Would you stay in a capsule hotel made of books? I gave it a try for the latest edition of
@BackstoryLdn , a fantastic new magazine focused on everything reading related! Find it soon at your local independent book shop 🙂
Alright, since you decided to ask me, I'll tell you why the same guy you praise for "wonderful analysis" also concludes, based on the facts & evidence, that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza:
December 2021: This is gonna be the best year ever! I'm really gonna improve my life!
2022 life so far: got covid, broke my laptop, dropped my phone into a stream
I got insulted for refusing to engage with someone laying out their anti-vax arguments yesterday. He called me "rude" and a "dumb journalist". Thing is: you don't owe it to anyone to get dragged into a debate. You have the right to opt-out to preserve your sanity.
All I said was that I didn't have the energy to have that conversation or deal with his anti-vax arguments at that time. He began gaslighting me, acting upset because I was "not respecting his opinions".
In 2022 my hope is that we stop talking about the NHS as if it were a charity and not a service that we all pay for through taxes and use at the point of need . It has been deliberately underfunded through political choice
I'm so fed up of seeing influencers on Tiktok doing "what I eat in a day" vids with unhealthily low amounts of calories... Stop normalizing eating disorders!
Word of the day (again) is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): a follower of the political wind; one whose actions are guided entirely by the whims and desires of their boss.
Today, I paid over $1000 out of pocket for my miscarriage. They didn't tell me it would cost so much to lose a baby. Here are other things they don't tell you about miscarriages. A thread based on my experience. CW: miscarriage & infertility.