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And this is why the MIT mascot is the beaver and one of my favorite things. Plus they are adorable.

@tstruthers @JessTheUnstill I did feel in Europe there was a sense of we will provide social services to everyone but only because we can keep the “wrong people” out of our country. In the US, we literally don’t have social services because people would rather not have them than let black or brown people have them. So same destination, different paths.

@zalasur also building community is a lot of work, the fact that men think they are just entitled to friends is ridiculous. Even just making plans takes time and work that most men aren’t even willing to put in.

@zalasur I mean .. maybe they should think about if the problem is them. Have they tried smiling more?

@JessTheUnstill yeah honestly me too. I grew up in pretty rural Indiana and I’m tired of everyone’s stares when I go into a shop. At least in Seattle (and certain parts of Washington) I can blend in as a basic Chinese tourist. I also like that you can basically be in the woods a half hour out of Redmond or some of the other Seattle suburbs.

@JessTheUnstill yeah I have the opposite feeling. If not for my desire to have restaurants and stores, I’d live in a cabin in the woods.

@JessTheUnstill oh yeah something like this. Suburbanites paying to go on vacation in an apartment building.

@JessTheUnstill someone once told me that cruise ships are just Americans wanting a walkable urban experience without being in an actual city that might make them uncomfortable. So makes sense in an authoritarian way, they don’t mind being locked up as long as it’s with the “right” people.

@femme_mal lol I live in Seattle so my vitamin D is bad. My bone density is quite good due to the skating

@Ashedryden @skinnylatte lmao, I broke both bones in my lower leg and required a rod and 12 screws in my ankle and they kept telling me that I probably just sprained my ankle.

@evacide buy all remaining stock you can find on Thredup and eBay? Wait that’s not one word

@Em0nM4stodon HAHAHAH

@gwynnion @JessTheUnstill the men are all left behind talking to their AI girlfriends.

@gwynnion @JessTheUnstill this is the only way it’s realistic. Poorly paid, messy work? Of course only women are doing it.

@Legit_Spaghetti @alice it also amuses me because white people seem to not understand that tofu is like cheese for lactose-intolerant Asians. Like we deep fry it, we ferment it, we make it stinky, we put it in soups, etc. so I guess he called you cheese boy and ok..?

@Legit_Spaghetti @alice lol Shaolin monks are vegetarian and probably eat tofu everyday.

@JessTheUnstill @CordiallyChloe old memory foam mattress toppers are ideal to cut up for this purpose.

@JessTheUnstill Crate and barrel is good for investment furniture if you really want to sit on it before buying. Article doesn’t have stores as far as I know. But I have this couch purchsed third hand and have napped on it comfortably. Plus I have what turns out to be pretty bad fibromyalgia so I’m sensitive to uncomfortable surfaces. https://www.article.com/product/24754/sven-88-tufted-velvet-sofa-plush-cascadia-blue

@JessTheUnstill @CordiallyChloe btw, a trick that I’ve used with my couch is to get either a block of memory foam or a bag of shredded memory foam and stuff it into the couch. Basically makes it into a giant supportive memory foam pillow.

@JessTheUnstill I paid someone a lot of money (interior designer) to pick out our furniture. From the stuff that she got us, I would highly recommend Article for slightly more adult but affordable furniture. It’s lasted well for us, especially the outdoor furniture which gets beat up.