The people who say WFH is a bad thing clearly haven’t experienced the good version of it.
Waking up 10 minutes before work instead of sitting in an hour of traffic. Logging off without another miserable commute home. Cooking your own meals. Spending more time with your family. Getting hours of your day back.
Seriously… what’s the downside?
Adult gamers, please stop being afraid of embracing Nintendo games. You're literally missing out on a huge part of spectacular gaming sessions for absolutely no reason other than pettiness.
The more One Piece I watch, the more I realize it’s not actually political. The things everyone claims are “political” about it (like slavery, racism, corrupt govt, etc.) are all things that everyone agrees are bad.
Oda isn’t trying to make some grand statement about racism with Fishman Island, he’s simply telling a good story based upon good moral principles. You as the viewer understand that the way fishmen are treated is bad, not because you belong to a certain political party, but because you as an individual know that racism is wrong.
Do I think there are some aspects of OP that relate to our modern world? Absolutely, most stories do if that’s how you choose to interpret it. However, we should be careful to not apply our real world issues/politics to the fictional world that Oda created.
Honestly, most of Luffy’s time is spent overthrowing corrupt leaders and indirectly reinstating the monarchy of each given kingdom (Alabasta, Skypiea, Fishman Island, etc.), which one could see as political, but it really just speaks more to Luffy’s character and his feelings on injustice, especially against his friends.
At the end of the day with politics aside, One Piece is a story of how Monkey D. Luffy will become King of the Pirates, and we should enjoy the journey rather than constantly looking for political affirmations, which goes for both sides of the aisle
If you’re a guy in your 30s who still gets excited about a new game, LEGO set, football match, D&D session or whatever hobby makes you feel like a kid again…
Don’t let anyone convince you growing up means giving it up.
We had a once in a generation opportunity to make remote work the global standard, and somehow we let it slip away. What happened? Why did so many companies abandon something that gave people more flexibility, less commuting, and a better work life balance?
stop ignoring yourself. fix your posture. get a fresh hair cut. take care of your skin. drink water. eat food that gives you energy. get fit. stop looking sloppy. when you look good. you feel good. when you feel good. you do good. put in the effort. invest in yourself. it's good for your energy.
I remember the first time I ever came back to America. I was born here to an American mom but I grew up in Europe. For all intents and purposes I was raised very much European
I was a teenager by the time we came back, two things shocked me, how many flavor options of Oreos there were and that people dressed in pjs to go to the store.
This for many Europeans is a crime. My grandmother would have woken up from a deep sleep in a cold sweat if she ever even had the inclination that I would ever step outside the home in anything other than nice clothes.
I’m exaggerating a little only, because she was very much strict in what she thought i should wear. One thing I was always taught and it is that we must dress well. That different clothes have different purposes and uses. Which honestly I agree.
One time I read someone who made an argument that how we dress is a clear example of the state of our moral health. That bad clothing decisions is a direct representation of moral decay.
I do not honestly think that wearing pjs to Walmart is a sign of inevitable civilization collapse but I also do not think that clothes are meaningless.
What we wear communicates something. We dress differently for a funeral than we do a wedding. We dress differently to church than we do for the beach.
I do not know if I would argue that how we dress is a moral claim, but I do know that clothes reveal what our culture values. We value weddings so we dress nicely, we value church so we dress nicely
But unfortunately I think we have stopped valuing ordinary everyday life, and so we don’t care to dress for it. Getting dressed to buy bread, setting the table nicely all on a Tuesday, getting the nice shoes from the attic that we only use for church, none of these things make us better people, but they do reveal a belief that ordinary life should still be treated with dignity and beauty, with a sense of reverence and respect, so I do not know if I can argue that our moral standards are in the trash because we wore dirty jeans to a doctors appointment, but it does say that we have lost the magic and love we once had for the every normal day of our lives.
A life that is loved is rarely lived carelessly, and more than bringing back nice clothes we need to first bring back the love and beauty of everyday regular life.
People have been pretending that men can be women (and vice versa) for about a decade now...
While it was fun breaking women's powerlifting records, I do wonder how many collective years and brain cells have been wasted on this completely manufactured 'social issue'.
This app is a hive of negativity all day every day and just when you think you've seen it all, the level of mental illness gets worse and some just don't wanna hear it.
We don't have to be like them. Spread positivity and support to those in need.
The problem of suffering can be difficult to grapple with, especially when one directly witnesses significant pain and hardship in the world. It is therefore important to temporarily set aside emotions and approach the issue with careful and logical reflection.
1. God is beyond human understanding
“Lack of knowledge regarding something does not necessitate its non-existence.”
Likewise, not seeing the wisdom behind an event does not mean that no wisdom exists.
2. God will recompense humans for what they have suffered
Islamic theology teaches that suffering is not without purpose or reward. Calamities expiate sins, children who pass away at a young age will be in Paradise, and even parents who endure such loss are promised Allah’s mercy.
3. A world without suffering would require absolute equality and the removal of all diversity
Wherever there is variety and diversity, comparative suffering and happiness are bound to arise. If every inequality were removed, the next level of difference would become the new basis of comparison until all diversity disappeared altogether.
4. Much suffering arises from free will
Violence, dishonesty, reckless behaviour, harmful lifestyle choices and war all result from human decisions. Without free will there would be no moral responsibility, while removing every consequence of human choice would make free will unrealistic.
5. A stable world requires consistent natural laws
The same natural laws that sustain life can also, under certain conditions, produce harm. Natural disasters are not extra additions to nature but side effects of the systems that make life possible. The law of nature operates consistently through cause and effect.
6. Suffering has a meaningful role to play
Without suffering, happiness would lose meaning. Struggle has driven human development and progress, while virtues such as courage, patience, compassion, perseverance, forgiveness and sacrifice become meaningful only in the presence of hardship.
7. Human language cannot fully describe divine realities
The words and concepts used to describe God are only the closest approximations available. Divine goodness cannot be fully equated with human moral categories. The objection therefore remains limited by human language and understanding, while God remains beyond complete human comprehension.
Don't even get me started on my opinion on modern art & architecture.
I actually think it should be illegal to build in cities without adhering to classical design.
I think there is a limit to the amount of ugly stuff we should be forced to look at.
Bring back beauty!