Guess that could be an indicator of which caused which.

uninformed for skeptical

Perhaps one begets the other.

The article is not fishy, you are just uninformed. They are powering the datacenter with turbines fueled by natural gas. You are right about the datacenter though, it’s beyond fishy, into crime territory. To top it all off, they have approval to run only a handful of turbines (after not even seeking approval in the first place, i.e. running them illegally), but they are running a ton of them.

Gary explains why.

*looks around* That’s a pretty big if.

Therapist: How are you?

Patient: Let’s find out.

I would argue that the most effective way to reverse it is to fast. The best way to maintain and treat while not fasting would be a diet low in carbohydrates.

I feel there’s a certain sad irony about the domain on that link.

The video isn’t working for me for whatever reason. I think it’s something technical on my side. I’m sure the people in it are beautiful if you think they are; you seem to have a fascination with beauty!

If you are making videos, and posting (comic) art, I assume you are into art. What kinds of art are you into? Do you make other art?

I’m sorry to hear that you were beaten by members of your family as a child. You didn’t deserve that. No child deserves that. I hope you are okay and safe today.

If you don’t mind my asking, do you relate to Betty’s words in some way because of your experience? If so, in what way?

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. You are helping me appreciate this comic more.

What did you relish about Betty’s dialogue? Was it amusing and/or relatable to you?

I see your point about Veronica. Do you think she might be representing society in this comic? Who or what does Betty represent, do you think?

I think maybe this comic might have something to do with the dichotomy of shame and envy. Maybe your point about society relates somehow to that dichotomy? What do you think about that idea?

What part of it was most enjoyable to you? Can you describe it, and how it relates to your life, perhaps?

In your own words, what is the context, if you don’t mind my asking? What is this image, and what is your interpretation of its (perhaps underlying) meaning?

I am having flashbacks to the scene in Idiocracy where the doctor is talking about his wife.

For what it’s worth, I hereby acknowledge you are your own person.

Sorry you are getting downvoted for being one of today’s 10,000

How else do you write them?

In a single (but not smooth) stroke, like how one would write a (mirrored) h, but where you would end the h normally, you connect it back to the bottom of the stem instead.

I learned cursive

That’s even weirder that you’d do ol for d then. I’d expect you to do a single stroke o, starting at the right hand side, but upon completing the o, continue straight up to make the stem of the d.

IMO a hallmark of messy writing should be the shortcuts taken to reduce the amount of lifts of the stylus for efficiency’s sake. You need to improve the efficiency of your sloppiness, to make things worse so it gets better 😂

Don’t let your RSD get to you in this post. Convince yourself I wrote this for another person.

Bro, you are in a bad way, and I’m going to talk to you like no therapist ever would, because they have certain obligations and will dance around things until you finally get it on your own while they waste years of your life waiting for you to do so. I have ADHD and was in a relationship with a person with undiagnosed (at the time) BPD, which was no picnic, and some of your writings give me flashbacks.

I will be blunt with you, because I wish someone had been blunt with me and gave me direct advice. Get out, the relationship is not worth it, and the really unfortunate thing is that you can only really comprehend this properly once you are out.

If I could give you a gift, it would be to advance your life 15 years into the future when you are well out of this relationship – the moment you finally snapped you were so fed up and realized there was more to life is all but a distant memory – so that you finally have some perspective and relief. Your future self is glad that’s all in the past, and that you are finally safe and free of the toxicity you were living in.

Most of the time, it’s good.

I wish you knew how truly miserable this phrase is. You think you know, but you don’t, I can tell from how you defend things. I used to tell myself that same thing.

Our fucked up brains are just great at causing unintentional harm from time to time.

Stop trying to justify it. That’s what I did. I can tell you this is a bad defense. Things are much better with a partner without a fucked up brain, or at least a lesser one. I’d bet money that you’d find your brain less fucked up without hers around. Just because you are both fucked up doesn’t mean you can help each other, it makes it worse. Just because you are both fucked up, doesn’t mean you deserve each other or are right for each other even with therapy.

Our increasing [ability] to better express ourselves […] amplifies our ability to hurt one another

Isn’t that telling you something?

I’m madly in love with her and she with me

Yes, and? So what? This can be true even while she is still hurting you and you are miserable. People think this is mutually exclusive, but it isn’t. “I’m madly in love with her and she with me” what does this even matter if you are miserable?

She […] regrets [things] deeply. There was a lot of good that came out of our previous attempt at couples therapy and she’s made concrete changes, in addition to apologies.

That’s nice and all, but what good is this if you are still getting hurt and are miserable?

You have been patient, more than patient. You think there is an end in sight to your misery while remaining in this relationship, but it’s an illusion.

In my opinion, you’ve been strung along enough. You’ve given it way more than enough time for you to be happy, it’s time to try something new, something different, free of the encumbrances of this relationship. It’s probably scary to you. I know it was for me. But damn if it isn’t eye opening to be in a relationship where you aren’t being made miserable, your partner genuinely cares about you, and the physicality is a match. It’s exciting, refreshing, freeing. You can start fresh and put all that you’ve learned to use with someone who genuinely makes you happy, and you do the same for them. Things can get better.

“Do you have any bovine lactations?”

13 minutes by air, or 13 minutes by ground, out of curiosity?