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Absolutely. For me it’s all about harm reduction so as long as I am trying to improve, I can still fall short sometimes without having a crisis of conscience.

I am aware and I do make every effort to reduce and remove dairy (and eggs) from my diet, but I recognize that I fall short of what I would consider vegan. Like if I’m at a party and am offered cake I’m probably going to eat it even though there’s probably egg in it, but I’m not going to order an egg-based dish, same with dairy if we’re having pizza or something. As I get older I’m increasingly lactose intolerant anyway, so I have additional incentive to avoid it.

Rennet makes this a much more complicated decision for vegetarians. Like, if I know that the cheese was made with bacteria-derived enzymes, then that’s cool, but it’s really hard to know and trusting random cheese is just like still eating beef sometimes, so even though I’m vegetarian I end up being so picky about cheese that I hardly eat it anyway.

The meaning of the idiom is remarkably clear in English. I propose we adopt this one.

He wanted any excuse to forestall the corruption trials for him and his wife. A forever war / genocide worked out perfectly for him.

It might be best to connect it to a network that just blackholes the traffic so it doesn’t go hunting for some open wifi.

Recording without consent is very much a crime in any two-party state, but my guess is that the TOS that people click past to use the TV gives them permission to record you. If it didn’t, they would be in big legal hot water.

I’d support the Trump Memorial Wind Farm as long as it was placed off the coast by one of his golf courses.

It was literally done because certain tasks were required by regulations to be approved by a vice president, so banks just handed out the VP title to everyone and their brother.

The headline as written already includes undecideds as they fall into the “unsupportive” category.

90% of ferals don’t want you to touch them but might rub against your leg as long as don’t make sudden movements.

That last 10% though is weird. I had a female in the colony i managed who was afraid of humans until we trapped her and got her fixed and vaccinated. Then she became lovey-dovey with humans and would climb in our lap. Still didn’t want to be picked up or taken inside though.

Three of my current cats were ferals. One fully self domesticated (which is good because lil dude has a VSD). the other two pretty much only trust me but I can pick them up and occasionally pet them if they are in the mood

I love torties, such adorable balls of chaos.

Pathetic.

The scene with Robert Picardo is good because he steals the scene in everything he’s in.

Man, I disagree. It is within their power to become recluses right now. They can choose to interact with humans as much or as little as they want.

I think it’s more that they want adulation, they believe themselves worthy of it and deserving it. And they want the power of life and death over the masses to gain that adulation.

Teratophilia actually.

Sure, until you oopsie a nuclear waste filled rocket and spread it over half a continent.

I guess I don’t want to shit on this advice too much, for non-pathological anxiety it can be helpful. Reframing situations to be less intense is a useful tool in your mental toolbox to alleviate stress.

However, pathological anxiety isn’t really related to the importance ascribed to a situation. Here’s some things that cause my anxiety to be an issue:

1. Self-flagellation - Let’s spend the afternoon, evening and all night reliving every mistake I’ve made since childhood.
2. Ego dystonic intrusive thoughts - “If you cut your throat with a sharp enough knife it won’t even hurt.” Thanks brain, very helpful.
3. Nothing at all - “Hey who wants to have a panic attack for absolutely no reason? You do!”

I don’t think “Do it for fun” is amazing advice for these situations. I’ll stick to my meds and my doctor’s advice.

These things pass because we organize, inform and fight. They don’t pass on their own.

The only reason I even use pacman is because I like seeing it gobble all the little dots. Nomnomnom.