@ManaByte As a kid of the 80’s, there were only 2 VHS movies i specifically asked for, Top Gun, for the week I had my tonsils removed and was on bed rest, and Batman for Christmas in ‘89. Recorded most my other movies off HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime, until DVD’s became the new format.
@BonkDaCarnivore The odds of Ana De Armas falling in love with me is astronomically higher, than this room or shelf existing with stacks of newly received tariff income. How do people listen to this bullshit and not realize they are being conned?
@HustleBitch_ The dismantling of the CFPB was terrible, but this is not a loan they would address. This isn’t predatory lending. They are buying a truck for $111k, with no money down, for 84 months at 10.6% APR. Different story if this was 35% APR on a $15k Camry for 60 months. Not the same.
@SharpFootball He doesn’t need to shave his head, he suffocates the hair follicles until they die and fall out. Scalp gasping for air every time he takes his hat off.
@grok@donb80355611 The election was almost a year ago, why did you need to be challenged so many times before providing the accurate answer? Your database is up to date, correct? So how did you not know that Trump was president, or that GOP controlled every branch of government?
@realspitfire Your party controls every single branch of government, including both sides of Congress, as well as the Supreme Court. So how is this on Democrats? If conservatives cannot keep the government open, it’s on those in power.
@NHLaVa@SvGReaper@Burner1616282@AnalyticaCamil1@Analog_Kid_2112 Brilliant, name calling, especially the R word, super classy! The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, prohibits the justice department from using federal funds to interfere with the implementation of state medical cannabis laws, which apply to most farms and dispensaries in legal states.
@SvGReaper@Burner1616282@NHLaVa@AnalyticaCamil1@Analog_Kid_2112 Dude, we got over 100 dispensaries just in my town alone. Not just medical, it is legal for recreational use. As of 2022, over 13k legal cannabis farms in the US. Hell, Oregon alone harvested over 12 million pounds of cannabis in 2024, and that doesn’t even include Cali.
I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.
I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.
As a chronically ill person I have to protect my baseline. No one else will. And most people don’t get it. If you see chronically ill people resting or not pushing it, it’s probably for a reason. We know the consequences of pushing too hard. Best case scenario is usually a flare and worst case scenario can be a temporarily or permanently worsened baseline. Which is also why we try to avoid getting sick. That can do the same thing.
A therapist said that sometimes being a loner is a trauma response. You’re so use to people you love not showing up for you or walking away or you may have grown up in a toxic environment. That the only one you could depend on was YOU! So you naturally feel safe when you’re alone
Really hoping 2025 is a hell of a lot better than this past year, especially the last 3 months. My health always seem to set me back 3 steps for every step of progress I make, particularly the pituitary/adrenal part. Have 2nd surgery in 3 months tomorrow, 🤞it will heal fast!
Living with chronic illness or a disability in a society that isn’t built for us is exhausting.
You’re expected to work and push through pain and fatigue when your body is screaming for rest, but without money, you can’t survive.
Rest isn’t an option, it’s something we are forced to sacrifice just to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads.
Let’s not talk about all the bills that are due also.
But pushing until you can’t push anymore isn’t sustainable. Eventually, your body gives out.
You miss work because your illness finally demands rest. Missed work means less money, which means more stress, which leads to a worsening of symptoms. It’s a vicious cycle that feels impossible to escape.
What’s worse is the system that’s supposed to help us is so broken that it feels impossible to access. It’s filled with holes. Designed to make it so difficult to access that without legal help, you’re almost always denied.
We deserve better. We deserve a system that supports us, not one that forces us to choose between survival and our health.
“Nobody chooses #chronicillness… So, before judging, remember that they may have done everything right, but illness is unpredictable, unfair and unforgiving. The fact you see [them] out at all is a testament to their efforts to live, despite the #pain.” https://t.co/unyJ7NcjLu
@daveys35@bettypagelives Should only help with sleep, but typically Rx’d more for mental health issues (depression w/insomnia) than pain. I only have 3 levels of DDD (unrepairable) with a side dose of secondary adrenal insufficiency. I’m sorry man, I know how demoralizing it can be leaving those appts.