Not to mention that the rape victim is, themselves, a child.

But really, my comment wasn’t meant to be a commentary on the child support system itself. Rather calling out a flippant remark that dismissed the gravity of the situation.

Steam itself was a gut punch when it first rolled out. Got Half-Life 2 and had to install Steam just to play it. I was like “what the fuck is this shit!”

The proverbial canary in the coal mine

I’d rather have access to public restrooms than not have access to them.

Cleanliness is a key factor.

OP didn’t say “dislike cats”, they said “not being nice to them.”

If you are actually mean to them, I’d say that is a red flag. But ignoring them is fair.

“Do your research!”

Their patronizing bullshit always comes off as “you disagree with me, so you must be wrong.” May I did look into the topic I’m discussing and just came to a different conclusion.

Charisma is my dump stat, so I know better than to try and change someone’s mind when I’m dealing with irrational people on matters of values and principles.

Yeah, they are rather open about being shitstains.

“mitigate traffic flow on our properties, at gas pump and at car washes.”

First: boo for not using an Oxford comma.

Second: their mitigation efforts are underperforming. Getting in and out of Costco is a fucking mess.

Say what, say what?

Paying child support to your rapist doesn’t sound like a good deal to me.

by their genitalia.

So, like not using an object of some sort?

Journalists, since their purpose is to serve the public with the truth, have to really carefully choose their words as using the wrong legal term

Still seems like a more generic term such as “sexual assault” would be applicable here.

I have a different issue: crafts that don’t take up a lot of space. And similar to your issue with candles, something that actually have a use for. I already have more stuff than I want and am looking to cut back, so crafts that add a bunch of stuff are a no-go for me.

On that note, I’d say that cooking is a really good starting point unless you are already a good cook. You can eat the results, and you might get popular if you get really good. While I’m not a great cook, I do enjoy getting experimental in the kitchen.

It typically pans out that I tidy up the worst of it, then clean the worst, then proceed to messes that aren’t as bad.

It is difficult to clean when there is a lot of clutter, so unless an area is dirty but not cluttered, I usually need to tidy first. Bathrooms would be an example though where I may just need to clean.

results in extra costs of approximately $15.97 on the Performance tier or $31.97 on the Ultimate tier.

Wouldn’t these be the total costs: base fee + overages? ($9.99+ 2*$2.99) or ($19.99 + 2*$5.99)

Not defending it, just want to correct the math

So companies are going to continue to produce a product that people aren’t buying? That would be a rather weird thing to do.

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How much do I dislike the inconvenience? Some types of inconvenience I’m very tolerant of, but others I’d rather pay the money.

Often times when it is discretionary, I choose to just skip it altogether. Like if I’m not willing to run out for fast food, I’m not going to use one of the delivery apps.

I think I have done it like twice when I was sick.

Expense aside, I find it useful for maintaining some level of discipline. If I can’t be assed to get it myself, then I don’t want it that much.

Pareto principle definitely applies here. I have a similar cleaning pattern, with tidying and cleaning being grouped together.