environment and are shipped across the planet no longer exists without causing major societal issues then we need to prepare for that now, even if it’s not the most convenient or practical. If a good percentage of the population is growing food for themselves and others, they can better push for regulations, boycott companies, etc.

hi, so, um, i know masking is really important. and i want to mask so so so bad. im immunocompromised, its really important that i dont expose myself to illnesses! but. i have really really horrible overheating and sweating issues. when i wear a mask at work, it is soaked in sweat and unusable within two hours, and i feel incredibly faint and unwell if i try to power through. i cannot afford to Not have this specific job, but it is very public facing. im trying so hard to find ways to keep from getting sick all the time and keep from getting others sick, but im uninsured so i cant access things like treatment for the overheating and sweating issues, and it has been really hard to find resources on ways i could keep myself and others safer than i am now.

Perhaps a saline nasal rinse before/after your work shift? I've heard anecdotal reports that it may reduce your risk of catching/transmitting respiratory viruses.

I was gonna describe Palpatine’s spaces as like the bloody insides of a large beast, but the more I thought about it